The Okanagan Mission Huskies brushed back host VSS 71-61 in Saturday’s consolation of the Panthers Senior Boys Basketball Shootout.
The Westsyde Whundas of Kamloops stuffed the Golden Golden Eagles 76-46 in the championship final of the six-team tournament.
Sam Keaton drained 41 points for the Huskies in the third-place game, while Aaron Dyck deposited 27 points and Jordan Davy dialed up 13 for the Panthers.
“We played well for three quarters but we had no reply for the hot hand of Keaton, who hit eight threes in the game, four of them in the fourth quarter,” said VSS head coach Mike Sawka.
In the final, the Eagles couldn’t stop the inside work of Joe Davis, who flushed 34 points for Westsyde. Tyson Witt added 10 points for the Whundas. Alex Brown sank six points for Golden.
The Eagles grounded VSS 88-62 in semifinal play Saturday, getting 20 points from Rohit Randhawa and 15 from Neil Randhawa.
Matt Forsyth drained a dozen points and Clayton Elliot fired 11 for the Panthers, who visit the Kalamalka Lakers in North Zone League play Thursday (7 p.m.).
“We played a tough game against a strong Golden squad but in the end, turning the ball over for open lay ups cost us any chance of keeping pace with their run-and-gun style,” said Sawka.
Westsyde parlayed 23 points from Davis into a 67-56 semifinal win over Okanagan Mission, who got 21 points from Keaton.
The Summerland Rockets held off the Pleasant Valley Saints 69-59 for fifth place with Trevor Parkinson canning 18 points. Mat Sutherland pocketed 11 points for the Saints.
There are no senior boys or girls league games tonight due to exam week.
The Charles Bloom Timberwolves open their Invitational Senior A Boys Tournament Friday at 6:15 p.m. against Ashcroft.
Kal meets the Naskup Cougars Friday at 1 p.m., followed by a 2:45 tilt between the Merritt Panthers and Heritage Christian Saints of Kelowna, and a 4:30 game featuring the George Elliot Coyotes of Lake Country and the Eagle River Talons of Sicamous.
The championship final goes Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Fulton Grade 8 boys won their home tournament, stuffing Dr. Knox Middle School of Kelowna 47-27 in Saturday’s final.
Fulton, coached by alumni players Ben Olson and Ivan Chow, defeated KVR Middle School of Penticton 44-40 and Westsyde Whundas from Kamloops 49-47 in round-robin play to win their pool.
All-star selections for Fulton were Nick Berg and Ryan Duerges. David Dominguez of Seaton was also an all-star, with Seaton placing third in the tournament. The Maroons earlier this season won the Kal tournament. They are in the KVR tournament this weekend.
