LANGLEY — An overtime win over #4 Vancouver College on Thursday (March 9) paved the way to the semifinals for Holy Cross Crusaders.
The provinces’s fifth-ranked senior boys squad celebrated a 99-86 victory in an “Elite Eight” quarterfinal game at Langley Events Centre.
Grade 9 student Uyi Ologhola led the way with 37 points and 11 rebounds for Surrey’s Crusaders.
Tweeters was impressed, and they should be.
Extraordinary performance by Grade 9 Uyi Ologhola takes HC to the Final 4!!@JesusShuttles12 @DRIVEBasketball @HCBoysBBall @GianniRisi4 pic.twitter.com/LLJqIEw4yS
— Ballislife Network (@BallislifeNET) March 10, 2017
Back to Back years a Surrey team is in the Final 4 of the 4A Boys Provincials. 3 out of the past 4 years. #SurreyPride@HCBoysBBall reppin!
— Surrey HS BBall (@SurreyHighBBall) March 10, 2017
VarsityLetters.ca -It’s UYI’s WORLD! Holy Cross Gr. 9 scores 37 in OT win over Irish! https://t.co/sN1FVo60pC @HCBoysBBall @BC4ABoysBBall pic.twitter.com/NK9JCrDnfH
— Howard Tsumura (@htsumura) March 10, 2017
Game time tonight (Friday) is 7 p.m. in Langley, followed by #2 Kelowna vs #3 Oak Bay in the other semifinal, at 8:45 p.m.
CLICK HERE to visit the tourney website.
In 1A action, Surrey’s ninth-ranked Khalsa Lions fell 92-58 to #1 Ron Pettrigrew in the quarterfinals on Thursday. CLICK HERE for all results.
