In the regional semis and provincial quarterfinals held in Petitcodiac, the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers edged the Canterbury Celtics 42-39 as Thorne scored 16 and Baxter 11. Amanda Dow led the Celtics with 10. Stephanie Dow added 8.
In the other regional semi, the Harvey Lakers clocked the Belleisle Bears as Maclean scored 21 and McDade 13. Jennifer MacMillan led the Bears with 19. The Bears also included Sarah Upshall.
In the regional final and provincial semis, the Harvey Lakers edged the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers 66-63 in double-overtime as Maclean hit the winning trey in the final minute. Budaker led the Lakers with 24. Maclean added 18. Baxter led the Panthers with 20. Bannister added 19, while nabbing 19 boards.
In the regional semis and provincial quarterfinals held in Hartland, the Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas clocked the Edmundston St. Mary’s Red Devils 56-36 as Swazey scored 13, Munn 13 and Spencer 13. Christine Picard led the Red Devils with 18. Amanda Ouellette added 8.
In the other regional semi, the Hartland Huskies crushed the Chipman Forrest Crusaders 93-32 as Kennedy and Smith 14. Rachael Curtis led the Crusaders with 15. Mary Beth Doohan added 6.
In the regional final and provincial semi, the Harvey Lakers clubbed the Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas 98-39 as Culberson scored 25 and Kraftcheck 16. Swazey led the Boas with 16. Munn added 6 and Astle 6.
In the final, the Hartland Huskies clocked the Harvey Lakers 84-62 as Smith scored 24, Kraftcheck 16, Kennedy 14, Horseman 12 and Culberson 8. The title was Hartland’s second consecutive and capped a girls/boys double for the Huskies. They led 31-13 early before Harvey ripped off a 20-2 run to knot the score at 33. Harland led 41-34 at the half and command in the second half. Smith told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “they gave us quite a scare. When we went up 31-3, we thought we had it won. They wanted more for a minute and we started playing sloppy defence and throwing away passes. But we got it back.” Kraftcheck said when the score was knotted at 33, “I was think ‘we need a reality check’. We’ve got to get it together at halftime and this keep it going.” Huskies coach Lawrence Kennedy said “Harvey played a little faster than they normally would have and they played better defence than they’ve ever played before … Our kids started playing the way they are capable of playing. In the first half, the nerves and the noise got to them. And there’s a lot more pressure when you’re trying to repeat than there is the first time round.” McLean led the Lakers with 17. Budaker added 17 and Wood 10, while Little nabbed 10 boards.
The co-bronze medalist Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas: Kari Swazey; Julie Munn; Amy Spencer; Abby Astle; coach Judy Astle;
The co-bronze medalist Petitcodiac Regional Panthers: Patti Thorne; Amanda Baxter; Megan Murray; Janet Lee Bannister;
The silver medalist Harvey Lakers: Lindsay Maclean; Tammy McDade; Kristi Budaker; Melanie Little; Julie Wood; Tina Weeks; coach John Kirk
The champion Hartland Huskies: Cheryl Culberson; Beverly Kennedy; Amy Smith; Katrina Horsman; Stephanie Kraftcheck; Tracy Orser; coach Lawerence Kennedy