In the opening round, held in Hillside (Valleyview): …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Calgary Foundations for the Future Christian Academy Phoenix defeated the 12th-seeded Acme Redmen 64-47 as Eric Lyons scored 22, Omar Rashid 14 and Kar Dhaliwal 13. Alexander Penner led Acme with 13. Kenny Rauwerda added 10. FFCA used a late run to build a 31-23 lead at the half and took command early in the third quarter. …………………………………………………… The High Level Bears whipped the Lacombe Central Alberta Christian Knights 84-47 as Ryan Pope scored 23 and Lance Bonnes 20. Matt Weenink led the Knights with 18. Josh Steenbergen added 12. Pope dominated the paint as High Level took command early and were never threatened. High Level led 39-20 at the half. The Knights also included A.J. Hamilton, Joel Doornbos. …………………………………………………… The Hillside Cougars edged the Edmonton J.H. Picard Pumas 75-69 as Wynand Nel scored 33 and Corey Burnside 25. Sean Tonge led J.H. Picard with 26. Blair Bann added 19. The first half was a see-saw affair until the Cougars took command late to build a 41-33 lead at the break, including a buzzer beating trey by Brendon Birnie-Browne. Hillside built its lead to 16 before J.H. Picard rallied behind the three-point shooting of Laszlo Hamran who trimmed the margin to two with 30 seconds to play. But 6-7 post Nell notched another bucket in the paint and continued to dominate the boards as the Cougars pulled out the win. …………………………………………………… The Evansburg Grand Trunk Grizzlies whipped the Cold Lake Assumption Crusaders 82-62 as Scott Reynolds scored 30 and David Semenyna 22. Sean Keefe led Assumption with 21. Blake Trafiak added 11. Grand Trunk hit 15-17 from the line as they built a 46-34 lead at the half and romped.
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Calgary Foundations for the Future Christian Academy Phoenix nipped the 4th-seeded Three Hills Prairie Christian Academy Sabres 75-71 as Eric Lyons scored 33 and Omar Rashid 16. Kendall Boese led Prairie Christian with 24. Clayton Price added 20. Prairie Christian was in command early, leading by double digits before a late 11-0 run, including a trio from beyond the arc, rallied the Phoenix to within 39-37 at the half. Prairie Christian extended their lead to eight early in the second half but FFCA rallied to within four with three minutes to play and then won it on a pair of steals by Omar Rashid for transition layups in the final minute of play.
The Calgary Christian Cougars whipped the High Level Bears 96-64 as post Lance Verhoeff scored 17, Trent Offereins 17 and Josh Fife 13. Andrew Ostrowerka led High Level with 28. Oktay Bulatci added 16 and Ryan Pope 14. The Cougar took command quickly and led by 53-25 at the half.
The Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles dumped the Hillside Cougars 86-72 as Daniel Veldman scored 17, Jordan VanDyk 17 and Derek Slomp 15. Taylor Robertson led Hillside with 20. Corey Burnside and Bradon Klimp each added 12. The disciplined Eagles patiently built a 42-33 lead at the half and extended it to as many as 21 in the second. Hillside never crept closer than 11.
In the last quarterfinal, the Evansburg Grand Trunk Grizzlies stunned the 2nd-seeded Vauxhall Vikings 61-58 as Scott Reynolds scored 26 and Justus Vogler 10. Alex Geerligs led Vauxhall with 18. Shem Chege added 15. Vauxhall built an early 15-3 lead and maintained a comfortable 39-28 lead at the half. But foul trouble and lackluster effort undid in the second frame, with Grand Trunk taking the lead on a technical assessed to Vauxhall’s coach. The teams traded the lead down the stretch before Grand Trunk pulled off the upset. The six-member Vikings (coached by Andrew Fast, assisted by Todd Ojala) also included Austin Ojala, Joe Chege, Andrew Geerligs, Shem Chege and Cal Unruh. “I was so disappointed with how the game played out. We had a shot at it. I don’t blame the refs for the loss, there were things we did like miss some lay-ups, miss some free throws and we weren’t able to get the ball inside effectively,” Fast told the Vauxhall Advance. “But it was 22 to 11 fouls. We had eight fouls to give where everyone would have fouled out. There were times where Alex or Andrew would get hit in the paint and there was no call and then coming back, they’d make a call on a reach in and boom, Alex has three fouls.” The Vikings were left with four players on the court midway through the final quarter because of foul trouble. They had a chance to tie it, trailing by two with 15 seconds to play.
In the semis, the Calgary Christian Cougars thrashed the 5th-seeded Calgary Foundations for the Future Christian Academy Phoenix 93-77 as Cam Dodd scored 20 and Lance Verhoeff 18. Eric Lyons led FFCA with 20. Omar Rashid added 20, Karn Dhaliwal 16 and Tyson Merrill 15. The Cougars led 21-13 after six minutes and maintained a double-digit edge even though star center Lance Verhoeff quickly got in foul trouble. Calgary Christian led 44-31 at the half and were never threatened.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles defeated the Evansburg Grand Trunk Grizzlies 76-53 as Daniel Veldman scored 20 and Jordan VanDyk 17. Scott Reynolds led Grand Trunk with 26. David Semenyna and Robert Hood each added 8. Grand Trunk took a brief early lead but were soon overwhelmed as Daniel Veldman hit five treys on the half to give Immanuel Christian a 44-24 lead heading into the lockers.
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary FFCA Phoenix edged the Evansburg Grand Trunk Grizzlies 72-67 in overtime as Omar Rashid scored 32 and Karn Dhaliwal 10. Scott Reynolds led Grand Trunk with 35. David Semenyna added 11. In the run-and-gun, up-tempo affair, FFCA built a 33-29 lead at the break and then extended their margin to 14 in the second half before Reynolds rallied the Grizzlies to a one-point lead with three minutes to play. The score was knotted at 61 and Grand Trunk had the ball with five seconds to play but threw it away forcing overtime. The Grizzlies (coached by Dan Raymond, assisted by Kevin Christians) also included Shawn Ditner, Josh Dungey, Robert Hood, Tyler Janke, Ben McFadden, Darcy Raymond, Andreas Riesel, Chris Rybank, Scott Semenya, Justus Vogler and Vince Weiser.
In the final, the Calgary Christian Cougars whipped the Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles 88-52 to avenge a loss in the 2005 final. Cam Dodd led Calgary Christian with 29. Josh Fife and Trent Offereins each added 12. Jordan VanDyke led the Eagles with 16. Aubrey Kolk added 10. Calgary built an early 12-2 lead and extended it to 20-4 after eight minutes as the Eagles struggled to handle the Cougar’s pressure. Although Immanuel Christian responded with a pair of treys after a timeout, the outcome was never in doubt. Calgary Christian led 41-23 at the half and ran Immanuel Christian into the ground in the second half.
The bronze medalist Calgary Foundations for the Future Christian Academy Phoenix: Eric Lyons; Omar Rashid; Karn Dhaliwal; Alex Daum; Rocky Hehar; Abhi Jawanda; Tyrone May; Tyson Merrill; Sohel Shivji; coach Josh Symonds; assistant Ted McClare
The silver medalist Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles: Matt Brandsma; James Fraser; Luke Garretsen; Aubrey Kolk; Steve Kooiker; Joseph Moradel; Joel Penner; Eric Procee; Derek Slomp; Jordan VanDyk; Steven VanDyk; Dave VanRootselaar; Daniel Veldman; David Zondervan; coach Duane Konynenbelt; coach Dean Degner; coach Vic Mensch
The gold medalist Calgary Christian Cougars: Lance Verhoeff; Trent Offereins; Cam Dodd; Zachary Dunnewold; Josh Fife; Josh Groen; Eric Havinga; Bryan Lanting; Mark Novak; Adrian Opthof, coach Richard Foggo; assistant Bonk