Final regular season standings (10): Fraser Valley (16-2); Langara (14-4); Camosun (14-4); Capilano (11-7) Douglas (9-9); Northern British Columbia (8-10); Malaspina (6-12); Okanagan (5-13); Kwantlen (4-14); Columbia Bible College (3-15)
An amazing controversy erupted on the final weekend of the regular season when Langara and Camosun met in a home-and-home series that essentially decided second place and a bye in the playoffs. On the Friday night, Langara defeated Camosun by six points, giving them second place provided they didn’t lose by six on the Saturday. In the final minute, Langara knotted the score with a trey. With 20 seconds on the clock, Camosun called time out and decided to play for overtime, hoping they could overcome the six-point points differential margin with five minutes of extra time. Langara twice fouled Camosun to send them to the line. The Chargers deliberately missed their free throws and on the second shots, a Langara player rebounded it and deliberately put the ball in his own basket. It gave Camosun the win but Langara the critical bye.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Columbia Bible College Bearcats: Mark Turner, Curtis Haugan, Devon Krahn, Nate Tiessen,
Kwantlen Eagles: Duane Wilson, Mike Davis, Lenny Piprah, Roopi Clair,
Malaspina Mariners: Henry Bui, Henry Sarikas, Colin Cook, Colin Novak,
Okanagan Heat: Chris Gustafson, Matt Gowing, Kris English,
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Capilano Blues nipped the 5th-seeded Douglas Royals 70-67 as Brent McLaren scored 22, Nebojsa Aleksic 15, Jean-Paul Kamand 9, Justin Van Loo 7, Chris Ulford 7, Saad Fadl-Alla 4, Adam Rosenthal 4, Graeme McCallum 2, Jon Pradinuk 0, Jesse Neate 0, Rob Hougaard 0, and Nathan Nowak 0. Andrew Rogers paced the Royals with 17. Cody Berg added 16, Clayton Heuring 11, Jevon Boyde-Joseph 9, Kelly Kilpatrick 8, Jon Thomson 2, James Anderson 2, Geoff Lenahan 2, Tim Whitehead 0, Michael Muhami 0, Craig Green 0 and Jaymi Hoare 0. Brent McLaren was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Cody Berg earned the laurels for the Royals.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Camosun Chargers stomped the 6th-seeded Northern British Columbia Timberwolves 84-54 as Jordan Brown scored 18, Greg Wallis 14, Mike Hull 11, C.G. Morrison 8, Isiah Pasquale 8, Cody Brown 8, Jeff Krawetz 7, Jonathan Craig-de-Boer 4, Jon Bell 3, Everett Vossen 2, Jeff Van Jaarsveld 1 and Lewis Wilkes 0. Jay Gladish paced the Timberwolves with 25. David Robinson added 11, Grant Timmers 9, August Thibault 3, Jarrett Borsoi 2, Gujiv Chahil 2, Phil Nadrazsky 2, while Mark Tobin, Hanspual Pannu and Jefferson Brown were scoreless. The Timberwolves (coached by Zane Robison) also included Jari Deutsch. The Chargers took a phenomenal 36-2 lead after minutes and romped. “They took control right off the bat,” said Camosun athletic director Graham Matthews. “It was complete domination.” First-half shooting of 49 per cent, compared with 25 per cent for UNBC, propelled the Chargers to a 48-20 lead at the break. Greg Wallis was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, while Jay Gladish earned the laurels for the Timberwolves.
In the semi-finals, the top-seeded University College of Fraser Valley Cascades nipped the 4th-seeded Capilano Blues 84-81 as Joel Haviland scored 26, Jeff O’Brien 13, Danny Horner 10, Jamie Vaughan 9, Shane Heuring 9, Kyle Graves 8, Ed Lefurgy 5, Matt Francisco 3, while Darren Johnson, Josh Isaac, Jared Bergen, Wes Barker and Nick Alderston were scoreless. Justin Van Loo paced the Blues with 22. Jean-Paul Kamand added 14, Brent McLaren 10, Graeme McCallum 9, Nebojsa Aleksic 5, Saad Fadl-Alla 6, Chris Ufford 4, Nathan Nowak 4, Rob Hougaard 4, while Jens Ourum, Jon Pradinuk, Adam Rosenthal and Jesse Neate were scoreless. Joel Haviland was chosen player of the game for the Cascades, while Justin Van Loo earned the laurels for the Blues.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Camosun Chargers defeated the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons 67-53 as Isiah Pasquale scored 23, Greg Wallis 16, C.G. Morrison 12, Jordan Brown 7, Mike Hull 4, Jeff Krawetz 3, Cody Brown 2, Jonathan Craig-de-Boer 0, Lewis Wilkes 0, Jon Bell 0, Everett Vossen 0 and Jeff Van Jaarsveld 0. Anthony Lao paced Langara with 16. Denholm Smith added 10, Paul Naka 10, Vlad Ruzic 6, Kyle Watson 6, Jeron Dillon 3, Ken Kuo 2, Dante Andrews 0, Elliot Smith 0, Duane Aslop 0, Scott Van Boeyen 0 and Rob Fougner 0. The Chargers were determined to get payback for the Falcons having scored a bucket on their own net in the final regular season game to ensure that Langara got the first-round bye. “It was a bit of payback tonight,” said Chargers head coach Gord Thatcher. The Chargers left the court at half-time with a 33-31 lead on the strength of 21 points from Isiah Pasquale. “We knew they would try to take Isiah away from us in the second half,” said Thatcher. “But Greg Wallis stepped up for us.” The Chargers also elevated their defence, limiting the Falcons to .260 from the field down the stretch. “All the things you like to see in a team were there for us tonight,” Thatcher said. Isiah Pasquale was chosen player of the game for the Chargers, while Anthony Lao earned the laurels for the Falcons.
In the bronze medal match, the Capilano Blues edged the Langara Falcons 85-82 as Nebojsa Aleksic scored 36 on 11-15 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 8-14 from the line and 14 boards. Brent McLaren added 12 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 4-6 from the line. Justin Van Loo scored 8, Jean-Paul Kamand 8, Graeme McCallum 5, Saad Fadl-Alla 5, Adam Rosenthal 5, Jon Pradniuk 2, Rob Hougaard 2, Nathan Nowak 2, Jesse Neate 0, and Chris Ulford 0. The Blues hit 28-58 from the floor, 9-21 from the arc and 20-35 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, 22 assists, 8 steals, 17 turnovers and 20 fouls. Paul Naka led Langara with 25 points on 7-14 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc and 2-5 from the line. Anthony Lao scored 18 on 8-15 from the floor and 13 boards. Vlad Ruzic added 12 on 5-8 from the floor and 8 boards. Kyle Watson scored 7 on 4-6 from the line and 7 boards. Ken Kuo added 9, Jeron Dillon 5, Denholm Smith 2, Duane Aslop 2, Dante Andres 0, Eliot Smith 0, Scott Van Boeyen 0 and Rob Fougner 0. The Falcons shot 29-68 from the floor, 8-25 from the arc and 16-21 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, 13 assists, 7 steals, 22 turnovers and 32 fouls. Neb Aleksic was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Paul Naka earned the laurels for the Falcons.
In the gold medal match, the University College of the Fraser Valley Cascades edged the Camosun Chargers 78-70 as Kyle Graves scored 18 on 8-11 from the floor and 9 boards. Jamie Vaughan added 17 on 8-16 from the floor and 8 boards. Joel Haviland scored 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 12 boards and 5 assists. Danny Horner added 7, Darren Johnson 7, Shane Heuring 6, Jeff O’Brien 4, Ed Lefurgy 3, Matt Francisco 0, Jared Gergen 0, Wes Barker 0 and Nick Aldersten 0. The Cascades shot 31-68 from the floor, 3-16 from the arc and 13-23 from the line, while garnering 43 boards, 17 assists, 4 steals, 8 turnovers and 19 fouls. Isiah Pasquale paced the Chargers with 19 points on 8-15 from the floor and 3-8 from the arc. Greg Wallis added 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 9-13 from the line and 14 boards. D.G. Morrison scored 16 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 8 boards. Mike Hull scored 7, Jeff Krawetz 7, Jordan Brown 2 and Cody Brown 2, while Jonathan Craig-de-Boer, Lewis Wilkes, Jon Bell, Everett Vossen and Jeff Van Jaarsveld were scoreless. Camosun shot 24-60 from the floor, 6-22 from the arc and 16-23 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, 13 assists, 4 steals, 12 turnovers and 22 fouls. Camosun led 39-29 at the half and by 14 in the third quarter. But a 10-0 run down the stretch put the Chargers in a hole from which they could not escape. Haviland told the Abbotsford News that “I’m still blown away by what happened. To win this is just surreal.” Cascades coach Pat Lee said “it was just unreal. But I didn’t ever dougt because you never know the magic of sports. Sometimes, the moment hits and it’s like we preach all year; you’re gotta believe and work hard and good things will happen. … I said (to assistant Tom Antil) before the game that (point guard) Darren (Johnson) was going to play a big part in the win at some point. I just sensed it. He was just beautiful. He played with confidence and played aggressively.” Chargers coach Gord Thatcher said “it was a heartbreaker. We led for 36 minutes, but just couldn’t close the deal.” Wallis, Pasquale and Morrison played all 40 minutes. “Those three guys never came off the floor, which, I think, may have been part of our problem at the end of the game. We just didn’t have the legs at the end. It was also tougher for us because we were playing our third game in three days,” Thatcher said. “I also thought some of our youth showed through. We are a team of first- and second-year players and they are all third- and fourth- year players. But they are a good team. Full marks to them.” Joel Haviland was chosen player of the game for the Cascades, while Isiah Pasquale earned the laurels for the Chargers.
After the season, Fraser Valley announced that Pat Lee would shift to the assistant coaching position in 2007, while assistant Tom Antil would assume the helm. Lee had been at odds with athletic director Mark Kosak over his contract and his continuing position as a counsellor at W.J. Mouat Secondary.
The bronze medalist Capilano Blues: Nebojsa Aleksic; Brent McLaren; Justin Van Loo; Jean-Paul Kamand; Graeme McCallum; Saad Fadl-Alla; Adam Rosenthal; Jonathan Pradniuk; Rob Hougaard; Nathan Nowak; Jesse Neate; Chris Ufford; Jens Orum; coach Paul Eberhardt; assistant Rob McClelland; manager Brittaney Penman; athletic director Joe Iacobellis
The silver medalist Camosun Chargers: Isiah Pasquale, Greg Wallis; C.G. Morrison; Mike Hull; Jeff Krawetz; Jordan Brown; Cody Brown; Jonathan Craig-de-Boer; Lewis Wilkes; John Bell; Everett Vossen; Jeff Van Jaarsveld; Scott Jasechko; Shane Sager; Bobby Wagensveld; coach Gord Thatcher; assistant Dawn Smyth; manager Shohei Kizu; conditioning coach Alan Poole; therapist Kim Oslund; athletic director Graham Matthews
The gold medalist University College of the Fraser Valley Cascades: Kyle Graves; Jamie Vaughan; Joel Haviland; Danny Horner; Darren Johnson; Shane Heuring; Jeff O’Brien; Ed Lefurgy; Matt Francisco; Jared Gergen; Wes Barker; Nick Aldersten; Josh Isaac; coach Pat Lee; assistant Tom Antil; trainer Raquel Foth; athletic director Mark Kosak