The final fours are set for both the Super 16 and Select 16 Brackets at the 2024 Tsumura Basketball Invitational Boys Tournament at Langley Events Centre.
Sixty-four teams began play on Wednesday in the two 16-team brackets and following
Thursday’s quarter-final round, eight remain alive in their quest for the respective
championship trophies. Friday’s semi-final round begins at 3:00pm with the Brookswood Bobcats facing the King George Dragons while the Collingwood Cavaliers battle the Rick Hansen Hurricanes at 4:30pm in the Select 16 Bracket. Both games are on South Court.
And on Centre Court beginning at 6:15pm, it will be the Dover Bay Dolphins against the
St. Patrick Celtics followed by the St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights against the
Vancouver College Fighting Irish at 7:45pm.
Super 16
St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights 82 St. George’s Saints 80
Down by 20 points in the fourth quarter, the St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights pulled
off an epic comeback, finishing the game on a 28-6 run to stun the St. George’s School
Saints 82-80 as the Saints attempt to force overtime came up short at the buzzer.
The Knights rode the hot hand of Zeru Abera as the Grade 12 guard scored 18 of his 41
points to spark the furious rally. Logan Ball added 16 points with Shane Deza chipping
in a dozen.
Dorian Glogovac scored 19 points and he was one of four Saints players to reach
double figures, alongside Jaevar KhunKhun (17 points), Aryan Sablok (16) and Roman
Simmons (15).
Vancouver College Fighting Irish 67 Terry Fox Ravens 59
Andres Garcia scored 21 of his game-high 29 points in the second half as the Vancouver College Fighting Irish held off the Terry Fox Ravens 67-59. The Irish trailed early in the third quarter before using a 16-6 run to pull ahead for good.
The Ravens were led by a pair of Grade 10s as guard Marvin Reyes and forward Jayson Ikani each had 20 points in the defeat.
St. Patrick Celtics 86 Centennial Centaurs 55
Jakobi Matalabos and the St. Patrick Celtics were dialed in from long distance. The St. Patrick Celtics’ Grade 12 forward hit four first quarter, scoring a game-high 33 points to power his squad to a convincing 86-55 win over the Centennial Centaurs.
As a team, the Celtics sank 15 shots from beyond the arc with Matalabos connecting on
eight of his attempts. Riley Santa Juana was second on the team with 20 points.
Taisho Gilmour led the Centaurs with 15 points while Alex Birsan had 13.
Dover Bay Dolphins 88 Burnaby South Rebels 72
Hudson Trood scored 22 while Frank Linder added 20 as the Dover Bay Dolphins defeated the Burnaby South Rebels 88-72. Five Dolphins reached double figures as Dover Bay led wire-to-wire. Llorikk Gutierrez and Sean Lau had 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the Rebels.
Consolation Round Super 16 Scores:
Kelowna Owls 112 Wellington Wildcats 65
M.E.I. Eagles 81 Heritage Woods Kodiaks 63
G.W. Graham Grizzlies 79 West Vancouver Highlanders 69
Sullivan Heights Stars 65 Yale Lions 52
Select 16
King George Dragons 50 Byrne Creek Bulldogs 36
Another game and another stifling first-half of defence as the King George Dragons are
through to the final four. The Dragons nearly held the Byrne Creek Bulldogs to single digits in the first 20 minutes, leading 27-10 at the break. And that 17-point cushion was more than enough as the Bulldogs could not mount any sort of comeback, falling 50-36.
It was the second straight game where the King George defence set the tone as in
Wednesday’s opening round game, they allowed just 12 points through the first two
quarters.
King George was able to use their height advantage with Faissal Shawwa (6-5) scoring
19 and Charlie Comrie (6-8) adding eight. Kio Nickel chipped in nine. The Bulldogs’ Gabe Masangkay led his team with 14 while Chuku Mabeny added 13.
Brookswood Bobcats 60 A.R. MacNeill Ravens 55
The Brookswood Bobcats iced it from the free throw line as they held off the A.R. MacNeil Ravens 60-55 in a tightly contested battle right down to the wire. The quarter-final clash featured six ties and seven lead changes as neither team was able to ever build much of a cushion. The contest also featured a pair of dynamic scorers leading their respective clubs as the Ravens’ Chad Gammad scored 27 with Brookswood’s Logan Stewart countering at 26. Jayden Kenyon added 18 and Luke Laird chipped in 11 – including a trio of 3’s – for the
Bobcats. Oscar Kemseke finished with 12 points for the Ravens.
Rick Hansen Hurricanes 62 South Kamloops Titans 54
Harjap Thind delivered another big game, scoring 35 points – which included seven 3’s
– as the Rick Hansen Hurricanes held off the South Kamloops Titans 62-54. The Hurricanes never trailed in the contest and the game was only tied twice, both times in the first quarter. Larry Shyakagisa (14 points) and Jonathan Kaping-Thais (13 points) were the Titans’ top scorer.
Collingwood Cavaliers 92 Richmond Colts 67
One game after cracking triple digits, the Collingwood Cavaliers put up another monster
offensive game as they handled the Richmond Colts 92-67. Julian Hinders’ 25 points were tops for the Cavaliers with Sam Li netting 20. The Colts’ Joshua Ning led his team with 13 points, followed by a dozen apiece form Clement Lai and Shawn Escolar.
Consolation Round Select 16 Scores:
Windsor Wolves 73 Maple Ridge Ramblers 57
Mark R. Isfeld Ice 74 College Heights Cougars 69 (OT)
R.E. Mountain Eagles 63 Langley Christian Lightning 55
Fleetwood Park Dragons 71 Grandview Heights Grizzlies 67
