Grade 9 Girls Provincial Tournament Recap

Over the weekend, Vancouver Technical Secondary School / Britannia Secondary School co-hosted the annual Invitational Grade 9 Girls Provincial Championships. 

In the Championship Finals featured the St.Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints and the KLO Cougar’s. The Fighting Saints defeated the Cougars 55-30. Top scorers were STA - Jessica Clarke 23pts, STA - Gemma Cutler 20pts, KLO - Kassidy Day - 11pts and Rylee Semeniuk - 8pts. 

Congratulations to both teams for an intense final that both teams proved to be there for the championship title! 

Most Valuable Player: Jessica Clarke - STA

Best Defensive Player: Awek Deng - Burnaby South

Tournament All-Stars: Samantha Ogbeiwi - Lord Tweedsmuir, Jaden Yamamoto - penticton, Holly Brewer - Argyle, Lexi Corday - Summerland, Gemma Cutler - STA, Caelan Prescott - STA, Kassidy Day - KLO, Rylee Semeniuk - KLO, Sara Uppal - North Surrey, Japleen Chahal - North Surrey

Honourable Mentions: Lauren Tomlinson - Heritage Woods, Sophia Vivero - Burnaby Mountain, Zyre Aspiras - Burnaby South, Sahara Mand - North Surrey, Caleign O’Flaherty - STA, Morgan Begg - KLO

Placings:

1. St.Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints 
2. KLO Cougars
3. North Surrey Spartans
4. Burnaby South Rebels
5. Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers
6. Summerland Rockets
7. Penticton Lakers
8. Heritage Woods Kodiak’s 
9. Argyle Pipers
10. GW Graham Grizzlies 
11. Robert Bateman Timberwolves
12. R.C. Palmer Griffins 
13. Burnaby Mountain Lions
14. Kitsilano Blue Demons 
15. Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 
16. Vancouver Technical Talisman  

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