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Gators through to final four

Walnut Grove senior boys basketball team faces Yale Lions in Fraser Valley AAA semifinals

The Walnut Grove Gators booked their ticket for the B.C. AAA senior boys’ provincial basketball championships.

The Gators are assured of a top four finish at the Fraser Valley championships after winning their first three games.

Walnut Grove, seeded second out of the 32 Valley teams, faces the third-ranked Yale Lions on Friday (March 1) at the Langley Events Centre. Game time is 7:45 p.m.

The winner faces the victor between the top-seed White Rock Christian Warriors and the fifth-seed W.J. Mouat Hawks on Saturday, also at the LEC.

The Fraser Valley bronze medal game is at 6 p.m. with the gold medal game tipping off at 7:45 p.m.

In the Gators’ first three games at Fraser Valleys, they hammered the Chilliwack Storm 96-45, beat the Delta Pacers 72-45 and then knocked off the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 87-50.



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