SASKATOON -- The Vanier Spirits are Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association 4A girls medalists for the second-straight season.
The Spirits took a 61-48 victory over the Central Cyclones in an all Moose Jaw match-up in the third place game on Saturday afternoon in Saskatoon, giving Vanier the bronze medal after claiming silver in provincials last season.
Waverley Demassi led Vanier with 23 points while Tristyn Smith scored 16 and Madeline Cruz added eight.
Addison Simpson topped Central with 13 points with Ellah Flanagan scoring 10 and Leiah Delizo adding nine.
The four-seed Spirits had naturally hoped to return to the gold medal game two years in a row, but dropped an 80-48 decision to Regina Harvest City in their semifinal game. Cruz had 19 points in that contest, Ireland Guillaume added 12.
Severyn Ferrara-Horne topped Regina with 28 points.
Central went into Hoopla as the three seed but ran into traditional nemesis and two-seed Meadow Lake Carpenter, falling 50-34. Flanagan had 10 points, Lucy McLean added eight as nine players hit the scoresheet.
Jasmine Dubray led Carpenter’s balanced attack with 12 points.
