JUNIOR GIRLS

7th/8th, Game 9
Lord Byng 60 – 29 Van Tech

Van Tech was vertically challenged but had some grit, hustle and crazy shots.  Byng had the height which won them the game.

– Ron Suzuki  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#9  Laura French  (Lord Byng)
#55  Shannon Kwok  (Van Tech)

TOP SCORERS
Lord Byng: #19 Laura French – 19pts
Van Tech: #42 Tiffany Wu – 14pts

5th/6th, Game 10
Point Grey 46 – 18 John Oliver

Point Grey came out with a speed Van Tech couldn’t match, ending the first quarter 22 – 2. Point Grey continued to grow their lead despite a low scoring second quarter. Emma Smith (#9) lead Point Grey with 22 points, helping Point Grey secure their 46 – 18 point victory.

– Eloise Faehndrich  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#6  TBA  (Point Grey)
#2  Jenalyn Manuel  (John Oliver)

TOP SCORERS
Point Grey:  #6 Emma Smith – 22 pts
John Oliver: #2 Jenalyn Manuel – 10 pts

3rd/4th, Game 11
Magee 27 – 24 Eric Hamber

The opening whistle started a tight battle as buckets were traded back and forth before Magee finally pulled ahead at the end of the quarter making it 10 – 5. They continued to pull ahead in the third quarter and ended the half 18 – 9. The third quarter was low scoring for both teams, each only added 4 points to their tally. In the fourth quarter Eric Hamber began to fight back. Alison Prissinotti (#1) hit her second 3 with 3 minutes left in the game to bring the score to 24 – 21. Maya Cantor (#8), who lead her team in scoring replied with a quick layup. With a minute left in the game, Kay Uy (#2) hit a 3 to make the score 26 – 24. But it wasn’t quite enough. Magee held onto their lead, adding one more point off a free throw to make the final score 27 – 24.

– Eloise Faehndrich  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#9 Maya Cantor  (Magee)
#2 Kat Uy  (Eric Hamber)

TOP SCORERS
Magee:  #8 Maya Cantor – 12 pts
Eric Hamber:  #1 Alison Prissinotti and #14 Hazara Sandhu – 8 pts

1st/2nd, Game 12
York House 79 – 21 St. Patrick’s

The York House tigers came out with a very strong start. Led by Finley Butler (#7), the Tigers cruised to a half time lead of 38-11. The Celtics, however , did not give up. Both Victoria Lacsamana and Marianne Linder played tough at both ends of the court. Nadine Wu was just too much for the hard nosed Celtics as she finished the game with 27 points for the Tigers. With the win, the Tigers came away as the champions for the junior division. Finley Butler led all scorers with a game high 34 points.

– Sergeant Raj Mander  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#9 Nadine Wu  (York House)
#11 Marianne Linder  (St. Patrick’s)

TOP SCORERS
York House: #7 Finley Butler – 34 pts
St. Patrick’s: #11 Marianne Linder – 4 pts

SENIOR GIRLS

7th/8th, Game 9
Churchill 59 – 53 York House (OT)

York House came back from trailing behind to push the game into 50-50 overtime.  Churchill took the lead in OT with a big three point shot by #11 Angie Kung.

– Jennifer Eng  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#TBA  (York House)
#TBA  (Churchill)

TOP SCORERS
York House: #
Churchill: #

5th/6th, Game 10
Killarney 67 – 40 St. Patrick’s

A close first quarter ended 12-10 for Killarney but the Cougars separated themselves taking a 32-16 lead into halftime. The Celtics’ Veronica Dvorak caused problems with her strong play in the paint but the Cougars were able to maintain their lead with a 67-40 win.

– Yash Zandiyeh  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#8 Becky Wu  (Killarney)
#15 Veronica Dvorak  (St. Patrick’s)

TOP SCORERS
Killarney: #10 Janel Tantengco – 27 pts
St. Patrick’s: #7 Karysma Reyes – 18 pts

3rd/4th, Game 11
John Oliver 44 – 37 Notre Dame

John Oliver came out firing on all cylinders. Led by Kaila Tong (#1) and Janna Jamorabon (#5), The Jokers lead at half time   35-19.  The momentum of this game changed after the third quarter . The Jugglers played extremely well at the defensive end holding the jokers to just 5 points in the 4th quarter . Led by Kaela Valencia (#2) and Rose Orenzo (#11),  the jugglers came within just 5 points. In the end , it was not enough as the Jokers had enough fuel to come out with the win 44 -37. The Jokes captured third place in the tournament.

– Sergeant Raj Mander  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#1 Kaila Fong  (John Oliver)
#2 Kaela Valencia  (Notre Dame)

TOP SCORERS
John Oliver:  #5 Janna Jamorabon – 16 pts
Notre Dame: #2 Kaela Valencia – 12 pts

1st/2nd, Game 12
Britannia 79 – 48 Lord Byng

Both teams battled hard and showed great hustle.  Britannia’s full court pressure proved to be very effective but Byng was able to keep pace. At the end of the Britannia led 30-20.  Byng battled hard in the second half, pulling down rebounds and pushing the ball up the floor to create transition scoring opportunities.  Britannia continued their strong defensive play in the second half, defeating Byng 79-48.

– Denise Busayong  (Game Director)

PLAYERS OF THE GAME
#5 Shemaiah Abatayo  (Britannia)
#12 Yvana Acimovic  (Lord Byng)

TOP SCORERS
Britannia: #5 Shemaiah Abatayo – 31 pts
Lord Byng: #12 Yvana Acimovic – 11 pts