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Hoop Eagles soar in recent tourneys in Washington

The South Burnaby Eagles kept busy with two trips to Washington state since their under-13 Telus Basketball Classic championship in early December. First up was the Whatcom Hoop Slam over the Christmas Break where the Eagles went 3-1.

The South Burnaby Eagles kept busy with two trips to Washington state since their under-13 Telus Basketball Classic championship in early December.

First up was the Whatcom Hoop Slam over the Christmas Break where the Eagles went 3-1.

The team's only loss was a 43-28 setback to D Block, the eventual Grade 7 tournament champions.

The victories came against the Ultimate Basketball Academy 53-52, Abbotsford 53-27 and Meridian 52-28.

High scorers for the tournament were Jovanic Castillo and Vince Sunga with a total of 33 points apiece.

South Burnaby also had a great weekend at Western Washington University in the Martin Luther King tournament.

The u-13 Eagles had the misfortune again of facing the eventual champions in their opening game, which they lost 56-48. That result was followed up with wins over Edmonds 55-44, Anacortes 50-29 and Burlington 46-42.

High scorers were Sunga with 38 points, Curtis Laigo with 37 and Eric Urmaza with 32 points.