Dolphins, Fighting Irish set for 1 vs. 2 clash in 4A Final

The road to a provincial title comes to an end on Saturday.

After three days of competition, the stage is set for the championship finals at the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships at Langley Events Centre. Across four tiers — 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A — the final two teams in each division will battle for provincial gold.

The championship games feature all four No. 1 seeds, three No. 2 seeds, and one No. 10 seed.

Saturday’s championship schedule (all games on Ken Winslade Court inside the Arena Bowl at Langley Events Centre.

12:30pm:       1A – St. John’s School Eagles (#1, Vancouver) vs. Similkameen Sparks (#10, Keremeos)

2:45pm:          2A – Notre Dame Jugglers (#1, Vancouver) vs. Collingwood Cavaliers (#2, West Vancouver)

5:15pm:          3A – St. Patrick Celtics (#1, Vancouver) vs. L.A. Matheson Mustangs (#2, Surrey)

7:45pm:          4A – Dover Bay Dolphins (#1, Nanaimo) vs. Vancouver College Fighting Irish (#2)

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.

4A Tournament

The Dover Bay Dolphins are in the championship final for a fourth straight season while the Vancouver College Fighting Irish are making their first appearance in the title game since 2011 as the program searches for a record-setting sixth championship at the BC School Sports 4A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament.

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Vancouver College 70 Oak Bay 69

Ethan Chiu sank a clutch go-ahead free throw with under four seconds remaining, lifting the Vancouver College Fighting Irish to a thrilling 70–69 win over the Oak Bay Bays. Trailing by 11 earlier, the Irish surged back on a 12–0 run to punch their ticket to the championship final. Nathan Chen led Vancouver College with a game-high 25 points, while Simon Wiwcharuk-Barr and Marcus Kao scored 23 and 22, respectively, for Oak Bay.

Dover Bay 92 Kelowna 83

Joe Linder poured in 39 points, with Ahmed Eltahhan and Dane Schmidt adding 21 each, as the top-seeded Dover Bay Dolphins rolled to a 92–83 victory over the Kelowna Owls. The Dolphins led from start to finish, while Wells Grundy paced Kelowna with 17 points.