Cougars stun Knights with last-second victory

The Argyle Pipers were 79-59 winners over the A.R. MacNeill Ravens on opening day action at the BC School Sports 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament at Langley Events Centre. photo courtesy of Vancouver Sports Pictures

The 14th-seed College Heights Cougars and No. 9 Argyle Pipers each pulled off upsets on the opening day of the BC School Sports 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament on day one at Langley Events Centre on Wednesday.

The action gets going for day two on Thursday beginning at 8:30am with the quarter-final round kicking off at 3:30pm.

For full tournament results, scoresheets and schedules, visit www.bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com

Single game and tournament passes are available for sale online and all of the games are also available to stream through pay-per-view at tfsetv.ca.

Day 1 Recap

The most dramatic game of the opening 32 games across all four tournaments was the No. 14 College Heights Cougars hitting a buzzer-beating shot to down the No. 3 St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights 62-60. The victory sets up a quarter-final game against the No. 6 North Delta Huskies after the South Fraser champion were 71-47 winners against the Alberni District Armada.

The other quarter-final on that half of the draw will feature the Dover Bay Dolphins and the M.E.I. Eagles. The Eagles outlasted the Steveston-London Sharks 93-88 and the Dolphins won 81-34 against the Caledonia Kermodes.

On the top half of the draw, the defending champion (and top seed) St. Patrick Celtics won 127-41 over the J.L. Crowe Hawks. Up next for the Celtics will be the No. 9 Argyle Pipers who won 79-59 over the No. 8 A.R. MacNeill Ravens.

The other quarter-final contest pits the fourth-seed Byrne Creek Bulldogs and the No. 5 Lord Byng Grey Ghosts. Lord Byng won 60-50 over the Wellington Wildcats and the Bulldogs defeated the South Kamloops Titans 75-66.