The West Vancouver secondary junior boys and Windsor juvenile girls showed that the future of North Shore hoops is bright after taking home provincial titles in their respective divisions last weekend.
The West Vancouver Highlanders claimed the trophy at the Telus Junior Boys Basketball Championships held Feb. 25-March 1 at the Langley Events Centre, cementing the title with a 53-50 win over Surrey's Panorama Ridge in the final.
The Highlanders went a perfect 5-0 in the tournament, including a 49-44 win over Tamanawis, another Surrey school, in the semifinals. West Vancouver's Ryan Fonseca was named the tournament MVP while teammate Nick Broady earned a first team all-star spot.
At the Basketball BC Grade 9 (juvenile) Girls Provincial Championships the third-ranked Windsor Dukes claimed the title with a 32-27 upset over top-ranked KLO middle school from Kelowna in the championship final played March 1 at Richmond's H.J. Cambie secondary.
Madison Legault earned MVP honours while her Windsor teammates Paige Lehto and Devon Wood earned tournament all-star honours.
North Vancouver's Seycove finished in seventh place at the tournament while Argyle was ninth, with Seycove's Ashley Bradshaw earning an all-star spot and Argyle's Maxine Yee getting the nod as an honourable mention all-star.
