By rdnewsNOW staff

Semi-finals set for wheelchair basketball

Feb 19, 2019 | 10:17 PM

Undefeated Alberta and four-time defending champion Quebec secured the top spots in their respective wheelchair basketball pools and will face Ontario and New Brunswick, respectively, in the semifinals Wednesday at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Ontario and Quebec will face off at 3 p.m. and New Brunswick and Alberta will battle it out at 5 p.m. at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

The medal games take place on Thursday at 5 p.m. MST and 7 p.m. MST.

Alberta continued its winning streak Tuesday with a 66-30 win over Nova Scotia, locking up first place in their pool. Calgary native Jalen Shannon was the offensive catalyst for Alberta, finishing with 18 points.

New Brunswick started the day off on a high with a 52-41 win over Manitoba, improving their record 2-1 and securing a spot in the semifinals.

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British Columbia kept their momentum going with a 49-31 win over Newfoundland.

Quebec joined Alberta in the undefeated category after overpowering Saskatchewan 65-58 in a tightly contested match.

Ontario was victorious in their game against B.C. with a final score of 63-39 to finish second in their pool and advance to the semifinals where they will attempt to end Quebec’s 24-game winning streak at Canada Games.

With both teams in search of their first win, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland faced off for the last game of the day. Newfoundland claimed the victory in the end with a final score of 41-30.   

Gavin Baggs of Paradise is the youngest player competing in the wheelchair basketball competition at Canada Games at the age of 11 for Team Newfoundland. Baggs is making an impact on the court with a 67 per cent field goal percentage

(With file from Wheelchair Basketball Canada media release)