In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats clocked the 16th-seeded Nakusp Cougars 77-24 after leading 22-0, 42-8 and 58-12 at the quarters. “It was just to play hard, pass properly and work as a team to play as good basketball as you can,” said Wildcat Allison Seinen. “We try to pass and not go in as fast as we normally do and pass it to other players that don’t get as many baskets normally.” Ruth Hamlin paced the Wildcats with 23. Allison Seinen added 16, Junatia Dieleman 12, Kelly Ewald 9, Laura Leffers 8, Lindsey Meints 7 and Nicole Dieleman 2, while Ashlyn Scofield was scoreless. Montana Robins paced the Cougars with 9. Avery Palmer added 5, Sarah Wiseman 4, Kylie Gardner 4 and Nicole Hawe 2, while Jayden Small, Adriel Goodman, Rachel Weibe and Kaillie Reimer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Nanaimo Cedar Community Spartans clipped the 9th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights 64-45 after leading 17-7, 39-22 and 51-31 at the quarters. Megan Cawthorne paced Cedar Community with 26. Jessie Sharratt added 12, Stefanie Talboys 8, Cathy Jordan 7, Jordan Stotts 7 and Hailey Bradley 4, while Eleese Craig, Sarah Kaiwi, Kelsie Nicholls, Michaela King and Chelsea Haugen were scoreless. Abigail Kent and Lauren Krueger each scored 8 to pace the Knights. Carlin Bishop, Chantell Fehr and Rosa Kalashnikoff each added 7. Haley Hopp added 4 and Sophie Goertsen 2, while Shayli Albrecht, Jessica Randhawa, Cheyenne Heidebrecht, Jacqueline Sellers and Amy Hart were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Pemberton Red Devils clocked the 12th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs 74-63 after leading 17-6, 39-23 and 61-38 at the quarters. Lucy Hawksbee paced the Red Devils with 29. Thea Sturdy added 19, Emma Sturdy 9, Emma Chadsey 8, Jenna Wilkins 8, Tachona Jones 4 and Sierra Townley 2, while Juniper Pierre, Shaquel Pierre and Vera Edmonds were scoreless. Sarah Day led the Mustangs with 25. Leaghan Penkala added 14, Olivia Johnson 9, Lauran Lalach 4, Hannah Johnson 2, Siobhan Fitzpatrick 2, Shea Skarbo 2, Jayda Penkala 2, Emma Johnson 2 and Alannah Macaulay 1, while Shadee Kishor, Taya Skarbo and Mikayla Jones were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Princeton Rebels stomped the 13th-seeded Fernie Falcons 75-41 after leading 22-6, 36-19 and 54-30 at the quarters. Julia Reichert paced the Rebels with 22. Ciara Bamford added 16, Angela Marshall 10, Amy Brewer 10, Morgan Reichert 6, Kirsten Haayer 4, Hannah Crawford 3, Courtney Hassell 2 and Mia Crawford 2, while Katelyn Powers, Brianna Musgrove and Kelsey Crawford were scoreless. Emily Scheller led the Falcons (coached by John Mill and Ian Jarrell) with 20. Kaylee Kormilo added 9, Rosemary Kykhuizen 7, Ashley Casault 3, Sarah Gredzuk 2 and Cari-Anne Huisman 1, while Sydney Salvador, Bryce Kniert, Astrid Wallinger, Tanya Lee, Katie Hopkins and Louise Robinson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans crushed the 14th-seeded Fort St. James Falcons 91-36. Katrina Kernaghan and Florence Belanger-Jones each scored 22 to pace the Titans. Nisia Minicucci added 10, Daniela Martin 8, Christina Catliff 8, Kelsey McLean 7, Honor Rozee 6, Lauren Young 6 and Jasmine Somani 2, while Katrina Ross-Ghali and Angela Joannou were scoreless. Ashley St. Jean paced the Falcons with 11, Shelby Legebokoff added 6, Renee Colthorp 5, Mercedes Steeves 4, Jenni Marchal 4, Parker Burck 2, Carmen Bennison 2 and Ashley Bolton 2, while Sally DeMerchant was scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded South Surrey Southridge Storm whacked the 11th-seed Valemont Timberwolves 87-43 after leading 24-7, 42-15 and 73-32 at the quarters. Ashley Andreou paced the Storm with 38. Katie Punia added 13, Lauren Bromage 12, Tanelle Westgard 11, Sarah Galbraith 6, Maria Dindo 3, Louise Podmore 2, Lauren Moretto 1 and Jill Brockman 1, while Emilie Chen and Serena Bonneville were scoreless. Linnaea VanderZwan paced the Timberwolves with 19. Brittany Kerik added 7, Rebecca Lerch 6, Jessica Shalla 6, McKenna Edmond 3 and Sylvia Grigat 2, while Olivia Bruce, Ilaria Cerioni, Haley VanderZwan, Lysa Snow and Tamy Matute were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles whipped the 15th-seeded Vancouver St. John’s Eagles 79-39. “We like to think we have some good leadership and scoring and pride ourselves of having multiple players in double figures,” said Cedars coach Al MacDonald. “Whomever [our opponents] focus in on in a given day, the others pick up the slack. It’s a nice liberty to have as a coach.” Hannah Pudlas paced Cedars Christian with 25. Kayla Gordon added 17, Janene Giesbrecht 14, Melissa Gordon 6, Kayla Eby 6, Nicole Kragt 4, Megan Karpenko 3, Amy Krauss 2 and Shannon Kragt 2, while Karyssa Church was scoreless. Marina Hardy led St. John’s with 20. Amar Khakh added 9, Sabrina Choi 5, Emily Dale-Johnson 4 and Charlotte Yong 1, while Charmaine Paragas, Vanessa Paragas, Laura Tsai, Thien Thien Nguyen, Meaghan Hand, Rachel Diamond-Tremb and Jessica Lin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks dusted the 7th-seeded Cowichan Duncan Christian Chargers 70-51 after leading 13-12, 32-28 and 53-37 at the quarters. Kodiaks’ head coach Arthur de Leeuw said it was a stood start to the tournament. “We’ve met them once before in a cross-zone tournament,” said de Leeuw, adding the Chargers beat them by seven. “It was a very interesting game. We knew who they are and what they’re like. We came out and, I thought, the whole team played very, very well. We’ve got the starting five and the supporting cast and [everybody] was excellent.” Carolyn de Leeuw and Kristen Schouten provided most of the offence for the Kodiaks while Karen Vandergugten dominated the boards. Carolyn de Leeuw paced the Kodiaks with 22. Kristen Schouten added 15, Laura Van Til 14, Alicia Stiksma 6, Miranda Louwerse 4, Karen Vandergugten 4, Laura Kienerker 2, Esther Van Delft 2 and Emma Hansman 1, while Emily Struik was scoreless. Megan Groenendijk paced Duncan Christian with 13. Becky Bazinet added 11, Jess Wikkerink 9, Rachael Bakker 8, Olivia Bakker 5, Robin Thomas 4 and Michell Bark 1, while Eryn Gix and Carli Paterson were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats stomped the 9th-seeded Nanaimo Cedar Community Spartans 94-53 after leading 22-12, 49-15 and 74-32 at the quarters. Ruth Hamblin paced the Wildcats with 26. Allison Seinen added 21, Kelly Ewald 18, Laura Leffers 14, Juanita Dieleman 8 and Lindsay Meints 7, while Nicole Dieleman and Ashlyn Scofield were scoreless. Megan Cawthorne paced the Spartans with 16. Jessie Sharratt added 7, Cathy Jordan 6, Stefanie Talboys 6, Kelsie Nicholls 6 and Jordan Stotts 2, while Eleese Craig, Hailey Bradley, Sarah Kaiwi, Michaela King and Chelsea Haugen were scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Princeton Rebels dispatched the 5th-seeded Pemberton Red Devils 72-63. The Devils trailed by three in the fourth quarter when some unfortunate calls from the officials went Princeton’s way and hampered Pemberton’s comeback efforts. Richman said the Devils filed a formal protest over the game with the tournament director of officiating and later received an apology for the incident. “What was really nice was that they rallied, came back and played good strong basketball the rest of the way,” said Red Devils coach Mike Richman. Meghan Reichert paced the Rebels with 17. Ciara Bamford added 16, Julia Reichert 16, Angela Marshall 15, Mia Crawford 4, Kirsten Haayer 2 and Amy Brewer 2, while Katelyn Powers, Hannah Crawford, Courtney Hassell, Brianna Musgrove and Kelsey Crawford were scoreless. Lucy Hawksbee paced the Red Devils with 30. Thea Sturdy added 17, Emma Sturdy 12, Jenna Wilkins 2 and Emma Chadsey 2, while, Juniper Pierre, Shaquel Pierre, Tachona Jones, Vera Edmonds and Sierra Townley were scoreless.
The 6th-seeded South Surrey Southridge Storm stunned the 3rd-seeded West Vancouver Mulgrave Titans 72-57 after leading 21-11, 36-20 and 54-36 at the quarters. Ashley Andreou the Storm with 29. Sarah Galbraith added 16, Katie Punia 14, Tanelle Westgard 6, Jill Brockman 4 and Lauren Bromage 4, while Emilie Chen, Lauren Moretto, Maria Dindo and Louise Podmore were scoreless. Kelsey McLean paced the Titans with 18. Nisia Minicucci, who was chosen defensive player of the tournament, added 14, Florence Belanger-Jones 11, Katrina Kernaghan 10, Katrina Ross-Ghali 2 and Lauren Young 2, while Honor Rozee, Jasmine Somani, Daniela Martin, Angela Joannu and Christina Catliff were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles stomped the 10th-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks 78-52 after leading 27-16, 41-24 and 59-45 at the quarters. “We’ve never played them before so we just wanted to come out strong,” said guard Kayla Gordon. “Our school was here to cheer us on so that was really fun. … They play a very fast game and any turnover they would make us pay so we had to take care of the ball. We were finishing a lot, even though we missed some, but we did make them count and they missed some, struggling a little bit to capitalize.” The Eagles trailed 18-16 when coach Al MacDonald called a timeout. “I think we just got a little bit tired and had a couple of girls in foul trouble early,” said Gordon. “After that I think we just regained our composure and won it back on the defence and then it started happening for us on offence.” MacDonald said Gordon “had a solid first half and outstanding second half. Defensive energy is one of the strengths of her game and you can see it get contagious with the rest of them. She gets touches and steals and it causes a lot of headaches for the other team.” A steal and drive down the court by Gordon for a transition layout energized the Eagles in the third quarter. Gordon also had back-to-back steals late in the fourth quarter when Credo was pressing on offence. “We had a better finish,” said MacDonald. “Sometimes what defines the better teams is being able to finish offensively.” Kayla Gordon paced the Eagles with 33. Hannah Pudlas added 16, Janene Giesbrecht 8, Kayla Eby 7, Shannon Kragt 4, Amy Krauss 4, Megan Karpenko 2, Melissa Gordon 2 and Nicole Kragt 2, while Karyssa Church was scoreless. Laura Van Til led the Kodiaks with 18. Carolyn de Leeuw added 15, Kristen Schouten 11, Miranda Louwerse 5, Alicia Stiksma 2 and Emma Hansman 1, while Laura Kienerker, Karen Vandergugten, Emily Struik and Esther Van Delft were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Houston Christian Wildcats clocked the 4th-seeded Princeton Rebels 76-50 after leading 21-6, 40-30 and 58-34 at the quarters. Ruth Hamblin paced the Wildcats with 31. Laura Leffers added 15, Lindsay Mients 11, Allison Seinen 9, Kelly Ewald 6 and Juanita Dieleman 2, while Ashlyn Scofield and Nicole Dieleman were scoreless. Julia Reichert led the Rebels with 14. Angela Marshall added 10, Ciara Bamford 9, Morgan Reichert 7, Hannah Crawford 6, Kirsten Haayer 2 and Courtney Hassell 2, while Katelyn Powers, Amy Brewer, Brianna Musgrove, Kelsey Crawford and Mia Crawford were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles dispatched the 6th-seeded South Surrey Southridge Storm 73-61. The Eagles led 19-17 after one quarter. The Storm led 36-33 at the half. The Eagles led 55-44 after three quarters. “We just got a lot of passes and good, smart plays and everyone stepped up on defence,” said Grade 10 Cedars guard Hannah Pudlas. The Eagles kept two defenders back to stymie the Storm’s transition game in the second half. Hannah Pudlas paced the Eagles with 27. Kayla Gordon added 18, Kayla Eby 12, Shannon Kragt 9, Megan Karpenko 4, Melissa Gordon 2 and Janene Giesbrecht 1, while Nicole Kragt and Amy Krauss were scoreless. Ashley Andreou paced the Storm with 37. Katie Punia added 10, Lauren Bromage 6, Sarah Galbraith 4, Lauren Moretto 2 and Tanelle Westgard 2, while Emilee Chen, Maria Dindo, Jill Brockman and Louise Podmore were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Princeton Rebels defeated the 6th-seeded South Surrey Southridge Storm 66-60. The Storm led 15-14 after one quarter. The Rebels led 29-26 at the half and 50-43 after three quarters. Storm coach Paul Chiarenza has been in a lot of third-place games. “It’s usually the team that thought it had the best chance at first place that has the toughest time coming back, and getting ready for the third-place game,” he said. “After our second game, I think that’s when the girls realized that they could win the whole thing. And Princeton, I think they probably knew they’d be playing for third as soon as they drew Houston in the semifinals. The feeling I think the girls will remember, more than anything, will be that feeling off waking up the day after beating Mulgrave, and knowing they were one of the best four teams in the province. They represented themselves so well.” Ciara Bamford paced the Rebels with 24. Julia Reichert added 16, Angela Marshall 13, Mia Crawford 6, Morgan Reichert 4, Kirsten Haayer 2 and Hannah Crawford 1, while Katelyn Powers, Amy Brewer, Courtney Hassell, Brianna Musgrove and Kelsey Crawford were scoreless. Ashley Andreou paced the Storm (coached by Paul Chiarenza, assisted by Robyn Sneath) with 24. Lauren Bromage added 18, Sarah Galbraith 6, Tanelle Westgard 5, Katie Punia 4, Lauren Moretto 2 and Jill Brockman 1, while Emilie Chen, Maria Dindo and Louise Podmore were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Houston Wildcats dusted the 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 80-63 after leading 19-10, 38-24 and 60-41 at the quarters. Oregon State-bound Ruth Hamblin paced the Wildcats with 27. Kelly Ewald added 18, Allison Seinen 17, Lindsey Meints 13, Nicole Dieleman 3 and Laura Leffers 2, while Juanita Dieleman and Ashlyn Scofield were scoreless. Kayla Gordon led the Eagles with 18. Janene Giesbrecht added 14, Hannah Pudlas 9, Shannon Kragt 7, Kayla Eby 5, Megan Karpenko 4, Melissa Gordon 2 and Nicole Kragt 2, while Amy Krauss and Karyssa Church were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Princeton Rebels: Julia Reichert; Ciara Bamford; Angela Marshall; Amy Brewer; Morgan Reichert; Kirsten Haayer; Hannah Crawford; Courtney Hassell; Mia Crawford; Katelyn Powers; Brianna Musgrove; Kelsey Crawford; coach Rob Marshall; coach Colleen Stevens
The silver medalist Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles: Hannah Pudlas; Kayla Gordon; Janene Giesbrecht; Melissa Gordon; Kayla Eby; Nicole Kragt; Megan Karpenko; Amy Krauss; Shannon Kragt; Karyssa Church; coach Al MacDonald; assistant Randy Strybos
The champion Houston Christian Wildcats: Ruth Hamlin; Allison Seinen; Junatia Dieleman; Kelly Ewald; Laura Leffers; Lindsey Meints; Nicole Dieleman; Ashlyn Scofield; coach Wendell Ewald; assistance Clarence Meints