The McMath Wildcats bantam boys basketball team is headed for South Fraser Championships next week, fresh from being crowned city champions.
The boys were victorious 48-45 last week, winning the RSSAA Bantam Boys Basketball Championships over MacNeil.
Sixth seeds
The Wildcats came into the city championships having finished the regular season with a 5-5 record and were seeded sixth.
However, the boys knocked off the fourth seed Palmer Secondary 50 – 40 on the Tuesday, before edging the No. 2 ranked Burnett Breakers 53-50 the next day to set up the showdown with the undefeated MacNeil Ravens.
The game was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team being able to take a commanding hold of the game.
Overtime
MacNeil the scored late on to force the game into overtime, where McMath, according to coach Nav Baydal, “was able to capitalize on its tenacious defensive play and score some clutch baskets of their own coming down the stretch.”
The Wildcats – co-coached by Badyal and Grade 12 student coaches, Jego Bato, Jake Bolton and Emma Bradley-Tse – will head to the South Frasers at North Surrey Secondary along with Richmond Secondary and MacNeil.
