Many of the best high school basketball players in Surrey will play their last game Friday, April 5 at Enver Creek Secondary.
Twenty-four boys and 18 girls, all in their Grade 12 seasons, will play in the annual Surrey All-Star Classic. For the boys, more than $12,000 in scholarships will be presented.
The girls game tips off at 6 p.m., with the boys following at 7:30 p.m.
Tyus Allen, the Most Valuable Player in January’s Surrey RCMP Classic, is one of four players from the White Rock Christian Academy Warriors in the all-star game. Vartan Tanielian and Sam Ykema of the Warriors were named to the RCMP Classic all-star team and will join Allen in the all-star game along with White Rock Christian teammate Peter Spangehl.
Other RCMP all-stars that will play at Enver Creek next week include Pavan Lehal and Bradyn Norris of the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, Obi Udevi of the Panorama Ridge Thunder, Grant Campbell of the Fraser Heights Firehawks, and Gurkirat Kular and Nick Jhauj of the Enver Creek Cougars.
Other players selected to play include David Ahmad and Rajan Gill of Enver Creek, Cole Cameron and Brad Lenglet of the North Surrey Spartans, Jackie Deng and Kanwal Sahota of the Fleetwood Park Dragons, Will Dichuk of Fraser Heights, Alex Hadikin and Brett Walker of the Elgin Park Orcas, Arjan Rai of the Tamanawis Wildcats, Paarus Sahi of Lord Tweedsmuir, Vendant Sharma of the Queen Elizabeth Royals, Tysen Stoddart of the Pacific Academy Breakers, and William Tang of the Princess Margaret Lions.
The Fleetwood Park Dragons, winners of the Surrey Firefighters Classic, has placed three players in the girls all-star game, including Firefighters MVP Shilpa Khanna. Robeen Jaj and Simran Bir are the other two Dragons invited.
Others whole will be playing next week after being named to the Dream Team all-star squad at the Firefighters tournament are Rosanna Castro of the North Surrey Spartans and Chantal Colby of the Earl Marriott Mariners.
The girls game will also include Vanessa Jakubowski and Hayley Brooks of the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, Maleena Dhak and Harjot Ladher of the Princess Margaret Lions, Delanie Buchan of the Holy Cross Crusaders, Harlene Uppalof the Panorama Ridge Thunder, Meghan Palesch and Alison Williams of the Semiahmoo Totems, Caity Estok of the Clayton Heights Nightriders, Sam Morrell of the Enver Creek Cougars, Marie Napoleone of the Fraser Heights Firehawks, and Mackenzie Rolland and Taylor Gaines of the North Surrey Spartans.