Moose Jaw Golden Ticket U13 boys vs the Martensville Thunder - photo essay

The Premier Prairie Classic basketball tournament tipped off Friday afternoon.

The event features 79 teams - approximately 1,000 athletes - from the three prairie provinces competing in U11 to high school athletes.

Here are some photos from a matchup in the U13 boys between the Moose Jaw Golden Ticket in black and the Martensville Thunder in white.

The game saw the Golden Ticket defeat the Thunder 103 - 32.

The tournament wraps up on Sunday.

A Golden Ticket player goes up to block a shot

A Golden Ticket player gets a pass in behind the Martensville Thunder defence

A near perfect layup

A battle for the ball

A Golden Ticket player goes around a Martensville Thunder defender

A Golden Ticket player breaks down the sidelines

A Golden Ticket player manages to break free of the Martensville Thunder defender covering him

A baseline charge and shot

A Golden Ticket player (left) lines up a shot

Another break and layup by a Golden Ticket player

Setting up the offence

A Golden Ticket player breaks in towards the basket

A Golden Ticket player pushes into a Martensville Thunder player drawing a foul on the subsequent elbow