In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Delta Delview Raiders stunned the 6th-seeded Qualicum Beach Kwalikum Kondors 87-52 after leading 31-18, 49-34 and 59-43 at the quarters. “I was just tired of losing,” point guard Wowie Untalan told the Vancouver Province. “I wanted to make up for the last two years. Today, it was just the experience of being here before and knowing what it takes to get a win.” Raiders coach Vlad Nikic said Untalan “doesn’t have to talk because people just buy into what he does. Everybody that plays with him loves him because he shares the basketball and he wants to make everyone better. He is one of the most unselfish human beings I have met, never mind coached, and that is a life gift, a gift that goes beyond basketball. … Today means a lot beyond a lot. This game was not won yesterday, not won at practice last week, it was won in September. The key to success at Delview is preseason, in-season and post-season training. Our preparation is the key to our success.” Untalan paced the Raiders with 36. Bilaval Aujla added 23, Dou Haodou 9, Rehman Solehria 7, Arshdeep Saran 6, Navjoban Dhillon 3, Kam Grewal 2 and Mandeep Parmar 1, while Arjun Birring, Jagjit Gill, Zakir Khan, Ranveer Palia, Sukhi Sandhu, Anthony Siman and Lyndon Siman were scoreless. The Raiders hit 16-36 (.405) from the floor, 16-43 (.372) from the arc and 7-11 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 18 fouls, 20 turnovers and 20 steals. Lucas Sposato paced the Kondors with 15 points and 14 boards. Wylder Carson-Austin added 12, Ryan Becker 9, Shane Craven 5, Connor Haywood 4, Colton Smith-Lanty 2, Cento Bevilacqua 2, Rab Hunter 2 and Jesse Goring 1, while Austin Hykaway, Evan Lambkin and Kevin Sudyko were scoreless. The Kondors (coached by Butch Gayton) hit 18-46 (.299) from the floor, 2-21 (.095) from the arc and 10 free throws, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 11 fouls, 26 turnovers and 13 steals. ………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Langley Christian Lightning stunned the 3rd-seeded Golden Eagles 90-83 after leading 28-10, 44-34 and 67-48 at the quarters. Brennan Gardner paced the Lightning with 30. Aaron Flach added 16, Linden Bontkes 15, Tobias Meier 12, Nathan Dickhof 10 and Reid Marriott 7, while Kaleb Janzen, Aaron Jiang, Aaron Scheopp and Hudson Shelvey were scoreless. The Lightning hit 22-49 (.485) from the floor, 10-17 (.588) from the arc and 15-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 23 fouls, 17 turnovers and 7 steals. Neal Randhawa paced the Golden Eagles with 30 points and 12 boards. Josh Hiraoka scored 20, Saje Gosal 17, Kiran Gosal 3 and Meva Dhami 3, while Gage Chernoff, Vikram Sidhu and Reece Williams were scoreless. The Eagles hit 22-45 (.413) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 17 free throws, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 15 turnovers and 10 steals. The Eagles also included Arun Randhawa and John Oszust. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded West Vancouver Collingwood Cavaliers clocked the 12th-seeded Vancouver Britannia Bruins 89-43. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter. The Cavaliers capitalized on a 22-0 run to take a 42-25 lead at the half and led 63-34 after three quarters. Dillon Cooper and Jaden Narwal each scored 12 to pace the Cavaliers. Ben Basran added 11, Mohamad Aghelnejad 9, Aman Mehat 9, Carter Armstrong 8, Brendan Artley 8, Jaden Narwal 7, Jeremy Sieg 6, Hunter Welsh 5 and Ryan Sekhon 2. The Cavaliers hit 29-58 (.468) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 10 free throws, while garnering 58 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 11 fouls, 21 turnovers and 14 steals. Dylan Joe paced the Bruins with 13. Damon Yeomans added 10, Immanuel Gautani 8, Andrew Fang 4, Jeydin Lopez-Wingert 4, Milos Brkanovic 2 and Richie Zhang 2, while Mark Dong was scoreless. The Bruins hit 7-29 (.250) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 14 fouls, 20 turnovers and 9 steals. The Bruins also included Cody Sagmaquen, Fahim Alam and Martin Lau. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons dumped the 10th-seeded and defending provincial champ Victoria Lambrick Park Lions 77-62 after leading 27-24, 44-37 and 63-51 at the quarters. “It is tough (to play a BC champ), especially in the first round,” Maroons coach Dale Olson told the Vancouver Province. Olson, who in 1990 had coached at Lambrick Park with Lions’ head coach Ed Somers. “It was an unfortunate catchup for the both of us, but we had a good scout on them and we shut down the kids we thought could hurt us. It worked today, but it might not if we had to play them again tomorrow. I just couldn’t be more proud of my kids.” Tye Kitzman paced the Maroons with 21. Brandon Isaac added 20, Darrien Broomfield 14, Cory Ang 13, Karanmeet Khatra 6, Sanjay Dhand 2 and Max Chapman 1, while Noah Alleyne was scoreless. The Maroons hit 17-40 (.406) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 16 free throws, while garnering 45 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 fouls, 12 turnovers and 9 steals. Isaac Dellbough paced the Lions with 16 points and 13 boards. Austin Somers scored 15, Cole Haddock 8, Ben Reddy 8, Calvin Somers 7, Tyler Schindel 3, Trey Crust 3 and Tyler Adams 2. The Lions hit 16-31 (.429) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 17 turnovers and 7 steals. The Lions also included Martin Eckard, Mike Varley, Nolan Bruce and Tatum Montague. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm dusted the 15th-seeded Vanderhoof Nechako Valley Vikings 88-69 after leading 28-12, 53-36 and 78-45 at the quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 31 points and 15 boards. Sam Chan scored 19, Max Lin 9, Dominic Clayton 8, Mathew Andreou 8, Rohan Taneja 3, Rohin Buttar 3, Tevin Gill 3, Greg Erikson 2 and Jamison Pop 2, while Tighe Andreou, Chris Lauzon, Azwa Mohamed and Jack Wells were scoreless. The Storm hit 33-62 from the floor 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 7 free throws, while garnering 43 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 10 fouls, 7 turnovers and 12 steals. Jonathan Mueller paced the Vikings with 22. Braedon Bray added 19, Caleb Wale 7, Chance Harper 6, Austin Weg 5, Kelton McKee 4, Becket Fawcett 4 and Dakota Clapperton 2, while Caleb Jensen was scoreless. The Vikings hit 19-43 (.394) from the floor, 9-28 (.321) from the arc and 4-9 (.444) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers and 3 steals. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars whipped the 16th-seeded Kitimat Mt. Elizabeth Eagles 95-28 after leading 27-2, 46-19 and73-21 at the quarters. Callum Montgomery paced the Jaguars with 18. David Lee added 13, Jason Scully 12, Jake Wilmott 12, Graeme Hyde-Lay 9, Max Pollen 8, Liam Catto 5, Alex Caton 4, Angus Catto 4, Lucas de Vries 4, Jasper Bosley 2, Alec Keech 2 and Matty McColl 2. The Jaguars hit 31-49 from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 12 free throws, while garnering 49 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 11 fouls, 16 turnovers and 28 steals. Kaennon Alcoseba and Dylan Fossl each scored 9 to pace the Eagles. Lucas Fontes added 6, Jasjit Dhillon 3 and Marc Brais 1, while Eugene Chang, Elmer Grant, Raymond Grant, Mathew Hammerstrom, Jake Samuel-Minaker, Kameron Smith and Nolan Striker were scoreless. The Eagles hit 9-21 (.355) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 16 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 37 turnovers and 6 steals. The Eagles also included Dallas Kerbrat, J.J. Ymasa and Kody Welsh. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Chilliwack G.W. Graham Grizzlies stomped the 8th-seeded Richmond Henry James Cambie Secondary Crusaders 99-65 after leading 29-18, 51-36 and 76-52 at the quarters. Gabe Mannes paced the Grizzlies with 38 points and 10 boards. Ryan Trottier added 26, Phil Weston 8, Mateo Urbano 7, Kyle Helsloot 5, Brett Westad 4, Jordan Breuker 3, Curtis Kmyta 2, Tyler Sprott 2, Jon Steele 2 and Trey Walsh 2, while Colton Cymbaluk and Josh Morgan were scoreless. The Grizzlies hit 23-31 (.578) from the floor, 14-33 (.424) from the arc and 11-25 (.440) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 20 fouls, 10 turnovers and 10 steals. Justin Dhillon led the Crusaders with 32. Kevin Dhillon added 9, Riley Paulik 9, Harbey Dhariwal 4, Levi Ursel 4, Trevor Le 3, Mike Baliban 3 and Tarn Dhaliwal 1, while Leuvib Embora, Marlon Kho and Lorenzo Lopez were scoreless. The Crusaders hit 20-50 from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 21 fouls, 12 turnovers and 6 steals. The Crusaders also included Harvey Dhaliwal, Jason B and Jack So. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kamloops Valleyview Vikings nipped the 13th-seeded North Vancouver Bodwell Bruins 59-56. The Vikings led 16-7 after one quarter. The Bruins led 32-30 at the half. The Vikings led 45-42 after three quarters. Tyler Wightman paced the Vikings with 22. Tanner Farber added 13, Ryan Miller 12, along with 18 boards, Braydon MacLean 5, Bradlee Mackenzie 3, Reed McIllwain 2 and Kaiden Merz 2, while Keaton Allan, Connor Carson, Kailum Nicolson, Bryce Turner, Brysen Watson, Ryan Wightman and Reid Wotton were scoreless. The Vikings hit 15-40 (.310) from the floor, 7-31 (.226) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 22 fouls, 19 turnovers and 7 steals. Mohammadhossein Miri paced the Bruins with 16. Takeshi Iso added 14, Jeffrey Larose 11, along with 10 boards, Edward Ahanmisi 11, Zachary Lewis 3 and Tomoki Kikuchi 1, while Jason Wu was scoreless. The Bruins hit 15-33 (.345) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 14-31 (.452) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 16 fouls, 19 turnovers and 12 steals. The Bruins also included Andrey Brzhnev, Edward Xu, Eric Cai, Jeff Wu, Kaito Watanabe, Michael Mushauri, Sebastian Wu and Steven Song.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm dispatched the 7th-seeded Vernon Clarence Fulton Maroons 85-78. The Storm led 23-15 after one quarter and 44-31 at the half. Tye Kitzman “scored and rebounded well all weekend,” Maroons coach Dale Olson told the Vernon Morning Star. “He has athleticism, he competes really hard and he hates to lose. Same goes for Cory Ang, who was the most underrated point guard in the tournament. He ran the show for us all weekend. He scores when he’s open and he scores off the break. … “I have been coaching now for about 25 years in the high school ranks and these kids competed as hard as any group out there,” said Olson. “Our biggest player is 6-foot-1 and they all have hearts the size of lions. There is no shame in fifth place in the province, even though our goal was to win. Our boys can hold their heads high. They all have bright futures ahead of them.” The Maroons led 63-61 after three quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 40 points and 19 boards. Sam Chan added 18 points and 10 boards. Mathew Andreou scored 9, Azwa Mohamed 7, Dominic Clayton 6 and Rohin Buttar 5, while Chris Lauzon and Jamison Pope were scoreless. The Storm hit 28-47 (.530) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 8-23 (.348) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 18 fouls, 14 turnovers and 6 steals. Brandon Isaac led the Maroons with 31. Tye Kitzman added 18, Cory Ang 16, Darrien Broomfield 8, Karanmeet Khatra 3 and Max Chapman 2, while Noah Alleyne and Nick Berg were scoreless. The Maroons hit 21-46 (.408) from the floor, 10-30 from the arc and 6 free throws, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 19 fouls, 8 turnovers and 7 steals. The Maroons (coached by Dale Olson, assisted by Al Paron) also included Akam Gahkal, Bhupi Banga, Bryn Bedard, Jake O’Quinn, Kobe Romanovitch, Noman Mohammad and Sanjay Dhand.
The 11th-seeded Delta Delview Raiders clipped the 14th-seeded Langley Christian Lightning 81-66 after leading 18-15, 41-28 and 63-43 at the quarters. Arshdeep Saran paced the Raiders with 17 points and 12 boards. Ranveer Palia notched 17, Bilaval Aujla 16, Wowie Untalan 14, along with 10 boards, Rehman Solehria 6, Dou Haodou 4, Anthony Siman 4, Kam Grewal 2 and Lyndon Siman 1, while Mandeep Parmar was scoreless. The Raiders hit 26-49 (.457) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 11-19 (.579) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 23 fouls, 17 turnovers and 18 steals. Brennan Gardner paced the Lightning with 33 points and 17 boards. Tobias Meier scored 10, Nathan Dickhof 8, Aaron Flach 7, Linden Bontkes 4, Reid Marriott 2 and Hudson Shelvey 2. The Lightning hit 11-42 (.254) from the floor, 7-29 (.241) from the arc and 23 free throws, while garnering 52 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 21 fouls, 26 turnovers and 8 steals. The Lightning also included Aaron Jiang, Aaron Scheopp, Ethan Goodman, Jarod Foster, Kaleb Janzen, Ken Ong and Landon Wisheart.
The top-seeded Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars crushed the 9th-seeded Chilliwack G.W. Graham Grizzlies 71-45 after leading 24-16, 40-26 and 51-30 at the quarters. Jason Scully paced the Blue Jaguars with 15 points and 10 boards. Max Pollen added 13, Graeme Hyde-Lay 12, Matty McColl 12, Jake Willmott 8, Liam Catto 6, Callum Montgomery 4 and David Lee 1, while Alex Caton, Angus Catto, Alec Keech and Lucas de Vries were scoreless. The Jags hit 19-46 (.380) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the floor an d9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 18 fouls, 10 turnovers, 12 steals and 71 points. Gabe Mannes paced the Grizzlies with 22. Ryan Trottier added 13, Phil Weston 5, Trey Walsh 2, Kyle Helsloot 2 and Curtis Kmyta 1, while Jordon Breuker, Colton Cymbaluk, Josh Morgan, Diego Pineda, Emerson Smith, Tyler Sprott, Jon Steele, Mateo Urbano and Brett Westad were scoreless. The Grizzlies hit 7-24 (.317) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 13 free throws, while garnering 35 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 15 fouls, 21 turnovers and 4 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded West Vancouver Collingwood Cavaliers edged the 4th-seeded Kamloops Valleyview Vikings 59-55. The Vikings led 24-13, 31-30 and 43-42 at the quarters. Aman Mehat paced the Cavaliers with 17 points and 12 boards. Jaden Narwal added 16, Hunter Welsh 11, Mohamad Aghelnejad 8, Dillon Cooper 4 and Brendan Artley 3, while Carter Armstrong and Jovin Narwal were scoreless. The Cavaliers hit 12-29 (.310) from the floor, 6-29 (.207 from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 fouls, 22 turnovers and 12 steals. Tanner Farber paced the Vikings with 16. Tyler Wightman added 13, Connor Carson 10, Ryan Miller 9, along with 11 boards, Kailum Nicolson 3, Reed McIllwain 2 and Kaiden Merz 2, while Bradlee Mackenzie, Braydon Maclean, Brysen Watson, Ryan Wightman and Reid Wotton were scoreless. The Vikes hit 22-47 (.375) from the floor, 2-17 (.118) from the arc and 5-11 (.455) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 22 fouls, 19 turnovers and 11 steals. The Vikings also included Bryce Turner, Evan Henry, Keaton Allan and Shewon Abraham.
In the semis, the top-seeded Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars clubbed the 5th-seeded West Vancouver Collingwood Cavaliers 67-34 after leading 12-4, 28-23 and 48-30 at the quarters. Graeme Hyde-Lay paced the Blue Jaguars with 26 on 5-7 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Jason Scully added 16 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Liam Catto scored 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Max Pollen added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc and 2 steals. Callum Montgomery notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jake Willmott added 2, along with 5 boards and 2 assists, Lucas de Vries 2, along with 2 boards, Alex Caton 1 and David Lee 1, while Angus Catto and Matty McColl were scoreless. McColl nabbed 9 boards. The Blue Jaguars hit 20-39 (.386) from the floor, 7-31 (.226) from the arc and 6 free throws, while garnering 39 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 13 fouls, 13 turnovers and 15 steals. Mohamad Aghelnejad paced the Cavaliers with 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Aman Mehat added 9 on 0-1 from the floor and 3-7 from the arc. Jaden Narwal added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Hunter Welsh scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Brendan Artley added 2, along with 4 boards, Ben Basran 2, along with 2 boards and Dillon Cooper 1, along with 3 boards, while Carter Armstrong, Jovin Narwal, Ryan Sekhon and Jeremy Sieg were scoreless. The Cavaliers hit 8-27 (.282) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 13 fouls, 27 turnovers and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the 11th-seeded Delta Delview Raiders stunned the 2nd-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm 81-79. The Raiders led 26-24 after one quarter. The Storm led 45-44 at the half and 62-58 after three quarters. Delview trailed 78-76 with 15 seconds to play. After Raiders point guard Wowie Untalan missed two free throws, they fouled Southridge star Hunter Hughes, who hit a pair for a 79-76 lead with 8.9 seconds remaining. Delview called a time out, after which Untalan hit a pull-up trey from 30 feet. Southridge called a timeout and Untalan stole the inbounds pass and drove the court for the winning layup with 4.4 seconds left. “I am just happy we won, and this is all I have to say,” Untalan told the Vancouver Province. “I’m happy. It’s our first time being in the finals.” Wowie Untalan paced the Raiders with 42 on 13-21 from the floor, 5-17 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards, 9 assists and 11 steals. Rehman Solehria notched 12 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Arshdeep Saran added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Bilaval Aujla scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc and 5 boards. Ranveer Palia notched 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Kam Grewal added 2, along with 4 boards, and Dou Haodou 2, along with 2 boards and 3 steals, while Mandeep Parmar and Anthony Siman were scoreless. The Raiders hit 24-47 (.386) from the floor, 10-41 (.244) from the arc and 3-5 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 21 fouls, 14 turnovers and 20 steals. Sam Chan paced the Storm with 30 on 13-19 from the floor, 4-10 from the line and 16 boards. Hunter Hughes added 19 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 17 boards. Dominic Clayton notched 16 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Mathew Andreou notched 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Azwa Mohamed added 1, along with 4 boards, while Rohin Buttar and Max Lin were scoreless. The Storm hit 26-52 from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 9 free throws, while garnering 60 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 10 fouls, 31 turnovers and 7 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm nipped the 5th-seeded West Vancouver Collingwood Cavaliers 73-70. The Cavaliers led 24-17 after one quarter and 39-36 at the half. The score was knotted at 55 after three quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 24 on 9-17 from the floor, 6-12 from the line, 13 boards and 3 assists. Sam Chan added 24 on 10-15 from the floor, 4-11 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Azwa Mohamed scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-7 from the arc. Rohin Buttar added 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Mathew Andreou added 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Dominic Clayton notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Chris Lauzon scored 3, along with 2 boards, while Greg Erikson and Tevin Gill were scoreless. The Storm hit 23-48 (.412) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 12-25 (.480) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 fouls, 13 turnovers and 4 steals. Hunter Welsh paced the Cavaliers with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 8 boards. Aman Mehat added 16 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jaden Narwal notched 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 8 boards. Dillon Cooper scored 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 steals. Mohamad Aghelnejad scored 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jovin Marwal scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Brendan Artley added 2, along with 5 boards, while Carter Armstrong, Ben Basran, Ryan Sekhon and Jeremy Sieg were scoreless. The Cavaliers hit 18-38 (.382) from the floor, 8-30 (.267) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 17 fouls, 10 turnovers and 7 steals. The Cavaliers also included Elias Egras and Liam Huebner.
In the final, the top-seeded Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars dusted the 11th-seeded Delta Delview Raiders 66-40 after leading 19-13, 29-22 and 48-29 at the quarters. The Jaguars won their first provincial title since Steve Nash led them to a crown in 1992. “I know this is the age of the three-point shot and all the dribble-drive stuff, but we got back to the staples of SMUS basketball and that is defence,” Jaguars coach Ian Hyde-Lay told the Vancouver Province. “It was back in January when we played Semiahmoo and we really got it handed to us, but ever since then we have really come together as a basketball team. And this is a very special group of guys that I have coached for a long time. It was also a pretty special moment for me as a dad” as son Graeme toiled for the Jaguars. Hyde-Lay told the Victoria Times-Colonist that “we struggled our way to the 66 [points], but we’re pretty happy with that. Along the way we guarded well, rebounded well and managed to put it all away.” Asked to compare the unit to the 1992 provincial titlists, Hyde-Lay said, “it’s like everything, every win is so sweet. In 1992, it was a real talented, powerhouse team that still had to go out and win it. This year was more uncertain, but we were confident going into this finally. … That’s a great team over there in Delview but we battled hard and our defence really stepped up.” Guard Jason Scully told the Saanich News that “this time last year I remember I wasn’t feeling this good, which makes it all that much better to close it out, we’re all super excited about the win. … We knew if we were able to play our game, we had a shot at winning provincials. We had a chance to win every single game we were in this year against some strong 4A schools and Oak Bay, who went into their provincials with the No. 1 rank, and we know we can play with them … Our plan was focused on (containing Raiders guard Wowie Untalan), it put the pressure on his teammates and thankfully we kept him from having a big game … Delview came in as the 11 seed but we knew they were dangerous, we knew they had firepower and we had to play well to beat them.” Raiders coach Valdimir Nikic told the Surrey North Delta Leader that “the difference in the championship game was our shooting percentage, inability to run in the open court, and turnovers. SMU had an excellent game plan and they executed it even better. I am very proud of my players and what they have achieved. Many people in the basketball community underestimated us, I am very happy that we have proven them wrong.” Player of the game Jason Scully paced the Blue Jaguars with 22 on 9-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Graeme Hyde-Lay added 16 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. Jake Willmott notched 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 assists and 4 steals. Max Pollen, who was chosen defensive MVP of the tournament, scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Callum Montgomery scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 6 boards. Matty McColl added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals, while Alex Caton, Angus Catto, Liam Catto, David Lee and Lucas de Vries were scoreless. The Blue Jaguars hit 20-42 (.352) from the floor, 5-29 (.172) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 21 fouls, 17 turnovers and 14 steals. Wowie Untalan paced the Raiders with 15 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Rehman Solehria added 1 1on 2-6 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Arshdeep Saran added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kam Grewal added 2, along with 2 boards, Dou Haodoug 2, along with 6 boards, Anthony Siman 2 and Bilaval Aujla 1, while Arjun Birring, Navjoban Dhillon, Jagjit Gill, Zakir Khan, Ranveer Palia, Mandeep Parmar, Sukhi Sandhu and Lyndon Siman were scoreless. The Raiders hit 10-26 (.277) from the floor, 3-21 (.014) from the arc and 11-24 (.458) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 17 fouls, 18 turnovers and 12 steals.
The bronze medalist Surrey Southridge Storm: Hunter Hughes; Sam Chan; Mathew Andreou; Azwa Mohamed; Dominic Clayton; Rohin Buttar; Chris Lauzon; Jamison Pope; Greg Erikson; Jack Wells; Justin Sanghe; Max Lin; Rohan Taneja; Tevin Gill; Tighe Andreou; coach Steve Anderson
The silver medalist North Delta Delview Raiders: Arshdeep Saran; Ranveer Palia; Bilaval Aujla; Wowie Untalan; Rehman Solehria; Dou Haodou; Anthony Siman; Kam Grewal; Lyndon Siman; Mandeep Parmar; Arjun Birring; Isaiah Carlos; Jagjit Gill; Lyndon Siman; Mandeep Parmar; Manjeet Virk; Navjoban Dhillon; Sukhi Sandhu; Zakir Khan; coach Vladimir Nikic
The gold medalist Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars: Callum Montgomery; David Lee; Jason Scully; Jake Wilmott; Graeme Hyde-Lay; Max Pollen; Liam Catto; Alex Caton; Angus Catto; Lucas de Vries; Jasper Bosley; Alec Keech; Matty McColl; Ben Keep; Jack Sherrod; coach Ian Hyde-Lay