Bantam Chatham-Kent Wildcats Win Gold at Blessed Sacrament Tournament

The Chatham-Kent Wildcats Bantam girls team came home from the Blessed Sacrament tournament in Hamilton as the Div.4A gold medalists.  Chatham started the weekend with a Friday night win over the Lindsay Wildcats 42-35.  Chatham then had wins of 39-22 over Port Colburne and 35-27 over Blessed Sacrament #2 to complete pool play undefeated. 

In the 4A semi-finals Chatham-Kent avenged early season losses to Sarnia Valhalla by winning 42-38.  Finally, in the gold medal game, the Chatham-Kent Wildcats went on to win defeat Mississauga 22-14.

Below are game by game results for the Chatham-Kent Wildcats Bantam Girls team:

Game 1:
Chatham-Kent Wildcats 42 – Lindsay Wildcats 35
Top scorers: 12 Brittany McLaren, 8 Ashley Jackson, 6 Hannah Roesch

Game 2:
Chatham-Kent Wildcats 39 – Port Colbourne Hornets 22
Top scorers: 7 Ashley Jackson, 5 Alexa Boyer, 5 Anna House

Game 3:
Chatham-Kent Wildcats 35 – Blessed Sacrament #2 27
Top Scorers: 12 Brittany McLaren, 7 Kennedy Benoit, 4 Alexa Boyer, 4 Amanda Woodrow

Semi-Finals:
Chatham-Kent Wildcats 42 – Sarnia Valhalla 38
Top Scorers: 17 Brittany McLaren, 9 Ashley Jackson, 4 Kaila Broadbent, 4 Alexa Boyer

In the Wildcats’ past two meetings with Sarnia Valhalla the team was defeated each time by an average of 16-points, and showed their true abilities by beating Valhalla in this game.

Gold Medal Game:
Chatham-Kent Wildcats 22 – Blessed Sacrament 14
Top Scorers: 12 Brittany McLaren, 4 Ashley Jackson

The Wildcats’ defense shined in the final as the team held the top Blessed Sacrament team to only 3-points in the second half, during a very low scoring game.