The second week of action in the Moose Jaw High School Athletic Association junior and junior varsity basketball was a busy one, with 13 games being played. Here’s a look at some of the scores and highlights from reported boys and girls action from Dec. 12 through 15.
Monday, Dec. 12
Junior/Junior Varsity Girls
Brirecrest Christian JV 50, Central Jr 47
Briercrest top scorers -- Keyana Thiessen 27, Aviana Tisdall 7, Bella Korthius 6.
Central top scorers -- Brooklyn Patterson 12, Blake Maltais 9, Shaylan Constable 6
Vanier Jr 38, South Hill JV 34
Vanier top scorers -- Madeline Cruz 11, Tristyn Smith 6
South Hill top scorers -- Madison Smith 12, Jorja Seida-Ruthven 9, Ademide Adewumi 9
Back and forth game throughout. South Hill led by two after the first quarter, Vanier by two at the half. Spirits pull away for 32-27 lead through three quarters.
Junior Varsity Boys
Assiniboia 47, Notre Dame 41
Assiniboia top scorers-- Ruari Liagridonis 14, Redze Geverola 14, Hayden Mansuy 7
Notre Dame top scorers -- Mike Xiong 12, Carter Graw 10, Justin Hooper 10
Notre Dame lead 24-21 at the half, but Assiniboia outscored the Hounds 21-3 in the third quarter. Notre Dame recovered to win the fourth quarter 14-5 but couldn’t make up the deficit.
South Hill 65, Briercrest Christian 51
South Hill top scorers -- Matt Artavia 17, Cole Benallick 16, Cooper Gregor 15, Drew Biette 14
Briercrest top scorers -- Jonathan Cara 13, Josiah Thiessen 11
Briercrest led 35-22 at the half, but the Falcons rallied after the break to get within one 46-45 heading into the third quarter and would outscore the Cougars 21-5 in the final frame.
Junior Boys
Peacock 87 Central Gold 49
Scorers unavailable
Halftime Peacock 53, Central 15.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Junior Varsity Boys
Assiniboia 71, South Hill 55
Assiniboia top scorers -- Redze Geverola 26, Mason Rasmussen 19
South Hill top scorers -- Matt Artavia 19, Drew Biette 12
The Rockets led from start to finish, taking a 22-15 edge out of the first quarter and leading 41-30 at the half.
Lumsden 71, Peacock 27
Lumsden top scorers -- Ben P. 24, Jacob E. 12, Nolan E. 11
Peacock top scorers -- Jayden Lobb 6, Brandon Blackett 5
Lumsden’s defence was on point throughout the night, holding the Toilers to single digits in points each quarter. Devils take 14-4 lead out of first, lead 36-11 at the half.
Junior/Junior Varsity Girls
Central Jr 40 Peacock Jr 30
Central top scorers -- Brooklyn Watterson 12, Shaylan Constable 10
Peacock top scorers -- Kate Hansen 9, Scout Panko 6
Close game in the first quarter, with the teams tied 8-8, but Cyclones outscore Toilers 17-9 in second to pull away. Peacock held to six points in third quarter, Central scores three in final 10 minutes.
Thursday, Dec. 15
Junior/Junior Varsity Girls
Caronport JV 50, Vanier Jr 44
Caronport top scorers -- Aviana Tisdal 17, Keyana Thiessen 16
Vanier top scorers -- Kensington Demassi 12, Madeline Cruz 9.
Caronport had a 27-20 lead at halftime.
