Final regular season standings: Vancouver Island (20-1); Langara (18-3); Quest (14-7); Douglas (12-9); Camosun (9-12); Capilano (7-14); Kwantlen Polytechnic (2-19); Columbia Bible (2-19)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Columbia Bible College Bearcats: Fredy Orozco, Seth Sorenson, Addison King, Elijah Calhoun, Hudson Naylor, Jamie Konrad, Sasha Otanga, Travis Muller, Luke Meister, Braydon Peters, Malcolm Heinrichs, Si Woo Youn, coach Matt Guynup, assistant Loren Tempel, assistant Brady Kaethler, athletic director Matt Kaminski
Kwantlen Polytechnic Eagles: Devan Haynes, Jaiten Rana, Brenden Bailey, Spencer Maichin, James Bradshaw, Obiajulu Udevi, Marcus Moldown, Navdeep Brar, Yu-Wei Chen, Trevor Schulz, Nicholas Smith, Madison Cooley, coach Vladimir Nikic, assistant Codie Hindle, manager Jonathan Cheng, manager Jaskaran Dhanda, therapist Sarah Poole, student trainer K.J. Bhangu, athletic director David Kent
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Capilano Blues stunned the 3rd-seeded Quest Kermodes 87-82. Both teams pounded it into the paint, with the Blues leading 21-15 after one quarter and 34-33 at the half. Reece Morris dominated early. “He didn’t start at the beginning of the year and then after Christmas suddenly it clicked” said Blues coach Jon Acob. “Andrew actually got on his case and said ‘start playing man you’re the MVP of the provincials, you are way better than that, you can be something’.” The Blues led 58-51 after three quarters. The Kermodes rallied within three down the stretch but were unable to overcome a double-digit deficit. “It just shows how far we’ve gone from the beginning when we lost three tight games with them (in the regular season)” said Acob after the game. “The kids are starting to buy into our system. They are starting to play together and are believing in each other.” Andrew Morris was chosen player of the game for the Blues, while Dallas Searles earned the laurels for the Kermodes. Andrew Morris paced the Blues with 28 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 11-15 from the line and 10 boards. Martin Bogajev added 18 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Paulius Makulavicius notched 16 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 4 boards and 10 assists. Reece Morris added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Luke Collombin notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Hale scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Graddy Zubaidi added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while Miguel Carrion, Cole Peterson, Braden Fitzpatrick and Hunter Mason were scoreless. The Blues hit 25-58 (.431) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 32-44 (.727) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 19 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Dallas Searles paced the Kermodes with 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Paul Getz added 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Dylan Kular notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Michael Zayas-Duran added 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Theo VandenEkart added 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Denzel Laguerta added 3, and Michael Powell 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Ricky Souza, Noah DeRappard-Yuswack, Daniel Hoffman and starting centre Connor Heinrichs, who did not play because of injury, were scoreless. The Kermodes hit 31-75 (.413) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 30 fouls, 22 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. The Kermodes (coach and athletic director Sean Shook, assistant Cassidy Kannemeyer, assistant Daniel Logan, trainer Paul Dwyer, manager Rebecca Gross, athletic director) also included Liam Wear.
In the other quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals clipped the 5th-seeded Camosun Chargers 79-66. The Royals broke to an early 8-0 lead. “You just want to come out with the right sort of mindset and intensity and if the score matches that, then so be it.” said Royals coach Denis Beausoleil. “You never know if you’re going to be hitting or not. It definitely made it easier. If you’re up with the game on the line it makes it a lot easier.” The Royals led 21-13, 41-27 and 58-45 at the quarters. The Chargers missed open shots, failed to keep the Royals off the glass, and couldn’t stop the Chargers inside. That, in essence, was the theme of the game. “We had incredible intensity in the game. We started out really well, playing really hard,” said Beausoleil. “Guys that are usually not our best defenders were playing really good defense – that lifted the entire team’s intensity.” Jacob Juras was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Kaz Kobayashi earned the laurels for the Chargers. Juras paced the Royals with 21 on 8-14 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 5 boards. Ethan McKean added 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Grant Campbell scored 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Andrew Baron notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Bradyn Norris scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mohammad Dadfar notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, and 6 boards. Kristian Hildebrandt added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Malcolm Mensah notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Reng Gum added 2, along with 2 blocks, while Dustin Popoff was scoreless. The Royals hit 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 20-36 (.556) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 20 assists, 21 turnovers, 8 blocks and 7 steals. Kaz Kobayashi paced the Chargers with 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Evan Woodson added 14 on 6-20 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Hassan Phills added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Kevin Transchel added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Dylan Marsden added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Andrew Larson added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Quinn Yates scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Mathew Uduboker added 2, while Duncan Rumak, Eric Weatherby, Lachlan Ross and A.J. Beaudry were scoreless. Ross dished 2 assists. Beaudry dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Chargers hit 26-75 (.347) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 18 assists, 13 turnovers, 5 blocks and 14 steals. The Chargers (coach Scot Cuachon, assistant Peter Nalleweg, assistant Brandon Dunlop, strength & conditioning Adam Kleeberger, therapist Matt Lumsdaine, student therapist Mark Taylor, student therapist Robin Phura, athletic director Graham Matthews) also included James Giuffre, Cole Hutchings, Ted Neilson, Amandeep Vaid, Cyrus Gray and Walker Vandebovenkamp.
In the semis, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners topped the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals 89-82. The Royals took a 26-16 lead after one quarter on a halfcourt trey from Andrew Baron. Mariners coach Matt Kuzminski surmised that the Mariners got off to a slow start because “they got to play yesterday and got a chance to get a feel for this floor. The crowd maybe, we have some guys who are playing for the first time in playoffs. There was definitely some jitters, once we got the energy in we settled down and got things going.” The Mariners trimmed the margin to 32-31 and then took a 43-40 lead at the half and 62-60 after three quarters. “A lot of credit goes to Douglas, that was probably our toughest game of the year. Our guys played together, I thought, which is great,” said Kuzminski. “We stuck together when things weren’t going necessarily our way. That’s something we have been trying to do all year, just chip away.” Justin King was chosen player of the game for the Mariners, while Andrew Baron earned the laurels for the Royals. Justin King paced the Mariners with 34 on 7-23 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 17-20 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jerod Dorby added 15 on 4-9 from the floor, 7-8 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kadeem Stewart notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jason Fortin scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 10 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Harrison Stupich scored 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Chris Parker scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jon Bethell scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Curtis Wilson added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Eric D’Andrea added 2, while Connor Billet, Tyler Radelja and Bryson Cox were scoreless. The Mariners hit 24-74 (.324) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 35-42 (.833) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 6 blocks and 13 steals. Ethan McKean paced the Royals with 16 on 5-14 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 steals. Jacob Juras added 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Reng Gum notched 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Grant Campbell scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Andrew Baron scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 12 assists. Kristian Hildebrandt added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 steals. Malcolm Mensah added 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Dustin Popoff added 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Bradyn Morris added 3, while Mohammad Dadfar and Harbir Phool were scoreless. The Royals hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 22 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons stomped the 6th-seeded Capilano Blues 92-69. The Falcons broke to a 14-2 lead but the Blues rallied within 20-17 after one quarter. Langara led 46-38 at the half and 68-61 after three quarters. They stretched their lead to as many as 16 in the romp. “We defended, we struggled defensively all night and I think we wore them down too. They aren’t as deep a team, they don’t have the size that we have,” said Falcons coach Paul Eberhardt. Jitinder Lohcham was chosen player of the game for the Falcons, while Martin Bogajev earned the laurels for the Blues. Jitinder Lohcham paced the Falcons with 33 on 13-24 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 9 boards and 6 blocks. Elliot Mason added 19 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Glenn Ruby added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Garrett Ling-lee added 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Max Neumann added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Daniel Hobden added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1- 2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Montell Lindgren added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Abubakar Khan added 2, along with 2 boards, while Martin Appiah, Devante Williams, Jesse Mushiana and Mat Madewan were scoreless. The Falcons hit 36-77 (.468) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 28 assists, 13 turnovers, 6 blocks and 10 steals. Andrew Morris paced the Blues with 17 on 7-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Martin Bogajev added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Luke Collombin added 9 on 3-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Reece Morris added 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Graddy Zubaidi notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 steals. Paulius Makulavicius added 7 on 3-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Cole Peterson added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Braeden Fitzpatrick added 1, while Miguel Carrion, Michael Hale and Hunter Mason were scoreless. The Blues hit 27-77 (.351) from the floor, 8-29 (.276) from the arc and 7-16 (.438) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 17 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals clipped the 6th-seeded Capilano Blues 109-97 in overtime. Ethan McKean drilled a trio from beyond the arc as the Royals built a 16-11 lead. But the Blues rallied to a 27-20 lead after one quarter as Reece Morris took command. The Blues led 57-44 at the half. The Royals rallied within 9 after three quarters and then McKean tied the score at 91 with 30 seconds to play. Royal Andrew Baron couldn’t get a shot off and the game would head to overtime. “I wasn’t expecting us to come back and tie that up,” said Royals coach Denis Beausoleil, adding the Royals rallied from a 17-point deficit by going “a little smaller, brought in a few more shooters which defensively helped a little bit. We grinded back slowly, really in the end [points] just came in waves.” The Royals dominated the extra session. Grant Campbell was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Reece Morris earned the laurels for the Blues. Ethan McKean paced the Royals with 27 on 9-20 from the floor, 7-15 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Grant Campbell added 24 on 10-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards, 11 assists and 2 steals. Kristian Hildebrandt added 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 4 steals. Andrew Baron notched 12 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Malcolm Mensah scored 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Reng Gum scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Jacob Juras added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Mohammad Dadfar added 2, while Harbir Phool, Bradyn Norris and Dustin Popoff were scoreless. The Royals hit 41-89 (.461) from the floor, 13-28 (.464) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 24 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 13 steals. Martin Bogajev paced the Blues with 20 on 7-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Reece Morris added 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 17 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Andrew Morris added 17 on 8-25 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Paulius Makulavicius notched 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 7 boards, 12 assists and 2 steals. Luke Collombin added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Michael Hale added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 steals. Graddy Zubaidi added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc, while Miguel Carrion, Cole Peterson, Braden Fitzpatrick and Hunter Mason were scoreless. The Blues hit 38-82 (.463) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 26 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals. The Blues (coach Jon Acob, assistant Tim Whitehead, assistant Mark Curtin, assistant Al Kaselj, manager Kendrick Kim, therapist Owen Picton, athletic director Milton Williams) also included Joshua Beasley, Dejan Stanic, Parmeet Matharu, Nathaniel Hagland and Mathew Herron.
In the final, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners dispatched the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons 82-76 to avenge losses in the title bouts of the previous two campaigns. The Mariners led 25-23 after one quarter as Justin King dictated the tempo. Chris Parker pilfered the ball and drained a bomb from halfcourt to give Vancouver Island a 42-39 lead at the half. King was sidelined down the stretch after twisting his ankle and missed the last two minutes but they forced the Falcons into the foul game and prevailed. “[Winning] is a long process. These guys have worked so hard. What happened today isn’t from this game it’s from everything that has been happening since May [last year]” said Mariners coach Matt Kuzminski. “The work the guys put in, the commitment they’ve made to each other and the system is special.” Chris Parker was chosen player of the game for the Mariners while Elliot Mason earned the laurels for the Falcons. Justin King paced the Mariners with 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Chris Parker added 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-13 from the arc and 2 boards. Kadeem Stewart added 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jason Fortin notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jerod Dorby scored 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 11 boards. Eric D’Andrea scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Harrison Stupich scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Curtis Wilson added 2, along with 2 boards, while Connor Billet, Jon Bethell, Tyler Radelja and Bryson Cox were scoreless. The Mariners hit 32-75 (.427) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 20 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. Elliot Mason paced the Falcons with 29 on 12-23 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Garrett Ling-Lee added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Jitinder Lohcham notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Montell Lindgren added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Max Neumann notched 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Glenn Ruby scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Abubakhar Khan notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc, while Brandon Tait, Martin Appiah, Daniel Hobden, Devante Williams and Mat Madewan were scoreless. The Falcons hit 32-75 (.427) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals.
The all-tourney team featured MVP Justin King (Vancouver Island); Andrew Baron (Douglas); Jason Fortin (Vancouver Island); Montell Lindgren (Langara); Jerod Dorby (Vancouver Island); and Elliot Mason (Langara)
The bronze medalist Douglas Royals: Parmvir Bains, Karun Samra, Kristian Hildebrandt, Grant Campbell, Jacob Juras, Elvin Owusu Ansah, Harbir Phool, Andrew Baron, Ethan McKean, Malcolm Mensah, Bradyn Norris, Reng Gum, Kamau Davis-Locke, Dustin Popoff, Mohammad Dadfar, coach Denis Beausoleil, assistant Mike McKay, assistant Darko Kulic, assistant Luka Kojima St. Laurent, therapist Alvin Tseng, strength & conditioning Jake Elder, athletic director Brian McLennon
The silver medalist Langara Falcons: Brandon Tait, Garrett Ling-Lee, Martin Appiah, Daniel Hobden, Jitinder Lohcham, Nick Jhauj, Montell Lindgren, Elliot Mason, Devante Williams, Abubakar Khan, Jesse Mushiana, Glen Ruby, Max Neumann, Matt Madewan, coach Paul Eberhardt, assistant Paul Naka, assistant Jordan Mottl, assistant Rob McClelland, assistant Clint Wickham, manager Kim Nguyen, trainer Jessica Dudas, athletic director Jake McCallum
The gold medalist Vancouver Island Mariners: Connor Billett, Jon Bethell, Harrison Stupich, Morgan Proctor, Chris Parker, Justin King, Tyler Radelja, Markyss Promaphile, Bryson Cox, Kadeem Stewart, Jason Fortin, Jerod Dorby, Eric D’Andrea, Curtis Wilson, coach Matt Kuzminski, assistant Avneet Brar, assistant Scott Marr, assistant Djimith N’Diaye, athletic director Bruce Hunter, SID Brent Dunlop