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

                       

Game 12
Saturday March 1, 2008
Scheduled start time: 8:00 p.m.
Actual start time: 8:07 p.m.

Teams:
Belmont - S3 Winner Game 7 vs
Mt. Douglas - S2 Winner Game 8

Referees: Wayne Clouthier (Nanaimo) &
Mike Lee (Victoria)


1st Quarter:         16-15 Belmont
2nd Quarter:        12-15 Mount Douglas = 28-30 Mount Douglas
3rd Quarter:         15-11 Belmont = 43-41 Belmont
4th Quarter:         25-20 Belmont = 68-61 Belmont

Final Score:      68-61 Belmont
                             Both teams have already advanced to the BCs

                             Belmont wins their 1st Island title in 37 years.
                             Belmont last won the Islands in 1972.

High Scorers for Belmont:
Tristan Hall 21
Craig LeQuesne 15
Alex Sadowski 11
Evan Verdel 11

High Scorers for Mt. Douglas:
Francis Rowe 22
Abdu Benrabah 18

Running score:
Game note - Belmont was down 61-57 with 3:29 to go and scored 11 straight, including going 7-10 from the line in the last 2:23, for the win.

 :00 to go - Belmont Bulldogs are the Island Champions defeating Mount Douglas 68-61
:17 to go - Belmont now up 6 in the waning seconds
:37 to go - Ruta picks up a foul - Hall to the line - Belmont winning 65-61
:57 to go - After the foul - Mount Douglas uses a timeout - Sadowski makes it 63-61 Belmont
1:13 to go - Huge rebound Sadowski
1:40 to go - Mount Douglas #8 Abdu Benrabah fouls out - Belmont now leads 62-61
1:40 to go - Belmont surging - LeQuesne to the stripe
2:02 to go - Offensive foul on Mount Douglas #20 Francis Rowe - his fifth and last
2:23 to go - Sadowski puts it back - tied all up at 61's
2:50 to go - LeQuesne floats it in - Mount Doug lead 61-59
3:04 to go - Hall's fourth foul on what could of been a charge against Carere - Mount Douglas 61-57
3:19 to go - Jump ball - Belmont ball
3:29 to go - Sadowski's fourth on the block on the floor - made 1 foul shot - Mount Douglas 61-57
3:59 to go - Benrabah with two more - 60-57 Mt. Doug
4:11 to go - Benrabah's fourth puts Verdel to line - Mount Douglas winning 58-57
4:36 to go - Sadowski foul on Carere - to the stripe - Mt. Douglas lead still only 58-56
4:48 to go - LeQuesne hits the hoop and one - Mount Douglas 58-56 lead
5:03 to go - Benrabah hits with the hand in his face to extend the Mount Doug lead
5:33 to go - Rowe gets a jump shot to go - Mt. Doug 56-53
6:13 to go - Carere with the beautiful bucket answered by a three from Hall - Mt. Doug lead by one 54-53
6:33 to go - Mount Douglas uses a timeout
7:09 to go - Benrabah loves the hook - answered by Sadowski - who is replied by Rowe - Mount Douglas lead 52-50
7:28 to go - Hall answers back - 48-48
7:55 to go - Solid defense by Mount Douglas opens up the Rowe three
8:30 to go - Rowe jumper ties the game at 45
8:48 to go - Sadowski to the line on Laurin's third - Belmont lead 45-43
9:20 to go - Rowe's third foul puts Belmont back on top 44-43
9:34 to go - Ruta showing his ball handling skill finishing with the baby hook - all tied 43-43
Mount Douglas ball
:00 to go - Belmont back on top after three 43-41
:02 to go - LeQuesne puts his team up on the board and shoot
:52 to go - Both teams missing shots at both ends
1:30 to go - Returning to the game is Ruta
1:55 to go - Good performance on the glass by Sadowski
2:28 to go - LeQuesne puts Rowe to the stripe - tie game at 41
2:39 to go - Belmont back on top after the jumper 41-39
3:35 to go - Good D by Belmont followed by a three by Hall to square up the game 39-39
4:18 to go - Baylis with the deep three to put his team down 39-36
4:42 to go - Verdel picks up his third and takes a seat
5:15 to go - Belmont picks off the pass
5:36 to go - Belmont puts on the full court press
5:37 to go - Timeout Belmont Bulldogs
5:53 to go - Benrabah tough shot to put his team up 39-33
6:26 to go - Benrabah picks up his second
6:37 to go - Carere foul puts Verdel to the line - Mt. Doug on top 37-34
6:54 to go - Rowe puts his defender on his back and scores two - Mt. Doug leads 37-31
7:41 to go - Rowe with the fade-away - now leads 35-31
8:10 to go - Rowe's second foul - Belmont the other way with Hall triple - 33-31 Mount Douglas
8:35 to go - Hall picks up third off the ball - Belmont in foul trouble early
8:55 to go - Sadowski foul - 2nd
9:13 to go - Baylis' third - Ruta shooting - Mount Doug 33-28
9:37 to go - Rowe nails on the drive - Mt. Douglas lead 32-28
Mount Douglas has the ball to start the second half
:00 to go - Belmont slips in the second quarter and Mount Douglas is now leading this back and forward game 30-28 - Leading scorer at the half is Benrabah with 10
:02 to go - LeQuesne with a finger-roll from the free throw line
:16 to go - Laurin foul on the hold
1:10 to go - Belmont with the left corner shot - Mt. Doug on top 30-26
1:39 to go - Another turnover for Belmont
2:33 to go - Ruta with the spin move in the post - and 1 - Mt. Doug 30-24
3:06 to go - Bonus time for Mount Douglas on Baylis foul - Mount Douglas lead 27-24 on the Rowe shot
3:15 to go - Turnover Belmont
3:21 to go - Carere with the tough slash and gets the hoop - Mount Douglas 26-24
3:54 to go - Mount Douglas gives us our first break calling their first timeout
4:37 to go - LeQuesne with the tough floater to tie the game up at 24
5:10 to go - Mount Douglas 24-22
5:24 to go - Rowe misses, struggling to find his rhythm
6:02 to go - Nelson with the fourth chance points extending the lead to 24-21
7:10 to go - Alex Laurin for Mt. Doug gives his team the lead 22-21
7:42 to go - Mount Douglas capitalizes in the paint to regain the lead - only for it to be answered by Sadowski
8:05 to go - Verdel gets to the stripe on the fast break - Belmont leading 19-18 - Verdel takes a seat in favor of Baylis
8:25 to go - Sadowski picks up the hard foul going for the loose ball
8:51 to go - Verdel off on the fade-away
9:20 to go - Benrabah ties the game at 18 all
9:36 to go - Kick ball Mt. Douglas ball
9:37 to go - Hall picks up 2nd sending Patrick Nelson to the free throw line - 18-16 Bulldogs
9:48 to go - Sadowski manages two being double-teamed down low - Belmont 18-15
Belmont possession to start the second quarter
:00 to go - Belmont leading 16-15 after the first quarter of play
:04 to go - Mike Thompson has a three to answer
:22 to go - Belmont Craig LeQuesne hits the three to give Belmont the lead 16-12
:38 to go - Rowe complaining about obstruction - turnover none the less
1:10 to go - Ruta foul on Sadowski - Belmont now leading 13-12
1:54 to go - Mt. Doug foul on the box out of shooter - Verdel shooting two in bonus - ties the game up at 12
1:54 to go - Carere foul - Verdel shooting - Mount Douglas on top 12-10
2:07 to go - Nice passing play ended by Ruta travel
2:28 to go - Sadowski hits Ruta in eye - pushing and shoving down low in the paint
3:10 to go - Foul on Mt. Doug Abdu Benrabah sending Sadowksi to the stripe - Mount Douglas still leads 12-9
3:59 to go - Belmont G #1 Evan Verdel picks up his first foul
4:26 to go - Mount Douglas answers straight back - 12-9
4:44 to go - Belmont C Alex Sadowski down low for two
5:00 to go - Belmont  #3 Cody Baylis picks up his first - Steve Carere makes both - Mount Doug winning 10-7
5:28 to go - Mt. Doug foul by Ian Ruta on the rebound after three Mt. Doug missed shots
6:11 to go - Deep two by Rowe - Mount Doug on top 8-7
6:30 to go - Belmont's Evan Verdel shooting on Francis Rowe foul - Belmont leads 7-6
7:39 to go - Technical difficulties - Mount Douglas leads 6-3
9:28 to go - Mt. Doug wins the tip - Belmont's Tristan Hall answers with triple - Belmont 3-2
Mt. Doug wins tip