The St. Anthony’s Senior Boys Sabres basketball team hosted their 14th annual home tournament and invited some tough competition.
The Sabres had six schools including Beiseker, Rundle Academy of Calgary, Ecole de la Rose Sauvage from Airdrie, Our Lady of the Snows from Canmore, Holy Cross Collegiate of Strathmore, and Airdrie come to the tournament.
The Sabres first played Beiseker in a competitive game but fell 67-41.
This put them on the consolation side of the draw where they played Rundle, this time coming up with a 53-30 win.
This put them into the consolation final to face Holy Cross Collegiate. They played well but fell 66-31.
Coach of the Sabres Chris Curtis says he was proud of this team. He has a young squad with a core of just six players.
“We were playing fully fledged teams with 12 and 14 players, and I thought we were outgunned,” said Curtis. “But I thought the boys played really well.”
He said Braden Mazereeuw and Jhett Douglass showed great leadership throughout the tournament.
“I think it was a very good experience for the boys, I think the majority rose to the challenge,” said Curtis.
To support the team, a few players from the junior high ranks came up to play. Curtis said Rundle demonstrated great sportsmanship by giving them four players to help supplement their squad.
“Our team saw what a difference there was to play with enough players, you can go at a faster pace, and take more liberties with plays, so they learned a lot from that.”
