In the opening round, held in Calgary: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords defeated the Red Deer Hunting Hills Lightning 79-70 as Beau Lawler scored 19. Matt Thomson paced Hunting Hills with 24. Kyle Kennedy added 15 and Matt Littlejohns 10. The Lightning (coached by Curt Baker) also included Todd Vaughan, Dan West, Nick Wassick, Andrew Clews, Donovan Lovely. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Raymond Comets nipped the 9th-seeded Grande Prairie Tomahawks 84-83 as Logan Mendenhall scored 26 and Dallin Tollestrup 13. Adam Shaw paced Grande Prairie with 35. Myles Ethier added 18. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans thrashed the 12th-seed Calgary St. Mary’s Saints 98-64 as Judd Payne scored 19 and Jon Goodkey 15. Mark Chiu led St. Mary’s with 13. Brett Kobe added 12. The Saints (coached by Kevin Johnston, assisted by Mike McFarland) also included Kevin Yeung, Trent Westgard. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams stunned the 4th-seeded Calgary Lester B. Pearson Patriots 85-81 as Gaby Ferzli scored 29 and Chris Seeley 21. Robbie Sihota paced Lester B. Pearson with 30. Josh Minhas added 26. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the 14th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 65-46 as Jamaal Bucknor scored 19 and Terrence Blake 17. Jesse McKee led Bert Church with 24. Kellen MacKenzie added 10. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs defeated the 6th-seeded Medicine Hat Mohawks 68-57 as Ryan Wetherell scored 24 and Kyle Debolt 23. Dan Schow led Medicine Hat with 14. Chris Unsworth added 13. The Mohawks (coached by Bren Ennis) also included Ryan Ennis, Clint Unsworth, Jayde Weidemann, Preston Sloan, Brandon Hanna, Ben Schow, Colton Ennis, Rory Groom, Manyang Nyang and Brian Drefs. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Cardston Cougars dumped 10th-seed Edmonton Austin O’Brien Crusaders 76-64 as Josh Watson scored 22. Corey Saban, Peter Hubaczek and Sean Szopa each scored 13 for the Crusaders. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Calgary Father Lacombe Lasers stunned the 2nd-seeded Lloydminster Barons 89-85 as Orin McCusker scored 28 and Jerome Makasiar 23. Todd Labbe led Lloydminster with 33. Clarence Smith added 23.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords defeated the 8th-seeded Raymond Comets 73-71 as Jeff Price scored 17 and Taylor Glass 13. Logan Mendenhall paced Raymond with 24. Dalin Tollestrup added 21. The Comets (coached by Todd Heggie) also included Tim McMurray, Tyler Orr, Brett Holt, Payton Harker, Chris Keeler, K.C. Prince, Mike Baines, Dale Stevenson, Cole Nelson and Carson Hill.
The 5th-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans defeated the 13th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams 72-56 as Jon Goodkey scored 18, Teague Sherman 8 and Matt Cardoza 9. Chris Seeley led St. Francis Xavier with 25. Jon Celeste added 14.
The 3rd-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the 11th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 91-75 as Andrew Champagnie scored 25 and Jamaal Bucknor 20. Ryan Wetherell paced Sir Winston Churchill with 22. Harshdeep Mangat and Cam Wutherich each added 13. The Bulldogs also included Bryce Pyle.
The 15th-seeded Calgary Father Lacombe Lasers upset the 7th-seeded Cardston Cougars 74-58 as Justin Hennebury scored 26 and Jerome Makasiar 14. Travis Quinton led Cardston with 18. Ryan Shideler added 14. The Cougars also included Mitch Quinton, Travis Wilson, Josh Watson, Brad Weston, Mark Olsen, Jared Leavitt, Desmond Rabbit, Kade Neilson, Taylor Redford, Robbie Low, Johnny Folson and Brandt Dewsbury. The Lasers led 34-28 at the half.
In the semis, the top-seeded Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords defeated the 5th-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 58-49 as Beau Lawlor scored 18 and Taylor Glass 12. Jon Goodkey paced Harry Ainlay with 9. Teague Sherman added 7. The Lords outscored the Titans 9-1 over the final 3:30 of paly to pull out the win. Lawlor hit five free throws in the final 42 seconds. “Those were definitely the game breaker,” he told the Calgary Herald. “If they don’t go in, they still have a chance. I just focused on the fundamentals and thought about what I needed to do.” Beaverbrook coach Ray Raymond said his troops played with the requisite intensity, while Titans coach Rob Poole was elated his troops didn’t get pasted. “We lost by 40 to these guys in midseason. We lost by nine tonight. At this time of the year, the team that executes best wins. It was a very good game.” Both teams struggled early. Lawlor said the Lords focus was awry. “Our focus is always defence and we struggled getting that done at the start of the game. It takes us a while for us to realize our goals and the work we need to put in to accomplish those goals. We were a little uneasy at the start but it just takes a touch or two on the ball to get going.”
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the 15th-seeded Calgary Father Lacombe Lasers 92-52 as Andrew Champagnie scored 25 and Terrence Blake 20. Jerome Makasiar paced Father Lacombe with 19. Orin McKuster added 17. Lasers coach Dan Lacroix told the Calgary Herald that he was elated that his troops made the semis. “We’re happy guys. The guys are hanging their heads a bit because we lost but Ross Sheppard’s a strong program. We’re happy to be mentioned in the same breath as them.”
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay crushed the 15th-seeded Calgary Father Lacombe Lasers 95-62 as Judd Payne scored 18 and Jon Goodkey 15. Justin Hennebury led Father Lacombe with 23. Orin McKuster added 13. The Lasers also included Jasper Martin, Riiny Ngot, Jerome Makasiar.
In the final, the top-seeded Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords dumped the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds 71-62 as Jeff Price scored 15 and Beau Lawlor 14 and Greg Jobagy 13. Jamaal Bucknor, Terence Blake and Chris Tron each scored 13 for Ross Sheppard. Played in Calgary before a sold-out Kenyon Court gym at Mount Royal College on the 50th-anniversary of the tournament. “We didn’t come here to participate,” Lords coach Ray Raymond told the Calgary Herald. “We came here to take care of business. There was never any doubt. No doubt.” The Lords used their fastbreak to generate a 17-point lead in the first half, although they soon found themselves in foul trouble, allowing Ross Sheppard to claw within 37-32 at the half. “We came out in a great way. We were fantastic to start,” said Raymond. “But when you get up, you tend to relax.” The teams exchanged the lead several times in the second half but Lord Beaverbrook took command in the final minutes over several turnovers forced through pressure defence. “I really think they wore us down with pressure,” said Ross Sheppard coach Dave Youngs. “Unfortunately, we dug ourselves a whole when we got down 17, but we did a good job coming back. But that took a lot out of us.” Price said the win was a reward for years of effort. “My team and I have been playing for four years and to win this is beyond any feeling I’ve ever had. Defence was our key thing. Against a team like this, we came out fighting and did what we had to do.” The Lords became the first Calgary team since Bishop Grandin in 1997 to win the title. Ross Sheppard was seeking its fifth title in seven years. “We’ve been very lucky,” said Youngs. “The kinds are the ones that make the program. They’ve been absolutely amazing.”
The bronze medalist Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans: Judd Payne; Jon Goodkey; Teague Sherman; Matt Cardoza; Mark Wong; David Newbold; Steven Kennedy; Dan Smetaniuk; Steve Weinbeer; Nick Bober; Spencer Kearl; Stephen Burke; coach Rob Poole
The silver medalist Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds: Jamaal Bucknor; Terrence Blake; Andrew Champagnie; Chris Tron; Ben Yae; David Gault; Jerome Bingham; Dayne Hodge; Shawn Shepard; Scott Ironmonger; Pav Dundor; Andrew Jaycock; Cashawn Gordon; coach Dave Youngs
The gold medalist Calgary Lord Beaverbrook Lords: Jeff Price; Beau Lawler; Taylor Glass; Matt Secord; Calvin Worthen; Greg Jobagy; Sam Smiley; Ryan Cram; Mike Loubardeas; Spencer McKay; Brock Hall; Harrison Bateman; Duncan Jones; coach Ray Raymond; assistant Jacques Cabelguen; assistant Brock McMillan