Boys and Girls Wildcats Win Gold
Chatham-Kent Wildcats Novice Girls win gold – Contributed Photo
At the Huron Lakers Tournament in Sarnia, the Novice Girls won all four games they played en route to gold.
The beat the London Ramblers 36-20, Huron Lakers 34-16, and Tecumseh Saints 41-22, before beating the Saints again 31-28 in the gold medal game.
The Major Atom Chatham-Kent Wildcats went 4-0 to win the London Gold Medal. Chatham-Kent opened the tournament with a 36-31 win over the Guelph Phoenix. Russell Jacques scored 12-points, while Ethan Jordan had 8-points for the Wildcats.
Facing the Cambridge Centaurions, all twelve Wildcats hit the scoresheet in their 46-17 win.
Their third game, against the St. Thomas Shock, Evan Torres paced all scorers with 11-points, helping Chatham-Kent to their second 36-31 win of the tournament. Jordan had 8-points, while Jacques had 7, and Jackson Moon and Bennett Schaffer each chipped in with 6.
In the final, facing the Guelph Phoenix again, Chatham-Kent featured a balanced attack, with Jordan and Torres scoring 8-points, and Moon, Hunter Blommers, Luke Smolders, and Stefan Borovacinin each scoring 6-points, as the Wildcats defeated Guelph 41-29 to take Gold.
Novice Boys Chatham-Kent Wildcats win gold – Contributed Photo