Martin Bogajev and Grade 11 guard Jermaine Haley were both named second team all-stars for Burnaby South at the Legal Beagle basketball tournament last weekend.
South finished up in fourth place at the Beagle following a 63-60 win in overtime over honourable mention Yale on the consolation side of the draw at Terry Fox Secondary last Saturday. Bogajev led the South Rebels with 20 points in the win.
South senior guard Taylor Smith was named the winner of the Terry Fox character award following the tournament.
“We’re showing signs of getting better in some areas, but there’s still much room for improvement,” said Smith, following the team’s fall from No. 5 in the rankings to 10th place last week. “We have to get more polish in the offensive end and more grit in the defensive end, and we’ll win more games.”
South got very balanced scoring from its lineup, opening the tourney with a 75-69 win over W.J. Mouat in a battle of No. 10 seeds.
The Rebels fell to the backside of the draw following a 74-65 loss to No. 4 Holy Cross on Friday.
South rebounded with a 10-point win over former honourable mention Vancouver College to advance to the consolation final against Yale.
On Wednesday, the Rebels take on district rival Byrne Creek in Burnaby/New Westminster league play at South at 3:30 p.m.
