FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
It will be the Collingwood Cavaliers and the King George Dragons in one championship final while the Dover Bay Dolphins battle the St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights in the other following Friday’s semi-final round at the Tsumura Basketball Invitational Boys Tournament at Langley Events Centre.
The Cavaliers face the Dragons at 3:00pm on Saturday afternoon in the Select 16 Bracket championship final while at 4:45pm it will be the Dolphins and the Knights squaring off in the Super 16 Bracket.
Both games will be played on Centre Court at LEC.
There is no cost to attend the games and for those unable to make it out to LEC, every game may be streamed free of charge at TFSETV.ca.
For schedule and scores, please visit www.langleyeventscentre.com/tbi
Super 16
Semi-Final #1: Dover Bay Dolphins 82 St. Patrick Celtics 65
Dover Bay's Frank Linder is guarded by St. Patrick Celtics' Riley Santa Juana. Ryan Molag LEC photo
It was the Linder show on Friday night.
Joe Linder scored 28 points while older brother Frank Linder added 20 as the Nanaimo school was an 82-65 winner over the St. Patrick Celtics.
Following a tight first quarter – the Dolphins led 18-14 – Dover Bay opened a 12-point lead at the half.
Both teams were effective from long distance in the contest with the Dolphins hitting nine triples while the Celtics countered with eight.
In addition to the combined 48 points from the Linder brothers, Hudson Trood added 15 with Van Suiter chipping in 11. Riley Santa Juana led St. Patrick with 35 points while Jaiden Quan had 13.
Semi-Final #2: St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights 82 Vancouver College Fighting Irish 74
St. Thomas More Collegiate's Joey Nguyen goes up for a shot against the defence of Vancouver College's Ashton Wong. Ryan Molag LEC photo
The scoring depth of the St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights powered the Burnaby squad to an 82-74 in the second Super 16 semi-final on Friday night.
In the quarter-finals, the Knights needed a monster game from Zeru Abera as the Grade 12 guard scored 41 points to rally his team from 20 points down in the fourth quarter. But with Abera held to a pedestrian 10 points on Friday, that did not matter as STM had four other players reach double figures in the 82-74 victory.
Jacob Oreta and Shane Deza shared the scoring lead with 18 points apiece, while Logan Ball finished with 16 and Joey Nguyen chipped in 13.
The game was tied at the 39 at the half before the Knights pulled ahead in the third and then held the Fighting Irish at bay down the stretch as Vancouver College could get no closer than four points in the final frame.
Andres Garcia led his team with 33 points in the defeat.
Consolation Round Super 16 Scores:
Yale Lions 76 West Vancouver Highlanders 66
Wellington Wildcats 77 Heritage Woods Kodiaks 63
Sullivan Heights Stars 70 G.W. Graham Grizzlies 62
Kelowna Owls 81 M.E.I. Eagles 65
Centennial Centaurs 73 Burnaby South Rebels 59
St. George’s Saints 86 Terry Fox Ravens 57
Select 16
Semi-Final #1: King George Dragons 51 Brookswood Bobcats 44
King George Dragons' Abud Shawwa guards against Brookswood Bobcats' Jayden Kenyon. Ryan Molag LEC photo
In a game where points were at a premium, Vancouver’s King George Dragons used a strong third quarter to edge the Brookswood Bobcats 51-44.
The teams combined for just 13 points in the first 10 minutes (8-5 for Brookswood) and it was 22-15 at the half for the Bobcats. But the Dragons’ Faisal Shawwa had 11 in the third quarter while Charlie Comrie chipped in six with Filip Puaca and Leiroy Dinco each hitting big 3-pointers in the period. Now playing with the lead, King George iced the game from the free throw line as they made just one field in the final 10 minutes, but they hit 11 of 13 from the charity stripe.
Shawwa led his team with 22 points while Puaca had a dozen and Comrie chipped in 11. Jayden Kenyon scored 24 points for Brookswood to lead all scorers.
Semi-Final #2: Collingwood Cavaliers 101 Rick Hansen Hurricanes 62
Collingwood Cavaliers' Sam Li looks to make the pass while guarded by Rick Hansen Hurricanes' Sahij Dhaliwal. Ryan Molag photo
The Rick Hansen Hurricanes held tough for the first quarter but could not match the potent offensive attack of West Vancouver’s Collingwood Cavaliers, falling 101-62. The Cavaliers were up 26-23 after 10 minutes before stretching the lead to 17 at the half and continuing their torrid pace in the third and fourth quarters.
The Cavaliers hit 11 3-pointers and were led by Sam Li’s 29 points and another 22 from Tony Li. Harjap Thind led the Hurricanes with 26 and Jeet Dhaliwal’s 19.
Consolation Round Select 16 Scores:
Grandview Heights Grizzlies 107 Maple Ridge Ramblers 56
College Heights Cougars 49 Langley Christian Lightning 41
Richmond Colts 65 South Kamloops Titans 61
A.R. MacNeill Ravens 74 Byrne Creek Bulldogs 70
Windsor Wolves 85 Fleetwood Park Dragons 73
Mark R. Isfeld Ice 77 R.E. Mountain Eagles 64
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