Players from the Thompson Okanagan proved they can run with the best basketball talent the province has to offer at the U14 level.

Both the Zone 2 boys and girls teams captured gold medals at the . Zone Championships last weekend in Langley.

The Thompson Okanagan U14 teams, which will also compete at the July 19 to 22 in Cowichan, finished the tournament with a combined 8-1 record.

The T.O. girls, wearing red, went a perfect 4-0 en route to the championship. After opening with a 58-51 win over Fraser River Friday,the Zone 2 squad defeated North West (Zone 7) 56-16 to earn a bye into the semifinals.

In the crossover semi, Zone 2 jumped out to a 16-0 lead over Fraser Valley (Zone 3) and coasted to a 41-30 win.

In the championship final, Thompson Okanagan completed its gold medal run with a 39-28 victory over Vancouver Coastal (Zone 5).

On the boys draw, Thompson-Okanagan opened up with an 80-21 win Friday over the Vancouver Island (Zone 6) U13 team. Zone 2 then posted a 69-49 victory over Fraser River (Zone 4) before falling by four to Vancouver-Coastal (Zone 5), 62-58.

Still first in their pool, the select U14 boys from the Thompson Okanagan downed Vancouver Island (Zone 6) 60-45 in the semifinal.

In the final Zone 2 once again outlasted the orange team from Zone 4 (Fraser River) 55-46, to bring home a dual championship for the Thompson Okanagan.

The tournament helps determine seeding for the 5-on-5 portion of the basketball competition at the upcoming B.C. Summer Games.

For basketball at the Games, the age groups are U13 and U14.

The U14 teams play traditional 5-on-5 games, while the U13 teams play 3-on-3 basketball.

Of note, the Thompson Okanagan teams finished with a gold and a bronze in the girls 3-of-3 on May 19 in 琉璃神社.

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