In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars spanked the 8th-seeded Dalhousie Condors 81-64 as Peterson scored 21 and Cooke 18. Sean Morrison led the Condors with 13. The Condors also included Keith Gross, Mike Hayden.
The 4th-seeded Fredericton ‘AA’ Black Kats dusted the 5th-seeded Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints 84-66 as Larsen scored 20 and Drapeau 15. Ryan Barry paced the Saints with 31 (also reported as 29). The Saints also included George Beatteay.
The 2nd-seeded Sackville Tantramar Titans defeated the 7th-seeded Perth-Andover Southern Victoria Vikings 64-59 in overtime as Finley hit three free throws in the extra session. Sheldon Shaw led the Vikings with 26. The Vikings also included Chad DeWitt.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins dispatched the 6th-seeded Woodstock Thunder x-x. The Thunder included Dana Lawrence, John DePow.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Sackville Tantramar Titans clipped the 3rd-seeded Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins 68-55 as Aube scored 26 and Parsons 8. Vicaire led the Bruins with 24. LeBlanc added 14.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars defeated the 4th-seeded Fredericton ‘AA’ Black Kats 75-67 as Peterson scored 36 and Cook 19. Drapeau led the Black Kats with 28. Larsen added 11.
In the final, the top-seeded Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars dispatched the Sackville Tantramar Titans 56-48 as Peterson scored 25, including 4 treys, and Orchard 9. Peterson, whose three-point shooting turned the tide in the second half, told the Saint John Telegraph-Journal that “over the past three seasons, regionals included, I feel I’ve played pretty good. I started hitting the way I usually should.” Stars coach Colin Craig said “we’ve sort of been living and dying by the three-point shot.” Peterson told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we felt that was the poorest half we ever play. We felt had to up (the tempo) of the game it doing.” Aube led the Titans with 21. Parsons added 20. The Titans led 21-19 at the half. “It was bucket-for-bucket,” said Titans coach Steve Chapman.
The co-bronze medalist Fredericton ‘AA’ Black Kats: Blair Larsen; Dennis Drapeau;
The co-bronze medalist Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins: Dean Vicare; Rheal LeBlanc; Sean Mahoney;
The silver medalist Sackvillle Tantramar Titans: Marc Aube; Jamie Parsons; Jeff Finley; Mike Fleming; Chris Norden; Garrison Garrow; Joey Allen; Jason Arseneau; Danny Fillmore; Adam Gallant; Jason Wells; David McCluskey; Maurice Aube; coach Steve Chapman; manager Tim Houlahan; manager Denise Leblanc; manager Kim Coates
The champion Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars: Joel Peterson; Brent Cook; Corey Orchard; Jesse Peterson; Jason McMann; Shawn Caines; Craig McCormick; Jason DeMerchant; Jason Tompkins; Kevin Kirkbride; coach Colin Craig; manager Peter Cluff