On the boys side of things, a solid second half would lead to 75-55 victory for the defending champion Cyclones, while Toilers girls held off a game effort from Central to take a 61-54 victory in girls league action.
Things weren’t as close in the boys game between the Vanier Vikings and Assiniboia Rockets, as Vanier would go on to a 68-33 victory. The other girls league contest saw Briercrest Christian Academy roll to a 70-54 win over Assiniboia.
Cyclones 75, Peacock 55
Things were exceptionally close in the early going, as Peacock used a hot start from Devin Baumann to take a 13-12 lead out of the opening 10 minutes.
The Cyclones depth and experience took over from there, though, and the reigning 4A provincial champions were able to cycle their starters on and off the floor enough to keep them relatively fresh. That led to Central gradually pulling away, building a 31-22 lead at the half and extending their edge to 55-39 through three quarters.
Quinton Ross would lead the Cyclones with an 18-point outing, while Mohamed Jabateh continued his solid Grade 10 season with 16 points, Dylan Boughen added 14 and Ewan Johnson 13.
Devin Baumann would go on to score 21 points for Peacock, while Bryce Baumann chipped in eight.
Peacock 61, Toilers 54
Things were just as close in the girls game between the two schools, and remained that way right from the opening tip-off.
The Toilers would take a 16-14 lead out of the opening quarter and would extend their edge to 29-21 at half, but were never able run their lead to more than 10 as the Cyclones managed to stay in touch.
Peacock senior Anna Maelde would see to it there would be no comeback, though, as she would score 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second quarter to help hold off Central.
Caitlyn Johnson added 17 points for Peacock while Alexa Watterson was the Cyclones’ top scorer with 19 points.
Vanier 68, Assiniboia 33
The Vikings turned in as solid a defensive game as there’s been in the league this season, holding Assiniboia to fewer than 10 points in each of the first three quarters on their way to the commanding win.
Still, the Rockets were no slouches on the defence side of things, either, as Vanier only managed a 10-6 lead out of the first quarter. The Vikings would find their shooting stroke after the break, though, building their lead to 25-12 while holding Assiniboia to only seven points.
Nathan Meili scored 17 points to lead Vanier, Rayann Cabral added 12. Isaac Harden led Assiniboia with eight.
Briercrest Christian 70, Assiniboia 54
Things were also close from start to finish between the Cougars and Rockets, as Briercrest Christian took a seven-point 25-18 lead out of the first quarter but weren’t able to pull away until the final 10 minutes.
The Cougars would take a 33-25 lead out of the half and would again find themselves up by seven 46-39 heading into the fourth.
Mya Matthies put together one of the top single-game performance in recent girls’ league action with 33 points, while Lilly Matthies added 19 points and Emma Carter 11.
Maura Belles also had a solid game for Assiniboia with 23 points. Sarah Feeley had eight points.
Girls league action continues Thursday as Vanier travels to Briercrest Christian.
