Bechard Powers U13 Wildcats to Gold in London

The U13 Chatham-Kent Wildcats Bantam Girls team captured gold at the London Gold Medal tournament this weekend. Burke Bechard led all Chatham-Kent players in points in the tournament. After finishing 5th last year in provincials, the Chatham-Kent Wildcats are setting their sights on bigger things this season.

Below are game by game results from the tournament:

Pool Play

Chatham-Kent 53
Niagara Red Raiders 34

Logan Kucera – 10, Burke Bechard – 9, Allyson Huckle and McKenna Ladd both with 8, Kaylee Boulley – 6, Julia Rush – 4, Lauren Ball and Loren Koluk both with 3, Brooke Mackinnon – 2

Chatham-Kent 64
London 86’ers 13

Burke Bechard – 17, Loren Koluk – 14, Brooke Mackinnon – 8, McKenna Ladd – 6, Logan Kucera, Allyson Huckle, Lauren Ball and Kaylee Boulley all with 4, Riley Torres – 2, Julia Rush – 1

Chatham-Kent 67
Ancaster ABC Magic 9

Burke Bechard – 14, Lauren Ball – 12, Loren Koluk – 10, Logan Kucera and McKenna Ladd both with 6, Julia Rush, Riley Torres and Kaylee Boulley all with 4, Jana Kucera – 2, Allyson Huckle – 1

Semi-final

Chatham-Kent 54
London Gold Medal 9

Allyson Huckle and Burke Bechard both with 10, Jana Kucera – 8, Julia Rush and Kaylee Boulley both with 6, Lauren Ball – 5, Logan Kucera and McKenna Ladd both with 4, Riley Torres – 3, Brooke Mackinnon – 1

Championship

Chatham-Kent 44
London Ramblers 24

Logan Kucera and Burke Bechard both with 7, Brooke Mackinnon – 6, McKenna Ladd – 5, Lauren Ball – 4, Allyson Huckle, Riley Torres, Loren Koluk and Jana Kucera all with 2

The Chatham-Kent Wildcats U13 now travels to Toronto January 20 for a tournament featuring last year’s top 8 in the Provincial Championships.