BC erased an early deficit and battled back to defeat Quebec 58-47 to claim gold at the 2022 Junior National Championship Sunday in Charlottetown. As a result, BC will be the top-seeded team heading into the 2023 Canada Games next February.
BC, who went undefeated in Charlottetown, was paced by Gabe Harrison’s team-high 17 points. Collin Lalonde had a game-high 19 points for Quebec in the loss.
The athletes representing New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island won bronze with a 71-50 victory over Alberta.
Final Results
1st – BC
2nd – Quebec
3rd – New Brunswick/P.E.I.
4th – Alberta
5th – Manitoba
6th – Saskatchewan
7th – Nova Scotia/Newfoundland
8th – Ontario
MVP and All-Stars
MVP – Nick Van Bakel (BC)
All-star – Ben Hagkull (BC)
All-star – Austin MacLellan (NB/PEI)
All-star – Kyrell Sopotyk (SK)
All star – Josh Brown (MB)
All star – Aurélie Jacob-Verreault (QC)
2022 Team BC Junior National Championship Roster
Joel Ewert - Prince George
Keaton MacEachern - Chilliwack
Megan Smith - Vancouver
Matt Norris - Maple Ridge
Ben Hagkull - Chilliwack
Jeffer Ward - Vancouver
Lannette Boland -Pender Island
Elise Froese - Abbotsford
Leah Aukema - Langley
Joel Aukema - Langley
Riley Stiles- Prince George
Gabriel Harrison - Pender Island
Nick Van Bakel - Pender Island
Staff: Katie Miyazaki, Richmond, Kelly Harris. Richmond, and Head Coach Simon Cass, Victoria
