A trio of former Richmond senior girls basketball standouts will be in action this weekend in Abbotsford as the Fraser Valley Cascades host the University of Calgary Dinos to open the Canada West playoffs.
Anmol Mattu and Bobbi-Jo Colburn have been fixtures in the Dinos’ starting line-up, while Jessica Zawada is coming off the bench for the Cascades.
Mattu, who led Steveston-London to its first-ever provincial tourney berth in her Grade 12 year, has started all 20 games for Calgary this season. The junior vice-captain is averaging 5.6 points per game and 2.2 assists from the point guard position.
Colburn has made an immediate impact in her freshman season — making 16 starts and averaging 11 points per contest.
Zawada is also in her first-year at Fraser Valley where she playing 11 minutes per game and chipping in with three points.
Both helped the McMath Wildcats reach last year’s provincial “AAA” championship game.
The Cascades finished with a 12-8 conference record, while the Dinos were right behind them at 11-9. The best-of-three series gets underway on Friday at 6 p.m. and game two tips-off Saturday at 5 p.m. If necessary, a third game is slated for Sunday at 5 p.m. All three will take place on campus at the Envision Athletic Centre.
Meanwhile, former RC Palmer standout Vijay Dhillon helped the Fraser Valley men’s team qualify for the Canada West playoffs with an 11-9 conference record. The fifth-year guard, who led Palmer to the provincial “AAA” championship back 2011 and earned tournament MVP honours, ranks second in team scoring — averaging 11 points per game.
