Varsity boys win Zone Seven Final

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Published on Thursday, February 25, 2016

Photo by Kira Paterson. Jayvee Posadas was Neepawa's top scorer of the night, tallying up 25 points.

By Eoin Devereux

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Another championship banner will be hanging from one of the walls of the NACI gymnasium, as the varsity boys basketball team has won the Zone Seven Championship. The Neepawa Tigers locked up the title with an 83-64 win over the William Morton Warriors on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

For the majority of the first quarter in the championship game, the Warriors were able to keep pace with the Tigers’ offensive output, and trailed by just four points, at 23-19. 

In the second quarter however, Neepawa was able to take control of the ball and offered many fewer quality scoring chances to its opposition. That allowed NACI to broaden its lead to 12 points at the half, 44-32.

In the third, Jayvee Posadas completely took over, scoring 13 of Neepawa’s 17 points. He ended the game with an impressive 25 point performance, as the Tigers were able to hold on to the lead for the remainder of the fourth quarter and claim the Zone Seven title with an 83-64 win. RJ Cadelina contributed 23 points in the Tigers victory, while Jeremy Roe also added 19.

With the win, the Neepawa Tigers will advance to the provincials scheduled in March.