In the opening round, held in Langley: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks clipped the 11th-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm 75-60 after leading 21-15, 42-34 and 61-42 at the quarters. Sage Stobbart paced the Seahawks with 21 points and 11 boards. Claudia Hart added 19, Bella Gustin 11, Lindsey Bott 11, Rebecca Varty 6, Shealyn Tait 3, Cassidy Krug 2 and Tara Nightingale 2, while Gillian Bobert, Alex Glass and Sam Parker were scoreless. The Seahawks hit 23-44 (.491) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 17-39 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 14 fouls, 29 turnovers and 10 steals. Megan Galbraith paced the Storm with 16. Emily Schenk added 11, Hannah Morrison 10, Stephanie Pak 10, Katelyn Punia 7, Andrea Otamendi 4 and Georgina Adams 2. The Storm hit 20-46 (.417) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 16 fouls, 24 turnovers and 17 steals. The Storm (coached by Paul Chiarenza) also included Claudia Mitzel, Ekjot Khurana, Madisen Muncey-Buckley, Melissa Vereschagin, Mikaela Wilson, Miranda Buchinski, Natia Vabson, Shea McNeely and Sukhleen Thind. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded North Vancouver St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints stunned the 4th-seeded Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders 67-63. The Crusaders led 21-16 after one quarter. The Fighting Saints led 37-29 at the half and 51-35 after three quarters. “Our team has been battle-tested all year long and we stepped up today,” Fighting Saints coach Anthony Beyrouti told the Vancouver Province. “The Lower Mainland was so tough and it prepared us for today. A lot of teams don’t have the kind of competition that we get in our league. Today, as a 13-seed, to beat a No. 4 seed, with Nicole (Vander Helm), who I think is one of the best players in the country was great. She was spectacular.” Sierra Scheffer paced the Fighting Saints with 24. Amelia Williams added 16, along with 10 boards, Taylor Prescott 9, Claire MacDonald 8, Regan Scott 7, along with 11 boards, Jordan Flanigan 2 and Nicole Wong 1, while Lauren Giefing was scoreless. The Fighting Saints hit 23-66 (.342) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 9-11 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 fouls, 22 turnovers and 10 steals. Nicole Vander Helm paced the Crusaders with 26 points and 10 boards. Clarissa Madaisky added 10, along with 16 boards, Grace Sloan 10, Georgia Walley 8, along with 12 boards, Naomi Vinluan 7 and Kayla Tejada 2, while Angelica Dizon, Jaya Sandhu and Briana Yelle were scoreless. The Crusaders hit 18-47 (.333) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 20 fouls, 28 turnovers and 9 steals. The Crusaders (coached by Steve Beauchamp) also included Agnes Natoc, Berni Samson, Charlene Teodoro, Danielle Arciaga, Isabella Roque, Maria Palmegiani, Natasha Alston, Rebecca Waithe and Riquel De Jesus. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels dusted the 12th-seeded Vernon Panthers 74-61. The Panthers led 9-8 after one quarter. The Angels led 30-23 at the half and 57-43 after three quarters. Jessica Hanson paced the Angels with 35. Alessia Risi added 15, Sadie Beers 8, Sophie Pauls 7, Dyniel Rabang 5 and Chanel Larrabure 4, while Cassidy Chow and Tiffany Leung were scoreless. The Angels hit 21-50 (.397) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 8-11 from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 1 assist, 23 fouls and 4 turnovers. Jordyn Cullum paced the Panthers with 17. Anna Rice added 13, Brianna Falk 10, Kristy Fugel 9, Rebecca Salway 7, Jordynne Tomiak 2, Katie MacGivillray 2 and Jessica Melvin 1. The Panthers hit 21-76 (.244) from the floor, 0-10 from the arc and 19-38 (.500) from the line, while garnering 69 boards, including 38 on the offensive glass and 14 fouls. The Panthers also included Jordan Korol and Megan Wiebe. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Vancouver Notre Dame Jugglers pounded the 9th-seeded Penticton Princess Margaret Mustangs 74-54 after leading 17-13, 41-23 and 53-29 at the quarters. Trisha Francia paced the Jugglers with 21 points and 14 boards. Jolene Robinson added 18 points, along with 14 boards, Lauren Bondi 17, Christina Will 6 and McKenzie Hutchison 3, while Laureen Canofari, Mariah Quiddam, Caitlin Louie, Amanda Sam, Rachel Mackie, Gabie Toffoletto and Olivia Austin were scoreless. The Jugglers hit 24-64 (.380) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 8-21 (.380) from the line, while garnering 74 boards, including 38 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 13 assists, 20 turnovers and 11 steals. Megan Admussen-Blair paced the Mustangs with 15. Taylor Corrie added 13, Danielle Ruocco 6, Reiley Terbasket 6, Kenzi Haberstock 4 and Shinaaz Johal 2, while Jasper Pankratz, Jacquelyn Ford, Caitlin Neary, Stephanie Gomes-Ortiz and Haley Lehr were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 17-61 (.280) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 0-9 from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 25 turnovers and 10 steals. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors clocked the 16th-seeded Terrace Caledonia Kermodes 66-37. The Kermodes led 14-11 after one quarter. The Condors led 35-21 at the half and 50-31 after three quarters. “Our saying here is ‘We’re at home on the road,’” said Duchess Park co-coach Dave Holmes told the Vancouver Province. “That is truly when we’re at home because the competition isn’t in town.” Holmes added that the team benefitted from the addition of Russian transfer Alina Shakirova. University of Northern BC coach Sergey Shchepotkin informed him that “you have a player coming from Russia who is going to fit in very nicely. I thought it was going to take a while to build chemistry, but Alina has the highest basketball IQ, and when you have that you can fit anywhere.” Guard Madison Landry noted that “the last two years have been a ton of hard work. This year, there has been a lot more pressure on us and we know that we all have a lot of targets on us. But it’s all really exciting because we have never won (a B.C. title) and we feel like this is our year to win.” Nicola Erricson paced the Condors with 18. Madison Landry added 14, Marcie Schlick 10, along with 10 boards, Alina Shakirova 8, Emily Holmes 8, Addison Fawcett 4 and Shanna Olsen 4, while Kayla Auld, Lydia Myatovic and Riley Brennan were scoreless. The Condors hit 22-61 (.360) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 1-7 (.140) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 29 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 10 assists, 15 turnovers and 20 steals. Khali Pelleter paced the Kermodes with 12 points and 10 boards. Hannah Jay scored 10, Anke de Wit 9, Carly Davies 5, along with 14 boards, and Faith Nisyok 1, while Rachel Wolfisberg, Jade Kandola, Jutta Tavaila and Sivohn Peters were scoreless. The Kermodes hit 13-41 (.320) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 2-6 (.330) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 7 fouls, 6 assists, 33 turnovers, 1 block and 4 steals. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs crushed the 15th-seeded Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers 100-41 after leading 40-4, 61-13 and 80-27 at the quarters. Emma Johnson paced the Mustangs with 34. Teaghan Wallace added 19, Amanda Grant 10, Kate Johnson 9, Ashlyn Day 8, along with 10 boards, Nicole Hart 6, Stephanie McCann 5, Jaedyn Penkala 5 and Katelyn Kohlen 4, while Ashley Prehofer, Lindsay Lalash, Cassidy McLennan and Hailey Lechasseur were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 35-56 (.620) from the floor, 9-22 (.410) from the arc and 3-5 (.600) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 22 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 26 steals. Sian Nielsen paced the Bombers with 17. Naomi Perkins added 7, Shannon Oosthuyzen 7, Ansleigh Dergousoff 4, Allie Zondervan 2, Claire Young 2 and Katherine Bailey 2, while Roxanne Baker, Christina Champlin and Katharina Schmidt were scoreless. The Bombers hit 14-56 (.250) from the floor, 3-8 (.380) from the arc and 4-6 (.670) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 8 assists, 31 turnovers and 5 steals. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Parksville Ballenas Whalers whipped the 10th-seeded Abbotsford Rick Hansen Hurricanes 71-52 after leading 24-5, 44-19 and 50-34 at the quarters. Chelsey Hoey paced the Whalers with 20 points and 15 boards. Makayla Hoey scored 14, Emily Robertson 13, Abby Tillotson 10, Sophie Palmer 10 and Courtney Anderson 4, while Abby Lefeaux, Bethany Scholfield, Melissa Craven and Bella Sinclair were scoreless. The Whalers hit 25-58 (.430) from the floor, 4-11 (.360) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 11 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 block and 11 steals. Simran Sidhu paced the Hurricanes with 14. Simran Sidhu (separate player) added 12, Shubhreet Sandhu 7, Jasmine Gill 6, Sukhi Birk 6, Natasha Brar 3, Revine Gill 2 and Suman Johal 2, while Kiranjot Sidhu, Simran Gill and Ravneet Sidhu were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 20-59 (.340) from the floor, 2-15 (.130) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 5 assists, 15 turnovers, 1 block and 13 steals. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights defeated the 14th-seeded Victoria Lambrick Park Lions 65-57 after leading 32-15 at the half. Zion Corrales Nelson paced the Knights with 24. Leilani Carney added 14, Stephanie VonRiedemann 9, Nikko Sahagun 8, Madie Bouvier 4, Nadine Stewart 3, Xenia Dumont 2 and Maya Iwan 1, while Anna Baker, Maya Berglof, Anjelika Ku, Laurette Ticong and Rachel Yuen were scoreless. The Knights hit 20-57 from the floor, 6-22 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 26 fouls, 15 turnovers and 19 steals. Emma Bowman paced the Lions with 18 points and 13 boards. Courtney Somers scored 13, Stephanie Galitzine 12, Luna Ehrenschneider 10 and Aya Aihara 4, while Priya Johal, Rien Milliken and Tijanne Ross were scoreless. The Lions hit 15-34 (.444) from the floor, 5-11 (.455) from the arc and 12 free throws, while garnering 42 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 10 fouls, 29 turnovers and 10 steals. The Lions also included Alyssa Gschiel, Courtney Sjerven, Himari Fujiyama, Leah Johnson, Megan Smith and Sydney Sparanese.
In the quarterfinals, the 8th-seeded Vancouver Notre Dame Jugglers stunned the top-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors 63-61 after leading 14-10, 33-27 and 46-45 at the quarters. Lauren Bondi paced the Jugglers with 26. Trisha Francia added 22, along with 10 boards, Jolene Robinson 11, Rachel Mackie 2 and Christina Will 2, while McKenzie Hutchison and Gabi Toffoletto were scoreless. The Jugglers hit 18-53 from the floor, 6-15 from the arc and 9 free throws, while garnering 37 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 fouls, 22 turnovers and 11 steals. Alina Shakirova paced the Condors with 18. Marcie Schlick added 14, along with 21 boards, Madison Landry 12, Kayla Auld 9, Riley Brennan 3, Shanna Olsen 3 and Emily Holmes 2, while Nicola Erricson, Addison Fawcett and Lydia Myatovic were scoreless. The Condors (coached by coach Dave Holmes and Al Erricson) hit 20-48 (.351) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 3-7 (.429) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 16 fouls, 25 turnovers and 7 steals.
The 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels clipped the 13th-seeded North Vancouver St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints 82-64 after leading 26-13, 43-25 and 62-41 at the quarters. Jessica Hanson paced the Angels with 30. Alessia Risi added 22, Sophie Pauls 13, Dyniel Rabang 8, Sadie Beers 7 and Phoebe Lee 2, while Cassidy Chow, Raichel Feenan, Chanel Larrabure, Tiffany Leung, Calista Valente and Samantha Wong were scoreless. The Angels hit 22-47 (.419) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 10 fouls, 14 turnovers and 10 steals. Taylor Prescott paced the Saints with 14. Amelia Williams added 13, Nicole Wong 13, Sierra Scheffer 12, Regan Scott 8, Claire MacDonald 3 and Ysa Tumaneng 1, while Jordan Flanigan, Lauren Giefing, Brooke Marklund and Gillian Savage were scoreless. The Saints hit 18-49 (.362) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 7 free throws, while garnering 44 boards, included 16 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 fouls, 18 turnovers and 7 steals. The Saints (coached by Anthony Beyrouti) also included Mallory Thorpe.
The 2nd-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs stomped the 7th-seeded Parksville Ballenas Whalers 71-46 after leading 19-11, 33-26 and 54-28 at the quarters. Ashlyn Day paced the Mustangs with 33. Emma Johnson added 17, Amanda Grant 8, Nicole Hart 7, Teaghan Wallace 3, Lindsay Lalach 2 and Jaedyn Penkala 1, while Kate Johnson and Stephanie McCann were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 27-65 (.369) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 1 assist, 16 fouls, 16 turnovers and 6 steals. Chelsea Hoey paced the Whalers with 21. Courtney Anderson added 10, Emily Robertson 10, Makayla Hoey 3, Sophie Palmer 1 and Bethany Scholfield 1, while Melissa Craven and Abby Tillotson were scoreless. The Whalers hit 14-54 (.243) from the floor, 3-16 from the arc and 9 free throws, while garnering 56 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 12 fouls, 14 turnovers and 4 steals. The Whalers also included Abby Lefeaux and Bella Sinclair.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights dispatched the 6th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks 73-63. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter. The Knights led 38-26 at the half an 56-40 after three quarters. Leilani Carney paced the Knights with 24. Zion Corrales Nelson added 22, Nadine Stewart 12, Stephanie VonRiedemann 8, Nikko Sahagun 5 and Xenia Dumont 2, while Madie Bouvier, Maya Iwan, Laurette Ticong and Rachel Yuen were scoreless. The Knights hit 24-62 (.360) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 16 free throws, while garnering 45 boards, including 29 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 4 turnovers and 1 steal. Claudia Hart paced the Seahawks with 19 points and 11 boards. Cassidy Krug added 16, Sage Stobbart 10, Bella Gustin 9, Lindsey Bott 5, Rebecca Varty 2 and Alex Glass 2, while Tara Nightingale, Sam Parker and Shealyn Tait were scoreless. The Seahawks hit 21-40 (.511) from the floor, 3-7 (.429) from the arc and 12-28 (.429) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 1 assist, 22 fouls, 12 turnovers and 1 steal. The Seahawks also included Emily Talman, Gillian Bobert and Jenna Hewitt-Kenda.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs edged the 3rd-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights 82-77. The Mustangs led 21-15 after one quarter and 37-31 at the half. The Knights led 61-59 after three quarters. The Mustangs nailed four free throws in the final minute to win it. Guard Zion Corrales-Nelson had given the Knights a 77-76 lead with 1:12 remaining with a pair of free throws but the Immaculata got a bucket from Ashlyn Day to restore their lead at 78-77 with 58 seconds left. Knight guard Leilani Carney fouled Immaculata forward Claudia Hart with 39.6 seconds to play. She hit both free throws for an 80-77 lead, and Emma Johnson put the game out of reach before knocking down a pair of her own with 12 seconds left to make it a two-possession lead. “Every one of the starters we were in the change room before the game feeling like we were all going to throw up,” Johnson told the Vancouver Province. “We knew how tough STM was going to be and that we had to play together as a team. We have been working all season on communicating on defence. We were nervous but we tried to use it to our advantage.” Knights guard Zion Corrales-Nelson told the New Westminster Record that “it’s tough obviously. But you get what you get. We fought the whole way.” Emma Johnson paced the Mustangs with 38 on 16-31 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-16 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Ashlyn Day added 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 16 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Nicole Hart notched 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 17 boards. Lindsay Lalash scored 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jaedyn Penkala scored 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 assists. Kate Johnson added 2, while Ashley Prehofer, Katelyn Kohlen, Cassidy McLennan, Amanda Grant, Teaghan Wallace, Hailey Lechasseur and Stephanie McCann were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 27-60 (.450) from the floor, 4-15 (.270) from the arc and 16-29 (.550) from the line, while garnering 72 boards, including 32 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 15 assists, 29 turnovers and 14 steals. Leilani Carney paced the Knights with 18 on 2-14 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Nadine Stewart added 16 on 8-18 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 8 boards and 5 steals. Nikko Sahagun scored 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 steals. Stephanie VonRiedemann notched 14 on 6-23 from the floor, 2-10 from the line and 11 boards. Zion Corrales Nelson added 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 steals. Madie Bouvier, Anna Baker, Maya Berglof, Anjelika Ku, Xenia Dumont, Laurette Ticong, Rachel Yuen, Maya Iwan and Gabrielle Laguerta were scoreless. Dumon nabbed 2 boards. The Knights hit 23-78 (.290) from the floor, 7-16 (.440) from the arc and 10-26 (.380) from the line, while garnering 65 boards, including 40 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 5 assists, 18 turnovers and 12 steals.
In the other semi, the 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels crushed the 8th-seeded Vancouver Notre Dame Jugglers 73-53 after leading 24-14, 43-25 and 55-42 at the quarters. “This is absolutely ridiculous,” Jessica Hanson told the Vancouver Province. “If someone told me at the beginning of the season we would be going to the finals, I would have called them crazy. This is wild.” Hanson added that she had become accustomed to junk defenses. “I’m pretty used to it from all the teams we face. … Everybody stepped up, this was the best we have played as a team. All the seniors stepped up, the bench stepped up. This is the funnest basketball we’ve played as a team. It was so great.” Jessica Hanson paced the Angels with 24 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Alessia Risi added 17 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Sadie Beers notched 16 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Sophie Pauls scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Dyniel Rabang added 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists, while Cassidy Chow, Samantha Wong, Tiffany Leung, Phoebe Lee, Katrina Canama, Raichel Feenan, Calista Valente and Chanel Larrabure were scoreless. The Angels hit 21-48 (.440) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 10 assists, 14 turnovers and 9 steals. McKenzie Hutchison paced the Jugglers with 18 on 8-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 11 boards. Trisha Francia added 13 on 4-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lauren Bondi notched 11 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jolene Robinson added 7 on 1-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 11 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Christina Will scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards, while Laurenn Canofari, Mariah Quiddam, Caitlin Louie, Amanda Sam, Rachel Mackie, Gabi Toffoletto and Olivia Austin were scoreless. The Jugglers hit 18-55 (.330) from the floor, 2-13 (.150) from the arc and 11-14 (.790) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 7 assists, 21 turnovers and 5 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights defeated the 8th-seeded Vancouver Notre Dame Jugglers 70-62 after leading 16-12, 31-23 and 51-45 at the quarters. The Jugglers fought back to take the lead in the final quarter on a pair of treys by Laura Bondi and two free throws by Trisha Francia. But Knight guard Nikko Sahagun answered with a trey as STM regained commanded. Knights guard Leilani Carney told the New Westminster Record that “it’s really nice to have a medal again. We worked hard for this and I think we really deserved this.” Jugglers guard Lauren Bondi said “we gave it all we could. At the beginning of the year, we were wondering if we’d even get out of the Mainlands – We’ve come a long way. Overall, we’re happy with how we finished.” Zion Corrales Nelson paced the Knights with 25 on 9-18 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Nikko Sahagun added 14 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 6 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Leilani Carney added 12 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Stephanie VonRiedemann added 11 on 4-16 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Xenia Dumont added 2, along with 8 boards, Nadine Stewart 2, Rachel Yuen 2 and Maya Iwan 2, while Madie Bouvier, Anna Baker, Maya Berglof, Anjelika Ku, Laurette Ticong and Gabriella Laquerta were scoreless. Ticong nabbed 2 boards. The Knights hit 19-60 (.320) from the floor, 7-19 (.370) from the arc and 11-18 (.610) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 14 steals. Lauren Bondi paced the Jugglers with 29 on 0-13 from the floor, 9-15 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Trisha Francia added 18 on 5-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 8-16 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Jolene Robinson added 13 on 4-15 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Rachel Mackie scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Christina Will was scoreless while nabbing 8 boards. McKenzie Hutchinson was scoreless while nabbing 3 boards. Laureen Canofari, Mariah Quiddam, Caitlin Louie, Amanda Sam, Gabi Toffoletto and Olivia Austin were also scoreless. The Jugglers hit 10-52 (.190) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 15-26 (.580) from the line, while garnering 71 boards, including 38 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 5 assists, 29 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs defeated the 5th-seeded Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels 65-55 to capture their third consecutive provincial crown, having stepped up from the ‘A’ level after winning a pair of titles. The Angels led 13-12 after one quarter. The Mustangs led 30-23 at the half and 48-39 after three quarters. “The feeling right now is just indescribable, to work so hard and to see it all come together,” post Emma Johnson told the Vancouver Province. “It feels so good to know that when it really counts, we are the kind of team that can just come together.” Mustangs coach Andrew Gini said post Nicole Hart “played her best game of the year. All year long I have been on her about not fouling and today she just kept her hands up, she was patient and she didn’t try and block every shot.” But she altered a ton of shots. “It just hit me out there that I have to step up and be as good as I can be because I am probably not going to come off the court.” Said Hart. “I just had to give it my all.” Johnson said “we work really well as a team. No one’s the all-star on our team. We made that our focus.” Gini said that Angels guard Jessica Hanson was “tough to stop. We did our best to try and contain her but I thought we did a good job holding their other players off the score sheet. … It was my first year coaching. It was tough taking over for my Dad, who’s won a lot. The girls wanted to win and they did whatever it took to win.” Angels coach and U.B.C. men’s head coach Kevin Hanson, father of Jessica, was attending the Canada West championships, so assistant Doug Beers assumed the helm. Emma Johnson told the Kelowna Capital News that “we had a lot of success in single A, and we knew it would be tough make the step up. But a lot of hard work went into it and our goal all along this year was to win another title. It was pretty historical for our little school and it’s nice to be the first ones to get that 2A banner.” Mustangs coach Andrew Gini said Johnson was the difference. “We were down five with a couple of minutes left, and Emma just wasn’t going to lose no matter what, she just took over. She hit six free throws in a row in the fourth quarter and helped carry us to the win. She was amazing again. … (On playing in the Langley Events Centre): “It was definitely something the girls didn’t have any experience with, the size of the facility, all the people, the atmosphere. They handled it very well. We’re in double-A to stay. If we won, we knew we belonged here. There would be no point in going back down.” Emma Johnson, who was later chosen the defensive player of the tournament, paced the Mustangs with 18 on 8-34 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 18 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Nicole Hart added 15 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 14 boards and 3 blocks. Jaedyn Penkala notched 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ashlyn Day scored 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Lindsay Lalach scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Amanda Grant nabbed 5 boards and Kate Johnson 3, and were scoreless, as were Ashley Prehofer, Katelyn Kohlen, Cassidy McLennan, Teaghan Wallace, Hailey Lechasseur and Stephanie McCann. The Mustangs hit 24-74 (.320) from the floor, 3-18 (.170) from the arc and 8-17 (.470) from the line, while garnering 76 boards, including 40 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Jessica Hanson paced the Angels with 31 on 8-20 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Sadie Beers added 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 6 boards. Dyniel Rabang scored 7 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Sophie Pauls added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Alessia Risi scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Chanel Larrabure nabbed 7 boards and was scoreless, as were Cassidy Chow, Samantha Wong, Tiffany Leung, Phoebe lee, Katrina Canama, Raichel Feenan and Calista Valente.
The bronze medalist Burnaby St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights: Zion Corrales Nelson; Nikko Sahagun; Leilani Carney; Stephanie VonRiedemann; Xenia Dumont; Nadine Stewart; Rachel Yuen; Maya Iwan; Madie Bouvier; Anna Baker; Maya Berglof; Anjelika Ku; Laurette Ticong; Gabriella Laquerta; coach
The silver medalist Vancouver Little Flower Academy Angels: Jessica Hanson; Sadie Beers; Dyniel Rabang; Sophie Pauls; Alessia Risi; Chanel Larrabure; Cassidy Chow; Samantha Wong; Tiffany Leung; Phoebe Lee; Katrina Canama; Raichel Feenan; Calista Valente; coach Kevin Hanson; assistant Doug Beers; assistant Roland St. Cyr
The gold medalist Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs: Emma Johnson; Nicole Hart; Jaedyn Penkala; Ashlyn Day; Lindsay Lalach; Amanda Grant; Kate Johnson; Ashley Prehofer; Katelyn Kohlen; Cassidy McLennan; Teaghan Wallace; Hailey Lechasseur; Stephanie McCann; coach Andrew Gini