Final regular season standings (10); Malaspina (16-2); Langara (16-2); Fraser Valley (15-3), Thompson Rivers (11-7); Trinity Western (11-7); Okanagan (8-10); Douglas (5-13); Capilano (4-14); Camosun (3-15) and New Caledonia (1-17).
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Camosun Chargers: Matt Woods, Travis Edison, Jeremy Mills, Trent Rowley, Dave McCullough, Joey Loukes, John White, Sean Williams, Matt Lucas, Reagan Daly, Cory Goldney, Daren McLean, Trevor Brown, John Main, Jim Ndiaye, coach Bob Burrows, assistant Gord Hoshal, athletic director Graham Matthews
Capilano Blues: Sean Desjardins, Ben Anderson, John Praff, Rob Robles, Damon Rosier, Kam Dahia, Phil Stuart, Jeremy McGee, Warren Grant, David Lee, Tarcisio Swares, Choyal Brown, Sean Kask, Ben Simmons, coach Todd Kozinka, assistant Rich Cohee, assistant Roger Wheeler, athletic director Joe Iacobellis
Douglas Royals: Kevin Kundarewich, Darwin Arriola, Jason Kobayashi, Chad Krepps, Danny Elliott, Rob McClelland, Dennis DeVita, Adrian Lenahan, Blair Chan-Kent, Scott Hill, Lars Plaetner, Vinny Dumas, Kevin Hobbs, Aaron Frampton, Mike Harris, coach Dave Munro, assistant Alex Zabori, athletic director Lou Rene Legge
New Caledonia Kodiaks: Onkar Buttark, Neil Cheta, Chris Veale, Tyler Neilson, Rana Nagra, Hernan Quian, Brent Reems, Ray Anderson, Matt Tobin, Laird Schade, Chad Pidaichuk, Mike Gallagher, Dylan Surina, Drew Dunfield, coach Dwayne Washington, athletic director Tina McComb-Tardif
In the quarterfinals, the Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Okanagan Lakers 70-60 as player of the game Chad Yarwood scored 21 and nabbed 10 boards. The Cascades led 31-18 at the half. The Lakers rallied to within 61-57 with 1:10 to play but the Cascades iced it at the line as Yardwood and Mike Lee kept draining free throws. Cascades coach Pat Lee told the Abbotsford News “we made some bad decisions on offence. We talked all wekk about being patient and getting our shots. But counts this time of year is a win.” The Lakers (coach Jeff Strother, assistant Gord McGarva, assistant Jeremy Luypen, manager Josh Zieske, athletic director Rob Johnson) included Drew Lejbak, Garth Dupre, Michael Cloutier, Rob Heron, Rusty May, Garth Vatkin, Neil Chicoine, Trevor MacKenzie, Eric Chernoff, Eric Falkenberg, Cory Antrim, Tim Walsh, Jon Williams and Liam Cole.
In the other quarterfinal, the Thompson Rivers Sun Demons defeated the host Trinity Western Spartans 68-64. The Spartans broke to 12-1 lead. “We weren’t that surprised with the early lead, we knew from playing them throughout the year that there would be streaks, we just didn’t want them to affect us good or bad,” said Spartans coach Tim Teer. But the Sun Demons rallied to within 38-33 at the half and prevailed down the stretch by capitalizing on missed Spartan free throws and turnovers. The Sun Demons outrebounded the Spartans 43-33. Teer said “we gave a good effort, we got beat by a good team.” The Spartans held Sun Demon star Andy Heer to 7. Ryan Jobs paced the Spartans with 16. Mark Redekop added 14 and Steve Redekop 12. The Spartans (coached by Tim Teer, assistant by Scott Stewart and Ray Kwok, manager Tamara Vanderveen, athletic director Murray Hall) also included Dan Beebe, Malcolm Campbell, Graham Travis, Mike Slofstra, Brady Van Ry, Zach Robbins, Josh Hall, Jeremy Hall and Joey Maksymiw.
In the semis, the Langara Falcons defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 93-76.
In the other semi, the Thompson Rivers Sun Demons upset the top-seeded Malaspina Mariners 53-50.
In the bronze medal match, the Fraser Valley Cascades dispatched the Malaspina Mariners 76-65. Dan McMillan paced the Mariners with 25. Mariners coach Mark Simpson told Canadian Press that “it’s very difficult to come badk after an emotional loss and perform the next day. I just didn’t thing we were very interested in playing.” The Mariners (coached Mark Simpson, assistant Liam Sullivan, assistant Mike Morgan, manager Harry Sommerfeld, athletic director Rick Bevis) also included Dwayne Vigilance, Colin Vigilance, Jason Hubs, Corey Yurick, Justin Adams, Reuben Hall, Brian Delisle, Ray Wilson, Mike Bartos, Rob Hart, Ross McDonald and Patrick Lowen.
In the final, the Langara Falcons defeated the Thompson Rivers Sun Demons 65-59 as Randy Nohr scored 23 and James Maksymiw 15. Falcons coach Kevin Hanson told the Langley Advance that “the guys who here before (Nohr and Maksymiw) were the ones who stepped up tonight.”
After the season, the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves are granted entry into the league.
Trinity Western coach Tim Teer resigns after the quarterfinal playoff loss and 16 years at the Spartan helm. Over those campaigns, he won 221 games. “These sixteen years leading TW U’s men’s basketball team have been beyond anything I could imagine or hope,” said Teer. “It has been a great time for my family and myself. I thank God for his direction and leading my life. However, I also believe it is time for new leadership to face the outstanding challenges ahead.” The Spartans were headed to the Canada West university ranks.
The bronze medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Jordan Gervais; Kevin Dieleman; Ben Neufeld; Rob Lewis; Mike Lee; Pat McKay; Jeremy Neufeld; Jamie Armstrong; Chad Yarwood; Rana Gill; Sean McLaverty; Jarami Reid; Tycson Boult; Aaron Wells; coach Pat Lee; assistant Tom Antil; manager Anthony Toth; athletic director Jane Antil
The silver medalist Thompson Rivers (Cariboo) Sun Demons: Curt Dale; Ryan Porter; Andy Heer; Joe Dominguez; Dave Schwartzenberger; Morgan Ellis; Michael Olynick; Josh Booy; James Dunnett; Ariel Scheider; Scott Marr; Andrew Fisher; Zac Plensky; Lucas Cockburn, Kelly Petter, Neco Cockburn; coach Nevin Gleddie; assistant Garth Omer; assistant Mike Tarry; assistant Joel Mueller; manager Kristy Menzel; athletic director Tracey Bilsky
The gold medalist Langara Falcons: Randy Nohr; James Maksymiw; Richard Bell; Tasso Kanavos; Jamie Oei; Gil Cheung; Jeff Dallin; Ricky Brar; Minko Kulic; Brent Molinski; Colin MacDonald; Mark Tasic; James Derouin; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Sean Beasley; assistant Dana Maslovat; manager Sean Mitchell; athletic director Theresa Hanson