| Tournament Director's Report Friday March 6 |
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Game 13: GlenLyon Norfolk vs. Unity Christian This game was a tight battle right up until halftime as the two tallest teams in the tournament went head to head. After a tight first half Unity was up 26 23. It was a different story in the second half as Unity Christian exploded with 47 second half points and defeated GlenLyon Norfolk 73-41. Mariah Bruinsma led the way for Unity as she scored a tournament high 34 points in the game. GlenLyon Norfolk was led by Rose Woodward and Rachel Courtice who had 13 points each. GlenLyon will now play Abby Christian on Saturday for 3rd place in the tournament. Unity Christian will play at 5:45 on Saturday against Immaculata Catholic School from Kelowna to see who are the provincial champions for Senior "A" Girls in 2008-2009. Game 14: Abby Christian vs. Immaculata This was a tight game throughout but Immaculata's full court press proved to be too much for Abby Christian to overcome. Although Abbotsford Christian led early (by as much as 9 in the first quarter) Immaculata battled back to a 36-32 lead at half and through aggressive defence and quick ball movement eventually defeated Abby Christian 75-60. Abbotsford Christian was led by Kylie VanEyk who scored 16 points and Carissa Kampmann who added 12 of her own. Immaculata played extremely well as a team with four players scoring in the teens. Abbotsford Christian will now play for third against GlenLyon Norfolk on Saturday and Immaculata will play Unity Christian from Chilliwack at 5:45 to determine provincial champions for 2008-2009. Game 15: Mulgrave vs. Kamloops Christian After going into half with a four point lead (35-31), Kamloops Christian came out the stronger team in the second half and only allowed 2 points against in the third quarter. The final score was Kamloops Christian 63-Mulgrave 44. Abby Grinberg continues to make her case for a position as a first team provincial All-Star as she lead Kamloops Christian with 24 points bringing her tournament average to 29.3 points per game. Breanne Reid and Danielle Edinger also had strong games with 13 and 11 points respectively. Mulgrave was lead by K. Cyr with 17 points and J. Hills with 15 points. Mulgrave will play Bulkley Valley Christian on Saturday for 7th in the province at 12:45 and Kamloops Christian will play Cedars Christian for fifth place in the province at 2:15. Game 16: Cedars Christian vs. Bulkley Valley Christian This was a close game through the first three quarters as we had scores of 19-19 at half and 33-28 for Cedars Christian after the third quarter. However, in the fourth quarter Cedars Christian came out firing and outscored Bulkley Valley Christian 20-6, making the final score 53-34. Cedars Christian had fairly balanced scoring throughout their lineup but were led by Kate Goertzen with 19 points. Bulkley Valley Christian was led by Megan Onderwater and Lee-Ann Jaarsma who had 12 points each. Bulkley Valley will now play Mulgrave for 7th in the province and Cedars Christian will play Kamloops Christian for fifth in the province at 2:15 on Saturday. Tournament Director Jason McAllister Similkameen Secondary School |
