Final regular season standings: Langara (20-1); Vancouver Island (16-5); Quest (11-10); Douglas (8-13); Capilano (8-13); Camosun (8-13); Kwantlen (7-14); Columbia Bible (6-15)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Columbia Bible: Hudson Naylor, Marcio Juk, John Zak, Brad Thiessen, Linden Willock, Kevin Ford, Taylor Friesen, Tim Vaandrager, Des O’Brien, Bryce Hamilton, Jarrett Resch, Mackenzie Thompson, Ryan Tempel, coach Matt Guynup,
Kwantlen: Ali Bosir, Tanaad Insaniye, Gurpal Mann, Spencer Maichin, Jagbir Takhar, Aleksander Milhajilovic, Jotpal Atwal, Aaron Ram, Nii-Nortey Engmann, Tristan Gruenthaler, Chris Arcangel, Ian McKelvey, coach Stefon Wilson, assistant Jason Price
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Quest Kermodes nipped the 6th-seeded Camosun Chargers 53-50. The Kermodes led 12-10 after one quarter. The Chargers led 28-21 at the half after notching a late 8-2 run. The Kermodes led 40-29 after three quarters as Quest player of the game Cartiea French-Toney got on track. “We picked it up. We played harder,” he said. French-Toney notched a critical steal with 35 seconds to play to give the Kermodes a one-point lead. “Honestly, we just played well,” said Kermodes coach Sean Shook, “we knew what was at stake.” Cartiea French-Loney paced the Kermodes with 23 on 9-15 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 6 boards and 6 steals. Connor Heinrichs added 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-10 from the line and 6 boards. Jose Colorado added 6 on 2-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Michael Powell added 4, along with 2 boards, Denzel Laguerta 4 and Jesse Norris 3, along with 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Brodan Thiel 2, while Dylan Kular, Michael Zayas-Duran, Justin Tryon and Sunny Johal were scoreless. The Kermodes hit 18-65 (.277) from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 13 steals. Trevor Scheumann paced the Chargers with 18 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Evan Woodson added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Drake Downer scored 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Mitch Knippelberg added 5, along with 4 boards, Prab Parmar 5, along with 10 boards, Kaz Kobayashi 4, Rulon Schmidt 3, along with 4 boards and 2 blocks, and James Giuffre 2, along with 3 boards, while A.J. Liggayu, Jordan Elvedahl and Curtis Wilson were scoreless. Elvedahl dished 4 assists and stole 2 balls. The Chargers hit 18-58 (.310) from the floor, 1-18 (.055) from the arc and 13-22 (.591) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 7 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. The Chargers (coached by Scott Cuachon, assisted by Peter Nalleweg, therapist Matt Fitzsimmons, strength & conditioning Stephen MacKinnon) also included Peter Noakes. Cartiea French-Toney was chosen player of the game for the Kermodes, while Trevor Scheurmann earned the laurels for the Chargers.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals stomped the 5th-seeded Capilano Blues 83-65 after leading 20-15, 44-24 and 56-42 at the quarters. The Royals hit three treys as they took an early 13-5 lead but the Blues battled back to take a 22-20 lead before the wheels fell off. Douglas ripped off a 24-2 run as Capilano struggled to resolve a 2-3 zone. “We usually play a lot of man-to-man,” said Douglas coach Denis Beausoleil, adding that the tape indicated the Blues would struggle with a zone. The Blues rallied to within four in the second half but the Royals had the answers. “Our main focus was to push the ball the whole game,” said Royals point guard Andrew Baron. Dustin Egelstad paced the Royals with 18 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5-6 from the line. Mark Dabrowski added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Andrew Baron notched 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Devan Haynes added 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 4 boards. Harpreet Randhawa added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Charles Luu added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Ethan Mckean scored 3 and Mike Blaauw 1, while Tom Ghag, Kristian Hildebrandt, Daniel Kim and Dustin Popoff were scoreless. The Royals hit 30-56 (.536) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Josh Reddy led the Blues with 26 on 9-18 from the floor, 7-12 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Sai Zhang added 13 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. John Leong scored 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Wesley Dekleer scored 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Igor Jesovnik scored 2, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, Daniel Dubois 1, along with 5 boards and Kealan Wild 1, along with 2 boards, while Vincent Selina, Michael Batan, Kanwarpreet Gandhi and Lucas Putnam-Rea were scoreless. The Blues (coached by Selby Dwayne, assisted by Tyler Lutton, Andre Grant and Mike Chen) hit 20-64 (.313) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 8 assists, 14 turnovers and 8 steals. Andrew Baron was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Josh Reddy earned the laurels for the Blues.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners stomped the 3rd-seeded Quest Kermodes 81-51 after leading 24-13, 48-35 and 67-44 at the quarters. The Islander turned the ball over on their first three possessions but then Brandon Jones scored 9 points to give them a double digit lead. Quest rebounded with a 10-4 run before Jones ignited an 8-2 run as part of his 30-point first half effort. When Kermode star Cartiea French-Toney picked up his third foul, it was lights out for Quest as the Mariners notched a 7-0 run to build its lead back to double digits at the half. Early in the third, French-Toney picked up his 4th personal on a charge, and then was immediately given a technical foul on a scuffle with Jones (who also received a technical). With French-Toney out of the game, and leading scorer Jose Colorado mired in a scoring funk, Quest demonstrated a lack of team depth which essentially ended their hopes. “We had lots of time to prepare,” said Mariners coach Matt Kuzminski. “We did a great job on a lot of their sets. Defense has always been something we stress.” Jones said “we knew we had to come together and play as a team, and it all came down to we really wanted it.” Jones was named player of the game for the Mariners, while French-Toney earned the laurels for the Kermodes. Brandon Jones paced the Mariners with 32 on 12-18 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Clayton Billett added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Evan Verdel added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Tyler Olsen scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Adam Connolly notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 6 boards. Jason McKee scored 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 5-10 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Trevor Davidson scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor and, 2-2 from the line. Harrison Stupich added 3, along with 5 boards, and Ryan Davidson 2, while Jon Bethell, Connor Billett and Jess Black were scoreless. Brandon Jones was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Cartiea French-Toney earned the laurels for the Kermodes.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Langara Falcons crushed the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals 103-71 after leading 41-12, 60-26 and 86-53 at the quarters. Langara began the game by hitting a triple to ignite a 20-0 run. The Falcons switching defences, from zone to man to full court press completely befuddled the Royals. “That first quarter was absolutely phenomenal,” said Langara coach Paul Eberhardt. “I was a little worried about the week off… [but] the guys came hungry to play.” Star Falcon guard Brody Greig drove the lanes at will. The Royals sole bright spot was the three-point shooting of Andrew Baron in the third quarter. Langara forward Jitinder Lohcham said “our biggest focus was rebounding and defense, no second chance opportunities.” Greig was chosen player of the game for the Falcons. Jitinder Lohcham paced the Falcons with 19 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Elliott Mason added 17 on 6-8 from the floor and 5-7 from the arc. Jeff Chu notched 17 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Brody Greig added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 14 assists and 4 steals. Devin McMurtry scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jesse Jeffers added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Matt Madewan added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Glen Ruby added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Daniel Hobden added 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Ranjodh Hare added 4, along with 2 boards and Garret Ling-Lee 2, while Mark Kol was scoreless. The Falcons hit 42-78 (.538) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 9-16 (.563) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 26 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 15 steals. Harpreet Randhawa paced the Royals with 19 on 9-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Andrew Baron added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 5 assists and 3 assists. Dustin Egelstad added 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Devan Haynes scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Ethan McKean added 5, Mike Blaauw 4, along with 3 boards, Mark Dabrowski 3, along with 3 boards and 4 assists, Daniel Kim 3, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Tom Ghag 3, Dustin Popoff 2 and Kristian Hildebrandt 1, while Charles Luu was scoreless. The Royals hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 16 assists, 25 turnovers, 3 blocks and 6 steals. Brody Greig was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Harpreet Randhawa earned the laurels for the Royals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Quest Kermodes stomped the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals 103-86. The Royals led 22-14 after one quarter. The Kermodes led 46-39 at the half and 74-61 after three quarters. The Royals broke to a 14-2 lead but Cartiea French-Toney rallied the Kermodes with a 10-2 run. The Kermodes took their first lead a 25-24 and stretched the margin to seven at the half by dominated the boards. Kermodes player of the game Dylan Kular said the Royals outhustled them early. “Douglas is a scrappy team… we have to keep our composure.” Although the Royals rallied in the third quarter, their offence stalled when Andrew Baron and Devan Haynes picked up their 4th fouls 19 seconds apart. The Royals were unable to rally closed than 10. “We owed them [seniors Jesse Norris and Brodan Thiel] our best effort tonight,” said Kermodes coach Sean Shook. “I think we’ll enjoy this a little bit… coming off a 1-15 season last year, we’re really happy with [Bronze].” Harpreet Randhawa was chosen player of the game for the Royals. Dylan Kular paced the Kermodes with 20 on 6-16 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Cartiea French-Toney added 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 5 boards, 10 assists and 4 steals. Jose Colorado added 14 on 5-16 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 2 boards. Connor Heinrichs added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Michael Powell added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Denzel Laguerta added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Michael Zayas-Duran added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jesse Norris added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 5 boards. Brendan Thiel added 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Sunny Johal added 2, while Justin Tryon was scoreless. The Kermodes hit 30-71 (.423) from the floor, 13-36 (.361) from the arc and 30-36 (.833) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 19 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 13 steals. Devan Haynes paced the Royals with 25 on 10-18 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 8 boards. Andrew Baron added 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-9 from the line and 3 assists. Dustin Egelstad added 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Harpreet Randhawa notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 16 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Mark Dabrowski scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Kim added 2 and Tom Ghag 2, along with 3 boards, while Ethan McKean, Kristian Hildebrandt, Charles Luu, Mike Blaauw and Dustin Popoff were scoreless. The Royals (coached by Denis Beausoleil, assisted by Mike McKay and Drew Slaght) hit 32-72 (.444) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 30 fouls, 15 assists, 18 turnovers and 7 steals. Dylan Kular was chosen player of the game for the Kermodes, while Harpreet Randhawa earned the laurels for the Royals.
In the final, the top-seeded Langara Falcons edged the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners 78-74. The Falcons led 20-12 after one quarter. The Mariners led 41-37 at the half. The score was knotted at 59 after three quarters. The Falcons opened with a 9-2 run featuring a pair of treys by Jitinder Lohcham. Although the league’s MVP, Brody Greig, picked up two charging fouls within 30 seconds, the Mariners responded with a 5-0 run. Portland product Brandon Jones took command for the Mariners in the second quarter and hit 29 points in the first half as Vancouver Island rallied to take the lead. Langara started the second half in a zone to shut down Jones and the Falcons soon regained the lead. But the Mariners rallied to knot the score after three quarters. Langara built a 70-62 lead with four minutes to play but the Mariners closed the gap. The critical moment came with half a minute left and VIU down by three, where Jones missed a contested three-pointer which led to a fast break lay-up, plus the foul, for the Falcons and they held on for the win. Elliot Mason was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Brandon Jones earned the laurels for the Mariners. “I haven’t felt like this before,” said Mason. “It’s almost like, in the last couple minutes, you’re not even thinking, you’re in the zone.” Langara coach Paul Eberhardt said the team was “pretty fired up. We won a great game. … Well, you know, we had to stop Jones… VIU is so good defensively.” Jitinder Lohcham paced the Falcons with 25 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Elliot Mason added 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 3 boards. Jesse Jeffers notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Jeff Chu added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 steals. Brody Greig notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Ranjodh Hare added 3, along with 2 boards, Glen Ruby 3, along with 4 boards, and Garret Ling-Lee 2, along with 2 boards, while Devin McMurtry, Daniel Hobden, Mark Kol and Matt Madewan were scoreless. The Falcons hit 28-58 (.483) from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Brandon Jones paced the Mariners with 42 on 15-30 from the floor, 5-16 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Ryan Davidson added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Jason McKee scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Adam Connolly scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jon Bethell added 3, Harrison Stupich 3, along with 2 boards and 2 steals, Evan Verdel 3, Clayton Billett 2, along with 5 boards, and Tyler Olsen 2 on 1-8 from the floor and 4 boards, while Trevor Davidson, Connor Billett and Jess Black were scoreless. The Mariners hit 26-65 (.400) from the floor, 9-30 from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 8 assists, 22 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Elliott Mason was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Brandon Jones earned the laurels for the Mariners.
The bronze medalist Quest Kermodes: Cartiea French-Tony; Denzel Laguerta; Michael Powell; Jose Colorado; Dylan Kular; Josh Beasley; Michael Zayas-Duran; Justin Tryon; Daniel Hoffman; Jesse Norris; Sunny Johal, Brodan Thiel; Connor Heinrichs; coach Sean Shook; assistant Cassidy Kannemeyer; assistant Daniel Logan; manager Ricky Souza; trainer Kim Cormack
The silver medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Jon Bethell; Harrison Stupich; Brandon Jones; Evan Verdel; Trevor Davidson; Connor Billett; Adam Connolly; Ryan Davidson; Clayton Billett; Jess Black; Jason McKee; Tyler Olsen; Eric D’Andrea; coach Matt Kuzminski; assistant Avneet Brar; assistant Scott Marr; assistant Djimith Ndiaye; trainer Scott Noa
The gold medalist Langara Falcons: Glen Ruby; Jeff Chu; Brody Greig; Garrett Ling-Lee; Devin McMurtry; Ranjodh Hare; Daniel Hobden; Jitinder Lohcham; Manpreet Parmar; Martin Appiah; Elliott Mason; Mark Kol; Matt Madewan; Jesse Jeffers; coach Paul Eberhardt; assistant Jordan Mottl; assistant Paul Naka; assistant Nick Toews; manager Kim Nguyen