Celtics, Lions in one semi-final, while other features all-Surrey battle

St. Patrick Celtics' Jaiden Quan rises up for a lay-in during his team's victory over the Edward Milne Wolverines at the BC School Sports 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament. Ryan Molag photo

The path to a provincial banner grew narrower on Thursday as quarter-final games across all four tiers of the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships played out at Langley Events Centre, leaving just four teams standing in each bracket heading into Friday’s semi-final round.

Tickets are available for purchase and every game of all four championships is also available to stream through pay-per-view at TFSETV.ca. Daily schedules, scores and news can also be found at www.bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com.

It will be an all-Surrey semi-final on one half of the draw at the BC School Sports 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament at Langley Events Centre.

3:30pm – St. Patrick Celtics (#1) vs. Lambrick Park Lions (#4)

5:15pm – L.A. Matheson (#2) vs. Enver Creek Cougars (#6)

Both games will be played on Ken Winslade Court inside the Arena Bowl.

Lambrick Park 80 Argyle 49

Blake Pye was unstoppable, pouring in 36 points as the Lambrick Park Lions rolled past the Argyle Pipers 80-49. Adam Shi added 20 for the Lions, while Nathan Szpak led Argyle with 14.

St. Patrick 81 Edward Milne 48

Dhyne Cotin scored 27 points to lead the St. Patrick Celtics to an 81-48 win over the Edward Milne Wolverines. Jemuel Castro added 21 for the top-seeded Celtics, while Malakai Hills led the Wolverines with 15.

L.A. Matheson 70 Brentwood College 66

Down four late in the fourth, the L.A. Matheson Mustangs rallied with a 12-4 run to secure a 70-66 win over Brentwood College and a spot in the final four. Damien Onokpite scored 22 points and Joven Sanghera added 20, including nine in the fourth. Jayden Lust led Brentwood with 23 points.

Enver Creek 62 M.E.I. 60

Smeer Sandhar hit a clutch go-ahead three in the final minute to lift sixth-seed Enver Creek Cougars past No. 3 M.E.I. Eagles 62-60. Sandhar and Avi Khanna each scored 15 for the Cougars, while Harshaan Toor added 23. Kaden Vandervelden led the Eagles with 21 points, and Mercer Thiessen chipped in 20.

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