Zion Corrales-Nelson led the St. Thomas More Knights to a 73-54 win over Lambrick Park in the opening game of the B.C. high school AA girls’ basketball championships in Langley on Wednesday.
The junior point guard matched teammate Leilani Carney with 17 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds and dishing off six assists.
Domunique Booker had a near double-double, scoring 13 and adding nine boards. Meghan Ho chipped in with eight points and five blocked shots.
STM moved into the quarter-finals against Vernon played Thursday (after Record deadlines).
In AAA play, Burnaby South lost its first-round matchup with No. 7 Mennonite Educational Institute 83-69.
Desiree Lister was South’s player of the game with 19 points.
