In the Northeast sectionals and provincial quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Saint John Rothesay Regional Red Hawks stunned the top-seeded host Sackville Tantramar Regional Titans 62-55. The Titans included Ashley Sherwood, Katie Hess, Anna Crossman, Hannah Walton.
The 2nd-seeded Bristol Carleton North Stars torched the 3rd-seeded Salisbury JMA Armstrong Cougars 80-19. The Cougars (coached by Lynn Bland, assisted by Danielle Colpitts, and managed by Lucille Colpitts) included Samantha Arthurs, Abby Thornton, Maggie Vienneau, Paytra Waibel, Brittany Weir, Sam Williamson, Alyssa Harrison, Leah Melanson, Trinity Babkirk, Hannah Blakney and Laura Keating.
In the Southwest sectional, the top-seeded host Woodstock Thunder annihilated the 4th-seeded Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins 107-17. The Bruins included Amy O’Hearn, Jessie Bradley, Jesse Barnaby.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded St. Stephen Spartans edged the Miramichi James M. Hill Tommies 63-59. The Tommies (coached by Chris Fanjoy) included Haley Fanjoy, Allie Gorman, Madalyn Jardine, Alicia Galley, Jillian LeGresley, Lauryn Bushey, Hanna MacEachern, Alexi Despres, Ashley MacKinley, Krista Galley and Chloe Mazerolle.
In the provincial semis, the 2nd-seeded Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars spanked the 4th-seeded Saint John Rothesay Regional Red Hawks 67-52.
In the other semi, the top-seeded host Woodstock Thunder dumped the 3rd-seeded St. Stephen Spartans 71-56.
In the provincial final, the Woodstock Thunder dispatched the Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars 79-73. Katie McAffee hit a late trey to knot the score at 73 but the Thunder won it from the line. Claire Dunlop hit 1-2 with 1:19 left to push Woodstock ahead 74-73 and Emma Lawrence hit a pair from the stripe with 48.5 ticks left to make it a three-point lead. The Stars were forced to foul Caroline Burpee, who hit both for a 77-73 margin. Morgan McHatten hit a pair from the free throw line with 7.4 seconds to cap the win. The Thunder led 26-23, 45-39 and 57-56 at the quarters. Sandy Saunders paced the Thunder with 26 on 12-20 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Claire Dunlop added 17 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 14 boards and 3 assists. Morgan McHatten notched 14 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Hannah Hawkes added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Madeline Orlando scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 3- boards and 3 assists. Caroline Burpee scored 4 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Emma Lawrence added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Lauren Cook, Sabrie Vail, Elle Culberson, Tori Ketch, Adrienne Thornton and Kaytlin Godin were scoreless. Ketch nabbed 3 boards. The Thunder hit 26-69 (.376) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 22-29 (.758) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 26 turnovers, 12 steals and 17 fouls. Katie McAffee paced the Stars with 39 on 14-26 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Emily Briggs added 22 on 8-21 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 7 assists. Kelsey Smith notched 7 on 1-19 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 13 boards. Taylor Salmon added 3 on 1-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Emily Shaw added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Hayley Briggs, Mariah Walker, Mackenzie Smith, Lauryn Dugan and Taylor Denny were scoreless. Denny nabbed 3 boards and Dugan 2. The Stars hit 25-82 (.304) from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 18 turnovers, 12 steals and 18 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Saint John Rothesay Regional Red Hawks:
The co-bronze medalist St. Stephen Spartans: Taylor Gullison; Rhea Davis; Courtney Taylor; Kelci Williams; Sophie Caldwell; Teagan Barry; Cara Babcock; Megan Haley; Mallory Davis; Gracie Murphy; Ally Caldwell; coach Dave Taylor
The silver medalist Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars: Taylor Salmon; Hayley Briggs; Kelsey Smith; Emily Briggs; Emily Shaw; Mariah Walker; Katie McAffee; MacKenzie Smith; Lauryn Dugan; Taylor Denny; coach Lorri Henry; coach Robert Tompkins; assistant Laura Carvell; assistant Tamara Tompkins; manager Tara Crain
The gold medalist Woodstock Thunder: Sabrie Vail; Lauren Cook; Hannah Hawkes; Caroline Burpee; Claire Dunlop; Sandy Saunders; Madeline Orlando; Elle Culberson; Tori Ketch; Emma Lawrence; Adrienne Thornton; Morgan McHatten; Kaitlin Godin; coach Dana Lawrence; assistant Tara Lawrence