Cavaliers upset top-seed Jugglers in all-Vancouver final

They knew it wouldn’t come easy.

The Collingwood Cavaliers had already faced the Notre Dame Jugglers four times this season — winning the first meeting before dropping the next three, including last month’s Vancouver Sea-to-Sky zone championship game.

So when the No. 1-seeded Jugglers met the No. 2 Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon on Ken Winslade Court inside the Arena Bowl at Langley Events Centre, with the BC School Sports 2A Boys Basketball Provincial Championship on the line, another tight battle was expected.

Collingwood briefly trailed in the opening quarter before a 22–10 second quarter gave the Cavaliers a lead they carried into the final frame. But the Jugglers — the tournament’s top seed — rallied late and pulled ahead 63–61 with just minutes remaining.

Undeterred, the Cavaliers answered back, regaining the lead and sealing the 78–72 victory with clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch.

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The championship marks Collingwood’s third provincial title in program history and their second in the past three years. The Cavaliers also captured bronze in 2025.

Collingwood was powered by the duo of Elliot McNeil and Harry Bell. McNeil finished with 30 points, six rebounds and six steals, while Bell added 21 points and seven rebounds. Jake McAdam chipped in with 13 rebounds and six assists while anchoring the defence, earning the tournament’s Best Defensive Player award. McNeil was named the Most Valuable Player.

Caleb Parrotta led the Jugglers with 32 points, 11 rebounds and five steals. The silver medal marks the best provincial finish in Notre Dame program history, surpassing last year’s fifth-place result.

The bronze medal game saw the Kalamalka Lakers (Coldstream) win 73-60 over Vancouver’s King George Dragons. Mason Clerke’s 27 points were tops on the Lakers while Abud Shawwa powered the Dragons attack with 22.

Tournament Awards & Honours
• MVP: Elliot McNeill, Collingwood
• Best Defensive Player: Jake McAdam, Collingwood
• Championship Players of the Game: Harry Bell, Collingwood; Caleb Parotta, Notre Dame
• Most Sportsmanlike Team: Surrey Christian Falcons
• Most Inspirational Team: Credo Christian Kodiaks
• Most Inspirational Player: Nathan Roye, Notre Dame

All-Stars
• First Team: Mateo Duchek (Summerland), Caleb Parotta (Notre Dame), Connor Mabel (Notre Dame), Tylen Lewis (Kalamalka), Harry Bell (Collingwood)
• Second Team: Jacob McKearney (Westsyde), Mason Clerke (Kalamalka), Rei Ikeda (King George), Abud Shawwa (King George), Jaren Porter (Westsyde)