Any hopes Gleneagle had of capturing a AAAA high school basketball provincial championship banner were dashed on Thursday when the team fell to Sardis in Game 2 of the B.C. tournament.
The Talons, which successfully handled Prince George in Game 1 Wednesday, fell to the Chilliwack squad 81-62 at the Langley Events Centre.
Despite Gleneagle's Denver Sparks-Guest and Cordell Parker each picking up 16 points in the match, the team was unable to contain Falcon forwards Eric Rogers and Colin Kellington, who both logged big minutes in the match.
The Talons were able to shake off the loss in Game 3 on Friday, when the team knocked off Vancouver College 78-62.
Sparks-Guest, who was named second team all star at the tournament, had his strongest game of the weekend, putting up 32 minutes in the 37 minutes he played.
Parker was nine for 13 in the field, while Grant Galbraith put up 10 points in the win.
However, the Talons were unable to close out the tournament with a victory, losing to the Burnaby South Rebels on Saturday in the match to decide who takes fifth place.
The game was a defensive affair, which the Coquitlam club lost by only three points.
