Island Challenge Tournament
This past weekend, the Junior Boys Basketball team kicked off the new year traveling to Victoria for the Island Challenge Tournament. This tournament proved to be quite the “challenge” as it featured many good teams, but also because we participated with only half of our team present and healthy to play.
The team started well in their first game against Mount Douglas (eventual winners of the tournament), trailing only 26-16 at halftime. However, foul trouble coupled with a 3rd quarter run by Mt. Douglas put the game away.
On Saturday morning, our second game pitted us against Woodlands of Nanaimo. Shawnigan started the game on 12-0 run and never relinquished its lead. Despite a late surge by Woodlands, we maintained our discipline and composure to withstand their late run, and held on to secure the win.
Our final game saw us matched up against a very determined Brookswood team from Langley. Foul trouble and a short bench played huge roles in the loss against Brookswood. Midway through the 3rd quarter, three of our seven players fouled out, and we were forced to play with only four players on the floor for the remainder of the game.
The Jr. Boys will travel to Duncan on Tuesday to take on Cowichan in league play.
– Jason Lam, Coach