In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays bombed the 16th-seeded Cranbrook Mount Baker Trojans 89-36 after leading 35-5, 59-11 and 72-24 at the quarters. The Bays opened with a 29-0 run and romped. Cameron Henderson and Riley Cronk each scored 14 to pace the Bays. Diego Maffia added 12, Caelan Scott 11, Jordane Burke 10, Valdi Alarie-Hill 9, Taylor Freeman 7, Luis Guerra 6, James Detillieux 4 and Andrew Pittman 2, while Ewan Mackenzie and Tyler Hills were scoreless. Anders Damstrom led the Trojans with 9. Jacob Baume added 6, Dalton Gallina 6, Mason Jones 4, Colden Edey 3, Reyce Johnston 3, Tace Bradwell 2, Spencer Gartside 2 and Tage Leiman 1, while Sebastian Butler was scoreless. The Trojans (coached by Dean Atwood, assisted by Thomas Fentie) also included Dawson Atwood, Bryden Vaughan and Param Dhillon. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels blasted the 9th-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 80-60 after leading 20-9, 36-21 and 60-45 at the quarters. Noah Pastrana paced the Rebels with 20. Jusuf Sehic added 18, along with 16 boards, Sasha Vujisic 16, Jiordano Khan 8, Vince Sunga 5, Stefano Benedetto 4, Baltej Sohal 4 and Kyle Kirmaci 3, while Hanz Paloma, Yaphet Soloman, Patrick Cobug, Aidan Wilson, Miguel Ortinero and Eubert Ayangwa were scoreless. Dylan Kinley scored 24 to lead the Panthers (coached by Drew Gallacher, assisted by Bill Ruby, manager Sean Wen). Arjun Samra added 9, Alex Le 8, Jackson Corneil 7, Austin Swedish 6, Patrick Jonas 3 and Michael Mugabo 3, while Philip Nguyen, Elijah Devison, Thomas Box, Jake Gallacher and Josh Hamulas were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Victoria Belmont Bulldogs stunned the 4th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks 70-60. The Bulldogs led 15-14 after one quarter. The Hawks led 31-29 at the half. The Bulldogs led 53- 47 after three quarters. “We knew we were in for a really good game but we were prepared,” Belmont coach Kevin Brown told Varsity Letters. Brown said his troops effectively defended the paint and never left their feet on defence. “They have some tough kids but we have a couple of tough ones (Max Leeder and Lucas Gage) as well inside. They have the biggest hearts.” Nishad Tarak paced the Bulldogs with 24. Isaac Ickovich added 18, along with 11 boards, Maxwell Leeder 14, Julius Kennedy 8, Lucas Gage 4, Daunte Nelson 1 and Nolan Zaragoza 1, while Danny Song, Kuga Kawaii, Damien Bursey, Dawson Johal, Lennart Herz and Tyler Spaven were scoreless. According to the incomplete scoresheet, Dhivaan Bhogal led the Hawks with 18, along with 13 boards. Harvir Garcha notched 13, Sukhi Kang 13, Gershaun Sarowa 10, Prah Srab 5 and Prav Gill 2, while Reis Sekhon, Manvir Johal, Kallum Menzies, Gavin Dulku, Jevan Uppal, Kris Malatinka, Tyler Nelson, Armaan Sandhu and Preet Toor were scoreless. The Hawks (coached by Bal Sekhon, Rich Ralston and Surinder Sarowa) also included Pavi Deol and Gary Dhaliwal. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Vancouver College Fighting Irish clipped the 12th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens 79-63 after leading 24-11, 39-33 and 55-37 at the quarters. Jack Cruz-Dumont paced the Fighting Irish with 32. Cam Wright added 25, Callum Chow-White 11, Kelly O’Brien 4 and Levi Dvorak 4, while Kapi Kumanan, Homer Crus Dumont, Kenzi Limtong, Max Cameron, John Joseph, Max Andrews, Logan Hale, Kam Singh, Jason Soriano and Luc Therrien were scoreless. Jacob Mand scored 28 to pace the Ravens (coached Brad Petersen and Mark Prinster, manager Ernie Vickers). Grady Stanyer added 16, Ko Takahashi 7, Pierce Ormistin 4, Jack Varney 3, David Chien 3, Isa Cruz 2 and Marco Reyes 1, while James Harry, Reid Houghton, Michael Alteza, Noah Current, Logan Bisset and Mitch Barber were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats stomped the 15th-seeded Fort St. John North Peace Oscars 83-48 after leading 20-5, 44-18 and 65-37 at the quarters. Miguel Tomley led the Wildcats with 40. Jeevan Sidhu added 27, along with 22 boards, Akash Dhaliwal 13, Preet Kailey 3 and Josiah Lal 2, while Amrit Dhindsa, Marcus Prakash, Garry Dhami, Parm Sahota, Drake Dempsey, Aryan Anganu, Gurjot Atwal, Aftab Chohan, Varris Janda and Tegbir Kainth were scoreless. Earl Concepcion scored 11 to lead the Oscars (coached by Dan Penner, assisted by Samantha Stackhouse). Mackenzie Jibrin added 10, along with 20 boards, Mark Orcena 7, Zacob Ziebart 6, Mason Miranda 4, Elgen Hallarda 4, Michael McDermott 2 and Adrian Loewen 2, while Nathan Wideman, Vaughn Oasay, Dustin Bowes and Adam Nelson were scoreless.…………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators upset the 7th-seeded Vancouver St. George’s Saints 89-76. The Saints led 25-19 after one quarter. The Gators led 40-39 at the half. The Saints led 65-56 after three quarters. Guard James Woods scored 12 over a 1:49 period in the final quarter to pull out the win for Walnut Grove. Gators coach Reid Taylor told Varsity Letters that “what we say on this team is 95 and 5. … That was a five-percent game. Just get out of his (Woods) way and let him do his thing. That’s why he was the MVP (last season). No coaching involved with that one. Just give him the ball and let him do his thing.” Woods said “obviously, I am looking” to have the ball. “I have a ton of trust in my teammates and they in me. But some of those shots were lucky.” Back-to-back treys by Woods book-ended three made free throws by St. George’s Jarric Palma to put the Gators on top 80-76 with 2:16 remaining. With 1:49 left he completed a three-point play from the free throw line, then hit another trey for an 86-76 lead with 1:12 left. James Woods paced the Gators with 44. Jarrett Jacobs added 24, Luke Adams 10, Alasdair Coyle 9 and Nolan Premark 2, while Matt Martens, Azino Tyrell Urefe, Dylan Ledoux, Ritesh Nandakumar, Luke Chalk, Jacob Simons, Ryan Taylor and Dannon Stern were scoreless. Louis Sujir scored 26 to pace the Saints (coached by Bill Drisbow, assisted by Kevin Rasmussen, Albert Change and Deklan Chung, trainer Jon Hayduk, manager Bobby Miller). Jerric Palma added 22, Bill Lin 9, Alex Ference 8, Chris King 4 and Thomas Chen 3, while Derian Lenett, Jager Scharfe, Samuel Sirlin, Owen Vandenberg, Noah Strang, William Lin and Justin Litherland were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders knocked-off the 3rd-seeded North Vancouver Handsworth Royals 82-80. “They beat us in our first game (of the season) and so today we just wanted to battle hard,” Crusader Uyi Ologhola told Varsity Letters. “It was a tough, physical game but we pulled through in the end.” Crusaders coach Anthony Pezzente added that “this year, we didn’t play great in big games or close games. But we finally won our last two (at the Fraser Valley championships) to get into the (B.C.) tournament, and now tonight, this one. That is maturity.” Uyi Ologhola paced the Crusaders with 24 points and 13 boards. Gabriel Takeawoa added 15, Jamal Ose-Anim 13, Brent Padilla 13, Michael Risi 7, Tee Osei-Anim 4 and Marcus Garcia 1, while Jordan Bantog, Anthony Palomino, Isaiah Roque, Jacob Lloyd, Reece San Juan, Andre Mangonon and Thomas-Jay Fujimura were scoreless. Stanley Choo led the Royals with 28. Jake Horn added 12, Josh Butler 12, Ben Grant 12, along with 13 boards, Blake McLean 11 and Nate Watters 6, while Jacob LaRose, Austin Dunn, Jacob Shandro, Robert McCurdy, Merek Van Blyandt, Ethan Billard, Theo Benedet, Scott Watson and Donel Shokomoayed were scoreless. The Royals (coached by Cameron Mowat, assisted by Rahin Pendleton and Arman Amini) also included Diallo Ighorewo. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems blasted the 11th-seeded Rutland Voodoos 95-74 after leading 33-13, 57-36 and 75-51 at the quarters. Totems guard Vlad Mihaila, who scored 18 in the first quarter, told Varsity Letters that there was no shortage of motivation heading into the tournament. “I know I have three more games remaining in my high school career now, and I just want to make sure that every time I go on the floor, I have no regrets.” Mihaila added that the Totems full-court pressure yielded major dividends. “It’s been so effective for us. It’s what we’ve been focusing our practices on. … We know that there is a chance that in this gym that your shot won’t fall, so the only way to win it is with defence. That’s why it’s such a priority for us.” Voodoos coach Jeff Balkenhol told Kelowna Now that “we looked pretty nervous and turned the ball over 16 times and that led to a lot of fast breaks for Semiahmoo. The 66 points they got in the first half are more than we’ve given up in an entire game most of the season.” Vlad Mihaila paced the Totems with 29. Adam Paige added 26, along with 21 boards, Tyson Brown 14, Jordan Chen 10, Dominic Calderon 5, Avnoor Bhullar 4, Damian Calderon 3, Ario Katchooi 2 and Dennis Alizadeh 2, while Ameer Sidhu, Jas Johal, Jake Dhillon, David Cao, Tajin Rai and Hamza Saqib were scoreless. Robin Loney, Isaac Young and Marcus Strother each scored 12 to pace the Voodoos (coached by Jeff Balkenhol, assisted by Josh Dorf and Brian Wambacher). Prabhtej Deol added 11, Eric Wambacher 11, Brandon Porter 7, Arjan Thouli 6, Tanner Balkenhol 2 and Alex Thompson 1, while Brenden Aylard, Austin Shreeves and Ty Baskin were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 8th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels stunned the top-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays 78-66 after leading 16-5, 36-22 and 48-41 at the quarters. The Bays had ripped off a 22-0 run to take a 44-36 lead but the Rebels responded with a 14-0 run to start the final frame to take a 62-51 lead. “In the locker room, we knew not a lot of people expect us to win this game but we were going to give our absolute best,” Jusuf Sehic told Burnaby Now. “We respected (Oak Bay) but we were not afraid of them at all. We knew they were No. 1 going in, but as quoted by one of our coaches (Dave Smith), Why not us?” Rebels coach Mike Bell told Varsity Letters.ca that his troops had had a “really tough” season. “There are a lot of guys on this team that want to demonstrate their talents. We’re really deep and it’s been hard because they don’t get as much freedom as they have had coming up through the ranks. We have 10-13 guys that can play at this level. … (Now), those (younger) guys have been really humble, and we’re sticking together. We all want to play together and we’re showing that we can and will.” Jusuf Sehic paced the Rebels with 17, along with 17 boards. Noah Pastrana added 14, Stefano Benedetto 13, Jiordano Khan 11, Eubert Ayangwa 7, Sasha Vujisic 7, along with 7 boards and 5 blocks, Baltej Sohal 3, Vince Sunga 3 and Kyle Kirmaci 3, while Hanz Paloma, Yaphet Soloman, Patrick Cabug and Aidan Wilson were scoreless. Diego Maffia scored 43 to pace the Bays (coached by Chris Franklin, assisted by Rob Parris and Sam Shury, manager Drew Henderson). Caelan Scott added 13, Riley Cronk 7, Valdi Alarie-Hill 2 and Tyler Hills 1, while Ewan Mackenzie, Taylor Freeman, Cameron Henderson, Jordane Burke, James Detillieux, Luis Guerra and Andrew Pittman were scoreless.
The 13th-seeded Victoria Belmont Bulldogs upset the 5th-seeded Vancouver College Fighting Irish 67-62 after leading 18-15, 31-29 and 54-44 at the quarters. Bulldogs coach Kevin Brown told Varsity Letters that at the start of the season, “to be honest, we had a rough start and things were not clicking. The guys were having trouble following what I wanted to do. But once we started to follow, we got good results and they started to believe. It’s been wonderful to see them executing our game plans.” Isaac Ickovich paced the Bulldogs with 25, along with 11 boards. Nishad Tarak added 17, Lucas Gage 10, Daunte Nelson 10 and Maxwell Leeder 4, while Danny Song, Kuga Kawaii, Julius Kennedy, Damien Bursey, Nolan Zaragoza, Dawson Jonal, Lennart Herz and Tyler Spaven were scoreless. Jack Cruz-Dumont paced the Fighting Irish with 30. Cam Wright added 11, Callum Cholo-White 9, Levi Dvorak 6, Kapi Kumanan 4 and Kelly O’Brien 2, while Luc Therrien, Kenzi Limtong, Max Cameron, John Joseph, Max Andrews, Logan Hale, Kam Singh, Josh Win-Tong and Jason Soriano were scoreless. The Fighting Irish (coached by Lloyd Scrubb, assisted by Matt Sartorelli and Christine Bradstock) also included Owen Ker.
The 2nd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats edged the 10th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators 63-60 after leading 22-9, 33-31 and 50-48 at the quarters. “I think the best word for us resiliency,” Wildcats coach Mike McKay told Varsity Letters. McKay added that guard Miguel Tomley was exceptional despite the fact that “he’s been throwing up for about seven days as we’ve come into the tournament.” Jeevan Sidhu hit a trey at the shot clock buzzer with 1:44 remaining to give the Wildcats a 61-54 lead, but Tyrell Urefe answered with a trey of his own just seconds later to make it 61-57.
After one Jarrett Jacobs free throw and another pair from James Wood off a drive, the Gators had pulled to within 61-60 with 31.7 seconds left. Sidhu’s two free throws made it 63-60 with 8.5 seconds remaining, but Grove’s attempt to tie the game came up short when Wood’s trey fell shy with 1.4 seconds remaining. Jeevan Sidhu and Miguel Tomley each scored 20 to pace the Wildcats. Preet Kailey added 7, Akash Dhaliwal 6, Garry Dhami 2 and Josiah Lal 2, while Marc Pacatang, Amrit Dhindsa, Marcus Prakash, Parm Sahota, Drake Dempsey, Aryan Anganu, Aftab Chohan, Tegbir Kainth and Varris Janda were scoreless. James Wood scored 32 to pace the Gators (coached by Reid Taylor, assisted by Aly Nuruddin and Ben Miller, and managed by Randy Bauth). Azino Tyrell Urefe added 12, Jarrett Jacobs 8, Matt Martens 2, Alasdair Coyle 2, Luke Adams 2 and Nolan Premark 2, while Dylan Ledoux, Ritesh Nandkumar, Luke Chalk, Jacob Simons, Ryan Taylor and Dannon Stern were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems whipped the 14th-seeded Surrey Holy Cross Crusaders 83-64. The Crusaders led 23-22 after one quarter. The Totems led 48-36 at the half and 64-49 after three quarters. Totems coach Ed Lefurgy told Varsity Letters that Adam Paige’s double-double (30 and 25), and the team’s 63-22 edge on the boards constituted “ridiculous” numbers but Paige is “a ridiculous talent.” Paige said “I will do whatever I can to get every single rebound, whatever my team needs.” Lefurgy said “whenever you play Holy Cross you know that have to be ready for their ball pressure. But I am so proud of the way our guys were able to play tonight.” Adam Paige paced the Totems with 30 points and 25 boards. Vlad Mihaila notched 17, Dominic Calderon 16, Damian Calderon 8, Dennis Alizadeh 4, Jordan Chen 3 and Tyson Brown 3, while Ameer Sidhu, Avnoor Bhullar, Ario Katchooi, Jas Johal, Jake Dhillon, David Cao, Tajin Rai and Hamza Saqib were scoreless. Uyi Ologhola scored 20 to pace the Crusaders (coached by Matt LeChasseur, Anthony Pezzente, Kevin Wallsmith and Jeff Dadson). Gabriel Takeawoa added 12, Brent Padilla 11, Jamal Osei-Anim 10, Michael Risi 6, Jordan Bantog 3 and Marcus Garcia 2, while Tee Osei-Anim, Anthony Palomino, Isaiah Rogue, Jacob Lloyd, Reece San Juan, Andre Mangonon and Thomas-Jay Fujimara were scoreless.
In the semis, the 8th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels stomped the 13th-seeded Victoria Belmont Bulldogs 70-58 after leading 19-8, 36-21 and 46-44 at the quarters. The Rebels aggressively attacked the paint, including deft inside passes by Sasha Vujisic to Jusuf Sehic. “It feels great to get to the final because last year we didn’t even make it to provincials,” Jusuf Sehic told Varsity Letters. “Tonight, we worked as a team. We had our struggles at the beginning of the season but now we are working like a team.” Jusuf Sehic paced the Rebels with 21 points, 19 boards, 5 assists and 6 blocks. Sasha Vujisic added 14, Kyle Kirmaci 8, Jiordano Khan 8, Baltej Sohal 6, Eubert Ayangwa 4, Noah Pastrana 2, Aidan Wilson 2 and Stefano Benedetto 2, while Hanz Paloma, Yaphet Soloman, Patrick Cabug and Vince Sunga were scoreless. Nishad Tarak and Isaac Ickovich each scored 18 to lead the Bulldogs. Julius Kennedy added 13, Lucas Gage 6, Maxwell Leeder 2 and Lennart Herz 1, while Danny Song, Kuga Kawaii, Duante Nelson, Damien Bursey, Nolan Zaragoza, Dawson Johal and Tyler Spaven were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 6th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems clipped the 2nd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats 74-67 after leading 26-22, 41-33 and 60-55 at the quarters. Totems guard Vlad Mihaila told Varsity Letters that the team’s motivation was coach Ed Lefurgy. “I see how much he has put into this for us. He works every day. And the reason we’re all here is because of him. He is definitely the motivation for all of us.” Lefurgy said “Vlad fouled out (in the final 90 seconds) and he was really upset and we had a moment. Then he started to encourage everybody. It said a lot in that moment when your leader knows that it’s not just about him.” Mihaila said the difference was Jordan Chen’s defence on, and the Totem’s double-teaming of, Wildcat star Miguel Tomley. “I just have to say ‘Hats off to Jordon. Jordon is an amazing defensive player. Our whole thing was to just stop Miguel. He got off to a hot start and we had some iffy moments. But we showed a lot of resilience and we finished it off.” Lefurgy said “obviously he scored a heap against us, but to see teams just use single coverage against him? I just respect his game too much. He’s an amazing talent. It’s out of respect that we are going to throw everything we have at him.” The Totems also benefited from the post play of 6-7 Adam Paige. “We have wanted this all year long. They’re our league rivals, and this is a big win, because now we’re one win away.” Mihaila said “this means the world to us. We have dreamed of this game ever since we were little kids. We watched it every year. Now we have one more game left and we have to leave everything on the floor.” Vlad Mihaila paced the Totems with 27. Adam Paige added 15, along with 13 boards, Tyson Brown 13, Domenic Calderon 10, Jordan Chen 5 and Ario Katchooi 2, while Ameer Sidhu, Avnoor Bhullar, Dennis Alizadeh, Jas Johal, Jake Dhillon, David Cao, Damian Calderon, Tajin Rai and Hamza Saqib were scoreless. Miguel Tomley paced the Wildcats with 46. Jeevan Sidhu added 9, Garry Dhami 4, Preet Kailey 3, Akash Dhaliwal 3 and Josiah Lal 2
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats dusted the 13th-seeded Victoria Belmont Bulldogs 100-76. The Bulldogs (coached by Kevin Brown, assisted by Warren Leeder and managed by Amy Dawson) included Danny Song, Kuga Kawaii, Nishad Tarak, Lucas Gage, Maxwell Leeder, Julius Kennedy, Daunte Nelson, Damien Bursey, Nolan Zaragoza, Dawson Johal, Lennart Herz, Tyler Spaven and Isaac Ickovich.
In the final, the 8th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels defeated the 6th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems 80-72 to capture their first title since 1979. The Rebels led 18-8, 34-29 and 59-48 at the quarters. The Totems closed within 8 but the Rebels countered with an 11-3 run to iced the win. Rebels forward and tournament MVP Jusuf Sehic told Burnaby Now that “one of my teammates, Noah Pastrana, was joking around I think in the quarter-final, he was like ‘You know that if we win, you’re going to win MVP, right?’ I just kind of brushed it off. Leading all the way up to and the end of the game, I was not thinking about it at all. I was just focused on getting my team the win, because I wouldn’t care about getting an MVP trophy or first team all-star if we got second or third, right? I was more focused on bringing a provincial banner to our school and making our coaches and families proud. … So, there were a lot of guys that had a lot of talent who could all play basketball at a high level, (but) the only thing we were trying to figure out at the beginning of the season and really all the way until the very end of the Lower Mainlands, was how we could mesh properly. I thought the entire tournament we were going to win.” Sehic was left in tears after the game with his father Denad. “Soon as I saw (his father) I knew I had to hug him. As soon as we won, I remembered a lot of moments like, going to the park and having him rebound for me, even after he had a long day at work he’d still come to the park and rebound for me. It was like ‘This one’s for you, Mom and Dad’.” The Rebels had lost their city final by a 90-66 count and had to win an elimination game to qualify but somehow transformed themselves into a juggernaut for the provincials. Rebels coach Mike Bell told Varsity Letters that “the team hadn’t jelled at the older ages and finally, to have this team just jell is absolutely amazing. We have the deepest team in the province, but also the deepest coaching staff. We all bring something to the table. We all said that once we get in (to provincials) anything can happen. We just have to get in.” Assistant (and former head coach) Dave Smith said “we weren’t fully formed (a month ago). We had two different styles that we were battling. Well, not battling, but experimenting with. But when Sasha [Vujisic] started to come into his own, it was very clear how we were going to be successful. It was going to be ‘get it to the big man and play off of that. It’s how we beat (No. 1 seed) Oak Bay (in the quarterfinals). … Once Sasha came into his own and got confident and got fit, we went to him as often as we could and we made it clear to the guys that this is our style now.” Vujisic said “at the beginning, I actually struggled to run. Coach Mike often sat me out of games. I could only go three-to-four minutes at a time before I needed a break. We often do a lot of non-stop scrimmages and I got a case of shin splints.” Midway through the season, he added, “I don’t know what it was, but something clicked. We all started to play aggressive. The bigs would sprint the court, and when we did, it just seemed to give everyone else a ton of energy.” Howard Tsumura reported that Bell “could start his guard-based group of Kyle Kirmaci, Noah Pastrana, Baltej Sohal and Jiordano Khan along with Sehic. Or, to completely change the look of his team to that of a twin-towers look filled with high-low options on offence, and shot-blocking, rim-protecting presence on defence, he could simply tap Vujisic to come in off the bench. Besides, as Smith would later admit, Vujisic began to appreciate the opportunity to study a game’s opening few minutes, then enter its flow of play. It was not only a curveball to the opposition, it was a way for the team to save some fouls. So effective was the transformation that by Saturday, Bell could literally pull the strings from the bench, playing the game’s tempo and tenor like a puppet master.” Semiahmoo’s Vlad Mihaila scored 10 unanswered between the third and fourth quarters to draw the Totems within 61-53. Bell sent in Vujisic and in the next four minutes, the Rebels with on a decisive 11-3 run. Tournament MVP Jusuf Sehic said “the atmosphere has changed a lot since (midseason). Now it feels like every time a player has the ball, they’re looking for the open man. They’re looking to make their teammates better.” Winning the MVP “is a dream come true,” he added. “I have been dreaming of this exact moment for the last month. Every single night, it’s the same dream in the exact same place. I’ve just been thinking of this moment and nothing else.” Smith said the loss to Byrne Creek in the city final “really hurt them so we got their attention. The season is so long and the games just pile up and the losses don’t hurt enough. But that one really hurt them and so we got a little more discipline and our passing got better.” Bell told the Trail Times that Rebel teams in the past “just haven’t jelled at the older ages. To finally have this team jell was just absolutely amazing. These boys who I have known since they were little boys just became men today. They battled through everything today to get to where they are.” Totems coach Ed Lefurgy said “hats off to them, they shot really well. We just didn’t get some bounces and we didn’t really create our own luck.” Jusuf Sehic paced the Rebels with 18. Player of the game Baltej Sohal added 17, Kyle Kirmaci 16, Jiordano Khan 15, Sasha Vujisic 8, Stefano Benedetto 4 and Vince Sunga 2, while Noah Pastrana, Hanz Paloma, Yaphet Soloman, Patrick Cabug, Aidan Wilson and Eubert Ayangwa were scoreless. Vlad Mihaila paced the Totems with 33. Defensive player of the tournament Adam Paige added 18, Jordan Chen 10, Tyson Brown 6, Dominic Calderon 4 and Damian Calderon 1, while Ameer Sidhu, Avnoor Bhullar, Ario Katchooi, Dennis Alizadeh, Jas Johal, Jake Dhillon, David Cao, Tajin Rai and Hamza Saqib were scoreless.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Jusuf Sehic (Burnaby South); Adam Paige (Semiahmoo); Miguel Tomley (Tamanawis); James Woods (Walnut Grove); Sasha Vujisic (Burnaby South); and Vlad Mihaila (Semiahmoo).
The second team featured: Uyi Ologhola (Holy Cross); Jack Cruz-Dumont (Vancouver College); Isaac Ickovich (Belmont); Jiordano Khan (Burnaby South); and Nishad Tarak (Belmont).
The bronze medalist Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats: Marc Pacatang; Amrit Dhindsa; Marcus Prakash; Garry Dhami; Parm Sahota; Jeevan Sidhu; Miguel Tomley; Josiah Lal; Drake Dempsey; Aryan Anganu; Preet Kailey; Gurjot Atwal; Aftab Chohan; Akash Dhaliwal; Arbin Dhillon; Tegbir Kainth; Varris Janda; coach Mike McKay; assistant Jay Sidhu; assistant Par Bains; manager Dan Lal
The silver medalist Surrey Semiahmoo Totems: Ameer Sidhu; Jordon Chen; Avnoor Bhullar; Ario Katchooi; Vlad Mihaila; Dominic Calderon; Dennis Alizadeh; Jas Johal; Tyson Brown; Jake Dhillon; Adam Paige; David Cao; Damian Calderon; Tajin Rai; Hamza Saqib; coach Ed Lefurgy; assistant Mike Shen; assistant Les Brown; manager Joel Aisenstat; manager Max Dhaliwal; trainer Steve Janzen
The gold medalist Burnaby South Rebels: Kyle Kirmaci; Noah Pastrana; Hanz Paloma; Yaphet Soloman; Patrick Cabug; Vince Sunga; Aidan Wilson; Eubert Ayangwa; Stefano Benedetto; Baltej Sohal; Sasha Vujisic; Miguel Ortinero; Jusuf Sehic; Jiordano Khan; coach Mike Bell; assistant Karl Brysch; assistant Cody Cormack; assistant Dave Smith; assistant Randy Edwards