Eagles -- 2007

2006-2007 SBMC U13 Eagles Selects


2007 Eagles Selects

NoPlayerPositionSchoolGrade
3Jovan ZigicFMarlborough7
5Andrew MorrisFMarlborough7
9Mateo EstacioGSt. Patricks7
10Denzel LaguertaG12th Ave7
12Michael CarneyG/FOur Lady of Mercy7
20Nick TermansenGMulgrave7
24Quentin NguyenG/FChamplain Heights7
25Allan WuFStride Ave7
35Nick IrvineFDouglas Road7
50Pei HuFBurnaby South8

The 2007 edition of the Selects featured several players that would have to be considered among the top grade 7's in the province. It also had something which SBMC had been lacking the past four or five campaigns, an abundance of height. By season's end two players exceeded 6'2" and another was a solid 5'11". All but one of the boys on the team had either played the previous year on the grade 6 development squad or were returning 2006 Selects or All-Stars. As in the past few years, the Club's top U13 team was again much disciplined on offense with fine ball handlers and outside shooters and played solid team defense.

South Burnaby repeated as the U13 Metro League champion going undefeated over 12 games. Although many of the early wins may have come easily, by the end of the league there was not that much separating the Eagles from the Richmond and Surrey Clubs. Playing the team in the SBMC U15 house league was also a great benefit to the boys' development as it was a challenge to play against the larger and quicker athletes.

The team entered three tournaments in the States and was a respectable 6 & 4 against the stronger American squads. It was particularly gratifying when the coach of the Ferndale Eagles, the top North Cascades AAU League grade 7 team, commented that our game was the toughest they had played in quite a while.

Metro League Results

Nov 19/06SBMC 55 - Seymour 24Quentin Nguyen 18 / Mike Carney 12
Dec 3/06SBMC 51 - Richmond 32Nick Irvine 13 / Denzel Laguerta 10
Dec 3/06SBMC 55 - Surrey 34Allan Wu 20 / Denzel Laguerta 12
Dec 10/06SBMC 92 - TCYBA 33Allan Wu 20 / Nick Irvine 16
Jan 07/07SBMC 75 - Filcansa 36Pei Hui 18 / Nick Irvine 15
Jan 13/07SBMC 50 - Seymour 33Quentin Nguyen 9 / Denzel Laguerta 9
Jan 14/07SBMC 59 - Filcansa 24Allan Wu 13 / Nick Irvine 12
Jan 21/07SBMC 51 - Richmond 42Quentin Nguyen 16 / Denzel Laguerta 15
Jan 28/07SBMC 86 - TCYBA 23Denzel Laguerta 26 / Nick Irvine 16
Feb 4/07SBMC 56 - Surrey 46Denzel Laguerta 15 / Mike Carney 12
Feb 25/07 SSBMC 59 - Seymour 28Nick Irvine 16 / Allan Wu 14
Mar 4/07 CSBMC 58 - Surrey 54Nick Irvine 18 / Denzel Laguerta 15

Blaine AAU Tournament

Nov 25/06SBMC 48 - Blaine 19Quentin Nguyen 17 / Pei Hu 10
Nov 25/06SBMC 44 - Lynden 42Quentin Nguyen 15 / Nick Irvine 12

Whatcom AAU Hoop Slam

Dec 16/06Ferndale 60 - SBMC 49Quentin Nguyen 17 / Allan Wu 12
Dec 16/06SBMC 57 - Blaine 41Nick Irvine 14 / Denzel Laguerta 14
Dec 17/06Regulators 52 - SBMC 47Denzel Laguerta 26 / Quentin Nguyen 12
Dec 17/06SBMC 55 - Sedro 45Denzel Laguerta 15 / Nick Irvine 13

Ferndale - Dylan Crayton Memorial

Feb 10/07SBMC 52 - Sedro Woolley 32Denzel Laguerta 13 / Nick Irvine 9
Feb 10/07Blue Devils 45 - SBMC 44Quentin Nguyen 11 / Denzel Laguerta 8
Feb 11/07Burlington 44 - SBMC 41Allan Wu 21 / Quentin Nguyen 8
Feb 11/07SBMC 54 - Mariners 32Nick Irvine 25 / Allan Wu 19

Metropolis Basketball Classic

Mar 16/07SBMC 59 - Blaine 26Nick Irvine 22 / Allan Wu 11
Mar 17/07SBMC 62 - RBL 38Allan Wu 11 / Quentin Nguyen 10
Mar 17/07SBMC 56 - SBMC AllStars 37Pei Hu 12 / Michael Carney 9
Mar 17/07SBMC 92 - Richmond Stars 40Quentin Nguyen 18 / Allan Wu 18
Mar 18/07SBMC 36 - RYBL 31Denzel Laguerta 9 / Nick Irvine 8

U13 Club Championships

The Selects became the first team since Filcansa in 1997 to repeat as the Boys A Division Champion. The semi final against the RBL Rebels was easily the most exciting game of the season. South Burnaby calmly overcame a 7 point deficit in the last 3 minutes of the game and pulled ahead for good with 5 seconds remaining to win 50 to 49. Nick Irvine led the Eagles in scoring with 70 points while Quentin Nguyen with 45 and Michael Carney and Allan Wu with 37 points were the other top scorers. As usual, Denzel Laguerta at point guard played a major role in the team's success.

Apr 5/07SBMC 60 - Seymour 38Quentin Nguyen 15 / Nick Irvine 13
Apr 6/07SBMC 55 - Surrey 47Nick Irvine 14 / Quentin Nguyen 12
Apr 6/07SBMC 73 - RBL Punishers 54Michael Carney 14 / Nick Irvine 14
Apr 7/07 *SSBMC 50 - RBL Rebels 49Nick Irvine 18 / Allan Wu 9
Apr 7/07 *CSBMC 44 - RBL Punishers 36Nick Irvine 11 / Denzel Laguerta 9



2006-2007 SBMC U13 Eagles Metro Stars


2007 Eagles Metro Stars

NoPlayerPositionSchoolGrade
3Khyn SarmientoGDouglas Road6
7Taylor SmithGRenfrew5
8Yancey AmbroseFPitt River7
10Luka ZaharijevicFHudson6
15Deni ZulicFMaywood7
25Marion Nzuzi LuakaGGlenwood7
30David MajstorovicFStride Ave6
31Joseph HeldalFCorpus Christie7
32Chad PayneFSperling7
33George KovacGMarlborough7
41Joey WongFSt Francis Xavier6
45Himmat WaraichFNational Academy6

The Metro Stars were SBMC's entry into the U13 Metro League's B Division and were intended to be a development team. Half the squad had been ID'ed as the Club's top grade 6's and the remainder were a strong batch of grade 7's which would make the team competitive. The Stars exceeded everyone's expectations by going undefeated and capturing the Metro League's B Championship. The team was disbanded prior to the U13 Club Championships to form the nucleus 94 All-Stars and 95 All-Stars squads for the Provincials.

Metro League Results

Nov 11/06SBMC 47 - South Delta 14
Nov 19/06SBMC 49 - Rmd Beststars 24
Dec 3/06SBMC 38 - Surrey 21
Dec 10/06SBMC 72 - Abbotsford 59
Dec 17/06SBMC 60 - Pitt Meadows 50
Jan 07/07SBMC 75 - 3D 39
Jan 14/07SBMC 51 - North Langley 38
Jan 21/07SBMC 58 - White Rock 53
Jan 28/07SBMC 65 - Rmd Christian 24
Feb 4/07SBMC 63 - South Langley 14
Feb 18/07 SSBMC 56 - South Delta 33
Mar 4/07 CSBMC 48 - White Rock 47

Blaine AAU Tournament

Nov 25/06SBMC - Blaine 6's
Nov 25/06Regulators - SBMC



2006-2007 SBMC U13 94 All-Stars


2007 All-Stars 94

NoPlayerPositionSchoolGrade
8Yancey AmbroseFPitt River7
15Deni ZulicFMaywood7
22Ian SorianoGStride Ave6
25Marion Nzuzi LuakaGGlenwood7
31Joseph HeldalFCorpus Christie7
32Chad PayneFSperling7
33George KovacGMarlborough7
34Aleksey KimFChaffey Burke7
35Goran PericFNelson7

The 94 All-Stars were the grade 7 component of the SBMC Metro Stars with a few of the stronger U13 house league players. The team almost didn't get off the ground as they never did have a practice where more than 6 or 7 players were in attendance. The All-Stars were entered in the Steve Nash Club Championships' B Division. They dominated their competition, outscoring their opponents by 160 points on the way to the title. The top scorer was George Kovac with 72 points followed by Marrion Nzuzi Luaka with 57, Chad Payne with 53 and Yancey Ambrose with 52 points.

U13 Club Championships

Apr 6/07SBMC 67 - Richmond 33Deni Zulic 15 / Chad Payne 14
Apr 6/07SBMC 53 - RBL 26Marrion Nzuzi Luaka 18 / George Kovac 10
Apr 7/07 *QSBMC 73 - 3D 27Marrion Nzuzi Luaka 17 / Chad Payne 15
Apr 7/07 *SSBMC 61 - TCYBA 26George Kovac 18 / Yancey Ambrose 14
Apr 7/07 *CSBMC 58 - S. Delta 40George Kovac 17 / Yancey Ambrose 12



2006-2007 SBMC U13 95 All-Stars


2007 All-Stars 95

NoPlayerPositionSchoolGrade
3Khyn SarmientoGDouglas Road6
4Brenden BaileyGMorley5
7Taylor SmithGRenfrew5
10Luka ZaharijevicFHudson6
14Skylar SheehanG5
25Matt ShannikFWindsor6
30David MajstorovicFStride Ave6
40Reese MorrisFMarlborough5
41Joey WongFSt Francis Xavier6
45Himmat WaraichFNational Academy6

The 95 All-Stars were a collection of SBMC's top grade 5 & 6 players with the core of the team having played with the Metro Stars during the winter. They acted as the Club's development team and competed in the Club Championships C Division. For the third time in the past 4 years, South Burnaby captured the C Division crown going undefeated in the 5 team round robin format. Brenden Bailey was named the division's top playmaker and David Majstorovic the outstanding player.

U13 Club Championships

Apr 6/07SBMC 47 - Pitt 29David Majstorovic 12 / Luka Zaharijevic 8
Apr 6/07SBMC 51 - McClure 20Brenden Bailey 18 / Luka Zaharijevic 10
Apr 6/07SBMC 44 - SBMC Flyers 38Brenden Bailey 16 / Matt Shannik 7
Apr 7/07SBMC 40 - W Rock 22Luka Zaharijevic 15 / David Majstorovic 11



2006-2007 SBMC U13 Flyers

NoPlayerPositionSchoolGrade
3Dilsharon SekhonGQueensborough7
4Nathan CajiuatGMacCorkingdale7
9Parmveer BhullarFCascades7
10Brandon LoGStride Ave7
14Eric WongGClinton7
15Eric SinghFInman7
20Ben HieltjesFGlenbrook7
21Rahil PathakFInman7
23Hasrit SidhuFQueensborough7
24Tim KimFStride Ave7

The 95 Flyers were a squad of grade 7's from the SBMC U13 house league and the South Burnaby's second entry in the Club Championships C Division. The boys had an excellent tournament going 3 & 1 with their only loss being to the SBMC 95 All-Stars. Hasrit Sidhu led the Flyers in scoring with 60 points while Dilsharon Sekhon with 50 and Tim Kim with 38 made major contributions to the Flyers 2nd place finish.

U13 Club Championships

Apr 6/07SBMC 69 - McClure 27Hasrit Sidhu 23 / Dilsharon Sekhon 14
Apr 6/07SBMC 61 - W Rock 30Hasrit Sidhu 22 / Ben Hieltjes 10
Apr 6/07SBMC 95's 44 - SBMC 38Dilsharon Sekhon 14 / Tim Kim 8
Apr 7/07SBMC 52 - Pitt 45Dilsharon Sekhon 13 / Tim Kim 12