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Streaking Marlins win another tourney

Senior boys basketball team has won 17 straight games
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McNair Marlins defeated Winsdor to capture the Britannia Bruins Invitational

The McNair Marlins are steamrolling in 2015.

The province’s sixth ranked AAA senior boys basketball team (21-2 overall) rides 17-game win streak into this week’s action after capturing the 41st annual Britannia Bruins Invitational on the weekend.

The Marlins capped a perfect 3-0 run at the eight team event with an 82-70 win over the Windsor Dukes in Saturday’s championship game. McNair opened with a hard-fought 97-94 win over the Delta Pacers, then cruised to a 98-61 victory against Gladstone in the semi-finals. Grade 12 post standout Owen Vint was named tournament MVP, while senior guard Kevin Yang earned all-star honours. He dropped 40 in the win over Delta.

The Marlins’ last loss was in the their league opener to top 10 ranked rival McMath (75-70) back on Dec. 8. Since then, they have captured three tournaments with earlier triumphs coming at Cambie and Claremont. Coach Jessy Dhillon’s squad will look for another title this week at the Killarney Cougar Classic. McNair opens against Riverside (Port Coquitlam).