All divisions of provincial play, and particularly the final four, were disrupted by an ongoing contract dispute between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF). Extracurricular activities were pulled from schools across the province during the week before HOOPLA, the championships that had been scheduled to be conducted in Moose Jaw. HOOPLA “will be cancelled due to the lack of teacher involvement [whether as coaches, officials or organizers] in the events and the constraints for schools and host sites in planning and preparing for the events,” the STF announced. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association subsequently announced that teams which had qualified for HOOPLA were “invited to participate” in a one-day provincial championship, with their opponent based on their seeding.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones blasted the 16th-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds 123-42. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Martensville Royals edged the 9th-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders 78-74. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Melfort Comets torched the 5th-seeded Tisdale Tornados 87-49. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Regina Luther Lions mauled the 12th-seeded Melville Cobras 81-29. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Tornadoes bombed the 15th-seeded Churchill/La Ronge Chargers 98-44. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Saskatoon Bedford Road Redhawks stunned the 7th-seeded Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans 79-68. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Regina Harvest City Christian Reapers crushed the 14th-seeded Lumsden Devils 104-49. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Regina Scott Blues stomped the 11th-seeded Humboldt Mohawks 95-61.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones clocked the 8th-seeded Martensville Royals 110-48.
The 5th-seeded Regina Luther Lions mauled the 4th-seeded Melfort Comets 80-58.
The 2nd-seeded Moose Jaw Peacock Tornadoes blasted the 10th-seeded Saskatoon Bedford Road Redhawks 92-66.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Regina Harvest City Christian Reapers crushed the 6th-seeded Regina Scott Blues 96-58.
No HOOPLA semi-finals were held.
In the invitational bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Regina Luther Lions clubbed the 3rd-seeded Regina Harvest City Christian Reapers 70-50. Owen Zimmer paced the Lions with 23. Jacob Young added 21, Nathan Matebekwane 16, Lucas Stasuik 6, Dylan Mohrbutter 2 and Eric Heroux 2. Rese Catina scored 15 to pace the Reapers (coach Atlee Simon, assistant Terry Roduta, assistant Isaiah Merk). Praise Oluseyi-Aberefa added 11, Aven Gebreamlak 8, Emmanuel Tucay 5, T.J. Ima-Niboro 4, Isiah Yemba 4 and Obama Lasu 3, while Yese Ima-Niboro, William Hlawn Ceu, Wyatt Hagen, Siem Habte and Ethan Verhaeghe were scoreless.
In the invitational final, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones dispatched the 2nd-seeded Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Tornadoes 85-69. Mason Muchowski paced the Cyclones with 27. Max Simmons added 25, Chase Seaborn 20, Rylan Schaffer 8 and Eli Juan 5. Kai Houghton paced the Tornadoes with 20. Makungu Mutbazi added 19, Luke Andrews 14, Caleb Sowden 8, Josh Johnson 6 and Owen Varjassy 2.
The bronze medalist Regina Luther Lions: Vishaal Ramoo; Ayo Olaosebikan; Nathan Matebekwane; Haris Kangles; Eddie Cao; Dylan Mohrbutter; Jacob Young; Lucas Stasuik; Owen Zimmer; Eric Heroux; Teniayo Onasanya; David Elendu; Benjamin Singh; Aden Stobbs; coach Jeremy Sundeen; assistant Austin Chase; manager Griffin Tiefenbach; manager Jack Casper
The silver medalist Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Tornadoes: Kai Houghton; Caleb Sowden; Josh Camberlain; Riley Johnson; Owen Varjassy; Makungu Mutbazi; Jack Redstone; Nate Measner; Kaison Skeoch; Josh Johnson; Kayden Lang; Trustin Koroscil; Luke Andrews; Jayden Lobb; Kobe Mall; Jordan Selensky; coach Troy Setter; assistant Craig McDougall; assistant Raman Mall
The champion Moose Jaw Central Cyclones: Josh Sazon; Chase Seaborn; Lei Delizo; Gerritt Gulutzan; Mason Muchowski; Eli Juan; Max Simmons; Reid Weiss; Ben Ansell; Suliman Suliman; Rylan Schaffer; Sam Beckman; Keaton Belsher; coach Barry Seaborn; assistant Shaun Muchowski; assistant Dwight Gulutzan