Sa-Hali defeats Sardis, G.W. Graham tops G.P Vanier

On Friday, two local teams took on two teams from out of town in the semi-finals of the Chilliwack Tournament.  The mouths of many local basketball fans watered at the thought of another G.W. Graham-Sardis matchup (third weekend in a row) but others were experience Grizzly vs. Falcon fatigue and were hoping for some new matchups.  G.W. Graham had advanced to play G.P. Vanier from Vancouver Island and the Grizzlies had control for most of the game on the road to a 73-67 victory over the Towhees.  Micah Cockrill scored a ridiculous 44 points (6 three-pointers) to lead the Graham contingent.

Sardis played Sa-Hali (Kamloops) in the later semi-final and it was another physical battle for the Falcons.  The game really heated up when Colin Currie of the Falcons was ejected and then Coach Kyle Graves fell to the same fate midway through the fourth quarter.  The referees noted that Sardis had no other Sardis coach on the scoresheet and were about to call the game when the Sa-Hali coach walked over and convinced them to continue the game.  However, at this point the Falcons were out of it and the Sabres cruised to a double-digit victory.  This officially puts the ejection count of Coach Graves at 1, which leads all local coaches.  This is surprising as many suspected the Mouritzen-Wicker coaching combo of Graham to face early season ejection problems considering their history with referees (for those of you counting at home, the Graham bench has yet to receive a technical foul this season).

Sardis plays G.P. Vanier in third-place game at 4:45pm and Graham takes on Sa-Hali in the final at 6:30pm.  Both games should be entertaining and a great chance to watch local talent.