In the opening round, held in Olds: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans whipped the 12th-seeded host Olds Spartans 87-65. Olds led 24-13 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 38 at the half. St. Peter the Apostle led 67-56 after three quarters. Levi Schlecker paced St. Peter the Apostle with 18. Sheldon Hausch added 14, Keaton Smith 13, Jaryd Luberda 11, Andrew Malyk 9, Nino Cocon 8, Mike Ash 5, Ty Makarowskiw 4, Derek Suntjens 3 and Justin Melville 2. Baylen Unger scored 17 to pace Olds (coached by Tom Christensen, assisted by Brett Matson). Sukhraj Dhaliwal added 15, Carter Carrick 11, Denzel Pendel 8, Elijah Bekk 4, Vlademir Yanguas 4, Taylor Bracken 2, Jayden Hammer 2, Justin Cissell 1 and Ammon Bullock 1, while Reeven Lalani, Jack Jinn and Russell Rabchak were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels dumped the 9th-seeded Onoway Mustangs 62-46 after leading 11-6, 22-14 and 42-33 at the quarters. Blake Bullock paced the Rebels with 16. Josh Mouland added 15, Michael Johnson 15, Bradley Marsden 6, Marcus Andrus 4, Tate Platt 4 and Lewis LeRay 2. Montana Kootenay scored 15 to pace the Mustangs (coached by Ben Pyde). Brandon Bernard added 13, Bailey Hall 9, Bryce VanVeen 4, Darian Alexis 3 and Alex Kensington 2, while Ben Madsen, Wyatt Surcan, Alby Parukkarun, Skyler Holub, Jason Bell, Herb Cardinal and Cole Peck were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres clipped the 10th-seeded Grande Prairie Tomahawks 69-52. The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter. The Sabres led 37-30 at the half and 48-43 after three quarters. Isaiah Feldberg paced the Sabres with 16. Kenjie Espeleta added 15, Alex Omeasoo 10, Chad Majek 10, John Krause 8, Pierre Munoz 3, Austin Jerke 3, Kenneth Espeleta 2 and Jadam Bloomer 2. Daniel Friesen scored 23 to pace the Tomahawks (coached by Troy Sandboe). Logan Rempel added 10, Nolan Ashworth 8, Dawson McCarthy 4, Taylor Hudak 4, Tony Wolfe 2 and Dylan Nixon 1, while Braydon Saunders, Chad Macdonald, Liam Johnstone and Carter Carlson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Airdrie George MacDougall Mustangs edged the 11th-seeded Lloydminster Holy Rosary Raiders 82-76. The Raiders led 15-9, 45-25 and 60-58 at the quarters. Brady Penner paced the Mustangs with 30. Skyler Lee added 15, Jordan Mullholland 11, Hunter Young 10, Dawson Funk 7, Justin Bainbridge 5, Austin Thompson 3 and Tyler Barfuss 1. Ralion Simbulan scored 30 to pace the Raiders (coached by Mike Kardas). Jemrick Medina added 14, Ian Pelagio 11, Justin Millar 10, Gabrielle Laysico 7, Alex Arutchev 2 and Seth Ortiz 2, while Lorenz Paz, Bryce Zerr and Ethan Patterson were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Chestermere Lakers stomped the 7th-seeded Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres 96-58 after leading 21-17, 53-33 and 72-39 at the quarters. Jeff Rodehutskors paced the Lakers with 28. Channer Yellow-Horn added 16, Kareen Pires 16, Mark Rodehutskors 10, Ethan Isbister 8, Aussin Saghir 7, Justin Brar 4, Jake Layton 2 and Mohib Masood 1. Kenjie Espeleta scored 16 to pace the Sabres (coach Rob Cross, manager Karl Baguioso, statistician Wilson Cross). Chad Majek added 10, John Krause 7, Kenneth Espeleta 5, Alex Omeasoo 4, M.J. Orlina 4, Pierre Munoz 2, Isaiah Feldberg 2, Austin Jerk 2 and Jadam Bloomer 1, while Darrien Crane was scoreless.
The top-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles dusted the 8th-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels 95-69 after leading 24-16, 54-31 and 81-50 at the quarters. Tre Ross paced the Eagles with 20. Banke Alade added 18, Tyler Anton 10, Logan Beaudet 9, Alex Zabel 7, Epharh Oyama 7, Brandon Kaiser 6, Brad Mateuchev 4, Curtis Wall 3, James Bradley 3 and Davis Borden 1. Tate Platt scored 16 to lead the Rebels (coach Greg Bowes, assistant Doug Leavitt, manager Sarah Runquist). Cole Layton added 10, Marcus Andrus 10, Michael Johnson 8, Josh Mouland 7, Blake Bullock 6, Colton Terry 6, Bradley Marsden 4 and Ashton Bekkering 2, while Skylar Rice and Lewis LeRay were scoreless.
The 6th-seeded Airdrie George MacDougall Mustangs stunned the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Eastglen Blue Devils 79-70. The Mustangs led 17-14 after one quarter and 31-25 at the half. The Blue Devils led 53-52 after three quarters. Brady Penner paced the Mustangs with 26. Hunter Young added 13, Justin Bainbridge 9, Justin Bragg 8, David Rodriguez 8, Tyler Barfuss 6, Skyler Lee 5, Jordan Mulholland 3 and Austin Thompson 1. Kendhal Mavungu scored 23 to pace the Blue Devils (coached by Samuel Sir, assisted by Mallory Sir and Connor McCormack). Plasetsoe Hser added 16, Jaden Lawrence 12, Daniel Donovan 6, Fahad Salim 4, Jordan Ward 4 and Brett Yuzyk-Sullivan 2, while Soso Wah, Mostafa Ikar, Mark Seneta, Jordyn Garnot, Eldosh Singo and Amo Motlhale were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Calgary Bowness Trojans edged the 5th-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans 62-58 after leading 13-12, 28-22 and 45-43 at the quarters. David Henry paced the Trojans with 17. Tim Wardrop added 15, Jake McLellan 14, Jake Maller 11 and Jared Alkema 5. Justin Melville scored 16 to lead the Spartans (coach Chris Delano, assistant Anthony Mann, assistant Evan Grise, manager Brendan Orr). Sheldon Hausch added 15, Mike Ash 8, Derek Suntjens 7, Andrew Malyk 5, Levi Scheckler 4 and Keaton Smith 3, while Jerome Bungabong, Nino Cocon, Caleb Davidson, Jaryd Luberda and Ty Makarowskiw were scoreless.
In the semi-finals, the 2nd-seeded Chestermere Lakers edged the 6th-seeded Airdrie George MacDougall Mustangs 75-74. The Lakers led 18-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 33 at the half. Mustangs led 52-47 after three quarters. Jeff Rodehutskors paced the Lakers with 34. Ethan Isbister added 9, Aussim Saghir 9, Channer Yellow-Horn 8, Mark Rodehutskors 7, Kareem Pires 5 and Jake Layton 1. Skyler Lee paced the Mustangs with 15. Brady Penner added 14, Jordan Mullholland 12, Justin Bainbridge 8, Hunter Young 8, David Rodriguez 7, Tyler Barfuss 7 and Justin Bragg 3. “We always considered ourselves equal with Chestermere or higher,” Mustangs coach J.T. Thompson told Airdrie City View. “We couldn’t walk away too disappointed. It was an even game all the way throughout.”
In the other semi, the top-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles dispatched the 4th-seeded Calgary Bowness Trojans 75-66 after leading 16-11, 39-23 and 54-37 at the quarters. Banke Alade paced the Eagles with 22. Tyler Anton added 19, Tre Ross 17, Brandon Kaiser 6, Alec Zabel 4, Logan Beaudet 2, Brad Mateuchev 2 and Epharh Oyama 1. Jake McLellan paced the Trojans with 27. Tim Wardrop added 23, Jake Maller 6, David Henry 4 and Jared Alkema 4.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Airdrie George MacDougall Mustangs outlasted the 4th-seeded Calgary Bowness Trojans 101-93. The Mustangs led 29-23 after one quarter. The Trojans led 52-47 at the half. The Mustangs led 80-69 after three quarters. Brady Penner paced the Mustangs with 22. David Rodriguez added 16, Jordan Mullholland 14, Tyler Barfuss 12, Justin Bragg 11, Justin Bainbridge 10 and Hunter Young 5. Tim Wardrop scored 40 to pace the Trojans (coached by Mike Henry). Jake Maller added 28, Jake McLellan 15, David Henry 8 and Ajang Deng 2, while Lance Fibke, Jared Alkema, Tobias Funk, Dallin Merrett, David Henry, Gabe Koppe, Tom Bald, Tim Wardrop and Adam Turner were scoreless. The bronze medal was the school’s first and “it’s always nice to be the first of anything, especially with a school that’s been around as long as George (McDougall),” Mustangs coach J.T. Thompson told Airdrie City View. “That’s quite an honour not only for myself, but for the boys as well. They’ve come to understand what this truly means as far as leaving a legacy, as well as setting up the next generation of this program for the future. … We always knew we were better than what they seeded us. At the same time, it’s really tough to rank teams that haven’t really played each other. … At the end of the day it came down to us having one more game and how we wanted to end the season. Do you want to end on a loss with no medal or do you want to end on a win? For me, I would rather win a bronze than lose a silver. You always want to end a season on that high.” Guard David Rodriguez told the Airdrie Echo that “no one really gave us much belief at the start” of the season but communication, defence and supportive fans “helped us out a lot.” Thompson told the Echo that the team’s motto was “celebrate but don’t be satisfied. That kind of summed up our entire attitude for the tournament. Everybody played a role—that’s been our secret sauce all year. We’ve said we’re the deepest team in the province.”
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Chestermere Lakers nipped the top-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles 97-94 in overtime. The Lakers led 21-20 after one quarter and 45-41 at the half. The Eagles led 64-51 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 83 after regulation. Jeff Rodehutskors paced the Lakers with 49. Mark Rodehutskors added 24, Kareem Pires 10, Connor Yellow-Horn 10 and Ethan Isbister 3. Tre Ross paced the Eagles with 32. Banke Alade added 23, Brad Mateuchev 16, Tyler Anton 15 and Alec Zabel 2.
The bronze medalist Airdrie George MacDougall Mustangs: Dawson Funk; Austin McCafferey; Jordan Mullholland; Tyler Barfuss; Austin Thompson; David Rodriguez; Brady Penner; Skyler Lee; Hunter Young; Aiden Demmon; Justin Bainbridge; Brant Lee; Justin Bragg; coach J.T. Thompson; assistant Jamie Mulholland; assistant Josh Hoath; manager Gregg Moss
The silver medalist Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles: Curtis Wall; James Bradley; Brandon Kaiser; Tyler Anton; Zach Bosch; Logan Beaudet; Tre Ross; Alec Zabel; Davis Borden; Epharh (FF) Oyama; Banke Alade; Brad Mateuchev; coach Vince Reynolds; assistant Darren Ross; assistant Eric Fawcett; assistant Dave Raborn; manager Ryan Koop
The gold medalist Calgary Chestermere Lakers: Ethan Isbister; Channer Yellow-Horn; Arjun Kooner; Tarn Jawanda; Kareem Pires; Jake Layton; Aussim Saghir; Mohib Masood; Mark Rodehutskors; Justin Brar; Jeff Rodehutskors; coach Kirby Dugdale; assistant Rob Wilson; assistant Sean McCormick