Posted on January 21st, 2014

2014 – Day 1 Game Summaries

SENIOR GIRLS

First Round, Game 1
Magee  48     St. Patrick’s 41

The Magee Lions ended their first-round match-up against the St. Patrick’s Celtics on a 10-3 run to win 48-41 and advance to the semifinals. The game was close all the way through and the largest lead either team enjoyed before Magee’s late run was when the Lions hit a foul shot to go up 29-24 early in the third quarter.  The halftime score was 24-22 for Magee, which was led by Amanda Hui’s 13 points. Kate Perez had 11 for St. Pat’s.

– Wilson Wong  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#13  Amanda Hui  (Magee)
#13  Shenika Arthur (St. Patrick’s)

 

First Round, Game 2
York House  68     Killarney  22

YHS jumped out to an early 12-2 lead by Ashna Siddoo who hit two 3s and caused several turnovers on D.  YHS continued to feast off turnovers caused by their pressure and led 23-8.  In the second quarter, both teams were struggling to finish, but the Tigers built a 41-15 at the half.  Final score 68-22.

– David Prissinotti  (Game Director)

PLAYER OF THE GAME
#2  Ashna Siddoo  (York House)
#18  Jazmine Aure  (Killarney)

 

First Round, Game 3
Notre Dame  69     Kitsilano  66

This was a very entertaining game.  Notre Dame looked to be in control the whole time but couldn’t pull away and the game wasn’t decided until the last seconds.  Notre Dame won 69-66.  Chiara Bostock from Kitsilano was the scoring leader with 44 points.

– Russel Black  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#12  Trisha Francia  (Notre Dame)
#11  Chiara Bostock  (Kitsilano)

 

First Round, Game 4
Britannia  74     John Oliver  32

Britannia got off to a quick start hitting five treys in the first quarter, finishing 21-10 at the end of 10 minutes.  The Jokers with a very athletic lineup was unable to match the Bruins who had 8 out of 10 players register on the scoresheet.   It was an impressive showing from beyond the arc as Britannia hit eleven 3s, led by Amanda Young (2012 VGBA 3pt shooting champion) who finished with 27 points.

– Mitra Tshan  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#8  Jeanne d’Arc Le  (Britannia)
#10  Alexis Agbonmwandolor  (John Oliver)

 

JUNIOR GIRLS

First Round, Game 1
Winston Churchill  31     St. Patrick’s  17

Churchill led St Patrick’s 13-8 at the end of first after a flurry of offensive baskets.  It was a slow second quarter as the Bulldogs only managed to score 3 points but held the Celtics scoreless.  Six players led the scoring for the Bulldogs, finishing 31-17 at the end of 32 minutes.

– Mike Evans  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#30  Trisha Pajayon  (Churchill)
#10  Beatrice Soberano  (St. Patrick’s)

 

First Round, Game 2
Notre Dame  26     Eric Hamber  25

At the half Notre Dame led 11-6 and Hamber closed the gap early in the third quarter and from then on the teams were separated by no more than 2 points — tough win and tough loss.

– Russel Black  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#8  Amanda Sam  (Notre Dame)
#8  Juvy Magano  (Eric Hamber)

 

First Round, Game 3
York House  68     Gladstone  40

Two hard working teams came out strong but the difference was the Tigers were finishing and Gladstone struggled to make shots in the early going as the Tigers built an 11-0 lead.  Gladstone kept battling and started scoring but the Tigers maintained a 36-20 lead at the half.  The Tigers went on to win 68-40.

– David Prissinotti  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#15 Michelle Ching  (York House)
#9 Hauna Wong  (Gladstone)

 

First Round, Game 4
Britannia  21     Crofton House  39

A school science project reduced the Britannia roster and Crofton House showed no mercy. They led 18-10 at the half and finished the game 39-21.

– Russel Black  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#14  Kaitlin Chow  (Crofton House)
#12  Donna Pham  (Britannia)