In opening round, held in Victoria: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings defeated the 11th-seeded Nanaimo John Barsby Blazers 92-75 as Al Penner scored 36, Joel Mueller 18 and Keith Doerksen 14. The Blazers led 24-20 after one quarter. The Vikings led 47-43 at the half and 64-58 after three quarters. Shawn King paced the Blazers (coached by Kip Wood, although principal Ray Kocher coached the team at provincials because of a teacher’s strike) with 21. Rob Huneault added 14, John White 12 and Jack Milburn 11. The Blazers (coached by Kip Wood) also included Mike Canning, Rod Huneault. ………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems dispatched the 14th-seeded Prince George D.P. Todd Trojans 85-68. Totems coach George Bergen told the Langley Advance that “we were really keyed up for that game. I’ve been here enough times as a player and a coach there can be upsets.” The Totems led 30-7 at the half. “My biggest fear is that they would come out flat after the zones,” Trojans coach Sean Brown told the Prince George Citizen. “And that’s what happened.” Duncan Campbell paced the Totems with 23. Troy Guze added 20, while dishing 15 assists. Josh Carris scored 15, while nabbing 10 boards. Greg Sale led the Trojans with 35. “He was ready to play,” Brown said. “The next highest scorer had nine points and when you have the scoring spread out like that, it’s hard to win.” The Trojans also included Darcy Raulic. ………………………………………………… The Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats dispatched the 6th-seeded Summerland Rockets 84-79 as Steve McQueen scored 24, player of the game Aaron Roworth 20 and James Duifhus 17. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News “they played the best game they played all year. Summerland were a very strong team and we held their big man (Derek Ruelsema) to 17 points and he’s been averaging 30 a game.”. Jamie Mayne led the Rockets with 23. John Kevin added 20. ………………………………………………… The Victoria Lambrick Park Lions smacked the Smithers Gryphons 98-61. ………………………………………………… The Winfield George Elliott Coyotes dispatched the Creston Prince Charles Comets 74-61. The Comets included Darren Rennaker. ………………………………………………… The Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers torched the Comox Highland Raiders 86-64. ………………………………………………… The Agassiz Chieftains rolled the Kelowna K.L.O Cougars 105-73. ………………………………………………… The Vancouver St. George’s Saints dumped the North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres 114-94.
In the quarterfinals, the Winfield George Elliot Coyotes defeated the 6th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings 77-52. The Vikings included Joel Mueller, Al Penner, Keith Doerksen.
The Victoria Lambrick Park Lions clipped the Vancouver St. George’s Saints 73-57.
The Agassiz Chieftains dispatched the Nelvon L.V. Rogers Bombers 97-86. Bombers guard Greg Devries established a single season tournament scoring record as he notched 195 points in four games, averaging 48.8 ppg, hitting 36-38 from the line and 29 treys. Devries had a single game high of 61, hit 17-17 from the line in one game.
In the last quarterfinal, the Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats nipped the Aldergrove Totems 76-74 as Jamie Garvie scored 22, Steve McQueen 19 and Phil Richardson 14. Duncan Campbell led the Totems with 34. Ray Stanley added 14. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News that “the guys played really great. We were in foul trouble in the fourth quarter and lost Aaron Roworth with seven minutes left and Steve McQueen with five minutes left. The bench really came up big and we shot 6-7 from the foul line in the last two minutes. That was the difference.” The Wildcats led 19-17, 40-35 and 61-53 at the quarters. The Totems (coached by George Bergen) included Josh Carris, Ray Stanley, Troy Guze, Don Munk.
In the semis, the Winfield George Elliot Coyotes edged the Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 84-81 as Andre Thomas scored 25, Chris Lincoln 20, Robere Gingras 18 and John Graham 16. Steve McQueen led the Wildcats with 27. James Garvie added 19, Phil Richardson 14 and James Duifhuis 10. Coyotes assistant coach Barry Jarvis told the Nanaimo Daily News that “they set a tempo for the kind of game they wanted to play. We told the guys before we started, we have to play our game. We don’t play a slowdown game but we have to play a controlled game.” Wildcats coach Phil Letham said “we had them by 13, then we went into some mental lapses.” The Coyotes led 15-14 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 43 at the half. Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News that “they had three-quarter press and we had trouble breaking it. We turned the ball over too many times and that’s what killed us. It hurt us at the start of the game and eventually, it hurt us down the road.”
In the other semi, the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions spanked the Agassiz Chieftians 73-57.
In the bronze medal match, the Agassiz Chieftains torched the Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 80-60. Aaron Roworth paced the Wildcats with 19. Shaun Dunbar added 13 and James Duifhuis 10. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily news that “emotionally, it was hard us to get up for the game. We came out flat, shot poorly and stayed there.” The Wildcats (coached by Phil Letham) also included Steve McQueen, Jamie Garvie, Phil Richardson.
In the final, the Winfield George Elliot Coyotes pounded the Victoria Lambrick Park Lions 98-79 to deny the Lions their second consecutive title. Andre Thomas paced the Coyotes (then the Dominos) with 47 (alternately reported as 49), including 7 treys. Brendan Graves paced Lambrick Park with 30.
The bronze medalist Agassiz Chieftains: Jason Watson; Chris Spence; Kraig Tyfting; Andrew Kowalenko; coach Stewart Sonne
The silver medalist Victoria Lambrick Park Lions: Brendan Graves; coach Ed Somers
The gold medalist Winfield George Elliot Coyotes: Andre Thomas; Chris Lincoln; Robere Gingras; John Graham; coach Rick Davidson; assistant Barry Jarvis