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Summerland Rockets victorious on opening day of basketball provincials

The Summerland Rockets have advanced to day two of the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships.

Competing in the 2A tournament, the ninth-seed Rockets knocked off the eighth-seed Collingwood Cavaliers 85-74 on Wednesday morning.

<who>Photo Credit: Vancouver Sports Pictures</who>Sam Plant in action on Wednesday.

Dezi Duchek and Troy Issacs led the way for the Rockets with 25 points apiece, while Sam Plant and Brix Corday pitched in with 14 and 12 respectively.

Summerland will take on top-ranked Brentwood College in the quarterfinals today, with tip off set for 7 pm from Langley.

Unfortunately, the other team representing the South Okanagan did not win their opening game.

The Similkameen Sparks fell to the King David Lions 88-58 in the 1A tournament and will now shift their focus to the consolation side of the bracket.

The Sparks got 17 points from Nate Weber, 16 from Darion Eustache-Peone and 15 from Ethan Potash in the loss.



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