In the opening round, held at Langley’s Trinity Western University: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems clubbed the Smithers Gryphons 94-51. The Gryphons (coached by Joe Toner) included Nolan Beise, David J. Mio, Shiloh Van Der Heide, Jerome Turner, Nolas Beise, Blaine Baldwin. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks torched the 15th-seeded Victoria Reynolds Roadrunners 90-42 as Jon Fast scored 29. Naveen Bains led the Roadrunners with 17. The Roadrunners (coached by Jeff Loukes) also included John Main, Ken Padgett, Aman Sraw. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers clipped the 12th-seeded Victoria Lambrick Park Lions 79-67 as Shane Luke scored 26. Andrew Brand led the Lions with 19. The Lions also included Gary Bowers, Joe Eggert. ………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors edged the Kelowna K.L.O. Cougars 75-69. Condors point guard Ante Cirko fouled out with 3:49 to play, forcing Ryan Vanegmond, Darcy Jensen and Antoine St. Cyr to handle the ball. The Cougars cut the lead to 73-69 with 30 seconds to play but Simon Stoner hit two free throws to ice the win. Condors coach Gary Culbertson told the Prince George Citizen that “we just don’t handle the pressure very well without (Cirko) in there.” Cougars coach Ivars Dravinskis said “Duchess Park was more aggressive in the third quarter and it caught us flatfooted and we fell behind right away. At the end there we tried to put a lot of pressure on them and it almost worked for us.” Jeff Krafta led the Condors with 29. Simon Stoner added 17 and Cirko 5. Todd Malland paced Kelowna with 31. ………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats clubbed the 14th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings 79-59 despite trailing 39-38 after three quarters. Ivan Milin paced the Wildcats with 36. Steve MacDonald added 16, while dishing 13 assists. Sean Kask scored 12. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News that “they were a small team. In the second half, we tried to get the ball inside to Ivan and exploit their weaknesses.” The Wildcats led 34-31 at the half. Kent Bergstrom led the Vikings with 12. Dan Fehr added 12, Jared Whidden 12 and Brian Box 12. The Vikings (coached by Ron Van Dolah) also included Austin Mueller, Matt Fawcett, Clint Masse. ………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Kamloops Brocklehurst Broncs clipped the Vancouver St. George’s Saints 80-67 after leading 24-23, 39-36 and 58-47 at the quarters. Chad Anglehart paced the Broncs with 32. Maki Badyal added 14. Chad Anglehart led the Saints with 30. The Saints also included Andrew Luke. ………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Okanagan Mission Huskies dispatched the Creston Prince Charles Comets 86-72 as Dan Allen scored 34. Syd Blackmore led the Comets with 25. The Comets also included Trevor Messom. ………………………………………………… The Agassiz Chieftains dusted the North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres 65-48 as Simon Poulton scored 18. David Grant led the Sabres with 18.
In the quarterfinals, the Agassiz Chieftains defeated the Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 85-75 in overtime as Kurtis Wallis scored 24. The Wildcats had forced overtime as Steve MacDonald hit a trey in the final seconds to knot the score at 55. Steve MacDonald paced the Wildcats with 29. Steve Donald added 17 and Ivan Milin 16. Wildcats coach Phil Letham told the Nanaimo Daily News that “we came out cold in overtime. Our shot selection was poor and we began throwing up wild threes trying to get back into the game.” The Wildcats (coached by Phil Letham, manager Dan Bouthilier) also included Brendan Sproule, Randy Collins, Justin Sproule, Wayne Hennessy, Grant Brown, Mike Jones, Tony Milin, Matt Padgham and Sean Kask.
The Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers defeated the 4th-seeded Okanagan Mission Huskies 104-82. The Huskies included Don Allen.
The top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems defeated the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 79-40 as Randy Nohr scored 26. Aldergrove coach Neil Brown told the Prince George Citizen that depth proved the difference. “We do play a lot. We play 100 games per year and have done that for five years now. The 12 kids we played all got pretty good playing time and if you don’t have 10 or 12 that can keep up with them, you soon run out of gas.” Condors guard Ante Cirko said “you could see in the way they handled the ball that they have much more experience than we do. They have 12 players who can come off the bench and do everything.” Forward Sam Lawton added that “They had size and a deep bench and we couldn’t contend with it. Our main five usually stay in the whole time but they were changing in and out and we couldn’t keep up with it. Our offence stagnated the whole game.” Andrew Thrift said that “that’s the best defence we’ve ever played against … They pressured us full-court and didn’t let us go inside with our offence. It’s very tiring.” Jeff Krafta paced the Condors with 17. Simon Stoner added 12. The Condors (coached by Garry Culbertson) also included Ryan Vanegmond, Darcy Jensen, Antoine St. Cyr, Bill Reid.
In the last quarterfinal, the Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks thrashed the Kamloops Brocklehurst Broncs 81-41. The Broncs (coached by Doug Butler) included Maki Baydal, Chad Anglehart, Cliff Cave.
In the semis, the top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems clocked the Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers 81-53 as Jeremy Luypen scored 17 and Randy Nohr 15. Kyle Ridge led the Bombers with 21. Steve MacDonald added 16.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks torched the Agassiz Eagles 95-63.
In the bronze medal match, the Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers defeated the Agassiz Chieftains 92-83. The Chieftains included Kurtis Wallis, Simon Poulton
In the final, the top-seeded Langley Aldergrove Totems became the sixth team to win two titles, whipping the 2nd-seeded Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks 82-62 in a repeat of the 1994 final behind the efforts of two-time tournament all-stars James Maksymiw and Randy Nohr. The score was knotted at 62 with six minutes to play when the Totems took total command, icing it with an 18-0 run. Nohr paced the Totems with 27. Maksymiw added 20. Jon Fast led the Red Hawks with 20. Steve Epp added 20. Totems coach Neil Brown told the Langley Advance “the guys were pretty emotional afterward. For most of us, our time together is over. We’re together 11 months a year. This is a team that’s been together since grade 8 and has grown together.” Red Hawks coach Greg Leino said “we just ran out of gas in the end. This happens against a team like Aldergrove. The stress of being in the finl, the excitement … These were factors.”
The bronze medalist Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers: Eric Chernoff; Kyle Ridge; Steve MacDonald;
The silver medalist Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks: Jon Fast; Bryan Turner; Steve MacDonald; Steve Epp; coach Greg Leino
The gold medalist Langley Aldergrove Totems: Randy Nohr; James Maksymiw; Jeremy Luypen; Cory Yourick; Jim McKinstry; coach Neil Brown