The defending champion Blue Jags will play in their third straight championship and will be looking for a second consecutive sa国际传媒 crown. They won鈥檛 be facing crosstown-rivals Lambrick Park as the No. 2 Lions fell to No. 3 Collingwood 70-54 in the late semifinal. The championship game tips off today at 3:45 p.m.
鈥淲e limited our turnovers, which cut out their transition game, and defended the three-point line well. It was a very good performance off the bench by post Quinn Ngawati and I am obviously very pleased,,鈥� said Blue Jags head coach Ian Hyde-Lay, whose team also finished second in 2014, losing the final to the Lions.
Ryan Hindson had 21 points to lead the way offensively for SMUS.
As for the Lions, Austin Somers had 35 points, including eight three-pointers, in Lambrick Park鈥檚 clutch 88-84 quarter-final win over Abbotsford Christian as the No. 2-ranked Lions bounced back from a 16-point deficit late Thursday.
On Friday, Shawnigan Lake won 79-71 over Abbotsford Christian in double-A consolation side action.
In quadruple-A play, the No. 4 Oak Bay Bays bounced back from an 81-60 quarter-final loss late Thursday to No. 5 Walnut Grove to defeat Holy Cross 64-62. The Bays will meet Kitsilano for fifth place today at 4:45 p.m.
Madhu McConnell had 23 points on Friday for Oak Bay.
In triple-A consolation play, Duchess Park defeated Nanaimo Christian 66-59; Wellington lost 75-62 to Valleyview; and Mark Isfeld defeated Abbotsford 75-49.
In single-A girls鈥� play at Duncan Christian, the host Chargers downed St. Andrew鈥檚 61-51 in consolation play. That tournament ends today with a 5 p.m. championship tip-off after the 3 p.m. bronze-medal game.
