In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The host Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons stomped the Invermere David Thompson Lakers 85-59 as Hank Van De Leest scored 25. Kevin Lodermeier led the Lakers with 23. ………………………………………………… The Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings thrashed the South Slocan Mount Sentinel Wildcats 84-55 as Evan Mueller scored 19 and Chris Brinnen 18. “We actually got a real slow start,” Vikings coach Mike Murphy told the Prince George Citizen. “They seemed a bit nervous still, but they played much better in the second half.” Jason Wishlow led the Wildcats with 22. …………………………………………………… The Campbell River Carihi Tyees clipped the Squamish Howe Sound Sounders 96-87 as Corey Painter scored 33. Paul Illes led the Sounders with 28. …………………………………………………… The Clearwater Raiders whipped the Parksville Ballenas Whalers 73-54 as Tony London scored 23. Jeff Henderson led the Whalers with 16. …………………………………………………… The Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars edged the Ladysmith 49ers 65-60 as Greg Whipple scored 23 and Tim Schroeder 17. The scored was knotted at 35 at the half. The Cougars led 49-46 after three quarters. Neil Bouma led the 49ers with 22. Greg Pierce added 16. The 49ers (coached by Randy Steel, assisted by Ken Baker) also included Wayne Johnston, Paul Laukkanen, Mike Alexander, Ed Mulrooney, Derek DeFrane, Ken Sampson, Dave Helmkay, Garrett Smith, Rob Rice, Jason Fletcher, Peter Seymour. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Burnaby Cariboo Hill Chargers clocked the Creston Prince Charles Comets 76-33 as Brian Clements scored 29. Jason Rennaker led the Comets with 15. …………………………………………………… The Summerland Rockets dusted the Burns Lake Lakes District Lakers 85-55 as Darcy Lafleur scored 28. Jeff Paynton paced the Lakers with 25. The Lakers (coached by Brian Dyck) also included Lori Moroske. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Agassiz Chieftains thrashed the Smithers Gryphons 96-58 as Kevin Tyfting scored 23, Shane Rogers 16 and Victor Pelz 15. Danny Blue and Robbie Morris each scored 15 for the Gryphons. The Gryphons (coached by Joe Toner, assistant Jim Stuart) also include Jamie Ford, Ronald Woo, Rich lester, John Shortreid, Ilya Binjowski, Chris Giesbrecht and Campbell Watt.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Burnaby Cariboo Hill Chargers whipped the Clearwater Raiders 79-54. The Raiders included Tony London
The top-seeded Agassiz Chieftains edged the Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars 63-62 as John Forde notched a bucket with five seconds to play. KLO broke to a 10-0 lead but Agassiz rallied to a 43-38 lead at the half. “The boys were a little tight early,” Chieftains coach Bill Barrie told the Chilliwack Progress. The Cougars included Greg Whipple.
The Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons dispatched the Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings 70-64. Viking starters Chris Brinnen, Evan Mueller and Cam Smith all fouled out in the fourth quarter. “If we’d had all our starters in, we might have beaten them,” Vikings coach Greg White told the Prince George Citizen. “But the guys we had in did a good job. Fulton’s a good team. Chris Brinnen led Vikings with 26. Evan Mueller added 16. “It was anybody’s game up til the end,” said White. “The boys played a great game.”
In the last quarterfinal, the Summerland Rockets edged the Campbell River Carihi Tyees 77-72. The Tyees included Cory Painter.
In the semis, the top-seeded Agassiz Chieftains pounded the Summerland Rockets 88-57 as Shane Rogers scored 32 and Kevin Tyfting 28. The Chieftains led 28-11 after one quarter and were never threatened. Summerland was led by Byron Taylor’s 18 points.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Burnaby Cariboo Hill Chargers thrashed the Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons 96-55 as Brian Clements scored 32 and grabbed 16 rebounds and 11 assists. Derek Moffat added 28. Ted Rush led the Maroons with 13. “We felt Fulton would be the team to beat,” Clements told the Vancouver Sun. “They have a good club and they had the home court advantage.”
In the bronze medal match, the Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons dispatched the Summerland Rockets 74-60.
In the final, the top-seeded Agassiz Chieftains defeated the 2nd-seeded Burnaby Cariboo Hill Chargers 67-60 after closing the contest with an astonishing 18-0 run after shifting to a full-court press. Cariboo Hill had led 11-10 after one quarter, 41-32 at the half, and 60-49 when they completely collapsed as Brian Clements missed his final five shots and his teammates threw the ball away eight straight times. Agassiz was paced by tourney MVP Kevin Tyfting’s 23 points. Shane Rogers added 20, Dave Dyck 11, along with 13 assists, and Vic Pelz 8, along with 9 assists and 6 boards. Clements finished with 23 for Cariboo Hill, while Derrek Moffat scored 12 and Jeff Way 12. Chieftains coach Bill Barrie told the Chilliwack Progress that “they started chanting ‘Hoosiers, Hoosiers’ like in the movie Hoosiers. In the final half, no one was sitting. I’m happy for the boys and it’s been a great year. … It’s the first time I’ve won it. I’ve been at provincials three times as a coach, and once, at AA (level), as a player with Argyle. Even when we were down by 11, I felt we were still in it. I thought we had the game won when we were down by one and had the ball.”
The bronze medalist Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons: Ted Rush
The silver medalist Burnaby Cariboo Hill Chargers: Brian Clements; Derek Moffat; coach John Brown
The gold medalist Agassiz Chieftains: Kevin Tyfting; Shayne Rogers; Derrek Moffat; Jeff Way; Vic Pelz; John Forde; Greg Lawley; Dave Dyck; Duane Carscadden; Mark Rumpletes; Mike Enns; Wayne Lakerveld; Jason Watson; Bryce Conner; coach Bill Darrie; assistant Rick Sciotti; assistant Rob Forde; manager Chris Spence