In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Vancouver West Point Grey Greyhounds whipped the 16th-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 83-28 after leading 30-7, 56-9 and 74-19 at the quarters. Fred Randall paced the Greyhounds with 16. Landon Kapusianyk was chosen player of the game for the Greyhounds. Jayden Wilson paced the Eagles with 9 and was chosen player of the game for his efforts. The Eagles (coached by Aaron Brouwer) also included Aaron Kalsbeek, Landon Uy, Jenkin Wilson, Rylan Uy, Christian Deck, Thomas Anton, Josh Pratt, Jonathan Bergstrom, Keaton Friesen, Aaron Van Delft and David Siccia. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames dusted the 13th-seeded South Slocan Mount Sentinel Wildcats 80-41 after leading 25-14, 43-18 and 65-26 at the quarters. Kevin VanRyke led the Flames with 25. Devon Kabatoff paced the Wildcats with 9. Clay Driesen was chosen player of the game for the Flames, while Ryan Hernandez earned the laurels for the Wildcats, who also included Josh Roberts, Dale Strong, Paul Bromley, John Barabonoff, Joe Roshinsky, Adam Twible and Brady Beauchamp. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Abbotsford St. Jean de Brebeuf Bears dumped the 9th-seeded Kamloops St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders 89-79 after leading 16-14, 32-28 and 57-53 at the quarters. Etienne Ettlinger paced the Bears with 25 and was chosen player of the game for Brebeuf. Michael Mayhew was chosen player of the game for the Crusaders after scoring 31. The Crusaders also included Aaron Esguerra, Jeeven Bains, Braden Smith, Matthew Bartle, Anthony Splane, Jeremy Laquindarum, Francis Alec, Isaac Bruno, Graydon Papdimitrios, Carter Semenoff, Zac Rombough and Thomas Vitovec. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs stomped the 12th-seeded Victoria Glenlyon-Norfolk Gryphons 81-52 after leading 30-9, 47-20 and 69-36 at the quarters. Alex Hart was chosen player of the game for the Mustangs after scoring 43. Adam Zwasny paced the Gryphons with 23. Adam Darcie was chosen player of the game for the Gryphons, who also included Jackson Yeung, Mattias Murray-Hemphill, Matthew Zava, Paul Blassingame, Pierre Clement, Alasdair Hinton, David Denhoff, Trey Zhu and Won Jun Jeong. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks dumped the 15th-seeded Ucluelet Warriors 76-51 after leading 13-11, 36-24 and 55-41 at the quarters. Skye Terbasket paced the Sparks with 24. David Ruocco was chosen player of the game for Similkameen. Riley Botting was chosen player of the game for the Warriors after scoring 18. The Warriors also included Edwin Touchie, Paul White, Dom Charlie, Wesley Frank, Leo Torres, Jon Q. David, Jude Pescalante, William Tom, Tyson Touchie, Jeremy August, Colin Thomas and Patrick Tom. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers dumped the 10th-seeded Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals 63-50. The Panthers led 16-15 after one quarter. The Royals led 33-29 at the half. The Panthers led 49-38 after three quarters. Dean Johnston paced the Panthers with 23. Kosia Cauw was chosen player of the game for BCCA. David Bakker and Mat Jaarsma each scored 15 to pace the Royals. Aaron Steenhof was chosen player of the game for the Royals, who also included Nate Swanson, Ty Goodson, Tyler Oevering, Brady Krakana, Chris Shanoss, Caleb Groot, Tyler Hofsink, Nathan Lester, Evan Horlings, Daniel Ewald, Spencer Veilleux and Johannes Ebensberger. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Duncan Christian Chargers stomped the 14th-seeded Vanderhoof Northside Christian School Northstars 81-40 after leading 22-4, 42-24 and 62-30 at the quarters. Douglas Groenendijk was chosen player of the game for the Chargers after scoring 30. Josh Klassen added 27, Jon Climie 6, Mike Brandsma 5, Adam Kapteyn 5, Nick Kapteyn 4, Chaz Milne 3 and Johnny Caron 1. Luke Louis paced the Northstars with 12. Jordan Unger was chosen player of the game for the Northstars, who also included Keith Friesen, James Froese, Cameron Schlamp, Jonathan Schultz, Tristan Martens, Aaron Friesen, Michael Martens, Travis Byers, Clayton Unger, Jaedon Voth and Tyler Giesbrecht. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics clipped the 11th-seeded North Vancouver Bodwell Bruins 55-38 after leading 19-8, 27-17 and 40-21 at the quarters. Oliver Santos paced the Celtics with 25. Ryan Shield was chosen player of the game for the Celtics. Zhibin Li was chosen player of the game for the Bruins after scoring 18. The Bruins also included Bastien Bonilla, Ege Berk Ogur, Tanatswa Chitenga, Chenming Lu, Quoc Huy Du, Ahmet Keles, Michael Rong, Hanqin Sun, Tony Zhou, Mohamed Pathe Camara, Eric Went, Tomoki Kikuchi and Kirk Kontsov.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Vancouver West Point Grey Wolves defeated the 8th-seeded Abbotsford St. Jean de Brebeuf Bears 69-57. The Bears led 20-9 after one quarter and 28-25 at the half. The Wolves led 45-38 after three quarters. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 29. Erik Zhang was chosen player of the game for the Wolves. E.J. Rabanes was chosen player of the game for the Bears after scoring 14. The Bears also included Spencer Brien, Lloyd Junos, Breck Alary, Jordan Cree, Zach Choboter, Bryce Rowland, Etienne Ettlinger, Sam Miller, Scott Van Vliet, Diego Navarro, Ryan Swanson, Travis Van Vliet and Liam Mackie.
The 5th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs defeated the 4th-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames 63-56 after leading 16-13, 30-22 and 47-41 at the quarters. Alex Hart paced the Mustangs with 23. Michael Gini was chosen player of the game for the Mustangs. Ryan Billsten paced the Flames with 20. Jon Vugteveen was chosen player of the game for the Flames, who also included Brayden Collie, Branson Koning, Craig Haan, Bryce Ypma, Ben VanDyk, Jordan Both, Clay Driesen, Kevin Van Ryk, Ian Herfst and Alex Leiper.
The 6th-seeded Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics stuffed the 3rd-seeded Duncan Christian Chargers 69-53 after leading 23-18, 37-31 and 53-44 at the quarters. “We were a little disappointed but I’m still very proud of the team,” said Chargers coach Heidi Padjen. “We had a bit of a tough draw meeting St Patrick’s in the quarter-final as they were the only team in the league that had beaten us by any amount of points really.” Charger Josh Klassen rolled his ankle during the loss but insisted that “didn’t slow me down too much. I was playing defence and a guy drove to the baseline to do a reverse layup. I jumped up to contest the shot but landed awkwardly. It was really sore. St Patrick’s were a pretty quick team and that day they were hitting their outside shots too so it was harder to defend. We were disappointed as for some of us it was our last chance to make it to the final and the same thing happened to some of us at the volleyball provincials in the semis this past December.” Josh Klassen paced the Celtics with 15. Bennett King-Nyberg added 13 and Douglas Groenendijk 10. Oliver Santos was chosen player of the game for the Celtics. Keanu Fernandez paced the Chargers with 24. Bennet King-Nyberg was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, who also included Anthony Neufeld, Jesse van Wingerden, Andrew James Mitchell, Alan Park, Nicholas Kapteyn, Jonathan Climie, Adam Kapteyn, Johnny Caron, Mike Brandsma and Chas Milne.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks edged the 7th-seeded British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers 50-45. The Sparks led 26-11 after one quarter and 32-28 at the half. The Panthers led 41-39 after three quarters. Jesse Vissia was chosen player of the game for the Sparks after scoring 27. Dean Johnston was chosen player of the game for the Panthers after scoring 20. The Panthers also included Bradley Baynes, Ovidiu Vijulie, Keenan Dowell, Mankarn Toor, Braydon Peters, Bogdan Libotean, Reilly Peters, Daniel Vijulie, Dreyland Hutchinson, Athorbei Cauw, Kosia Cauw, Roland Simard and Mitchell Jackson.
In the semis, the 5th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs upset the top-seeded Vancouver West Point Grey Wolves 54-46 after leading 11-8, 27-18 and 39-32 at the quarters. “Our defence was perfect in that game, and it had to be because West Point is a very quick and agile team that can shoot the lights out if you let them,” said Immaculata coach Dino Gini. Alex Hart paced the Mustangs with 29. Chris Macdonnel was chosen player of the game for the Mustangs. Alex Coote was chosen player of the game for the Wolves after scoring 21.
In the other semi, 6th-seeded Vancouver St. Patricks Celtics stuffed the 2nd-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks 63-38 after leading 16-3, 29-16 and 42-25 at the quarters. Oliver Santos paced the Celtics with 20. Keanu Fernandez was chosen player of the game for the Celtics. Jaskaran Lindher was chosen player of the game for the Sparks after scoring 14.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Vancouver West Point Grey Wolves dusted the 2nd-seeded Keremeos Similkameen Sparks 70-59. The Sparks led 15-14 after one quarter. The Wolves led 29-28 at the half and 55-39 after three quarters. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 22. Fred Randall was chosen player of the game for the Wolves. Skye Terbasket was chosen player of the game for the Sparks after scoring 20. The Sparks also included Jesse Vissia, Sukhraj Bengag, Josh Vissia, David Ruocco, Kris Brar, Misha Zebroff, Brandon Holley, Nick Bruce, Baljinder Dhesi, Braydon Klippenstein, Jaskaran Lidher and T.J. Brar.
In the finals, the 5th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs dispatched the 6th-seeded Vancouver St. Patricks Celtics 67-51 after leading 17-13, 30-25 and 51-34 at the quarters. The win completed a boys and girls provincial sweep for the Mustangs and coach Dino Gini. “Two teams, one dream. What a journey…what a season…what an experience.” It was the first provincial title for the boys. “Team play, team first, and preparation was all perfect,” Gini added. “On the defensive side the Mustangs were outstanding, and they were rewarded with a very hard fought and well-deserved blue banner. It was a huge win for the team and a huge win for our program, as the semifinal game bit us in the butt a couple of times in previous years, so proud of the boys. It was a pleasure and honour to have the opportunity to coach the two teams. They are such athletic and focused groups on the court, and more importantly, they’re all quality individuals.” The 6-foot-11 Alex Hart again owned the boards and the paint, while Michael Gini nullified any momentum the Celtics could muster with timely three-pointers – six in all. “Alex had a great tournament and I’m so happy that he finished his impressive Grade 12 year as a provincial champion,” said coach Gini. “He was easily the best player in the tournament and I’m so proud of him and how much he improved as a player and matured as a person. He has an exciting future ahead of him. Meanwhile, son Michael, a grade 10 student “was put in a position (point guard) where we needed him to be a leader at a young age and he came through with flying colours. It’s not easy playing for your dad, but he handled it so well.” Gini also recognized Sperling and his son Dario for their contribution to the coaching. “Doug has been a fantastic coach for me. We’re on the same page on everything and we simply love the game. It was great to experience the blue banner with him,” said Gini. “And Dario’s experience at point guard and what he’s learned from Pete (Guarasci) at UBCO was invaluable for our young guys.”
The bronze medalist Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves: Fred Randall, Andre Poon, Eric Chou, Tony Liu, Jonathan Chan, Alex Cotte, Derrick Lin, Austin Kwok, Luka Ostojic, Landon Kapusianyk, Duncan Kenny, Erick Zhang, Michael Stresing, Chris Chow, Jake Zhao, Daniel Cohen
The silver medalist Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics: Alexander Harlan, Kenton Sanderson, Daniel David, Xandro Acuna, Keanu Fernandez, Ivan Sombillo, Martin Bato, Dalton Anderson, Suban Selvakumaran, Oliver Santos, Francis Rae Sediego, Roeneson Alcantara
The gold medalist Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs: Chris Macdonnell, Riley Bruschinsky, Michael Gini, James Casorso, Tomas Pesl, Jake Harman, Lachlan Wallace, Braeden Spelliscy, Alex Hart, Michael Macdonell, Jesse Macarthy, Shek Avalos, Gavin Day, Madison Alexander; coach Dino Gini; assistant Dario Gini; manager Stephen Tostenson