It wasn’t all wins and celebrations for Okanagan high school basketball squads as the George Elliot Coyotes were bounced out of the B.C. provincials Thursday night.
The Kelowna Owls, Vernon Panthers and Kelowna Christian Knights all advanced in their respective divisions and will battle in the semi-finals throughout Friday for a chance to advance to Saturday’s championships.
George Elliot’s Triston Hearn had 20 points and Bergren Van Lent notched 19 points and 10 rebounds but it wasn’t enough to hold off the Lambrick Park Lions who came storming back from a 18-point deficit in the third quarter to win 77-76.
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In the single-A division, the KCS Knights will play Unity Christian in the semifinals after a 88-54 win Thursday.
Vernon stormed past St. Thomas More Collegiate in a 70-45 win to advance to the AAA semis Friday night against the No. 3 seed G.W. Graham Grizzlies.
#BC3ABoysBBall Final Score: @VernonSecondary defeats St. Thomas More Collegiate 70-43 to advance to tomorrow's semi-finals against G.W. Graham pic.twitter.com/yLBARXRf6f
— BC 3A Boys Basketball (@BC3ABoysBBall) March 6, 2020
KSS, in the AAAA division, were led by Jaydon Lalonde’s 33 points and 11 rebounds in their 94-82 quarter-final victory on Thursday. The Owls advance to take on the Handsworth Royals in the semis.
Kelowna’s Malcom Greggor had 14 points and Johnathon Haughton had 13.
Follow the action at bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com.
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