In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Langley Brookswood Bobcats stomped the 16th-seeded Fort St. John North Peace Ookapiks 110-20 after leading 34-0, 58-2 and 89-6 at the quarters. The Bobcats put up 43 points before the Ookapiks notched a bucket. Aislinn Konig paced the Bobcats with 22. Julia Marshall added 19, Louise Forsyth 18, Brooklyn Golt 15, Mana Katori 13, Jaylee Thomas 11, Tavia Jasper 8 and Shanalisa Lacey 4, while Bailee Edwards was scoreless. Tea Lise Brown led the Ookapiks with 8. Britney Peters added 8, Alexandra Lehmann 2 and Jaime McPherson 2, while Catherin Ross, Disirae Fallis, Grace Giesbrecht, Jayme Salinas, Jenna Hiebert, Kelsey Apsassin, Kirstyn Beech, Paige Pearson and Reena-Marie Bidulka were scoreless. ……………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Surrey Panorama Ridge Thunder stunned the 4th-seeded Kelowna Owls 63-61. The Owls led 19-15 after one quarter. The Thunder led 29-28 at the half and 46-44 after three quarters. The Thunder prevailed as 5-11 guard Simrat Dosanjh, playing with a partially separated bone in her left ankle, hit 4-6 free throws in the final 17.3 seconds. Dosanjh hit a pair with 11.9 seconds to play. Owl Courtney Donaldson responded with a three-point play with 4.2 seconds on the clock before Dosanjh added a miss and make to ice it with 1.9 seconds remaining. Dosanjh had minutes earlier been forced to the bench when a Kelowna player fell on her ankle. But she returned to floor. Thunder coach John Sowerby told the Vancouver Province “we can’t get her to a chiropractor until tomorrow, so it’s one of those things. She is all heart and she is one of the leaders of this team.” Thunder forward Savannah Dhaliwal said “we’ve had some game early in the season where we didn’t have that mental toughness. But coming into the provincials we have had more trust and more belief in each other.” Sowerby said “if I had any hair, I would have pulled it out.” Kelowna coach Lisa Nevoral said “I just think it was all the little shots that we had been making all season that we didn’t make today. It was high-intensity nerves of being at The Big Dance.” Dosanjh said “one of my teammates, Arman Sahota, came up to me right before I shot them (the free throws), and she said ‘Just like the morning. Every morning our team shoots free throws, and she told me to just shoot it like morning practice. That took away all the sound, all the pressure. I was just shooting it like it was 7:30 in the morning.” Savannah Dhaliwal paced the Thunder with 14 points and 16 boards. Arsh Gill scored 10, Celia Palmer 8, Arman Sahota 8, Simrit Bindra 7, Simrat Dosanjh 7, Zainab Khan 5 and Kuljit Johal 4, while Heena Bains, Jasmeen Mann, Kareena Sidhu, Prabjeet Mahli, Tia Smith and Nimrit Sidhu were scoreless. The Thunder hit 22-50 (.440) from the floor, 3-30 (.100) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 17 assists, 33 turnovers, 5 blocks and 1 steal. Taya Hanson paced the Owls with 13. Courtney Donaldson added 13, Claire Demug 10, Lindsay Nicholas 8, Alley Corrado 8, Callie Miller 4, Rene Watson 3 and Abby Cullen 2, while Madison Dickie, Chelsea Espenberg and Ellie McCarthy were scoreless. The Owls hit 20-71 (.282) from the floor, 5-51 (.098) from the arc and 16-31 (.516) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 10 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 20 steals. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Port Coquitlam Riverside Rapids rolled the 11th-seeded North Vancouver Handsworth Royals 70-53 after leading 26-6, 37-18 and 53-31 at the quarters. Shae Sanchez paced the Rapids with 36. Tessa Burton added 18, Ozioma Nwabuko 13, Marti Chambers 2 and Alanya Davignon 1, while Stephanie Hadda, Adrienne Willems, Adleyn Ho, Krystina Wade, Kelmi Cuellar, Amanda Matsul, Olivia Willett, Cassie Lacusta, Veronica Molno and Ingrid Vacha were scoreless. April Christiansen paced the Royals with 14. Emily Burns added 12, Nicola Ros 12, Logan Billard 7, Emily Wood 2, Oana Lapuste 2, Lorissa Corrie 2 and Julia Strigl 2, while Grace Humer, Ryah Karmali and Siobhan Parker were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Breakers thrashed the 12th-seeded Coquitlam Gleneagle Talons 62-41 after leading 18-7, 32-14 and 45-23 at the quarters. Georgia Alexander paced the Breakers with 24. Sophie Goede added 12, along with 14 boards, Imogen White 12, Fiona Headen 7, Natalie Froese 4 and Jasmine Lambert 3, while Judy Cristante, Hina Yamashita, Hannah Kitson, Molly McKenna, Natsuki Ochai, Jamie Fulcher and Ava Parker were scoreless. The Breakers hit 25-57 (.431) from the floor, 2-34 (.059) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 9 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 8 steals. Sara Knowles paced the Talons with 21. Nadia Hakeem added 4, Alisa Joung 4, Cassidy Legaspi 2, Mikaela Bordignon 2, Kelsey Hazelwood 2, Alyssa Turcott 2, Risa Fox 2 and Camryn Pettifer 2, while Anne Yolland was scoreless. The Talons hit 17-57 (.298) from the floor, 2-40 (.050) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 4 assists, 24 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Victoria Claremont Spartans nipped the 8th-seeded Coquitlam Dr. Charles Best Secondary Blue Devils 62-61 after leading 20-13, 36-32 and 50-48 at the quarters. The Blue Devils were hit with a travelling call on the final play of the match. Calli McMillan-Beaucamp led the Spartans with 24. Sierra Reising added 13, Lauren Montgomery-Stinson 9, Chloe Scaber 8, Elle Hamilton 5 and Kasha Ross 3, while, Maddie Manns, Tijanne Ross, Annette Babcook and Ally Bos were scoreless. The Spartans hit 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 9-21 (.429) from the floor, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 2 steals. Kendal Sands paced the Blue Devils with 19. Jessica Wolpert added 17, Alanna Hind 17, Nikki Cabuco 3, Julia Vigini 2, Shanta Borrego 2 and Sydney Iverson 1, while Jaya Rampuri, Alicia Singh and Nancy Emma were scoreless. The Blue Devils hit 20-70 (.286) from the floor, 6-34 (.176) from the arc and 15-18 (.833) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers crushed the 14th-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 80-56 after leading 24-15, 46-33 and 64-47 at the quarters. Shelvin Grewal paced the Panthers with 28, including 8 treys. Ali Norris added 17, Maryn Budiman 16, Shania Mander 8, Ansah Odoom 6, Jessica Vidovic 3 and Brianne Boufford 2, while Nicole Brennan and Emma Jonas were scoreless. The Panthers hit 31-75 (.413) from the floor, 9-17 (.529) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 17 assists, 9 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. Cecilia Bao paced the Bulldogs with 18. Eloise Faehndrich added 9, Katrina Kwong 8, Michelle Huang 8, Tova Rae 6, Trisha Pajayon 5 and Mikayla O’Brien 2, while Anna Paulse, Sarika Kumar, Alexa Leynes, C.J. Leonardo and Carly Dhanda were scoreless. The Bulldogs hit 31-75 (.413) from the floor, 9-17 (.529) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 9 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Abbotsford Panthers edged the 10th-seeded New Westminster Hyacks 71-67 in overtime. The Hyacks led 20-10 after one quarter and 38-26 at the half. The Panthers led 49-44 after three quarters. The Hyacks knotted the score at 64 in regulation in a baseline trey by Emma Forgie. Sienna Lenz hit two critical free throws in overtime to pull out the win for Abbotsford. “We’ve got a bunch of girls who really work hard and want to compete hard,” Panthers coach Prentice Lenz told the Vancouver Province. “They want to win and these girls that can shoot the ball. We didn’t shoot it particularly well in the first half, we said: ‘Let’s keep shooting’.” Lenz added that the Thunder’s youth is “the gift of freedom right now. They’re in it and it’s all still fun. It’s a joy for them.” Sienna Lenz led the Panthers with 35 points and 17 boards. Sydney Fetterly added 10, Kelsey Roufosse 9, Marin Lenz 7, along with 10 boards, Gabrielle MacGregor 7 and Ana Muniz 3, while Marissa Dick, Manjot Mann and Joanna Toews were scoreless. The Panthers hit 28-78 (.359) from the floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 7-21 from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 13 assists, 30 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals. Sarah Forgie led the Hyacks with 20 boards and 13 boards. Justice Steer notched 18, Madisen Obrovac 13, along with 10 boards, Emma Forgie 6, Rhiannon Leidl 6 and Zoe Roberts 4, while Natalie Natase, Jamie Butts, Sean He, Keja Davis, Jaime Lee, Milanna Obrovac, Cecilia Tian, Devin Storme and Kaylee Colville were scoreless. The Hyacks hit 25-85 (.294) from the floor, 10-34 (.294) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 23 assists, 22 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats dusted the 15th-seeded Cranbrook Mt. Baker Wild 78-34 after lead 21-4, 35-9 and 57-23 at the quarters. Jessica Jones paced the Wildcats with 23. Bobbi-Jo Colburn added 20, Jessica Zawada 19, Justine McCaskil 6, Lyric Custodio 5 and Abby Zawada 5, while Liz Kennedy, Mahar Gibson-Zeinoun and Hannah Patridge were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 30-81 (.370) from the floor, 4-40 (.100) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 21 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 17 steals. Rachel Hubick paced the Trojans with 8. McKenzie Lightburn added 6, Mary Amsing 5, Julie Frankle 4, Claire Duffy 3, Hunter Burton 2, Haylee Thomas 2, Justyn MacKie 2 and Lacey Reay 2, while Kal Taye, Alexius Thomas and Ashley Drought were scoreless. The Wild hit 14-51 (.275) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 5 assists, 41 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Langley Brookswood Bobcats stomped the 9th-seeded Victoria Claremont Spartans 76-28 after leading 24-7, 44-12 and 60-19 at the quarters. Aislinn Konig picked up three fouls in the first half and sat much of the second quarter, but Louise Forsyth was so good it didn’t matter that The Province’s Player of the Year was being forced to limit her minutes. Louise Forsyth paced the Bobcats with 31 points and 13 boards. Aislinn Konig added 20, Brooklyn Golt 6, Julia Marshall 6, Tavia Jasper 5, Mana Katori 3, Jaylee Thomas 2, Bailee Edwards 2 and Shanalisa Lacey 1. The Bobcats hit 29-73 (.397) from the floor, 10-37 (.270) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 20 assists, 20 turnovers, 3 blocks and 15 steals. Callie McMillan-Beaucamp paced the Spartans with 9. Lauren Montgomery-Stinson added 6, Sierra Reisig 4, Elle Hamilton 4, Maddie Manns 3 and Chloe Scaber 2, along with 10 boards, while Kasha Ross, Tijanne Ross, Annette Babcook and Ally Bos were scoreless. The Spartans hit 8-56 (.143) from the floor, 1-21 (.048) from the arc and 11-22 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 4 assists, 29 turnovers and 13 steals.
The 5th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Breakers dispatched the 13th-seeded Surrey Panorama Ridge Thunder 76-69. The Breakers led 21-19 after one quarter. The Thunder led 36-31 at the half and 55-53 after three quarters. The Breakers took command midway through the final quarter. “We’re young all over,” Oak Bay coach Rob Kinnear told the Vancouver Province. “Today, the majority of the minutes went to three Grade 10s (point Jasmine Lambert, forwards Georgia Alexander Natalie Froese) and three Grade 11s (forwards de Goede, Imogen White and guard Fiona Headen). They grew up quick. They had to. They got thrown into the fire and they learned on the fly. I couldn’t be more proud of them.” Point-forward Sophie de Goede dictated the pace, even when she picked up her fourth foul in the final quarter. “I guess it’s all relative for her,” said Kinnear. “That probably was under control for her. She still gives me a little anxiety here and there, but she is one of those athletes, you either let them play or you don’t, and if you try and reign in those types of athletes, it doesn’t do anyone any good. So, if she is on the floor, she is going all out. … I think that speaks to her IQ as an athlete. Last year she didn’t have to, but this year she found her role and it’s been to do a little bit of everything. She does it with a smile and she loves to compete. … I don’t know how many people in the crowd noticed, but in the fourth quarter, (Natalie) Froese defended Sav (Dhaliwal), and she is one of the best players in B.C. For a Grade 10 to step up like that? She made her earn every bucket. There was nothing easy.” Sophie de Goede paced the Breakers with 25 points, 20 boards and 6 steals. Georgia Alexander added 21, along with 14 boards, Natalie Froese 11, Imogen White 9, Jasmine Lambert 8 and Fiona Headen 2, while Judy Cristante, Hima Yamashita, Hannah Kitson, Molly McKenna, Natsuki Ochai, Jamie Fulcher and Ava Parker were scoreless. The Breakers hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 1-8 (.125) from the arc and 23-36 (.639) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 15 assists, 20 turnovers and 11 steals. Savannah Dhaliwal led the Thunder with 25. Simrit Bindra added 19, Celia Palmer 9, Simrat Dosanjh 8, Arsh Gill 4, Arman Sahota 3 and Tia Smith 1, while Zainab Khan, Heena Bains, Jasmeen Mann, Kareena Sidhu, Prabjeet Mahli, Kuljit Johal and Minrit Sidhu were scoreless. The Thunder (coached by John Sowerby) hit 27-66 (.409) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 16 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals.
The 2nd-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats the 7th-seeded Abbotsford Panthers 78-63. The Panthers led 20-12 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 35-33 at the half and 62-48 after three quarters. Jessica Jones paced the Wildcats with 28. Lyric Custodio added 21, including 6 treys, Jessica Zawada 15 and Bobbi-Jo Colburn 14, while Liz Kennedy, Mahar Gibson-Zeinoun, Justine McCaskill, Abby Zawada and Hannah Patridge were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 23 assists, 11 turnovers, 7 blocks and 8 steals. Sienna Lenz paced the Panthers with 27. Sydney Fetterly added 13, Kelsey Roufosse 11, Marin Lenz 8, Marissa Dick 2 and Gabrielle MacGregor 2, while Manjot Mann, Joanna Toews and Ana Muniz were scoreless. The Panthers (coached by Prentice Lenz) hit 22-59 (.373) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 15 assists, 19 turnovers and 4 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers nipped the 6th-seeded Port Coquitlam Riverside Rapids 79-76 on a trey by Shelvin Grewal with 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock. The trey was one of five she hit in the final quarter. “Even though she is a young player, and in my opinion the best Grade 10 player in the province, she showed us what she was made of tonight,” Tweedsmuir coach Curtis McRae told the Vancouver Province. “What an enormous second half she had to get us back.” The Panthers led 22-11 after one quarter and 38-37 at the half. The Rapids led 59-52 after three quarters and by 11 with 7:51 to play. Panthers’ point guard Ali Norris knocked down a trey to tie the game 76-76 with three seconds to play, then after a Riverside turnover, coming out of a time-out, the ball found its way into the hands of 5-7 Grewal. “Honestly, I wasn’t one of the first options,” said Grewal. “The first was to get a lay-up for Maryn (Budiman). But I was wide open, and I was hitting everything, so I took it.” McRae said his troops had difficulty handling Simon Fraser-bound Ozioma Nwabuko. “We switched to a triangle-and-two against her. We did the best we could but when Ozi was dominating us down low, (Grewal) was the one that changed it for us.” Panthers guard Ali Norris said “last year we didn’t even make it to provincials. Now we’re here with our three Grade 12s, all our 11s and our Grade 10. I love this team so much because every player brings something different to the court.” Maryn Budiman paced the Panthers with 27. Shelvin Grewal added 19, Shania Mander 12, Ali Norris 11, Ansah Odoom 6, Brianne Boufford 2 and Jessica Vidovic 2, while Nicole Brennan and Emma Jones were scoreless. The Panthers hit 32-87 (.368) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 7-15 (.467) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 25 assists, 22 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Ozioma Nwabuko paced the Rapids with 40 points and 27 boards. Shae Sanchez scored 20, Marti Chambers 9, Cassie Lacusta 4 and Tessa Burton 3, while Adelyne Ho, Adrienne Willems, Alanya Davignon, Amanda Matsui, Ingrid Vacha, Keimi Cuellar, Krystina Wade, Olivia Willett, Stephanie Haddad, Tessa Burton and Veronica Moino were scoreless. The Rapids hit 29-77 (.377) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 15-26 (.577) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 16 assists, 21 turnovers and 11 steals.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats whacked the 3rd-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 72-52. The Panthers led 15-14 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 34-33 at the half and 51-42 after three quarters. Wildcats co-coach Anne Gillrie-Carr told the Vancouver Province that she and co-coach Paul Jones told 6-0 swing forward and University of Calgary-bound Bobbi-Jo Colburn that “she has to be the difference, and that we could exploit that area of the court. She did her job and she can go both ways so it’s really hard to defend her. And she can shoot from the outside so it’s pretty special. … All the kids did something different and special for us. We kind of settled into our rhythm and we’ve been getting better and better each game.” Bobbi-Jo Colburn paced the Wildcats with 25 on 10-17 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Jessica Jones added 15 on 9-21 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 6 steals. Lyric Custodio notched 15 on 5-14 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Zawada added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-5 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Hannah Patridge, Liz Kennedy, Mahar Gibson-Zeinoun, Justine McCaskill and Abby Zawada were scoreless. Abby Zawada nabbed 6 boards, McCaskill 6 and Patridge 2. The Wildcats hit 27-66 (.409) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 23 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals. Maryn Budiman paced the Panthers with 18 on 5-22 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-11 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Shelvin Grewal added 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ali Norris added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Brianne Boufford added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ansah Odoom added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Nicole Brennan, Shania Mander, Emma Jonas and Jessica Vidovic were scoreless. Mander nabbed 6 boards and dished 3 assists. Brenna nabbed 3 boards. The Panthers hit 19-60 (.317) from the floor, 6-18 (.333) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 13 assists, 22 turnovers and 9 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Langley Brookswood Bobcats stomped the 5th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Breakers 76-43 after leading 15-8, 34-25 and 59-35 at the quarters. “(In the first half) we were settling for three-pointers rather than attacking,” Brookswood coach Neil Brown told the Vancouver Province. “But they were wide open and they have been shooting it all year, so I guess they’re not going to stop now.” Aislin Konig paced the Bobcats with 31 on 12-23 from the floor, 5-15 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Louise Forsyth added 30 on 12-21 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Brooklyn Golt added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Julia Marshall added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Mana Katori added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Jaylee Thomas added 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards, while Shanalisa Lacey, Tavia Jasper and Bailee Edwards were scoreless. Jasper nabbed 2 boards. The Bobcats hit 30-77 (.390) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 22 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 13 steals. Georgia Alexander led the Breakers with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 8 boards. Fiona Headen added 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Sophie Goede added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Imogen White added 6 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 13 boards. Natalie Froese added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Jasmine Lambert added 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Judy Cristante, Hina Yamashita, Hannah Kitson, Molly McKenna, Jamie Fulcher, Natsuki Ochai and Ava Parker were scoreless. The Breakers hit 16-55 (.291) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 9 assists, 33 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Breakers crushed the 3rd-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 102-83 after leading 25-19, 51-32 and 78-57 at the quarters. Natalie Froese led the Breakers with 22 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Georgia Alexander added 21 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 17 boards and 6 assists. Sophie Goede added 21 on 9-23 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Imogen White added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Jasmine Lambert scored 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Fiona Headen added 11 on 4-10 from the floor and 3-9 from the arc, while Judy Cristante, Hina Yamashita, Hannah Kitson, Molly McKenna, Natsuki Ochai, Jamie Fulcher and Ava Parker were scoreless. The Breakers hit 40-83 (.482) from the floor, 7-21 (.333) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 27 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Maryn Budiman paced the Panthers with 30 on 10-24 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 10 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Shelvin Grewal added 26 on 9-21 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Shania Mander added 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 7 boards. Ali Norris added 9 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 assists and 2 steals. Brianne Boufford added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jessica Vidovic added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 assists, while Nicole Brennan, Emma Jones and Ansah Odoom were scoreless. The Panthers (coached by Curtis McRae) hit 30-73 (.411) from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 25 assists, 16 turnovers and 10 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Langley Brookswood Bobcats crushed the 2nd-seeded Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats 73-50 after leading 18-7, 40-17 and 52-28 at the quarters. North Carolina State-bound Aislinn Konig was all but unstoppable as the Bobcats sought to avenge a Christmas tournament loss. “We lost to them the last time we had played them,” Konig told the Vancouver Province. “We wanted a comeback off of that and we wanted to show some of the people who doubted us. This was the perfect way to show them. So we came out of the change room as if we were down 20 points. We came out with a lot of fire.” The Bobcats exploded to a 14-0 lead and were never seriously threatened. Bobcats coach Neil Brown said the title was a testimony to a raft of players who stepped up after seeing limited minutes a year earlier, particularly post Brooklyn Golt, who he called the most improved player in the province. “Brooklyn didn’t play much on her junior team, and now she’s the starting centre in the B.C. final? That’s pretty big. But she’s just has a giant change in her life. … Tavia Jasper? That’s a tough kid. She more a soccer player but she comes out with us and she defends. And then there is (Japanese exchange student and guard) Mana Katori. I e-mailed the Japanese national team and I told them ‘You are missing out on a great kid.’ So they watched her games on their computers this week. … We thought lots of other teams had way more experience than us and we thought we would get better as the season went on. But then we got real good, real quick.” As for Konig, Brown noted: “I have had good ones but she is special. When (her family) came to town from the states, we knew they were going to go somewhere and when they picked us, everybody said ‘You’re lucky’. We were, but (the Konigs) picked us for what we do with kids. So the luck happened 12 years before that, with what we have managed to do with this program.” Konig is Canadian, but spent her Grade 9 season as a starting post on senior varsity team at Prairie High in Vancouver, Wash. Aislin Konig paced the Bobcats with 35 on 14-37 from the floor, 5-22 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Louise Forsyth added 27 on 10-23 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 12 boards. Defensive player of the tournament Julia Marshall added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 assists and 4 steals. Tavia Jasper added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 10 boards and 4 assists, while Shanalisa Lacey, Jaylee Thomas, Mana Katori, Bailee Edwards and Brooklyn Golt were scoreless. Katori nabbed 4 boards. The Bobcats hit 28-71 (.394) from the floor, 9-32 (.281) from the arc and 8-8 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 20 assists, 7 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Jessica Zawada led the Wildcats with 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jessica Jones added 10 on 5-20 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals. Bobbi-Jo Colburn added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 17 boards. Abby Zawada added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Lyric Custodio added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 assists. Justine McCaskill added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 10 boards and 3 assists. Mahar Gibson-Zeinoun added 2 and Hannah Patridge 2, along with 2 boards, while Liz Kennedy was scoreless. The Wildcats hit 20-69 (.290) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 10 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Aislinn Konig (Brookswood); Sophie de Goede (Oak Bay); Louise Forsythe (Brookswood); Jessica Jones (R.A. McMath); Ali Norris (Lord Tweedsmuir); and Zoioma Nwabuko (Riverside).
The 2nd-team featured: Georgia Alexander (Oak Bay); Maryn Budiman (Lord Tweedsmuir); Bobbi-Jo Colburn (R.A. McMath); Sienna Lenz (Abbotsford); and Julia Marshall (Brookswood).
The honourable mentions included: Savannah Dhaliwal (Panorama Ridge); Shelvin Grewal (Lord Tweedsmuir); Calli McMillan Beaucamp (Claremont); Kendal Sands (Dr. Charles Best); and Jessica Zawada (R.A. McMath).
The bronze medalist Victoria Oak Bay Breakers: Ava Parker, Fiona Headen, Georgia Alexander, Hannah Kitson, Hina Yamashita, Imogen White, Jamie Fulcher, Jasmine Lambert, Judy Cristante, Molly Mckenna, Natalie Froese, Natsuki Ochai, Sophie de Goede; coach Rob Kinnear
The silver medalist Richmond Robert A. McMath Wildcats: Abby Zawada, Bobbi-Jo Colburn, Hanna Partridge, Jessica Jones, Jessica Zawada, Justine McCaskill, Liz Kennedy, Lyric Custodio, Mahara Gibson-Zeinoun; coach Anne Gillrie-Carre; coach Paul Jones
The gold medalist Langley Brookswood Bobcats: Aislinn Konig, Bailee Edwards, Brooklyn Golt, Jaylee Thomas, Julia Marshall, Louise Forsyth, Mana Katori, Shanalisa Lacey, Tavia Jasper; coach Neil Brown