#2 Britannia Bruins vs #7 West Point Grey Academy Wolves.
Richmond Oval - In the last quarter-final game of the day the Britannia Bruins would face the West Point Grey Academy Wolves. #22 Kobe McKnight would open the games scoring two points for Britannia. The Wolves got an early lift in the form of back to back “3’s” from #13 Tom Sato-O’Hearn and #11 Harrison Hunter-Walsh. Using his speed in transition, #0 Josh Kagande got in the mix early using the same spin move on the perimeter completely losing his defender two times, granting him an uncontested layup followed by a reverse layup. The Bruins were up 11-6 early. A few plays later WPGA would use some nice ball movement to get #13 Tom Sato-O’Hearn an open bucket. #22 Kobe McKnight would knock down his second three pointer on his way to 14 first quarter points. On the ensuing play, WPGA would push the ball resulting in an “and-1” from #10 Jason Zhang. The game was a shootout, as both teams hit difficult shots and jumpers were falling. By the first quarter buzzer, the score was 33-21 for the Bruins.
#7 Lyle Wilson of Britannia would open the scoring in the second quarter on a contested put back which was answered by #7 Johnny Huang of WPGA with a euro-step to a floater. The second quarter continued to be a shootout. Towards the middle of the quarter #11 WPGA Harrison Hunter-Walsh got a floater plus the foul but it was Britannia who would stay hot. #22 Kobe McKnight would score a pull-up jumper, then #0 Josh Kagande would use a spin move in transition for a two, and then a baseline out of bounds set would free #22 Kobe McKnight for another jumper. Britannia continued surging on a 14-0 run behind a #9 Marlon Edgar Apps “3” and #0 Josh Kagande layup which pushed the lead to 54-32 with 2:25 to play in the half. #23 Charles Leeson Jr. would knock down a “3” of his own before the half ended as well. #8 Jimmy Rao of WPGA would get a baseline floater to stop the run for the Wolves, but at halftime Britannia was up 57-34 led by McKnight with 20 points and Marlon Edgar Apps who added 16.
#6 Luca Comparelli of WPGA opened the half with two deep “3’s” for the Wolves however, the Bruins kept their foot on the gas with #22 Kobe McKnight leading the charge offensively and #0 Josh Kagande pushing the ball every chance he got. With three minutes to play in the quarter, WPGA ran a nice out of bounds set freeing #11 Harrison Hunter-Walsh for an open jumper. #15 Anthony Mak would sub in and score back-to-back baskets for the Wolves giving the team some life. In the final minute of the quarter, #15 Dorian Gonzales of Britannia got a nice turn around bucket to fall. Score after three quarters 78-51.
WPGA’s lone grade 10, #6 Luca Comparelli opened scoring in the final frame as well, with a jumpshot and #11 Harrison Hunter-Walsh would hit a jumper soon after that. Britannia would have to wait nearly four minutes for their first FGs which came from beyond the arc on back-to-back possessions from #23 Charles Leeson Jr. Later in the quarter, #23 Charles Leeson Jr. would hit again for his third “3” of the quarter from straight away to make the score 88-55 with 2:05 remaining. #10 Jason Zhang would score for the Wolves in the final minute and #11 Steven Ta would add a bucket off of an offensive rebound for the Bruins. Final score 90-57
Congratulations to the Bruins on the win. They advance to the 2A Semi-Finals tonight, where they will play the St. Patricks Celtics at 8:00pm.
Britannia Bruins High Scorers
#22 Kobe McKnight - 27 Points
#9 Marlon Edgar Apps - 24 Points
#23 Charles Leeson Jr. - 14 Points
WPGA Wolves High Scorers
#11 Harrison Hunter-Walsh - 23 Points
#6 Luca Comparelli - 10 Points
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