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McMath Wildcats netted a thrilling 69-67 overtime win over Vancouver College Fighting Irish in semifinal action at the B.C. Junior Boys’ Basketball Championships Monday at Langley Events Centre. They’ll face Burnaby South in Tuesday’s final.
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It required overtime, but Richmond’s McMath
Wildcats have earned the opportunity to play for a provincial basketball championship.
Down 43-30 in the third quarter, the No.
6-ranked ‘Cats clawed their way back for a remarkable 69-67 overtime victory
against No. 2-ranked Vancouver College Fighting Irish in Final Four play Monday
night in the B.C. junior boys’ tournament at Langley Events Centre. The victory
sets up a rematch of the Vancouver and District final between McMath and No.
1-ranked Burnaby South Rebels tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m.
Undefeated with a 33-0 record heading into
tonight’s provincial title game, Burnaby South rolled to a 58-35 win over No.
4-ranked St. Patrick’s of Vancouver in the other semifinal. Burnaby South
defeated McMath 71-57 in the district final Feb. 15.
After watching his potential buzzer-beater
miss the mark, Travis Hamberger drained a three-point shot in overtime against
the Irish, to even the score at 65-65, and the stole the ball on the next
possession to score a lay-up to put the Wildcats in front. Then after the Irish
again evened the score, a triple-teamed Hamberger found Elias Khan in the paint
for the winning basket.
Hamberger finished with a game-high 21
points, while Cole Cruz-Dumont had 14 for the Irish before leaving due to an
injury.
Coached by Jon Acob and Chris Kennedy, the
Wildcats have proven to be resilient this season. It’s clearly a team that
reflects the meaning of the word.
“When Chris and I took on coaching this team,
we just wanted to promote the idea of working as a team,” said Acob. “The guys
have bought in.”
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