BC vs Newbies

BC fans were treated to a great display of murderball during this match. On one side, the Canadian Newbies: a team made up of national team members star Zak Madell, several other national team squad members, and Duncan Campbell (severely pushing the limits of the name ‘Newbie’).

Though BC was heavily favoured, the Newbies weren’t willing to go down without a fight. Every time that BC gained a 3 or 4 point lead, the Newbies would force some turnovers and come storming back. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the game was tied, and the lead see-sawed back and forth. It all came down to the final possession. the Newbies were down 47-46 and needed to score in the last 30 seconds. The game seemed destined to head into overtime, but Ian Chan showed why he’s one of the smartest players in the game by picking off an errant ball at halfcourt. BC wins 47-46.

Ontario vs. Quebec

In overtime, Ontario won the tipoff and quickly went 1 goal ahead. Fabien Lavoie, however, kept Quebec in the game by stealing the ball from Dave Willsie to tie the game again. Ontario, however, quickly responded, so Fabien once again forced the issue by drawing a foul from Willsie and again tying the game. With about 50 seconds, the score was tied 61-61.

Luckily for Ontario, wily veterans Garrett Hickling and David Willsie had a few tricks left up their sleeve. They ran the clock down to the 10 second mark, then called for a time-out, which awarded them an extra 10 seconds on the clock. With less than a second left, they scored to win 62-61.