It is down to the final four in both brackets at the 2024 Tsumura Basketball Invitational Girls Tournament at Langley Events Centre following the quarter-final round on Thursday.
All four semi-final games – two apiece in the Select 16 Bracket and Super 16 Bracket – will be played on Friday (December 13) on Centre Court at Langley Events Centre beginning at 3:00pm.
The first game features Vancouver’s Notre Dame Jugglers against Courtenay’s Mark R. Isfeld Ice with the Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) facing the Vernon Panthers to complete the Select 16 Bracket.
And in the Super 16 Bracket, the first semi-final – which gets going at 6:15pm – will be a rematch of last March’s BC School Sports Girls 4A Basketball Provincial Championships – as the defending champion Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) take on the Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam). The Seahawks are also the defending Super 16 TBI champions.
The final game of the net pits the Brookswood Bobcats (Township of Langley) against the Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver).
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
Select 16 Bracket
Notre Dame Jugglers 50 South Kamloops Titans 28
It was a dominant defensive display of basketball.
The Notre Dame Jugglers clamped down at their end of the floor, holding the South Kamloops Titans to a mere 28 points in a 50-28 victory.
Following a relatively low-scoring first 10 minutes – the Jugglers were ahead 11-6 – Notre Dame scored 16 consecutive points for what became an insurmountable advantage.
Selina Quilatan’s 17 points led the Jugglers with Emily Chan and Joana Pepe chipping in 11 and 10 points, respectively. Feron Wallace paced the South Kamloops attack with 10 points.
Mark R. Isfeld Ice 51 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 42
A dominant third quarter earned the Mark R. Isfeld Ice a spot in the semi-final round.
With just 20 points in the first 20 minutes – and trailing by one – the Ice dominated the third quarter to the tune of 22-5, with that 17-point advantage proving crucial in a 51-42 win over the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs.
Elana Russell was the top scorer for the Ice with 16 points, 13 of which came in the opening quarter. She also finished with four 3-pointers. Sara Linares Blanco chipped in nine points off the bench and Phoebe Cunningham added eight. Crystal Charchuk led the Bulldogs with 11 points while Sienna Bains added 10.
Duchess Park Condors 88 Walnut Grove Gators 27
The Walnut Grove Gators had no answer for a suffocating Duchess Park Condors defence. The Condors held Walnut Grove to three points in the first quarter and just 11 in the half in what became an 88-27 victory.
Duchess Park offence also started slowly – they scored just 11 in the first quarter, but they found their groove in the second, exceeding Walnut Grove’s entire game output with a 29-point quarter.
Zahra Ngabo’s 24 points led the Condors, who also received 14 from Devyn Bjorn and 13 from Mercedes Black. Abby Louie and Lyla McKay had nine points apiece for Walnut Grove.
Vernon Panthers 63 South Delta Sun Devils 54
In a game featuring big swings, it was the Vernon Panthers who came out on top, defeating the South Delta Sun Devils 63-54.
The Sun Devils led 14-1 at one point before the Panthers responded, tying the game at the half, then taking a their own 13-point lead late in the third quarter. But after South Delta clawed their way back to pull ahead 54-52, only to see the Panthers end the game on an 11-0 run.
Chloe Collins and Adie Janke both hit big 3’s in the fourth quarter, and finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Panthers while teammate Paige Leahy was the leading scorer with 19. South Delta’s Zoe Millette led all scorers with 23 points and Jade de Fondaumiere had 16.
Consolation Round Select 16 Scores:
Britannia Bruins 74 Centennial Centaurs 59
Maple Ridge Ramblers 54 Unity Christian Flames 51
Pacific Christian Pacers 49 Heritage Woods Kodiaks 39
Pitt Meadows Marauders 50 Johnston Heights Eagles 48
Super 16 Bracket
Argyle Pipers 90 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 74
Trailing by a point early in the second half, the Argyle Pipers rattled off a 16-4 run and never looked back, defeating the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 90-74.
After scoring 40 points in the first two quarters combined, the Pipers offence found its rhythm in the third with 27 points, a dozen of which came courtesy of Grade 10 forward Mariia Maydaan. Maydaan – the Player of the Game – finished with 38 points. She was one of four Argyle players – only one of whom is in Grade 12 – to finish with double figures, alongside Sophie Nicholson (18 points), Eva Woodward (14) and Alanna Schiemman (10).
Hanna Grewal led Lord Tweedsmuir with 18 points followed by 11 apiece courtesy of Saavyn Mann and Sammy Ma.
Riverside Rapids 68 G.W. Graham Grizzlies 63
Trailing 63-62 with 2:30 to play, the Riverside Rapids scored the game’s final six points to defeat the G.W. Graham Grizzlies 68-63.
Jorja Hart was a force for the Rapids as the Grade 12 guard poured in 38 points with Annabelle Neufeld adding a dozen. Jada Paquin’s 25 points led the Grizzlies and Nicole Folka added 14.
Brookswood Bobcats 62 Kelowna Owls 56
With their superstar scorer Jordyn Nohr held somewhat in check – she had 52 points in her team’s opening-round game – it was her Brookswood Bobcats teammates showing they too can drop some points.
Nohr still finished with 17 points, but was more playmaker than scorer, as the ‘Cats rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Kelowna Owls 62-56.
Ashley Vande Ven and Hazel Phillips each scored 19 for Brookswood, with Phillips draining five 3-pointers.
Mavleen Chahal led the Owls with 25 points while Ava Thiessen scored all 12 of her points from the 3-point line.
Seaquam Seahawks 65 Holy Cross Crusaders 39
A 20-point game from Camryn Tait plus 18 from Syra Toor powered the Seaquam Seahawks to a 65-39 win over the Holy Cross Crusaders.
The Crusaders scored the game’s first three points before the Seahawks took flight, leading by 13 after a quarter and up 45-21 at the half. Alyssa Palma was the top scorer for Holy Cross with 11 points while Solene Jackson added 10.
Consolation Round Super 16 Scores:
Semiahmoo Thunderbirds 57 St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights 56
Langley Christian Lightning 60 Claremont Spartans 49
Okanagan Mission Huskies 56 Sa-Hali Sabres 50
St. Michaels University School Blue Jags 48 Charles Best Blue Devils 38
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