In Red division round-robin play, held in St. John’s: The St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders edged the Mount Pearl O’Donel Patriots 80-74. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings dusted the Mount Pearl Senior High Huskies 82-64. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings clipped the St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders 67-55 as Christian Greenland scored 14 and Curtis Mullowney 12. Brandon Bambrick led the Highlanders with 17. Dion Tobin added 17. …………………………………………………… The Mount Pearl Senior Huskies whipped the Mount Pearl O’Donel Patriots 80-58. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings dispatched the Mount Pearl O’Donel Patriots 79-69 as Curtis Mullowney scored 14 and Colin Connors 12. Sean Hickey paced the Patriots with 19. Liam Dunphy added 18. The Patriots also included Jordan Ford. …………………………………………………… The Mount Pearl Senior Huskies nipped the St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders 77-73 as Steven Ryan scored 26 and Nick Frew 18. Brandon Bambrick scored 23 to pace the Highlanders. Ben Hynes added 14. The Highlanders (coached by Matthew Bruce) also included Dion Tobin. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Gonzaga (3-0); Mount Pearl Senior (2-1); Holy Heart of Mary (1-2); O’Donel (0-3).
In White division round-robin play: …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Bishops College Mighty Red Barons clocked the Torbay Holy Trinity Tigers 63-48. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Booth Memorial Braves edged the Corner Brook Regional Titans 71-66 as Brett Warren and Jack Farrell each scored 22. Nathan Barker led the Titans with 23. Chris Dobbin added 14. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Bishops College Mighty Red Barons nipped the St. John’s Booth Memorial Braves 62-61. …………………………………………………… The Corner Brook Regional Titans stomped the Torbay Holy Trinity Tigers 96-66 as Momdli Ncube 16 and Graham Kenney 12. Alex Peters led the Tigers with 33. Nick Fudge added 20. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Booth Memorial Braves defeated the Torbay Holy Trinity Tigers 70-65 as Cole Long scored 25 and Jack Farrell 18. Alex Peters led the Tigers with 21. Nick Fugure and James Penny each added 8. …………………………………………………… The Corner Brook Regional Titans clipped the St. John’s Bishops College Mighty Red Baron 92-76 as Nathan Barker scored 30 and Graham Kenney 19. Adam Healey led the Red Baron with 26. Jacob Ronayne-Gosse added 14. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Corner Brook Regional (2-1); Booth Memorial (2-1); Bishop’s College (2-1); Holy Trinity (0-3)
In the semis, the St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings crushed the St. John’s Booth Memorial Braves 94-73 as Ryan Hanlon scored 22 and Cameron Youden 16. Cole Long led the Braves with 30. Joe Lam added 10.
In the other semi, the Corner Brook Regional Titans edged the Mount Pearl Senior Huskies 82-77 as Francis Griffin scored 8 of his 11 points in the final nine minutes. Nathan Barker paced the Titans with 20. Mark Rowsell added 15, Christopher Dobbin 6, along with 13 boards, and Daniel Humber 12. Steven Ryan led the Huskies with 24. Adam House added 22.
In the final, the St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings defeated the Corner Brook Regional Titans 77-66 as Colin Connors scored 18 and Curtis Mullowney 11. It was the eighth tournament title for the Vikings on the campaign. “I think we’re going to have to find more space on the wall for the banners,” Vikings coach Yasir Khan told the St. John’s Telegram. “You know, we received strong performances from everyone throughout the tournament, but today I really have to give credit to our two co-captains. Colin Connors, who is in Grade 11, had 18 points, six assists and five points and made some clutch (three-pointers). And Christian Greenland, who is going to MUN next season, had nine points and 10 rebounds for us. He really controlled the boards today.” The Vikings forced 40 turnovers. “I give credit to them for what they’ve done with a very young team,” said Khan. “They have some great players like (Grade 10 student) Nathan Barker, who was very strong in today’s game and throughout the tournament. … The boys practised more than any other team I have had. Three times a week, they were in the gym at 7 a.m. and working hard. And they worked hard today. They wanted this and it showed. We were down by seven points at one point in the third quarter, but then we went on a 16-0 run and didn’t look back. They don’t quit. They just try harder.” Nathan Barker led the Titans with 27, along with 13 boards. Mark Rowsell added 12, along with 10 boards, and Christopher Dobbin 8, along with 7 boards.
The co-bronze medalist St. John’s Booth Memorial Braves: Cole Long; Brett Warren; Joe Lam; Jack Farrell; Caleb Pond;
The co-bronze medalist Mount Pearl Senior Huskies: Steven Ryan; Adam House; Nick Frew; coach Dylan Rogers
The silver medalist Corner Brook Regional Titans: Brady Cook; Chris Hughes; Nathan Barker; Nick Purchase; Graham Kenny; Thomas Byrne; Chris Dobbin; Matthew Hancock; Tyler Wise; Justin Dawe; Mark Rowsell; Daniel Humber; Francis Griffin; Momdli Ncube; Brandon Bragg; coach Dean Barker;
The champion St. John’s Gonzaga Vikings: Christian Greenland; Colin Connors; Curtis Mullowney; Evan Codner; Ryan Hanlon; Liam O’Leary; Mark Jackman; Cameron Youden; Noah Gullage; Nick Hayes; Davin Brown; Matthew McCrowe; Ryker Richard; Andrew Tuck; Ben Ralph; David Edwards; coach Yasir Khan; assistant Mark Miller; assistant Mark Woodland; assistant Adam Pike; assistant Ian Hayes; manager Alex Brown