“She has been our leading scorer for us all year and our best player, not only for us, but one of the best players for her age in the province,” he said. Hadfield – a 5-4 Grade 10 guard - finished with 34 points. Georgia Hadfield responded with the next five points – including a triple – to spark a game-ending 15-5 run. We call it being a goldfish: goldfish have a one-second memory, so that is our motto, be a goldfish out there,” he explained. “We took a timeout, just to right the ship and give it a minute, but they have been really good at letting things go. It prompted a timeout from coach Aaron Frampton. 8 Okanagan Mission Huskies cut the gap down to two points in the fourth quarter, thanks to a 20-7 run. 8 OKANAGAN MISSION HUSKIES 40Īhead 18-5 after a quarter and leading by as many as 30 in the third, the top-ranked Oak Bay Breakers saw the No. We were going to switch to man at the last second but stuck to our gut and what had been working all game and it came through at the end,” Gordon said.Īs for the winning shot, it was a recently new play added to the team’s repertoire, with the only goal being attacking the rim. We didn’t want to change anything – what we had been doing worked all game. “It was pretty intense (but) they were very composed at the end, which was great. Pipers coach Alex Gordon said they thought about changing up their defensive strategy for that final possession, but ultimately decided against it. Gillian Gonesto led the Crusaders with 11 points and Mila Wojciechowsk – who sunk a huge 3-pointer for Holy Cross’ final points – was named the Player of the Game, despite her team coming up short in the end. “Just put the ball in the hoop,” was how the 5-11 forward described her mindset on the play, crediting teammate Sadie Danks for a great screen which allowed Miljkovic to get free to score the winner, as she finished with a team-high 12 points. Undeterred, the Pipers would score the final six points, and then got a big defensive stop to get the ball back with just eight ticks remaining, setting the stage for some late-game heroics as Isabella Miljkovic sank a runner in the lane with two seconds to play. Neither team was able to generate much offensively and while Argyle held a slim lead for much of the game, the Crusaders rattled off a 13-4 run to take the lead – their first since being up 6-5 – to go ahead 36-32. 4 seed while the Pipers were the fifth seed. The Argyle Pipers are hoping to continue that trend as their roster of all Grade 9s finds itself in the Final Four after a dramatic last-second 38-36 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders. Charles Knox Falcons consisted entirely of Grade 9 players, while last year’s champs from the Seaquam Seahawks had a mix of Grades 8-10 with the MVP in Grade 8 and Most Outstanding Defensive Player in Grade 9. LANGLEY – What do the last three Junior Girls champions all have in common? Their rosters are dominated by underclassmen. 5 Argyle Pipers while the latter one is an all-Eastern Valley battle between the No. The first semifinal will feature the top-seed Oak Bay Breakers and the No. LANGLEY - We have four teams left standing at the Junior Girls Basketball Provincial Invitational Tournament. By GARY AHUJA (Special for Varsity Letters)
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