In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Vernon Panthers clocked the Vancouver Crofton House Cougars 56-42 after leading 14-13, 28-23 and 52-35 at the quarters. Karalyn Forsyth paced the Panthers with 15. Brit Pepper added 14, Niki Golding 13, Jen Kanester 5, D’Atrah Hennessy 5 and Melea Johnson 4, while Kelsey Todter, Hailey Jellema, Kate Poemoeller, Marlee Tetrault and Jen Bailey were scoreless. Sophie Kaufmans led Crofton House with 14. Karen Ho added 11, Nicole Wade 9, Juliana Kaufmans 4, Katherine Ho 2 and Cristina Chow 2, while Amanda Mow, Naima Kotadia, Cynthia Lau, Stephanie Chen, Alisha Adam and Kate Holden-Boyd were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors edged the 12th-seeded Kamloops Brocklehurst Broncs 67-64. Brocklehurst led 18-16, 39-31 and 50-45 at the quarters. The north champion Condors scored the final ten points of the game to come from a 64-57 deficit to salvage victory. Perennial provincial ‘AA’ all-star, senior Mercedes Van Kougnett stepped forward at clutch time with 15 in the final quarter, including three treys. She finished with 24 to lead the Condors. Lindsay Zanette added 12, Nicole Schlick 12, Marissa Jones 7, Sara Christenson 7, Christina Zanette 3 and Maylee Eisbrenner 2, while Sarah Gomes was scoreless. Erica Jenson paced Brocklehurst with 14. Hannah Ambler added 13, Erika Gardham 13, Lindsay Uppenborn 10, Shaylin Davidson 6, Jennifer Galbraith 6 and Vanessa Matheson 2, while Marissa Darbyson, Taylor Shantz, A.J. Morrison, Shay Dunbar, Alyssa Wolk, Brealyn Haney and Cassidy Bunyak were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Vernon Kalamalka Lakers stomped the 16th-seeded Smithers Gryphons 100-34 after leading 33-10, 61-26 and 81-31 at the quarters. 6-1 post Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe paced the Lakers with 22. Olivia Vardabasso added 18, Hanna Pederson 17, Codi Schepp 12, Helena Kemper 9, Ann Montelongo 8, Olivia Cochrane 5, Jessa Joles 3, Claire Nyrose 2, Emily Macphee 2 and Courtney Patton 2. Bonnie Hughson paced Smithers with 8. Tess Perry added 7, Kelsey Harness 7, Andrian Hills 5, Nikki Holtvluwer 3, Laura Graham 2 and Lindsey Brise 2, while Michelle Doogan-Smith, Montana Stedulingsky, Robyn Beebe, Hayley Desteiger, Markayla Elliott, Maddalena Sovoini and Ursina Luther were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The North Vancouver Windsor Dukes defeated the Victoria St. Michaels Blue Jaguars 46-36 after leading 15-7, 24-12 and 34-24 at the quarters. Gabriela Koc Spadaro led Windsor with 16. Haley Boulier added 9, Katie Joyce 9, Lindsay Harman 6 and Lia Marining 6, while Sierra Turner, Adrianna Paiero, Zoe Smith, Tiffany Hu, Lindsay Nelson, Savannah Jularbal, Danielle D’Entremont and Sarah Manshreck were scoreless. Lauren Kipp paced the Vancouver Island champs Blue Jaguars with 12. Sydney Stockus added 7, Ceilidh Macleod 6, Annie Pike 6, Shelby Boehm 3 and Jasmine Yan 2, while Ciara Glen, Katrina Gong, Kirsten Macleod, Emily Mulroney, Katherine Kohler, Rebecca Mulroney and Rachel Davel were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver York House Tigers annihilated the Campbell River Carihi Tyees 100-27 after leading 30-6, 49-14 and 76-20 at the quarters. Grade-11 star Roya Assadi paced the Tigers with 20. Chantal Africa added 14, Jesseca Eng 11, Chantelle Robertson 10, Ra-Maryse Laijee 10, Mnny Berar 9, Anaheed Saatchi 7, Alisha Roberts 6, Megan Kwan 4, Taylor Mebs 4, Pamela Balomenos 4 and Amanda Defaye 1, while Amy Hou, Danella Pena, Laura Baker, Cherub Lum and Mira Donaldson were scoreless. Becky Weiss and Emily Bailey each scored 7 to lead the Tyees. Emily Bryant added 4, Mariah Holmstrom 4, Kate Dixon 2, Alyssa Jackson 2 and Chelsea Notter 1, while Shelby Huffman, Emily Fisher, Rebecca Pulford and Kim Saunders were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres edged the Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders 59-58 on a late trey by Emiko Obama and a bucket Taiysha Worsfold with five seconds to play. Holy Cross led 11-8, 34-24 and 49-36 at the quarters. Taiysa Worsfold paced Sa-Hali with 20. Anita Ludwar added 12, Emiko Obama 8, Chloe Sargent 8, Taylor Wale 8 and Danya Mitchell 2, while Erin Ryan, Hilary Farren, Jaci Cambridge, Shea Hrycan, Tess Naylor, Alex Polson and Maddy Ferguson were scoreless. Tessa Beauchamp paced Holy Cross with 25. Jasmine Sese added 8, Jessica Villadiego 7, Cecile Ehman 4, Claudia Garzitto 4, Alex x 4, Jeanneine Yngreso 4 and Kim Damaso 2, while Vanessa Vinluan, Lizette Gatlabayan, Nerissa Davis and Bianca Palitta were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights clipped the Prince George D.P. Todd Trojanettes 68-47. The Knights stormed to a 21-7 lead as grade 10 post Lexi Der used her dominating size to score 11 early. “No one on the other team was able to match up with her exceptionally well,” admitted STM head coach Jen Farano. “But she is very good at getting position. She puts us in the position to start our break. My manager gave me the heads up and said she was having a great game, that she had filled two columns in our stat book. She is just a phenomenal player.” Lexi Der paced the Knights with 28 points and 37 boards. Jen Durana added 10, Sarah Hughes 10, Morgan Ellis 8, Julie Thierman 6 and Emelyn Ticong 6, while Keshia Corrales was scoreless. Ashley McMillan paced D.P. Todd with 15. Brooklyn Ward added 14, Piper Hoekstra 5, Danielle Steel 5, Jill Maisonneuve 4, Katlyn Roberts 3 and Jamie McFarlane 1, while Kelsey MacDonald and Petra Grundman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Mission Roadrunners whipped the Trail J.L. Crowe Hawks 89-47. Senior guard Tessa Hart hit for 23 points and grade-11 Chelsea Reist added 16 as Mission shook off a slow start to lead 42-30 by the half, and held a 28-6 domination of the fourth-quarter to blow the game open. J.L. Crowe trailed 16-14 after a quarter. The Hawks were led by a 14-point effort from Niki Swanson. Sarah Semeniuk added 10.
In the quarterfinals, the Vernon Panthers whipped the Prince George Duchess Park Condors 68-31 after leading 15-5 after one quarter and 54-26 at the half. The Okanagan zone runner-up Panthers blitzed past the north central zone winners with a balanced offence. The Condors relied heavily on senior star Mercedes Van Koughnett for much of their offence, so Vernon concentrated their defence accordingly and held Von Koughnett to just 4 points. Niki Golding paced Vernon with 15. Jen Kanester added 13, Brit Pepper 11, D’Atrah Hennessy 8, Jen Bailey 7, Karlyn Forsyth 6, Marlee Terault 5 and Melea Johnson 4, while Kelsey Todter, Hailey Jellema and Kate Poemoeller were scoreless. Christina Zanette paced Duchess Park with 9. Lindsay Zanette added 5, Marissa Jones 5, Mercedes Van Koughnett 4, Maylee Eisbrenner 3, Nicole Schlick 2, Sara Christenson 2 and Sarah Gomes 1.
The top-seeded Vernon Kalamalka Lakers stomped the North Vancouver Windsor Dukes 79-38. Game 27- Vernon Kalamalka Lakers 79 North Van. Windsor Dukes 38- Tournament top-seed Kalamalka cruised past the Dukes in quarter-final play, behind five players hitting in double figures. 6-1 senior post Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe scored 10 as the Lakers stormed to a 23-6 lead and romped. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe paced the Lakers with 22. Olivia Vardabasso added 14, Hanna Pederson 11, Codi Schepp 10, Claire Nyrose 9, Courtney Patton 4, Helena Kemper 4, Emily Macphee 3 and Olivia Cochrane 2, while Jessa Joles and Ana Montelongo were scoreless. Lindsay Harman led Windsor with 9. Gabriela Koc Spadaro added 8, Lia Marining 5, Adrianna Paiero 4, Katie Joyce 4, Haley Boulier 4, Tiffany Hu 2 and Lindsay Nelson 2, while Sierra Turner, Zoe Smith, Savannah Jularbal, Danielle D’Entremont and Sarah Manshreck were scoreless.
The Vancouver York House Tigers whipped the Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres 80-53 after leading 17-14 after one quarter and 37-32 at the half. The Tiger used their tenacious, physical, in your face defence and subbed from their deep bench to wear down the Sabres. York House got 27 from grade 11 star Roya Assadi. Jesseca Eng added 10, Mnny Berar 8, Ra-Maryse Laijee 6, Pamela Balomenos 6, Taylor Mebs 4, Alisha Roberts 4, Chantelle Robertson 4, Chantal Africa 3, Megan Kwan 3, Amanda Defaye 2, Anaheed Saatchi 2 and Danella Pena 1, while Amy Hou, Laura Baker, Cherub Lum and Mira Donaldson were scoreless. Anita Ludwar led Sa-Hali with 20. Chloe Sargent added 15, Taiysha Worsfold with 10, Danya Mitchell 4 and Maddy Ferguson 4, while Erin Ryan, Emiko Obama, Hilary Farren, Taylor Wale, Jaci Cambridge, Shea Hrycan, Tess Naylor, Alex Polson, Katie Sparrow and Nicole Karstein were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Mission Roadrunners clocked the Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights 74-55 after leading 15-10, 34-33 and 56-47 at the quarters. Senior guard Aieisha Luyken led the winners with 16. Ravel Gill added 14, Theresa Jacobse 12, Tessa Hart 9, Becca Gaukel 8, Chelsea Reist 8, Jessica Daigneault 4 and Angie Toor 3, while Sam Thomas, Lisa Abercrombie, Jasmine Wells, Angela Monocha and Robyn Steer were scoreless. Julie Thierman paced St. Thomas More with 12. Lexi Der added 11, Emelyn Ticong 9, Morgan Ellis 9, Sarah Hughes 8 and Jen Durana 6, while Adrienne Cheung, Alysa Natino, Keshia Corrales-Nelson, Nathalie Pellizzari and Rosaria Malsegna were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Vernon Kalamalka Lakers crushed the 4th-seeded Vernon Panthers 64-37 after leading 26-7, 41-28 and 55-31 at the quarters. Kalamalka star senior Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe had 15 of her 20 points in the first-quarter barrage, then was used sparingly. “I didn’t sense it before the game, but we had a great start from the beginning and never looked back,” said Lakers coach Reni Dolcetti. The Lakers dominated the first half. “We were down 13-0 at the start,” said Vernon coach Bobby Mitchell. “We came back and competed and got it down to 18 at one point in the second quarter. They came out flying. All their kids were hitting shots and doing what they were supposed to do.”
She hit 8-16 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and nabbed 8 boards. Olivia Vardabasso scored 12 on 5-26 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Hanna Pederson added 11 on 4-6 from the floor and 3-5 from the line. Claire Myrose added 6 on 3-8 from the floor. Cody Schepp scored 4, Jessa Joles 4, Emily Macphee 3, Ana Montelongo 2 and Helena Kemper 2, while Katie Rogers and Courtney Patton were scoreless. The Lakers hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor, 2-8 (.250) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 35 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 1 assist and 1 turnover. Niki Golding paced the Panthers with 16 on 7-23 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Karalyn Forsyth added 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Brit Pepper scored 5, Jen Kanester 4, Melea Johnson 4, Hailey Jellema 2 and Jen Bailey 2, while Kelsey Todter, Kate Poemoeller, d’Atrah Hennessy and Marlee Tetrault were scoreless. Vernon hit 14-59 (.237) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 9-10 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass and 19 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Vancouver York House Tigers dusted the 3rd-seeded Mission Roadrunners 69-53. Mission was in total command early, ripping off a 15-2 lead late in the first-quarter and then extending their lead to 43-23 early in the second half. But the Tigers exploded for a 20-0 run, including seven points in under a minute to pull into a 43-43 tie. York House’s depth ran the Roadrunners into a state of exhaustion. Mission’s hopes were further crippled early in the fourth quarter when top scorer Chelsea Reist fouled out and teammate Aieisha Luyken followed on the same stoppage with a technical. York promptly closed it out with a 25-10 run. The Roadrunners took a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, but ran into foul problems. “There were a lot of fouls in all the game on both sides,” said Mission coach Anthony Luyken. “Usually the calls came at critical times. (Aieisha Luyken) picked up her fourth foul in in the third and the team saw their lead diminish. Eventually, the two teams were tied near the end of the third. Aieisha made her way onto the court in the final quarter, but was called on again when teammate Chelsea Reist was given a technical foul and challenged it. The call was upsetting. Chelsea and Aieisha fouling out in the same play totally changed the reflection of the game. We were without our best ball carrier.” Tessa Hart was also struggling with tendonitis of the knee. She was constantly icing it and taking pain killers. But Luyken’s foul trouble was the difference. “She’s not just about scoring; she also gets the ball to the right people at the right time.” Grade 11 star Roya Assadi tossed in 12 in the final quarter. Assadi finished with 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jesseca Eng hit 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Anaheed Saatchi scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mnny Berar added 9 on 3-4 from the arc. Pamela Balomenos scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor and 6-8 from the line. Ra-Maryse Laijee added 7 on 2-7 from the floor and 3-6 from the line. Alisha Roberts added 2, Chantelle Robertson 2 and Amanda Defay 2, while nabbing 5 boards. Taylor Mebs, Chantal African, Amy Hou, Megan Kwan, Danella Pena, Laura Baker, Cherub Lum and Mira Donaldson were scoreless. The Tigers hit 25-56 (.446) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls 14 assists and 4 steals. Ravel Gill led Mission with 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 7-10 from the line and 4 boards. Chelsea Reist added 12 on 5-6 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Therese Jacobse added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Becca Gaukel notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Aieisha Luyken scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Angela Manocha added 3, Tessa Hart 2, Jessica Daigneault 2 and Angie Toor 2, while Sam Thomas, Lisa Abercrombie, Jasmine Wells and Robyn Steer were scoreless. The Roadrunners hit 17-46 (.370) from the floor, 1-8 (.125) from the arc and 18-24 (.750) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 9 assists and 4 turnovers.
In the bronze medal match, the Mission Roadrunners defeated the Vernon Panthers 51-41. Vernon led 12-10 after one quarter and 26-22 at the half. Mission led 39-24 after three quarters. “It was a pretty good tournament and we did fairly well,” said Mission coach Anthony Luyken. “Every game was a challenge in a different way. Last year was an emotional win for us because the year before, we were taken out early. This year, it was a little emotional realizing there’s potential, but we just wanted to do what we do. We gave it our best and everyone’s happy with it. You can’t control what happens in the game.” Aieisha Luyken paced Mission with 18 on 7-21 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Becca Gaukel added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Chelsea Reist added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Theresa Jacobse notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Tessa Hart added 5, Ravel Gill 4 and Jasmine Wells 4, while Sam Thomas, Jessica Daigneault, Angie Toor, Lisa Abercrombie, Angela Manocha and Robyn Steer were scoreless. The Roadrunners hit 20-53 (.377) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 3 turnovers and 2 steals. Niki Golding led Vernon with 13 on 3-16 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 4 boards. Brit Pepper added 8 on 2-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jen Kanester scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Jen Bailey scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Karalyn Forsyth scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Melea Johnson added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Hailey Jellema added 3, while Kelsey Todter, Kate Poemoeller, D’Atrah Hennessy and Marlee Tetreault were scoreless. The Panthers hit 12-54 (.222) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 9 assists, 2 turnovers and 2 steals.
In the final, the Vernon Kalamalka Lakers whipped the Vancouver York House Tigers 78-58. Kalamalka led 16-12 after one quarter. York House led 32-29 at the half. Kalamalka led 51-43 after three quarters. Senior guard Claire Nyrose scored a pair of lightning quick baskets to open the second-half and Lakers steamrolled from that point, led by the offence and shot-blocking defence of 6-1 tournament MVP Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe. The Lakers poise was also evident as they withstood the Tiger’s furious pressure. Their front-line of six footers – Raincock-Ekunwe, Olivia Vardabasso and Codi Schepp – stymied the Tigers offence. Trailing by three at the half and a few starters battling sickness, Lakers coach Reni Dolcetti urged his troops to tweak their half-court offence and cut down on turnovers. He also challenged them to be winners. “I told the girls, ‘If you want the banner hanging on your gym wall, you have 20 minutes. Let’s go get it.’ Nayo (tourney MVP Raincock-Ekunwe) was her usual dominant self with her inside game. Both Olivia (Vardabasso) and Codi (Schepp) provided key defensive rebounds and offensive put backs. Claire Nyrose, as a quiet leader, rose to the occasion with a six-point flurry in the third quarter posting an eventual game-high 20 points. This gave us the needed momentum. Hanna Pederson, fighting a flu bug, still managed to play awesome defense. Emily (Macphee) and Jessa (Joles) worked very effectively together to dismantle the York House press in the second half.” Simon Fraser-bound Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe said “we were all really happy. It was a good game. “We were down three at the half and then we just got our heads in the game and stopped turning the ball over. It was very satisfying. All that hard work paid off. This is very special. I’m very proud. I think it was our desire to win and our coaching, and Mr. Dolcetti really wanted to win so we kind of won it for him.” Dolcetti, a former national teamer and University of Victoria Vike, said “it is most coaches’ dream to win a provincial banner. While I have been fortunate to have brought other teams to the provincial tournament, it was difficult to reach the final game. This team had the potential to win. We never looked beyond the next game but realized the provincial title was obtainable. I feel extremely fortunate to have had such a special group of athletic, intelligent and coachable young women.” For Schepp, Vardabasso and Nyrose, it was a rare double-double since all three were also all-stars and starters with Kal’s gold-medal volleyball team. Point guard Claire Nyrose said “it was a combination of the group of girls and the coaching staff which made us successful. We were very team oriented. We wrote the words ‘Not Me’ on the bottom of our shoes before the tournament. It was so exciting for all of us.” Codi Schepp said “we were really happy. It was a lot different than volleyball because we were closer to home and had a lot of family and friends cheering us on. We really wanted to win it for our coach: he can finally retire with a win.” She added that the Lakers kept their poise when York House grabbed the half-time lead. “It just all came together. We didn’t let them get to us. It was just a matter of time before we took over the game.” Olivia Vardabasso said “it was just a great team to be on. We had really good chemistry. Everybody got along. It was an amazing feeling, so exciting.” Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe paced the Lakers with 20 on 9-14 from the floor, 2-9 from the line, 17 boards and 4 assists. Claire Nyrose added 20 on 6-15 from the floor, 8-10 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Olivia Vardabasso tossed in 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 11 boards. Codi Schepp scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Hanna Pederson scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jessa Joles notched 6 on 1-3 from the floor and 4-8 from the line. Courtney Patton added 1, while Emily Macphee, Olivia Cochrane, Ana Montelongo and Helena Kemper were scoreless. Roya Assadi paced York House with 21 on 10-21 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Ra-Maryse Laijee added 10 on 5-8 from the floor. Alisha Roberts scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jesseca Eng scored 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Pamela Balomenos added 4, Anaheed Saatchi 2, Chantelle Robertson 2, Mnny Berar 2 and Megan Kwan 2, while Taylor Mebs, Amanda Defaye, Chantal Africa, Amy Hou, Danella Pena, Laura Baker, Cherub Lum and Mira Donaldson were scoreless. The Tigers hit 27-72 (.375) from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 29 fouls, 10 assists, 11 turnovers and 12 steals.
The bronze medalist Mission Roadrunners: Tessa Hart; Theresa Jakobs; Becca Guakel; Aiesha Luyken; Chelsea Reist; Jasmine Wells; Jessica Daigneault; Angie Toor; Sam Thomas; Ravel Gill; Lisa Abercrombie, Angela Manocha; Robyn Steer;
The silver medalist Vancouver York House Tigers: Roya Assadi; Chantal Africa; Jesseca Eng; Chantelle Robertson; Ra-Maryse Laijee; Mnny Berar; Anaheed Saatchi; Alisha Roberts; Megan Kwan; Taylor Mebs; Pamela Balomenos; Amanda Defaye; Amy Hou; Danella Pena; Laura Baker; Cherub Lum; Mira Donaldson;
The gold medalist Vernon Kalamalka Lakers: Mayo Raincock-Ekunwe; Olivia Vardabasso; Hanna Pederson; Codi Schepp; Claire Nyrose; Helena Kemper; Ann Montelongo; Jessa Joles; Olivia Cochrane; Emily Macphee; Courtney Patton; coach Reni Dolcetti; assistant Neil Macphee; assistant Kyle Adams