Bombers Nielsen hits career high 42 points to spark LVR to Kootenay Zone Hoop Title
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Forward Sian Nielsen scored a career-high 42 points to spark the L.V. Rogers to a 69-47 victory over J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks in the final of the Kootenay High School AA Girl’s Basketball Championship held recently in Invermere.
The Bombers are now two-time Kootenay High School AA Girl’s Basketball Zone champs.
Nielsen, one of the many Grade 12 players with the Bombers, scored 15 points in the first quarter, mostly from the power forward position, as the Bombers took control of the contest by building a 28-8 lead.
LVR continued dominate the game in the second period, scoring 16 points en route to a 44-21 halftime lead.
Allie Zondervan and Naomi Perkins each added nine points for LVR.
The victory capped a perfect 18-0 season for the Bombers against Kootenay and Okanagan opposition.
LVR also won three tournaments, including the Bomber Classic in January.
Despite owning the zone, the Bombers will not be representing the Kootenay at the provincial tournament.
Coach Chris Dergousoff said the Bombers do not have the numbers to compete at the provincial level.
The Crowe Hawks of Trail will be taking that berth for the Kootenays.
The Hawks open the 16-team tournament Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at the Langley Events Centre against top ranked Duchess Park of Prince George.
