The New Westminster Hyacks corralled the Burnaby-New West junior girls championship title with a 48-28 victory over the Burnaby South Rebels last week.
Up against a two-three defence, New West found little space to maneuver but prevailed using a full-court press.
Devin Strome scored 24 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and added three blocks. Grace Fetherstonaugh contributed six points, six assists and four rebounds and led the shutdown of Burnaby South’s top player.
They advanced to the final off the strength of a dominating 61-6 triumph over Moscrop. Five players hit double digits, led by Tianna Gough’s 16 points. Khadija Allen and Julianne Ritson each scored 11, while Kaylee Colville and Strome chipped in 10 apiece.
The Rebels delivered a 30-25 upset of No. 2-seed Burnaby North in its semi-
final.
Finishing third in the six-team playoffs was Burnaby North, who defeated Moscrop 60-16. Joining Fetherstonaugh and Strome on the all-star team were Burnaby South’s Krysta Tayag and Sara Wong, Burnaby North’s Morgan Chow, and Maddy Richardson of Moscrop.
The top three teams now turn their focus to the Vancouver and District championships, which began Tuesday in New West.
