Final regular season standings (8): Mt. St. Vincent (20-1); Holland College (16-5); St. Thomas (15-6); UNB-Saint John (10-11); Mt. Allison (10-11); Crandall (8-13); University of King’s College (5-16); Nova Scotia Agricultural (0-21)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
University of King’s College Blue Devils: Paul Adams, Lucas Adekola, Brody Constantine, Matt Flinn, J.D. Howlett, Ryan Hreljac, Mike Jones, Scott Martin, Simon McCamus, Neil McGill, Jhonnathan Menjivar, Eamon Morrisey, Andrew Schipper and Reggie Wilson.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams: Jerry Bos, Keegan Fiske, Jonathan Kennedy, Josh Kennedy, Chris Oram, Thomas Patriquin, Travis Pearson, Dwayne Ripley, Chance Simmonds, Thomas Teackles, Jason van Kessel and Luke Wiseman.
In the quarterfinals, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the Crandall University Blue Tide 76-70. Crandall led 23-22, 46-35 and 59-54 at the quarters. Ryan MacPherson paced St. Thomas with 27 points and 10 boards. Andrew Holmes scored 22, Mackenzie Washburn 11, along with 14 boards and 10 assists, Matt Robertson 11, Steve Cordy 4 and Matt McGrath 2, while Corey Delong, Brad LeBritton and Tristan Russell were scoreless. Kemoy Shaw paced Crandall with 22. Jamie Gray added 18, Karl Frederick 10, Wade Lawrence 10, Cyler Peters 8 and Alex Murphy 2, while Michael Barnett and Chris Mackenzie were scoreless. The Blue Tide also included Adedamola Akinbensoa, Michael Colpitts, Jordan Fresque, Quentrel Provo and Matthew Sweezey.
In the other quarterfinal, Mount Allison Mounties dumped the University of New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves 71-56. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. Mount Allison led 32-27 at the half and 57-38 after three quarters. Benjamin Chisholm paced Mount Allison with 13. Akil Smith added 12, Kent Matheson 12, Jeffrey Sadler 10, Kylan Estabrooks 9, Josh Graham 6, Kevin Monaghan 5 and Stephen Bohan 4, while Neal Beckett, Tim Crouse, Ryan Hatch and Brandon Malally were scoreless. Andrew Naismith paced the Seawolves with 18. Brad Van-Steeg added 13, Graeme Scott 8, Kyle Roode 6, Jason Demerchant 6, Colin Johnston 3 and Eric Rogers 2, while Kevin Nixon, James Cosman and Alec MacKinnon were scoreless. The Seawolves also included Jason Guptill.
In the semis, the Holland Hurricanes edged the St. Thomas Tommies 80-76 in overtime. The Tommies led 20-11 after one quarter. Holland led 39-35 at the half. St. Thomas led 50-46 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 67 after regulation. Donathan Moss paced Holland with 17 points and 14 boards. Jacob Ayangma added 14, Jordan Bruyere 12, Alex MacLeod 11, Rob Daley 10, Steve Brown 8, Aaron Brown 6 and Steve Hardy 2, while Matt Fowler was scoreless. Ryan MacPherson paced St. Thomas with 17. Brad LeBritton added 15, along with 10 boards, Mackenzie Washburn 14, Andrew Holmes 14, Matt Robertson 9, Matt McGrath 4 and Steven Cordy 3, while Corey Delong was scoreless. The Tommies also included John Bartlett, Steven Cordy, Brendan Davenport, Ryan MacPherson, Matt Pain and Tristan Russell.
In the other semi, the Mount Saint Vincent Mystics stomped the Mount Allison Mounties 89-46 after leading 24-8, 45-19 and 64-29 at the quarters. Adam Jewkes paced Mount Saint Vincent with 23. Jeremy Skidmore added 19, Kenneth Reardon 13, Stephen Morris 10, Sean Boulay 9, Carl Wickstrom 4, Todd Williams 4, John Caulfield 4 and Luke Reynolds 3, while Brandon Doyle, Derico Symonds and Anthony Zinn were scoreless. Stephen Bohan led the Mounties with 8. Kent Matheson added 6, Akil Smith 6, Josh Graham 5, Jeffrey Sadler 5, Neal Beckett 4, Tim Crouse 4, Brandon Mullally 4, Benjamin Chisholm 2 and Kylan Estabrooks 2, while Ryan Hatch and Kevin Monaghan were scoreless. The Mounties also included Neal Beckett, Kyle Hoar, Adam Molnar and Jake Planinc.
In the final, the Mount St. Vincent Mystics dumped the Holland Hurricanes 72-55 after leading 20-9, 36-27 and 52-37 at the quarters. “We played a real solid game but the real difference maker was defence,” said coach Rick Plato, in his 22nd season at the helm of the MSVU men. “In the semis we gave up 46 points and today 55. You win it with defence and rebounding and we did a good job with both. … We got off to a good start, let them back in it a little bit but still led by nine at halftime,” said Plato, who has guided the Mystics to 12 championships. “Holland had beaten us earlier in the year and we knew they were going to be tough. But we stressed defence all week and we really did play good defence in both games. And Luke Reynolds was really big on the boards. It was nice to have him back after having him out for three months with a stress fracture in his foot.” The win was also especially significant for graduating seniors Steve Morris, Kyle Wickstrom and Jewkes. “Morris played at Sackville, Wickstrom at Lockview and Jewkes at Cobequid and it was the fifth straight championship for all three,” said Plato, in his 22nd year at the helm. “Everybody played tough and our experience was a big factor in the win.” Sean Boulay paced Mount Saint Vincent with 16 on 6-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Adam Jewkes added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Stephen Morris added 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 8-9 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Anthony Zinn notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Luke Reynolds added 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Carl Wickstrom added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Todd Williams added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. John Caulfield, Kenneth Reardon and Jeremy Skidmore were scoreless. The Mystics hit 23-42 (.548) from the floor, 3-7 (.429) from the arc and 23-30 (.767) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 20 fouls, 2 blocks, 6 steals and 18 fouls. Donathan Moss paced Holland with 21 on 8-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 4 boards. Aaron Brown added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 assists. Matt Fowler added 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jordan Bruyere added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Steve Brown scored 1 on 0-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Steve Hardy added 1, while Jacob Ayangma, Rob Daley and Alex MacLeod were scoreless. The Hurricanes hit 17-48 (.354) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks, 5 steals and 29 fouls.
The silver medalist Holland College Hurricanes: Aulay Wiseman; Nic Jones; Aaron Brown; Taylor Gynane; Matthew Morrison; Donathan Moss; Rob Daley; Steve Hardy; Steve Brown; Alex MacLeod; Jacob Ayangama; Matt Fowler; Jordan Bruyere; Nathan Clark; Nic Jones; Jason Mitchell; coach George Morrison; assistant Chris Connolly; assistant Josh Whitty
The champion Mount St. Vincent Mystics: Kenneth Reardon; Stephen Morris; Todd Williams; John Caulfield; Carl Wickstrom; Mac Ellis; Jeremy Skidmore; Brandon Doyle; Derico Symonds; Jay Kelly; Adam Jewkes; Sean Boulay; Anthony Zinn; Luke Reynolds; Alex LeBlanc; Alex Howlett; coach Rick Plato; assistant Dave Brien; assistant Damian Gay; assistant Jason Carlson; manager Andrea Plato