The Pitt Meadows Marauders defeated the Maple Ridge Ramblers 69-44 in senior boys’ AAA basketball league play Thursday.
The game was 29-29 at the half. Pitt hit 12 three-pointers in the game.
Friday, Ridge rebounded with a 79-39 win over the Thomas Haney Thunder.
Then on Saturday, the Ramblers downed first-place Robert Bateman 65-61. Tristan Coumont led Ridge with 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in that game. Josh Solk scored 15 points, while Burke Brussow added 13 and Will Chartrand, eight.
Pitt lost 51-47 to MEI on Saturday.
League play-offs start Wednesday at Bateman in Abbotsford.
• The host Maple Ridge Ramblers opened the Fraser Valley junior girls’ basketball championships Monday with a 54-9 win over R.E. Mountain.
In the second round, Ridge downed Credo Christian 31-19.
But in the championship round Thursday, the Ramblers fell 40-24 to Brookswood.
They rebounded Friday with a 46-39 victory over Sardis. However, Ridge fell 60-32 to Terry Fox on Saturday.
Pitt Meadows fell 64-19 to Sullivan Heights in the first round.
• In junior boys, Westview won 62-56 over Terry Fox to start last week, but then lost 68-55 to Panorama Ridge. SRT fell to Yale in the opening round, 89-54.
Pitt opened with a 58-51 win over Queen Elizabeth, then defeated Lord Tweedsmuir 71-69.
The Marauders downed Guildford Park 56-40 in the championship round Thursday, then defeated W.J .Mouat 50-48 Friday to advance to the championship final.
In that game, Pitt lost 58-40 to Walnut Grove.
In Grade 9 boys, Pitt Meadows opened with a 50-48 win over North Delta, but then fell 43-36 to Heritage Woods.
Pitt defeated Terry Fox 57-42 on Thursday, but lost 49-47 to Yale on Friday.
On Saturday, they lost 57-43 to Semiahmoo.
In AAA senior girls, Maple Ridge lost its opening game, 69-31 to Best. The Ramblers then fell 52-38 to Heritage Woods.
In AA senior boys, SRT opened the valleys Saturday with a 74-38 win over Abby Traditional. Westview defeated Langley Fundamental 92-50.