58th Annual Vancouver Island
Basketball Championships
Alberni Secondary -- February 28 to March 1, 2008

Game 6
Friday February 29, 2008
Scheduled start time: 4:00 p.m.
Actual start time: 3:59 p.m.

Teams:
Ballenas - N3 Loser Game 3  vs
Claremont - S4 Loser Game 4

Referees: Richard Clouthier (Nanaimo) &
Jamie Clegg (Victoria)

1st Quarter:         20-11 Ballenas
2nd Quarter:        11-11 Tie = 31-22 Ballenas
3rd Quarter:         16-10 Ballenas = 47-32 Ballenas
4th Quarter:         16-15 Ballenas = 63-47 Ballenas

Final Score:      63-47 Ballenas
                             Claremont is eliminated

High Scorers for Ballenas:
Banim Mbape 31

Evan Pepper 10

High Scorers for Claremont:
Ryler Ross 13

Masa Susuki 11

Running score:
:00 to go - Ballenas wins big 63-47 over Claremont

1:20 to go - Benches in - Ballenas 61-43
1:31 to go - Claremont within 20 trailing 60-42
3:22 to go - Claremont basket - down 58-40
4:32 to go - Timeout Claremont - Ballenas up twenty 58-38
6:05 to go - Pepper hoop 55-36 Ballenas
8:00 to go - Ballenas 53-34
9:23 to go - Pepper for 2 - Claremont answers
:00 to go - Ballenas with a commanding lead 47-32 after the third quarter
:48 to go - Charge by Mbape
2:14 to go - Drive by Mbape - Ballenas 47-30 running away with it
2:37 to go - Claremont 2 for 2 from the stripe - 45-30 Ballenas lead
4:24 to go - Another two points off the offensive board for Mbape - Ballenas 45-28
4:39 to go - Timeout Ballenas following the Mbape charge
5:39 to go - Catherall foul - Pandher to the line - misses both
6:02 to go - Second chance points for Ballenas' Banim Mbape
6:36 to go - Mbape to Catherall - Claremont back the other way - Ballenas 41-28
7:01 to go - Mbape favoring his arm - Ballenas at the line - make one
7:14 to go - Timeout Claremont
7:23 to go - Mbape's first of the quarter off the steal - Ballenas stretching the lead 38-26
7:52 to go - Ballenas from behind the arc - up ten 36-26
8:27 to go - Ballenas answers with the pull-up by Grondahl - Ballenas leading 33-26
8:42 to go - Slash and basket Claremont
9:02 to go - Ballenas weak floater off
9:37 to go - Claremont's Ryler Ross with his team leading 10th and 11th points - Ballenas 31-24
:00 to go - Ballenas still winning at the half by a score of 31-22
:04 to go - Susuki answers back for Claremont closing the gap to 31-22 in favor of Ballenas
:19 to go - Tres Bien - Mbape hits three of his game high 16 for Ballenas - 31-20
:31 to go - Back-to-back missed lay-ups by Ballenas' players Grondahl and Mbape
:41 to go - Ballenas catches a break after getting the ball stolen only to have Claremont travel
1:15 to go - Mbape forces a three - Ballenas still leading though 28-20
1:43 to go - Pandher off on the pro-hop attempt
2:34 to go - Offensive board Catherall - Ballenas unable to convert
2:58 to go - Steal by Mbape - fouled on the floor
3:54 to go - Mbape with the fast break bucket off the air ball three - his team leads 28-20
4:09 to go - Catherall continues to be a force on d with another block
4:50 to go - Catherall with the put back - Claremont's Susuki the other way - Ballenas 26-20
5:20 to go - Claremont baby hook - Ballenas still on top 24-18
5:42 to go - Block and missed shot by Mbape
6:07 to go - Ballenas inside - Ballenas 24-16
6:26 to go - No-call on Mbape jump shot infuriates Ballenas coach
7:42 to go - Hoop and harm for Claremont McLean - 22-16 Ballenas
7:50 to go - Pepper foul on the trip
8:32 to go - Claremont's Masa Sususki fade-away jumper - Ballenas on top 22-13
9:07 to go - Another helper for Mbape - Ballenas 22-11
:00 to go - Ballenas, led by Banim Mbape's 11 points, jump to a 20-11 lead at quarter time
:28 to go - Mbape foul - Claremont scores 1 - Ballenas 20-11
:40 to go - Shot-clock beating floater by Mbape - Ballenas up ten 20-10
1:16 to go - Pandher's three ball off the mark
1:32 to go - Mbape with the fast break points - Ballenas 18-10
2:05 to go - Two more second chance points from Ballenas
2:25 to go - Mbape fails to convert, but gets the ball back on the Claremont backcourt violation
2:50 to go - Claremont scores 2 from the line - clawing back to make score 14-10
3:17 to go - Points inside for Claremont on the power up - Ballenas still leading 15-8
3:48 to go - And another swat for Catherall
3:54 to go - Timeout Claremont
3:54 to go - Ballenas points by Evan Pepper from the Mbape dime - Ballenas 14-6
4:13 to go - Mbape from under the hoop - Ballenas winning 12-6
4:36 to go - Basket for Claremont after the Brandon McLean steal
5:14 to go - Catherall swats Claremont G Raj Pandher
5:45 to go - Put back two for Claremont - Ballenas 10-4
6:00 to go - Ballenas mid-range jumper - Ballenas in control 10-2
6:22 to go - Ballenas Owen Catherall's first block
6:37 to go - Ballenas misses trey
7:11 to go - Claremont with back to back misses
7:46 to go - Mbape forces a shot. No good
8:15 to go - Ballenas' Carter Grondhal - Ballenas 8-2
8:50 to go - Ballenas press forces turnover
9:12 to go - Mbape lay-in - Ballenas 5-2
9:22 to go - Claremont follows up with two
9:34 to go - Ballenas opens the game with Banim Mbape hitting the three
Claremont wins tip