At the 2012 triple-A girls provincial basketball tournament at Capilano University the Prince George Secondary Polars are still searching for their first win.
The Polars opened the tournament Wednesday against the powerful second-seed from Brookswood and to no one's surprise were crushed 84-28. Mavia Nijjer led the Polars with 15 points.
In their second game Thursday the Polars held a 35-34 advantage over the New Westminister Hyacks at the half. PGSS trailed 59-55 with five minutes to play, but wound up falling 74-57. The chances of a comeback for the Polars disappeared when Nijjer fouled out with five minutes left in the game. Nijjer had 27 points before taking a seat, while Kelsey Videgain had 11.
The Polars play Kelowna today at 10:15 a.m. Games are available online at www.sportscanadatv.com and by following the links to triple A high school girls basketball.
Trojans sunk
The D.P. Todd Trojans' junior A boys' basketball team fell 57-49 to St. George's Saints in the provincial championship at Vancouver College.
Haydn Molcak led the charge for the Trojans with 17 points, while Justin Bennett was handed the task of shutting down St. George's six-foot-seven post. Bennett's defence was "excellent" for the one-on-one effort, according to Trojans' coach James Kondratuk.
St. George's entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed while the Trojans were ranked 14th. The Trojans never let the Saints get more than a 10 point advantage.
Today the Trojans play the 11th ranked Princess Margaret at 9 a.m.
Cougars crushed
In the junior A girls provincial championship at the Langley Events Centre the College Heights Cougars are 0-2 after losing 52-16 to St. Thomas Aquinas and 57-27 to Kelowna Secondary. The Cougars face Selkirk today at 9:30 a.m.
