In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers stunned the 3rd-seeded Surrey Fleetwood Park Dragons 52-51. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. The Dragons led 32-28 at the half. The Rainmakers led 40-39 after three quarters. Garrett Kobza led the Rainmakers with 15 points and 11 boards. Rosendo Masocol added 12, Justin McChesney 11, along with 11 boards, John Sampson 7, Perry Terrel 5 and Keenan Pahl 2, while Kyle Alexcee, Marcus Komodina and Saul Rudderham were scoreless. The Rainmakers hit 19-37 from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 11 fouls, 21 turnovers and 6 steals. Kevin Alexandrov led the Dragons with 14. Emeka Okuma added 11, along with 11 boards, Akash Grewal 8, Armann Khangura 8, Karamveer Virdi 5, Travis Erickson 3 and Arjun Dhadda 2, while N Berar, Tyler Doyle, Noah Licas, Jordan Mendiola and John Tusi were scoreless. The Dragons hit 11-37 from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 fouls, 10 turnovers and 10 steals. The Dragons also included Kabir Aujla, Shawn Domingo, Jia Gan and Nick Day. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights clubbed the 13th-seeded Maple Ridge Samuel Robertson Technical Titans 64-40 after leading 20-14, 35-18 and 50-28 at the quarters. Titans coach Scott Tomlin said his troops suffered “a lot of nerves” in making the school’s first appearance at provincials. Reese Morris paced the Knights with 26. Terrell Jana added 11, Justin Deslauriers 9, Andrew Flett 6, Aliab Ater 4, Jason Zhang 4, Kieran Janes 3 and Andrew Golin 1, while Drew Belgrave, Montavi Kidd, Nicholas Moretti and Dante Trasolini were scoreless. The Knights hit 20-34 from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 6 fouls, 23 turnovers and 11 steals. Cole Lamont paced the Titans with 12. Mitchell McDole added 11, Matt Van Dergt 8, Austin Rebalkin 5 and Nik Dyer 2, while Zachary Cano, Peter Van Dergt, Brayden Lamont, Nicholas Ogilvie and Bradley Rowbotham were scoreless. The Titans hit 12-42 from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 4-5 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 13 fouls, 20 turnovers and 15 steals. The Titans: also included Nicolaus Karamanian, Tyrel Ogloff, Trevor White and Scott Tomlin. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Abbotsford Panthers edged the 16th-seeded Fort St. John North Peace Oscars 86-77 after leading 23-20, 47-35 and 68-54 at the quarters. Sirban Gill led the Panthers with 19 points and 14 boards. Chase Claypool added 19, along with 11 board, Luke Tompkins 16, Jordan Boheen 9, Moeiz Athaya 8, Jamie Konrad 8 and Jordan Fox 7. The Panthers hit 25-50 from the floor, 9-37 (.243) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 13 fouls, 19 turnovers and 8 steals. Logan Harder paced the Oscars with 23. Ezra Fajemisin added 22, Sean Gjernes 15, along with 10 boards, Garret Whitford 10, Jake Hrycha 3, Jake Chong 2 and Steven Smith 2, while Jordan Sandberg was scoreless. The Oscars also included Kim Paracuelles, Ezra Lainsbury, Kameron Furlong, Bryce Legg and Enrique Fajemisin. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats clocked the 9th-seeded Richmond Matthew McNair Marlins 74-47. The Marlins led 17-14 after one quarter and 39-26 at the half. The Wildcats led 49-45 after three quarters. Tyler Radelja paced the Wildcats with 41 points and 12 boards. Dylan Dorsey added 12, along with 13 boards, Nicolas Roschuk 8, Malcolm Rush 8, Joseph Amoete 3 and Trevor Wong 2, while Nick Bury was scoreless. The Wildcats hit 20-37 from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 12 fouls, 9 turnovers and 6 steals. Royce Sargeant led the Marlins with 23. Kevin Yang added 15, Owen Vint 14, Balraj Saran 2, R Zabala 2 and G Grewal 1, while Shirvaj Sidhu was scoreless. The Marlins hit 10-36 from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 20 fouls, 9 turnovers and 6 steals. The Marlins also included Arsheel Busayong, Sunil Chot, Bobby Chaliwal, Darren Gumayagay, Jed Vincent Sabado, Jeff Lawrence Sabado, John Joseph Sabado, Arjan Sandhu, Jaskirat Tatla and Renz Sangra. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Vancouver Sir Charles Tupper Tigers dumped the 15th-seeded Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers 59-37 after leading 15-12, 27-16 and 53-24 at the quarters. “I think we felt a little nervous at the beginning,” guard Ron Ronquillo told the Vancouver Province. “We needed to get warmed up and start shooting our shots.” Ron Ronquillo paced the Tigers with 21. D.J. Suque added 11, Saurav Acharya 10, John Tait 7, Henry Pham 6, Chris Schneller 2 and Nikko Mottus 2, while Christian Aurea, Brijesh Gangar, Ryan Ghirra, Kwame Jampoh, Taylor Ross, Patrick Smythe and Santi Ubial were scoreless. The Tigers hit 12-51 from the floor, 10-37 (.270) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 14 fouls, 13 turnovers and 18 steals. Ethan Perkins led the Bombers with 11. Bjorn Morce added 7, Leo Zhou 6, Sida Want 5, Isaiah Kingdon-Wiebe 4, Tobin Eberle 2 and Josh Matosevic 2, while Dylan Bennett, Robbie Dixon and H Southam were scoreless. The Bombers hit 16-48 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 5-14 (.357) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 7 fouls, 34 turnovers and 8 steals. The Bombers also included Vinnie Watson. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres whacked the 12th-seeded Nanaimo Islanders 61-40 after leading 16-12, 30-21 and 48-32 at the quarters. Grady Zubaidi paced the Sabres with 30. Chris Harvey added 12, along with 13 boards, Braeden Toikka 7, Cole Keffer 6, Jacob Chalifoux 4 and Drew Hudson 2, while Cody Bailey, Ty Barbieri, Jeremy Elliott, Ben Gatto, Ross Pearsall and Spencer Pow were scoreless. The Sabres hit 18-51 from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 12 fouls, 17 turnovers and 13 steals. Tyus Barfoot paced the Islanders with 21 points and 13 boards. Callum Gemma added 6, Brett Ablitt 4, Malik Besseghier 3, Ryan Doumount 2, Garrett Goodall 2 and Yalin Yuksel 2, while Jeremy Binnersley, Jeremie Cheng, Jackson James and Owen Simpson were scoreless. The Islanders hit 10-49 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 8 fouls, 18 turnovers and 8 steals. The Islanders also included Cole McGarvery, Matt Wicklund and Jacob Thorn. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Vernon Panthers edged the 11th-seeded Richmond R.A. McMath Wildcats 68-62. The Wildcats led 18-16, 35-30 and 49-45 at the quarters. “We were a little nervous to begin with, and we don’t have a lot of guys (just 8),” Panthers coach Glenn Garvie told the Vancouver Province. “So, we can’t have anyone foul out. But we just stuck in there the whole game. We just kept pecking away and we won.” John Garvie and Mitchell Pepper each scored 21 to pace the Panthers. Chris Inscho added 12, along with 12 boards, Andy Hladik 11, along with 11 boards, Ty Thomas 2 and Zac Kronbauer 1. The Panthers hit 22-49 from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 fouls, 14 turnovers and 8 steals. Anthony Demch paced the Wildcats with 24. Thaddaeus Melaku added 20, Justin Laing 6, William Sherrett 6, Jess Mason 4 and Mark Vargas 2, while Eric Hooper, Alex Koong and Jason Roberts were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 20-55 from the floor, 5-25 from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 19 fouls, 11 turnovers and 11 steals. The Wildcats also included Peter Bekenn, Alec Dawydiak, Donovan Downtown, Sam Evanson, Alex Koong, Kynan Pereira and John Acob. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice defeated the 10th-seeded Maple Ridge Ramblers 45-39. The Ramblers led 14-9 after one quarter and 21-16 at the half. The Ice led 31-29 after three quarters. Morgan Proctor paced the Ice with 10. Richard Girard added 9, Cole Hutchings 9, Owen Kaefer 9, and Noah Kaefer 8, while Wyatt Monaghan and Nick Zylinas were scoreless. The Ice hit 15-41 from the floor, 1-13 (.077) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 13 fouls, 21 turnovers and 8 steals. Ethan Coumont paced the Ramblers with 19. Isaac Halas added 13, Jackson Murdoch 3, Ravjot Rakhra 2 and Owen Stewart 2, while Bradley Bolton, T Coumont, Bradley Curnew, Seth Rathjen and Brandon Williams were scoreless. The Ramblers hit 14-42 from the floor, 1-8 (.125) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 19 fouls, 15 turnovers and 10 steals. The Ramblers (coached by Ken Dockendorf) also included Muhammad Amir, Frank Chartrand, Brandon Cope, Daniel Fakaro, Joshua Solk and Ken Dockendorf.
In the quarterfinals, the 14th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers dumped the 6th-seeded Vernon Panthers 71-57 after leading 22-6, 38-29 and 52-38 at the quarters. Rosendo Masocol paced the Rainmakers with 15 points and 12 boards. John Sampson added 15, Garrett Kobza 14, along with 17 boards, Perry Terrel 13, Justin McChesney 9, along with 18 boards, Kyle Alexcee 3 and Saul Rudderham 2, while Marcus Komodina and Keenan Pahl were scoreless. The Rainmakers hit 20-51 from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 14 fouls, 23 turnovers and 10 steals. John Garvie led the Panthers with 23. Mitchell Pepper added 13, Chris Inscho 11, Ty Thomas 6, Andy Hladik 3 and Zac Kronbauer 1, while Liam Paulsen was scoreless. The Panthers hit 11-34 from the floor, 10-42 (.238) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 13 fouls, 16 turnovers and 14 steals. The Panthers also included Shelby Hartwig and Spencer Shaw.
The top-seeded Abbotsford Panthers crushed the 8th-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 77-58 after leading 19-17, 40-31 and 59-49 at the quarters. Sirban Gill paced the Panthers with 22 points and 15 boards. Jamie Konrad scored 20, Chase Claypool 15, Luke Tompkins 10, Jordan Goheen 7 and Jordan Fox 3, while Moeiz Athaya was scoreless. The Panthers hit 17-32 from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 7 fouls, 17 turnovers and 7 steals. Tyler Radelja paced the Wildcats with 31. Malcolm Rush added 15, Nicolas Roschuk 6, Nick Bury 4 and Dylan Dorsey 2, while Joseph Amoete, A Bancroft, Alex Staniforth and Trevor Wong were scoreless. The Wildcats hit 18-43 from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 14 fouls, 15 turnovers and 8 steals. The Wildcats also included Joseph Almoete, Daniel Goodman, Hayden Jeffrey, Mackay Leslie, Cohl Nicholson and Glenn Johnson.
The 4th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights dispatched the 5th-seeded North Vancouver Sutherland Sabres 61-54 after leading 19-7, 30-22 and 45-33 at the quarters. Reese Morris paced the Knights with 24. Terrell Jana added 20, Andrew Flett 5, Aliab Ater 5, Justin Deslauriers 4 and Andrew Golin 4, while Drew Belgrave and Kieran Janes were scoreless. The Knights hit 15-46 from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 20-34 (.588) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 23 fouls, 13 turnovers and 13 steals. Grady Zubaldi paced the Sabres with 27 points and 13 boards. Braeden Toikka scored 10, Chris Harvey 7, Jeremy Elliot 5, Jacob Chalifoux 4 and Cole Keffer 1, while Ben Gatto, Drew Hudson and Spencer Pow were scoreless. The Sabres hit 13-39 from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 21 fouls, 22 turnovers and 2 steals. The Sabres also included Michael Girard, Aaron Sharma, Ross Pearsall, Jakob Knapton, Clement Isanganino, Ty Barbieri, James McEwen, Cody Bailey and Brad Thornhill.
In the last quarterfinal, the 7th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice nipped the 2nd-seeded Vancouver Sir Charles Tupper Tigers 61-60 after leading 20-13, 35-25 and 44-39 at the quarters. The Tigers rallied from a 16-point deficit and took a 60-59 lead with 4.9 seconds to play as Ron Ronquillo hit a baseline jumper. But Morgan Proctor notched a layup with 1.2 seconds to play to pull out the win for the Ice. “You know what?” Mark Isfeld coach Tom Elwood told the Vancouver Province. “Four years ago, we were 6-17 and we couldn’t even make the district playoffs in junior. This was about commitment and come to practice every day and getting better. That’s what that was.” Cole Hutchings paced the Ice with 24. Morgan Proctor added 14, Owen Kaefer 10, Richard Girard 8 and Nick Zylinas 5, while Noah Kaefer was scoreless. The Ice hit 21-48 from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 13-14 (.929) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 18 fouls, 18 turnovers and 5 steals. Ron Ronquillo paced the Tigers with 15. Saurav Acharya added 12, Nikko Mottus 10, D.J. Sugue 8, John Tait 6, Naveed Alam 4, Henry Pham 3 and Taylor Ross 2. The Tigers hit 11-31 from the floor, 11-32 (.344) from the arc and 5-13 (.385) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 20 fouls, 10 turnovers and 7 steals. The Tigers also included Kwame Jampoh, Chris Schneller, Brijesh Gangar, Santi Ubial, Sumit Gangar, Ryan Ghirra, Patrick Smythe and Christian Aurea.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights stunned the top-seeded Abbotsford Panthers 73-71 after leading 24-20, 39-34 and 51-48 at the quarters. Leading 72-71 with 9.1 seconds remaining and the Panthers forced to foul, the Knights missed five of their final six free throws, but somehow found a way to get the offensive rebound each time. “Last night versus Sutherland, we finished up by making all of our free throws,” STM coach Aaron Mitchell told the Vancouver Province. “Tonight, we couldn’t make one. It was a battle. But hey, people say Triple A is no good, but how about that game?” Justin Deslauriers paced the Knights with 25 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-11 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Reese Morris added 22 on 8-18 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Terrell Jana notched 12 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-9 from the floor, 6 boards, 6 assists and 5 steals. Andrew Flett added 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Drew Belgrave added 4 on 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Aliab Atair added 2, along with 5 boards, while Montavi Kidd, Andrew Golin, Nicolas Moretti, Kieran Janes, Dante Trasolini and Jason Zhang were scoreless. The Knights hit 22-45 (.490) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 8-28 (.290) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 13 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. Chase Claypool paced the Panthers with 20 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 15 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Luke Tompkins added 20 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Sirban Gill scored 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 15 boards. Jamie Konrad added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Jordan Goheen notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jordan Fox scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-7 from the line and 5 boards. Moiez Athaya added 2, along with 2 boards, while Kelly Nhgiem, Edmon Thomas, Raj Jhally, Alex Pongracz, Allister Provan, Madaraka Kuol and Grayson Marquardt were scoreless. The Panthers hit 18-37 (.490) from the floor, 9-27 (.330) from the arc and 8-19 (.420) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
In the other semi, the 14th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers dumped the 7th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice 73-65. The Ice led 25-24 after one quarter and 45-43 at the half. The Rainmakers led 59-54 after three quarters. “This is fantastic, this is what you play for,” Rainmakers coach Mel Bishop told the Vancouver Province. “Our kids have worked so hard together this year. We got beat on the boards a little earlier in the game, but I thought offensively we did pretty well.” Forward Cole Hutchings nailed a series of treys to rally the Ice from a 12-point first half deficit. But Garrett Kobza, grade 10 post McChesney and point guard Rosendo Masocol had the answers for the Rainmakers. Kobza “is so tough, the best rebounder I have ever coached for his size,” said Bishop. “He’s just a tough, gritty kid who competes.” Bishop added that Masocol was exceptional, while McChesney “is really asserting himself. He played at the four all year to make him a more complete player, but we have had to move him inside a little now.” Justin McChesney paced the Rainmakers with 25 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards and 4 blocks. Garrett Kobza added 19 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7-7 from the line and 18 boards. John Sampson notched 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Rosendo Masocol added 10 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Perry Terrel notched 4 on 0-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Paul Cavin, Liam Gamble, Jacob Gruber, Kyle Alexcee, Saul Rudderham, Jacob Henry, Brett Thompson, Kevin Rioux, Marcus Komodina and Keenan Pahl were scoreless. The Rainmakers hit 22-58 (.380) from the floor, 5-12 (.420) from the arc and 14-16 (.880) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 14 assists, 9 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. Cole Hutchings paced Ice with 26 on 4-15 from the floor, 6-13 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Richard Girard added 17 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 14 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Owen Kaefer added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Noah Kaefer notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Morgan Proctor scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Wyatt Monaghan, Nick Zylinas, Blaze Gailloux and Josh Griffith were scoreless. Zylinas dished 4 assists. The Ice hit 17-47 (.360) from the floor, 9-27 (.330) from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 15 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Abbotsford Panthers pounded the 7th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice 71-51 After leading 21-20, 37-36 and 51-42 at the quarters. Jamie Konrad paced the Panthers with 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Sirban Gill added 1 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 10 boards and 4 steals. Luke Tompkins added 13 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Moiez Athaya notched 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Jordan Goheen scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Chase Claypool added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Jordan Fox added 2, while Kelly Nhgiem, Edmon Thomas, Raj Jhally, Alex Pongracz, Allister Provan, Madarka Kuol and Grayson Marquardt were scoreless. The Panthers hit 14-37 (.380) from the floor, 11-28 (.390) from the arc and 10-24 (.420) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 16 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals. Cole Hutchings, who was later chosen defensive player of the tournament, paced the Ice with 18 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-14 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 4 steals. Richard Girard added 14 on 3-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Morgan Proctor notched 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Owen Kaefer scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Noah Kaefer added 1, along with 4 boards, while Wyatt Monaghan, Nick Zylinas, Blaze Gailloux and Josh Griffith were scoreless. Zylinas nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. Griffith nabbed 2 boards. The Ice (coached by Tom Elwood) hit 14-41 (.340) from the floor, 5-21 (.240) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 11 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals.
In the final, the 4th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights dispatched the 14th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers 53-38 after leading 15-11, 31-24 and 42-29 at the quarters. “All year we have preached that although we’re not the most gifted team offensively, we can dig in on defence and win,” Knights coach Aaron Mitchell told the Vancouver Province. “These guys have come so far that it if our best guy has to go off the floor it doesn’t matter.” Leading scorer Reese Morris had picked up his second foul early in the second quarter and Mitchel dispatched him to the bench. Once the starting five was back on the floor in the second half, they shut down the Rainmakers. “It was great to see them step up when I was down, and to see them shine together on the big stage, it makes you proud,” tournament MVP Morris told the Province. Mitchell noted that “20 years ago I am winning a championship (at the Triple A level with PoCo’s [Port Coquitlam’s] Terry Fox Ravens) and now I get the opportunity to coach these young men and be a part of this special moment. Last night (after a semifinal win over Abbotsford), I couldn’t even turn on my phone, there were so many messages. It was absolutely insane how excited this community has been.” Justin Deslauriers told the Vancouver Sun “this is the best feeling, it’s amazing. This means everything to us. It’s the first banner for our new gym.” Mitchell told this Sun “to be a part of this moment is awesome. I’m just blown away. We know we’re not the most gifted team offensively so we’ve been preaching all year to dig in and win it with defence. I’m completely speechless.” Reese Morris paced the Knights with 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-13 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 steals. Justin Deslauriers added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Andrew Flett scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Terrell Jana notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Drew Belgrav added 3 and Kieran Janes 2, along with 6 boards, while Montavi Kidd, Andrew Golin, Nicolas Moretti, Aliab Atir, Dante Trasolini and Jason Zhang were scoreless. The Knights hit 18-43 (.420) from the floor, 4-24 (.170) from the arc and 5-11 (.450) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 10 assists, 15 turnovers and 12 steals. Justin McChesney paced the Rainmakers with 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 7 boards and 7 blocks. John Sampson added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Perry Terrel notched 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 8 boards. Garrett Kobza added 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 8 boards. Saul Rudderham added 1, and Rosendo Masocol 1, along with 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, while Paul Cavin, Liam Gamble, Jacob Gruder, Kyle Alexcee, Jacob Henry, Brett Thompson, Kevin Rious, Marcus Komodina and Keenan Pahl were scoreless. The Rainmakers hit 13-42 (.310) from the floor, 2-13 (.150) from the arc and 6-14 (.430) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 6 assists, 17 turnovers, 7 blocks and 8 steals.
The bronze medalist Abbotsford Panthers: Moeiz Athaya; Chase Claypool; Jordan Fox; Sirban Gill; Jordan Boheen; Raj Jhally; Jamie Konrad; Madarka Koul; Grayson Marquart; Kelly Nghiem; Alex Pongracz; Alister Provan; Admon Thomas; Luke Tompkins; coach Prentice Lenz
The silver medalist Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers: Rosendo Masocol; Paul Cavin; Liam Gamble; Perry Terrell; Jacob Gruber; Kyle Alexee; Saul Rudderham; Jacob Henry; Brett Thompson; Kevin Rioux; Marcus Komadina; Keenan Pahl; Garrett Kobza; Justin McChesney; John Sampson; coach Mel Bishop
The gold medalist Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights: Aliab Ater; Drew Belgrave; Justin Deslauriers; Andrew Flett; Andrew Golin; Terrell Jana; Kieran Janes; Montavi Kidd; Spencer Moore; Nicholas Moretti; Reese Morris; Dante Trasolini; Jason Zhang; coach Aaron Mitchell