In the interzone playoffs, the Roblin Goose Lake Raiders defeated the Russell Major Pratt Trojans x-x.
In the wildcard game, the Steinbach Christian Flames clipped the Gimli Lakers 51-42.
In the opening round, held in Minnedosa: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Warren Wildcats dumped the 8th-seeded Roblin Goose Lake Raiders 82-69. Aldyn Gray was chosen player of the game for the Wildcats, while Jordan Paul earned the laurels for the Raiders. Coached by Paul Friesen, the Raiders also included Henry Ahn, Shane Allarie, Shawn Hah, Jaden Hawryluk, Brandt Kines, Brett Kowalyk, Robbie Misko, Josh Paul, Vernon Trottier, Ben Woo and Aaron Yeroschak. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Minnedosa Chancellors crushed the 10th-seeded Cranberry Portage Frontier Collegiate Institute Raiders 96-66. Richie Prettie was chosen player of the game for the Chancellors, while Jeff Brightnose earned the laurels for the Raiders. Coached by D. Cable, the Raiders also included Horizon Caribou, Burton Ducharme, Robert Flett, Courtney Hudson, Keith Moar, Steven O’Nabigon, George Pronteau, Josh Ryan and Gabe Wishart.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded MacGregor Mustangs escaped with a 51-50 win over the 9th-seeded Warren Wildcats. Nick Sawatzky was chosen player of the game for the Mustangs, while Wyatt Eyford earned the laurels for the Wildcats. The Wildcats (coached by Cathy Pleskach) also included Curtis French, Landen Gray, Aldyn Grey, Dylan Hildebrant, Michael Hueging, Josh Jewell, Korbin Kristjanson, Jordan Lasuik, Jordan Manchulenko, Isak Norberg, Jeremy Normand and Adam Porteous.
The 5th-seeded Steinbach Christian Flames defeated the 4th-seeded Ste. Anne Lynx 48-37. Clayton Penner was chosen player of the game for the Flames, while Cam Dubbell earned the laurels for the Lynx, who were coached by Ivan Gagnon.
The 2nd-seeded Killarney Raiders dumped the 7th-seeded Minnedosa Chancellors 96-71. Logan Beazley was chosen player of the game for the Raiders, while Shane Retzlaff earned the laurels for the Chancellors. Coached by John Potter, the Chancellors also included Josh Brown, Braden DeMontigny, Creole Gauthier, Stu Kingdon, Justin McKinnon, Shay McLenehan, Landon McMillan, Mark Morgan, Emilio Perez, Richy Prettie, Norman Sims and Brandon Whittington.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Carman Cougars stuffed the 6th-seeded Grunthal Green Valley Pirates 65-37. Timothy Dunn was chosen player of the game for the Cougars, while Josh Freund earned the laurels for the Pirates. Coached by Jon Rempel, the Pirates (who had defeated the Forrest Elton Sabres in the wildcard play-in game) also included Duane Bergen, Jordan Boehr, Ty Dueck, Joe Esau, Matt Friesen, Justin Hildebrand, Nick Isenschmid, Carter Neufeld, Ty Pelletier and Marc Sawadsky.
In the semis, the 5th-seeded Steinbach Christian Flames stunned the top-seeded MacGregor Mustangs 59-55. Cole Reimer was chosen player of the game for the Flames, while Justin Ham earned the laurels for the Mustangs.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Killarney Raiders outlasted the 3rd-seeded Carman Cougars 95-80. Reid Bessant was chosen player of the game for the Raiders, while Brent Dunn earned the laurels for the Cougars.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Carman Cougars blasted the top-seeded MacGregor Mustangs 79-61.
After winning their opener 51-50 over the Warren Wildcats, the top-seeded Mustangs were upset by the Steinbach Christian Flames 59-55. Nick Sawatzky was the Mustangs’ player of the game in the former and Justin Ham earned the honour in the latter. Kyle Buhler paced the Mustangs with 19. “(There was) some good, some bad,” said coach Mustangs coach Myron Friesen. “We were certainly pleased to make it to the provincials, but once you make it to provincials, you go there with the thought of winning. It was disappointing not to come out on top, but it certainly doesn’t diminish what we’ve done all season.” Buhler wasn’t at full-strength over the course of the weekend, as he dislocated his finger in the opener. Friesen said having the leading scorer hampered hindered the team’s title chances. “We had a really good shot at winning,” said Friesen. “(Buhler) played in the last two games, but it was a struggle for him, for sure. He was in a lot of pain. I’m proud of him for sticking it out. He carried us on his back. I can’t say enough about him. He’s a great kid and a really, really good basketball player. MacGregor had an overall record of 22-6, a number that Friesen wasn’t expecting coming into the campaign. He said the season was a successful one overall. “Nobody thought that we had a chance of winning that many games. Nobody thought that we had a chance of winning Zone 7,” said Friesen. “Nobody thought we had a chance of being at the provincials and we proved them all wrong. What you want to see as a coach is you want to see a team that starts the season and improves steadily throughout the season. I can honestly say that my kids did that.” The Mustangs also included Charles Friesen, Justin Ham, Jordan Harder, Liam Hodges, Tyler Nichol, Nick Sawatzky, Chris Single and Brendon Wieler.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Killarney Raiders nipped the 5th-seeded Steinbach Christian Flames 63-61.
The bronze medalist Carman Cougars: Timothy Dunn; Brent Dunn; Nolin Bouchard; Dexter Bracken; Matt Froese; Devin Gitzel; Cody Last; Jeremy Lorenz; Tyler Menold; Scott Murray; Cyrus Walker; coach Trevor Lang
The silver medalist Steinbach Christian Flames: Cole Reimer; Clayton Penner; Sam Braun; Caleb Enns; Jesse Frayle; Carter Friesen; Dylan Konrad; Neil Peters; Greg Sawatzky; coach Steffan Reimer
The champion Killarney Raiders: Reid Bessant; Logan Beazley; Kaeden Heide; Cody Milliken; Daniel Peters; Kyle Reimer; Paul Romeo; Paul Ross; Dylan Toews; Daye Villanueva; Dennis Villanueva; coach Terry Beazley