In division A round-robin play, held in Doyles: …………………………………………………… The Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings edged the Plum Point Viking Trail Academy Trailblazers 69-63. …………………………………………………… The Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras defeated the Rushoon Christ the King Crusaders 81-75. …………………………………………………… The Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras defeated the Plum Point Viking Trail Academy Trailblazers 82-57 as Ryan Ellis scored 26 and Steve Tilley 18. The Trailblazers included Dylan Toope, Dylan Mahar; Richard Hoddinott, Mitchell Applin, Garland Dempster, Mitchell Samson, William Scanlon, Johnathan Dredge. …………………………………………………… The Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings whipped the Rushoon Christ the King Crusaders 81-75 as Greg Rowe scored 20, Ryan Ellis 18 and Steve Tilley 17. …………………………………………………… The Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras edged the Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings 82-79 as Steve Tilley scored 25, Greg Rowe 21 and Dean Thistle 17. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Lakewood Academy (3-0); Grandys River (2-1);
In Division B play: …………………………………………………… The Doyles Belanger Memorial Blazers whipped the Hickman’s Harbour Random Island Academy Eagles 78-57. …………………………………………………… The Lawn Holy Name of Mary Mustangs crushed the English Harbour West Conrad Fitzgerald Academy Falcons 65-32. …………………………………………………… The Doyles Belanger Memorial Blazers dumped the Lawn Holy Name of Mary Mustangs 79-66. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Belanger Memorial (3-0); Random Island (2-1); Holy Name of Mary (1-2); Conrad Fitzgerald (0-3)
In the crossover semis, the Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras dumped the Random Island Academy Eagles 77-59 as Dean Thistle scored 28 and Ryan Ellis 24.
In the other semi, the Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings stunned the Doyles Belanger Memorial Blazers x-x.
In the final, the Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings edge the Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras 72-69. “In the championship match, we were down 10-1 starting off and seven minutes into the first quarter we were still down 12-1,” Astras’ coach Rene Cashin told the Gander Beacon. “But by the end of the first half, we had it back to a one-point lead. In the third quarter, we stretched it out to an 18-point lead to start the fourth quarter.” The Vikings answered with 3-0 and 6-0 runs, forcing Cashin to call two time outs. “We were up by six points with a minute-and-a-half left. It was a disappointing result, but once a team gets on a roll, sometimes it’s hard to stop.” Ryan Ellis led the Astras with 26. Greg Rowe added 20. Both the boys and girls Astras team finished with silver medals at the provincials.
The co-bronze medalist Random Island Academy Eagles:
The co-bronze medalist Doyles Belanger Memorial Blazers:
The silver medalist Glenwood Lakewood Academy Astras: Ryan Ellis; Greg Rowe; Steve Tilley; Dean Thistle; coach Rene Cashin
The gold medalist Burnt Island Grandys River Collegiate Vikings: