In the opening round, held in Langley: …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames clocked the 15th-seeded Maple Ridge Meadowridge Gryphons 60-33 after leading 23-8, 43-16 and 56-23 at the quarters. Miah Schuurman paced the Flames with 23. Holly Vermette added 11, Kenna Friesen 10, Anna Smiens 8, Kelsie Kampman 8, Brielle Vander Kooi 8, Shyann Dunstan-Adams 3 and Linden Martens 2, while Paige West, Eden Janssen and Adison Tolsma were scoreless. Aneet Dhillon scored 12 to lead the Gryphons (coach Jenna Pederson, coach Kristal Bereza, coach Donald Lockhart). Jayda Randhawa added 5, Jiakang ‘Amy’ Xu 5, Hailey Lisik 3 and Abigail Ogunremi 2, while Cassidy Wong, Keanna Gill, Joella Famakinwa, Fiona Yang, Haiteng ‘Aella’ Gong and Jasleen Bains were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights torched 10th-seeded Victoria St. Margaret’s 56-33 after leading 16-2, 34-11 and 50-20 at the quarters. Mia Klassen paced the Knights with 22. Claire Pasenau added 19, Millie Bingham 6, Mila Semenoff 5, Trinity Lai 2 and Rio Soukup 2, while Kailie Matthews, Katie Michaud, Nola Cooper, Coby Campbell, Arabella Albanse and Ella Hamer-Jackson were scoreless. Abby Nicholson paced St. Margaret’s with 15. Syna Mangat added 12. Julia Mannal-Fretwell 4 and Emme Ghinis 2, while Jin Yi ‘Eva’ Zou, Lois Harrett-Shaw, Ximena Garcia, Elsa Zheng, Xianya Lian, Maryam Mtiraoui and Rachel Tait were scoreless. ………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs stunned the 6th-seeded Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers 44-39 after leading 13-11, 25-23 and 39-33 at the quarters. Iyra Puno paced the Mustangs with 20. Julia Landry added 9, Sarah Wagner 8, Megan Forrest 5 and Alexia Bekar 2, while Serena Apsassin, Olivia Akurienne, Ella Bekar and Diella Bikinge were scoreless. Nicole Hobbs scored 21 to lead the Trail Blazers (coach Bre Quist). Elizabeth Rocha added 8, Rebekah Kempner 6, Ava Manshanden 2 and Victoria Somers 2, while Isabel Erickson, Emma Mckay, Kiana Lucente, Mariia Laurischcheva, Rachelle Jacobsohn, Brooklyn Haugen and Nik Agana were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks crushed the 14th-seeded Vancouver École secondaire Jules-Verne Albatros 73-40 after leading 27-9, 46-18 and 60-30 at the quarters. Alexa Leyenhorst paced the Kodiaks with 16. Demi Timmerman added 15, Brynn Devries 12, Kaylee Devries 9, Maria VanDyke 7, Abigail VanOene 5, Beth Hoff 4 and Lauren Van Rhee 2, while Sara Vandeburgt, Hillarie Thalen and Brooklyn Van Egmond were scoreless. Jessica Williams paced the Albatros with 26., Marie Kimwemwe added 5, Mackenzie Chin 4, Kaia Ho 4 and Pamela Boudjok 2, while Lisette Mugaruka, Nadia Mugaruka, Elisa Ekeland, Sarah Keneza, Daisey Espinal Elvir, Valerie Valencia, Elodie Petric and Matilda Monge were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded seeded Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies dusted the 12th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors 69-36 after leading 14-11, 32-24 and 54-28 at the quarters. Annika Parr led the Grizzlies with 32. Ayanna Parr added 20, Kashlyn Mack 9, Glory Gordon 4, Alaina Legault 2 and Tiara Milton 2, while Mariah Hall, Cierra Rurka, Shaylen Moody, Camilla Saunders and Neveah Squinas were scoreless. Madeline Slofstra scored 10 to pace the Warriors. Faith Mayo added 7, Laurel Tews 6, Poppy Mellenger 6, Vanessa Pinto 5 and Olivia Burge 2, while Sue Lu, Danice Mastorivic, Sophia Boerma, Aderonke Agbayewa, Sadie Rogers, Sophy Leung, Abiggil Burge, Averie Watson and Charlize Penno were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kamloops St. Ann’s Crusaders mauled the 13th-seeded Grand Forks Wolves 70-15 after leading 41-2, 53-2 and 65-8 at the quarters. Morgan Eichenberger paced the Crusaders with 26. Keira Sucro added 11, Eboni Samaha 10, Maggie Pearce 8, Emma Telford 4, Reanna Rodney 3, Ella Nolan 2, Macenzie Marsico 2, Sophia Dubria 2 and Juliana Frith 2, while Julia Sanderson, Lauren Novak and Sophie Pilbeam were scoreless. Callie Perrot scored 5 to pace the Wolves (coach Riley Friesen, assistant Jeff Friesen). Kate Devries added 4, Makenna Devries 2, Kylee Espenhain 2 and Julia Hugh 2, while Lexi Devries, Kassy Haslam, Brennin Sjoden, Morgan Horne and Alexandra Larson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles clipped the 9th-seeded Lumby Charles Bloom Timberwolves 60-46. The score was knotted at 7 after one quarter. The Eagles bridged the half with a 14-3 run and led 24-16 at the break and 43-35 after three quarters. Amy Larson paced the Eagles with 19, including 4 treys. Mila Johnson added 13, Colby Konig 7, Paige Kynoch 6, Sefija Johnson 5, Chizaram Okebie 4, Chloe McEwen 4 and Kayla Wiebe 2, while Destiny Brown and Gabby Wagner were scoreless. Taya Romain scored 18 to pace the Timberwolves (coach Chad Romain). Kayla Van Vuuren added 11, Megan Hymas 10, Dakota Berger 3, Marlee Schunter 3 and Julianna Barker 1, while Lily Fleury and Halley Sopel were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers stomped the 16th-seeded Smithers Bulkley Valley Christian Royals 64-16. Abi Ellison led the Pacers with 11. Eden Greene added 10, Mylie Taal 8, Ava Burnside 8, Rosalee Mann 8, Kealayna Tupas-Singh 8, Janine Daniels 3, Emily Coe 2, Tarikua Kuhn 2, Olivia Rathburn 2 and Shannon Fisher 2. Keji Jada paced the Royals with 9. Meaghan Moes added 3, Naja Laskowski 2 and Dorothea Lewis 2, while Emma Reese, Michelle Vander Wart, Brooke Hamelink, Katie Williams, Anna Boonstra, Cassey Jaarsma and Kirsten Grasmeyer were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks spanked the 11th-seeded Kelowna Immaculata Mustangs 73-40 after leading 18-3, 38-13 and 58-28 at the quarters. Alexa Leyenhorst paced the Kodiaks with 21. Demi Timmerman added 18, Brynn Devries 11, Abigail VanOene 10, Maria Van Dyke 4, Beth Hoff 4, Kaylee Devries 2, Hillarie Thalen 2 and Karina Thalen 1, while Sara Vandeburgt, Aleigha Admirall, Lauren Van Rhee and Brooklyn Van Egmond were scoreless. Iyra Puno scored 23 to lead the Mustangs (coach Renee Landry?). Diella Biknge added 7, Serena Apsassin 4 and Megan Forrest 2, while Julia Landry, Ella Bekar, Sarah Wagner and Alexia Bekar were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames whipped the 7th-seeded Kelowna Christian Knights 60-33 after leading 17-2, 35-13 and 53-22 at the quarters. Miah Schuurman paced the Flames with 29. Kenna Friesen added 11, Holly Vermette 6, Linden Martens 4, Kelsie Kampman 4, Anna Smiens 3, Adison Tolsma 2 and Brielle Vander Kooi 1, while Shyann Dustan-Adams, Paige West and Eden Janssen were scoreless. Claire Pasenau scored 17 to lead the Knights (coach Mike Campbell). Trinity Lai added 5, Millie Bingham 4, Mila Semenoff 3, Kailie Matthews 2 and Mia Klassen 2, while Katie Michaud, Rio Soukup, Nola Cooper, Coby Campbell, Arabella Albanse and Ella Hamer-Jackson were scoreless.
The 5th-seeded Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies thrashed the 4th-seeded Kamloops St. Ann’s Crusaders 53-36 after leading 13-8, 25-14 and 38-31 at the quarters. Kashlyn Mack led the Grizzlies with 16. Ayanna Parr added 16, Annika Parr 15 and Mariah Hall 6, while Cierra Rurka, Shaylen Moody, Alaina Legault, Tiara Milton, Camilla Saunders, Neveah Squinas and Glory Gordon were scoreless. Morgan Eichenberger and Maggie Pearce each scored 10 to lead the Crusaders (coach Jason Eichenberger, coach Dean Pearce). Eboni Samaha added 5, Emma Telford 4, Macenzie Marsico 2 and Keira Sucro 2, while Ella Nolan, Sophia Dubria, Julia Sanderson, Lauren Novak, Sophie Pilbeam, Juliana Frith and Reanna Rodney were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers crushed the 8th-seeded Prince George Cedars Christian Eagles 81-37 after leading 30-11, 51-22 and 73-30 at the quarters. Abi Ellison led the Pacers with 26. Kealayna Tupas-Singh added 25, Ava Burnside 10, Eden Greene 7, Tarikua Kuhn 5, Rosalee Mann 2, Janine Daniels 2, Shannon Fisher 2 and Mylie Taal 2, while Emily Coe and Olivia Rathburn were scoreless. Colby Konig scored 11 to lead the Eagles. Amy Larson added 7, Chizaram Okebie 7, Kayla Wiebe 4, Paige Kynoch 2, Destiny Brown 2, Mila Johnson 2, Gabby Wagner 2 and Chloe McEwen 2, while Sefija Johnson was scoreless.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames dispatched the 3rd-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks 49-37 after leading 17-10, 28-25 and 36-33 at the quarters. The Kodiaks opened the final frame with a bucket but the Flames answered with a 13-0 run. “We’ve been grinding out games all year,” Flames coach Kyle Smiens told Varsity Letters. “We’ve been trying to play gritty basketball this whole tournament. … We try to push them out of their comfort zone a little bit, as much as we can. We’re trying to force them to the left side and play hard defense.” Kodiaks coach Kayla Vanderhorst said “we basically graduated our whole starting lineup from last year. We’re starting a young team and I’m very proud of how far they’ve come.” Miah Schuurman paced the Flames with 31. Kelsie Kampman added 7, Kenna Friesen 5, Anna Smiens 3, Holly Vermette 2 and Eden Janssen 1, while Shyann Dustan-Adams, Paige West, Linda Martens, Adison Tolsma and Brielle Vander Kooi were scoreless. Demi Timmerman paced the Kodiaks with 16. Alexa Leyenhorst added 14, Beth Hoff 4, Brynn Devries 2 and Karina Thalen 1, while Sara Vandeburgt, Kaylee Devries, Abigail VanOene, Maria Van Dyke, Hillarie Thalen, Aleigha Admiraal, Lauren Van Rhee and Brooklyn Van Egmond were scoreless.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers defeated the 5th-seeded Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies 73-62. The Grizzlies led 16-14 after one quarter and 31-30 at the half. The Grizzlies extended their lead to 13 but the Pacers ripped off a 14-0 run and led 54-50 after three quarters. With the score knotted at 56 in the final frame, the Pacers exploded for 12 unanswered to take command. Kealayna Tupas-Singh led the Pacers with 29. Abi Ellison added 25, including 4 treys, Mylie Taal 7, Eden Greene 7 and Ava Burnside 5, while Emily Coe, Rosalee Mann, Janine Daniels, Tarikua Kuhn, Olivia Rathburn and Shannon Fisher were scoreless. Ayanna Parr led the Grizzlies with 25, Annika Parr added 17, Kashlyn Mack 16, Glory Gordon 2 and Mariah Hall 2 (or possibly 3, in which case the scoresheet allocated an extra point to one of the Parrs), while Cierra Rurka, Shaylen Moody, Alaina Legault, Tiara Milton, Camilla Sauders and Neveah Squinas were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies defeated the 3rd-seeded Langley Credo Christian Kodiaks 49-41 after leading 14-7, 28-15 and 40-29 at the quarters. Annika Parr paced the Grizzlies with 22. Ayanna Parr added 20, Kashlyn Mack 5 and Mariah Hall 2, while Cierra Rurka, Shaylen Moody, Alaina Legault, Tiara Milton, Camilla Saunders, Naveah Squinas and Glory Gordon were scoreless. Demi Timmerman scored 15 to pace the Kodiaks (coach Kayla Vanderhorst). Alexa Leyenhorst added 12, Kaylee Devries 8, Brynn Devries 4 and Abigail VanOene 2, while Sara Vandeburgt, Maria Van Dyke, Hillarie Thalen, Aleigha Admiraal, Karina Thalen, Lauren Van Rhee, Brooklyn Van Egmond and Beth Hoff were scoreless.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames dispatched the top-seeded Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers 83-75 after leading 24-18, 44-40 and 67-53 at the quarters. The Flames took command with a 9-0 run to open the second half. Tournament MVP and player of the game Miah Schuurman paced the Flames with 42, while nabbing 21 boards. “I think I worked hard,” Schuurman told Varsity Letters. “When it mattered, I think I did what I had to do. Knowing that it was my last game really let me put everything out there. We were all working towards that same goal and holding each other accountable, and we did it. … I knew I was going to be disappointed, in a way, because it was my last game with my friends. But coming into the tournament, I really just wanted to – we all wanted to – push through and get the win at the end. That’s been our whole goal. Our word for this weekend was ‘Grit’, and we were trying to live up to that and push through as much as we could.” Flames coach Kyle Smiens said “every game she (Schuurman) does something special and then the next game, she tops that. She has a mindset of ‘I am going to take over when I need to.’ It is really nice to have her on our team,” Flames coach Kyle Smiens told Varsity Letters. “I think we were hungry for this and we just had to re-focus for today,” Flames coach Kyle Smiens told Varsity Letters. Kenna Friesen added 14 for the Flames, Brielle Vander Kooi 13, along with 15 boards, Anna Smiens 6, Holly Vermette 5 and Kelsie Kampman 3, while Shyann Dustan-Adams, Paige West, Eden Janssen, Linda Martens and Adison Tolsma were scoreless. Defensive player of the tournament Kealayna Tupas-Singh led the Pacers with 34. Abi Ellison added 23, Eden Greene 13 and Mylie Taal 5, while Emily Coe, Rosalee Mann, Janine Daniels, Tarikua Kuhn, Olivia Rathburn, Ava Burnside and Shannon Fisher were scoreless.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Miah Schuurman (Unity Christian); Abi Ellison (Pacific Christian); Ayanna Parr (Sir Alexander MacKenzie); Annika Parr (Sir Alexander Mackenzie); Kenna Friesen (Unity Christian); and Demi Timmerman (Credo Christian).
The 2nd-team featured: Claire Pasenau (Kelowna Christian); Iyra Puno (Immaculata); Morgan Eichenberger (St. Ann’s Academy); Colby Konig (Cedars Christian); Kaylee Devries (Credo Christian).
The bronze medalist Hagensborg Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies: Ayanna Parr; Annika Parr; Kashlyn Mack; Glory Gordon; Mariah Hall; Cierra Rurka; Shaylen Moody; Alaina Legault; Tiara Milton; Camilla Sauders; Neveah Squinas; coach Ryan Parr
The silver medalist Victoria Pacific Christian Pacers: Kealayna Tupas-Singh; Abi Ellison; Mylie Taal; Eden Greene; Ava Burnside; Emily Coe; Rosalee Mann; Janine Daniels; Tarikua Kuhn; Olivia Rathburn; Shannon Fisher; coach Jen Stewart; coach John Stewart
The champion Chilliwack Unity Christian Flames: Miah Schuurman; Kelsie Kampman; Kenna Friesen; Anna Smiens; Holly Vermette; Eden Janssen; Shyann Dustan-Adams; Paige West; Linda Martens; Adison Tolsma; Brielle Vander Kooi; coach Kyle Smiens