In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Steveston-London Secondary Sharks edged the 15th-seeded North Vancouver Bodwell Bruins 60-57 after leading 13-12, 31-26 and 47-42 at the quarters. Ahmed Mohamud paced the Sharks with 16. Fardaws Aimaq added 12, along with 13 boards, Pierce Strutt 11, Nigel Boyd 10, Taros Johal 6 and Daniel Chen 5, while Ryan Curtis, Robleh Ismail, Zach Cantwell, Kevin Bao, Isaiah Hunter, Jerome Fernandez, Matt Levenstein, Derek Jeary and Stefan Lim were scoreless. The Sharks hit 23-58 (.397) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 8 assists, 10 turnovers, 5 blocks and 4 steals. Can Berk Gungor paced the Bruins with 21 points and 14 boards. Hakan Arda Coban scored 11, Defensive player of the tournament Ahonsi Edward Ahanmisi 9, along with 10 boards, Cheng-Yen (Jason) Wu 8, Takeshi Iso 3, Cheng-Hsun (Jeff) Wu 3 and Berk Evduzen 2, while Haoqi (Steven) Song, Jingkai (Adam) Lin, Zhanhao (Steven) Xiao, Tatsuhiro Izawa and Yifeng (Eric) Cai were scoreless. The Bruins hit 22-69 (.319) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 6 assists, 16 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm bombed the Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers 88-58 after leading 19-14, 48-23 and 76-37 at the quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 31. Dominic Clayton added 14, Mathew Andreou 13, Justin Sanghe 8, Greg Erikson 6, Jamison Pope 6, Rohan Taneja 4, Nader Galo 4 and Landon Gill 2, while Edward Qi, Jack Wells, Max Lin and Tighe Andreou were scoreless. The Storm hit 35-73 (.479) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 11 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Josh Matosevic paced the Bombers with 19. Vinnie Watson added 15, Robby Dixon 13, Eamon Studer 5, Darian Johnson 2, Jake Anderson 2 and Kai Shave 2, while Thomas Baxter, Dyllen Dixon and Brock Dixon were scoreless. The Bombers hit 21-55 (.382) from the floor, 5-18 (.278) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 10 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Abbotsford Rick Hansen Hurricanes clipped the 14th-seeded Richmond Matthew McNair Marlins 73-63 after leading 19-13, 40-23 and 52-48 at the quarters. Manraj Benipal paced the Hurricanes with 31. Joban Pandher added 15, Gibson Robinson 8, Joven Gill 6, Ish Birk 4, Aman Dhillon 3, Ricky Kandola 3 and Josh Dhillon 3, while Nav Kaler, Rohit Dhillon, Manvir Sharma and Gurkirat Sohi were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 25-57 (.439) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Ryan Angala led the Marlins with 25. Nathan Schroeder added 12, Talvinder Jadge 11, Jovan Dhillon 5, Gurjot Saran 4, Puneet Basra 2, Von Rosales 2 and Graham Lynn 2, while Harris Hamidi, Ravi Grewall, Melvin Panaganiban, Jeff Wang, Tejvir Gill, Gurpal Panaser and Ryan Salh were scoreless. The Marlins hit 27-74 (.365) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 6-9 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 8 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Abbotsford Robert Bateman Secondary Timberwolves edged the 10th-seeded Kamloops Valleyview Vikings 63-59. Nate Friesen paced the Timberwolves with 29. Austin Schulz added 12, Hardeep Sidhu 10, Dawson Davis 6, Greg Poirer 3 and Keenan Adams-Barausse 3, while Keegan Vicklund, Armaan Heer, Brennan Fetterly, Anthony Bodger, Terry Bagri, Richard Ma, Shakeel Manji, Darius Yakimission, Bret Adrian, Wesley Evans, Aiden McDonald and LaShawn Berg were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 16-53 (.302) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 28-38 (.737) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 4 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Brayden Maclean led the Vikings with 19. Ryan Miller added 17, Ben Niles 9, Kailum Nicolson 4, Reed McIlwain 3, Brysen Watsen 3, Bradlee Mackenzie 2 and Keaton Allan 2, while Alex McLean, Kyle Bergman, Ryan Wightman, Reid Wotton, Bryce Turner, Ben Larsen, Evan Henry, Hunter Koopmans and Jordan Smith were scoreless. The Vikings hit 24-71 (.338) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 29 fouls, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice clubbed the 9th-seeded Prince George Duchess Park Condors 68-51 after leading 15-8, 37-27 and 48-43 at the quarters. “I thought that we were tired physically and that we were giving in mentally,” Ice coach Tom Elwood told the Vancouver Province. “That is what I was telling the team in all the time-outs,” continued Elwood, “that this is a mental game. We toughed it out down the stretch.” Elwood added that a late season loss allowed the 35-1 Ice “to relax and be who we are. Going unbeaten is unrealistic Even Duke struggles. After we lost, we had to decide how we were going to react to it.” Nosh Kaefer paced the Ice with 24 points and 11 boards. Hank Magdanz added 18, Jeppe Madsen 18, Brett Woods 5 and Logan Benninger 3, while Zack Fieret, Shawn Wang, Davis Malton, Anthony Xyliinas, Jordan Messana, Joe Lineger, Mahara Mtawali, Marcus Ng and Anthony Brown were scoreless. The Ice hit 25-56 (.446) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 16 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 5 steals. Jasper Yutuc paced the Condors with 12. Colburn Pearce added 11, Jong Won Yun 10, Owen Trepanier 7, Cody Boulding 4, Austyn Boulding 4 and Malcolm MacDonald 3, while Fasahat Saeed, Andrew Heitman, Cole Rader, Bailey Muxlow and Cody Cruse were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Abbotsford Panthers stunned the 4th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers 65-61 after leading 2-16, 40-29 and 54-42 at the quarters. Chase Claypool paced the Panthers with 30 points and 14 boards. Luke Howard scored 15, Manny Jhally 14, Teis Heemskerk 4 and Sim Purewal 2, while Josiah Hipolito was scoreless. The Panthers hit 23-71 (.324) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 19 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Justin McChesney paced the Rainmakers with 18 points and 21 boards. Bobby Bob scored 17, Skylar Wesley 14, Quinn Leighton 6, Cole Marogna 3, Darnell Calder 2 and Dionte Stephens 1, while Carter Thorson, Jalene Stephens, Mitchel Nelson, Kolby Jones and Aiden Bull were scoreless. The Rainmakers also included Ben Rabel, Cody Schaeffer, Jason Rioux and Nicolis Campbell. The Rainmakers (coached by Mel Bishop) hit 20-65 (.308) from the floor, 7-36 (.194) from the arc and 14-25 (.560) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 16 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights edged the 12th-seeded Nanaimo District Islanders 62-58. The Knights led 17-14 after one quarter. The Islanders led 34-31 at the half and 46-44 after three quarters. Cameron Morris paced the Knights with 17 points and 12 boards. E.J. Escobedo scored 14, Richard Galicia 11, Edward Ju 9, Nathan Hallam 5, Paolo Labrador 4 and Liam Feenan 2, while Aiken Recald, Dylan Hira, Jonathan Olarte, Jamie Laguerta, Ryan Yuen, Josh Harder, Lachlan Williams and Matteo Bonamin were scoreless. The Knights hit 24-68 (.353) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 7-16 (.438) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 8 assists, 5 turnovers and 12 steals. Max Reed led the Islanders with 21. Will Fridriksson added 14, Anders Cederberg 11, Callum Gemma 8, along with 17 boards, Maxime Therrien 2 and Winston Gardiner 2, while Thomas Grabher, James Robinson, Tan Grabher, Ismael Ndiaye, Nic Earl and Nick Hunter were scoreless. The Islanders (coached by Mark Simpson) hit 22-44 from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 3 steals. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Vancouver Lord Byng Grey Ghosts edged the 6th-seeded Nanaimo Wellington Wildcats 66-62. The score was knotted at 14 after one quarter. The Grey Ghosts led 34-23 at the half and 48-38 after three quarters. Nathan Bromige paced the Grey Ghosts with 23. Peter Chae added 13, Peter Gibbons 10, Declan Herbertson 9, Dexter MacDonald 6 and Alex Saunders 5, while Marc Lau, Jackson Kocela, Simond Cutler, Marshall Martin and Tim Xie were scoreless. The Grey Ghosts hit 25-55 (.455) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 10 blocks and 8 steals. Ryder Jenks paced the Wildcats with 16. Hayden Jeffrey added 14, Daniel Goodman 13, Sabastian Gyro 8, Brooks Branchi 6, Ja Taylor 3 and Joseph Almoete 2, while Yamlappui Gordon, Lucas Pugh, Dylan Chapotelle, Yas Tsuda, Owen Laurie, Bryan Sandifer, Aiden Nielson and Troy Verhoeghe were scoreless. The Wildcats also included Alex Staniforth. The Wildcats hit 24-66 (.364) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 8 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 14 steals.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm crushed the 8th-seeded Courtenay Mark Isfeld Ice 78-47. The Ice led 20-14 after one quarter. The Storm led 40-26 at the half and 58-38 after three quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 24 points and 14 boards. Dominic Clayton scored 16, Greg Erikson 12, Mathew Andreou 8, Jamison Pope 8, Landon Gill 5, Rohan Taneja 4 and Mader Galo 1, while Justin Sanghe, Edward Qi, Jack Wells, Max Lin and Tighe Andreou were scoreless. The Storm hit 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 4 blocks and 3 steals. Nosh Kaefer led the Ice with 14. Jeppe Madsen added 12, Hank Magdanz 11, Logan Benninger 3, Zack Fieret 3, Anthony Xyliinas 2 and Brett Woods 2, while Shawn Wang, Davis Malton, Jordan Messana, Joe Lineger, Mahara Mtawali, Narcus Ng and Anthony Brown were scoreless. The Ice (coached by Tom Elwood) hit 19-61 (.311) from the floor, 9-36 (.250) from the arc and 0-1 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 1 assist, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
The 5th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights clipped the 13th-seeded Abbotsford Panthers 73-61. The score was tied at 13 after one quarter. The Knights led 38-33 at the half and 54-52 after three quarters. Richard Galicia led the Knights with 21. Liam Feenan added 16, Edward Ju 15, Cameron Morris 13, E.J. Escobedo 4, Paolo Labrador 3 and Ryan Yuen 1, while Aiken Recald, Dylan Hira, Jonathan Olarte, Jamie Laguerta, Josh Harder, Lachlan Williams, Nathan Hallam and Matteo Bonamin were scoreless. The Knights hit 27-63 (.429) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 5 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Chase Claypool paced the Panthers with 39 points and 15 boards. Luke Howard added 9, Manny Jhally 5, Sim Purewal 4 and Teis Heemskerk 4, along with 10 boards, while Gavin Khatar, Samwel Uko, Michael Plenits, Josiah Hipolito, Ranvir Dhaliwal, Sean Roufosse and Anmol Randhawa were scoreless. The Panthers (coached by Prentice Lenz) hit 21-61 (.344) from the floor, 6-27 (.222) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 1 assist, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals.
The 2nd-seeded Steveston-London Secondary Sharks dispatched the 7th-seeded Abbotsford Robert Bateman Secondary Timberwolves 78-70 after leading 30-19, 45-34 and 65-59 at the quarters. Fardaws Aimaq paced the Sharks with 24 points and 12 boards. Nigel Boyd added 19, Ahmed Mohamud 12, Pierce Strutt 9, Daniel Chen 6, Isaiah Hunter 4, Jerome Fernandez 2 and Taros Johal 2, while Ryan Curtis, Robleh Ismail, Zach Cantwell, Kevin Bao, Matt Levenstein, Derek Jeary and Stefan Lim were scoreless. The Sharks hit 29-70 (.408) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 17-25 (.680) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 5 assists, 4 turnovers and 4 steals. Nate Friesen led the Timberwolves with 22. Hardeep Sidhu added 19, along with 11 boards, Keenan Adams-Barausse 14, along with 10 boards, Austin Schulz 8, Dawson Davis 5 and Greg Poirer 2, while Keegan Vicklund, Armaan Heer, Brennan Fetterly, Anthony Bodger, Terry Bagri, Richard Ma, Shakeel Manji, Darius Yakimission, Bret Adrian, Wesley Evans, Aiden McDonald and LaShawn Berg were scoreless. The Timberwolves hit 25-68 (.368) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 4 assists, 12 turnovers, 1 block and 1 steal.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Abbotsford Rick Hansen Hurricanes defeated the 11th-seeded Vancouver Lord Byng Grey Ghosts 62-56. The Hurricanes led 14-9 after one quarter. The Grey Ghosts led 31-26 at the half and 45-42 after three quarters. Joban Pandher paced the Hurricanes with 16. Manraj Benipal added 12, Josh Dhillon 10, Ricky Kandola 6, Gibson Robinson 5, Aman Dhillon 5, Gurkirat Sohi 4, Ish Birk 2 and Joven Gill 2, while Navi Kaler, Rohit Dhillon and Manvir Sharma were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 22-56 (.393) from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 3 assists, 7 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. Peter Chae paced the Grey Ghosts with 27. Declan Herbertson added 10, Simon Cutler 6, Nathan Bromige 6, Peter Gibbons 5 and Dexter MacDonald 2, while Marc Lau, Jackson Kocela, Alex Saunders, Marshall Martin and Tim Xie were scoreless. The Grey Ghosts hit 20-51 (.392) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 11-26 (.423) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 6 assists, 12 turnovers, 6 blocks and 4 steals.
In the semis, the top-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm clocked the 5th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights 82-57 after leading 19-10, 41-22 and 60-42 at the quarters. Hunter Hughes paced the Storm with 35 on 14-23 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 19 boards and 2 blocks. Dominic Clayton added 19 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-7 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Mathew Andreou added 16 on 7-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jamison Pope added 3, along with 3 boards, Tighe Andreou 2 and Rohan Taneja 1, while six points were unattributed to “number 16, N/a N/a.” Justin Sanghe, Greg Erickson, Landon Gill, Edward Qi, Jack Wells, Max Lin and Nader Galo were scoreless. The Storm hit 33-67 (.493) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 14 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals. Cameron Morris paced the Knights with 23 on 8-21 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 14 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Edward Ju added 10 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. Richard Galicia added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Aiken Recald added 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Liam Feenan added 5 on 2-8 from the floor 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. E.J. Escobedo added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Nathan Hallam added 2, while Dylan Hira, Jonathan Olarte, Jamie Laguerta, Ryan Yen, Palo Labrador, Josh Harder, Lachlan Williams and Matteo Bonamin were scoreless. The Knights hit 19-577 (.333) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the floor, while garnering 28 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Steveston-London Secondary Sharks nipped the 3rd-seeded Abbotsford Rick Hansen Hurricanes 84-82. The Sharks led 23-18 after one quarter and 49-28 at the half. The Hurricanes led 59-57 after three quarters. The perimeter-shooting Hurricanes roared back to within a possession down the stretch but the Sharks pulled out the win on the marksmanship of Nigel Boyd. “Hats off to Hansen,” Sharks coach Mike Stoneburgh told the Vancouver Province. “They’re down 21 at the half and you have to pretty much think they’re done, but they come back. And hats off to Nigel as well. He’s never been in a provincials. But he’s the one who showed up tonight. He led us to the finals. He showed why he is our senior captain.” Nigel Boyd paced the Sharks with 36 on 11-20 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Fardaws Aimaq added 30 on 14-27 from the floor, 2-8 from the line, 31 boards and 2 blocks. Pierce Strutt added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 5-17 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Ahmed Mohamud added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Daniel Chen added 2 on 1-4 from the, 0-1 from the arc, 8 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals, while Ryan Curtis, Robleh Ismail, Zach Cantwell, Kevin Bao, Isaiah Hunter, Jerome Fernandez, Matt Levenstein, Derek Jeary, Stefan Lim and Taros Johal were scoreless. The Sharks hit 31-64 (.484) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 18-37 (.486) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 14 assists, 18 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Manraj Benipal paced the Hurricanes with 25 on 8-20 from the floor, 7-15 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Joban Pandher added 20 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ricky Kandola added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Gibson Robinson added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Ish Birk added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Josh Dhillon added 7 on 3-16 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Aman Dhillon added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Navi Kaler, Rohit Dhillon, Manvir Sharma, Gurkirat Sohi and Joven Gill were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 30-82 (.366) from the floor, 15-41 (.366) from the arc and 7-17 (.412) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 24 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Abbotsford Rick Hansen Hurricanes dispatched the 5th-seeded Burnaby St. Thomas More Knights 74-68 after leading 22-10, 35-23 and 59-50 at the quarters. Manraj Benipal paced the Hurricanes with 22 on 6-17 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Joban Pandher added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ish Birk scored 12 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Gibson Robinson added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Josh Dhillon added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 3 boards and 5 assists. Ricky Kandola added 5 on 2-15 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 7 assists. Aman Dhillon added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1- 4from the arc and 2 boards. Navi Kaler added 2, along with 2 boards, while Rohit Dhillon, Manvir Sharma, Gurkirat Sohi and Joven Gill were scoreless. Cameron Morris paced the Knights (coached by Aaron Mitchell) with 26 on 10-18 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Nathan Hallam added 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Aiken Recald added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Edward Ju added 6 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Liam Feenan added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. E.J. Escobedo added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists. Richard Galicia added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Dylan Hira added 3 and Ryan Huen 2, along with 2 boards, while Jonathan Olarte, Jamie Laguerta, Paolo Labrador, Josh Harder, Lachlan Williams and Matteo Bonamin were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm dispatched the 2nd-seeded Steveston-London Secondary Sharks 78-71. The Storm led 20-17 after one quarter. The Sharks led 38-37 at the half. The Storm led 62-56 after three quarters. “This was the best last game that I could have asked for,” tournament MVP Hunter Hughes told the Vancouver Province. “It feels so good because of how many years have gone into this moment. All of us have been friends for so long, and it was all for this moment tonight.” Southridge coach Steve Anderson noted that his troops could have played at single-A level, given the school’s small population. “One of the things I have always said it’s not about me, it’s about our kids. But they told, me they wanted the triple-A challenge and one thing about these kids, every time I trust them, good things always happen and they did today.” Sharks guard Nigel Boyd drilled a trey with 3:51 to play to give Steveston-London a 69-67 lead. But Hughes answered with a trey to give the Storm a 70-69 lead and they never relinquished the lead, icing it at the line after grade 11 forward Landon Gill ripped down a critical offensive board and drew a foul. “We’ve been developing our basketball program for so many years now,” said Anderson. “But we’re still probably the smallest school in Triple A. So, what an accomplishment for this group of kids to be a part of. Our Grade 12s were great, and as you noticed, that was a Grade 11 that got that huge rebound for us.” Sharks coach Mike Stoneburgh said “I told you that no matter what, I wasn’t going to start crying. The kids never gave up. They fought to the end.” Hunter Hughes led the Storm with 29 on 11-33 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-11 from the line, 18 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Mathew Andreou added 19 on 8-19 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Dominic Clayton added 17 on 6-14 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 8 assists. Jamison Pope added 8 on 3-8 from the floor and 2-7 from the arc. Greg Erikson added 3 and “L M (number 16)” 2, along with 13 boards, while Justin Sanghe, Rohan Taneja, Landon Gill, Edward Qi, Jack Wells, Max Lin, Nader Galo and Tighe Andreou were scoreless. The Storm hit 30-81 (.370) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 11-23 (.478) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 18 assists, 7 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Player of the game Fardaws Aimaq led the Sharks with 40 on 19-33 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 32 boards and 3 blocks. Nigel Boyd added 11 on 3-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Taros Johal added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Pierce Strutt added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Ahmed Mohamud added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 7 assists. Daniel Chen added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards, while Ryan Curtis, Robleh Ismail, Zach Cantwell, Kevin Bao, Isaiah Hunter, Jerome Fernandez, Matt Levenstein, Derek Jeary and Stefan Lim were scoreless. The Sharks hit 30-77 (.390) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 blocks and 2 steals.
The all-tournament team featured:
MVP Hunter Hughes (Southridge); Nate Friesen (Robert Bateman); Noah Kaefer
(Mark Isfeld); Joban Pandher (Rick Hansen); Cam Morris (St. Thomas More); and Fardaws
Aimiq (Steveston-London).
The 2nd-team featured: Justin
McChesney (Charles Hays); Jasper Yutuc (Duchess Park); Ryan Miller
(Valleyview); Nigel Boyd (Steveston-London); and Dominic Clayton (Southridge).
The bronze medalist Abbotsford
Rick Hansen Hurricanes: Manraj Benipal; Joban Pandher; Ish Birk; Gibson
Robinson; Josh Dhillon; Ricky Kandola; Aman Dhillon; Navi Kaler; Rohit Dhillon;
Manvir Sharma; Gurkirat Sohi; Joven Gill;
The silver medalist Steveston-London Secondary Sharks: Fardaws Aimaq; Nigel Boyd; Taros Johal; Pierce Strutt; Ahmed Mohamud; Daniel Chen; Ryan Curtis; Robleh Ismail; Zach Cantwell; Kevin Bao; Isaiah Hunter; Jerome Fernandez; Matt Levenstein; Derek Jeary; Stefan Lim; coach Mike Stoneburgh
The gold medalist Surrey Southridge Storm: Hunter Hughes; Mathew Andreou; Dominic Clayton; Jamison Pope; Greg Erikson; Justin Sanghe; Rohan Taneja; Landon Gill; Edward Qi; Jack Wells; Max Lin; Nader Galo; Tighe Andreou; coach Steve Anderson