In Photos: Saturday night fever at 53rd annual BRIT championship
Fans flocked to the championship Saturday night at Saskatoon’s 53rd annual Bedford Road Invitational Tournament. Photojournalist Victor Pankratz was there.
![Walter Murray Marauders' Zach Hawley gets off a pass against Raymond Comets' defender Houston Ralph during the final of Saturday's Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) on Jan. 14, 2023.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1227_275170124.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216)
After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans flocked to the championship Saturday night at the 53rd annual Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT).
Raymond Comets of Alberta were pleased to be that 53rd championship team. They pulled off a 74-65 come-from-behind victory over the hometown Walter Murray Marauders, watched by a packed house at the Kelly Bowers Gymnasium.
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![Fans take in the action during the final.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1611_275170200.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Walter Murray Marauders’ Zach Hawley goes up for a shot during the final against the Raymond Comets.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1455_275170144.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Walter Murray Marauders’ Datiel Fountaine fights for position with Raymond Comets’ Nathan Nielsen.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1051_275170078.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Raymond Comets’ Everson Harker is pressured by Walter Murray Marauders’ defender Datiel Fountaine.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_0763_275169966.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Fans take in the action during the final of Saturday’s Bedford Road Invitational Tournament.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1550_275170162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Walter Murray Marauders’ Dilyn Morin drives against the Raymond Comets’ Aiden Arcus.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1141_275170086.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Walter Murray Marauders’ head coach Kirk Jones instructs his players during the final.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1444_275170134.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Raymond Comets’ Aiden Arcus takes a shot over Walter Murray Marauders’ defender Zach Hawley.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_2066_275170234.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Fans take in the action during the final of Saturday’s Bedford Road Invitational Tournament.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1561_275170170.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Announcer Jordie Hughton works at the scorer’s table during the final of Saturday’s Bedford Road Invitational Tournament.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1739_275170218.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![Raymond Comets’ Aiden Arcus lets out a yell.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/thestarphoenix/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vpm_1999_275170226.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)