Vikings advance in 5A, Crusaders’ seasons end in 4A at regionals
Home court helped the John Paull II Crusaders senior boys’ basketball team top Lumsden Friday, but it wasn’t enough to get them past Weyburn as they fell 79-74 in 4A regionals Saturday.
The narrow defeat meant the Crusaders, who were seeded seventh, will not qualify for Hoopla this season as the four rural teams from 4A will be Moose Jaw Central (first), Weyburn (second), Moose Jaw Peacock (fourth), and Moose Jaw Vanier (sixth).
On the girls’ side, the fifth-seeded senior Crusaders got past Martensville Friday by a 10-point margin, but only managed 19 points in Saturday’s loss to fourth-seeded Moose Jaw Central. The loss meant the girls will also not qualify for Hoopla.
The four rural teams in 4A on the girls side at Hoopla will be Melfort (first), Moose Jaw Peacock (2nd), Estevan (third), and Moose Jaw Central (fourth).