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New Westminster Hyacks hoop teams both win at home
Tom Berridge
STM football
St. Thomas More Knights junior varsity football team made short work of Mt. Douglas in the playoffs, but the senior team might have a more difficult time this Saturday, when it meets the three-time defending AAA champions in a B.C. high school semifinal at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday at 5 p.m.Larry Wright

Tony Wang and Justin Aidoo led the New Westminster Hyacks team to a split of varsity high school boys’ basketball games this week.

Wang and Aidoo both put up 18 points in New West’s 72-44 win over Eric Hamber on Monday. Airon Nisperos also chipped in with a dozen points.

Leading 32-24 at halftime, the Hyacks led off the third quarter with a 17-0 run and never looked back.

The following night was a different story in a fast-paced contest against A.R. MacNeill at home.

MacNeill came out on top with a 70-68 win in a game that had 10 lead changes.

Wang led the Hyacks with 20 points. Aidoo added 15.

In senior girls’ basketball, the honourable mention Hyacks upset No. 10-ranked Maple Ridge 49-41 at home on Tuesday.

Celia Palmer led the Hyacks with 13 points, while Justice Steer potted 12 points. Zoe Roberts and Emma Forgie added eight and seven points, respectively.

New West led 30-15 at halftime.