The 4A and 5A categories are merged.
In the Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Aden Bowman Bears mauled the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 93-57 as Shane Haubrich scored 25 and Brian Kopach 11. Jamie Petersen led the Saints with 14. Blair Isabey added 12. …………………………………………………… The Holy Cross Crusaders tprcjed the Marion Graham Falcons 98-55 as Shaun Nechvatal scored 22 and Rodney John 16. Mike Wiwchar led the Falcons with 15. Tim Harrington added 14. The Falcons also included Jason Hogg, Kheng Dithavong. …………………………………………………… The Mount Royal Mustangs dispatched the Evan Hardy Souls 75-62 as Aaron Dillman scored 20. Kory Dawe led the Souls with 24. The Souls also included Trent Norman, Mike Stewart. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Bedford Road Redmen defeated the Walter Murray Marauders 77-72 as Tyler Wilson scored 29 and Kevin Venne 18. Steve Lovelack led the Marauders with 23. Barclay Patterson added 13 and Jeff Wishart 13. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Aden Bowman Bears clipped the Bedford Road Redmen 79-65 as Mike May scored 16. Kevin Venne led the Redmen with 18. Tyler Wilson added 18. The Redmen also included Jason Allen. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Holy Cross Crusaders edged the Mount Royal Mustangs 90-87 as Rodney John scored 29. Aaron Dillman led the Mustangs with 36. The Mustangs also included Bryan Blushke, Jody Glines, Steeg Holmes. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Aden Bowman Bears clocked the Holy Cross Crusaders 76-37 as Ryan Leier scored 19, Brian Kopach 12 and Mike May 11. Shaun Nechvatal led the Crusaders with 18.
In the Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Campbell Tartans defeated the Michael A. Riffel Royals 94-88 in overtime as Steve Winkelman scored 34. Scott Selinger led the Royals with 17. The Royals (coached by Bill Allen) also included Chris Warnecke, Troy Martin, Dan Obst. …………………………………………………… The Luther Lions clocked the Miller Marauders 95-70 as Martin Larsen scored 22. Scott Landry led the Marauders with 13. The Marauders also included Andy Stoszek, Jessus Karst, Jeff Brochu. …………………………………………………… The Balfour Redmen dispatched the Martin Monarchs 83-72 as Ryan Dowdeswell scored 16. Rob Melnyk led the Monarch with 24. The Monarchs also included Chad Eros, Pryor Nabis, Jason Coleman. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clubbed the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 74-51 as Zack Dennis scored 27. Chris White led the Golden Suns with 23. The Golden Suns also included Brian Douglas, Darcy Mullen, Steve Podwin, Noah Cowin. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Luther Lions defeated the Campbell Tartans 84-77 as Jordan Kummerfeld scored 14. Stephan Philion led the Tartans with 26. The Tartans also included Steve Winkelman, Tyler Stuart. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Balfour Redmen clipped the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 80-65 as Somdet Houmphanh scored 23. Nevan Krogan led the Golden Suns with 21. The Golden Suns also included Zack Dennis, Aaron Hall. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Balfour Redmen edged the Luther Lions 68-65 as Steve Kummerfeld scored 18, Somdet Houmphanh 13 and Jordan Kummerfeld 12.
In the small cities final, the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers torched the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 115-54.
In the provincial quarterfinals, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders nipped the Regina Luther Lions 56-55 as Griff Peet scored 20 and Tyler Birkham 14. Nathan Schellenberg led the Lions with 12. Trevor McLeod added 9 and Chris Seeley 9. The Lions also included Martin Larsen, William Johnson, Brett Blair, Jordan Kummerfeld, Chris Hendrickson.
In the other quarterfinal, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders dusted the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 85-66 as Shaun Nechvatal scored 33 and Brett Hardy 12. Steve Yakiwchuk led the Toilers with 26. Curt Foust added 12.
In the semis, the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears whipped the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 69-35 as Shane Haubich scored 14. Bears guard Steve Mitchell told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “our defence did it for us. That’s what’s been doing it for us all year.” Tyler Birkham led the Crusaders with 10. The Crusaders also included John Macleod.
In the other semi, the Regina Balfour Redmen spanked the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 95-79 in overtime as William Johnson scored 24, while nabbing 17 boards, Ryan Dowdeswell 16, Steve Kummerfield 16 and Darron Johnston 9. Shaun Nechvatal paced the Crusaders with 27 (also reported as 26). The Crusaders led 72-69 when Shaun Nechvatal fouled out and Balfour rallied to knot the score at 78 and force overtime on a bucket by Dowsdewell with five seconds to play in the regulation. He also notched the first bucket in overtime to ignite an 18-1 Redmen run. Dowsdewell told the Regina Leader-Post “that’s my career high.” As for the bucket that forced overtime, he noted “I didn’t really think of it like we were down two and needed it to tie. It makes us feel really good. That’s the way we can play. We weren’t playing well at the beginning. We weren’t executing and we were making bad decisions.” Johnson said “that was the toughest game we’ve played all year. I don’t think we expected it to be as hard. We knew it would be tough but we didn’t expect overtime.” The Crusaders broke to an early 14-2 lead as Shaun Nechvatal and Jarvis Kaiser dominated early. But William Johnson rallied the Redmen to within 43-42 at the half. Balfour’s Ryan Dowdeswell told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we just didn’t come out as hard as could have. We were a bit (over-confident) at first but when we came out slow, we usually pick it up in time.” Johnson said “when Nechvatal went out, that gave us the little bit of momentum that we needed.” Balfour dominated the extra session despite having Dowdeswell and Tim Thomson foul out. Crusaders coach Barry Rawlyk said “we just ran out of steam in the last couple of minutes. Balfour is a team with tremendous depth and that’s what I think the difference was.” Rawlyk told the Leader-Post that losing Nechvatal “may have changed the complexion of the game. … It’s more than just his size. It’s his court presence and his leadership.”
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders dispatched the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 73-66 as Rodney John scored 18 and Shaun Nechvatal 11. Griff Peet paced Carlton with 20. Paul Teeter added 10. The Crusaders also included Tyler Birkham.
In the final, the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears defeated the Regina Balfour Redmen 64-59 as Mike Scissons scored 13, Brian Kopach 13, Jamie Dickson 10 and Steve Mitchell 10. Steve Kummerfield led the Redmen with 13. William Johnson added 11 and Ryan Dowdeswell 11. The Bears had lost to Balfour during a preseason tournament. Mike May told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we sat down and had a team meeting after that and said we’re going to meet these guys in the provincial final. So we came up with the name ‘Operation Hoopla’. We wanted a little payback … and this is so sweet.” The Redmen led 29-23 at the half on the offence of Somdet Hounphanh and Steve Kummerfield. But Scissons and Kopach rallied the Bears. Scisssons was forced to the sidelines in the second half with a twisted knee and Balfour leading 42-39. Then Haubich fouled out with Balfour leading 48-40. But the Bears defence clamped down and held the Redmen to 11 points over the last nine minutes and Bowman took a 60-59 lead. They iced the win at the line as Steve Mitchell hit 4-6 after Balfour took an intentional and Redmen coach Glen Fekula took a technical. Bears coach John Cleland said “we had foul trouble early and guys came off the bench and did the things they had to do. Our defence was the bottom line all year and tonight, we did it again.” Fekula said “we got into a phase where we wanted to throw the long cross-court pass and they stole it two or three times and they made us run around a lot. They got us out of our comfort zone.” Kummerfield to the Regina Leader-post “it doesn’t feel good. It’s not something I want to do again. To be in control and see it slip away right under your noses, it’s the worst. It’s just so close and then it’s gone, in a matter of minutes.” Kopach said “it’s quite a feeling of accomplishment. We were focused all year … We were never playing like we were going to lose. We were playing like we were going to win.” Kopach nailed a trey, twice drove for layups and then the ball with 39 seconds to play as the Bears rallied. Kopach said “we went through a period where it was scrappy and we weren’t running our offence. Our coach told us to settle down and gave us some plays to run. The whole game our shots weren’t falling. At the end, we were taking good shots and they were falling. It was a matter of the whole team staying focused and playing together.” Fekula said “we felt a little bit in control when you look at who they had left and who we had left. We thought we had more weapons. We had a pretty good feeling with four minutes left. They didn’t have a lot of offensive power left but you only need two or three baskets at that point. It’s too bad for the kids because they felt they had it right there and it was smashed away from them.”
The bronze medalist Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders: Rodney John; Shaun Nechvatal; Stephen Bourassa; Jarvis Kaiser; Mike Willick; Dwight Gulutzan; Brett Hardy; Tony Chad; Jason Shinkewski; Philip McCloskey; Jim Farthing; Paul Brunsdon; Jeff Schow; coach Barry Rawlyk
The silver medalist Regina Balfour Redmen: Tim Thomson; Brad Terry; Somdet Hounphanh; Jody Lawrence; Chris Ford; Jason Mercier; Darron Johnstone; Glen McIvar; Steve Dundas; William Johnson; Ryan Dowdeswell; Rhett Burgess; Steve Kummerfeld; Jordan Kummerfeld; coach Glen Fekula; assistant Scott Burgess; manager Joel Zand
The gold medalist Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears: Mike Scissons; Brian Kopach; Jamie Dickson; Steve Mitchell; Shane Haubich; Jared Musschot; Mike May; Ryan Leier; Kent Bacon; Scott Dehm; Dave Deibert; Glen Cey; Jared Muschoot; coach John Cleland