Small in size but big in talent. That was the story of last weekend’s South Delta Sun Devils Senior Boys Basketball Tournament.
The six-team event was dominated by Abbotsford schools with Abbotsford Christian Knights pulling off a mild upset with an 86-84 win over Abbotsford Traditional Titans in Saturday’s championship game. The Titans are ranked No. 6 in the latest provincial “AA” rankings.
The Knights’ road to the title included earlier wins over Burnsview (100-71) and Burnaby North (84-56) to capture their pool group. The Titans secured honours on their side of round-robin play by defeating Surrey Christian (104-84) and the host Sun Devils (94-57).
As for South Delta, the weekend was salvaged with an 83-80 win over Burnsview in Saturday morning’s fifth place game. The Sun Devils also fell to Surrey Christian (72-40) in round-robin play.
After enjoying one of their more competitive seasons in recent memory, head coach Rod Salas is working with a young roster that features just one senior and four Grade 10s.
The Devils are at the Pinetree Christmas Tournament in Coquitlam next week before hosting No. 10 ranked Semiahmoo in Fraser Valley Southwest AAAA action. South Delta sits with a 2-1 record after opening league play with a 68-63 win over Panorama Ridge but fell 96-59 to Seaquam. The Devils then grinded out a 47-44 win against Princess Margaret on Tuesday night.
