The St. Anthony’s Senior Boys Sabres went away from their home tournament with two wins, a hard fought loss and a second place finish.
The Sabres hosted the annual Tournament on January 11 and 12. The team invited Morrin, Forestburg and Bassano to the round robin tourney.
The Sabres began Friday afternoon versus their neighbours to the north, Morrin. Tanner Borowicz had a monster game with 37 points and 16 rebounds. Travis Dietrich put up 18 points and 13 boards and Jakub St. Jean has 13 points and eight assists as they won 100-31.
Their second game saw the Sabres take on Forestburg. The visiting team jumped out to an early lead, ending first quarter 21-9, but the Sabres cut the lead to five at the half. Forestburg firmed up their lead in the third but the game was still in reach for the Sabres. St. Anthony’s outscored Forestburg 21-16 in the final quarter but were not able to make up the difference, and lost 64-55.
This time St. Jean was leading scorer with 15 points and four assists and Nathan Comstock picked up the pace with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
The Sabres’ final game on Saturday afternoon saw them take on Bassano. Bassano jumped out to a five-point lead after one. But the Sabres held on and won 65-60. Borowicz was back in form with 33 points and 17 rebounds. St. Jean had 13 points and Comstock had 11 points and 15 rebounds.
This was enough for the team to claim silver. The final tournament of the season before the post season is in Forestburg, February 1 and 2.
