In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders clipped the 8th-seeded Vancouver St. George’s Saints 78-66 after leading 22-19, 36-29 and 51-45 at the quarters. Keegan Konn paced the Crusaders with 22. Nicholas Best added 20, Nigel Kuma-Mintah 12, Alex Asperin 10, Marcus Browne 7, along with 18 boards, Patrick Shoemay 3, Andy Bennington 2 and Liam Sprangers 2, while Shalom Konn, Matthew Dadson, Paolo Lujan, Hubey Razon, James Bernardino and Spencer Dododza were scoreless. The Crusaders hit 27-80 (.338) from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 13 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 18 steals. Jacob Van Stanten paced the Saints with 15 points and 18 boards. Jon Mikhlin scored 15, Wesley Graham 11, Adrian Bacic 9, Jewan Hong 6, Will Sauder 5, along with 10 boards, Tyler Jue 3 and Roberto Mazzone 2, while Nick Varabioff, Justin Huang, Arseny Tyulenev, Jamie Catliff and Mark Esphtein were scoreless. The Saints hit 25-65 (.385) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 13-32 (.406) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 15 assists, 29 turnovers, 8 blocks and 8 steals. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kelowna Owls dusted the 16th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens 90-55 after leading 15-12, 32-22 and 68-38 at the quarters. Parker Simson paced the Owls with 30. Mason Bouchier added 15, Matt Lafontaine 13, Grant Shephard 11, along with 14 boards, Nav Sandhu 6, Colin McGrath 5, Davide Ciancio 4, Owen Keys 4 and Gavin Saini 2, while Weng Leong, Darren Hait and Spencer Braam were scoreless. The Owls hit 38-68 (.559) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 13 turnovers, 1 block and 16 steals. Daylan Kelough paced the Ravens with 18. Isaac Evans added 16, along with 11 boards, Jonavan Grant 10, Josiah Mastandrea 5, Jonas Serrano 2, Anthony Gavrilovits 2 and Keanan Sem 2, while Raee Mariam, Aron Szigeti, Ibrahim Kawasme, Gabriel Laza (torn ACL) and Declan Murphy-Boyle were scoreless. The Ravens also included Buddy Nagano, Jack Varney, Jacob Mand and Pierce Ormiston. The Ravens hit 21-62 (.339) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 10 assists, 25 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Surrey Panorama Ridge Secondary Thunder stunned the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 66-54 after leading 19-15, 37-31 and 58-47 at the quarters. The Thunder successfully slowed the pace to an absolute crawl. Coach Parm Gill said he crafted the strategy after studying a tape of his team’s loss to the Bulldogs during a Christmas tournament. “That was huge, I had that tape so I could see what they run,” Gill told the Vancouver Province. “We made the adjustments to it and it really worked out well today.” Bulldogs coach Rick Lopez said “it was one of those nights, man. You have to credit Panorama Ridge. They scouted us and they knew our stuff. We couldn’t buy a hoop and that was partly what they did on defence. My heart goes out to my Grade 12, but I agree with you, they didn’t look like themselves.” Gill said “we’re not a high-scoring team. The key was to take away their transition. That was a huge part of their offence. They probably average 20 to 25 points in transition, so if they are scoring 85 points a game and you take 20 out off of that, well….” Harsimran Bhullar paced the Thunder with 17. Herman Sahota added 14, Chuks Udevi 12, Rajan Atker 9, Gursahil Dhami 6, Gurjot Hans 4, Manveer Taggar 2 and Devan Dhillon 2, while Sultan Sanghera, Suhminder Sanghera, Faraz Bajawa, Rahul Jhamat and Iman Romana were scoreless. The Thunder hit 28-70 (.400) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 4-17 (.235) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 10 steals. Harry Liu paced the Bulldogs with 19 points and 10 boards. Izaiah Ugoalah added 10, Lambert Pajayon 9, Karn Virk 9, Sharu Thulasie 5 and Matija Gabrilo 2, while Syris Apdian, Leslie Ochieng, Gordon Lam, De’andre Butler, Feris Alila, Pranav Sran, Nick Lee, Travis Basra and Pai Han Chen were scoreless. The Bulldogs hit 20-67 (.299) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 9 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays clipped the 13th-seeded Abbotsford Yale Lions 64-54 after leading 20-9, 39-27 and 51-41 at the quarters. Bays guard Jaden Touchie managed to contain Riley Braich to 10 points under his season scoring average (35 ppg). Braich “is a great player, and if you let that guy go off for 60 (points) you are going to lose the game,” Touchie told the Vancouver Province. “So, it’s just a given that you have to (stop him).” Bays coach Chris Franklin said “we have the benefit of having Jaden Touchie and I think he is the finest on-ball defender in the province or at least he is right up there. When we play the best players and it’s up to him, he really studies them,” continued Franklin. “I have yet to see a case where mental fatigue causes him to make errors.” Yale clawed back from an 18-point first half deficit to within four in the second half. “This game was not indicative of our season,” said Lions coach Euan Roberts. “Today, we just didn’t have the shots. Our offence struggled and the easy ones didn’t go down. That can catch up to you.” Madhu McConnell paced the Bays with 20. Jaden Touchie added 14, along with 11 boards, Caelan Scott 8, Matt Griffin 8, My Tang-Blumenschein 7, Isaiah Romanow 4 and Riley Cronk 3, while Chance Harper, Kenny Ngweny, Aoi Yamaguchi, Cam Henderson, Ben Watts-Wooldridge and Jack Mulcahy were scoreless. The Bays hit 26-69 (.377) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 6-14 (.429) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Riley Braich paced the Lions with 25 points and 10 boards. Mike Vanderwerff added 9, Matthew Kerc-Murchison added 9, along with 10 boards, Tamikah Otanga 9, along with 12 boards, and Raejean Hudson 2, while Josh Friesen, Tre Pankratz, Jayson Klein, Clay Konrad, Leon Tran, Damon Bynes and Brad Nelson were scoreless. The Lions also included Gagandeep Gill. The Lions hit 19-69 (.275) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 5 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 3 steals. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators crushed the 12th-seeded West Vancouver Highlanders 85-47 after leading 20-17, 42-23 and 69-37 at the quarters. “Defensively we really stepped it up,” Gator guard Ty Rowell told the Vancouver Province. “Usually, we let teams score more on us but we’re helping more and starting to trust each other. Offensively, we’re making those extra passes for three-pointers and hitting our bigs.” Santhosh Nandakumar paced the Gators with 21. Jake Cowley added 18, Ty Rowell 14, Brett Christensen 9, Wei Chung 8, Daniel Stead 5, Andrew Goertzen 4, Sheldon Few 3, Nil Crespo 2, #34 scored 2, while James Woods and Josh Ajayi were scoreless. The Gators hit 37-75 (.493) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 4-11 (.364) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 26 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 15 steals. Josh Pinton paced the Highlanders with 13. Nick Broady added 11, Grady Huskisson 9, Kevin Li 7, Miles Dignum 3, Alex Attisha 2 and Nicolo Nascimbeni 2, while Josh Jackson, Nick Matonovich, Vincent Lee, Adam Elcombe, Jack Bowkett and Clarence Zhou were scoreless. The Highlanders hit 17-55 (.309) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 10 assists, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks clipped the 10th-seeded Duncan Cowichan Thunderbirds 90-83 after leading 25-21, 51-36 and 73-59 at the quarters. Jass Singh paced the Hawks with 30. Jordyn Sekhon added 20, Kenan Hadzovic 15, Max Borseth 13, Ethan Enns 7, Joel Klammer 2, Elijah Falconer 2 and Drago Jereb 1, while Zack Plummer, Mandave Dhadda, Noah Dietrich and Cam’ron Lobban were scoreless. The Hawks hit 32-66 (.485) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 20-38 (.526) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Noah Charles paced the Thunderbirds with 28 points and 21 boards. Eston Unrau added 22, Humza Khan 6, Jamie Friesen 5, Connor Tanton 5, Zach Waddington 5, Matthew Miller 3, Andrew Derocher 3, Nirmal Hayer 3 and Travis McDonald 3, while Luke Armstrong, Aaron Margerison, Zach Kiedaisch, Nathan Bates and Keenen Menzel were scoreless. The Thunderbirds hit 35-87 (.402) from the floor, 5-20 (.167) from the arc and 8-23 (.348) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 19 assists, 21 turnovers, 8 blocks and 5 steals. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Vancouver Kitsilano Blue Demons dumped the 11th-seeded North Surrey Spartans 62-49 after leading 20-16, 29-24 and 48-31 at the quarters. “It’s been probably over the last eight or nine games that we’ve had a turning point in our season,” Blue Demons coach Randy Coutts told the Vancouver Province. “We’ve finally got everybody back and we’re healthy. But our schedule has really toughened us up. It’s given us a confidence.” The Blues Demons held North Surrey to a combined 15 points in the second and third quarters. “Today it just came down to who wanted it more,” said Kitsilano point guard Luka Lizdek. “All of the adversity we faced? The biggest thing for us has always been how you bounce back and we tried to do that after every loss. Right now, we’re playing our strongest.” Coutts said “there have been a lot of great point guards at Kits (Keith Bustard, Niko Cochran, Chris Porteous, Eric Wilson and Hardeep Bassram) but Luka rates right up there with the best of them. … The bottom line is that we did a job on No. 20 (Dhillon). We scouted him well and we didn’t give him very many good looks.” Luka Lizdek paced the Blue Demons with 16. Alec Bayne added 13, Howard Wang 10, Duncan Ross 8, Arian Tabrizi 6, Kenya Gerald 5 and Filip Sokic 4, while Eliot Couillard, Kevin Wang, Marko Prulzj, George Domanovic, Liam MacDougall, Eric Barnes, Diallo Oballa, Cole Washbrook and Lian Warren were scoreless. The Blue Demons hit 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 4-27 (.148) from the arc and 16-19 (.842) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 14 assists, 20 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Aaqib Dhillon paced the Spartans with 19. Jasman Basra added 8, Jordan Nweke 6, Divjot Sidhu 3, Jasnoor Shinger 3, Parm Gill 3, Manjot Grewal 2, Luke Sun 2, Josh Goulet 2 and Josh Seo 1, while Josiah Willians, Annop Sidhu, Tajveer Mangat, Brent Quaimbao, Tristan Dela Cruz, Sukhi Shergill and Arki Adam were scoreless. The Spartans (coach x, assistant Adam Denson) hit 16-63 (.254) from the floor, 6-27 (.222) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats whipped the 14th-seeded Fort St. John North Peace Oscars 113-73 after leading 28-19, 66-29 and 91-46 at the quarters. Miguel Tomley paced the Wildcats with 38. Gary Sahota added 12, Kyle Uppal 9, Sagar Dulay 9, Fanta Lado 9, Jeevan Sidhu 8, Sunny Goldsmith 8, Roop Viria 6, Jelani Morris 4, Gurman Bhangu 4, Sean Tahvili 3 and Joban Sran 3, while Akash Manes, Ajay Purewal and A.J. Chahal were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 48-88 (.545) from the floor, 15-37 (.405) from the arc and 2-8 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 30 assists, 21 turnovers, 8 blocks and 17 steals. Tanner Sandberg paced the Oscars with 24. McWesley JiBrin added 12, along with 10 boards, Bret Olsen 12, Lucas Ziebart 10, Lorenzo Petrucci 6, Tyler Coulter 4, Tye Woodruff 3 and Hunter Prouse 2, while Christopher Legg, Trey Reese, Blake Hedges, Jatim Wang and Farouq Salami were scoreless. The Oscars hit 29-76 (.382) from the floor, 10-22 (.455) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 17 assists, 30 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Kelowna Owls dusted the 9th-seeded Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders 92-64 after leading 19-7, 40-27 and 65-52 at the quarters. Nav Sandhu paced the Owls with 17. Grant Shephard added 16, along with 12 boards, Colin McGrath 15, Parker Simson 13, along with 11 assists, Mason Bouchier 12, Matt Lafontaine 10, Davide Ciancio 6 and Owen Keys 3, while Weng Leong, Gavin Saini, Darren Hait and Spencer Braam were scoreless. The Owls hit 32-71 (.451) from the floor, 10-38 (.263) from the arc and 18-31 (.581) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 20 assists, 20 turnovers, 6 blocks and 12 steals. Nigel Kuman-Mintah paced the Crusaders with 18. Keegan Konn added 16, Nicholas Best 14, Patrick Shoemay 6, Alex Asperin 5, Marcus Browne 3 and Shalom Konn 2, while Matthew Dadson, Paolo Lujan, Hubey Razon, Andy Bennington, Liam Sprangers, James Bernardino and Spencer Dododza were scoreless. The Crusaders also included Marshall Luiz. The Crusaders hit 22-75 (.293) from the floor, 9-40 (.225) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 15 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals.
The 5th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators clocked the 4th-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays 81-60. The Gators led 18-17 after one quarter. The Bays led 34-32 at the half. The Gators led 60-42 after three quarters. Jake Cowley paced the Gators with 25 points and 13 boards. Ty Rowell added 20, Santhosh Nandakumar 16, Brett Christensen 8, Wei Chung 6, Daniel Stead 2, Sheldon Few 2 and Andrew Goertzen 2, while Nil Crespo, James Woods and Josh Ajayi were scoreless. The Gators hit 32-62 (.516) from the floor, 7-16 (.436) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 7 blocks and 3 steals. Madhu McConnell paced the Bays with 22. Myka Tang-Blumenschein added 14, Caelan Scott 6, Aoi Yamaguchi 5, Riley Cronk 5, Jaden Touchie 3, Isaiah Romanow 3 and Matt Griffin 2, while Chance Harper, Kenny Ngweny, Cam Henderson, Ben Watts-Wooldridge and Jack Mulcahy were scoreless. The Bays (coached by Chris Franklin) hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 7-30 (.233) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 8 turnovers, 1 block and 3 steals.
The 7th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks nipped the 15th-seeded Surrey Panorama Ridge Secondary Thunder 67-65. The Thunder led 19-14, 31-27 and 54-51 at the quarters. Jordyn Sekhon paced the Hawks with 29. Jass Singh added 21, Max Borseth 7, Ethan Enns 6 and Kenan Hadzovic 4, while Drago Jereb, Zack Plummer, Elijah Falconer, Joel Klammer, Mandave Dhadda and Noah Dietrich were scoreless. The Hawks hit 27-77 (.351) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 12 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 15 steals. Chuks Udevi paced the Thunder with 29 points and 15 boards. Harsimran Bhullar added 11, Herman Sahota 9, Gurjot Hans 4, Rajan Atker 4, Gursahil Dhami 3, Devan Dhillon 3 and Manveer Taggar 2, while Sultan Sanghera, Sukhminder Sanghera, Faraz Bajawa, Rahul Jhamat and Iman Romana were scoreless. The Thunder (coached by Parm Gill) hit 26-61 (.426) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 8-19 (.421) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 21 assists, 23 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats dispatched the 6th-seeded Vancouver Kitsilano Blue Demons 78-70. The Wildcats led 18-16 after one quarter. The Blue Demons led 36-34 at the half and 62-58 after three quarters. Miguel Tomley paced the Wildcats with 27 points and 11 boards. Sagar Dulay added 18, Gary Sahota 11, Kyle Uppal 11, Gurman Bhangu 8, Roop Viria 2 and Fanta Lado 1, while Sean Tahvili, Akash Manes, Ajay Purewal, Joban Sran, A.J. Chahal, Jelani Morris and Jeevan Sidhu were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 29-72 (.403) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 14 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 blocks and 17 steals. Arian Tabrizi paced the Blue Demons with 22. Luka Lizdek added 16, along with 11 boards, Alec Bayne 10, Diallo Oballa 9, Kenya Gerald 7 and George Domanovic 6, while Elliott Couillard, Kevin Wang, Marko Prulzj, Filip Sokic, Duncan Ross, Liam MacDougall, Erik Barnes, Cole Washbrook, Liam Warren and Howard Wang were scoreless. The Blue Demons hit 27-74 (.365) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 10-24 (.417) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 18 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals.
In the semis, the top-seeded Kelowna Owls whipped the 5th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators 86-71 after leading 25-18 after one quarter and 45-31 at the half. The Gators then ripped off a 20-3 run capped by a Santhosh Nadakumar trey and led 59-55 after three quarters. But the Owls elevated their defensive intensity. “When it got to the point where you could all of a sudden see that maybe it wasn’t going to go our way, we flipped that switch and we just sort of went all out,” Kelowna guard Parker Simson told the Vancouver Province. “Defensively, we just knew it was shutdown time.” Davide Ciancio promptly hit a trey and Mason Bourcier added back-to-back treys. “Our heads were in it the whole time knowing that we could come back and win,” said Simson. “We’ve been in these spots before. And if we’re going to end up winning a championship, these are just going to add to the story, all the things we have gone through. We expect it from ourselves too, for how hard we have been working and the talent that we have. I don’t think anyone’s expectations are higher than ours.” Gators coach George Bergen said “fatigue was the biggest factor, we just couldn’t get up on them. Part of the game plan was to keep them in front of us and not give up layups. We wanted to make them shooters and that worked for a period of time. But you know what? I give Kelowna credit. They keep coming at you in waves.” Mason Bouchier paced the Owls with 19 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Parker Simson added 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Grant Shephard added 16 on 7-15 from the floor, 2-7 from the line, 11 boards and 3 steals. Nav Sandhu added 13 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Davide Ciancio notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Matt Lafontaine scored 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals, while Colin McGrath, Weng Leong, Gavin Saini, Darren Hait, Spencer Braam and Owen Keys were scoreless. McGrath nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The Owls hit 31-76 (.408) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 16-28 (.571) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 21 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 17 steals. Santhosh Nandakumar paced the Gators with 29 on 11-21 from the floor, 7-16 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jake Cowley added 15 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-8 from the line, 18 boards, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Ty Rowell notched 9 on 3-20 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 7 assists. Wei Chung scored 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Daniel Stead scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Brett Christensen added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Andrew Goertzen scored 2 and nabbed 2 boards, while Nil Crespo, James Woods, Sheldon Few and Josh Ajayi were scoreless. Ajayi nabbed 2 boards. The Gators hit 26-74 (.351) from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 8-18 (.444) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 18 assists, 27 turnovers, 9 blocks and 4 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats nipped the 7th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks 82-81 after leading 24-18, 40-36 and 65-54 at the quarters. Grade 10 Wildcats point guard Miguel Tomley hit a pair of free throws to win it. “He stepped up and he made a couple of huge baskets right at the end when we needed them the most,” Wildcats coach Mike McKay told the Vancouver Province. With 25 seconds to play, the Hawks forced Tomley into a turnover. Mouat’s Jass Singh was fouled and hit two free throws to give the Hawks an 81-80 lead. Tomley drove the floor and drew a foul. “We got on runs but they just kept coming back,” said McKay. “That was a huge comeback they had.” The Wildcats drilled three straight treys to take a 55-42 lead with 5:53 left in the third, but then the Hawks’ Jordyn Sekhon went down the floor on three straight possessions and scored layups every time, rallying Mouat to within 57-52. Miguel Tomley paced the Wildcats with 24 on 9-15 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Gary Sahota added 18 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 13 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Sagar Dulay notched 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 7 assists. Kyle Uppal added 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Roop Viria scored 6 on 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Fanta Lado added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gurman Bhangu notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 assists, while Sean Tahvili, Akash Manes, Ajay Purewal, Joban Sran, A.J. Chahal, Jelani Morris and Jeevan Sidhu were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 30-71 (.423) from the floor, 13-38 (.342) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 22 assists, 19 turnovers, 5 blocks and 9 steals. Jordyn Sekhon paced the Hawks with 29 on 10-21 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 5-10 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Max Borseth added 20 on 8-21 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Jass Singh notched 16 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 7-8 from the line. Kenan Hadzovic added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 10 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Elijah Falconer scored 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Ethan Enns added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Drago Jacob, Zack Plummer, Joel Klammer, Mandave Dhadda, Noah Dietrich and Cam’ron Lobban were scoreless. The Hawks hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 16 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 blocks and 9 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators edged the 7th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks 96-94. The Gators led 29-17 after one quarter. The Hawks led 48-44 at the half and 70-64 after three quarters. Santhosh Nandakumar paced the Gators with 31 on 12-25 from the floor, 6-15 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Ty Rowell added 22 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Daniel Stead notched 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Wei Chung scored 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 13 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jake Cowley added 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 18 boards, 3 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals. Andrew Goertzen added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Nil Crespo, James Woods, Brett Christensen, Sheldon Few and Josh Ajayi were scoreless. The Gators hit 32-73 (.438) from the floor, 12-29 (.414) from the arc and 20-30 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 16 assists, 10 turnovers, 12 blocks and 7 steals. Jass Singh paced the Hawks with 33 on 9-21 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kenan Hadzovic added 22 on 7-12 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Jordyn Sekhon notched 19 on 7-22 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 13 boards. Max Borseth added 9 on 3-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Elijah Falconer added 5 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Joel Klammer scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Noah Dietrich added 2, along with 2 boards, while Drago Jereb, Zack Plummer, Ethan Enns, Mandave Dhadda and Cam’ron Lobban were scoreless. Enns nabbed 4 boards. The Hawks hit 31-80 (.388) from the floor, 11-27 (.407) from the arc and 21-27 (.778) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Kelowna Owls dispatched the 3rd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats 87-72 after leading 22-12, 50-34 and 64-57 at the quarters. “I think before this season started, we knew that we could be great,” tournament MVP Grant Shephard told the Vancouver Province. “So, it was a matter of keeping our heads level. I was so motivated. As soon as I stepped on the court tonight, I wanted to go Beast Mode.” The explosive Owls led by 23 midway through the second quarter. But the Wildcats rallied to within five when guard Miguel Tomley hit a tough, off-balance jumper to make the score 62-57 with 35 seconds left in the third quarter. But the Owls soon regained their focus and discipline. fined their style. “I think we sort of found the fun in going crazy on defence and using all your energy because you know when you get tired you can just get a sub,” said guard Parker Simson. “I trust the guys coming in just as much as I trust myself. They are my brothers.” It marked the first provincial title for a team outside the Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island since Prince George’s Duchess Park Condors in 1980. “I don’t know why it took so long,” said Owls coach Harry Parmar, “but basketball is coming on in the Okanagan and this is just the start.” Wildcats coach Mike McKay said “I’ve been at every provincial tournament for the last 18 years and they were as dominant over the rest of the field as anybody. It’s hard to compare year-to-year, but I think you have to put them right up there.” Grant Shephard paced the Owls with 31 on 13-18 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 22 boards. Colin McGrath added 19 on 7-15 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Defensive player of the tournament Parker Simson added 15 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 7 assists and 4 steals. Mason Bouchier scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Nav Sandhu added 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 7 assists. Davide Ciancio added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Weng Leong, Gavin Saini, Matt Lafontaine, Darren Hait, Spencer Braam and Owen Keys were scoreless. Lafontaine nabbed 3 boards and dished 5 assists. The Owls hit 33-79 (.418) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 25 assists, 16 turnovers and 11 steals. Miguel Tomley paced the Wildcats with 26 on 9-25 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Gary Sahota added 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Sagar Dulay added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Roop Viria added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Gurman Bhangu added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 6 boards, while Sean Tahvili, Akash Manes, Ajay Purewal, Joban Sran, Kyle Uppal, Fanta Lado, A.J. Chahal, Jelani Morris and Jeevan Sidhu were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 27-70 (.386) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Grant Shepherd (Kelowna); Jake Cowley (Walnut Grove); Jordyn Sekhon (W.J. Mouat); Miguel Tomley (Tamanawis); and Parker Simson (Kelowna)
The 2nd-team featured: Madhu McConnell (Oak Bay); Jass Singh (W.J. Mouat); Santhosh Nandakumar (Walnut Grove); Sagar Dulay (Tamanawis); and Mason Bouchier (Kelowna)
The bronze medalist Langley Walnut Grove Gators: Santhosh Nandakumar; Ty Rowell; Daniel Stead; Wei Chung; Jake Cowley; Andrew Goertzen; Nil Crespo; James Woods; Brett Christensen; Sheldon Few; Josh Ajayi;
The silver medalist Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats: Miguel Tomley; Gary Sahota; Sagar Dulay; Roop Viria; Gurman Bhangu; Sean Tahvili; Akash Manes; Ajay Purewal; Joban Sran; Kyle Uppal; Fanta Lado; A.J. Chahal; Jelani Morris; Jeevan Sidhu; Sunny Goldsmith;
The gold medalist Kelowna Owls: Grant Shephard; Colin McGrath; Parker Simson; Mason Bouchier; Nav Sandhu; Davide Ciancio; Weng Leong; Gavin Saini; Matt Lafontaine; Darren Hait; Spencer Braam; Owen Keys; coach Harry Parmar