In the quarterfinals, held in Kennetcook, the top-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames stomped 8th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole Carrefour du Grand-Havre Leopards 88-45 as Damon Blois scored 23, Matt Mason 15, Cody Conrad 14 and Aulay Wiseman 12. Leo Jacquard led the Leopards with 13. The Leopards also included Bradley Savoy, Adrian Chiasson.
The 4th-seeded St. Bernard St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays defeated the 5th-seeded Cape Breton Highlands Academy Huskies 95-70 as Patrick Johns scored 20, Brian Johns 16, John Ward 14, Tyler Langford 13 and Dalton Amero 11. Stephane Goosens paced the Huskies with 16. Aymes Mustard added 14, Fabrice Goosens 11 and James MacLennan 10.
The 2nd-seeded Shelburne Regional Rebels defeated the 7th-seeded St. Mary’s Academy Spartans 78-68 as Lee Wallet scored 30, Kenneth Guye 13 and Garrett Williams 11. Connor Kennedy led the Spartans with 23. Alex Wolf added 21. The Spartans also included Adam Gosselin, Andrew MacIsaac, Aaron Wolf, Johannes Thompson.
In the last quarterfinal, 3rd-seeded Guysborough Academy Eagles dumped the 6th-seeded Oxford Reginal Golden Bears 87-72 as Travis Robinson scored 24, Pat Avery 20, Rene d’Entremont 18 and Shelden Borden 14. Travis Griffin led the Golden Bears with 15. Bryan Margeson added 15, Jeremy Black 14 and Chad McNutt 14. The Golden Bears also included Michael Reid, Andrew Hicks, Jeremy Black, Andrew Bragg, Cody Black.
In the semis, the top-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames defeated the 4th-seeded St. Bernard St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays 88-87 as Mat Mason hit the winner with eight seconds remaining on the clock. Luke Wiseman led the Flames with 22. Cody Conrad added 18, Kyle Harvey 13, Damon Blois 12, Aulay Wiseman 11, Mat Mason 10 and Blake McPhee 2. Brian Johns led the Stingrays with 27. Patrick Johns added 17, Dalton Amero 13, Robbie Peters 9, John Ward 8, Tyler Langford 4, Chad Lombrad 4 and Donnie Peters 4.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Shelburne Regional Rebels defeated 3rd-seeded Guysborough Academy Eagles 82-70.
In the bronze medal match, the St. Bernard St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays torched the Guysborough Academy Eagles 93-74.
In the final, Luke Wiseman and Damon Blois netted 20 points apiece as the Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to defeat the Shelburne Regional Rebels 81-55. The banner was the first for the Flames since 2005. Mat Mason added 19, Aulay Wiseman 13 and Cody Conrad 8. Garrett Williams led the Rebels with 17. Lee Wallet added 13, Chance Acker 8, Roland Deschamps 7, Brendan Pippy 5, Ben Locke 4 and Kenneth Guye 2.
The bronze medalist St. Bernard St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays: Dalton Amero; Brian Johns; Patrick Johns; Nick Glavin; John Ward; Robbie Peters; Tyler Langford; Chad Lombrad; Donnie Peters; co-coach Derrick Jackson; co-coach Craig Glavin
The silver medalist Shelburne Regional Rebels: Lee Wallet; Kenneth Guye; Garrett Williams; Chance Acker; Roland Deschamps; Brendan Pippy; Ben Locke;
The gold medalist Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames: Luke Wiseman; Cody Conrad; Damon Blois; Mat Mason; Kyle Harvey; Aulay Wiseman; Blake McPhee;