A combined New Westminster/Burnaby girls' team won the provincial zone u-15 basketball title at the Langley Events Centre on Sunday.
The BurWest team was made up of seven New Westminster players - Nina Lalic, Katie Bruyneel, Emma Forgie, Tea Canton, Madisen Obrovac, Justice Steer and Zoe Roberts, - Nikko Sahagun, Nadine Stewart, Gabrielle Laguerta and Zion Corrales Nelson from St. Thomas More Collegiate and Jacey Bailey, who played up on Burnaby Mountain's senior team last season, rounded out the district dozen.
BNW defeated South Okanagan 42-32 in the championship final.
Last year, BurWest lost to Fraser Valley in the event final.
"We had a nice mix," said BNW coach Doug Woodward. "We went on a 14-2 run at the end of the game. It was everybody, everybody was making something happen."
The local district side needed all 10 players in its final-four matchup before eking its way into the first-place final with a 37-35 win over South Vancouver Island in the semifinals.
In the quarter-finals, BNW defeated Richmond/ Delta by a 52-42 scoreline.
BurWest opened with a 34-11 victory over Surrey/ Langley.
The u-15 boys' competition was run in conjunction with the girls' tournament.
The u-14 Basketball B.C. provincial zone championships will be happening this week also at the Langley Events Centre.
A combined Burnaby/ New Westminster zone girls' team will take on 16 teams from across the province in the May 24 to 25 event.
