Mount Sentinel edges Wolves to capture WK Junior Boy's Basketball crown
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Brandon Sookeroff scored 14 points to lead the Mount Sentinel Wildcats to the West Kootenay Junior Boy’s Basketball Championship with a 36-33 win over host Grand Forks Wolves Saturday in the Boundary City.
The Wildcats, the top ranked team going into the seven-team tournament, needed a late rally to secure the win as Mount Sentinel trailed the Wolves for most of the contest.
Aaron Abrosimoff added nine points and Kie Miller had eight.
Mount Sentinel advanced to the final with a thrilling 31-29 victory over the L.V. Rogers Bombers.
In the game, the Bombers had a chance to tie the game but LVR was called for a lane violation with less than three seconds remaining in the game.
Mount Sentinel, entering the contest with three straight regular season wins over LVR, led 8-6 after one quarter before LVR took a 14-12 advantage into recess.
Mount Sentinel, trailed 29-27 late in the fourth period before reeling off four straight free throws to secure the lead and the win.
In the contest Mount Sentinel went to the free throw line 21 times to LVR’s six and the Bombers were called for 19 fouls to the Cats nine.
Abrosimoff was the top scorer for Mount Sentinel with 15 points while Sookeroff had seven and Miller five.
For the Bombers Brock Dixon had eight points while Curtis Young and Dixon’s brother Dyllen each added six points.
LVR, which lost to Stanley Humphries Rockers 52-24 in the consolation final to finish fourth in the tournament, advanced to the semi final round by stopping the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks 40-20 Friday.
The Bombers led 11-8 after one quarter and 20-11 at the half.
In the third quarter, LVR out scored the Hawks 10-4 to put the game away.
Dyllen Dixon led all scorers with 17 points, including three baskets from behind the arc.
Jairo Mangapot and Young each added four points.
In the consolation final, Aject Dhaliwal scored 11 points and Morgan Lynn added eight to spark the Rockers to the lopsided win over LVR.
The Rockers, taking third place, built a 21-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
Dyllen Dixon scored eight points for LVR while power forward Jack Roberts had five points, including a three-pointer at the buzzer.
