In the Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the opening round, the 8th-seeded Centennial Chargers dusted the Tommy Douglas Tigers 90-36. The Tigers (coach Orland Iverson) included Kert Ozaeta, Harvin Mangat, Kieran Loucks, Jolen Starr, Stanley Trazo, Charles Marasigan, Lukas Theriault, Alejandro Robles, Rayn Ray, Aaron Sanguyo, Carson Rennie and James Gregory. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Walter Murray Marauders clocked the 8th-seeded Centennial Chargers 107-63. The Chargers (coach Tyler Friesen) included Spencer Mayerle, Luke Dawson, Eleazar Carolino, Joseph De Torres, Mo Kazmi, Brady Carenard, Braeden Jockims, Eli Paulsen, Connor Anderson, Jackson Graham, Sen Cao, Ahmed Isse, Yuhao Mao and Andrew Martin. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears mauled the 5th-seeded Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 98-56. The Saints (coach Dominic Gursky) included Mayom Thuc, Shalon Oyewusi, Griffin Sander. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders edged the 6th-seeded St. Joseph Guardians 62-59. The Guardians (coach Steve Boryski) included Easton Brons, Jacob Cey. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Bethlehem Stars torched the 7th-seeded Evan Hardy Souls 88-59. The Souls (coach David Twining) included Solomon Marko, Rohan Lakhanpal, Eric Zhao, Ashton Crawshaw, Teegan Thunderchild, Syed Gilani, Abuzar Ahmad, Brandon McLeod, Kai Canal Zettl, Beckett Hiebert, Mustafa Ghuman, Jacob Higgs, Timothy He and Nathan Enweani. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the top-seeded Walter Murray Marauders clipped the 4th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears 90-75. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders spanked the 2nd-seeded Bethlehem Stars 92-70. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Aden Bowman Bears clubbed the 2nd-seeded Bethlehem Stars 107-80 to qualify for 5A Hoopla. The Stars (coach Dan Kozun) included Robert Medalla, Lanz Perez, Sam Besong. …………………………………………………… In the final, the 3rd-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders dispatched the top-seeded Walter Murray Marauders 79-66. Both squads qualified for Hoopla with their semi-final wins.
In the Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the opening round, the 8th-seeded Michael A. Riffel Royals edged the 9th-seeded Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 85-81. The Titans included Ferison Alcantara, Alex Jones, Evan Cameron, Michael Klotz. …………………………………………………… In the other opening round match, the 7th-seeded Winston Knoll Wolverines blasted the 10th-seeded Balfour Redmen 80-57. The Redmen included Lavonge Niyomukendzi, Liam Neithercut, Maguire Allen. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Harvest City Reapers stomped the 8th-seeded Michael A. Riffel Royals 121-51. The Royals included Liam Burns, Osagie Okundaye, Kaiden Thompson. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns stunned the 4th-seeded Sheldon Williams Spartans 102-73. The Spartans included included Karanveer Mahay, Dayson Byrd, Ron Radonigi. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Campbell Tartans crushed the 7th-seeded Winston Knoll Wolverines 105-54. The Wolverines included Zane Graham, Tayan Lloyd. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Martin Monarchs defeated the 6th-seeded Miller Marauders 81-74. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the top-seeded Harvest City Reapers clipped the 5th-seeded Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 89-76. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Campbell Tartans crushed the 3rd-seeded Martin Monarchs 99-64. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns qualified for Hoopla by edging the 3rd-seeded Martin Monarchs 79-73. The Monarchs included Ben Klein, Ty Thomson. …………………………………………………… In the final, the top-seeded Harvest City Reapers rolled the 2nd-seeded Campbell Tartans 91-69. Both squads qualified for Hoopla with their semi-final wins.
In the 5A rural playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the opening round, the 9th-seeded Lloydminster Barons clipped the 8th-seeded North Battleford Composite Vikings 84-74. The Vikings (coach Ryley Woiden) included Jackson Geddes, Dylan Stockman, Victory Colvin, Seth Fiddler, Ronan Hennings, Layne Watts, Brad Byl, Tim Blum, Chevelle Saril, Draper Pooyak, Arvin Rabino, Hunter Barnstable, Labron Weenie and Dylan Geddes. …………………………………………………… In the other opening round contest, the 7th-seeded Yorkton Regional Raiders spanked the 10th-seeded Balgonie Greenall Griffins 69-43. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders mauled the 9th-seeded Lloydminster Barons (coach Scott Lumbard) 105-53. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Weyburn Eagles clocked the 5th-seeded Swift Current Colts 69-40. The Colts included Parker Leonard, Brenden Ljunggren. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Prince Albert St. Mary Maruaders dispatched the 7th-seeded Yorkton Regional Raiders 65-50. The Raiders included Will Exner, Justin Adam, William Pinacie, Aidan Leslie, Josh Needham, Yancee Saracho, Chett Ostapowich, Shandelle Papequash, Jakob Surjik, Owen Watrych, David Ihidero and Carter Potzua. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Warman Wolverines defeated the 3rd-seeded Estevan Elecs 73-64. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the top-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders qualified for Hoopla by spanking the 4th-seeded Weyburn Eagles 76-56. The Eagles (coach Derek Houghton, coach Dan Manning) included Ben Michel, Jake Dammann, Tensei Iida, Mitchell Cherpin, Austin Knupp, Evan Barsness, Carter Houghton, Zack Schmidt, Connor McDonald, Aiden Field, Ben Manning, Sutter Balog, Tiki-Zeus Umbach, Patrick Keating and Marcus Keating. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders qualified for Hoopla by dispatching the Warman Wolverines 63-53. …………………………………………………… In the rural final, the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders clubbed the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 93-60.
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in Regina, the top-seeded Regina Harvest City Reapers dusted the 8th-seeded Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 103-53 as Terrence Ojeh scored 31, Oroma Bongomin 24, Isaac Simon 23, Jeremy Johnson 12, Yese Ima-Nibaro 9, Aven Gebreamlak 2 and Victory Amini 2, while Bradley Padi and Daniel Yor were scoreless. Peter Kiunga and Ethan Batiuk each scored 13 to pace the Marauders (coach David Seto). Arun Ramji added 9, Ethan Gee 6, Braden Akers 5, Nolan Bonneau 3, Nikolai Rossouw 2 and Nnamdi Ndubuka 2, while Aiden Edwards, Nic Dutchak, Sam Kiunga and Reese Mollison were scoreless. The Marauders (coach David Seto) also included Peter Kiunga and Nolan Bonneau.
The 5th-seeded Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns dispatched the 4th-seeded Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 83-75. Joel Falodun paced the Golden Suns with 22. Isaiah Onion added 17, Collins Iyekekpolor 15, Lasu Jones 15, Daniel Cameron 11, Jack Dolan 2 and Ken Katas 1, while John Camplin, Lukas Hollinger, Mike Onion, Jesse Chongo and Jonah Thomas were scoreless. Datiel Fountaine paced the Marauders (coach Daniel Dewar) with 20. Mohamed Mahadhi added 16, Andrei Genetia 11, Dillyn Morin 11, Mohamed Younis 10, Abdel Malek Ali Etagiuri 4 and Max Guest 2, while Ozayr Raazi, Ammar Altaf, Petar Jovic, Shadi Nasr, Samin Ahmed, Kole Evans, Liam Kinash and Will Sawchyn were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders blasted the 7th-seeded Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 82-55 as Jack Gray scored 17, Easton Thimm 12, Ethan Laing 11, Owen Shepherd-Hills 11, Sarino Fortugno-Blake 9, Reese Kraft 7, Daniel Revering 7, Issac Vandenhurk 4 and Aloka Fernando 4, while Sam Andrews and Bobo Bejide were scoreless. Luke Huddleston paced the Crusaders (coach Tom Hazzard) with 20. Brayden Hazzard added 10, Pranav Saggar 9, Max Simpson 7, Jordan Umukunzi 5, Dale San Juan 2, Quinn Helgason 1 and Matteo Guardado 1, while Tristan O’Connell, Destiny Ledee Gboro, Jaymon Mitchell, Zaka Lanoie, Abdi Shariff and John Salayon were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Regina Campbell Tartans crushed the 6th-seeded Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears 84-53 as Manny Biden scored 24, Isaiah Bay 21, Luka Dundjerovic 19, Kayhl Patel 10, Ryan Ziolkowski 8 and George Agnew 2, while Anderson Werner, Ehson Yousafzai, Braxton Benoit, Peter Shoobert, Grady Fiske and Hayden Ginter were scoreless. Amari Linklater paced the Bears (coach Will Redl) with 22. Andrew Martin (Barton?) added 9, Ben Schoenfeld 6, Ryan Connery 6, Tommy Ault 3, Owen Wiebe 3, Emre Al-Katib 2, T.J. Rihani 1 and Ashwin Witt 1, while Joreil Sutherland, Nick Rihani, Twalumba Chitanda, Nathan Bartsch and Manraj Loharia were scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Regina Harvest City Reapers defeated the 5th-seeded Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 77-71 as Isaac Simon scored 34, Oroma Bongomin 24, Terrence Ojeh 14, Jeremy Johnson 3 and Yese Ima-Nibaro 2, while Bradley Paul, Aven Gebreamlak, Daniel Yor and Victory Amini were scoreless. Isaiah Onion led the Golden Suns with 20. Joel Falodun added 19, Daniel Cameron 18, Jesse Chongo 4, Collins Iyekekpolor 4, Lasu Jones 2, Ken Katas 2 and Jack Dolan 2, while John Camplin, Lukas Hollinger, Mike Onion and Jonah Thomas were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Regina Campbell Tartans edged the 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 68-65 as Manny Biden scored 25, Isaiah Bay 23, Ryan Ziolkowski 10, Luka Dundjerovic 8 and Kayhl Patel 2, while Anderson Werner, Braxton Benoit, Ehson Yousafzai, George Agnew, Peter Schoobert, Grady Fiske and Hayden Ginter were scoreless. Ethan Laing led the Crusaders with 18. Jack Gray added 15, Owen Shepherd-Hills 11, Easton Thimm 10, Reese Kraft 4, Sarino Fortugno-Blake 4 and Issac Vandenhurk 3, while Daniel Revering, Sam Andrews, Bobo Bejide and Aloka Fernando were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns stomped the 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 89-64. Daniel Cameron and Collins Iyekekpolor each scored 21 to pace the Golden Suns. Isaiah Onion added 15, Lasu Jones 11, Joel Falodun 11, Ken Katas 6, Jesse Chongo 2 and Jonah Thomas 2, while John Camplin, Lukas Hollinger, Mike Onion and Jack Dolan were scoreless. Owen Shepherd-Hills paced the Crusaders (coach Brett Hardy) with 14. Issac Vandenburk added 11, Easton Thimm 11, Ethan Laing 9, Reese Kraft 6, Daniel Revering 4, Jack Gray 3, Sarino Fortugno-Blake 2, Bobo Bejide 2 and Aloka Fernando 2, while Sam Andrews was scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Regina Harvest City Christian Academy Reapers spanked the 3rd-seeded Regina Campbell Tartans 80-62. Completing a multi-year transition from 1A to 2A to 3A and then to 5A, Reapers coach Atlee Simon told the Regina Leader-Post that “it really speaks to the culture of the school. Basketball has been really special to this school for as long as I can remember since I went there and now I’m teaching there. We take pride in that and these kids work extremely hard on the boys’ and the girls’ sides. We also have coaches that are invested in the kids. They understand that we can teach a lot of valuable lessons through sport and it’s not just about winning. It’s about hard work and playing for each other. You can teach them every lesson and it’s nice to win on top of that.” Younger brother Isaac Simon, who led all scorers, said winning a provincial title is “something that we’ll always remember,” Isaac Simon said. Oroma Bongomin said “we set the provincial title as a goal at the start of the season. We actually won everything that we set out to win. We won R.O.C.K. and the city championship and now this. … We have a lot of heart with only nine guys on our roster. It’s also how much gym time that Harvest City offers its students and we all take advantage of it. It’s crazy that we are punching way above our weight class.” Atlee Simon said “Isaac and I have been working on this moment for a long time. There were a lot of nights shooting in the driveway and a lot of late nights shooting in the school. I’m his biggest fan and his biggest critic. We have a bond that is going to last forever. This is just a memory that we’re going to hold on to forever.” Isaac Simon that Atlee is “my guy. This year is something that we’ll always remember and it will forever be part of our relationship. I’m just happy that we were able to have this year and have these memories together.” As a player, Atlee shared in five consecutive Hoopla championships, the last of which was celebrated in 2014. Harvest City has now won 11 boys titles at Hoopla. The Reapers captured eight 1A boys championships (2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) before earning gold medals in 2A (2013), 3A (2014) and 5A (2022). Isaac Simon paced the Reapers with 32. Oroma Bongomin added 18, Terrence Ojeh 12, Jeremy Johnson 9, Yese Ima-Nibaro 6 and Victory Amini 3, while Bradley Padi, Aven Gebreamlak and Daniel Yor were scoreless. Isaiah Bay paced the Tartans with 25. Manny Biden added 16, Ryan Ziokowski 10, Luka Dundjerovic 6 and Kayhl Patel 5, while Anderson Werner, Braxton Benoit, Ehson Yousafzai, George Agnew, Peter Schoobert, Grady Fiske and Hayden Ginter were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Daniel Cameron; Collins Iyekpolor; Isaiah Onion; Lasu Jones; Joel Falodun; Ken Katas; Jesse Chongo; Jonah Thomas; John Camplin; Lukas Hollinger; Mike Onion; Jack Dolan;
The silver medalist Regina Campbell Tartans: Isaiah Bay; Manny Biden; Ryan Ziokowski; Luka Dundjerovic; Kayhl Patel; Anderson Werner; Braxton Benoit; Ehson Yousafzai; George Agnew; Peter Schoobert; Grady Fiske; Hayden Ginter; coach Stephen Shields
The gold medalist Regina Harvest City Christian Academy Reapers: Isaac Simon; Oroma Bongomin; Terrence Ojeh; Jeremy Johnson; Yese Ima-Nibaro; Victory Amini; Bradley Padi; Aven Gebreamlak; Daniel Yor; coach Atlee Simon