Fulton Maroons’ Spencer Kaneda (left) soars past the Sa-Hali Sabres’ Dylan Degebokow right (#4) in Okanagan Valley Senior AA Boys Basketball Championship action Friday night at Vernon secondary.

Fulton Maroons’ Spencer Kaneda (left) soars past the Sa-Hali Sabres’ Dylan Degebokow right (#4) in Okanagan Valley Senior AA Boys Basketball Championship action Friday night at Vernon secondary.

Sabres rattle Maroons

The Sa-Hali Sabres of Kamloops outlasted the Fulton Maroons 66-62 at the Okanagan Valley Senior AA Boys Basketball Championships Friday night at Pleasant Valley Secondary in Armstong.

Fulton opened the tourney Thursday by grounding Princess Margaret 67-58.

“It was close through the first then we pushed a bit in the second and a lot in the third, going out to a 19-point lead,” said Fulton manager Riley Mottus.

Top scorers were Mitchell Rouault (23 points) and Greg Hyde (20 points, 17 rebounds). Dalton Anderson had 15 boards.

In other Thursday action, the Sabres thumped the Summerland Rockets 105-41, the host PVSS Saints outgunned the Valleyview Vikings of Kamloops 75-60 and the Kal Lakers fell 104-17 to the Oliver Hornets.

Vernon Morning Star