In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans clocked the 16th-seeded Grande Prairie Charles Spencer Mavericks 95-56. The Mavericks (coached by Will Young, assisted by Chase McCarthy) included Liam Thomson, Kale Christenson; Cyrone Macaraeg, Alex Rode, Lyndon Longson, Joel Oullette-Zuk, Yanick Tshimanga, Ty Warren, Idyl Indangan, Eric Petrie, Aaron Barkman and Jordan Adams. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride dumped the 9th-seeded Edmonton Holy Trinity Trojans 90-79. The Trojans (coached by Ed Kiryluk and Trevor Scott, assisted by Jeff Mensi) included Mark Carreon, Jeremy Maralit, Alex Ndahiro, Andrei Magtortol, Paul Adonri, Peter Adonri, Prince Ndomaina, Kunywar Daniel, Virlou Orquez, Austin Torres, Josh Parcasio, Biben Daniel and Bol George. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams whipped the 13th-seeded Red Deer Notre Dame Cougars 106-87. The Cougars (coached by Stephen Merredew, assisted by Jacob Cusumano, and managed by Paul Bautista) included Don Sinlao, Cody White, Edward Ortiz, Beko Wande, Josh Ballantyne, Ryan Nielsen, Jeb Maribojoc, Kristopher Leblanc, Franz Credo, Zach Best, Rudy Soffo and Griffin Moline. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Calgary Bishop McNally Timberwolves spanked the 12th-seeded Okotoks Foothills Composite Falcons 74-58. “We opened up the game really strongly and had about a 10 or 12-point lead in the first quarter and then made a number of mistakes that we just shouldn’t make,” Falcons coach Amron Gwilliam told Okotoks Weekly. “We were down six or eight at half time.” They rallied within six but folded down the stretch as the Wolves iced it at the line. “We had some opportunities, but missed our shots,” Gwilliam said. “They are a team that went thought the city finals scoring 90-plus and we held them to 74. A great effort for us defensively, but we just didn’t quite get the offensive output we needed.” The Timberwolves (coached by Amron Gwilliam, assisted by Steve Lloyd and Brady Byam, and managed by Josh Sim) included Josh Derochie, Kaden Perrett, Coal Clark, Reece Chapin, Tyler Ziehl, Peter Baker, Mason Sheen, Jaden Salter, Trey Kellogg, Gavin Millard, Mitch Taylor and Adam Pahl. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans bombed the 15th-seeded Lloydminster Comprehensive Barons 74-53. The Barons (coached by Scott Lumbard, Travis Niekamp and Jeff Wilson) included Arash Sani, Mathew Miller, Zach Wilson, Jesse Borzel, Kuvraj Madhar, Noah Mather, L.A. Aguilar, Corey Watt, Ryan Hatchard, Kirk Haan and Leif Larson. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Cardston Cougars mauled the 10th-seeded Calgary St. Francis Browns 101-75. The Browns (coached by Don Marchuk, assisted by Paul Harvey, Matt McCormack and Marc Grams) included Isaac Gray, Nathan Rowe, Jacob Geremia, Logan Schuster, Michael Sawers, Braden Masterson, Daniel Nwaroh, Desmond Taylor, Des Catellier, Drey Porcioncula, Cole Stegerman, Matt Ohler, Josh Filipetto, Cody Bualong and Joseph Okello. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Raymond Comets stomped the 14th-seeded Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 96-59. The Raiders (coached by Carl Light, assisted by Kelly Goheen, Rob Irvine, Gage Rehn and Tanner Rehn) included T.K. Kunaka, Kyle Pangan, Benjamin Pasiuk, Jacog Higham, Vince Barbuco, Jonathan Goulet, Logan Howard, Logan Ancion, Reece Lehman, Kade Best, Caleb Heinrichs, Andrew Ma, Max Arnold, Sean Vandervlis and Jacob Alexander. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Calgary Lester B. Pearson Patriots edged the 11th-seeded Edmonton M.E. Lazerte Voyageurs 63-59. The Voyageurs (coached by Ryan Dunkley and Andrew Parker, assisted by Jordan Greenley, Omari Lewis and Pavi Minhas) included Kahlel Abdelmalek, Sammy Mekonnen, Zac Osman, Ashraf Kanash, Jamal Warsame, Carlos Shabani, Chidera Ajaegbu, Emad Abdi, Aslee Abushawashi, Zachary Chomchuk, Belal Yehia, Brendan Staples and Junior Bukuru.
In the quarterfinals, the 8th-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride stunned the top-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans 88-65. The victory over O’Leary “fortified” the team, Pride coach Chris Thompson told Basketball Alberta. “Our players knew going into this game that O’Leary was an extremely talented team … As a coaching staff, we knew our hands were full trying to match the experience of their dedicated coaches and talent of their team. This victory solidified our team’s confidence for the remainder of the tournament.” The Spartans (coached by Ray Filice, assisted by Frank Filice, Jay Tomlinson, Angelo Labriola, Chad Carleton and Jeremy Wosnack) included Tristen Kamal, Adrian Dario, Jimuel Querido, Roy Anku, Jaden Matthews, Mina Ogot, Jamal Hinds, Weuaka Ogot, Magliore Loki, Adong Makuoi, Jalen King and Ogot Ogot.
The 4th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Clippers spanked the 5th-seeded Calgary Bishop McNally Timberwolves 94-73. The Timberwolves (coached by Tyler Korol, James Wood and Krista Manastyrski, manager Jessica Sosa, trainer Alyssa Blair and trainer Victoria Halge) included Japheth Davis, Camille Kamba, George Lado, Terence Crisostomo, Aaron Fernandes, Richard Rocha, Briekie Davis, Nathaniel Habtegergesa, William Wolter, Diew Moses, Deng Jacob Kuech and Voshon Porter.
The 2nd-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans crushed the 7th-seeded Cardston Cougars 101-75. The Cougars (coached by Kevin Quiton, assisted by Doug Sheen and Ken McMurray, statistician Jami Berry, statistician Mackenzie Sorpold) included Ty Lewis, Chase Stewart, Kaysen Shaw, Shawn Leishman, Kole Neilson, Austin Merrill, Brigham Smith, Shane Quinton, Ben Atwood, Jaxon Jensen, Max Russell, Josh Jacobs and Dylan Strang.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Raymond Comets dispatched the 6th-seeded Calgary Lester B. Pearson Patriots 90-82. The Patriots (coached by Bill Mitchel and Morgan Fraser) included Jesse Cosme, Assad Ali Bik, Mobin Ali, Usman Fyisso, Ty Jordan, Simar Bajwa, Nazir Qasimi, Emmanuel Chimzy-Tasie, Ibrahima Doumbouya, Zubeir Hassan, Austin Warmerdam, Jimmy Simon and Jason Logoro.
In the semis, the 8th-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride edged the 4th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 75-69.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Raymond Comets defeated the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 98-91.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams spanked the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 102-82. The Titans (coached by George Hoyt) included Marvin Washington, Lars Imshimwe, Brandon Meiklejohn, Miles Washington, Rutvik Patel, Jinoh Park, Philip Sabry, Aher Uguak, Jarrett Burbank, Hugo Young, Conrad Oddoye, Jeremey Florizone, Derrick Igiranez, Karnakshpal Toor and Solomon Mollel.
In the final, the 8th-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride defeated the 3rd-seeded Raymond Comets 110-94. “Throughout the season, and especially going into provincials, assistant coach Greg Dawley and I were able to build a culture that enabled us to compete with the best teams in the province,” Pride coach Chris Thompson told Basketball Alberta. “Throughout the season we were competitive with every team we faced, walking away with our fair share of victories. With these experiences in mind, and going into provincials as an eighth seed, we knew that for us to be the best we would have to beat the best. At no point of the season did we ever consider ourselves to be an underdog and we proved that with this provincial championship. … The biggest reason we won the provincial title was because of our team-first mentality, one that was cemented at the start of the season. All of our players were willing to make sacrifices throughout the year. Every one of the boys sacrificed their bodies in both practice and game situations, they all embodied the ‘We over me’ attitude. A deep level of trust was forged between our players and coaching staff, through our victories and defeats. Some of our defeats, including our [city] semi-final loss (to Lester B. Pearson), nearly destroyed that trust. But through the adversity, we were able to fortify our unity and emerge stronger than before leading us to the provincial championship.” Thompson told the Red Deer Advocate that “we said coming in if we wanted to be the best, we had to beat the best. We didn’t do as well in the city championships as we liked, but this was the icing on the cake.” The Comets broke to a 27-19 lead after a quarter but the Pride began bombing from the perimeter to take a 52-47 lead at the half. They extended the margin to 80-72 after three quarters but Raymond rallied to knot the score at 84. The Pride regained the lead on a pair of free throws by David Kuac and, hitting 10-14 from the line in the final three minutes, while the Comets notched just one trey. “We were a bit worried the way they (Comets) started out shooting extremely well,” said Thompson. “They played basketball like we knew they would, but I give our guys all the credit. They weathered the storm and battled hard and deserved the win.” The Pride were led by 6-4 post Tyrell Lindren, who scored 27. Kuac added 22 and Aaron Tesfagiorgis 21. “Our big guys have been the foundation of the team all season. They all worked hard in practice and on the floor,” said Thompson. Boomer Heggie led the Comets with 30. Brock Dewsbery added 24 and Chase Bohne 21.
The bronze medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams: Tanner McLachlan; Tevin Hall; Brady Nelson; Noah Toly; Lincoln McKinnon; Alex Tetzlaff; Tyler Evans; Mitch Boychuk; Charlie Day Chief; Jordan Jacobs; Kale Penner; John Evans; Nick Gibb; Cole Forsyth; Austin Kallip; Lucas Knitel-Althen; coach Jared Nelson; assistant Sean Olsen; assistant Brandon Brine; assistant Mike Evans
The silver medalist Raymond Comets: Dan Wilde; Clieve Durfey; Aaron Fromm; Spencer Roberta; Bronson McIntyre; Brock Dewsbery; Boomer Heggie; Tyler Baker; Jeremy Fairbanks; Chase Bohne; Dallin Snow; coach Todd Heggie
The gold medalist Calgary Notre Dame Pride: Aaron Tesfagiorgis; David Kuac; Jamil Cortez; Daniel Takyi; D.J. Lodovica; Lucas Kaufman; Tyrell Lindgren; Chad Mpiana; Caise Desharnaise; Chinonso Ibebuike; Tyler Packer; coach Chris Thompson; assistant Greg Dawley