The Collingwood Cavaliers senior boys basketball team fell just short of the medals at the AA provincial championships held last weekend at the Langley Events Centre, losing 73-70 to Southridge in the bronze medal game.
The Cavs scored a tight 59-55 quarterfinal win over Valleyview to make the final four but their title hopes were derailed by St. Michaels, the eventual tournament champions who knocked off the Cavaliers 60-32 in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game Hunter Welsh led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds while Aman Mehat put up 16 points with six rebounds and four assists. Welsh was named a tournament first-team all-star. The Bodwell Bruins also took part in the AA tournament, losing their first game but winning their next three to claim the consolation side and place ninth overall. Edward Ahanmisi led the way with averages of 17.8 points 6.2 rebounds.
At the AAAA level the West Vancouver Highlanders stumbled early, dropping their first two games, before bouncing back to win their final two games to finish in 13th spot. Ryan Fonseca led the Howe Sound champs in scoring, averaging 12.3 points per game in the tournament.
In AAA Windsor placed 12th with a 1-3 record. Big man Brandon Meyers led the way with averages of 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. At the A level Mulgrave dropped all four of their contests to finish 16th.
At the junior boys level the Sentinel Spartans took part in a massive 32-team provincial tournament, compiling a 3-2 record that included a 57-35 loss to Kelowna in the ninth-place game. Sentinel's Andrew Davis was named a third-team all-star.
