A come-from-behind surge by the Home team propelled the senior girls all-star game into overtime, but it wasn’t enough to clinch the win as the Away side prevailed 64-60.
The city’s best graduating public school players separated into Home and Away teams for an elite showcase at Langara College March 27.
Churchill Bulldogs coaching staff Sabrina Chan and Jennifer Eng led the Home side while Van Tech’s Nikko Baybay and Prince of Wales’ Lori Clarke paired up to coach the Away team. Teams were drawn from Tier I and II teams and selected by the coaches for an even-strength contest.
After locking down at 28 points each at halftime, the Home team led 51-45 by the start of the fourth quarter. With four minutes to play, Home protected a 59-48 lead and had the win in their grasp. But thanks to up-tempo play by Britannia duo Julian Duong and Jeanne d’Arc Le, the Away side went on an 11-point run to tie the game at 59 and force extra minutes.
Quick buckets from Killarney’s six-foot-one centre Tearra McBride, John Oliver’s Amarpreet Randhawa and Churchill’s and Tova Rae gave the Home team the points they needed to win 64-60.
Playing for Home, Killarney’s Jazzy Aure let all players with 14 points, including four baskets from the perimeter. Rae and Randhawa each added 12 more points in the win.
For the Away side, Duong had 11 points and Gladstone’s Hauna Wong put up eight points.
