ECWBL Tournament 1: Recap

Jaimie Randall

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This weekend saw the first tournament in the 2026-2027 Senior East Coast Wheelchair Basketball League. Athletes from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI came out to play some hard fought games. Team Royal came out on top during this first tournament by winning all three of their games. Game results and tournament photos can be seen below.

Game one of the tournament saw Team Royal (59) dominate over Team Red (39). The Royal Team was led by Jack Sampson with 20 points, followed by Brandon Gillis with 17 points and Shane Dunnett with 14 points. Team Red was led by Westley Johnson with 17 points and Desiree Isaac Pictou with 13 points.

Game two saw Team Royal (59) take on Team Navy (39). Team Royal top scorers stayed consistent, Shane Dunnett leading with 18 points followed by Jack Sampson with 17 and Brandon Gillis with 15 points. Team Navy responded with Ashton Pictou scoring 15 points and Jaimie Randall with 9 points.

Game three saw Team Red (59) take the lead over Team Navy (39). This game was controlled by Liam Murray scoring 34 points for Team Red.

Game four saw the rematch of Team Royal (40) and Team Red (37). This was a much tighter match with the Red Team coming back in the fourth quarter to score 27 points but it was not quite enough. Team Royal was able to hold onto the win with Shane Dunnett scoring 16 points, Brandon Gillis with 9 points and Jack Sampson with 7 points. The Red Team's close comeback was led by Liam Murrary with 18 points and Westley Johnson with 9 points.

Great tournament all around! Thank you to the athletes, referees and scoretable helpers! Come check out the next tournament on January 23rd 2027 at École Claudette-Bradshaw.