GAME OF
THE WEEK

IN THE realm of . com-

‘ petitve sport, it seems more
often than not upsets dic-
tate who is left standing
when the dust clears at the
end of a season.

By A.P. NicCredie
Sports Reporter

Sometimes, however, rankings
and records stand the test of bat-
tle and the best two teams in the
regular season fight it out for the
top honor.

Such was the case in a tremen-
dous finale to the North Shore
high school ‘senior boys’ AAA
basketball season.

The Argyle Pipers’ and the
Sutherland: Sabres went into the
six-day tournament tied in league
standings, both with impressive
9-1 records in regular season play.
... With their backs to the wall last
. Thursday night at the Capilano

Coltege Sportspiex, the Sabres

needed a win against the Pipers to
’ force a winner-take-all game the

following evening. ,

The Pipers,
whom had shaven their. heads for
the tournament, exploded out of
‘the blocks, playing a fast-break
‘offence’ and a tight full-court
defence in an attempt to drive an
- early nail into the spirit. of the
Sabres. .

"Sutherland had difficulty stick-
ing to its game plan of setting up
“their offence and executing passes
into the’ pair of talented post
players, Todd Hinton and Chris
_ Reimer. This was mostly due to
* tenacious defence by Argyle guard

Jesse Hawkins, who __ pestered

the majority of .

Sees ee) ei ete

2s

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

SUTHERLAND SABRE guard Sarb Gosal is watched closely by Argyle’s Jesse Hawkins during last
Thursday’s North Shore AAA senior boys’ basketball final. Sutherland forced a deciding game with
a 69-64 victory, but lost to the Pipers on Friday 88-68 at the Capilano College Sportsplex. Hawkins
was named most outstanding defensive player of the tournament.

Sutherland bali handlers
throughout the game.

At the midway point of the first
half Argyle, paced by tournament
MVP Rob Kaczynski, held a 30-
19 lead over the uninspired
Sabres.

The response of the Sutherland
cheering section at this point was
one of stunned silence. The big-
gest hand from the fans to this
point was in -reaction to a_ brief

NEWS photo Neil Lucente

" STA):

skirmish between the competing
schodls’ mascots (the Argyle Piper
had not shaven his head).

But the Sabres were far from
done.

Centre Dean Lashley hit a lay-
up following a pretty passing play
by Hinton and Reimer, then
scored on a turnover to pull the
Sabres to within six. Sabre guard
Sarb Gosal pulled up for a
three-pointer to cut the lead to

‘VIATIONS: Arg = Argyle, Bal
Balmoral, Brac = Brackendal
= Carson aham, Coll = C
wood, Hand = Handsworth, Hi
Hillside, HS = Howe Sound, STA =
St. Thomas Aquinas, Sent_= Sentinel,
s Seycove, Suth = Sutherland,
West Vancouver, Wsr = Wind-

AB!

BASKETBALL

Senior Girls

B.C. ‘‘AAA’’ zone playoffs (at
Steveston): Double-loss knockeut:
Richmond 77, Sent 53; WV 82,
Joim Oliver (Vancouver) 77; New
Westminster 79, WV 39; Burnaby
North 54, Sent 44; WV 77, BN
50; Rich 84, WV 74. (NW,
Steveston, Rich and WV qualify
for the B.C. *‘AAA’* Champion-
ships March 10-13 at Steveston.)
B.C. ‘“*AA” zone playoffs (at
Notre Dame): Double-loss
knockout: Little Flower 69, Suth
28; Britannia 69, Wsr 38; Notre
Dame (Vancouver) 42, Suth 20;
ye 47, St. Patrick's (Vancouver)

B.C. “A” zone playoffs (at
Semi-finals: Coll’ 59,
Pemberton 54; STA. 56, Sey 29.
Final: STA 63, Coll 60 (ot). (STA
qualifies for the B.C. ‘tA’
Championships March 4-6 in Mill
Bay.)
Junior Girls

Vancouver

and District

35-32. Both teams exchanged a
basket éach before the horn went
to end the half.

Kaczynski led all scorers with 17
points in the opening 20 ininutes.

The second half began with
Kaczynski setting the tone with a
hard-fought basket inside, then a
three-pointer raining in from the

“ deep right corner.

A testimony to the coaching
staff of a team is the character

35TH ANNIVERSARY _

playoffs: Wildcard: Arg 49, Alpha
40. (Arg advances to. V&D cham-
pionship tournament. )
Juvenile Girls

North Shore playoffs: Quarter-
finals: Hand 29, CG 28 (ot); Hill
46, STA 37. Semi-finals: Sent 33,
Hand 18; Are 51, Hill 24. Final:
Sent 31, Arg 28. (Sent advances to
Vancouver and District champion-
ship tournament, Arg to the V&D
wildcard playoffs.):
Bantam Girls

North Shore playoffs: Quarter-
finals: STA 34, Sey 23; Hand 34,
Suth 13; Sent 69, Wsr 25; Arg 43,
Hill. 32. Semi-finals; STA 40,
Hand 19; Seni 48, Arg 41. Final:
Sent 38, STA 29. (Sent advances
to Vancouver and District. cham-
pionship tournament, STA to the

LAURA SHANKEL performs her floor excercise at the senior girls’

gymnastics North Shore championships held last Saturday

Windsor secondary.

at

players show when facing climina-
tion, Sabre coach Al Rose and his
staff must have been pleased with
how the Sabres dug in their heels,
stuck to their game plan, and
never Jet the talent-rich Pipers get
too far ahead.

At the end of the third-quarter,.
Reimer put the Sabres ahead for
the first time in the game 56-54.

Reimer stepped up to the
challenge and kept his team on
top with ‘“‘ice-in-the-veins’’? bank
shots and strong offensive re-
bounding.

The teams exchanged points
throughout the quarter but in the
end it was Sutherland who pulled
ahead, forcing the Pipers to take
low percentage shots in the wan-
ing minutes.

The final score was 69-64, giv-
ing the Sabres a new lease on life.

The lease, however, expired on
Friday night, with the Pipers
establishing themselves as the best.
on the North Shore with an 88-68
victory over the Sabres. Kaczynski
surpassed the previous mark for
most points in a final with 35
points.

Paul Langley of Windsor (1988)

and Mike Jackel of Argyle (1977)
shared the record at 33 before last
Friday’s game.
. Both Argyle (ranked eighth’ in
B.C.) and Sutherland (ninth)
begin the quest for the provincial
title next Tuesday, March 9, at the
PNE Agrodome in Vancouver.

Tip-ins... The following are the
all-star selections for the AAA
senior boys’ Howe Sound tour-
nament: Argyle: Sean Cameron,
Jesse Hawkins and Rob Horne;
Sutherland: .Todd Hinton and
Chris Reimer. The best defensive
player was Argyle’s Hawkins ...
St. Thomas Aquinas senior boys’
basketball team, ranked Mo. 1 in
A provincial rankings, hosts the
B.C. playoffs beginning today.

West Van ST. girls advance to finals

V&D wildcard playoffs.)
GYMNASTICS
Senior Girls |
Uneven Parallel
Novice:
9.17;
8.93;
8.73, Level i: 1. Kelsie Williams
(Wsr) 9.25; 2. Sadie Kime (Hill)
8.70; 3. Gillian Marr (Hill) 8.35.
Level 2: 1. Julie Turner (Wsr)
9.25; 2. Andrea Danson-Brassey
(Wsr) 9.20; 3. Kelly Annable
(Hill) 8.73. Level 3: 1. Rachel
Cunnington (Wsr) 8.75;°2. Emily
Solsberg (Hill) 8.60; 3. Johanna
Hudson (Hill) 8.50. Level 4: 1.
Christine Grant’ (Suth) 8.00; 2.
Laura Shankel (Sent) 7.65; 3.
Shirley Paski (Wsr) 7.55. Level 5:
1. Karen Gil! (Hand) 8.75. ,
Floor Exercise Meet: Novice: 1.
Suzanne Finlayson (Hill) 8.85; 2.
Shelley Henderson (Wsr) 7.05;
Hillary Stirling (Wsr) 7.00. Level
Kelsie Williams (Wsr) 9.20;
2. Alison Fraser (Hill). 8.75; 3.
Amy Wright (Hand) 8.70. Level 2
1, Ali Hodge (Hill) 8.90; 2.
Catherine Lee (Hand) 8.75; 3.
fulte Turner (Wsr) 8.50. Level 3:
. Courtney Daniel (Wsr) 9.20; 2.
Erin Hodgson (Wsr) 8.85; 3.
Alison Danson-Brassey (Wsr)
8.50. Level 4: 1. Christine Grant
(Suth)’ 8.70; 2. Laura Shankel
(Sent) 8.60; 3. Britt Janyk (Hill)
8.05; Level 1, Karen Gill
(Hand) 9.25; 2. Courtney Howard
(Hand) 9.15; 3. Theresa Carroll
(Suth) 8.55,

Bars Meet:
1, Jennifer’ Selmer (Wsr)
2. Shelley Henderson (Wsr)
3. Suzanne Finlayson (Hill)