Gabe Mannes of the G.W. Graham Grizzlies, defended by Sam Kingma of Unity Christian, drives up the floor during the Grade 8 boys final held at Graham Saturday afternoon.
Photograph by: Paull J. Henderson , TIMES
G.W. Graham's up-and-coming hoop stars captured three city championships last weekend.
The Grizzlies Grade 9 boys and girls basketball teams both claimed Fraser Valley East titles over southside rival Vedder middle Friday.
The girls prevailed over the Vipers 46-32, while the boys took down their opponents 40-32.
On Saturday, Graham's dominant Grade 8 boys squad captured the city champion-ship by defeating Unity Christian 80-56.
"We did well," said Grizzlies athletic director Jake Mouritzen about how his school's younger teams performed over the weekend.
All three teams now move on to the Fraser Valley Championships this week, with Graham hosting the Grade 9 girls tournament Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Grizzlies senior squads, meanwhile, will both be looking for a back door into the provincial championships starting this week.
The girls lost a 68-66 heartbreaker to Abbotsford Christian in the quarterfinal of the Fraser Valley Championships Friday, but still have a chance to win a backdoor berth if they win against Pitt Meadows Wednesday.
Graham's senior boys beat Thomas Haney 81-71 in the first round of the Fraser Valleys Friday, but were defeated by Delview 90-74 in the quarter-final Saturday.
They'll begin their quest for a backdoor berth to the BCs with a game against Mountain secondary Wednesday at 4: 45 p.m.
? For upcoming games and Fraser Valley Championship results for all teams, visit www.fvbball.org.
