In the opening round and regional quarterfinals: ………………………………………… The St. Walburg Saints torched the Porcupine Plain Bears 71-27. ………………………………………… The Leask Rams crushed Watson 104-31. ………………………………………… The Aberdeen Crusaders dispatched the Duck Lake Stobart Rebels 58-51. ………………………………………… The Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues clubbed Weyburn St. Michael’s 88-32.
In the second round and regional semis: ………………………………………… The Wilkie Broncos nipped the Eston Mustangs 89-88. ………………………………………… The Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons stomped the Rosthern Junior College Longhorns 124-48. ………………………………………… The Birch Hills Marauders nipped the Dalmeny Cougars 52-49. ………………………………………… The Biggar Blazers crushed the Gull Lake Lions 73-57. ………………………………………… The St. Walburg Saints edged the Leask Rams 57-55. ………………………………………… The Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues pounded the Aberdeen Crusaders 88-49. ………………………………………… The Moosomin Marquis clipped the Langenburg Eagles 65-58. ………………………………………… The Clavet Cougars pounded Lebret 84-53.
In the provincial quarterfinals and regional finals, the Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons torched the Wilkie Broncos 99-50.
The Biggar Blazers stomped the Birch Hills Marauders 98-72.
The Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues whipped the St. Walburg Saints 81-49.
In the last quarterfinal, the Clavet Cougars dispatched the Moosomin Marquis 59-48.
In the semis, the Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bbiel Institute Bisons crushed the Clavet Cougars 94-39 as Kirk Tastad scored 23, Todd Johnson 14, Rudi Tessman 11, Severin Frydenlund 11, Chad Ellis 8, Riley Sexton 7, Wally Gorectke 6, Matt Bouchard 6, Karl Willrich 4, Leif Friggstad 2 and Ian Hundeby 2. Jim Mark led the Cougars with 9. Trevor Tamke added 8, Rob Linn 8, Ryan Voice 6, Brent Loewther 3, Jeremy Bennett 3 and Rob Thode 2.
In the other semi, the Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues clipped the Biggar Blazers 71-65 as Jeff Hunt scored 28 and Jamie Wiggins 15. Shan Bartusek led the Blazers with 19. Brad Westman added 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Biggar Blazers clipped the Clavet Cougars 90-75 as Calvin Palmer scored 27, Shane Bartusak 18, Brad Westman 16, Greg Donahue 14, Darryl Gaudet 13 and Rueben Caleo 2. Jim Mark paced the Cougars with 16. Brent Loewen added 14, Rob Thode 14, Rob Linn 12, Ryan Voice 10, Dean Papadatos 7 and Jeremy Bennett 2.
In the final, the Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues crushed the Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons 70-51 as Cory Sutton scored 25, Jeff Hunt 23, Jamie Wiggins 18, Bill Johnson 2 and Brad Martin 2. Riley Sexton led the Bisons with 11. Chad Ellis added 10, Kirk Tastad 9, Rudy Tessman 5, Wally Gorectke 5, Matt Bouchard 5, Ian Hundeby 4 and Todd Johnson 2. Wiggins told the Regina Leader-Post that Blues coach Bill Simpson is “pretty low-key. He never puts pressure on his players to succeed. He just tells us it’s ours and we should go for it. But there’s no pressure. We just go in into every game thinking we should win. We’re confident, as opposed to cocky.” Simpson, who won provincial silver as a rookie coach in 1979, captured his 5th crown (A boys in 1980, 1984 and 1987, and AA boys in 1993 and 1995), said “they played like they can play. They were surgical. They had a poor start but the kids didn’t panic at all. They just put their heads down and did it.” Wiggins iced it with his third consecutive trey, despite having sprained his right index finger. Wiggins said “I could control the ball better with my finger taped up. It helped my shooting too. We didn’t make it to Hoopla last year. It’s sweet to get here and win.” Hunt told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we started slow and (LCBI) started up fast but we had confidence in ourselves. The press helped us because we got lots of easy turnovers off it. When you see four points in a row without them crossing halfcourt, it really hurts their team.”
The bronze medalist Biggar Blazers: Calvin Palmer; Shane Bartusak; Brad Westman; Greg Donahue; Darryl Gaudet; Rueben Caleo;
The silver medalist Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons: Riley Sexton; Chad Ellis; Kirk Tastad; Rudi Tessman; Wally Gorectke; Matt Bouchard; Ian Hundeby; Todd Johnson; Severin Frydenlund; Karl Willrich; Leif Friggstad; coach Cliff Adelman
The gold medalist Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues: Cory Sutton; Jeff Hunt; Jamie Wigigns; Bill Johnson; Brad Martin; coach Bill Simpson