2017 – Day 2 Game Summaries
JUNIOR GIRLS
Consolation Round, Game 5
St. Patrick’s 44 – 36 John Oliver
Both teams got off to a slow start, needing to clear out the morning cobwebs. St. Pats came alive and with the help of their full court pressure they built an 11 point lead by half. The Jokers fought hard but couldn’t cut into the lead, but generated some excitement when Jasmina Sawall hit a halfcourt buzzer beater at the end of the 3rd quarter.
– Carly Scarr (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#9 Cecilia Tsai (St. Patrick’s)
#26 Kaila Fong (John Oliver)
TOP SCORERS
St. Pat’s: # 7 Karysma Reyes – 11pts
John Oliver: # 11 Jasmina Sawall – 10 pts
Consolation Round, Game 6
Notre Dame 40 – 27 York House
Notre Dame started off strong and jumped out to an early lead, but York House was able to fight back to within 1 at half. With only 6 players York house seemed to run out of steam in the 2nd half and Notre Dame took advantage to pull away.
– Carly Scarr (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#20 Clarissia Ramos (Notre Dame)
#6 Maya Fong (York House)
TOP SCORERS
Notre Dame: #20 Clarissia Ramos – 11 pts
York House: #3 Amneet Deol – 9 pts
Semifinal, Game 7
Killarney 52 – 27 Crofton House
Killarney pulled ahead early in the game. They were a big physical presence and kept driving hard to the basket. Crofton kept fighting and answered with good outside shooting, but they were unable to come back.
– Steph Shea (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#8 Ivy Nguyen (Killarney)
#24 Nadeen Wu (Crofton House)
TOP SCORERS
Killarney: #10 Janel Tantengco – 16 pts
Crofton House: #24 Nadeem Wu – 13 pts
Semifinal, Game 8
Lord Byng 41 – 27 Churchill
Both teams played hard and aggressive, competing for a spot in the final. Lord Byng brought tough full court pressure that set the tone of the game. Churchill played with grit and tenacity, but couldn’t beat Byng’s strong offensive execution. Lord Byng got the win and will battle Killarney in the Junior Finals tomorrow.
– Steph Shea (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#7 Mairi MacAulay (Churchill)
#4 Maggie Mackay (Lord Byng)
TOP SCORERS
Churchill: #14 Olivia Penhall – 8pts
Lord Byng: #19 Juliette Kladko – 12pts
SENIOR GIRLS
Consolation Round, Game 5
York House 65 – 22 Magee
The Tigers raced out to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Playing against an aggressive defense, the Lions’ offense never settled in. It was a solid team win with the majority of York House players getting in on the scoring.
– Gideon Lin (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#15 Michelle Ching (York House)
#9 Julie Kawai Herdman (Magee)
TOP SCORERS
York House:
Magee:
Consolation Round, Game 6
John Oliver 58 – 43 Notre Dame
It was an exciting game between two equally matched teams. John Oliver took an early lead but Notre Dame was able to come back and cut their lead to 30-25 at half. Both teams battled in the paint, but John Oliver’s shooting helped them finish strong with a 58-43 win.
– Jess Eng (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#7 Nicole Malabanan (John Oliver)
#10 Laurenn Canofari (Notre Dame)
TOP SCORERS
Notre Dame: #10 Laurenn Canofari – 16 pts
John Oliver: #31 Baldeep Shergill – 14 pts
Semifinal, Game 7
Churchill 46 – 43 Lord Byng
Great first half for both teams, keeping it tight 21-19 for Churchill to end the half. The second half picked up much intensity and pace as both teams traded points back and forth. Hard fought game till the last second as Churchill pull through 46 – 43 against Byng.
– Toni Li (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#14 Alexa Leynes (Churchill)
#11 Skyler MacDonald (Lord Byng)
TOP SCORERS
Churchill: #14 Alexa Leynes – 14pts
Lord Byng: #11 Skyler MacDonald – 24pts
Semifinal, Game 8
Britannia 71 – 44 Kitsilano
After a sluggish start, Britannia slowly pulls away against Kitsilano to end first have 30 – 18. Britannia dominates the second half and wins the game 71 – 44.
– Toni Li (Game Director)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#10 Surprise Munie (Britannia)
#8 Maya Soper (Kitsilano)
TOP SCORERS
Britannia: #11 Saffron van der Linde – 18 pts
Kitsilano: #13 Dina Strujic – 16 pts
