In the opening round, held in Drumheller: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Peace River Nomads defeated the 8th-seeded Edmonton Millwoods Christian Royals 73-61. Casey Pyper paced the Nomads with 24. Skyler DeBoom added 23, Jason Pyper 10, Pearson Mcgillvray 8, Davin Winder 5 and Jake LaBrech 3. Joel Hiebert led the Royals with 18. Alex Deans added 11, Jordan Hendrickson 10, Carlos Medina 8, David Navalta 6, Greg Wiebe 3, Cole Wijeyaratnam 3 and Luke Hensel 2. The Royals (coached by Darren Graham, assisted by Ken Scharf, managed by Lucas Schmidt and trained by Hannah Valdez) also included Joseph Lindenberg, Josiah Lindenberg, Nathan Nickel, Ray Pagola and Jorge Pereira. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Calgary West Island College Wolves dusted the 12th-seeded host Drumheller Valley Secondary Dynos 94-70. Chris Kitchen paced the Wolves with 25. Joe Woods added 20, Paden Cuthill 15, MacLean Sprung 13, Andrew Brown 9, Steve Egege 6, Onyi Chukueke 4 and Mark Boswell 2. Zach Flater paced the Dynos with 15, all from beyond the arc. Jeordie Andrew added 14, Travis Molzan 13, Emmanuel Gumasing 9, Devin Law 5, Adam Shymanski 5, Lincoln Linville 4, Sam Brown 3 and Josh Thomson 2. The Dynos (coached by Jeff Messom, assisted by Mackenzie Johnson) also included Garth Giffin, Mackenzie Leitz, Austin Miller-Brown, Takaya Omura, Wyatt Page, Michael Peters, J.M. Prado. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Edson Holy Redeemer Rebels nipped the 7th-seeded Picture Butte Sugar Kings 87-84. Andrew Rauch paced the Rebels with 27. Thane Henerson added 25, Parker Goulet-Beard 12, Kn Buhat 9, Joel Murry 7, Joseph Yemane 5 and Johnathan Hawke 2. Scott Bergen-Henengouwen paced the Sugar Kings with 31. Henry Bergen added 19, Brett Oosterbroek 10, Eric Davies 10, Tyler Reiter 6, Johnny Reimer 4, Henry Clarke 2 and Reid Murray 2. The Sugar Kings (coached by Jordan Reiter, assisted by Chris Steed, Logan Reiter and Kevin Reiter, and managed by Kyle Groenenboom) also included Jacob Neufeld, Eric Oosterbroek, Tyler Reiter and Shaye Vavra-Peacock. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Brooks St. Joseph’s Collegiate Crusaders clubbed the 11th-seeded Tofield Titans 96-76. Ritz Saludes paced the Crusaders with 30. Jeoff Bungay added 18, Gop Majak 16, Charles Saludes 15, Brad Bishop 5, John Talosig 5 and Onen Johnson-Chol 3. Dante Dinter paced the Titans with 28. Dennis Didusenko added 27, Zak Kastendieck 8, Karter Dinter 6, Nash Winder 5 and Jace Roe 2. The Titans (coached by Noel Reid, assisted by Clarence Vath, managed by Merrilee Reid and trained by Tanis Winder) also included Nathan Begin, Seth Ferguson, Conner Kelly, Lincoln Sharpe and Braden Yeomans.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Stirling Lakers dispatched the 9th-seeded Peace River Nomads 79-54. Steele Stef paced the Lakers with 18. Scott Mazutinec added 15, Zach Oviatt 13, Lane Still 12, Sean Sparks 10, Cole Still 7 and Kyle Selk 2. Skyler DeBoon led the Nomads with 23. Jayson Pyper added 8, Pearson McGillvray 6, Casey Pyper 6, Joey Cardinal 4, Jake LeBrech 4 and Davin Winder 3. The Nomads (coached by Wayne Dunnington, assisted by Peter Matychuk, managed by Maurice Mayer and trained by Angela Dunnington) also included Jarret Bellwood, Peter Fehr, Ethan George, Regan L’Arrivee and Jason Pyper.
The 5th-seeded Calgary West Island College Wolves dusted the 4th-seeded Cold Lake Assumption Jr/Sr Crusaders 88-63. Joe Woods paced the Wolves with 29. MacLean Sprung added 20, Paden Cuthill 13, Chris Kitchen 11, Andrew Brown 9, Steve Egege 4 and Mark Boswell 2. Jacob Gallie paced the Crusaders with 19. Michael Stasiuk added 14, Drew Richter 11, Laurie Long 8, Brandon Arruejo 6, Caysen Nagy 4 and Josh Hamilton 1. The Crusaders (coached by Shayne Midford, assisted by Taylor Barclay and managed by Gord West) also included Ammon Kozlow, Ben Lepage, Laurie Long, Jordan Mattice, Juan Paradeza and Carter Williams.
The 3rd-seeded Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles pounded the 6th-seeded Brooks St. Joseph’s Collegiate Crusaders 83-60. Brendan Degner paced the Eagles with 14. Mike Hummel added 16, Reuben Middel 14, Tyson Procee 12, David Selles 10, Alex Lokhorst 5 and Jarde Withage 2. Charles Saludes led the Crusaders with 22. Jeoff Bungay added 10, Ritz Saludes 8, Gop Majak 6, Audi Resterio 5, John Talosig 3, Onen Johnson-Chol 3 and Brad Bishop 3. The Crusaders (coached by Marc Lapierre, assisted by Stefan Brunette and trained by Lance Dixon) also included Dustin Arcala, Arcell Bungay, J.R. Catuday, Karl Pomida and Chumek Rain.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Heritage Christian Hawks crushed the 10th-seeded Edson Holy Redeemer Rebels 115-53. Caleb Hettinga paced the Hawks with 32. Ralph Iluis added 16, David Ralph 14, Taran Romain 9, David Cherney 8, Jordan Zader 8, Daryll Iluis 7, Connor Behrns 7, Jacob Clark-Jenkins 5, Jachin Neubauer 5 and Agoth Wek 4. Andrew Rauch led the Rebels with 19. Kn Buhat added 11, Parker Goulet-Beard 7, Thane Henderson 4, Logan Korolischuk 3, Jayden Ghostkeeper 3, Lane Stone 3, Joel Murry 2 and Justin Pashak 1. The Rebels (coached by Peter Saik, assisted by Kurtis Smit and managed by Carols Antipala) also included Brenden Butts, Matthew Chase, Johnathan Hawke and Joseph Yemane.
In the semis, the top-seeded Stirling Lakers nipped the 5th-seeded Calgary West Island College Wolves 80-78. Scott Mazutinec paced the Lakers with 32. Zach Oviatt added 16, Lane Still 11, Cole Still 9, Steele Stef 8, Brady Sillito 2 and Kyle Selk 2. Paden Cuthill led the Wolves with 27. Joe Woods added 18, MacLean Sprung 15, Steve Egege 8, Chris Kitchen 8 and Mark Boswell 2.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles dumped the 2nd-seeded Calgary Heritage Christian Academy Hawks 85-72. Brendan Degner paced the Eagles with 45. David Selles added 13, Mike Hummel 12, Tyson Procee 10, Reuben Middle 3 and Alex Lokhorst 2. Caleb Hettinga led the Hawks with 37. Ralph Iluis added 13, Darryl Iluis 9, Jordan Zader 7, Jachin Neubauer 4 and David Ralph 2.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Calgary Heritage Christian Academy Hawks stomped the 5th-seeded Calgary West Island College Wolves 91-66. Caleb Hettinga paced the Hawks with 30. Daryll Iluis added 12, Jachin Neubauer 11, Jordan Zader 10, Connor Behrns 9, Ralph Iluis 7, Jacob Clark-Jenkins 5, Taran Romain 3, Agoth Wek 2 and David Cherney 2. Paden Cuthill led the Wolves with 24. Joe Woods added 16, Steve Egege 11, Chris Kitchen 7, MacLean Sprung 5 and Mark Boswell 3. The Wolves (coached by Ravinder Grewal) also included Andrew Brown, Onyi Chukueke, Dilprit Dhatt, Chris Kitchen, Aaron Kunik, Matthew Lutz, Edward Morrish, Thomas Morrish and Noah Smith.
In the final, the top-seeded Stirling Lakers nipped the 3rd-seeded Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles 85-84 as Cole Still hit the winner at the buzzer. “Every athlete dreams of hitting the game winning shot, and I was fortunate enough to make it happen in my grade 12 year,” Still told the Westwind Weekly. “I was glad to contribute in bringing a 2A banner to Stirling because I know how much it means to this community.” The Lakers, who earned their first AA crown, avenged a loss to the Eagles in the 2014 final. “We knew we had to come out both physically and mentally if we wanted to win this game,” said Still. Assistant coach Ryan Smith said “they battled hard to gain that victory, several players had to change jerseys and be taped up and bandaged because they were bleeding too much and they still continued to battle till the very end of the game. … You couldn’t have scripted it any better in a Hollywood movie.” Steele Stef paced the Lakers with 27. Scott Mazutinec added 21, Zach Oviatt 13, Lane Still 13 and Cole Still 8. Brendan Degner led the Eagles with 46. Reuben Middel added 18, Mike Hummel 14, Jaden Veluw 3 and David Selles 3. Lakers coach Shawn Nelson told the Prairie Post that watching Still’s final shot “was the longest seven seconds of my life. Cole (Still) released that as the buzzer went. The shot went in and the rest is history. This what we all can do in our lives when we set goals that stretch yourself and no matter what adversity comes in, sticking together and achieving those goals.”
The bronze medalist Calgary Heritage Christian Academy Hawks: Connor Behrns; Caleb Hettinga; David Cherney; Jacob Clark-Jenkins; Daryll Iluis; Ralph Iluis; Jachin Neubauer; David Ralph; Taran Romain; Ryan Trabadello; Agoth Wek; Jordan Zader; coach Ryan Brennan; assisted Darryl Keiker; manager Stephen Ward
The silver medalist Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles: Brendan Degner; Matt Hummel; Mike Hummel; Alex Lokhorst; Reuben Middel; Tyson Procee; Donovan Scholten; David Selles; Jeremy Van Belle; Jaden Veluw; Jared Withage; coach Matthew Bekkering; assistant Jason Ferrie; assistant Joe Groenenboom; assistant Tyren Van Ham
The gold medalist Stirling Lakers: Scott Mazutinec; Kole Morrison; Austin Nelson; Zack Oviatt; Seth Robertson; Kyle Selk; Brady Sillito; Seth Sillito; Sean Sparks; Steele Stef; Cole Still; Lane Still; coach Shawn Nelson; assistant Ryan Stef; manager Orin Smith; trainer Ty Hirsche