Trojans win AAAA varsity girls basketball title
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The Vincent Massey Trojans won the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association’s AAAA varsity girls provincial basketball championship on March 24, with a decisive, 76-44 victory over the Dakota Lancers at the Investors Group Athletic Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus.
Massey played full-court defence all night, limiting the ability of Dakota guards Taylor Schepp and Kelly Quinn to either shoot or distribute the ball. At the offensive end of the court, the tournament’s most valuable player, Lilly Vande Graaf, scored 19 points for the Trojans, with Emma Yard adding 17 and Uloma Isinguzo supplying 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jennifer Edwards had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals to aid the winning cause.
The Lancers’ Emilie McLean had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
The tournament’s star players show off their awards (from left): Vincent Massey’s Lilly Vande Graaf (MVP); Dakota’s Taylor Schepp (all-star) and Emilie McLean (all-star); Avneet Kainth of Maples Collegiate (players’ choice award winner); Vincent Massey’s Jennifer Edwards (all-star); Miles Mac’s Clara Anderson (all-star); and Garden City’s Jenelle Deato (all-star).
Avneet Kainth of the Maples Marauders was the recipient of the tournament’s players’ choice award. Tournament all-stars were Clara Anderson of the Miles Macdonell Buckeyes, Jenelle Deato of the Garden City Gophers, Vincent Massey’s Edwards and Dakota’s McLean and Schepp.
— Staff
Photo by John Kendle
The thrill of victory! Vincent Massey players rush to celebrate their AAAA varsity girls basketball win with teammates and coaches.
Photos by John Kendle
As the final seconds ticked down in the MHSAA AAAA varsity girls basketball final, the team’s Grade 12 players – Dannon Arnold, Lilly Vande Graaf, Kate Zdrill, Zahra Mattes and Jennifer Edwards – gathered with the ball at centre court to enjoy the final moments of their high school careers.
Vincent Massey captains Jennifer Edwards, Emma Yard and Lilly Vande Graaf proudly show off the MHSAA AAAA varsity girls championship banner.