THE RUNDOWN

Day 1 of basketball action at the 2025 Canada Summer Games is in the books, as 12 games across both 17U men’s and women’s divisions took place at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre and The Works – Field House at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

NOTEWORTHY

• The story of the day ultimately game from the second game on Monday at the Works. Northwest Territories had a win that 12 players, three coaches and countless more supporters — both in the crowd and back at home — will remember for a long, long time. Down by as many as 17, the Northwest Territories 17U Men’s team stormed back and defeated 71-68 Prince Edward Island to record the territory’s first ever win against a province in Canada Summer Games history.
• In what many dubbed as a potential gold medal game preview, Ontario emerged as victors against Quebec in 17U Men’s action. A game that certainly didn’t lack emotion, Ontario was able to weather the ups and downs and prevail thanks in part to a 22-point afternoon from Javion Tyndale, who provided a dagger three late in the fourth that all but sealed the win for his squad.
• The Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre was jam packed early in the day to see a clash between a pair of Maritime rivals go toe-to-toe. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island’s 17U Women’s squads took centre stage, with New Brunswick getting the win. Maddie Eustace finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Sophie Doiron recorded 21 points and 14 rebounds for New Brunswick.
• The final game of the night at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre was just as theatric. In a clash between a pair of 17U Women’s medal contenders, it was Quebec who prevailed over Alberta, thanks to a 24 points from Yohana Sami and 23 points from Eunicia Salgado, to begin their tournament with a win.
  

STAND OUTS

• Chanté Murray, Ontario 17U Women’s — 20 PTS, 7-17 FG, 9 REB
• Zachary Mathison, Northwest Territories 17U Men’s — 27 PTS, 10-18 FG, 5-10 3PT, 6 REB
• Theodore Asa Worley, New Brunswick 17U Men’s — 24 PTS, 9-12 FG, 4-6 3PT
• Kalan-Jameer Leith, Quebec 17U Men’s — 24 PTS, 7-13 FG, 6-8 3PT
• Alex Newson, Prince Edward Island 17U Women’s — 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7-7 FTM, 3 STL
• Pippa Gibb, Alberta 17U Women’s — 17 PTS, 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT, 5 STL
• Deng Ngor, Alberta 17U Men’s — 21 PTS, 8-13 FG, 6 REB, 5 AST
• Jakob Jungwirth, Saskatchewan 17U Men’s — 18 PTS, 9-11 FG, 6 REB
  

QUOTABLES

“Everyone was just so excited. The first Northwest Territories 17U win level over a province — it just means an awful lot. Everyone a part of the team, our phones have been blowing up — us included as coaches. I’ve been getting a lot of congratulations from everyone back home, and people all over. Everyone’s so excited. Today was special.” - Northwest Territories 17U Men’s head coach Mark Matheson

“Come into their trap, take over their trap! We came in, had to fight some adversity, and we stuck together and took over their trap! I love my teammates, I love my coaches, and I appreciate every moment of this. I appreciate the Canada Games for allowing my the opportunity to play in this competition.” - Ontario 17U Men’s guard Javion Tyndale

“We’re very happy to win this game, and we’re very happy with the way the team didn’t panic. We were in foul trouble, and up 18 at one point, and Alberta came back, but we did a really good job and stayed focused, and just made good plays to win the game. I’m pretty happy about that.” - Quebec 17U Women’s head coach David Levasseur

“[The Canada Games] is really new to me. It’s really fun. It puts a lot of pressure on us, but we love that.” - Saskatchewan 17U Men’s guard Raphael Mutongolo

RESULTS

• New Brunswick 110, Yukon 51 — Men’s
• NWT 81, PEI 78 — Men’s
• Ontario 88, Quebec 73 — Men’s
• Saskatchewan 123, Nunavut 34 — Men’s
• Nova Scotia, 95. Yukon 30 — Men’s
• Alberta 83, British Columbia 62 — Men’s
  

• Newfoundland 96, Yukon — Women’s
• New Brunswick 66, PEI 49 — Women’s
• Ontario 71, British Columbia 49 — Women’s
• Saskatchewan 88, Nunavut 13 — Women’s
• Manitoba 95, Yukon 18 — Women’s
• Alberta 81, Quebec 68 — Women’s
  

NEXT UP

Day 3 gets underway tomorrow in St. John’s as preliminary round action continues. Playoff games begin on Wednesday, Aug. 13, while medal games are set for Saturday, Aug. 16.