Kennebecasis Valley High School’s Reach For The Top team is once again off to the national championship.
KV High defeated Fredericton High School 420-320 for its eighth straight provincial championship.
Jason Thorne, coach of the KV High team, said it was a tough competition and they were happy to come out with the win.
“We played Fredericton High very closely this season. They were certainly our biggest competition and going into the final game they had beaten us a couple of games previous to that this season,” Thorne said in a phone interview.
“We were expecting a really close competitive game in the final and it was certainly very exciting.”
This title — the school’s 15th in the past 16 seasons — also breaks Fredericton’s previous record of 14 total championships.
Thorne said this season has certainly been different than usual because of the restrictions related to COVID-19.
While practices have been a combination of in-person and online, Thorne said all competitions have taken place virtually.
“We have had the opportunity to play teams from outside the province online, so we have played some Ontario tournaments in preparation for our provincial championship here, but that certainly has been very different using an online buzzer system and video conferencing platforms,” said Thorne.
KV High will now move on to compete in the national championship, which is scheduled to take place online from May 29 to 30.
The team has captured the national title three times since 2010.
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