The Cedars Christian Eagles, D.P. Todd Trojans and Duchess Park Condors all found the win column on opening day Wednesday at their respective B.C. provincial boys basketball championships in Langley.
At the single-A tournament, the No. 7-ranked Eagles defeated No. 10 Pemberton 62-44 to advance to the quarterfinal round Thursday against Kelowna Christian.
Two other North Central zone teams are in action at the single-A championships. The No. 9 Northside Northstars of Vanderhoof lost 80-76 to No. 8 King David of Vancouver. The No. 14 McBride Mustangs took on No. 3 Highroad Academy of Chilliwack in a late game Wednesday and lost 88-55.
Meanwhile, at the triple-A boys championship, Caleb Lyons shot a game-high 25 points and also had seven rebounds and forced five turnovers to lead the No. 4-ranked Duchess Park Condors to a 72-49 win over No. 13 Caledonia of Terrace.
Dan Zimmerman collected 11 points and six rebounds for the Condors, while Connor Lewis finished with 10. Emir Zejnulahovic contributed eight rebounds and had six points. Duchess Park led 14-13 after the first quarter and 42-27 at the half.
The Condors advance to a quarterfinal playoff against Thursday at 8:15 p.m. against G.W. Graham of Chilliwack.
At the double-A boys tournament, the No. 2-ranked D.P. Todd Trojans won their opener, defeating No. 15 Pacific Academy of Surrey 82-68. Saagar Shergill had a 24-point game for the Trojans. Cameron Sale chipped in with 14 points and eight rebounds and Shane Sandhu picked up 13 points. Holden Black had seven rebound and six assists, while Randy Sandhu finished with seven rebounds, seven assists and five points.
The Trojans will face Wednesday's Seacove-George Elliot winner in the quarterfinal Thursday at 8:15 p.m.
