In the opening round, held at Langley’s Trinity Western University: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres defeated the Agassiz Chieftains 75-54. Five Sabre starters hit double figures, led by David Grant with 20 and Jacob Marchant with 15. “They got in early foul trouble and we were able to play our control game,” Sabres coach Al Rose told the Vancouver Province. The Sabres led 26-7 after one quarter. Rod Webber led the Chieftains with 16. The Chieftains also included Dom Charlie, Kurtis Wallis, Duane Penner. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems pasted the Fernie Falcons 99-56 as Randy Nohr scored 30. James Dunnet led the Falcons with 27. The Falcons (coached by Mr. Popp and Mr. Fite, manager Dustin Smith) also included Colin Breakwell, Todd Leffler, Mike Rocca, Bryan Phillips, Andrew Bolen, Gary Smolik, Craig McArthur, Cory Wentzel and Shaun Young. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Enderby A.L. Fortune Falcons dumped the Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings 92-63 as Doug Sutherland scored 24 and Damon Lumley 21. Al Meidlein led the Vikings with 29. …………………………………………………… The Prince George Duchess Park Condors defeated the 8th-seeded Victoria Reynolds Roadrunners 63-59 as grade 10 center Jeff Krafta scored 20 and Kevin Outhet 16. Ben Copp led the Roadrunners with 21. The Roadrunners (coached by Jeff Loukes) included Simon Brown, Sean Nacey, Kully Shaw, Naveen Bains, Marko Peljhan, Ryan Casey, Mundeep Grewal, Aman Sraw, Ken Padgett, Davinder Mann. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers overwhelmed No. 14 Campbell River Robron Breakers 103-72 as Andrew Fisher scored 35 and Brad Berikoff 26. “I think our press caught them by surprise a little,” Bombers coach Dean Studer told the Province. The Bombers bolted to a 30-10 lead early in the second quarter. Kris Temple led the Breakers with 27. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats crushed the Smithers Gryphons 86-54 as senior forward Derek Wills scored 25. Travis Opal led the Gryphons with 24. The Gryphons (coached by Joe Toner) also included Boyd Edgecumbe, Nolan Brise, Jerome Turner, Kevin Kwan, D.J. Mio. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Vancouver St. George’s Saints spanked the 10th-seeded Oliver Southern Okanagan Hornets 63-51 as Simon Ellison scored 27. Scott Wallace led the Hornets with 17. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks dusted the 11th-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas 95-71 as Geoff Henshaw scored 25, Jon Fast 24, Bryan Turner 18 and Steven Epp 16. The score was knotted at 48 at the half. Red Hawks coach Greg Leino told the Langley Advance that “in the first half, we came out a little tight and a little scared. … Defence – that was the whole difference in the game. By and large, we did a much better job of that in the second half.” Mickey Linder led the Whundas with 31. Whundas coach Dean Bubela said “basically, they shut down our offence. We bought into their game.” The Whundas (coached by Surinder Brar and Dean Bubela) also included Anthony Agtarap, Ted Noakes.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Enderby A.L. Fortune Falcons clipped the 5th-seeded North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres 56-48 as Doug Sutherland scored 18. Dave Grant led the Sabres with 12. Jacob Marchant added 12.
The 2nd-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats defeated the 7th-seeded Vancouver St. George’s Saints 68-56 as Tim Munro scored 20, Derek Wills 20 and Valane Hadley 10. Greg Cruickshank paced the Saints with 25. The Saints also included Simon Ellison.
The 6th-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks clipped the Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers 89-84 in overtime as Jeff Henshaw scored 27. The Bombers (coached by Dean Studer) included Brad Berikoff, Andrew Fisher.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems thrashed the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 73-46 as Randy Nohr and James Maksimyw each scored 20. Maksymiw dominated, forcing turnovers, nabbing 8 boards and hitting 8-13 from the floor. “If we don’t play defence this way, we’re going to lose,” Aldergrove coach Neal Brown told the Vancouver Province. “We run cross country. They all run for me. It’s mandatory that all our guys can run.” Aldergrove held Duchess Park without a field goal for a seven- minute span of the second quarter, during which time the Totems rattled off 24 points and held the Condors to 6-10 from the line. The Condors (coached by Gary Culbertson) included Kevin Outhet.
In the semis, the 6th-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks defeated the 2nd-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 68-51. Jon Fast paced the Red Hawks with 15. Steve MacDonald’s 27 paced Wellington.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems edged the 4th-seeded Enderby A.L. Fortune Falcons 58-56 as James Maksymiw scored 27. The Falcons led by six with two minutes to play but the score was knotted at 54 with a minute to play. The Totems hit 21-24 from the line, while the Falcons were 6-15. Falcon star Damon Lumley fouled out down the stretch.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats rolled to a 79-67 win over the Enderby A.L. Fortune Falcons as Steve MacDonald scored 30, Derek Wills 17 and Valane Hadley 13. Wellington took control with a 20-12 spurt in the third quarter. The Wildcats hit 21-24 from the line and led 24-18 after one quarter and 36-28 at the half. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News that “we had one bad game at the tournament and that’s all. Overall, we had an outstanding year.” Vance Verhoeven paced the Falcons with 15. Damon Lumley added 14 and Doug Sutherland 14. The Falcons hit 5-16 from the line. The Falcons (coached by Stewart Sonne) also included Tahoe Hamann. Sonne told the Vernon Morning Star that “they led 15-4 in the first two minutes and that was it. We weren’t even playing. For the first time this year, we weren’t ready and I can’t blame them. We were mentally, emotionally and physically spent. Our goal was to win the thing and when that was out of the question, we just couldn’t get motivated.”
In the final, the top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems defeated the 6th-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks 65-56 in a game dominated by 6-2 guard Corey Yurick, who scored 18. Tourney MVP James Maksymiw added 14 and Randy Nohr 13. Bryan Turner led the Red Hawks with 15. Jon Fast added 15, Colin Bailey 13 and Steve Epp 13 and Geoff Henshaw 10. Aldergrove co-coach Neil Brown told the Vancouver Sun that “we’re a very young team and in the last games, the pressure of the situation was getting to them.” But the team eventually got over the jitters. “We told them your offence will suffer but your defence can’t. We got a couple of key steals early and that was the difference in the game. A basket here, a basket there and it’s a whole different ball game.” The Totems had downed the Red Hawks during both their regular season meetings but D.W. Poppy coach Greg Leino had thought his squad had a shot an upset. “It’s never what you want it to be. You want to win. … The kids played well. I can’t complain. Their guy Randy Nohr hit just a tremendous shot with a few minutes left. We were all over him on defence and he got off a great 12-to-15-footer and that was the game.” James Maksymiw was chosen tournament MVP. “I’ve dreamt about this one,” he told the Province. “This one just feels so good. I just worked at it. I didn’t used to be a very good player.” The Red Hawks led 28-27 at the half, as Colin Bailey scored nine of his 13 points in the opening 20 minutes. But the Totems shifted to a full-court press to begin the second half and romped. “Those three quick steals to begin the half (two converted by point guard Randy Nohr, who finished with 13 points) really got us going,” said Brown. “At the start of the year I thought we’d be a top-five team. But we’ve won it all.” Henshaw told the Langley Advance that when Aldergrove began pressing the pace in the third quarter, “the tempo changed and that’s the way they like it and we just couldn’t compose ourselves.” The Totems ripped off a 12-4 run with their press.
The bronze medalist Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats: Steve MacDonald; Derek Wills; Tim Munro; Valane Hadley; coach Phil Letham
The silver medalist Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks: Jon Fast; Bryan Turner; Geoff Henshaw; Steve Epp; Colin Bailey; Darren Enns; Nathan Mohammed, Darrel Wethersett; Justice Buck; Steve Darby; Brian Dougherty; John Hantke; coach Greg Leino; trainer Mark Burton; trainer David Kidd
The gold medalist Langley Aldergrove Totems: Randy Nohr; James Maksymiw; Corey Yurick; Mike Boshart; Shane Hipwell; Joel Luypen; Darch Lainchbury; Bill Turpin; John Hunter; Chris Veale; Tracy Wold; Jimmy McKinstry; Matt Borck; Jason Kopp; Jeremy Luypen; Jesse Martens; Randy Siemens; Trevor Wold; Joe Maksymiw; coach Neal Brown; coach Earl Treptow; manager Karl Collinson; manager Debbie Haber