In the opening round, held in Langley: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Bella Coola Acwsalcta Thunder clocked the 16th-seeded Grand Fords Wolves 82-48 after leading 35-10, 51-21 and 64-32 at the quarters. Ayanna Parr led the Thunder with 29 (according to a very poorly kept box score). Kashlyn Mack added 25, Annika Parr 14, Skylene Andy 10 and Tiara Milton 4, while Lakiesha Pootlass, Shaylen Moody and Kaylee Cahoose were scoreless. Natalie Sjoden paced the Wolves (coach Mike Mathison) with 22. Kenna MacGregor added 14, Harjot Khera 6, Samara Profili 3, Lexi DeVries 2 and Hailey Perrot 1, while Addy Filipek and Kali Romaine were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Vancouver St. John’s School Eagles defeated the 9th-seeded New Westminster John Knox Christian Hawks 68-63 after leading 23-17, 42-35 and 58-52 at the quarters. Kareena Sandhu led the Eagles with 22. Liv Sveinson added 13, Elena Irnakis 13, Reet Cheema 6, Ayva Nguyen 4, Lucy Tu 3, Claire Tao 2, Tanvir Mundra 2? and Allie Mar? 1, while 1 point was unallocated, while Anna Li, Julie Xu, Kaitlyn Brown and Lisa Sun were scoreless. Hannah Young paced the Hawks with 25. Ella Ducklow added 10, Julianne Kupferschmid 9, Patricia Ye 8, Jordina Joshua 7 and Ciara Khan 4, while Selena Kao, Carly Kupferschmid, Samantha Herfst, Kaitlyn Bliss, Joanna Sun, Panya Kuo and Devyn Gray were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens clipped the 13th-seeded Kelowna Aberdeen Hall Gryphons 42-31. The Gryphons led 12-6 after one quarter and 17-16 at the half. The Viqueens led 29-21 after three quarters but their defensive pressure limited the Gryphons to just 19 points in the final three quarters. Mya Hutt paced the Viqueens with 15. Ariana Scott-Unger added 12, Abby Dykstra 11 and Morgan Van Dolah 4, while Charity Schumann, Chyler Knackstedt, Emily Friesen, Hillary Fast, Lyric Kessler, Bryton Bangs, Aurorah Wiebe and Aurora MacGillivray were scoreless. Lily Allen led the Gryphons with 17. Kapri Pike added 5, Rebecca Wiesenthal 4, Peyton Betker 3 and Olivia Melanson 2, while Addison Zacharias, Anna Melvin, Charlie Knight, Jaida Assam and Taran Khunkhun were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Smithers Ebenezer Reformed Christian Timbers dispatched the 5th-seeded Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers 50-44. The Trail Blazers led 14-13 after one quarter. The Timbers led 22-14 at the half and 34-31 after three quarters. They closed out the affair with an 8-0 run. Miriam Penninga paced the Timbers with 17. Megan Bisschop added 11, Madison Raap 11, Kenzie Vandergaag 9 and Crystal Verhelst 2, while Rebecca Dykstra, Kylie Bisschop, Sophia Lievaart, Neveah Schouten, Melissa Dykstra, Hannah Penninga and Renae Vanderpol were scoreless. Gabby Kingsley led the Trail Blazers (coach Brianne Quist) with 18. Coby Campbell added 15, Renee Vanderkooi 7, Danaca Brand 2 and Sophia Herring 2, while Shae Robinson, Audrey Miller, Lyric Estes, Ellah Rowett, Bella Humble, Naomi George, Aliyah Quist, Helanna Kamerman and Anika Jorgensen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles torched the 15th-seeded Victoria St. Margaret’s Cardinals 88-34 after leading 16-12, 39-16 and 64-25 at the quarters. Eagles coach Jordan Johnson told Varsity Letters that “it was good to get that first one out of the way. A lot of our girls are first-time here. Shake off the nerves and hopefully now get into a rhythm.” Johnson added that player of the game Cadence Hooft is “a workhorse for us. She does the hard stuff, the gritty things, the rebounding. She’s very physical inside for us.” Cadence Hooft paced the Eagles with 28. Chloe McEwan added 23, Maeli Kelsh 15, Ana Davis 14, Sofija Johnson 5 and Olivia Bluemink 3, while Avery Lodge, Danielle Wagner, Abi Popovic were scoreless. Abby Nicholson led the Cardinals (coach Dawn Ranns, coach Jeanine Stannard) with 16. Ciara McKenzie added 13, Emme Ghinis 4 and Laila Nisula 1, while Nadi Ojougboh, Mackenzie Rendell, Aileena Fu, Kate Joy were scoreless and Guillian Rojas Sabaja and Willow Weber were scratches. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs clocked the 7th-seeded Delta Southpoint Academy Titans 82-52. The Mustangs led 18-15 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 33 at the half. The Mustangs exploded for a 22-0 run in the third quarter and led 60-40 heading into the final frame. Lotte Kruger paced the Mustangs with 22. Sloane Fuglestveit added 19, Taylor Robertson 11, Ellie Bridge 10, Myla Wallace 9, Lucy MacKenzie 4, Laynee Van De Sype 2 and Angie Palovic 1, while 1 point was unallocated, and Caroline De Souza and Marina Duarte were scoreless. Natalia Postolka paced the Titans with 18. Priyanka Moodliar added 14, Nistara Uppal 8, Sehva Heer 7, Claire Beveridge 2, Charlotte Wildgrove 2 and Ariana Tejeda Sadat 2, (one point overallocation), while Amira Grewal, Emma Lee, Priscilla Mok, Erica Wiebe, Caitlyn Chen, Meredith Young, Smichmeet Dubb and Sofia Montes were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals stunned the 3rd-seeded Duncan Christian Chargers 69-40 after leading 21-12, 26-24 and 47-29 at the quarters. Royals coach James Horner told Varsity Letters that “we knew we were under-seeded. Last year we finished 8th in the tournament, and we improved and brought back a lot of our players. We just had an up and down year with some girls playing volleyball and haven’t had the normal trajectory and results that you can have. … (A lower seeding helped). “We were supposed to lose, it’s ok: we don’t have to worry about the results, we just have to worry about playing our game. If shots fall, they fall. The girls bought into that. … We just controlled the ball well, passed around their zone and found the open person, whether that was a shot or down from the post. We were scoring multiple ways in our half-court set and that is what the difference was.” Ameya McEwan led the Royals with 25. Abigail Horner added 18, Danae Jaarsma 12, Ally Boonstra 6, Morgan Hamhuis 6 and Emma Butler 2, while Kate Bree, Emily Boonstra, Anna Koopmans and Ashtyn Gingras were scoreless. Ella Thornley led the Chargers (coach Michele Nederlof) with 10. Eliana Ayensu added 10, Sarah Monahan 8, Addie Nederlof 4, Naomi Gary 3, Petra Wall 2, Janelle Sharpe 2 and Ava Dollman 1, while Noah Pridham, Adessa Fitzpatrick, Katelyn Henry, Adora Heide, Chloe Mullet and Abby Wikkerink were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the last opening round match, the 6th-seeded Abbotsford Dasmesh Falcons pounded the 11th-seeded Vancouver King David Lions 56-36 after leading 10-8, 29-19 and 38-23 at the quarters. Falcons coach Taneesh Sran told Varsity Letters that “they were just so eager. Throughout the summer, all of them put in work. Our work ethic got us here. They are all hard workers and dogs on defence.” Gurjaan Mahal paced the Falcons with 28? (a poorly kept box score). Gurnoor Mahal added 11, Japreet Mahal 9, Harsahej Buttar 4, Veerahn Brar 2 and Andopbir Grewal 2, while Mandeep Sandhu, Ekam Toor, Jiya Toor, Chahat Kaila and Jasmeet Dhaliwal were scoreless. Davey Kallner paced the Lions (coach Rachel Bugis) with 14. Laylah Bronstein added 9, Sierra Brosgall 7, Madison Bar-Dayan?4 and Hannah Pressman-Chikiar 2, while Eleanor Mitchell, Danielle Agulyansky, Sharon Tanne and Shayna Kallner were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Bella Coola Acwsalcta Thunder dispatched the 8th-seeded Vancouver St. John’s School Eagles 72-58 after leading 14-2 early and 25-10, 39-24 and 52-43 at the quarters. Thunder assistant Jordan Andersson told Varsity Letters that Annika Parr “is a baller through and through. She just breathes basketball. It’s in her blood. I’d expect nothing less from her. … We had some calls that didn’t go the way that we were hoping, but they pushed through, without some of their top players. Being able to perform with that on your shoulders is remarkable.” Annika Parr paced the Thunder with 34. Kashlyn Mack added 16, Ayanna Parr 8, Skylene Andu 8, Kaylee Cahoose 4 and Lakiesha Pootlass 2, while Shaylen Moody and Tiara Milton were scoreless. Liv Sveinson led the Eagles with 28. Kareena Sandhu added 15, Eleni Irinakis 11 and Ayva Nguyen 4, while Tanvir Mundra, Anna Li, Reet Cheema, Lucy Tu, Claire Tao, Allie Mar, Julie Xu, Kaitlyn Brown and Lisa Sun were scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens clipped the 12th-seeded Smithers Ebenezer Reformed Christian Timbers 47-33. The Viqueens led 6-4 after one quarter. The Timber sled 15-13 at the half. The score was knotted at 23 after three quarters. The Viqueens took command with a 14-6 run to open the final frame. Viqueens coach Brad Van Dolah told Varsity Letters that player of the game Morgan Van Dolah is “a great defender. She finishes well around the hoop. She brings a lot of energy to our team. She really is kind of our backbone and brings a lot of the things we need to win. … The thing I really like about our team is just our ability to persevere through adversity. We’re a young team, so we’re still learning. The girls did a really good job of working through that, when things weren’t going well. They continued to push hard and play, and it gave us a great result.” Abby Dykstra paced the Viqueens with 13. Mya Hutt added 9, Morgan Van Dolah 8, Ariana Scott-Unger 6, Bryton Bangs 5, Lyric Kessler 4 and Emily Friesen 2, while Charity Schumann, Chyler Knackstedt, Hillary Fast, Aurorah Wiebe and Aurora MacGillivray were scoreless. Madison Raap led the Timbers (coach Magneson) with 10. Kenzie Vandergaag added 9, Hannah Penninga 8, Miriam Penninga 4 and Meghan Bisschop 2, while Rebecca Dykstra, Kylie Bisschop, Sophia Lievaart, Neveah Schouten, Melissa Dykstra, Crystal Verhelst and Renae Vanderpol were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles torched the 10th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs 72-38 after leading 19-7, after capitalizing on an 11-0 run, 36-20 and 55-32 at the quarters. Eagles coach Jordan Johnson told Varsity Letters that forward Cadence Hooft “plays one through five. We’ll put her on as a point guard on the press, and we can use her in any matchup. She’s almost like a Nikola Jokic for our team. She just brings so many different aspects, and we use her in all of them. … I like the fact that we have a bunch of grade 10’s and young kids. You don’t know how they’re going to come out in certain moments, but they were just relaxed and focused on our game plan and played basketball like normal. I was really, really happy with our poise. We had a balanced attack, we hit from outside, we hit from inside, and we played connected as a team.” Cadence Hooft paced the Eagles with 23. Maeli Kelsh added 14, Ana Davis 12, Chloe McEwan 9, Olivia Bluemink 7, Sofija Johnson 5 and Danielle Wagner 2, while Avery Lodge and Abi Popovic were scoreless. Taylor Robertson led the Mustangs (coach Katie Van de Sype) with 9. Ellie Bridge added 8, Sloane Fuglestvejt 6, Myla Wallace 5, Lotte Kruger 5, Caroline De Souza 2, Lucy McKenzie 2 and Angie Pavlovic 1, while Laynee Van De Sype, Marina Duarte and Shaelyn Blah-Cunby were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Abbotsford Dasmesh Punjabi School Falcons edged the 14th-seeded Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals 52-49. The Falcons led 17-8 after one quarter. The Royals led 27-23 at the half and 40-33 after three quarters. Falcon Gurjaan Mahal notched the game-winning trey with 1.8 seconds on the clock. Falcons coach Taneesh Kaur Sran told Varsity Letters that “we didn’t know which play we wanted to run. This was a new one we’ve been working on. For Gurjaan, she’s in grade 10. She’s a shooter. She was getting nervous, but we said, ‘We believe in you. No matter what, put it all out there.’ She had her feet set, and she just launched it and went in. They deserve it, our whole team worked their tails off. … The whole season, we’ve been talking about making the semifinals. This was our goal. They’re just ready to step up and work hard and do anything they can to put it all out there.” Gurnoor Mahal paced the Falcons with 23. Gurjaan Mahal added 21, Japreet Mahal 3, Harsahej Buttar 3 and Andopbir Grewal 2, while Mandeep Sandhu, Veerahn Brar, Ekam Toor, Jiya Toor, Chahat Kaila and Jasmeet Dhaliwal were scoreless. Ameya McEwen paced the Royals (coach James Horner) with 27. Danae Jaarsma added 9, Morgan Hamhuis 6, Abigail Horner 5 and Ally Boonstra 4, while Kate Bree, Emily Boonstra, Anna Koopmans, Emma Butler and Ashtyn Gingras were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Bella Coola Acwsalcta Thunder dusted the 4th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens 71-49 after leading 18-14, 33-31 and 50-38 at the quarters. Thunder assistant Jonas Anderson told Varsity Letters that sisters Ayanna and Annika Parr are “the dynamic duo. They train together, they ball together, they just put so many hours in that are unseen. I work with them personally, so I can tell you they take a lot of shots. Finally, in that second half, Ayanna turned into a flamethrower. She was hitting threes throughout the third and fourth, that really spaced the floor up for us to drive and get that easy dish inside. … Shoutout to the scorer’s table, they were giving us live stats, and that’s very helpful because we looked at our numbers and our rebounding wasn’t there. We were taking a lot of threes, and they weren’t dropping, so we told the girls to turn the other team into shooters, and we’ll drive. Just flip the script, just fight for the rebound when they shoot it, and sure enough, our rebounding went up.” Annika Parr paced the Thunder with 28, along with 20 boards. Ayanna Parr added 25, along with 10 boards and 7 steals, Kashlyn Mack 16 and Skylene Andy 2, while Lakiesha Pootlass, Shaylen Moody, Tiara Milton and Kaylee Cahoose were scoreless. Abby Dykstra and Ariana Scott-Unger each scored 10 to pace the Viqueens. Scott-Unger nabbed 13 boards. Morgan Van Dolah scored 8, Mya Hutt 8, Lyric Kessler 4, Bryton Bangs 4, Charity Schumann 3 and Emily Friesen 2, while Chler Knackstedt, Hillary Fast, Aurorah Wiebe and Aurora Macgillivray were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles torched the 6th-seeded Abbotsford Dasmesh Punjabi School Falcons 71-33 after leading 15-5, 31-22 and 55-30 at the quarters. The Eagles held the Falcons scoreless for first four minutes and the first six minutes of the second half, and scoreless for the first seven minutes of the final frame. Eagles coach Jordan Johnson told Varsity Letters “that sure puts a lot less pressure on us. That’s what we have to do, rely on defence.” Chloe McEwan said “having people that can rebound like we do, you get more opportunities to score. That’s really big.” Sofija Johnson said “I feel like our team, we’re really balanced. Any night can be anyone’s night. So when I’m not hitting, I’m looking for my teammates. No matter what, someone’s going to show up.” Chloe McEwan paced the Eagles with 22. Cadence Hooft added 14, Sofija Johnson 13, Maeli Kelsh 12, Olivia Bluemink 7 and Ana Davis 3, while Danielle Wagner and Abi Popivic were scoreless. Avery Lodge was a scratch. Gurjaan Mahal and Gurnoor Mahal each scored 11 to pace the Falcons. Japreet Mahal added 6, Harsahej Buttar 3 and Veerahn Brar 2, while Handeep Sandhu, Ekam Toor, Jiya Toor, Chahat Kaila, Jasmeet Dhaliwal and Andopbir Grewal were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens clipped the 6th-seeded Abbotsford Dasmesh Punjabi School Falcons 61-52. The Viqueens led 12-10 after one quarter. The Falcons led 30-24 at the half and 45-36 after three quarters. Abby Dykstra paced the Viqueens with 16. Lyric Kessler added 13, Mya Hutt 10, Ariana Scott-Hunter 10 and Morgan Van Dolah 7, while Charity Schumann, Chyler Knackstedt, Emily Friesen, Hilary Fast, Bryton Bangs, Aurorah Wiebe and Aurora MacGillvray were scoreless. Gurjaan Mahal paced the Falcons (coach Taneesh Kaur Sran, assistant Janeesh Sran) with 18. Gurnoor Mahal added 16, Harsahej Buttar 9, Japreet Mahal 8 and Veerahn Brar 1, while Mandeep Sandhu, Ekam Toor, Jiya Toor, Chahat Kaila and Andopbir Grewal were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Bella Coola Acwsalcta Thunder (coach Cathy Robson) spanked the 2nd-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 78-62 after leading 24-22, 42-35 and 63-47 at the quarters. The Thunder’s Skylene Andy told Varsity Letters that “it feels amazing, I’m very grateful. I’m glad our whole school is out there to support us. The whole experience is unreal.” Six of the Nuxalk nation school’s 8 players had toiled for the Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies in the previous two years, earning bronze in 2024 and silver in 2025. Tournament MVP Annika Parr said “it means a lot (to finally win a title), especially with the support from our community and my family. We’re doing it for them, of course, we’re making history. And I want to inspire a younger generation. It’s a very surreal experience right now. I feel very blessed to be able to work hard to meet a goal of winning at provincials.” Kashlyn Mack said “I knew we’d have a big chance of winning with me coming back.” Eagles coach Jordan Johnson said “that’s a good team. We tried to take away (the Parr twins), and, guess what, the supporting cast went right to work on us and they were clicking from all angles. … You can’t replace experience. Sometimes you get down in these big games and you think you have to hurry up and start playing differently to get back in there and you end up just going backwards. It’s a learning lesson for us.” Skylene Andy was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Maeli Kelsh earned the laurels for Cedars Christian. Kashlyn Mack paced the Thunder with 22. Defensive player of the tournament Ayanna Parr added 19, Skylene Andy 18, Annika Parr 14, Tiara Milton 3 and Kaylee Cahoose 2, while Lakiesha Pootlass and Shaylen Moody were scoreless. Cadence Hooft paced the Eagles with 19. Ana Davis added 16, Maeli Kelsh 13, Sofija Johnson 4, Olivia Bluemink 2 and Chloe McEwan 2, while Avery Lodge, Danielle Wagner and Abi Popovic were scoreless.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Annika Parr (Acwsalcta); Kashlyn Mack (Acwsalcta); Chloe McEwan (Cedars Christian); Cadence Hooft (Cedars Christian); Abby Dykstra (Nechako Valley) and Gurnoor Mahal (Dasmesh).
The 2nd-team featured: Abigail Horner (Bulkley Valley Christian); Gurjaan Mahal (Dasmesh); Mya Hutt (Nechako Valley); Kareena Sandhu (St. John’s School) and Hannah Young (John Knox Christian).
The bronze medalist Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Viqueens: Abby Dykstra; Lyric Kessler; Mya Hutt; Ariana Scott-Hunter; Morgan Van Dolah; Charity Schumann; Chyler Knackstedt; Emily Friesen; Hilary Fast; Bryton Bangs; Aurorah Wiebe; Aurora MacGillvray; coach Brad Van Dolah
The silver medalist Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles: Cadence Hooft; Ana Davis; Maeli Kelsh; Sofija Johnson; Olivia Bluemink; Chloe McEwan; while Avery Lodge; Danielle Wagner; Abi Popovic; coach Jordan Johnson; assistant Mike Davis; assistant Zach Wagner
The champion Bella Coola Acwsalcta Thunder: Kashlyn Mack; Ayanna Parr; Skylene Andy; Annika Parr; Tiara Milton; Kaylee Cahoose; Lakiesha Pootlass; Shaylen Moody; coach Cathy Robson; assistant Nedeea Siwallace; assistant Jonas Anderson