Friday, December 6, 2013
Richmond Review · Page 31
sports HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Parity will make for exciting race in Richmond by Don Fennell Sports Editor Parity promises to make this Richmond high school senior girls’ basketball season a memorable one, with top spot clearly up for grabs. Two of the early favourites are the A.R. MacNeill Ravens and R.A. McMath Wildcats, with the Steveston-London Sharks—aiming for a third consecutive championship—certainly capable as well. Even without Denise DeJesus at point guard, who graduated last year as the league’s most valuable player, the Ravens had plenty of reason to think this will be their year. And even usuallyreserved coach Fred Chiang can’t help but gush at the teams talent and depth. MacNeill returns seven players from the 2012-13 team, bolstered by a solid group of Grade 11s. “This group committed themselves three years ago to developing a girls’ basketball program at MacNeill, and as each year has passed the group has gotten stron-
ger and stronger,” says Chiang. Last year, both the junior and senior teams reached the playoff semifinals. At McMath, coach Bik Chatha welcomes back six players—now all Grade 12s— from last year’s team, while four Grade 11s who played at the junior level have also made the cut. Chatha especially likes his team’s athleticism and energy. “We don’t believe in one key player, but in a team concept,” he says. “To achieve success every player is important and we need them to be playing their best every game. Our aim is to improve every day and to play hard.” Though longtime Steveston-London coach Les Hamaguchi says his team is in “rebuilding mode,” he still believes the Sharks can contend for another Richmond title. The Sharks return eight players from last year’s team, but only Aliya Prasad (a zone and league all-star) was a starter. Forward Precilia Kong and guard Emily Ip were a big part of last years’
rotation and Hamaguchi expects both will have productive seasons. Also back are Joan Canave, Alexa Santiago, Michelle Koo, Joanne Li, and Johwena Si. Grade 11s Yoyo Mok, Queena Zeng, Crystal Mattu, Rebecca Chen, Janice Wong, and Tina Daschuk round out the roster. Popular Hugh Boyd Trojans’ mentor Stuart Ruttan has every reason to believe in his players too. “I like our athleticism and experience, and we have a bit more depth with five seniors returning and six Grade 11s who are just beginning to understand the senior game,” he explains. “The key to our team’s success will be the bench strength to sustain a solid set of starters. It will be a process, but one that should be fun.” Hoping to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish, the Hugh McRoberts Strikers boast five returning players (two Grade 12s) to help along six other Grade 12s who haven’t played hoops the past couple of seasons but were part of city cham-
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