Underdog Lakers join top seeds in final four

Notre Dame's Caleb Parrota goes up for the shot against the Westsyde Whundas during quarter-final play at the BC School Sports 2A 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.

The top three seeds are joined by one underdog in the final four at the BC School Sports 2A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament at Langley Events Centre.

7:00pm – Collingwood Cavaliers (#2) vs. Kalamalka Lakers (#11)

8:45pm – Notre Dame Jugglers (#1) vs. King George Dragons (#4)

Both games will be played on Centre Court.

King George 70 Surrey Christian 60

Locked in a tight contest with 10 minutes to play, the King George Dragons pulled away late to defeat the Surrey Christian Falcons 70-60. Abud Shawwa led the Dragons with 23 points, while Rei Ikeda added 16. Lleyton Kelly paced all scorers with 33 points for the Falcons.

Notre Dame 91 Westsyde 82

A third-quarter surge carried top-seed Notre Dame Jugglers into the semi-finals. Tied in a close battle with the Westsyde Whundas, the Jugglers outscored their opponents 24-14 in the third to pull away for a 91-82 victory. Caleb Parrota led Notre Dame with 35 points, supported by Conner Mabel’s 24 and Nathan Roye’s 23. Jacob McKearney paced Westsyde with 27, while Jaren Porter added 24.

Collingwood 71 Langley Christian 55

A suffocating defensive start propelled the Collingwood Cavaliers into the semi-finals. The Cavaliers limited the Langley Christian Lightning to just six points in the opening 10 minutes on route to a 71-55 victory. Four Collingwood players reached double figures, led by Elliot McNeil’s 20 points, with Jake McAdam adding 16 and Harry Bell 15. Tyse Wagenaar paced the Lightning with 20 points.

Kalamalka 81 Summerland 44

In an all Thompson-Okanagan clash, the Kalamalka Lakers dominated the Summerland Rockets 81-44. Mason Clerke and Tylen Lewis each scored 26 for the Lakers, while Mateo Duchek led the Rockets with 13. Aaden Pidperyhora contributed all 12 of his points from three-point range.

DAY 2 SCORES