Final regular season standings (9): Fraser Valley (15-1); Langara (14-2); Thompson Rivers (10-6); Malaspina (7-9); Okanagan (7-9); Camosun (6-10); Capilano (5-11); UNBC (5-11); Douglas (3-13)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Capilano Blues: Rob Robles, Ashley Russell-Taylor, Alex Nadrazsky, Vernis Blair, Sean Newland, Warren Grant, Jatinder Johal, Rob McClelland, Jeff White, Dave Shannon, Sunny Dhaliwal, Choyal Brown, Paris Jackson, Trevor Turncliff, coach Paul Eberhardt, assistant John Acob, manager Lisa Allan, trainer Liz Hickin, athletic director Joe Iacobellis
Douglas Royals: Shaun Hake, Sean Velasco, Michael Harris, Daniel Elliott, Shaun Rensen, Christopher Veale, Adrian Lenahan, Neil Morrison, Micheal Leslie, Torry Greenidge, Tristan Crowther, Brian McLennon, coach David Munro, assistant Sean Ramjagsingh, manager Shane Ramsey, manager Sandy Lund, athletic director Lou Rene Legge
Northern British Columbia Timberwolves: Cory Antrim; Lee-Wai Yu; Zane Robison; Kent Bergstrom; Kevin Langan; Ted Cowley; Scott Merrifield; Ian Hogan; Brian McDonnell; Dana Larsen; Curtis Holoboff; Brent Sevigny; Mike Simpson; Mike Davis; coach Reg Carrick; assistant Brad Hann; manager Shannon Blank; athletic director Len McNamara
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Thompson Rivers (Cariboo) Sun Demons defeated the 6th-seeded Camosun Chargers 96-72. Andrew Roy led the Sun Demons with 19 points. Zac Plensky added 19. Skye Buckwith scored 14 and grabbed 7 boards. Lucas Cockburn scored 4 and had 5 assists. Cariboo shot 34-73 from the floor and 23-30 from the line. Jason Tiffin paced Camosun with 15 points. Taishi Ezaki added 14 for the Chargers. Daren McLean scored 9. Camosun shot 23-71 from the floor and 19-22 from the line. The Chargers (coached by Bob Burrows, assisted by Gord Hoshal, athletic director Graham Matthews) also included Ewan Dewolf, Tom Kinnear, Phil Otukol, Cam Stewart, Erik Eggen, Daren McLean, Ben Kember, Jim Ndiaye, Sean Farrell, Cory Goldney, Darryl Johnson, Brock Worbetts and Jared Carson.
In the other quarterfinal, the Malaspina Mariners defeated the Okanagan Lakers 77-72 in overtime. Okanagan led 38-31 at the half but the Mariners took command in the second. They tied the game at 65- in regulation and outscored the Lakers 12-7 in overtime. Andrew Grieg paced Malaspina with 20 points. Jason Hubbs added 17 and 9 boards for the Mariners. Malaspina shot 26-67 from the floor and 20-29 from the line. Mariners coach Mark Simpson told the Nanaimo Daily News that “we battled hard all game.” Jon Williams led Okanagan with 27. Jeremy Luypen added 25, Ross MacDonald 12 and Mike Bartos 11. The Lakers shot 26-50 from the floor and 14-21 from the line. The Lakers (coached Jeff Strother, assistant Tim Walsh, athletic director Rob Johnson) also included Drew Lejbok, Peter Kelly, Rusty May, Neil Chicoine, Jason Smylski, Eric Falkenberg, Liam Cole, Rob Heron, Jason Byers and Adrian Walsh.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons defeated the 3rd-seeded Thompson Rivers Sun Demons 79-74. The Falcons led 38-34 at the half and earned their sixth straight appearance in the BC finals by holding on for the win. Pete Hodson led Langara with 30 points. James Maksymiw added 22 and 6 boards for the Falcons. Langara shot 26-50 from the floor and 23-32 from the line. Skye Buck led the Sun Demons with 15 points. Mustafa Cetine added 14, Scott Marr 12, and Ryan Porter 12. The Sun Demons shot 24-56 from the floor and 21-31 from the line. The Sun Demons (coached by Nevin Gleddie, assisted by Joe Enevoldson) also included Lucas Cockburn, Ariel Schneider, Neco Cockburn, Mike Redford, Jerome Turner, Andrew Roy, Morgan Ellis, Clifton Pearce, Josh Booy and Zac Plensky.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Malaspina Mariners 72-67. The Cascades led 38-28 at the half but the Mariners rallied in the second but fell just short. Wayne Jones led the Cascades with 16 points. Mike Lee added 14 for Fraser Valley. Tyson Boult added 12. The Cascades shot 25-60 from the floor and 18-24 from the line. Andrew Grieg led the Mariners with 19 points. Jason Hubbs added 15, Chris Marsh 10 and Patrick Loewen 10. Malaspina shot 23-50 from the floor and 14-19 from the line. Malaspina trailed 38-28 at the half and by as many as 20 before rallying to take a one-point lead with 2:30 to play. Mariners coach Mark Simpson told the Nanaimo Daily News that “they came down and hit a three-pointer and we just couldn’t match them at the end. We played very well to come back. We were very close.”
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Thompson Rivers (Cariboo) Sun Demons edged the Malaspina Mariners 83-78. Andrew Greig paced the Mariners with 20. Chris Marsh added 13, Jason Hubbs 10 and Patrick Lowen 10 The Mariners (coach Mark Simpson, assistants Brian Lennox, Randy Steel and Harry Sommerfeld, athletic director Rick Bevis) included Abdul Rashead, Steve Bohn, Mark Gillrie, Marten Gursay, Derric Foster, Mike Bartos and Ross MacDonald. Mariners coach Mark Simpson said “it was too much of a letdown (after the semi-finals). It doesn’t really accomplish much. I played everybody. Our objective was to win the tournament and we came up just a little bit short.”
In the final, the Fraser Valley Cascades edged the Langara Falcons 79-76. Fraser Valley held a slim 44-41 lead after the tight first half. With two seconds to play, Langara missed a chance to force overtime when a bomb at the buzzer hit the rim. Earlier, Cascade guard Ryan Haviland drove the lane and was called for travelling. The ball was rebounded by Tyson Boult, who was jostled and grabbed the rim. He was promptly hit with a technical. Langara hit two free throws and received the ball. The Falcons missed a shot and the ball was rebounded by Cascade Wayne Jones, who was fouled with 11 seconds to play and hit two free throws, setting the stage for the Falcons final miss. Cascade Pat McKay told the Abbotsford News that the technical “was crazy. That was almost the blow.” Jones concurred. “It’s crazy. I can’t express it – to beat Langara, who have been number one for so long. And I have a lot of respect for them.” Jones led the Cascades with 27 points. Ryan Haviland added 17, Jarami Reid 13. Fraser Valley shot 24-56 from the floor and 27-31 from the line. Aaron Mitchell paced the Falcons with 20 points. Pete Hodson added 18 and James Maksymiw 14. Langara shot 27-60 from the floor and 16-28 from the line.
After the season, Kevin Hanson left Langara for UBC. He was replaced by Jamie Oei, a player for the Falcons for past three years and an assistant in 2000.
The bronze medalist Thompson Rivers (Cariboo) Sun Demons: Ariel Schneider; Lucas Cockburn; Neco Cockburn; Morgan Ellis; Skye Buck; Jerome Turner; Andrew Roy; Scott Marr, Josh Booy; Zac Plensky; Mustafa Cetine; Ryan Porter; coach Nevin Gleddie; assistant Joe Enevoldson; assistant Garth Omer; trainer Kristy Menzel
The silver medalist Langara Falcons: Jeff Dallin; James Maksymiw; Aaron Mitchell; Pat Sasseville; Pete Hodson; Colin MacDonald; Mark Tasic; Corey Yurick; James Derouin; Ross Naka; Jordan McCormick; Corey Ogilvie; Pat Sasseville; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Jamie Oei; assistant Jake McCallum, manager Adam Rayner; athletic director Theresa Hanson
The gold medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Wayne Jones, Jeremy Neufeld, Sean McLaverty, Rana Gill, Tyson Boult, Aaron Wells, Mike Lee, Ryan Haviland, Jarami Reid; Pat McKay; Brad Peterson; Anthony Toth; Kevin Dielman; Ben Neufeld; Jaime Armstrong; coach Pat Lee; assistant Tom Antil; manager Aidan Kelly; athletic director Jane Antil