The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs (ECS) senior boys basketball captured the A final of a tournament in Swift Current this past weekend.
Estevan won all four games they played, defeating the host Swift Current Colts 90-81 in the tournament opener, and then taking two close games, 63-62 over the Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings and 87-81 in overtime over the Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers.
The final wasn’t as close, as ECS trounced the Balgonie Greenall Griffins 90-63.
Estevan led Swift Current 27-19 after the first quarter and 51-35 at half-time. The Colts outscored the Elecs 24-18 in the third quarter to pull within 10, but couldn’t draw much closer in the fourth quarter.
The game with Moose Jaw Vanier was close throughout. The two teams were tied at 21-21 after the first quarter, and Estevan led 39-37 at half-time. The second half was much tighter defensively, as Estevan led 55-53 after three quarters, and then the two teams combined for just 17 points in the final stanza.
The Elecs game with the Toilers was also close from the start. Estevan held a 14-10 lead after the first quarter, and a 34-31 lead after two. The lead was down to two points after three quarters, and the Toilers outscored the Elecs by two in the fourth to force extra time.
The Elecs outscored the Toilers 15-9 in overtime.
In the final against Balgonie, the game was relatively close early, as Estevan led 19-15 after the first quarter, and they extended the lead to 45-35 at half-time. The advantage was up to 71-49 after three quarters, and the Elecs outscored Balgonie 19-14 in the final frame.
John Anders was the top scorer in each game, as he had 39 points against Swift Current, 33 versus the Vikings, 24 against the Toilers and 26 against the Griffins.
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The ECS Elecs senior girls basketball team won the B event of a tournament at Moose Jaw Peacock on the weekend.
Estevan opened the tournament with a 65-47 loss to Middle Lake, leaving them in the tournament’s B event. Then they rattled off three straight convincing victories, defeating Southey 68-36, Yorkton Regional 53-23 and Meadow Lake 69-31 in the B final.
Sarah Dacuycuy was the top scorer against Middle Lake with 13 points and five rebounds.
Jennica Memory led the way against Southey with 13 points and six rebounds, Beth Montebon had a team-high 14 points to go with five rebounds against Yorkton, and Charlotte Andrist was the top scorer versus Meadow Lake with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Coach Jessie Smoliak noted the team is going through a rebuilding year, as they have only six returnees from last year’s team that reached the provincial final, and they don’t have any Grade 12s. There are four Grade 11s, six Grade 10s and two Grade 9s.
Their next tournament is in Regina from Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
