The defending-champion St. Michaels University School Blue Jags are still very much alive.
Last year鈥檚 double-A provincial victors defeated Saint Patrick鈥檚 67-48 in quarter-final action of the 2016 sa国际传媒 High School Boys Basketball Championship at the Langley Events Centre on Thursday afternoon.
No. 1-ranked G.W. Graham is next up for coach Ian Hyde-Lay and the Blue Jags as they meet tonight at 7.
鈥淩eally pleasing team effort, especially defensively,鈥� said Hyde-Lay. 鈥淥nce we limited our turnovers, they found it difficult to score.鈥�
Lucas de Vries had 14 points and 14 rebounds and was named SMUS鈥檚 player of the game. Ryan Hindson led the way with 26 points and Jamison Schulz-Franco added 10 for the No. 5 Blue Jags against No. 4 St. Patrick鈥檚.
In one previous meeting, G.W. Graham defeated SMUS in exhibition play, 71-57, blowing open a tight game in the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, the No. 2 Lambrick Park Lions faced No. 10 Abbotsford Christian on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. The Lions easily won a late Wednesday game 100-54 over Smithers. The No. 11 Shawnigan Lake Stags were defeated 66-52 by No. 3 Collingwood in another Thursday quarter-final.
In quadruple-A play, the No. 4 Oak Bay Bays met No. 5 Walnut Grove in another late quarter-final (also unavailable). Earlier, Sir Winston Churchill defeated Cowichan 81-65 in consolation play.
In triple-A play, No. 8 Mark Isfeld of Courtenay was dumped in quarter-final action, losing 78-47 to No. 1 Southridge. In consolation play, Wellington defeated Matthew McNair 80-74 and Nanaimo District beat Charles Hays 55-45.
At the single-A level, No. 5 Duncan Christian fell 63-48 to No. 4 Credo Christian in quarter-finals and No. 11 sa国际传媒 Christian Academy downed No. 14 St. Andrew鈥檚 78-54 in consolation action.
At single-A senior girls鈥� provincials, the host Duncan Christian Chargers lost 47-36 to Lakes District and St. Andrew鈥檚 was defeated 63-53 by Northside Christian, both in consolation play.
