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Men's and Women's Basketball gets underway from St. Catharines as 2022 Canada Games begins
ST.CATHARINES, Ont. – Both the boys and girls basketball tournament kicked off Monday at the 2022 Canada Games.
Team Alberta made a big statement in Pool C with a 107-36 victory over the Yukon. Alberta’s Bubu Benjamin put on a dunk exhibition in the victory, putting together a number of highlight-reel jams, including a breakaway windmill slam in the first quarter as Alberta jumped ahead to a 19-0 run.
Elsewhere in Pool C, Team British Columbia defeated Team Newfoundland and Labrador 115-83. In Pool A, Team Nova Scotia took down the Team Northwest Territories 129-46 and Manitoba downed Team P.E.I. 103-55. Unfortunately, a member of P.E.I. appeared to suffer an ankle injury and was forced to leave the court with assistance. Lastly, in Pool B, seven-foot-six centre and his Team Quebec squad topped Team Saskatchewan 115-76 and Team Ontario got off to a winning start with an 87-77 victory over New Brunswick, however an Ontario player appeared to sprain an ankle and left the game hobbling, but under his own power and didn’t return..
Meanwhile, in the girls’ tournament, Quebec and Alberta got off to 1-0 starts each in Pool A with victories over Saskatchewan and B.C., respectively. In Pool B, Ontario and Manitoba began their tournaments on the right foot, with Ontario toppling P.E.I. and the Northwest Territories falling to Manitoba. And Pool C, Nova Scotia overcame its maritime rival Newfoundland and Labrador, while another Atlantic Canada team, New Brunswick beat Yukon.
Here’s a look at how the standings in both tournaments so far:
BOYS
Pool A
Ontario 1-0
Quebec 1-0
New Brunswick 0-1
Saskatchewan 0-1
Pool B
Manitoba 1-0
Nova Scotia 1-0
Northwest Territories 0-1
P.E.I. 0-1
Pool C
Alberta 1-0
British Columbia 1-0
Newfoundland and Labrador 0-1
Yukon 0-1
GIRLS
Pool A
Alberta 1-0
Saskatchewan 1-0
British Columbia 0-1
Quebec 0-1
Pool B
Manitoba 1-0
Ontario 1-0
Northwest Territories 0-1
P.E.I. 0-1
Pool C
New Brunswick 1-0
Nova Scotia 1-0
Newfoundland and Labrador 0-1
Yukon 0-1
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