Boys basketball powerhouses flash offence in U-17, U-15 national championship openers

EDMONTON — The primary Underneath-15 and Underneath-17 nationwide boys’ basketball championships in three years tipped off Monday in Edmonton, and it did not take lengthy to acknowledge a pair powerhouses in each tournaments.

Within the under-17 championship at Saville Neighborhood Sports activities Centre, B.C. dunked Newfoundland & Labrador 119-54, whereas Quebec crushed New Brunswick 103-45. Manitoba outlasted Alberta 78-67, and Ontario rolled previous Saskatchewan 83-58.

The nationwide championships, which embrace groups from each province within the nation, conclude Saturday with medal video games. The 2020 and 2021 championships had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seven B.C. gamers hit double-digits within the opening day win, led by Jeremiah Francis with 13. Irish Coquia and Torian Lee scored 12 apiece for the winners. Andrew Barnes led Newfoundland & Labrador with 11.

Ludovic Tournier led the Quebec assault in opposition to New Brunswick with a game-high 17 factors, whereas teammate Sader Servilus scored 16. Brady Herbert scored 14 factors within the loss.

Noah Kankam had a powerful debut as he scored 21 factors for Manitoba in tipping the host facet. Miguel Nitro chipped in with 17 factors for Manitoba. Nate Waldron led Alberta with 13 factors.

Arden Begaj led Ontario over Saskatchewan with 14 factors, with teammates Jordan Dickson and Justus Haseley including 13 and 12 factors, respectively. Dillyn Morin paced Saskatchewan with a game-high 18 factors.

Within the under-15 championship, Saskatchewan whipped New Brunswick 91-75, whereas Ontario bounced Alberta 99-57. Prince Edward Island outlasted Newfoundland & Labrador 69-55 and Quebec rolled Nova Scotia 107-86.

Thomas Olson placed on a scoring clinic for Saskatchewan with a game-high 26 factors. Teammate Kian Tyson scored 18. Jacob Christie led New Brunswick with 19 factors.

Jordan Charles paced the Ontario assault in opposition to Alberta with 18 factors, whereas teammate Quinten Ethier chipped in with 15. Birch Pockar led Alberta with 12 factors.

Rayner Glenn had a game-high 17 factors and Coulton MacDougall had 14 to guide P.E.I. previous Newfoundland & Labrador. Lucas Mate scored 13 in a dropping effort.

Victor Boulanger was electrical for Quebec as he scored 31 factors in opposition to Nova Scotia. Noah Anthony Felix with 21 factors and Promis Nlandu with 20 additionally ignited the successful offence. Ben Dale scored 24 factors for Nova Scotia, whereas teammate Zachary White chipped in with 20.

All of the groups had been to attend a nationwide championship banquet Monday evening after which play two video games on Tuesday.

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE: Within the Underneath-17 championship there are six video games on the menu. So as, Manitoba performs B.C., Alberta performs Nova Scotia, Ontario performs New Brunswick, Quebec performs Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia performs Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador performs Alberta.

Within the Underneath-15 championship there are six video games as nicely. So as, Prince Edward Island performs Manitoba, Saskatchewan performs B.C., Manitoba performs Newfoundland and B.C. performs New Brunswick. Two video games are nonetheless to be decided.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Aug. 1, 2022.

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