In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Caronport Cougars torched 15th-seeded Kindersley Kobras 99-53. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Moose Jaw Vanier stunned the 6th-seeded Prince Albert Westmore Wildcats x-x. The Wildcats included Richard Brown, Riel Houle, Justin Calor. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Moose Jaw Central defeated 16th-seeded Regina Cochrane 2-0 (default). …………………………………………………… The Humboldt Hawks dusted the Lumsden Devils 83-48 as Tyler Stumberg scored 26. Paul Ashton led the Devils with 17. The Devils also included Devin Patterson, Kevin Ulmer. …………………………………………………… The Balgonie Greenall Griffins clocked the Warman Wolverines 66-44. …………………………………………………… The Melfort Comets blasted the Melville Cobras 95-51. …………………………………………………… The North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders dispatched 14th-seeded Esterhazy x-x. …………………………………………………… The Caronport Cougars defeated either the Lloydminister Holy Rosary Raiders or the Kindersley Kobras x-x. …………………………………………………… The Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints defeated either the Lloydminster Holy Rosary Raiders or the Kindersley Kobras x-x. Holy Rosary included Owen Gee.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Caronport Cougars defeated the 7th-seeded Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints 87-53.
The Melfort Comets dispatched the Balgonie Greenall Griffins 66-60. The Griffins included Brent Glen.
The Moose Jaw Central Cyclones whipped the Humboldt Hawks 107-47 as Mike Anderson scored 22. Tyler Stumberg led the Hawks with 26.
In the last quarterfinal, the North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders defeated the 11th-seeded Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings 90-56. The Vikings included T Smith.
In the provincial semis, the 2nd-seeded Caronport Cougars defeated the 5th-seeded Melfort Comets 77-63 as Jerry Wolverton scored 21. Corey Armstrong paced the Comets with 26.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones clipped the 3rd-seed North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders 89-80 as Chad Leugner scored 22. Drew Loehndorf led the Crusaders with 31.
In the bronze medal match, the North Battleford John Paul Crusaders stomped the Melfort Comets 75-53 as Drew Loehndorf scored 21. Jae Morgans led Melfort with 14.
In the final, the Caronport Cougars defeated the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones 74-66 as Jerry Wolverton scored 26. Kyle Grant led Moose Jaw with 22. It was the 7th meeting between the squads on the season so there were no surprises. The Cougars jumped out to a huge lead and fought off the Cyclones down the stretch to claim their second provincial title in three years. “We know what they do and they know what we do. All I had to write on the blackboard before the game was whoever works hardest will win,” Caronport coach Gib Hinz told the Regina Leader-Post. The game was a rematch of the 1997 and ’99 finals, both won by Central. Hinz said he knew the Cyclones weren’t going to give up their title easily. “We wanted to jump on them quickly and build something positive right from the start of the game. We didn’t want to give them any confidence because they’re a team that can run away in a hurry.” Caronport led by 18 in the second half before Central trimmed the lead to six with under three minutes left. “We had to keep the enthusiasm up and we lacked that for a few minutes in the second half,” Hinz said. “Fortunately, we were able to make the plays and hit the shots when we needed in the last couple of minutes.”
The bronze medalist North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders: Drew Loehndorf;
The silver medalist Moose Jaw Central Cyclones: Kyle Grant; Mike Anderson; Naroth Uy; Chad Leugner; coach Ryan Boughen
The gold medalist Caronport Cougars: Jordan Sales; Jerry Wolverton; Levi Froese; Jeremy Runnalls; Patrick Carr; David Sagal; James Thiessen; Jon Thiessen; Sam Webb; Jeremy Wilson; Justin Wolverton; coach Gib Hinz