In the interzone playoffs, the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs clipped the Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 66-56 as Isiaiah Friesen scored 18. Riley Schaus led the Plainsmen with 14. Mike Olive added 12.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans spanked the 8th-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 77-61. The Trojans led 21-11, 33-23 and 56-43 at the quarters. Tim Guillou paced the Trojans with 22. Andreas Dueck added 15, Taylor Templeton 14, Bryden Bukich 13, along with 16 boards, Julian Burtniak 6, Aaron Mitchell-Dueck 4, Evan Abram 2 and Terrell Feakes 1, while Aaron Sackey, Enoch Odoleye, Shazil Ghourri, Neelansh Visen, Jerome Manguba, Zachary Feakes and Justin Baldwin were scoreless. The Trojans hit 25-79 (.316) from the floor, 7-33 (.212) from the arc and 20-36 (.556) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 29 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 11 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. Redeemed Kabashiki paced the Lancers with 20. Hanny Meskel added 14, Dini Ahmed 10, along with 12 boards, Matt Klysh 9, Zeru Kindie 6 and Colby Kyliuk 2, while Isaiah Dizon-Deguzman, Trent Favoni-Grossart, Zach Knight, Kelvin Liang, Markos Bockru, Ankit Raturi, Jas Rehal, Carter Butterfield and Connor Kyliuk were scoreless. The Lancers (coached by Dean Favoni) hit 21-67 (.313) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 6 assists, 19 turnovers, 2 blocks and 11 steals. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions dusted the 12th-seeded Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs 72-34. The Centurions led 23-3, 38-10 and 59-20 at the quarters. Kniel Sullera paced the Centurions with 16. Aman Chahal added 9, Jaden Harms 8, Rodney Mutaasa 6, Nick Bueno 6, along with 11 boards, Tyler Minarik 6, Zephy Ochieng 6, Suvig Dua 5, Emmanuel Adesida 4, Ali Bangura 4 and T.J. Bassan 2, while Xizhe Hu, Shreyas Chaudhari and Bobby Aulakh were scoreless. The Centurions hit 32-86 (.372) from the floor, 3-23 (.130) from the arc and 5-11 (.455) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 11 assists, 24 turnovers, 6 blocks and 16 steals. Travis Klassen paced the Zodiacs with 12 points and 10 boards. Tiago Oliveira scored 11, Isaiah Friesen 3, Tom Prazak 3, along with 12 boards, Christian Andrade 3 and Keegan Hildebrand 2, while Bobby Matuszewski, Carson Nickel, James Dyck, Joey Wilson, Ryan Bueckert and Noah Friesen were scoreless. The Zodiacs (coached by W Giesbrecht) hit 11-57 (.193) from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 4 assists, 39 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders whipped the 11th-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 88-51. The Crusaders led 20-16, 46-26 and 67-41 at the quarters. Ryan Johnson paced the Crusaders with 20. Cam O’Hara added 15, along with 12 boards, Pete Huletey 9, Nick Laping 9, Matt Yaworsky 8, Austin Mattes 8, Ethan Cardinal 7, Milo Karahalios 5, Bryce Stubbings 4 and Jonah Gall 3, while Aaron Sawbo, Tommy Semchyshyn, Joel Adu Quaye and Stephen Crew were scoreless. The Crusaders hit 37-74 from the floor, 1-13 (.076) from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 12 assists, 9 blocks and 14 steals. Emmanuel Thomas led the Lions with 11. Shane Jaggard added 10, Daniel Thiessen 10, Alan Leung 8, Steven Cross 5, Josh Jamieson 5 and Testimony Aregbesola 2, while Angus Peng, Sam Greenberg, Julian Avila, David Zaffar, Ryan Hassar and Andrew Harder were scoreless. The Lions (coached by Jon Wolfe) hit 17-64 (.266) from the floor, 6-21 (.286) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 10 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Winnipeg St. John’s Ravenscourt Eagles dumped the 10th-seeded Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 80-70. The Clippers led 27-20, 42-34 and 57-54 at the quarters. Anoush Sepehri paced the Eagles with 21. Manny Wood added 19, along with 18 boards, Sandeep Brar 18, Ryan Eisbrenner 15 and Vaelan Sriranjan 7, while Alek Ebling, Nathan Kroft, Charn Brar, Jagman Brar, Brendan Boswick and Parsa Mansori were scoreless. The Eagles hit 27-75 (.360) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 23-30 (.767) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 12 assists, 23 turnovers, 5 blocks and 11 steals. Nicolas Kasmik paced the Clippers with 18. Mehr Rakhshani added 12, Walid Khoudeda 9, along with 10 boards, Tristan Francis 8, Michael Raaflaub 6, Deng Gulak 6, Renaer Villapane 3, Mo Sesay 3, Luke Lintz 2, Ben Anderson 2 and Cyril Hernandez 1, while Kieran Hall, Nico San Jose and Brendan Paukovic were scoreless. The Clippers hit 27-75 (.360) from the floor, 7-27 (.259) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 24 fouls, 11 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 14 steals. The Clippers (coached by Don Lamont) also included Assad Shariff.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers stomped the 9th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 99-64. The Pipers led 22-16, 54-33 and 73-44 at the quarters. James Wagner paced the Pipers with 25 points and 10 boards. Riki Zimbakov added 21, Louis Makot 17, Zack Giesbrecht 10, Josh Gandier 7, Jason Quaiser 6, Tristan Patson 5, Robel Feneshion 4, Tae Won Kim 2 and Kanen Ling 2, while Andrew Ly, Ben Allarie, Jared Muise, Brett Armstrong and Pajack Obeing were scoreless. The Pipers hit 37-63 (.587) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 17 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Tim Guillou paced the Trojans with 21. Bryden Bukich added 19, Taylor Templeton 13, Julian Burtniak 6, Andreas Dueck 4 and Zachary Feakes 1, while Aaron Sackey, Enoch Adeloye, Terrell Feakes, Aaron Mitchell-Dueck, Shazile Ghourri, Neelansh Visen, Jerome Manguba, Evan Abram and Justin Baldwin were scoreless. The Trojans hit 22-64 (.344) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 fouls, 8 assists, 28 turnovers, 1 block and 12 steals. The Trojans (coached by Nick Lother) also included Zachary Feakes.
The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions edged the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 87-84. The Spartans led 24-23 after one quarter. The Centurions led 50-39 at the half and 70-65 after three quarters. Kniel Sullera paced the Centurions with 22 points and 10 boards. Jade Harms scored 20, Rodney Mutaasa 18, along with 10 boards, Nick Bueno 15, Suvig Dua 5, T.J. Bassan 4, Emmanuel Adesida 2 and Ali Bangura 1, while Zephy Ochieng, Aman Chahal, Shreyas Chaudhari, Bobby Aulakh, Tyler Minarik and Xizhe Hu were scoreless. The Centurions hit 33-79 (.418) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. Don Dayrit led the Spartans with 24. Noah Horobetz-Simpson added 19, Guy Hooke 13, Andrei Sansano 11, Matthew Medina 7, Jerome Santoyo 4, Sahibdeep Sekhon 4 and Michael Saceda 2, while James Lucero, Alec Canteras, Rey Jr. Liberato and Janssen Paguio were scoreless. The Spartans (coached by Scott Martin) hit 27-61 (.443) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 19-33 (.576) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 19 assists, 19 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals.
The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Garden City Gophers nipped the 6th-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders 95-92. The Fighting Gophers led 27-21, 56-43 and 75-68 at the quarters. Marcel Arruda-Welch paced the Fighting Gophers with 43 points and 10 boards. Trezon Morcilla added 26, Christian De Leon 14, Dylan Tagle 5, Cole Penner 5 and Miguel Guevarra 2, while Terence Wilson, J.C. Aaron, Jordan Kashton and Riley Francey were scoreless. The Fighting Gophers hit 33-72 (.458) from the floor, 11-26 (.423) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 14 assists, 9 turnovers, 2 blocks and 1 steal. Ryan Johnson paced the Crusaders with 29. Joel Adu Quaye added 16, Cam O’Hara 14, along with 13 boards, Milo Karahalios 9, Ethan Cardinal 9, Pete Huletey 8, Matt Yaworsky 4 and Nick Laping 3, while Jonah Gall, Aaron Sawbo, Tommy Semchyshyn, Bryce Stubbings, Steven Crew and Austin Mattes were scoreless. The Crusaders (coached by Jeff Laping) hit 40-87 (.460) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 10-21 (.476) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 7 assists, 8 turnovers, 5 blocks and 2 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders rolled the 7th-seeded Winnipeg St. John’s Ravenscourt Eagles 90-63. The Eagles led 24-21 after one quarter and 39-37 at the half. The Raiders led 75-47 after three quarters. Chris Chang paced the Raiders with 25. Wyatt Tait added 19, along with 16 boards, Jerome Wuidar 17, Cole Adamson 15, Shakur Harris 5, Huy Luu 3, Cam MacNeil 3, Cole Newkirk 2 and Enrico Arecga 1, while Bruce Chen, Jay Dangerfield, Jordan Mayo and Thomas Devlin were scoreless. The Raiders hit 33-81 (.407) from the floor, 14-36 (.389) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 3 fouls, 19 assists, 13 turnovers, 3 blocks and 14 steals. Sandeep Brar paced the Eagles with 28. Anoush Sepehri added 22, Manny Wood 4, along with 10 boards, Vaelan Sriranjan 4, along with 12 boards, Nathan Kroft 3 and Ryan Eisbrenner 2, while Alek Ebling, Charn Brar, Jagman Brar, Brendan Boswick and Parsa Mansori were scoreless. The Eagles (coached by Jeremy Martin) hit 24-74 (.324) from the floor, 13-37 (.351) from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 12 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 blocks and 7 steals.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers clubbed the 5th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 101-73. The Pipers led 38-24, 52-38 and 74-50 at the quarters. The semi win “feels good. That’s been our goal since Grade 5 and a lot of us starting playing together, to play in that game and win a provincial championship,” forward James Wagner told the Winnipeg Free Press, who scored 23. “It’s huge for us to get there.” The Pipers dominated the boards and were hot from the arc. Although star James Wagner found himself in foul trouble, “the other guys can step up at different times,” said Pipers coach Spiros Kavadas. “You saw Wagner get his fourth foul and, all of a sudden, our point guard, Zach Giesbrecht, just took over. He knew he needed to step up and he controlled the game.” James Wagner paced the Pipers with 23 on 9-16 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Josh Gandier added 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Zach Giesbrecht added 18 on 6-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 assists and 2 steals. Louis Makot notched 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Riki Zimbakov added 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jason Quaiser added 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Robel Feneshion added 2 on 2-2 from the floor. Kanen Ling notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Andrew Ly, Tristan Patson, Ben Allarie, Tae Won Kim, Jared Muise, Brett Armstrong and Pajack Obeing were scoreless. The Pipers hit 37-74 from the floor, 8-13 (.615) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 19 assists, 18 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. Jaden Harms paced the Centurions with 28 on 12-21 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Zephy Ochieng added 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Rodney Mutaasa added 10 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kniel Sullera added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. T.J. Bassan notched 7 0n 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Nick Bueno scored 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Ali Bangura added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Foebus dela Paz, Emmanuel Adesida, Aman Chahal, Suvig Dua, Shreyas Chaudhari, Bobby Aulakh, Tyler Minarik and Xizhe Hu were scoreless. The Centurions hit 29-71 (.408) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Garden City Gophers dusted the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 104-81. The Fighting Gophers led 28-18, 61-30 and 76-55 at the quarters. “We shot the lights out,” guard Marcel Arruda-Welch told the Winnipeg Free Press. “Our coach put in a good offence that worked well against their 1-3-1 zone. We faced them earlier in the year and didn’t really have anything for it.” Marcel Arruda-Welch paced the Fighting Gophers with 34 on 11-26 from the floor, 7-16 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 9 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals. Trezon Morcilla added 25 on 9-21 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Christian De Leon added 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Cole Penner added 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Dylan Tagle notched 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 12 assists and 2 steals. Terence Wilson added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Riley Francey added 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while J.C. Aaron, Jordan Kashton and Miguel Guevarra were scoreless. The Fighting Gophers hit 36-81 (.444) from the floor, 20-47 (.426) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 32 assists, 11 turnovers, 4 blocks and 8 steals. Wyatt Tait led the Raiders with 38 on 17-27 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Jerome Wuidar added 16 on 6-22 from the floor, 3-15 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 steals. Chris Chang added 10 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 5 boards. Shakur Harris notched 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Huy Luu scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Cam MacNeil added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Cole Adamson added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 8 boards. Bruce Chen notched 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while William Nulian, Enrico Arecga, Jay Dangerfield, Cole Newkirk and Thomas Devlin were scoreless. The Raiders hit 32-79 (.405) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 7 assists, 18 turnovers and 8 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers whipped the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Garden City Gophers 84-63. The Fighting Gophers led 22-21 after one quarter. The Pipers led 45-32 at the half and 70-46 after three quarters. James Wagner paced the Pipers with 28 on 10-21 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 17 boards and 3 assists. Riki Zimbakov added 23 on 10-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Louis Makot notched 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 11 boards. Josh Gandier scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Zach Giesbrecht added 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 6 boards. Jason Quaiser added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Robel Feneshion added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Andrew Ly, Tristan Patson, Ben Allarie, Tae Won Kim, Jared Muise, Kanen Ling, Brett Armstrong and Pajack Obeing were scoreless. The Pipers hit 33-75 (.440) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 13-16 (.813) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. Marcel Arruda-Welch led the Fighting Gophers with 25 on 10-23 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Cole Penner added 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Trezon Morcilla added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Christian De Leon added 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 assists. Dylan Tagle scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Terence Wilson added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while J.C. Aaron, Jordan Kashton, Miguel Guevarra and Riley Francey were scoreless. Guevarra nabbed 4 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Fighting Gophers hit 26-73 (.356) from the floor, 6-28 (.214) from the arc and 5-11 (.455) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 13 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals.
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions: Emmanuel Adesida; Josh Ajibola; Bobby Aulakh; Allie Bangura; T.J. Bassan; Nick Bueno; Aman Chalal; Shreyas Chaudhari; Foebus Dela Paz; Suvig Dua; Jaden Harms; Xizhe Hu; Tyler Minarik; Rodney Mutaasa; Zephy Ochieng; Kniel Sullera; coach Ogo Okwumabua
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders: Cole Adamson; Enrico Arcega; Chris Chang; Bruce Chen; Jay Dangerfield; Thomas Devlin; Shakur Harris; Huy Luu; Cam MacNeil; Jordan Mayo; William Nulian; Wyatt Tait; Jerome Wuidar; coach Jon Lundgren
The silver medalist Winnipeg Garden City Gophers: J.C. Aaron; Marcel Arruda-Welch; Christian DeLeon; Riley Francey; Miguel Guevarra; Jordan Kashton; Trezon Morcilla; Cole Penner; Dylan Tagle; Terence Wilson; coach Phil Penner
The gold medalist Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers: Ben Allarie; Brett Armstrong; Robel Fesashion; Josh Gandier; Zach Giesbrecht; Tae Won Kim; Kanen Ling; Andrew Ly; Louis Makot; Jared Muise; Pajack Obeing; Tristan Patson; Jason Quaiser; James Wagner; Risto Zimbakov; coach Spiros Kavadas