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Bobcats Outduel Ghosts in CBC Final

Jonas Emilsson
www.KramMag.com

According to his coach, Derek Kroetsch played the game of his life in Saturday night’s final of the prestigious Calgary Basketball Classic pre-season tournament.

The Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats’ 6′2″ forward exploded for 26 points in a dominant performance that helped lead his team to a 79-71 victory over the Bishop Grandin Ghosts.

“I’ll be honest with you, Derek Kroetsch, that is the best game I’ve ever seen him play, probably of his life – that was awesome,” said Bobcats’ coach Kurt Luttmerding. “The thing is, Coach Petrone and myself, we knew that he had that kind of game in him and he’s finally buying in to what we’ve been preaching for two years now.”

The two teams came into the final as the No. 1 (Ghosts) and No. 2 (Bobcats) ranked senior boys basketball teams in Calgary, and the game lived up to its hype as they put on an exciting finale for the fans that packed into the gym at Crescent Heights High School.

The Bobcats used their overall size advantage to mercilessly attack the rim despite the defensive presence of the Ghosts’ outstanding big men Deiter Posein and George Jackson.

The strategy worked for the Bobcats as they had one of those games where everything they threw at the hoop seemed to fall.

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The Ghosts countered with big plays from 6′4″ shooting guard LJ Hegwood, who commanded special attention from the Bobcats’ physical defenders. Hegwood finished with a hard-earned 24 points to lead the Ghosts’ offense. Continue…