In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Mission Roadrunners clipped the Vancouver Crofton House Cougars 55-38. The Roadrunners outscored the Cougars in each of the first three quarters, led by two of their younger players, 5-11 grade-11 forward Elise Lepine, who scored 15, and grade-10 guard Aieisha Luyken, who added 11. Jill Greenshields notched 5, Amy Dhaliwal 5, Becca Gaukel 5, Chelsea Riest 4, Pavan Gurm 3, Meagan Bagnall 3, Aurora Goodier 2 and Sam Fosty 2, while Stephanie Dyer, Adri Long, Theresa Jacobsen, Sam Thomas and Rosy Sharma were scoreless. The Cougars lacked the scoring balance of their opponents as grade-10 guard Karen Ho topping all scorers in the game with 18 points. Kelly Melloy added 13, Steph Gardner 5 and Bella James 2, while Jennie Allan, Alison Lyall, Kelly Newton, Sasha Honey, Bonita Tsang, Julia Farquharson and Lauren Mortifee were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Lambrick Park Lions stomped the Prince George D.P. Todd Trojans 107-79. In one of the highest scoring games in provincial ‘AA’ girl’s history, the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions rolled to a 56-28 half time lead, then substituted freely in a game that saw senior guards Kelsey Anonsen score 33. Kymber Gale added 19, Megan Thompson 14, Amanda Stevenson 9, Ashley Stevenson 5, Aly Mackay 6, Laura Morrissey 4, Jenna Will 4, Angela Jay 4, Holly Collicott 3, Anisha Lagah 3 and Kassy Lum 2, while Danielle Vitale and Dana Morch were scoreless. D.P. Todd was led by 5’11” senior centre Jennifer Clyne with 17 points. Jessica Ritchie added 12, Jordan King 10, Amy Morton 9, Meghan Kennedy 9, Jessica Freimuller 9, Sarah Zielke 7, Kelsey Hatcher 6 and Shannon Hoekstra 0. …………………………………………………… The Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens whipped the Kamloops Valleyview Vikings 78-46. The Viqueens led 39-23 at the half, after a few close moments in the first quarter. Nechako demonstrated a strong perimeter shooting game in the early part of the contest, where senior Jessica Wallace contributed all six three-pointers by her team, finishing with a game-high 20 points. Kayla Gwilliam added 18, Katelyn Dittaro 17, Lauren Van Dolah 10, Vanessa Vandelaar 5, Tiffany Thorne 4, Ashley Hutt 2 and Jodi Heavenor 2, while Ali Makin, Janae Gwilliam, Kyla Bokvist, Kacy Fehr and Ashley Gould were scoreless. Cecilia Brar paced Valleyview with 12. Brianna Pound added 11, Kerry Hill 9, Samantha Garret-Petts 4, Coleen Small 4, Christine Tallon 2, Laura Freeman 2, Rachel Lee 1 and Tara Salm 1, while, Megan Angeli, Rylee Fox and Sierra Costanguay were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Prince Rupert Rainmakers defeated the Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 66-56. The Rainmakers poured in 27 first-quarter points and were never behind after jumping out 11-0 in the first few minutes. However, the Panthers only trailed 35-31 at the half, before again slumping in the third quarter. Deanna Dyer paced the Rainmakers with 16. Sarah Williams added 15, Callie Hill 10, Lisa Clifton 10, Brenna Boyle 8, Kelly Nelson 5 and Katelyn Alexander 2, while Kate Christison and Cherylynn Adams were scoreless. Koral Fraser paced the Panthers with 18. Natalie Janssens added 11, Hanna Pawluk 9, Leah Riske 9, Devon Crump 4, Anna Judson 3 and Leah Stowe 2, while Emily Pawluk, Nicole Harris, Jessica Law, Kelley Miller, Josie Ohl and Alena Harrison were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver York House Tigers commenced their bid for a sixth consecutive title by whipping the Invermere David Thompson Lakers 73-37. Jesseca Eng led the Tigers with 15. Stephanie Scott added 13, Robyn Fashler 10, Jennifer Kalil 9, Munny Berar 8, Lisa Grierson 5, Rae-Maryse Laljee 5, Eleni Balomenos 4, Shanlee Johnston 2 and Kim Tom 2, while Pamela Balomenos and Brianne Overton were scoreless. Amber Seel paced David Thompson with 12. Emily Jones added 8, Holly Krasnuik 4, Melanie Carlow 5, Kaleigh Oglestone 3, Bailey Walstrom 2, Caralyn Reisle 2 and Kailey Colonna 2, while Bailey Mitchell, Laurel Tegart and Teryl Brennerman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Prince George Duchess Park Condors clipped the Vernon W.L. Seaton Sonics 55-47. The Condors led 20-11 after a quarter and 32-21 at the half with grade-10 Mercedes Van Koughnett scoring 10 points in the first quarter. Seaton Sonics closed to within three-points well into the fourth quarter. Mercedes Van Koughnett paced Duchess Park with 18. Stephanie Mueller added 12, Marissa Jones 7, Jaysa Power 6, Ashley Piggot 6, Lindsay Zanette 4 and Jennifer Purnell 2, while Megan Christenson, Katelynn Buchner and Sara Christenson were scoreless. Lindsay Lee paced the Sonics with 23. Tonia Ghattas added 8, Anna Stevens 8, Miia Reardon 4, Stephi Husband 2 and Stephanie Barker 2, while Samantha Nuyens, Dena Fiddler, Elise Soderberg, Julianne Brewer, Jennifer Ventresca and Stephanie Roy were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vernon Panthers edged the Victoria St. Michaels Jaguars 57-51 after rallying from a 30-22 deficit at the half. Miranda Wight ignited the rally by catching fire in the second half. Wight scored 13, as did Diane Schuetze and Nikki Golding. Karalyn Forsyth added 6, Ami Strang 6, Margo Fleming 4 and Stephanie Spiller 2, while Brittney Pepper, Rebecca Reichelt, Jen Dickson, Jen Kanester, Jen Bailey, Marlee Tetrault and Miranda Stankiewitz were scoreless. Danielle Denley paced the Jaguars with 13. Lauren Kerr added 12, Diandra Barsalou 11, Ria Mavrikos 8, Jess Harvey 4, Stephanie Bentzon 2 and Liz Weir 2, while Katrina MacIntosh, Angie Hsieh and Kacie Ward were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders dumped the Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 46-33. Monika Starczynowski paced the Crusaders with 12. Megan Scaufele added 12, Sarah-Rose Ehman 10, Amy Beauchamp 8, Kyla McNaughton 2 and Amanda Gares 2, while Marissa Maseko, Blaine Raven, Meaghan Guze, Diana Wilson, Katherine Javier and Lisa Reider were scoreless. Helen Lutes paced the Wildcats with 11. Laura Lutes added 10, Katie Mickolwin 5, Sarah Fraser 5 and Becca Kirkpatrick 2, while Jenny McLennan, Alyssa Hnryk, Kendra Lordly, Caitlin Ehman, Chelsea Walkus and Tamara Sjolie were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions edged the Mission Roadrunners 53-50. Strong rebounding by three Mission players helped keep this game close, but it couldn’t overcome the fact that Pride won the bench scoring battle 22-2 and held a 22-7 margin in points off of turnovers. The game saw eight lead changes; the only real difference was the first-quarter, when Lambrick led 11-5 at the break. Ashley Stevenson paced the Pride with 15. Amanda Stevenson added 14, Megan Thompson 9, Angela Jay 4, Kelsey Anonsen 3, Dana Morch 3, Kassy Lum 3 and Aly Mackay 2, while Kymber Gale, Laura Morrissey and Anisha Lagah were scoreless. Aieisha Luyken led Mission with 17. Elise Lepine added 14, Aurora Goodier 11, Meagan Bagnall 4, Becca Gaukel 2 and Pavan Gurm 2, while Jill Greenshields, Amy Dhaliwal, Sam Fosty and Chelsea Riest were scoreless.
The Prince Rupert Rainmakers edged the Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens 46-40 as senior Sarah Williams scored 18 and pilfered nine ball while helping the Rainmakers overcome a 13-9 deficit after a quarter. The score was knotted at 20 at the half. The defensive minded game continued through the second half, but Prince Rupert held a 14-9 margin in the fourth-quarter to break away at the end. Sarah Williams paced the Rainmakers with 18. Cherylynn Adams added 10, Lisa Clifton 6, Deanna Dyer 6, Katelynn Alexander 4 and Kelly Nelson 2, while Brenna Boyle and Kate Christison were scoreless. Katelyn Dittaro paced the Viqueens (coached by Warren Collum) with 12. Jessica Wallace added 9, Jodi Heavenor 6, Ashley Hutt 6, Vanessa Vandelaar 4 and Kayla Gwilliam 3, while Lauren Van Dolah, Ali Makin, Janae Gwilliam, Kacy Fehr and Tiffany Thorne were scoreless.
The Vancouver York Tigers smashed the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 68-39. The top-seeds dominated from the start as 6-0 Robyn Fashler, 5-11 Lisa Grierson and 5-11 Jennifer Kalil controlled the paint on both ends of the floor. York House led 17-13 after a quarter, then stormed to a 37-21 half-time lead and just kept building on the margin. Along the way they held a 20-2 margin in second-chance points and 23-10 on points after turnovers. Lisa Grierson and Jennifer Kalil each scored 15 to pace York House. Robyn Fashler added 11, Rae-Maryse Laljee 8, Munny Berar 7, Stephanie Scott 7, Kim Tom 2, Jesseca Eng 2 and Eleni Balomenos 1, while Pamela Balomenos, Brianne Overton and Shanlee Johnston were scoreless. Mercedes Van Koughnett led the Condors with 18. Stephanie Mueller added 8, Jaysa Power 5, Megan Christenson 3, Sara Christenson 2, Ashley Piggot 2 and Lindsay Zanette 2, while Jennifer Purnell and Marissa Jones were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Vernon Panthers 46-36. Megan Schaufele paced Holy Cross with 14. Amy Beauchamp added 12, Sarah-Rose Ehman 8, Monika Starczynowski 5, Kyla McNaughton 2, Diana Wilson 2, Katherine Javier 2 and Lisa Reider 1, while Blaine Raven was scoreless. Nikki Golding paced Vernon with 11. Diane Schuetze added 10, Karalyn Forsyth 6, Miranda Wight 5, Margo Fleming 3 and Ami Strang 2, while Rebecca Reichelt, Stephanie Spiller, Brit Pepper and Jen Dickson were scoreless.
In the semis, the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions dumped the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 73-46. Lambrick Park jumped out 20-6 by the quarter and cruised to a 36-12 half-time lead and outscored the Rainmakers by a narrow margin even when substituting in the second-half. Kelsey Anonsen paced Lambrick Park with 18. Amanda Stevenson added 17, Megan Thompson 16, Ashley Stevenson 10, Angela Jay 6, Jenna Will 4 and Dana Morch 2, while Laura Morrissey, Kymber Gale, Anisha Lagah, Aly Mackay and Kassy Lum were scoreless. Cherylynn Adams paced the Rainmakers with 12. Katelynn Alexander added 9, Sarah Williams 7, Brenna Boyle 6, Deanna Dyer 5, Kelly Nelson 3, Kate Christison 2 and Lisa Clifton 2, while Callie Hill was scoreless.
In the other semi, the Vancouver York House Tigers clipped the Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders 46-39. After struggling to mount any offence in the first-half (York House led 32-16) the Holy Cross Crusaders had a 17-7 starting early in the third-quarter, and at one point were within four points early in the fourth-quarter, before York House again took charge down the stretch with a couple of clutch three-pointers by perhaps the youngest player in the entire tournament, grade-nine star Jesseca Eng. Jennifer Kalil paced York House with 18. Lisa Grierson added 11, Stephanie Scott 9, Jenneca Eng 9, Rae-Maryse Laljee 6, Robyn Fashler 3, Eleni Balomenos 2 and Kim Tom 1, while Shanlee Johnston was scoreless. Monika Starczynowski paced Holy Cross with 19. Megan Schaufele added 11, Sarah-Rose Ehman 7, Amy Beauchamp 6, Katherine Javier 3, Lisa Reider 1 and Kyla McNaughton 1, while Blaine Raven and Diana Wilson were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders clobbered the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 74-58. Monika Starczynowski paced the Crusaders with 22. Megan Schaufele added 18, Sarah-Rose Ehman 10, Amy Beauchamp 10, Katherine Javier 8, Lisa Reider 4 and Kyla McNaughton 2, while Marissa Maseko, Blaine Raven, Amanda Gares, Meaghan Guze and Diana Wilson were scoreless. Katelynn Alexander, Sarah Williams and Cherylynn Adams each scored 10 to pace the Condors. Kelly Nelson added 9, Lisa Clifton 9, Brenna Boyle 7 and Kate Christison 3, while Callie Hill and Deanna Dyer were scoreless.
In the final, the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions ended the Vancouver York House Tigers five-year stranglehold on the AA crown by pulling out a 62-59 overtime victory. Kelsey Anonsen hit a driving layup and three free throws in the extra session to pull out the win. Megan Thompson paced Lambrick Park with 23 points on 9-22 from the floor, 5-9 from the line, 7 boards and 8 steals. Kelsey Anonsen scored 15 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Ashley Stevenson notched 9 on 3-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Angela Jay scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Amanda Stevenson scored 5 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 5 boards. Dana Morch added 3 and Aly Mackay 2, while Kymber Gale and Anisha Lagah were scoreless. The Price shot 22-72 (30.6) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 8 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 16 steals. Stephanie Scott paced York House with 21 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Robyn Fashler added 16 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 assists. Lisa Grierson scored 16 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 17 boards. Lisa Grierson scored 4 on 2-14 from the floor and 13 boards. Rae-Maryse Laljee notched 2; while Eleni Balomenos was scoreless while dishing 8 assists and pilfering 4 balls. Brianne Overton, Jesseca Eng, Shanlee Johnston, Munny Berar and Kim Tom were scoreless. The Tigers shot 25-75 from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 18 assists, 25 turnovers and 11 steals.
The bronze medalist Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders: Amy Beauchamp; Sarah Rose Ehman; Meaghan Guze; Katherine Javier; Marissa Maseko; Kyla McNaughton; Blaine Raven; Lisa Reider; Megan Schaufele; Monika Staczynowski; Diana Wilson; coach Elmore Abraham; assistant Steve Beauchamp; manager Casey Leroux
The silver medalist Vancouver York House Tigers: Jesseca Eng; Stephanie Scott; Eleni Balomenos; Pamela Balomenos; Brianne Overton; Robyn Fashler; Shanlee Johnston; Munny Berar; Lisa Grierson; Rae-Maryse Laljee; Jennifer Kalil; Kim Tom; coach Winston Brown; assistant Tina Lum; assistant David Prissinotti; manager Abbie Au; manager Jane Ji
The gold medalist Victoria Lambrick Park Lions: Kelsey Anonsen; Kymber Gale; Megan Thompson; Amanda Stevenson; Ashley Stevenson; Aly Mackay; Jenna Will; Holly Collicott; Laura Morrissey; Anisha Lagah; Angela Jay; Danielle Vitale; Dana Morch; Kassy Lum; coach Rocky Vitale