Other participants:
Watson Lake: Dustin Meng
In the final, the Whitehorse Vanier Crusaders dusted the Whitehorse F.H. Collins Warriors 72-55 as tournament MVP Jordan Brown scored 37, including four treys in the first half, while thoroughly dictating the tempo and effectively playing penetrate-and-pitch or penetrate-and-dish. The Crusaders opened with a 19-2 run and led 21-7, 38-18 and 59-36 at the quarters. Andrew Craigen added 19 for the Crusaders. “We didn’t take anything for granted. We knew how dangerous F.H. could be,” Crusaders coach Sean McCarron told the Whitehorse Star. “We knew if we rebounded and played tough defence, the offensive talent we have would eventually win out. (Petroutsis and Leslie) are strong players and you just know they are going to lead the way. We did a good job with our zone defence to contain them. Our best players were our best players (Saturday) and I think that was the difference.” Mitch Leslie and Tony Petroutsis each scored 15 to pace the Warriors. Warriors coach Tyler Bradford said Brown was unstoppable. “He is hard to defend and we just didn’t do a very good job of containing him. … Tony and Mitch were strong for us. Tony plays with passion and as a coach that’s what you want to see.” The Crusaders hit 27-76 (.355) from the floor, while the Warriors hit 22-76 (.290).
The bronze medalist Whitehorse Porter Creek Rams: Scott Price; coach Steve Mooney
The silver medalist Whitehorse F.H. Collins Warriors: Mitch Leslie; Tony Petroutsis; Daniel Smarch, coach Tyler Bradford
The gold medalist Whitehorse Vanier Crusaders: Jordan Brown; Andrew Craigen; Kevin Darling;