The Summerland Secondary School junior boys basketball team attended a tournament in snowy Barriere this past weekend and placed second to a scrappy team from Pemberton Secondary in a 43-37 finish.
The championship game was an exciting affair, with the lead changing numerous times between the two teams.
In the end, the Pemberton team pulled out the victory with a strong defensive effort and some timely steals.
Geoff Stathers and Sam Kane put in strong defensive efforts for the Summerland Rockets, and Geoff Stathers and Landon Brickenden led the scoring attack with eight and 14 points respectively.
In the first game of the tourney, the Rockets played Bella Coola and scored a 60-31 victory. Jared Breitkreuz, Brickenden and Riley Ledoux led the team in scoring with 17, 14 and 10 points each.
In the second game, the team played Ashcroft and dominated the contest from the opening tip off.
In the end, Summerland pulled out a strong 58-6 victory.
The boys played excellent team defense and every member of the team scored points in the lopsided victory.
Taylor Ledoux led the scoring with 11 points, followed by Spencer McIntosh with eight points, and Geoff Stathers contributed six points.
Two Summerland Rockets were chosen for the five-person All-Star team, based on their play for all three tournament games.
Kane and Brickenden were both rewarded with all-star selections by the tournament director.
The next action for the junior boys team is Dec. 20 and 21 at the Fred Fedorak Winter Classic tournament at Penticton Secondary School.