Final regular season standings (7): Vancouver Island (16-2); Langara (14-4); Capilano (10-8); Douglas (10-8); Quest (6-12); Camosun (5-13); Columbia Bible (2-16)
Playoff non-qualifier:
Columbia Bible Bearcats: Ethan Sorensen, Michael Olive, Umbori Watson, Elijah Calhoun, Peter Cox, Mitch Krahn, Billy Bosch, Tamikah Otanga, Tim Dick, Jackson Strother, Jesse Stewart, Jake Hyrcha, Drew Burnett, Chesney Rigbey, coach Matthew Boulton, assistant Michael Horner, assistant Loren Temple, assistant Micah Parkerson, strength & conditioning John Wesley Cummings, athletic director Matt Kaminski
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals defeated the 5th-seeded Quest Kermodes 86-80. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter. The Royals led 39-24 at the half and 60-55 after three quarters. Royals post Reese Morris was named player of the game. Reese Morris paced the Royals with 26 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9-12 from the line and 16 boards. Grant Campbell added 24 on 10-20 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Malcolm Mensah scored 16 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7-8 from the line and 6 boards. Sylvester Appiah added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 steals. Lambert Pajayon scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Sheldon Derton added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Karun Samra, Hayden Simon, Gurbant Dhaliwal and Kamou Davis-Locke were scoreless. The Royals hit 30-58 (.517) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 20-31 (.645) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 5 steals, 22 turnovers and 15 fouls. Dallas Searles paced the Kermodes with 22 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Noah DeRappard-Yuswack scored 19 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 5 steals. Theo VandenEkart added 19 on 5-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 assists and 4 steals. Daniel Canzater added 10 on 5-9 from the floor and 2 boards. Paul Getz scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Chris McAlpine notched 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc, while McCoy Lum and Jonavan Grant were scoreless. The Kermodes hit 29-72 (.403) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 15-16 (.938) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 17 steals, 1 block, 10 turnovers and 21 fouls. The Kermodes (coach Alex Van Samang, assistant Dylan Kular, assistant Brodan Thiel, assistant Bruce Meyers, associate athletic director Dany Charlery, interim athletic director J.F Plouffe) also included Ricky Souza, Oliver Woods, Brandon Meyers and Sonam Jattu.
In the other quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues dispatched the 6th-seeded Camosun Chargers 76-69. The Chargers led 16-9 after one quarter. The Blues led 39-31 at the half and 58-52 after three quarters. Blues’ guard Hassan Phills was named player of the game. Hassan Phills paced the Blues with 23 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 6-8 from the line. Greet Gill added 15 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. E.J. Mabone scored 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Wayne ‘Wowie’ Untalan added 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Niko Mottus added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. No Karimirad scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Chris Loreth added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Malik Holmes scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jesse Mushiana was scoreless on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. The Blues hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 12 steals, 7 blocks, 23 turnovers and 19 fouls. Evan Woodson paced the Chargers with 27 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 10-10 from the line. Rulon Schmidt added 11 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 15 boards. Andrew Larson scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. A.J. Beaudry notched 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Riley Botting scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Ted Neilson added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Matthew Hampton notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Cody Yates scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Lucas Derksen and Dylan Marsden were scoreless. The Chargers hit 21-59 (.356) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 20-26 (.769) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 24 turnovers and 18 fouls. The Chargers (coach Scot Cuachon, assistant Trevor Scheurmann, assistant Brandon Dunlop, assistant Peter Nalleweg, assistant Denis Beausoleil, strength & conditioning Kate Perry, therapist Matt Lumsdaine, student trainer Jamie Neill, student trainer Tegan Johnson, athletic director Graham Matthews) also included Jack Wenstob, Jake Wilmott, Cole Hutchings, Mathew Hampton and Bryan Elder.
In the semis, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners clubbed the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals 86-71. The Mariners led 23-18, 46-35 and 72-55 at the quarters. Mariner guard Usama Zaid was named player of the game. Usama Zaid paced the Mariners with 33 on 11-22 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Jalen Schelegel added 14 on 7-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Bryson Cox scored 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kaz Kobayashi added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-7 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Montell Lindgren scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Trevor Davidson added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Eric D’Andrea added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Morgan Proctor scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Nick Xylinas was scoreless. The Mariners hit 31-64 (.484) from the floor, 10-20 from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, included 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 steals, 4 blocks, 24 turnovers and 20 fouls. Reese Morris paced the Royals with 21 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Grant Campbell added 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Sheldon Derton scored 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sylvester Appiah added 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Karunvir Samra added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Malcolm Mensah added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Kamau Davis-Locke added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Lambert Pajayon added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. The Royals hit 26-71 (.366) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 11 steals, 4 blocks, 22 turnovers and 21 fouls.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues stunned the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons 68-63. The Falcons led 16-14 after one quarter. The Blues led 36-29 at the half and 57-43 after three quarters. The Blues defence contained the Falcons to 20 points less than there season average, created 18 Falcon turnovers and countless mental errors because of “all heart” said player of the game Greet Gill. Hassan Phills led the Blues with 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 steals. Chris Loreth added 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 bards. Greet Gill scored 11 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 12 boards and 3 steals. Mo Karimirad scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Wayne Untalan added 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jesse Mushiana scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. E.J. Mabone notched 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Niko Mottus added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Malik Holmes added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. The Blues hit 26-76 (.342) from floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 8-12 (.667) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 23 turnovers and 19 fouls. Gary Minhas paced the Falcons with 18 on 9-18 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Ravi Basra added 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mindy Minhas scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Grant Galbraith added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Drake Downer scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Harry Brar scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steal. Kanwar Grewal added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Randjodh Hare, Royce Sargeant and Antonio Jhuty were scoreless. The Falcons hit 24-71 (.338) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 10-19 (.526) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 steals, 1 block, 18 turnovers and 11 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Douglas Royals dumped the 2nd-seeded Langara Falcons 83-71. The Royals led 26-22, 43-40 and 60-56 at the quarters. Royals post Reese Morris was chosen player of the game. Morris scored 22 on 9-21 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 16 boards and 5 assists. Sheldon Derton added 17 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Malcolm Mensah added 13 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Sylvester Appiah added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Lambert Pajayon scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards, while Karunvir Samra and Kamau Davis-Locke were scoreless. Davis-Locke nabbed 2 boards. The Royals hit 32-79 (.405) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 10 steals, 9 turnovers and 16 fouls. Gary Minhas paced the Falcons with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Grant Galbraith added 15 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Ravi Basra scored 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 9 assists. Royce Sargeant added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Antonio Jhuty scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Harry Brar added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Mindy Minhas scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Anthony Demch scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Drake Downer added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Randjodh Hare scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Kanwar Grewal was scoreless on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. The Falcons hit 28-72 (.389) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 16 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Falcons (coach Paul Eberhardt, assistant Rob McClelland, assistant Jon Acob, manager Kim Nguyen, therapist Jessica Dudas, athletic director Jake McCallum) also included Max Neumann, Jamie Madewan and Timmie Choi.
In the final, the top-seeded Vancouver Island Mariners whipped the 3rd-seeded Capilano Blues 94-77 to capture their third consecutive crown and 4th in nine years. “This one’s special,” said Mariners coach Matt Kuzminski. “The togetherness of this team made it special and different from the last couple of years.” The score was knotted at 22 after one quarter and at 40 at the half. The Mariners led 72-56 after three quarters. Mariners guard Bryson Cox was chosen player of the game. Tournament MVP Usama Zaid paced the Mariners with 24 on 8-20 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Bryson Cox scored 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Jalen Schlegel scored 17 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Trevor Davidson scored 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kaz Kobayashi added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Eric D’Andrea added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Montell Lindgren added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chase Hobenshield scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Morgan Proctor and Nick Xylinas were scoreless. Proctor nabbed 2 boards. The Mariners hit 33-67 (.493) from the floor, 12-27 (.444) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 17 turnovers and 21 fouls. Greet Gill paced the Blues with 22 on 10-16 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Hassan Phills added 21 on 9-18 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Wayne Untalan added 12 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 assists and 2 steals. E.J. Mabone scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jesse Mushiana added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Malik Holmes scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Niko Mottus scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Chris Loreth and Mo Karimirad were scoreless. Loreth nabbed 5 boards and Karimirad 2. The Blues hit 30-73 (.411) from the floor, 6-32 (.188) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks, 21 turnovers and 23 fouls.
The bronze medalist Douglas Royals: Lambert Pajayon; Karunvir Samra; Sylvester Appiah; Hayden Simon; Grant Campbell; Sheldon Derton; Joshua Kurucz; Josh Mayorga; Malcolm Mensah; Bryce Derton; Kamau Davis-Locke; Elvin Osusu-Ansah; Amrit Gill; Gurbant Dhaliwal; Reese Morris; coach Joe Enevoldson; assistant Bill Hannah; assistant Kevin Pribilsky; assistant Doug Plumb; manager Noah Salamon; therapist Alvin Tseng; trainer Demind Chau; athletic director Brian McLennon
The silver medalist Capilano Blues: Malik Holmes; E.J. Mabone; Hassan Phills; Mo Karimirad; Wayne Untalan; Alec Bayne; Niko Mottus; Greet Gill; Chris Loreth; Caden Rowland; Jesse Mushiana; Mohammed Naqshbandy; coach Cassidy Kannemeyer; assistant Kile Cooke; therapist Jamie Johnson; athletic director Milt Williams
The champion Vancouver Island Mariners: Usama Zaid; Morgan Proctor; Montell Lindgren; Hayden Hall; Kaz Kobayashi; Nick Xylinas; Nicolas Maniatis; Hayden Jeffery; Bryson Cox; Chase Hobenshield; Eric D’Andrea; Jalen Schlegel; Trevor Davidson; coach Matt Kuzminski; assistant Avneet Brar; assistant Scott Marr; assistant Djimith Ndiaye; assistant Connor Billett; athletic director Stephanie White