In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Vancouver West Point Grey Greyhounds dumped the Abbotsford Yale Lions 77-69. The Lions led by 11 points midway through the second quarter before succumbing. “We didn’t make it here last year, so it was quite an honour to play,” said Lions senior guard Trevor Berge. “Our whole team loved it. It just sucks that we didn’t win.” The Lions couldn’t find a defensive answer for the multi-faceted scoring skills of the Greyhounds’ Andrew Mavety. They also turned the ball over 17 times, compared to 9 for the Greyhounds. Lions coach Al Friesen said his troops were also hurt by continuing scoreboard malfunctions, which resulted in multiple stoppages, as well as the foul count, which resulted in 39 Greyhound free throws, compared to 11 for the Lions. “It’s absurd,” he said. “There’s the game, in spades.” Saad Fahd-Alla, the Hounds’ head coach and a past member of the last two Point Grey teams to qualify for the B.C.’s in 2001 and 2002, said “it’s just pure heart, like it says on our shirts. It’s believing in what you can do.” The Lions opened up a 13-point lead midway through the second quarter. Guards J.J. Pankratz and Quin Bennett-Boire were helping the Abbotsford team dictate tempo, and Yale was doing an effective job of limiting Mavety’s damage to free throws at that stage of the contest. But Andrew Mavety’s dribble-drive game never eased up, and when senior forward Kyril Fourik started draining shots from beyond the three-point arc, the entire floor seemed to open up for the Hounds. Fourik finished the game with 24 points for the winners, including an impressive 5-for-10 outing from distance. “He is unbelievable,” said Fahd-Alla of Mavety and his ability to move without the ball, come off screens and affect play at every part of the floor. “He has been overlooked from the start. I really think he is probably the best player in this tournament,” said Fahd-Alla. “He can hit from anywhere, he can go to the line and he is such a threat to the defence that there are four guys collapsing on him. Other guys had to step up and hit wide-open shots and they did. I love this guy. He has to get more credit and I hope he has a big tournament so people start realizing it.” Mavety said “I guess my name is getting out there,” Mavety said after the game, “but we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing. We finished
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in the city and fifth in the Lower Mainland, but we believe in each other and that’s what it’s all about.” Fahd-Alla said “our team isn’t going to die. People think we’re not going to win many games, but we’re going to keep doing this in this tournament.” Andrew Mavety paced the Greyhounds with 34. Kyril Fourik added 24, Chad Wong 4, Darin Karaca-Beyli 4, Richard Cheng 4, Mike Yu 4, Patrick Mavety 2 and Oliver Sy 1, while Clarke Ohman, Darian Williams, Nico Grossi, Rex Wu and Imroz Brar were scoreless. J.J. Pankratz paced the Lions with 28. Quin Bennett-Boire added 23, Trevor Berge 9, Sid Sethi 3, Jassi Gill 2, Tim dick 2 and Raj Lally 2, while Sasha Otenga, Abraham Falls, Jamie Konrad, Kenny Martens, Kyle Innes, Paul Baadsvik, Patrick Vandewelden, Brodie De St. Remy, Ashton Kendall, Conner Yip and Eddie Masic were scoreless. The Lions (coached by Al Friesen, assisted by Adam Friesen, Chris Gaudet and Tyler Zander) also included injured star guard Brad Kufske. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Mount Douglas Rams dumped the Terrace Caledonia Kermodes 82-71. Curtis Wilson paced the Rams with 23 points and 11 boards. Conor Morgan added 21 points and 15 boards. Elliot Rowe scored 21, Gurpinder Kang 8, Graylon Martin 7 and Toby Zhu 2, while Tony Zhang, Harrison Mair, Hayden Flack, Sarbi Bassi, Terrell Davis and Michael Griffin were scoreless. Kevin Brown led the Kermodes (coached by Cam MacKay, assisted by Joseph Dominguez) with 21. Marcus MacKay added 18, Patrick Kurek 11, Aaron Anderson 6, Aidan Klein 6, Brennan Jay 5 and Chad Dennis 4, while Levi Crist, Kynan Finnie, Jeff Onstein, Ethan Anderson and Aidan Griffith were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Sir Charles Tupper Tigers dumped the Quesnel Correlieu Clan 83-71. Cam Smythe “had one heck of a game for a guy who wasn’t sharp or aggressive,” said Tigers coach Jeff Gourley. “Maybe it was jet lag on the trip in from East Vancouver.” The Tigers looked lacklustre early. “Cam was altering every shot but our weak side rebounders at the bottom of the zone, we were just standing around,” said Gourley. Cameron Smythe paced the Tigers with 41 points and 20 boards. Daniel Kim added 16, Gavriel Corpuz 12, Rajb Belleza 9, Yashi Sharma 2, Sol Diana 2 and Brandon Jimenez 1, while Caleb Quian, Ryan Omaque, Patrick Cumaual, Skylar Bagyan, James Caraang, Kevin De Vera and David Lam were scoreless. Amrit Sekhon led the Clan (coached by Dustin Clauson, assisted by Bill Gamble and Rob MacGregor) with 22. Ian Pepper added 16, Cole Crick 10, Wyllie Mednis 9, Kyle Buker 6, Chris Jonansson 6 and Akash Clair 2, while James Olausen and Jasdip Garcha were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors dumped the 15th-seeded Cranbrook Mt. Baker Wild 79-67. Guard Sam Ykema said the Warriors struggled to find their touch. “This gym is sort of cold and I never really got warm. And we were playing everybody today, get the jitters out for the first game.” Jake Newman said the Warriors were determined to make provincials after missing in 2011. “It was real important to get back here. White Rock, in the past, has had a level of excellence and to not make it last year was very disappointing. It was a shock. We’ve been using that as motivation all year.” White Rock’s season might have gone off the rails a month ago when John Dykstra, the head coach since 2009, resigned after the first game of the Fraser Valley championships. Dykstra won’t comment and school officials have remained mum about the reasons. But people with some knowledge of the situation say Dykstra wanted to cut three players because of internal issues but was over-ruled by the principal after the intervention of parents. Shury called Dykstra’s resignation “just a series of unfortunate circumstances. It was a sad thing within our family. “Newman said even though Shury and two other coaches, Doug Lupushinsky and Keith Chow, were on staff, there was still a bit of an adjustment for the players. Asked if there was a split in the team, with guys perhaps going in different directions, Newman paused and replied: “No comment. “It just came down to ‘alright guys, let’s buckle down and come together’.” Jake Newman paced the Warriors with 19. Kristophe Baerg added 12, Vartan Tanielian 10, Sam Ykema 6, Peter Spangehl 6, Alex Filipovic 6, Matt Perrin 6, Jon Pelling 5, Tyus Allen 4, Hans Chua 3 and Corey Barker 2, while Gabe Dix, Owen Han, Erik Fougner, Kyler Kettner and Shaylen Buis were scoreless. Scott Watmough paced the Wild (coached by Albert Watmough) with 29 points and 21 boards. Andrew Lamb added 23, Eddie Petryshen 11, Luke Baxter 2 and Jonn Miller 2, while Nick Singer, Dylan Fogel-Aston and Nathaniel Rutherford were scoreless.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Vancouver College Fighting Irish dusted the Victoria Belmont Bulldogs 73-44. The Bulldogs managed just 19 points in the second half, a testament to defensive adjustments the Fighting Irish made at the halftime. Irish post Abu Khan had nine blocks. “The first half we were kind of slow. I think we came into the game a little too light and we kind of thought we’d blow them out, I guess. Then we started playing our game,” said the 6-5 Grade 12 Khan. “Every game is the same. Every game is a big step and there’s four steps. We haven’t won a championship in 47 years, so we can’t take any game lightly.” Irish guard Cole Penman said “I am just glad we got the nerves out. A few of us didn’t have our best games, but we moved the ball and we’re glad to be moving on. We just have to learn from our mistakes and move on.” Abu Khan paced the Fighting Irish with 15. Erickson Evangelista added 13, Justin Sanvido 10, Cole Penman 9, Peter Gustavson 8, Isaiah Solomon 6, Christian Mair 6, Milos Lazic 3, J.C. Horton 2 and Liam Mahara 1, while Gogi Kumanan, Bikram Sandhu, Ruslan Tyab, Ben Kaardal and Allan Rudzki were scoreless. Jordan Fenn and Erik Spaven each scored 12 to pace the Bulldogs (coached by Kevin Brown). Kane Johnston added 8, Daniel Massy 4, Owen Vaags 4, Gerry Dandan 3 and Jordan Hines 1, while Brayden Henson, Brock Holland, Ray Frang, Ryley Robichean, Reggie Bast and Jayd Hall were scoreless. ……………………………………………………
The top-seeded Kelowna Owls stomped the Vancouver West Point Grey Greyhounds 84-53. “It was a nice win,” said Owls’ point guard Mitch Goodwin. “We just wanted to get consistent, get the jitters out and run. We’re not preserving ourselves. We just want to play as hard as we can.” The Owls outscored the Hounds 20-5 over a decisive second quarter. Braxton Bunce was chosen player of the game for the Owls, who lost forward Buster Truss in the second quarter when was hit in the head with an elbow on the drive to the lane. “It looked like he got pushed from behind and fell into the guy and hit his head. He’s split open for probably seven stitches,” said Owls coach Harry Parmar. Braxston Bunce paced the Owls with 24 points and 23 boards. Mitchell Goodwin added 20, Joel Burma 11, Darrion Bunce 10, Cooper Simson 7, Malcolm Hlady 4, John Katerberg 3, Buster Truss 3 and Neven Knezevic 2, while Brendan Boucier, Austin Axenty and Liam McGoran were scoreless. Kyril Fourik paced the Greyhounds (coached by Saad Fadl-Alla, assisted by J.P. Kamano, Mike Keenleyside and Jesse Ratner-Decle) with 21. Andrew Mavety added 12, Chad Wong 6, Darin Karaca-Beyli 6, Oliver Sy 2, Richard Cheng 2, Rex Wu 2 and Imroz Brar 2, while Clarke Ohman, Darian Williams, Patrick Mavey, Nico Grossi and Mike Yu were scoreless.
……………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks clipped the Vancouver Kitsilano Blue Demons 66-55 after leading 17-15, 33-31 and 48-46 at the quarters. Tristan Etienne was but months from having open heart surgery to repair an Atrial septal defect, a congenital heart defect. “Leading up to the surgery, you’d expect a kid my age would be super nervous, scared, wouldn’t know what to do, but I felt like I had a lot of support from everyone in the … basketball community, and family and friends of course,” said Etienne. “Recovery went really well. I was running, keeping my cardio up before, but I got cleared early. There are moments where I doubt the move I’m about to make because it could leave my chest open.” The Grade 10, 6-9 forward wears a protective chest pad over top of a scar on his chest, which was the result of the operation. “It gives me security in my mind that I can do it,” he said. Etienne had a double-double for the Hawks. “We just happen to have a very special defensive player,” said Hawks coach Rich Ralston of Etienne. “When we knew that he had to go in for full open heart, we were just basically wanting him to get healthy and get his life back into regular order. Basketball was the least of our worries,” said Ralston. “He’s gradually been able to get back. Our week off between the [Fraser Valley] championships and the B.C.’s was awesome. He got five practices in, lots of cardio, lots of running.” The Hawks carried a precarious three-point lead into the second half against the Blue Demons, but overpowered the opposition in the fourth quarter. Midway through the third quarter, 6’3” Hawks senior guard Jesse Coy took command, scoring 11 consecutive Mouat points to boost a slim 41-40 advantage as high as nine points. Early in the fourth quarter, he picked up his fourth personal foul, and had to go to the bench for a couple minutes. In the interim, the Blue Demons clawed their way back to within 56-54 with three minutes remaining. But Coy came off the pine to score six points in a row, including a three-pointer with 1:31 left to embed the dagger. “As soon as it left my hands, I knew it was going in,” said Coy, who was chosen player of the game. “It felt amazing, shooting 0-for-3 in the first half and then going off in the fourth.” Hawks coach Rich Ralston said “we need that from him. We want him to be even more aggressive – he’s still a little bit passive. He’s so good in transition, and sometimes he defers a little bit too much. (At halftime), “he was sitting on the bench between (Hawks co-coach) Pat (Lee) and I as we were talking back and forth about what adjustments we were going to make in the second half. And he was just sitting there kind of grinding his teeth, getting himself ready to go. And he did it. He was great.” Mouat also got a stellar defensive performance from Grade 10 centre Tristan Etienne, who held 6-6 Kits star Luka Zaharijevic to 3-13 from the floor. “Tristan is a special defensive player,” said Ralston. “He’s long, he has excellent timing, and he and Luka have a long history together in club (with Drive Basketball of Richmond). Tristan was confident he could take care of him (one-on-one) and he did.” Ralston said “Coy was huge in the second half. He’s one of our Grade 12 leaders and he’s got really quick hands, he was attacking the basket, which is something we always encourage him to do and today he hit those three-point shots and those helped us get that lead and fortunately we were able to hang on.” Coy said “we had a good run last year and we got off to a bit of a slow start this season but we’re peaking at the right time.” The Hawks’ transition game yield major dividends and when Blue Demons David Burton and Luka Zaharijevic were each saddled with four personal fouls late, they went on a 16-9 run in the final 10 minutes. Jesse Coy, who was chosen player of the game, paced the Hawks with 23. Tristan Etienne added 16, along with 12 boards, Mac Thompson 14, Cam Friesen 5, along with 12 boards, Corey Hauck 4 and David Park 4, while Mitch Howden, Sebastian Muermann, Daniel Pawliuk and Gavin Sarowa, Kolton Braun, Amrit Dubb, Jesse Feenstra, Jordan Frayne, Connor Gear, Cody Pawliuk and Raymon Chamrait were scoreless. David Burton paced the Blue Demons (coached by Randy Coutts, assisted by Trevor Mills and Sylvestor Noel) with 23 points and 10 boards. Justin Sze added 7, Luka Zaharijevic 7, along with 11 boards, Dawson Perron 6, Stewan Annan 5, Noah De Rappard 2, Alex Vidic 2, Tom Campbell 2 and Cole Peterson 1, while Andrew Cassie, Kyle Holden, Stefan Sokic, Jimmy Lopez and Vibor Mathur were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Langley Walnut Grove Gators edged the Victoria Mount Douglas Rams 78-73. Walnut Grove led 37-34 at the half and 59-57 after three quarters. The Gators nearly let slip a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but managed to rally for the win in a game that featured five lead changes as grade 10 guard Jadon Cohee dominated down the stretch. Cohee wasn’t fazed by his provincial debut. “I’ve played ball three hours a day, for like my whole life. “So I just come out and play. If others are scoring, then I look to distribute. If we need scoring, then I look to score. That’s just how I play.” Gators coach George Bergen said “Jadon stayed very composed. It may have been his first time (at the senior B.C.’s), but he stepped up today when some of our guys didn’t come to play. Jadon is all about winning and that is defined as coming both physically and mentally ready to play. He’s not a rah-rah guy, just level-headed and cool.” Jadon Cohee paced the Gators with 33. De’Sean Monsanto added 15, Brad Hoffman 15, Paul Getz 7, Sheldon Derton 3, David Wolde-Mariam 3 and Charles Luu 2, while Adam Paroo, Ethan McKean, Tom Guingab, Mitchell McPhail and Sam Shin were scoreless. Curtis Wilson paced the Rams (coached by Skip Cronck, assisted by Dave Morgan) with 21 points and 13 boards. Conor Morgan added 19, Elliot Rowe 17, Gurpinder Kang 12, Terrell Davis 2 and Graylon Martin 2, while Tony Zhang, Toby Zhu, Harrison Mar, Hayden Falck, Sarbi Bassi and Michael Griffin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens stomped the Victoria Oak Bay Bays 73-52. The Ravens were determined to avenge a 19-point spanking administered by the Bays in mid-seasons, said coach Steve Hanson. “I don’t know how you can be a competitor and have a game like we had (in December), where we got completely out played, and not want to play better. Today was all about preparing a scouting them well. We were able to shoot it well and able to get them on an off day.” The Ravens shifting defence, between man and a 1-3-1 zone completely befuddled the Bays. They used a balanced attack and continual pressure to build a 10-point lead at the half, and pull ahead by as much as 27. “We were able to get fresh legs out there,” said Fox co-coach Brad Petersen. “We played a lot of people, and that’s been one of our main strengths all year. Keeping it fresh and getting a lot of bodies in there was definitely one of our keys. Having a quick start to a tournament, especially in a new building that we’ve never played in, was very key. It’s definitely nerve racking, that first game, and getting the first win under our belts was huge for us. As far as the nerves go, you have to do exactly what you’ve been doing all year. One of the things myself and co-coach [Steven Hanson] talked about was not to over coach. We just want to preach the things that we’ve been teaching the kids throughout the whole year and just stick with those principles.” Ryan Sclater said “we found that a lot of teams have trouble with us switching it up, and it really keeps the other team on their toes.” Ryan Sclater paced the Ravens with 22 points and 12 boards. Trevor Casey added 16, Jesse Crookes 11, Alex Nesterenko 6, Ryrel Ratich 6, Tanner Moss 5, Kaleb Gebrewold 4, Mason Woods 2 and Dalton Dewsbury 1, while Nico Infanti, Damian Simon, Hallo Palani, Daniel Collins, Cam Nicol and Bryce Rickaby were scoreless. Kazitoki Kobiyashi paced the Bays (coached by Chris Franklin, assisted by Rob Parris) with 14. Evan Woodson added 13, Tavish Gudgeon 7, Liam Horne 6, Simon Roome 4, Charlie Gudgeon 2, Alex Swiatlowski 2, Crosby Syewart 2 and Jake Miller 2, while Keith Young, Quinton Holmes, Alejandro Reyes and Matt Gray were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Pitt Meadows Marauders clipped the Vancouver Sir Charles Tupper Tigers 64-51. The Marauders rebounded from an eight-point second quarter deficit to beat the Tigers, who had cut the lead to three points late in the fourth quarter when Pitt Meadows went on a decisive 10-0 run. “We came out pretty sluggish, I guess,” said Marauders Grade 12 centre Trevor Severinski. “We’ve got to come out here with a more competitive attitude. We came out here thinking that we, I guess you would say, had it in the bag. Everybody here deserves to be here and everybody is a good team and we have to be ready for that next game.” Seven-foot forward Cam Smythe hit three buckets down the stretch as the Tigers pulled to within one possession at 54-51 with 3:44 remaining. But Marauders Trevor Severinski and Matt Blackaby had the answers. “It was exactly what I thought because Tupper is not that bad,” said Marauders coach Rich Goulet. “Cam (Smythe) always plays well, and (Daniel) Kim. But (Gabe) Corpuz was their wildcard. They did a great job competing. This tournament has become a Fraser Valley tournament, except for Kelowna and Vancouver College. I just think that the way we do things in the Valley, we make each other tougher, we get each other ready. The system of playoffs in our league, with the sudden-death games, the marathon of it all, you tend to come out of all of that fairly strong.” Trevor Severinski paced the Marauders with 23. Matthew Blackaby added 20, Mitsu Iwai 8, Ryan Hopson 7, Sebastien Marchall 4 and Evan Wendt 2, while Dylan Roberts, Mitchell Hole, Alejandro Canjura, Matthew Arter, Jordan Rich, Sho Mashimoto, Brett Reddeman and Zack Wild were scoreless. Cameron Smythe paced the Tigers (coached by Jeff Gourley, assisted by Doug Eberhardt and Chris Peerless) with 21. Daniel Kim added 16, Gavriel Corpuz 12 and Rajb Belleza 2, while Brandon Jimenez, Caleb Quian, Ryan Omaque, Patrick Cumaual, Skyler Bagyan, James Caraang, Yashi Sharma, Sol Diana, Kevin De Vera and David Lam were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats dumped the North Vancouver Carson Graham Eagles 67-50. The Eagles led 17-13 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 30-28 at the half and 49-34 after three quarters. Shooting 40.3 per cent from the field overall and 55.2 per cent in the second half, the Wildcats regained the lead before the half, then outscored the Eagles 19-6 in the third quarter. Point guard Manny Dulay proved the difference, said Wildcats coach Surinder Grewal. “He is just a rock. He pounds everyone down and he is a floor general in every sense of the word. I’m just glad he is on my team because is just like a coach out there on the floor.” Ravjot Dhaliwal paced the Wildcats with 22. Sukhjot Bains added 13, Manjodh Dulay 10, along with 11 boards, Amit Sandhu 5, Sehaj Thind 5, Charanvir Sanghera 4, Prab Takhar 4, Bhavanjit Johal 2 and Shivi Viria 2, while Gurmandeep Atwal and Kam Cheema were scoreless. Nik Termansen paced the Eagles (coached by Mike Morgan, assisted by Dylan Hughes and Yasha Rabbani) with 20. Alex Akpo added 17, Brayden Belleville 6, along with 11 boards, Matt Douglas 2, Simon Tesfaldet 2, Addison Tessema 2 and Mitchell Wutunee 1, while Owen Bedard, Mitchell Mills, Patrick Eum and Daniel Servillon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors nipped the 3rd-seeded Vancouver St. George’s Saints 63-62 in overtime. For an eight-minute stretch, extending through the end of the fourth quarter and almost all of overtime, the Warriors had been held without a made field goal. Trailing 62-61 with nine seconds on the clock, Jake Newman drove the lane for the winning bucket. The Warriors had built a 16-point lead midway through the third quarter before the Saints rallied. “We just kept believing in ourselves,” said White Rock coach Dale Shury. “And we had 200 kids right there behind us screaming. There was a lot of belief.” The Warriors went 2-8 from the free throw line over the final 2:46 of regulation. “We didn’t even need field goals,” smiled Shury. “All we needed was free throws. But we were like 1-for-6 at one stage, and I thought maybe that could be the game.” White Rock had lost starting point guard Tyus Allen to fouls late in the fourth quarter, but got one of two free throws from Kristophe Baerg to lead 59-56. But St. George’s came out of a timeout and Milan Mitrovic nailed a trey to force overtime. A Tylon Barker trey 30 seconds into the overtime put Saints up 62-59, but those were St. George’s only points of the extra session. Newman finally ended WRCA’s free throw woes by nailing a pair to make it a one-point game before driving the lane for the winner. “Ultimately, you rely on a Grade 12 to take these games out, and we wanted to put the ball in his hands,” said Shury. White Rock needed a basket from Jake Newman with nine seconds left in overtime to finally retake the lead. St. George’s Declan Chung had a chance to win the game with a pair of free throws with 2 seconds left, but missed both. “I never thought we were going to lose,” said Shury. “I was confident we’d hold on to win – even if, in the end, we were the ones who had to make a comeback. … Coming down the stretch, we had so many free throws, so many chances to ice the game, but just couldn’t do it. We had a couple hundred fans out to watch, a lot of students from the school… maybe the boys missed those free throws on purpose just to give the fans full value for the money, I don’t know.” Jake Newman paced the Warriors with 19. Tyus Allen added 19, Vartan Tanielian 10, Sam Ykema 6, Kristophe Baerg 5 and Jon Pelling 4, while Hans Chua, Gabe Dix, Owen Han, Peter Spangehl, Alex Filipovic, Corey Barker, Erik Fougner, Matt Perrin, Kyler Kettner and Shaylen Buis were scoreless. Milan Mitrovic paced the Saints (coached by Guy DaSilva, assisted by Richard Cohee and David Munro) with 21 points and 14 boards. Adam Hildebrand added 8, Lucas MacFayden 7, Tylon Barker 7, Bradyn Smith 6, Zaafir Ladha 6, Sajen Gill 4 and Deklan Chung 3, while Saahil Sidoo, Jovan Zigic, James Pitblado, Will Chamberlain and Chad Payne were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the Vancouver College Fighting Irish edged the top-seeded Kelowna Owls 78-76. Vancouver College led by as much as 11 points in the fourth quarter, and, more specifically, 10 points with 40 seconds remaining in the game. The Owls began to foul and the Fighting Irish went 1-7 from the line in the final minute. The Owls nearly forced overtime, thanks to a long three-pointer from Mitchell Goodwin with six seconds remaining and two free throw opportunities from 6-11 centre Braxston Bunce. But he missed both free throws. “We said there were four steps when we started and this is step two. They were acting like they won the championship there, but we just tried to reel them in there and say we’ve got two more games,” said Fighting Irish coach Lloyd Scrubb. “Isaiah, we need him on the floor. He’s our best ball handler, he’s our best decision maker and he gets a lot of steals for us. He disrupts the other team’s offence, so without him … we kept him on the floor until he fouled out and he got in foul trouble. But we want to keep him on there as much as possible.” Solomon said “I had a good game but it was a team effort. I had faith in my team and we pulled through. I hit some shots, got lucky a bit but that was a team effort.” Carleton-bound Cole Penman knocked down a pair of treys to break open the contest. “I think that as a shooter, I’ve just got to keep shooting it,” said Penman. “It’s the only way I’ll ever get out of a funk. In the end it worked out for me.” With 2: 47 left in game, Penman dropped treys on successive trips down the floor, bolting the Irish out to a 10-point margin that Kelowna could not erase. The Irish re-established their lead at 77-67 with 42.7 seconds remaining, when Vancouver College guard Isaiah Solomon was able to steal the ball from Owls’ guard Mitch Goodwin for an uncontested layup. Goodwin later drained a trey with 3.8 seconds left to pull his team to within 78-76. Then, as Irish post Abu Khan missed his second of two free throws, teammate Erickson Evangelista fouled Kelowna’s 6-11 centre Braxston Bunce, who was attempting to grab the rebound. That gave Bunce a chance, with 2.4 seconds left to tie the score, but he missed the first, then intentionally missed the second with hopes of an over-time-forcing put-back bucket. “We told the kids today that it was going to be a battle and that the tougher team was going to win, and we prevailed,” Vancouver College co-head coach Lloyd Scrubb said. “It was 10 points with a minute left and we kept doing everything to give the game back to them.” Penman said “I think the biggest influence I can make is on defence, being a leader and making sure all of the other guys have their heads up the whole game. I just try and do everything I can.” Isaiah Solomon paced the Fighting Irish with 27. Cole Penman added 21, Abu Khan 15, Justin Sanvido 5, Erickson Evangelista 4, Gogi Kumanan 4 and Christian Mair 2, while J.C. Horton, Peter Gustavson, Bikram Sandhu, Ruslan Tyab, Milos Lazic, Ben Kaardal, Allan Rudzki and Liam Mahara were scoreless. Mitchell Goodwin paced the Owls (coached by Harry Parmar, assisted by Brad Heuser and Jay Johnstone) with 38. Braxston Bunce added 12, along with 18 boards, Joel Burma 9, Darrion Bunce 8, Buster Truss 6, John Katerbery 2 and Malcolm Hlady 1, while Brandan Boucier, Austin Axenty, Liam McGoran, Neven Knezevic and Cooper Simson were scoreless.
The Langley Walnut Grove Gators dispatched the Abbotsford W.J. Mouat Hawks 74-57. “We got beat by a better team,” said Hawks coach Rich Ralston. “We’ve struggled against these guys all year – they just play harder than us. And our guys tried hard, it’s just that their effort wasn’t always focused in the right direction.” Gators coach George Bergen was “very concerned” going in about how his team matched up with Mouat, given the length that Tristan Etienne and 6-5 power forward Cam Friesen bring to the table. But his team’s grit and shooting proved more than enough to handle the Hawks. “We’ve always been a pretty good three-point shooting team,” Bergen explained. “From last year, we decided they hey, we don’t have much size, so we’d better have a perimeter game. So we’ve spent a lot of time shooting, and it’s paid off.”
Ethan McKean paced the Gators with 20. Paul Getz added 16, Jadon Cohee 14, De’Sean Monsanto 11, Charles Luu 6, David Wolde-Marian 4 and Sheldon Derton 2, while Adam Paroo, Brad Hoffman, Tom Guingab, Mitchell McPhail and Sam Shin were scoreless. Tristan Etienne led the Hawks (coached by Pat Lee, assisted by Frank Muermann and Rich Ralston) with 15. Jesse Coy added 10, Mac Thompson 9, Cam Friesen 7, Gavin Sarowa 6, Kolton Braun 4, Sebastian Muermann 3, Cody Pawliuk 2 and David Park 1, while Mitch Howden, Amrit Dubb, Jordan Frayn, Commor Gear, Jesse Feenstra, Corey Hauck, Daniel Pawliuk and Raymon Dhamrait were scoreless.
The Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens stomped the 2nd-seeded Pitt Meadows Marauders 66-30. The Ravens held the Marauders to single digit point totals in three of four quarters. Carrying a six-point lead into the second quarter, the Ravens outscored Pitt Meadows 14-5 in the second quarter, then 22-7 and 13-7 in the third and fourth quarters. Pitt Meadows coach Rich Goulet was at a loss to explain his team’s meltdown against Terry Fox, a team they had beaten twice in the last month. “We’re still trying to figure out what went wrong,” he said. “We haven’t had a bad game all season, we’ve been so consistent, that’s what makes it so weird. It was like we were on a different planet. Pitt Meadows coach Rich Goulet said “I am laughing about it, but I am crying about it inside. This is a team that hasn’t had a bad game all year. But this was not just a bad game, this was a total collapse. How do you figure it out? This is one of the mysteries of sport.” Ravens guard Daniel Collins said “more than anything we wanted this win. We lost to them twice this year, but multiple times in our high school careers. Our focus was defence, defence, defence.” Ravens coach Steve Hanson said “defence does win championships, but it helps when you hit some shots, too. We took our guys through hell and back in practice this past week, and it’s really paying off.” Pitt Meadows missed shots, missed checks, missed open lay-ups, and the Ravens took full advantage, says Goulet. “Terry Fox was on top of their game, they were really motivated,” he said. “We had no rhythm, no mojo. … I don’t blame the kids. If they weren’t mentally prepared for the game, that’s on me.” Ryan Sclater paced with 21 points and 11 boards. Jesse Crookes added 11, Alex Nesterenko 8, Trevor Casey 6, along with 11 boards, Daniel Collins 6, Tanner Moss 5, Kaleb Gebrewold 4, Ryrel Ratich 2, Bryce Rickaby 2 and Hallo Palani 1, while Nico Infanti, Dalton Dewsbury, Damian Simon, Cam Nicol and Mason Woods were scoreless. Trevor Severinski paced the Marauders (coached by Rich Goulet, assisted by Eelco deZwaan and Bryson Kool) with 16 points and 13 boards. Ryan Hopson added 5, Nitsu Iwai 5, Matthew Blackaby 2 and Zack Wild 2, while Dylan Roberts, Mitchell Hole, Alejandro Canjura, Matthew Arter, Jordan Rich, Sho Nashimoto, Brett Reddeman, Sebastien Marchall, Evan Wendt and Douglas Crus were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 14th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors clubbed the 7th-seeded Surrey Tamanawis Wildcats 75-65. There were 16 lead changes, but thanks to a 21-5 run at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth, the Warriors opened up a comfortable lead. “It feels right for White Rock,” said Jake Newman. “It’s been a few years since we got back there so it just feels right.” Wildcats coach Surinder Grewal said “White Rock was a little hungrier. They played a great game. They kept hitting their shots. … When you’re not hitting the shots from the outside, it doesn’t help to keep trying to force it. Maybe I should have called a time out quicker but we needed to refocus and try to pound the ball in down low a bit more. I felt we settled for the outside shots too much – and it wouldn’t be a topic of conversation if we were making them – but you need to find a way to adjust when things aren’t working. If the outside shots aren’t working, then find another way to score and we didn’t.” The Wildcats had beaten White Rock three of four times since Christmas. They knotted the score at 48 in the second half but Warrior Jake Newman responded with a trey to ignite a 21-5 run. Manny Dulay hit a trey with 50 seconds left to cut the different to nine points, then drained another with a half-minute to go to pull Tamanawis to within seven at 72-65. It was the closest they got. Jake Newman paced the Warriors with 26. Kristophe Baerg added 11, Tyus Allen 10, Vartan Tanielian 10, Sam Ykema 9, Peter Spangehl 6 and Jon Pelling 3, while Hans Chua, Gabe Dix, Owen Han, Alex Filipovic, Corey Barker, Erik Fougner, Matt Perrin, Kyler Kettner and Shaylen Buis were scoreless. Manjodh Dulay paced the Wildcats (coached by Surinder Grewal, assisted by Dave Dulay and Brendan Graham) with 26. Sikhjot Bains added 13, Ravjot Dhaliwal 12, along with 10 boards, Amit Sandhu 6, Shivi Viria 6 and Charanvir Sanghera 2, while Prat Takhar, Humza Kiani, Sejah Thind, Bhavanjit Johal, Karn Cheema, Gurmandeep Atwal and Harjot Grewal were scoreless.
In the semis, the Langley Walnut Grove Gators nipped the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 61-60. Gators coach George Bergen summed it up succinctly: “Unbelievable.” Ethan McKean’s three-pointer with 1:47 remaining in the fourth quarter broke a 58-58 deadlock, and proved to be the winning basket. “They came back, [Cole Penman] hit a couple great shots and I had to stay composed, stay poised. That was one of the things we talked about, so it was huge and we had to take it out,” said McKean. “This is the cream of the crop right here, the provincial tournament where the best teams play. This is what we live for … this is our court, we’ve got to represent. We don’t feel pressure, we’ve just got to come out and do our thing.” The Fighting Irish opened with a 6-0 run and led by two points after the first quarter but the game turned in the second quarter. The Gators reeled off a 14-3 run to begin the quarter and maintained a five-point lead at the half, before eventually dashing the hopes of a determined Fighting Irish team for another year. “The recipe? Heart. That’s as much as I can give you. There’s really no recipe except for what comes from inside,” said Monsanto. “We’re almost there. [This] would mean the world to us for sure. That’s the farthest Walnut Grove has ever gone and we intend to make it there.” The Gators had a bit of the old redemption theme on their minds as well. A year ago, as a team of largely Grade 11 talent, they fell to the Irish in the Sweet 16 round, so having the opportunity for revenge was sweet. “They beat us last year so we had to take them down,” said Monsanto. “We had to do it in this rematch.” The Gators outrebounded the Irish despite being smaller. Walnut Grove built its lead to 30-21 early and then ground out the win. Irish guard Cole Penman scored eight straight points at one stage of the second half to tie the game 53-53 before the Gators took command. Ethan McKean paced the Gators with 18 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 9 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Jadon Cohee added 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Paul Getz added 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. De’Sean Monsanto notched 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Charles Luu scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Brad Hoffman notched 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Sheldon Derton added 2, while Adam Paroo, David Wolde-Marian, Tom Guingab, Mitchell McPhail and Sam Shin were scoreless. The Gators hit 22-48 (.361) from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, 15 assists, 6 steals, 14 turnovers and 14 fouls. Cole Penman the Fighting Irish with 25 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Isaiah Solomon added 18 on 7-18 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Justin Sanvido notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Gogi Kumanan scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Abu Khan added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 9 boards. Erickson Evangelista added 2, while J.C. Horton, Peter Gustavson, Bikram Sandhu, Christian Mair, Ruslan Tyab, Milos Lazic, Ben Kaardal, Allan Rudzki and Liam Mahara were scoreless. The Fighting Irish hit 20-46 (.381) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, 10 assists, 6 steals, 14 turnovers and 12 fouls.
In the other semi, the Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens dumped the 10th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors 73-64. The Ravens took a 16-point lead into the second half, but White Rock Christian shaved the gap to 11 points by the end of the third quarter, and an uncomfortable three points in the fourth. But as quickly as the Warriors got back into the game, the Ravens managed to pull ahead. The Ravens kept switching defences to confuse the Warriors. In the first half, they rained treys. Jesse Crookes knocked down three first-quarter bombs, then teammate Tanner Moss hit five straight. They then began pounded the ball inside to Trevor Casey, Tyrel Ratich and Ryan Sclater before icing it at the line. Kristophe Bearg kept the Warriors in the game in the paint as they twice rallied to within one in the second half. “Our focus was to get the ball inside,” co-coach Steve Hanson said. “We got the ball inside, but when the ball came back outside, Jesse [Crookes] and Tanner [Moss] were just on fire.” Jesse Crookes paced the Ravens with 18 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Tanner Moss added 15 on 5-6 from the arc. Trevor Casey scored 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Sclater added 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Alex Nesterenko scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Daniel Collins added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 9 assists. Kaleb Gebrewold added 2, along with 5 boards and 3 assists, while Ryrel Ratich scored 2. Nico Infanti, Dalton Dewsbury, Damian Simon, Hallo Palani, Cam Nicol, Bryce Rickaby and Mason Woods were scoreless. The Ravens hit 16-30 (.431) from the floor, 9-28 .321() from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, 21 assists, 10 steals, 18 turnovers and 18 fouls. Jake Newman paced the Warriors with 21 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. Kristophe Baerg added 17 on 6-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tyus Allen notched 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jon Pelling added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Vartan Tanielian added 2, along with 3 boards, and Peter Spangehl 2, along with 4 boards, while Hans Chua, Sam Ykema, Gabe Dix, Owen Han, Alex Filipovic, Corey Barker, Erik Fougner, Matt Perrin, Kyler Kettner and Shaylen Buis were scoreless. The Warriors hit 18-35 (.411) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, 9 assists, 10 steals, 20 turnovers and 22 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the 14th-seeded Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors nipped the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 96-95. “Overall it was a good result for us,” said Warriors coach Dale Shury. “We came in seeded 14th out of 20 teams in the tournament, so we finished third and we’re happy with that. … Winning the bronze medal feels a lot better than getting a silver medal. We finished the season with a win and that always feels good. …was an excellent week. I told the guys on Saturday before the game that it was more rewarding to win that night and get bronze, than it would be to lose the gold-medal game and finish second, and they went out and played a good game.” Jake Newman “really put this team on his back,” said WRCA point guard Tyus Allen. “It was a very important win for our school, considering we didn’t make it last year,” Shury said. “And the guys are a real resilient bunch. They were able to put all the off-the-court distractions aside and just go play basketball.” Jake Newman paced the Warriors with 32 on 8-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Tyus Allen added 18 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 5 boards, 10 assists and 3 steals. Jon Pelling notched 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 2 boards. Kristophe Baerg scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Sam Ykema added 9 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 assists. Peter Spangehl scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Vartan Tanielian notched 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Alex Filipovic added 3, while Gabe Dix, Owen Han, Corey Barker, Erik Fougner, Matt Peerrin, Kyler Kettner, Shaylen Buis and Hans Chua were scoreless. The Warriors hit 23-40 (.486) from the floor, 11-30 (.367) from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, 22 assists, 11 steals, 15 turnovers and 20 fouls. Erickson Evangelista paced the Fighting Irish (coached by Lloyd Scrubb, assisted by Jeremy Alexander, Bill Disbrow, Jordan Harbidge and John Horton) with 27 on 2-4 from the floor, 7-12 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Cole Penman added 25 on 9-18 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Abu Khan scored 17 on 7-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Isaiah Solomon added 14 on 0-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 13 assists and 3 steals. Christian Mair scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Gogi Kumanan added 3, Justin Sanvido 2 and Peter Gustavson 2, along with 9 boards. J.C. Horton, Bikram Sandhu, Ruslan Tyab, Milos Lazic, Ben Kaardal, Allan Rudzki and Liam Mahara were scoreless. The Fighting Irish hit 22-2 (.479) from the floor, 13-31 (.419) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, 23 assists, 8 steals, 18 turnovers and 25 fouls.
In the final, the 10th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens nipped the 4th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators 75-74. Jesse Crookes hit the winner, a 10-foot jumper, with four seconds to play. “In my head, I was thinking to myself, ‘OK, I know I don’t have much time here, so I’m just going to take the shot myself’,” Crookes said. “I remember driving, pulling up and shooting and I had no idea what would come after that. But it went in. It was crazy. What an amazing feeling. … I didn’t think I’d see that last shot but I got it, I hit it. I’m just so excited right now, words can’t describe.” Coach Seven Hanson was also at a loss for words. “What just happened? What just happened? That’s all. … this won’t hit me for another month, I think. This is just nuts. It’s a blur. Our guys just out-willed them a little bit at the end.” The Ravens trailed by nine with three minutes to play. They rallied with 10 straight to take a late lead before Walnut Grove pulled ahead by one with under 10 seconds to play. The Ravens called a timeout. “We had a brass trophy of Terry Fox that we all touched when we came out of the timeout as a sort of good luck kind of thing,” Crookes said. The play was initially drawn up for Daniel Collins to shoot a three from beyond the arc but the shot didn’t fall. Tanner Moss grabbed a rebound and dished it to Crookes, who then faked a shot, lost his defender momentarily and dropped what proved to be the game winner. “It was really surreal. I felt like it was a dream at that time, because I couldn’t believe I actually just did that,” Crookes said. “I’ve had tons of people texting me and congratulating me. People I don’t even know have been e-mailing me and congratulating me. It’s been crazy.” Assistant coach Brooke Moss said son Tanner’s rebound was the “biggest rebound in the school’s history. What a moment. So much work, so many ups and downs throughout the year and it was very neat that it wasn’t Tanner’s shot that he will be remembered for but a rebound,” assistant coach Brooke Moss said. Ryan Sclater was deadly, hitting 8-9 from the floor. “It’s pretty crazy. I realize that I probably wasn’t the best player at the tournament, but I guess I won [the MVP] because I was leading the winning team. I have to thank all my teammates, because if we don’t win that tournament there’s no way I win that trophy. It really comes down a total team effort for me to be recognized like that. … We focused so much in our week of practices coming up to the tournament on just pure execution. We’ve had turnover problems throughout the year in all of our losses, and that was our biggest improvement coming in to the tournament. We cut them way down. … “It’s been such a long journey with this great group of guys. I love everybody out here, man. In the locker room, every day we hear ‘Terry Fox never gave up, Terry Fox never gave up.’ We play with his name on our jerseys and here we are, champions.” Co-coach Steve Hanson said the Ravens effort was phenomenal. “I attribute that resiliency to the character of our guys. Some days as a coach, you don’t know exactly why your team lost, but you have to get back at it and find little things to get better at. Our guys were always back in the gym on time, ready to go and wanting to get better. … We were an underdog team in every way possible. There wasn’t much expected of us and to get back to the B.C.s was going to be a challenge. But we just kept fighting. We have a lot of guys who are just dogs: they fight and they scrap for everything they have. They’re underdogs in life in many ways too. A lot of these guys probably won’t go on to play any basketball in college, so this may have been their last game in a lot of their lives. They were such a team.” Gators coach George Bergen said the loss hurt. “We’ve worked a long time, a long journey of a lot of different things, from skill development to strength training. We really worked our tails off. We’re not an all-star team, we are a bunch of locals.” Bergen said both teams played “extremely well,” adding that one team has to win and one team has to lose. “They made the final shot and so be it, right?” Ethan McKean said he’s “insanely proud” of his teammates. “We knew we were a top-tier team all year, but second place is an accomplishment and I’m proud of the boys. We actually play as a team and we all love each other. We’re brothers. I’ll never forget these guys. … As of now, it feels terrible. Give it a couple weeks, a month, and second place is a great accomplishment.” De’Sean Monsanto told the Langley Times that “our team has been fighting all year. We came up one point short, but we gave it our all. We left it all on the court and that is all you can ask for, right? I love each and every one of my team members and am so proud of them. I love my coach, I am proud of my assistant coaches, I am proud of everybody.” Charles Luu noted “it hurts for sure, but I’ll live.” Walnut Grove had defeated Terry Fox three times during the season. “We knew them and they knew us,” Luu said. “It just came down to the last possession and the way the ball bounced, it was where there guy was.” Player of the game Ryan Sclater paced the Ravens with 17 on 8-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Jesse Crookes added 16 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Daniel Collins notched 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Trevor Casey scored 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 8 boards and 5 assists. Tanner Moss added 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Alex Nesterenko scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Ryrel Ratich added 2 and Kaleb Gebrewold 2, while Dalton Dewsbury, Damian Simon, Hallo Palani, Cam Nicol, Bryce Rickaby, Mason Woods and Nico Infanti were scoreless. The Ravens hit 24-42 (.508) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, 19 assists, 5 steals, 14 turnovers and 16 fouls. Jadon Cohee paced the Gators with 25 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Paul Getz added 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ethan McKean added 10 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brad Hoffman scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. De’Sean Monsanto, who was chosen defensive player of the tournament, notched 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 9 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Charles Luu added 6 on 2-3 from the arc, while Adam Paroo, Sheldon Derton, David Wolde-Mariam, Tom Guingab, Mitchell McPhail and Sam Shin were scoreless. The Gators hit 18-41 (.458) from the floor, 9-18 from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, 17 assists, 7 steals, 12 turnovers and 16 fouls.
The bronze medalist Surrey White Rock Christian Academy Warriors: Jake Newman; Kristophe Baerg; Vartan Tanielian; Sam Ykema; Peter Spangehl; Alex Filipovic; Matt Perrin; Jon Pelling; Tyus Allen; Hans Chua; Corey Barker; Gabe Dix; Owen Han; Erik Fougner; Kyler Kettner; Shaylen Buis; coach Dale Shury; assistant Carlos Brosas; assistant Keith Chow; assistant Doug Lopushinsky
The silver medalist Langley Walnut Grove Gators: Ethan McKean; Paul Getz; Jadon Cohee; DeSean Monsanto; Charles Luu; David Wolde-Marian; Sheldon Derton; Adam Paroo; Brad Hoffman; Tom Guingab; Mitchell McPhail; Sam Shin; coach George Bergen; assistant Jared Bergen; assistant Mike Cohee
The champion Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens: Ryan Sclater; Trevor Casey; Jesse Crookes; Alex Nesterenko; Ryrel Ratich; Tanner Moss; Kaleb Gebrewold; Mason Woods; Dalton Dewsbury; Nico Infanti; Damian Simon; Hallo Palani; Daniel Collins; Cam Nicol; Bryce Rickaby; coach Steve Hanson; assistant Brooke Moss; assistant Brad Petersen; assistant Andrew Ruditsch