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2024 All Native Basketball Tournament: Day 1 Recap

Women’s, Masters and Intermediate Division in action Feb. 10

Opening day of the 2024 All Native Basketball tournament was a day for blowouts, as it frequently is with higher seeds lining up against lower seeds.

Of the seven games on the schedule the smallest gap in final scores was 20 points with Gitxsan (Hazelton) defeating Gitxaala (Kitkatla) 83 - 63 in the Intermediate division.

The biggest thrashing came at the expense of the Lax Kw’alaams Masters who were only able to put up 37 points against Prince Rupert’s 98.

All divisions were in action on Day 1 except for the Seniors with four women’s games, two masters matchups and one intermediate tilt.

All games were played in the Main Gym as the Prince Rupert Rampage were playing their first CIHL Round 1 Playoff game against the Hazelton Wolverines in the Arena. The Wolverines defeated the Rampage 5-2. The best-of-three-game series to determine who will play the Terrace River Kings for the division title now moves to Hazelton for Game 2 on Feb. 17 and Game 3 (if necessary) on Feb. 18.

Following the hockey game, the ANBT floor crew quickly got to work installing the basketball court for games starting this morning (Feb. 11) at 8 a.m.

There are 14 games scheduled for Day 2 with opening ceremonies set to kick off at 8 p.m. featuring the Gitxsan Thunder Dance Group.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024 RESULTS

WOMEN’S DIVISION

All games played in the main gym

9:30 a.m. Kitamaat (Haisla) 77 vs Lax Kwa’alaams 46

Top scorers

Kitamaat - McKenna Stevens 28

Lax Kw’alaams - Cora Sankey 21

1:00 p.m. Gitmidiik (New Aiyansh) 47 vs Hesquiaht 70

Top scorers

Gitmidiik - Mariah Moore 22

Hesquiaht - Jada Touchie 20

6:30 p.m. Gitxaala (Kikatla) 82 vs Gitga’at (Hartley Bay) 32

Top scorers

Gitxaala - Gail McKay 13

Gitga’at - Tracy Reid 17

8:00 p.m. Laxgalts’ap (Greenville) 82 vs Ahousaht 51

Top scorers

Laxgalts’ap - Kristy Innes 29

Ahousat - Zakariyah Thomas 14

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

All games will be played in the main gym

4:00 p.m. Gitxsan (Hazelton) 83 vs Gitxaala (Kitkatla) 63

Top scorers

Gitxsan - Skyler Chisan 27

Gitxaala - Chris Wilson 24

MASTERS DIVISION

All games played in the main gym

8:00 a.m. Gitxaala (Kikatla) 35 vs Gitxsan (Hazelton) 85

Top scorers

Gitxaala - Jermey Brown 11

Gitxsan - Mike Wesley 16

2:30 p.m. Lax Kw’alaams 37 vs Prince Rupert 98

Top scorers

Lax Kw’alaams - Will Sheppard 17

Prince Rupert - Kyle Cline 28



Thom Barker

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After graduating with a geology degree from Carleton University and taking a detour through the high tech business, Thom started his journalism career as a fact-checker for a magazine in Ottawa in 2002.
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