In the opening round, held in Sparwood: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles (North Central-1) dusted the 14th-seeded Lumby Charles Bloom Timberwolves, coached by Devin Tyssen and Andrew Calado, (Okanagan-4) 74-47. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans (Lower Mainland-1) nipped the 11th-seeded Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers (Vancouver Island-1) 39-36. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs (Okanagan-3) dumped the 10th-seeded Sparwood Spartans (Kootenay-2) 60-44 after leading 11-5, 29-19 and 45-31 at the quarters. Erin Jacobs and Lauren Lalach each scored 14 to pace the Mustangs. Siobhan Fitzpatrick added 9, Olivia Johnson 7, Taya Skarbo 6, Leaghan Penkala 6, Jessica Martindale 2 and Alannah Macaulay 2, while Schyla Courtorielle, Sarah Day, Emelia Obedkoff and Kayla Fish were scoreless. Ana Robb led the Spartans with 18. Alicia Matt added 10, Tiffany Anderson 7, Alyssa Rivard 6, Jade Sander 2 and Kelsey Billey 1, while, Taylor Nelson, Chelsee Anderson, Alisa Marchi, Maureen Nadeau and Anna Reistoroff were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Christian Knights, coached by Mark Veerman, (Fraser Valley-1) clubbed the 15th-seeded Burns Lake Lakes District Lakers, coached by Garth O`Meara and Bob Watts, (North Central-3) 76-37 after leading 25-7, 47-23 and 65-31 at the quarters. Viv Veerman paced the Knights with 19. Jen Ridder added 15, Steph Ridder 14, Jenna Vos 10, Karli McGrail 8, Chanelle Steenkamp 4, Jordyn Dyck 4 and Janelle Hay 2, while Sara Veerman and Rebekah Van Huizen were scoreless. Rachelle Stackney paced the Lakers with 13. Amanda Strimbold added 8, Katie Watts 8, Janelle O`Meara 4, Raeanne O`Meara 3 and Jessica Strizich 1, while Katerina Van Home and Kathleen Milinazzo were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Valemount Timberwolves (North Central-2) smacked the 9th-seeded Fernie Falcons, coached by John Mill and Geoff Lamothe, (Kootenay-1) 66-51 after leading 19-8, 30-16 and 45-35 at the quarters. Linnaea VanderZwan paced the Timberwolves with 14. Nina Grigat added 13, Haley VanderZwan 10, Stacy Duncan 9, Coral Hogg 8, Sylvia Grigat 5, Kristen Prosser 4 and Tamey Wood 3, while Stephanie Blanco, Rita Gonella and Natasha Frank were scoreless. Bryce Kniert paced the Falcons with 22. Rosemary Dykhuizen added 14, Emilie Mann 6, Katie Hopkins 5, Shauna Taylor 2 and Justin Yuszko 2, while Shae-Lynn Shepherd, Sarah Gredzuk, Jordan Joseph, Hanna McIntyre and Lindsey Hill were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats (Northwest-1) whipped the 16th-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm, coached by Emily Wright, (Fraser Valley-3) 78-49 after leading 21-7, 41-21 and 64-38 at the quarters. Allison Seinen paced the Wildcats with 19. Kelly Ewald added 16. Lyndsey Meints 9, Ruth Hamblin 8, Dani Opdendries 7, Merissa DeLege 6, Juanita Dieleman 4 and Laura Leffers 4, while 4 points were unallocated. Sydney Makonichuk was scoreless. Ashley Andreou paced the Storm with 22. Lauren Moretto added 7, Lindsay Mosher 6, Jill Brockman 5, Katie Punia 4, Sarah Galbraith 2 and Allie Spencer 2, while 1 point was unallocated. Toryce Westgard, Jasmine Buttar, Lauren Bromage, Lindsay Mosher and Tanelle Westgard were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames (Fraser Valley-2) stunned the 4th-seeded Ashcroft Golden Rams (Okanagan-1) 87-73. Ashcroft led 23-22 after one quarter. The Flames led 45-43 at the half and 65-61 after three quarters. Janelle Taekema paced the Flames with 27. Lucy Gouwenberg added 26, Mandy Van Muyen 11, Samantha Luteyn 11, Jade McGhee 10 and Maryssa VandenBrink 2, while Marissa Vink, Laura Post, Kelsey Collie, Sarah Grisnich and Kristen Buytendrop were scoreless. Marlie Rittinger and Catalina Oitzl each scored 14 to pace the Rams. Miranda Smith added 11, Ginelle Talarico 8, Shanna Paulos 8, Chrissy Cumming 8, Jenny Beckett 6 and Kristie Dost 4, while Ann Lim, Megan Bohn, Christina Hayes and Hannah Minnabarret were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights (Okanagan-2) crushed the 12th-seeded Pemberton Red Devils 73-52, coached by Mike Richman (Lower Mainland-2) after leading 17-11, 31-30 and 49-48 at the quarters. Cammi Taron paced the Knights with 26. Kelsi Taron added 19, Jessica Marees 10, Carlin Bishop 5, Anina Morris 4, Jessica Randhawn 4, Jenina McKenzie 4 and Chantelle Fehr 3, while Abigail Kent, Lauren Krueger, Jacqueline Sellers, Amy Bloomfield and Sophie Goertsen were scoreless. Lucy Hawksbee paced the Red Devils with 20. Thea Sturdy added 11, Emma Chudsey 10, Kitty Norman 9 and Sierra Townley 2, while Shaquel Pierre, Emma Sturdy and Jenna Wilkins were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles stomped the 6th-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans 71-53 after leading 21-8, 43-30 and 59-37 at the quarters. Kayla Gordon scored 22 to pace the Eagles. Karly Goertzen added 17, Janene Giesbrecht 10, Courtney Reich 8, Christie Pudlas 7, Alanna MacDonald 5 and Kayla Eby 2, while Nicole Musey and Amy Krauss were scoreless. Katrina Kernaghan led the Titans with 16. Kelsey McLean added 12, Nisia Minicucci 9, Laura Blair 4, Tirijeh Mazaheri 4, Florence Belanger-Rose 3, Sierra Bharma 3 and Theresa Volkmann 2, while Victoria Ong, Jasmine Somani and Lauren Young were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Christian Knights dispatched the 7th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs 98-34 after leading 19-10, 36-16 and 68-27 at the quarters. Steph Ridder led the Knights with 26. Viv Veerman added 25, Jenna Vos 11, Jen Ridder 9, Chanelle Steenkamp 9, Karli McGrail 7, Jordyn Dyck 7, Janelle Hay 2 and Sara Veerman 2, while Rebecca Van Huizen was scoreless. Taya Skarbo paced the Mustangs with 8. Lauren Lalach added 6, Jessica Martindale 5, Erin Jacobs 4, Kayla Fish 4, Olivia Johnson 2, Siobhan Fitzpatrick 2, Schyla Courtorielle 2 and Leaghan Penkala 1, while Alannah Macaulay, Sarah Day and Emelia Obedkoff were scoreless.
The top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats crushed the 8th-seeded Valemount Timberwolves 82-35 after leading 25-2, 45-10 and 68-26 at the quarters. Ruth Hamblin paced the Wildcats with 19. Dani Opdendries added 18, Allison Seinen 16, Kelley Ewald 12, Juanita Dieleman 10, Marissa Delege 4, Lyndsey Meints 2 and Laura Leffers 1, while Ashlyn Scofield, Krystal Jaarsma, Nicole Deileman and Sydney Makonichuk were scoreless. Stacey Duncan paced the Timberwolves with 14. Coral Hogg added 5, Nina Grigat 5, Linnaea VanderZwan 4, Haley VanderZwan 3, Tamey Wood 3 and Sylvia Grigat 1, while Stephanie Blanco, Rita Gonella, Kristen Prosser and Natasha Frank were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights eliminated the 13th-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames 68-54 after leading 21-9, 34-24 and 48-36 at the quarters. Cammi Taron paced the Knights with 22. Kelsi Taron added 16, Jessica Marees 13, Chantelle Fehr 8, Jenina McKenzie 5 and Jessica Randhawn 4, while Anina Morris, Abigail Kent, Carlin Bishop, Lauren Krueger, Jacqueline Sellers, Amy Bloomfield and Sophie Goertsen were scoreless. Many Van Muyen paced the Flames with 21. Lucy Gouwenberg added 17, Janelle Taekema 8, Samantha Luteyn 6 and Jad McGhee 2, while Laura Post, Kelsey Collie, Marissa Vink, Maryssa VandenBrink, Sarah Grisnich and Kirsten Butendorp were scoreless.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles upset the 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Christian Knights 80-76, after leading 26-14 after one quarter and 39-29 at the half. The score was knotted at 51 after three quarters. “It was an amazing game, it was back and forth the whole game,” said Eagles coach Randy Strybos. “It came down to the last few possessions to decide it.” Kayla Gordon, a Grade 10 forward, along with Christie Pudlas, a Grade 12 guard, came through for Cedars at the free throw line late in the game when the Wildcats were forced to foul. “We came back and matched them basket-for-basket, 3-pointer-for-3-pointer,” said Strybos. “We made a few buckets and a few free throws near the end. Kayla Gordon sealed it. She had 32 points as the player of the game, one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen.” Pudlas added 20 for the Eagles, while Karly Goertzen scored 14, Courtney Reich 11 and Janene Giesbrecht 3. Nicole Musey, Amy Krauss, Kayla Eby and Alanna MacDonald were scoreless. Viv Veerman paced the Knights with 30. Jen Ridder added 14, Jenna Vos 11, Karli McGrail 9, Chanelle Steenkamp 7, Sara Veerman 3 and Jordyn Dyck 2, while Janelle Hay, Steph Ridder and Rebekah VanHuizen were scoreless.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats squashed the 5th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights 79-56 after leading 27-10, 47-27 and 63-39 at the quarters. Ruth Hambling paced the Wildcats with 29. Allison Seinen added 27, Dani Opdendries 10, Merissa DeLege 6, Laura Leffers 5 and Kelly Ewald 2, while Lyndsey Meints, Juanita Dieleman, Ashlyn Scofield, Krystal Jaarsma, Nicole Deileman and Sydney McKonichuk were scoreless. Jessica Marees paced the Knights with 20. Kelsi Taron added 10, Cammi Taron 8, Jenina McKenzie 7, Anina Morris 6, Jacqueline Sellers 2 and Carlin Bishop 2, while Jessica Randhawn, Chantelle Fehr, Lauren Krueger, Amy Bloomfield and Sophie Goertsen were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights edged the 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Christian Knights 63-61. Abbotsford Christian led 17-14, 30-28 and 51-42 at the quarters. Cammi Taron paced Kelowna Christian with 28. Kelsi Taron added 14, Jenina McKenzie 10, Anina Morris 6 and Jessica Marees 5, while Jessica Randhawn, Chantelle Fehr, Abigail Kent, Carlin Bishop, Lauren Krueger, Jacqueline Sellers, Amy Bloomfield and Sophie Goertsen were scoreless. Viv Veerman paced Abbotsford Christian with 15. Jenna Vos added 11, Steph Ridder 9, Karli McGrail 7, Sara Veerman 6, Chanelle Steenkamp 6, Jen Ridder 5 and Jordyn Dyck 2, while Janelle Hay and Rebecca Van Huizen were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats dusted the 3rd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 75-48 after leading 22-16, 43-28 and 58-40 at the quarters. The Wildcats were led by 6-5 Team B.C. player Ruth Hamblin, who dominated the first half. “We just didn’t have a match-up there that could really take care of her,” Eagles assistant coach Al MacDonald said. “We did everything in the book in order to stop her but she’s just a special player. Apparently, she has even had some [junior] national team interest.” The Eagles stayed with the Wildcats in the first quarter but the Wildcats soon took command. “Their coaches really worked on making sure they’re not just a one-option team,” MacDonald said. “If you had to lose to a team, they were the one to lose to.” MacDonald said having two northern-based teams in the final was “great. Houston is close, and they came to town a couple times [for tournaments]. We have to give a little shout out to the Prince George teams that invited us to their tournaments to help us prepare. That was a cordial thing and much appreciated. … We had a really good run. We’re pretty pleased with the silver medal. It’s special. The girls worked hard and the whole team and the community is pretty proud.” Ruth Hamblin paced the Wildcats with 28. Dani Opdendries added 1, Allison Sienen 13, Marissa DeLege 8, Kelly Ewald 7 and Laura Leffers 3, while Lyndsey Meints, Juanita Dieleman and Sydney Makonichuk were scoreless. Karly Goertzen led the Eagles with 24. Kayla Gordon added 14, Christie Pudlas 2, Janene Geisbrecht 2, Kayla Eby 2, Courtney Reich 2 and Alannah MacDonald 2, while Niole Musey and Amy Krauss were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Kelowna Christian Knights: Cammi Taron; Kelsi Taron; Jessica Marees; Carlin Bishop; Anina Morris; Jessica Randhawn; Jenina McKenzie; Chantelle Fehr; Abigail Kent; Lauren Krueger; Jacqueline Sellers; Amy Bloomfield; Sophie Goertsen; coach Rob Robinson
The silver medalist Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles: Karly Goertzen; Kayla Gordon; Janene Geisbrecht; Alanna MacDonald; Christie Pudlas, Kayla Eby; Niole Musey; Amy Krzuss; Courtney Reich; coach Randy Strybos; assistant Al MacDonald
The gold medalist Houston Christian Wildcats: Ruth Hamblin; Dani Opdendries; Merissa DeLege; Allison Seinen; Kelly Ewald; Lyndsey Meints; Juanita Dieleman; Laura Leffers; Sydney Makonichuk; Ashlyn Scofield; Krystal Jaarsma; Nicole Deileman; coach Wendell Ewald; assistant Clarence Meints