The RC Palmer Griffins are riding some momentum into this week's Richmond Senior Boys Basketball Championships after one of their most productive games of the season.
The defending city and provincial champions, who will be competing in the upcoming Lower Mainland "AA" playoffs, concluded regular season play with a 111-63 win over the Richmond Colts. The result left Palmer with a 7-2 record, good enough for a three-way tie for first place. The Griffins were dropped to third, behind Steveston-London and McMath, based on the tiebreaker rule.
After jumping out to an early 15-point lead, the Colts rallied to cut the lead to seven at the half (43-36). The second half was completely dominated by the Griffins as they scored 67 points on their way to their biggest margin of victory to date.
Grade 11 Jamie Madewan shot an incredible 15 for 21 from the field (including five three-pointers) as well as a perfect 4-for-4 from the line on his way to 39 point performance. He also pulled down eight rebounds, dished out eight assists and had six steals.
Tyler Debeer had a solid double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Ben Samy had 11 points including a most impressive two-handed jam off an open court steal.
"It was nice to see us pick up the tempo and get our running game back on track," said head coach Paul Eberhardt. "Hopefully we will go into the playoffs with a little momentum on our side."
The city championships conclude Thursday with the final slated for 7: 30 p.m. at Steveston-London.
