MOOSE JAW -- The CFB Esquimalt Tritons capped a perfect week with a victory in the gold medal game Thursday during the Canadian Armed Forces Canada West Men’s Basketball Championship at 15 Wing.
The B.C.-based Tritons went unbeaten through the round robin with a 4-0 record and kept the roll going in the playoffs, defeating the tournament host Prairie Flyers 75-59 in the gold medal game.
A/SLt. Joel McCrossin was the player of the game for Esquimalt in the final, while 2Lt Derek Haines took the honour for Moose Jaw.
You can check out the full gold medal contest right here:
Esquimalt advanced to the championship final with a 71-43 win over Manitoba-based CFB Shilo, with Lt(N) Owen Murphy the game star for the Tritons and Cpt. Carlin Schulenberg for Shilo.
Moose Jaw had a closer time of it in their semifinal, downing Alberta-based 4 Wing Cold Lake 67-62. Cpl. Norman Sigua was named 15 Wing’s top player and Cpl Tyrus Hamilton was Cold Lake’s game star.
Esquimalt’s round robin run included a 104-44 win over Shilo, 76-46 win over Vancouver Island’s 19 Wing Comox, 92-56 victory against Cold Lake and 81-50 win against Moose Jaw.
Be sure to check out the for all the scores and players of the game from the tournament.
