Ve aoe) Eee 13 - Wednesday, February 15, 1989 - North Shore News _ oa Se AATF: y velists make romance PAGE 39 WINDSOR DUKES AFTER CREHAN CUP Fiigh school b’bail playoffs begin HIGH SCHOOL basket- ball playoffs will be under way next week in all age divisions, but the North Shore senior girls’ championships had a head start on all the frenzy this week. Windsor Dukes, with a 12-0 won-lost league record and rank- ed number one in B.C. among ““AAA” schools (those with 160 or more girls in grades 11-12) almost all season, take their North Shore crown with them in- to the tough cight-team Van- couver and District Crehan Cup zone tournament starting Tues- day night at Steveston, where the top three schools will advance to the B.C. ‘“‘AAA’’ tournament at New Westminster March 8 to 11. A fourth team will have a backdoor chance at a provincial berth by playing Fraser Valley Four. The Dukes, coached by Jim Harrison and Joe Miller, finished HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: 14 second in the B.C’s last year and again are being led on the floor by 6°3” centre Megan Magee and 5°3°* guard Tania Haladner, both of whom played on the B.C. Under-16 Select team last sum- mer and are now in Grade 11. Windsor also has Shannon Hirvonen, a 5°10°’ forward who moved here from Surrey during the summer and is in Grade 12; guards Tiffany Chester and An- @rea Brauner, and forwards Leanne Isazc and Diana Osborac, all of whom can play with anyone in the province. Carson Graham Eagles has the North Shore’s second berth in the Crehan Cup after a league mark of nine wins and three losses. Coached by Ray Marshall, Jim Martiz and Joe Markluad, CG has Leila Hopkia who played for the B.C. Under-17 Selects in the summer. A Grade 12 guard- forward, she’s 5°8°’. The Eagles also have a key transfer student in Grade 11 guard Brandy Howard, who moved to North Vancouver from Castlegar last spring, plus Grade 11 guard Christine Corben, who is one of eight former Balmcral players now playing for Carson. While the B.C. championships are the goal for both Windsor and Carson Graham, the season doesn't end there. Both teams are taking two week trips to play basketball and have cultural visits over the Spring Break. Windsor goes to New Zealand, Carson Graham to Japan. West Vancouver's ye 7 Highlanders, third, with an 8-4 ee NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy record, play Burnaby Centra! ; tomorrow with the winner getting TASHA THORPE cf Carson Graham high school leaps for the bal! one of the Crehan Cup tourney during a heated game against Windsor high, but it wasn’t enough to eam her team a win. Windsor beat Carson 93-36 during a senior girls’ basketball game at Carson Graham. The teams are ranked the top two ou the North Shore. Luthy, Allison Snelgrove and In- grid Tutt are all in Grade 12 and are all fine shooters. Howe Sound Sounders, who placed fourth with a 6-6 record in league play, are an **AA’? school (between 75 and 159 girls in grades 11-12) and are aiming for the B.C. ‘“‘AA’’ tourney in Vic- toria March | to 4. To get there, they need to win the Vancouver and District zone playoffs being held in Squamish on Feb, 17 and 18, spots. ; Coach Stu Hall is blessed with lots of talent as well. Kristen Men’s b’ball Blues slaughter Cariboo CAPILANO COLLEGE Blues men’s basketball tearm split a pair of weekend games, defeating Ceriboo College Chiefs from Kamloops 80-77 Feb. 10 at the Delbrook Gym. The Blues took an early lead which they never relinquished, and by half-time had the Chiefs on the ropes trailing 51-36. Sheiley Dobbins sparked the Blues’ attack, sccring 19 of his game-high 21 points in the first half of the contest. In the second half, Capilano ex- tended their lead to 20 points, allowing Blues coach Neil Chester, to rest his starters. Cariboo, with some last minute, three point shooting heroics, Managed to make the score re- spectable, but never really threat- ened the Blues’ lead. Rick Willett and Richard Otter were Capilano’s other top snipers, petting 18 and 15 points respective- ly. Cariboo’s Rob Price had an outstanding game for the Chiefs, rebounding aggressively and con- tributing 20 points in a losing ef- fort. On Feb. 11, the Blues were in New Westminster to play the Douglas College Royals. The Royals entered the weekend as the number six ranked college team in Canada. It was a tight contest throughout, with the Blues taking the game’s largest lead, a 40-32, eight point margin into the dress- ing room at the half. Early in the second frame, the Royals cut the lead to three poinis and finally pulled ahead 55-54 with five minutes remaining in regula- tion time. The lead changed hands several times, and with 27 seconds remain- ing, the Blues got possession of the ball with the score nctted at 70 all. Playing for the last shot and the win, the Blues turned the ball over on a travelling violation, giving the Royals a golden opportunity to win in regulation. But Capilano’s defensive pressure dic not permit the Royals a chance to get the shct off, and the game moved into overtime. The lead continued to change hands in the five minute overtime period and with 17 seconds on the clock, and the game tied once again at 83, Douglas College re- bounded a missed Capilano shot and set up their offence for the last shot. The Blues’ defence attacked the ball ag.ressively in the dying se- conds of the overtime period. With no opportunity for a good shot against Capilano’s swarming defence, Royals’ Fred Apolinario, who had not taken a single shot the whole second half, threw up a desperate 3-point shot that went through the hoop with two seconds left to win the game. Final score was Dougias College 86, Capilano 83. A’ dejected coach, Chester, commented after the game that the loss could cost the Blues a playoff spot. ““We weren’t supposed to be able to play with these guys going into the season, and the two times we meet in league play we have them on the ropes, then lose on the last shot.’’ : The Blues are in action again next weekend with a 7 p.m. game at BCIT against the Cougars on Feb. 17, and an 8 p.m. home date with Nanaimo’s Malaspina College Mariners at Delbrook gym. NSWC Fiames halt Hastings Express NORTH SHORE Winter Club Flames’ Steve Harris scored the game winner 15 seconds into extra time, lifting the NSWC Flames to a 7-6 win over the Hastings Ex- press in West Coast Junior Hockey League action at the Winter Club on Feb. 8. The Flames led 3-0 after one period with John Cox opening the scoring from Scott Stirling and Dean Russell just over a minute in- to the game, and Brad Kyllo ad- ding another from Russell and Scott Gordor at 16:38. Sean Morrison concluded scor- ing in the period, potting a short- handed goal with a minute-and-a- half remaining in the period. The two teams traded goals early in the second — Hastings scoring at 3:50 and then Harris, with the first of his two goals of the night, replyic.2 25 seconds later to make it 41. One minute-and-a-half later, Hastings produced the final goal of the period, and a 4-2 Flames’ lead after two. North Shore struck quickly in the final frame with Kevin Bubr one-timing a goaimouth feed from Morrison to put the Flames up 5-2 just 18 seconds into the period. But the Express got that one back with a power play tally at 5:47, and then added another at even strength, 29 seconds later, to pull within a goal. The Flames regained their two- goal advantage midway through the period, with Gordon connec- ting from Wade Bartok and An- drew Merilees. But with two minutes remaining in the period, the Express pulled to within a goal, and then added the 6-6 equalizer with 10 seconds re- maining to make way for Harris’ game-winning goal from Jason Caila in overtime. Gary Knight had a strong game in goal for the Flames coming up with 40 saves for his team, while his counterpart at the other end stopped 32 shots. The Flames’ two remaining games in regular season play will be crucial in determining whether they finish fourth, fifth or sixth in the standings, and to decide the matchups in the opening round of playoff action. On Feb. 17, the Flames are in Abbotsford to play the first place Pilots and then on Feb. 18, they host the Seattle Northwest Americans currently trailing the Flames in sixth place.