Burnaby South fell behind 14-0 and never recovered in its BurWest high school girls' basketball final Wednesday.
Regular season champion New Westminster defeated the Rebels 65-43 in the final to enter the upcoming Crehan Cup as the No. 1 district seed.
South garnered the No. 2 BNW seeding and will play its first game in the Lower Mainlands at Argyle Secondary on Saturday.
New West's Meriam Ali came out in the opening minutes on fire, gunning 10 first-quarter points, including a pair of threes.
New West led 20-6 after the first 10 minutes.
South was led by its two all-star recipients Pavneet Brar and Manpreet Nijjar.
Nijjar led the Rebels with 12 points. Brar chipped in with 11, including a pair of first-half treys.
Desiree Lister also added eight points to the Rebels' scoreline, all of them coming in the second half of play.
Senior Hyack guard Ariana Sider led all scorers with 20 points. Ali contributed 19 points to the win.
"I try and start with a bang and end with a bang," said the Grade 11 Ali.
Burnaby North upset third-place Byrne Creek 48-47 on Virginia Ukpabi's last-second free throw.
