In the opening round, held in Langley: …………………………………………………… The Duncan Christian Chargers clipped the Keremeos Similkameen Sparks 58-46. Nick Kapteyn paced the Chargers with 20 points and 12 boards. Jesse Van Wingerden added 17, Doug Groenendijk 8, along with 24 boards, Matt Brandsma 8, Alan Park 4 and Johnny Caron 1, while Chaz Milne was scoreless. The Chargers hit 19-39 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, 10 assists, 13 fouls, 18 turnovers and 12 steals. Jesse Vissia paced the Sparks with 24 points and 10 boards. Paramvir Lidhar added 11, Sukraj Bengag 4, Shaymus Dainard 4, Riley Carlson 2 and Arjan Lidhar 1, while Brandon Holley and Sterling Peterson were scoreless. The Sparks hit 14-37 from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, 8 assists, 8 fouls, 19 turnovers and 14 steals. The Sparks also included Misha Zerbroff and Money Boparai. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers dusted the 16th-seeded South Slocan Mount Sentinel Wildcats 86-42. Kosia Cauw paced the Panthers with 21. Dean Johnson added 18, Keena Dowell 17, Cody Dowell 11, Zack Kuzyk 8, Quintin Onyemordi 4, Bogdan Libotean 3, Brandon Agafitei 2 and Daniel Vijulie 2, while Bradley Baynes, Paul Bernide and Mankran Toor were scoreless. The Panthers hit 27-54 (.500) from the floor, 7-9 (.778) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, 7 assists, 8 fouls, 2 turnovers and 3 steals. Johnny Johnson led the Wildcats with 10. Oliver Cougar added 9, Spencer Legebokoff 7, Dayman Grant 5, Aslan McKay 5, Paul Bromley 4 and Marco Slater 2, while Patrick Falle was scoreless. The Wildcats hit 10-55 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 19-37 (.514) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, 4 assists, 9 fouls and 11 turnovers. The Wildcats also included Brett Chernoff, Joe Roshinsky, Josh Petrowsky and Lucas Raugust. …………………………………………………… The Kelowna Christian Knights smacked the Vanderhoof Northside Christian North Stars 81-52. Sol Benson paced the Knights with 26. Jesse Stewart added 15, along with 12 boards, Owen Klukas 12, Austin Neufeld 11, Jackson Siemens 6, Cruz Anderson 5, Javen Davis 4 and Austin Poulin 2, while James Flood was scoreless. The Knights hit 26-53 (.507) from the floor, 8-14 (.571) from the arc and 5-5 from the line, while garnering 29 board, 10 assists, 2 fouls, 15 turnovers and 2 steals. Jordon Unger paced the North Stars with 12. Tristan Martens added 11, Clayton Unger 11, Luke Lewis 7, Nolan Dejax 3, Travis Byers 2, James Froese 2, Cameron Schlamp 2 and Johnathan Schultz 2, while Brett Friesen and Jaedon Voth were scoreless. The North Stars hit 19-44 from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 2-4 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, 2 assists, 4 fouls, 10 turnovers and 14 steals. The North Stars also included Tyler Bublitz and Mitchell Austin. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves pounded the Tumbler Ridge Kodiaks 80-24. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 19. Landon Kapusianyk added 12, Fred Randall 10, Michael Stresing 10, Austin Kwok 6, Derrick Lin 6, Erick Zhang 6, Jeff Lee 5, Jordan Chan 2, Spencer Kwok 2, Will Dennis 1 and Leon Wen 1. The Wolves hit 27-55 (.486) from the floor, 7-15 (.467) from the arc and 5-18 (.278) from the line, while garnering 21 boards, 8 assists, 7 fouls, 19 turnovers and 9 steals. Jamie Jones led the Kodiaks with 12. Logan Staal added 6, Eddie Yau 5 and Dominic Cabanayn 1, while Junior Jones, Koal Miller and Braydon Miller were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 6-16 (.318) from the floor, 1-6 (.167) from the arc and 9-16 (.562) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, 2 assists, 7 fouls, 26 turnovers and 6 steals. The Kodiaks (coached by Jake Bowes) also included A.J. Cooper, Braiden Chalifoux and Brandon Flynn. …………………………………………………… The Kelowna Immaculata Regional Mustangs clipped the Maple Ridge Christian Hornets 62-52. Chris Macdonnell led the Mustangs with 23. Michael Gini added 18, Lachlan Wallace 7, Madison Alexander 6, Michael Macdonnell 4, Gavin Day 2 and Tomas Pesl 2. The Mustangs hit 17-40 (.390) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, 11 assists, 18 fouls, 18 turnovers and 8 steals. Nic Samchek paced the Hornets with 17 points and 16 boards. Riley O’Dell added 16, Jordan Ellingson 12, along with 14 boards, Tyson Schofield 4 and Justin Robinson 3, while Conner Mackenzie and Brad Shearing were scoreless. The Hornets hit 17-36 (.378) from the floor, 0-9 from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, 11 assists, 10 fouls, 17 turnovers and 14 steals. The Hornets also included Zach Robb. …………………………………………………… The Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames clubbed the Fernie Falcons 74-16. Jan Vugteveen paced the Flames with 17. Clay Driesen added 15, Ian Herfst 11, Alex Leiper 10, Branson Koning 8, Bryce Ypma 6, Brendon Sabbe 3, Jordan Both 2 and Braden Collie 2, while Craig Haan was scoreless. The Flames hit 21-49 (.417) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, 6 assists, 5 fouls, 17 turnovers and 22 steals. Daniel Burgess paced the Falcons with 7. D Lightburn added 3, C Saunders 2, Max Johnston 2 and Houston Wickstrom 2, while Cole Goodman, Avery Gravelle, Austin Lee and Nolan Rae were scoreless. The Falcons hit 6-23 (.222) from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4-9 (.444) from the line, while garnering 12 boards, 2 assists, 3 fouls, 24 turnovers and 4 steals. The Falcons also included Adam Van Wijk, Kaiden Quattrin and D Burgess. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons pounded the Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals 66-42. Adam Kwasny paced the Gryphons with 28. Adam Darcie added 18, Danny de Clare 10, Alasdair Hinton 5, Cameron Graham 3 and Trey Zhu 2, while Amirali Hassani and Ciam Utley were scoreless. The Gryphons hit 24-44 (.491) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, 2 assists, 3 fouls, 11 turnovers and 7 steals. Aaron Steenhof led the Royals with 17. Caleb Groot added 13, Ty Goodson 8, Nathan Lester 2 and Nathan Steenhof 2, while Daniel Ewald, Kalen Geertsma and Daniel Ripmeester were scoreless. The Royals hit 11-33 from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 11 boards, 4 assists, 7 fouls, 8 turnovers and 5 steals. The Royals also included Curtis Ripmeester and Josh Veenstra. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics dispatched the Pemberton Red Devils 69-57. The Red Devils included Alex McKay, Antonio Luciano, Will Bradner, Keaton Gibson, Cain Coulson, Brodie Hauser, Jacob Field, Liam Miller, Nolan Den Duyf, Dalton Pehota, and Simon Walsh.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Port Coquitlam B.C. Christian Academy Panthers clocked the Kelowna Christian Knights 54-38. Keenan Dowell paced the Panthers with 15. Kosia Cauw added 14, along with 11 boards, Dean Johnston 12, Quintin Onyemordi 6, Cody Dowell 5 and Bogdan Libotean 2, while Paul Bernide, Zach Kuzyk and Daniel Vijulie were scoreless. The Panthers hit 23-46 (.421) from the floor, 1-11 (.091) from the arc and 5-18 (.278) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, 9 assists, 12 turnovers and 10 steals. Sol Benson paced the Knights with 13. Jesse Stewart added 11, Austin Neufeld 6, Javen Davis 4, Owen Klukas 2 and Jackson Siemens 2. The Knights hit 9-23 (.333) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 8 boards, 1 assist, 18 turnovers and 4 steals. The Knights also included James Flood, Jesse Birnie, Geo Woudwijk, Austin Poulin, Cruz Anderson and Ethan Van Dyck.
The Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics clipped the Duncan Christian Chargers 68-52. Ivan Sombillo paced the Celtics with 20. Keanu Fernandez added 16, Daniel David 11, Richard Bruegmann 9, William Johnston 6 and Kenton Sanderson 6, while Alexander Harlan was scoreless. The Celtics hit 18-42 (.413) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 8-17 (.471) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, 8 assists, 19 turnovers and 13 steals. Doug Groenendijk paced the Chargers with 17. Nick Kapteyn added 9, Matt Brandsma 9, Alan Park 9 and Jesse Van Wingerden 8, while Johnny Caron, Geordie Hoeft and Chaz Milne were scoreless. The Chargers hit 15-41 (.333) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, 1 assist, 16 turnovers and 5 steals. The Chargers also included Adam Kapteyn and Mike Brandsma.
The Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames smacked the Victoria Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons 65-49. Jan Vugteveen paced the Flames with 32. Clay Driesen added 13, Branson Koning 10, Ian Herfst 3, Alex Leiper 3, Jordan Both 2 and Ben Van Dyk 2, while Bryce Ypma was scoreless. The Flames hit 16-48 (.290) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 21-28 (.750) from the line, while garnering 14 boards, 4 assists, 11 turnovers and 7 steals. Adam Kwasny paced the Gryphons with 20. Adam Darcie added 10, Alasdair Hinton 7, Danny de Clare 6, Cameron Graham 4 and Trey Zhu 2, while Amirali Hassani was scoreless. Darcie was later chosen defensive player of the tournament. The Gryphons hit 15-33 (.360) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, 1 assist, 10 turnovers and 4 steals. The Gryphons also included Austin Nolt and Ciam Utley.
In the last quarterfinal, the Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves whipped the Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs 74-53. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 28. Fred Randall added 16, Erick Zhang 9, Michael Stresing 6, Rajyn Dhanda 6, Landon Kapusianyk 5 and Jordan Chan 4, while Will Dennis, Jeff Lee and Derrick Lin were scoreless. The Wolves hit 23-48 (.483) from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, 7 assists, 22 turnovers and 7 steals. Chris Macdonnell paced the Mustangs with 27. Michael Gini added 12, Riley Bruschnisky 5, Lachlan Wallace 3, Madison Alexander 2, Gavin Day 2 and Braeden Spelliscy 2, while Corbin Beauchemin, Luke Jones and Tomas Pesl were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 13-34 (.328) from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 12 boards, 13 turnovers and 2 steals. The Mustangs also included Nick Mercuri, Matteo Verna and Michael Macdonnell.
In the semis, the Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics clipped the top-seeded British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers 76-62. The Panthers led 18-17 after one quarter. The Celtics led 34-32 at the half. The score was knotted at 44 after three quarters. Ivan Sombillo paced the Celtics with 33 on 5-9 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. Daniel David added 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Keanu Fernandez added 11 on 0-4 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Kenton Sanderson added 11 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Richard Bruegmann notched 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Arnold Maliwat added 2, while Alexander Harlan was scoreless. The Celtics hit 9-25 (.343) from the floor, 14-42 (.333) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 15 fouls, 10 turnovers and 15 steals. Kosia Cauw paced the Panthers with 32 on 15-19 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-7 from the line and 15 boards. Dean Johnston added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Keenan Dowell notched 7 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 5 assists. Zack Kuzyk scored 6 on 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Cody Dowell added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Quinton Onyemordi, Mankran Toor and Daniel Vijulie were scoreless. Onyemordi and Toor each nabbed 2 boards. The Panthers hit 21-40 overall, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 16 fouls, 23 turnovers and 4 steals.
In the other semi, the Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves dumped the Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames 55-44 after leading 10-6, 23-14 and 45-27 at the quarters. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 24 on 1-7 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards and 5 steals. Landon Kapusianyk added 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Erick Zhang added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 11 boards and 3 steals. Fred Randall notched 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Michael Stresing added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Rajyn Dhanda notched 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 4 boards, while Jeff Lee and Jordan Chan were scoreless. The Wolves hit 14-35 from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 16 fouls, 25 turnovers and 14 steals. Ian Herfst paced the Flames with 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Clay Driesen added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Jan Vugteveen added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-9 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Alex Leiper added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Branson Koning notched 4 on 2-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Ben Van Dyk scored 3, Jordan Both 3, along with 4 assists and 2 steals, and Bryce Ypma 2. The Flames hit 12-36 from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 5-18 (.278) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 18 fouls, 25 turnovers and 11 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers dumped the Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames 54-42 after leading 9-6, 25-24 and 34-31 at the quarters. Dean Johnston paced the Panthers with 22 on 9-14 from the floor, 4-8 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Kosia Cauw added 16 on 7-20 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 5 steals. Cody Dowell notched 7 on 2-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Quintin Onyemordi added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Keenan Dowell scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Mankarn Toor scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 assists, while Daniel Vijulie, Bradley Baynes, Jerome Ha, Paul Bernide, Zack Kuzyk, Bogdan Libotean, Brandon Agafitei, Kenneth Lo and Max Gibson were scoreless. The Panthers hit 20-43 (.470) from the floor, 2-16 (.120) from the arc and 8-20 (.400) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 15 assists, 17 turnovers, 6 blocks and 7 steals. Jon Vugteveen paced the Flames with 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-13 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ian Herfst added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Alex Leiper notched 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Branson Koning notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Clay Driesen added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Brendon Sabbe added 2, while Bryce Ypma, Jordan Both, Ben Van Dyk, Craig Haan, Braden Collie and Matt Rychowski were scoreless. Ypma and Both each nabbed 2 boards. The Flames hit 15-37 (.410) from the floor, 2-28 (.070) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 8 assists, 22 turnovers and 9 steals.
In the final, the Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves dusted the Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics 73-56. The Celtics led 18-17 after one quarter. The Wolves led 38-22 at the half and 58-37 after three quarters. Alex Coote dominated the floor. “He’s our leader,” Wolves coach Bob Dodds told the Vancouver Province. “It’s our third time in the final and our first time winning it, and it has been a long time coming. But this year, we had a special player in his Grade 12 year in Alex Coote.” The senior knocked down three treys in the second half and then nailed a fadeaway jumper to bury the dagger in the Celtics. “It’s something we have been working towards for the last five years,” said Coote. The final was the fourth in five years in which either West Point Grey was in the final and the first time in Single-A history that the two Vancouver schools met in the final. The Celtics played the game in honour of fallen teammate Will Johnston, a 6-foot-3 Grade 11 forward who broke his leg in the warm-ups prior to the team’s semifinal win over B.C. Christian Academy. Alex Coote paced the Wolves with 23 on 4-6 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 12 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Erick Zhang added 22 on 10-13 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Landon Kapuianyk notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 8 boards. Fred Randall added 10 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Will Dennis added 2, Rajyn Dhanda 2, Jeff Lee 2, along with 3 boards and 4 assists, and Michael Stresing 2, while Jordan Chan, Austin Kwok and Derrick Lin were scoreless. The Wolves hit 24-41 from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 4-13 (.308) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 18 fouls. 12 turnovers and 5 steals. Kenton Sanderson paced the Celtics with 13 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Ivan Sombillo added 12 on 3-8 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Richard Bruegmann scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 2 steals. Daniel David notched 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Keanu Fernandez scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Viray added 3 and Arnold Maliwat 1, while Alexander Harlan, Francis Sediego and Julian Vilena were scoreless. The Celtics hit 11-32 from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 14 fouls, 12 turnovers and 7 steals.
The bronze medalist British Columbia Christian Academy Panthers: Daniel Vijulie; Bradley Baynes; Jerome Ha; Keenan Dowell; Mankran Toor; Paul Bernide; Zack Kuzyk; Bogdan Libotean; Brandon Agafitei; Dean Johnson; Quintin Onyemordi; Kenneth Lo; Cody Dowell; Kosia Cauw; Max Gibson; coach Doug Dowell
The silver medalist Vancouver St. Patrick’s Celtics: Jarod Turallo; Dylan Viray; Julian Villena; Xandro Acuna; Kenton Sanderson; Richard Bruegmann; Daniel David; William Johnston; Ivan Sombillo; Francis Sediego; Keanu Fernandez; Alexander Harlan; Arnold Maliwat; Richard Tabon,
The gold medalist Vancouver West Point Grey Academy Wolves: Fred Randall; Derrick Lin; Spencer Kwok; Landon Kapusianyk; Alex Coote; Leon Wen; Austin Kwok; Jeff Lee; Will Dennis; Erick Zhang; Michael Stresing; Rajyn Dhanda; Jordan Chan; coach Bob Dodds