| (1) | Sheridan | 88 | ||||||
| (8) | St. Thomas | 84 | Sheridan | 73 | ||||
| (4) | Algonquin | 101 | Algonquin | 82 | Algonquin | 72 | ||
| (5) | N.A.I.T. | 98 | ||||||
| —–FRASER VALLEY | ||||||||
| (2) | Fraser Valley | 106 | ||||||
| (7) | U of King’s College | 56 | Fraser Valley | 66 | Fraser Valley | 85 | ||
| (3) | Dawson | 98 | Dawson | 65 | ||||
| (6) | Thompson Rivers | 77 |
Although they were hosting the tournament in Truro, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams declined a berth in the draw, saying they were not competititive enoughto play at the national level. “We don’t feel that we would be a competitive entry into the national tournament so we felt that it was better for our athletes and the college and the conference if we bowed out at this time and allowed the second place team in the conference to participate,” NSAC athletic director Judy Smith told the Halifax Daily News. The Rams were 3-19 on the season and finished in 7th place in the ACAA, failing to qualifying for the postseason conference tournament. “Obviously, in hosting, our preference would be to have our team there but if they’re not at the level they should be at then it’s not appropriate,” Smith said.
“It’s disappointing for all of us,” she added. “I know some of the athletes would be disappointed but yet they’re aware of the competitiveness and have an idea of what it would be like at the national level. And it just perhaps wouldn’t be a good situation for them, in some cases, to be playing over their heads.”
In the quarterfinals, held in Truro, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the NAIT Ookpiks 101-98 in a foul-plagued affair. Some 57 fouls were called. Algonquin was able to control the tempo and won when Scott Lelievre hit a pair of clutch three-pointers in the final minute. The Thunder rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit. The Thunder had trimmed the margin to seven at the half. “We were lucky it was only seven points and not 37,” said Thunder coach Trevor Costello. Algonquin couldn’t stop NAIT guard Jason Damery in the first half. “We had a rough start,” said Scott Lelievre. “We were playing desperate basketball.” The Thunder did a better job of containing Damery in the second half. “You can’t shut a player like that down,” said assistant coach Jimmy Langis. “You just can’t give him the easy ones.” The Thunder’s bench played well in the second half. C.J. Anderson scored 20 (8-12 from floor) for Algonquin, Jonathan Bell 19 (8-22 from floor) and 7 boards, Ryan Bennison 16 and 8 boards, Jimmy Sebulime 14 and 7 boards, Scott Lelievre (chosen player of the game for the Thunder after hitting 5-6 from the arc) 13, Saeed Kosar 10 (2-17 from the floor), Angel Medina 5, Tyrone Baugh 4. Algonquin shot 33-80 (.413) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 32-45 (.711) from the line, had 41 boards, 28 fouls, 5 assists, 14 turnovers, 2 blocks and 19 steals. Jason Damery (player of game for NAIT) led the Ooks with 34 on 14-21 from the floor. Matt Burton added 13 and 7 boards, Mark Dorado 12, Andrew Melynchuk 12, Shawn Parsons 8, Leif Puffer 7 and 11 boards, Loren Balon 4, Bryn Porter 5, Nathaniel Schaeffer 3. The Ooks shot 37-62 (.597) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 18-31 (.581) from the line. They had 43 boards, 29 fouls, 9 assists, 32 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals. NAIT led 48-41 at the half.
The Dawson Blues defeated Thompson Rivers (then the Cariboo Sun Demons) 98-77 after taking command in the second half. Cariboo led by one at the half but could not match Dawson’s depth and athleticism. For Dawson: David Noel 9, Keder Jr. Hyppolite (player of game) 16 on 5-12 from floor and 8 boards, Maradona Corisier 3, Vic Aujla 4, Omar El Turk 0, Randy Alexandre 8, Doug McCooeye 0, Mario Joseph 9, Ric Noel 2, Joel Casseus 8, Gregory Noel 15 on 6-9 from floor, Cordell Jeanty 24, on 11-19 from floor and 11 rebounds. Dawson shot 40-90 (.444) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while grabbing 54 boards, committing 53 fouls and collecting 7 assists, 12 turnovers and 13 steals. For Thompson Rivers: Courtney Dabney 5, Lucas Cockburn 6, Aaron Spohr 0, Mike Redford 2, Sean Garvey 2, Andrew Sexton 2, Scott Marr 2, Rob Haugland 10 and 12 boards, Joey Farebrother 6, Curt Dale 17 on 6-18 from the floor, Ryan Porter (player of game) 25 on 11-14 from the floor and 6 boards. Thompson Rivers shot 30-66 (.455) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while grabbing 37 boards, committing 18 fouls, garnering 15 assists, 22 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals. The Sun Demons led 44-43 at the half.
The Sheridan Bruins nipped the St. Thomas Tommies 88-84 in overtime. Sheridan never led until the final minute. St. Thomas hit a three-pointer with two seconds to play for force overtime. Sheridan dominated overtime, leading by as many as 11 in the extra session. St. Thomas Tommies: Francis Farrington 14 on 6-14 from the floor and 6 boards, Andrew Robson 10 and 13 boards, Tim Ross 7, Scott Foster 11, Joel Little 0, Ian Jacobson 0, Barry Brennan (player of game) 27 on 10-20 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 3-3 from the line, Jason McAleenan 0, David Robson 13 on 6-11 from floor and 6 boards, Steve Lawrence 2, Ryan MacLean 0. The Tommies shot 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 15-21 (.714) from the line. They grabbed 42 boards, committed 31 fouls, had 4 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Sheridan: Nick Morra 0, Jerome Robinson 0, Brian Laundry 0, David Martin 10 and 6 boards, Vance King (player of game) 29 on 11-19 from floor and 6-12 from line and 6 boards, Dwayne Ramirez 0, Bashir Musse 3, Hugh Bent 15 on 7-16 from floor and 8 boards, Elvis Dennis 10, Jordan Morrison 21 on 7-14 from floor and 7-9 from line and 11 boards, Duane Mark 0, Amandeep Samra 0. The Bruins shot 31-75 (.413) from the floor, 1-13 (.076) from the arc and 25-40 (.625) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, 21 fouls, 1 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 6 steals. Sheridan led 39-36 at the half. The teams were tied at 72 after regulation.
In the last quarterfinal, the Fraser Valley Cascades pummelled the University of King’s College Blue Devils 106-56 after blistering the nets. They had a 30 point lead at the half and completely wore down Kings in the second half. Kings Blue Devils: Dennis Ashe 16 on 4-17 from floor and 8-13 from line, Simon George 2, Marlon McLean 0, Leon Landry 0, Kevin Hobbs 7, Dennis Humphreys (player of game) 14, Jeff Peterson 3, Dave Turner 2 and 5 boards, Mike de la Mothe 4, Ben Kates 2, Adam Hardiman 0, Jason Logan 6. Cascades coach Pat Lee told the Abbotsford News that “we just totally dominated the game.” The Devils shot 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 12-18 (.667) from the line. They grabbed 30 boards, had 15 fouls, 3 assists, 20 turnovers, 3 blocks and 7 steals. Fraser Valley Cascades: Mike McLaverty 20 on 8-11 from the floor and 7 boards, Brent Sedo 9, Brad Petersen 2, Mike Lee 15 on 6-8 from floor and 3-3 from arc, Peter Wauthy 8, Kyle Morton 4, Kevin Dieleman 8, Wayne Jones (player of game) 8, Logan Kitteringham 11 and 6 boards, Matt Thiessen 4, Dan Young 9, Aaron Wells 8. The Cascades shot 45-74 (.608) from the floor, 5-8 (.625) from the arc and 11-12 (.917) from the line, while grabbing 43 boards, committing 21 fouls, handing out 6 assists, 10 turnovers and 9 steals. Fraser Valley led 56-27 at the half.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the St. Thomas Tommies nipped the NAIT Ooks 87-86.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the Cariboo Sun Demons clubbed the King’s College Blue Devils 104-63.
In the semi-finals, the Fraser Valley Cascades nipped the Dawson Blues 66-65 in tough defensive battle. After 11 minutes of play the game was tied at 15 as the teams attacked the basket but found the inside going difficult and the points hard to find. Dawson crept to a 37-29 lead at the half. The scoring pace did not change much in the second half and with 9:36 remaining the score was tied at 51-51. From that point on, it flopped back and forth with neither team gaining a lead of more than two points. Over the last 38 seconds the lead changed 4 times and it ultimately came down to the last shot winning. Dawson led 65-64 with 19 seconds remaining and had a chance to go ahead by three with David Noel shooting two free throws. He missed both and Fraser Valley went the other way and got a bucket from Logan Kitteringham with 5 seconds left to advance to the gold medal game. “It says tons about this team,” said Mike Lee. “We’ve said it from September that we’re going to be in this final game. We just all believed in each other and there’s no better feeling.” Cascades coach Pat Lee told the Abbotsford News that “it was a phenomenal display of intensity by both teams.” Fraser Valley: Mike Lee (player of game) 21, Logan Kitteringham 14, Wayne Jones 11, Aaron Wells 7, Dan Young 6, Peter Wauthy 4, Matt Thiessen 2, Mike McLaverty 1. Dawson: Cordell Jeanty 17, Randy Alexandre (player of game) 13, Keder Hyppolite 12, David Noel 7, Mario Joseph 7, Joel Casseus 4, Vic Aujla 2, Ric Noel 2, Gregory Noel 1.
The other semi was a fast-paced affair featuring tough defence as the Algonquin Thunder defeated the Sheridan Bruins 82-73. Algonquin led 32-28 at the half but Sheridan opened the second frame with a 14-3 run. The game was tied at 51 with 8:19 to play. From then it was back and forth until the Thunder opened it up with a series of three point shots. And that was the difference in the game – Algonquin’s 9 three pointers, to 2 for Sheridan. The lead reached 11 with two minutes left and Sheridan ran out of opportunities. “To be the best, you have to beat the best,” said assistant coach Dino Pezoulas. The Thunder started well, getting a fastbreak layup off a steal and a three-pointer from Jonathan Bell to take a 13-7 lead. They extended their margin to 32-28 at the half and despite foul trouble, maintained an edge because of strong play off the bench. “The bench really stepped up for us,” said head coach Trevor Costello. “Everybody makes everybody better. . . . It’s a great feeling. The guys are just bouncing off the wall and I’m just ecstatic. We knew we could play with these guys. It wasn’t like we felt they were a lot better. And we’re the fourth seed, they’re one and the pressure was on them.” The Thunder broke it open in the second half with an 11-0 run. Sheridan: Nick Morra 0, Jerome Robinson 0, Brian Laundry 0, David Martin 5 and 6 boards, Vance King 16 on 6-14 from the floor and 4-5 from the line and 5 boards, Ian Robinson 0, Dwayne Ramirez 0, Bashir Musse 5, Hugh Bent 11 on 5-17 from the floor and 7 boards, Elvis Dennis 22 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 9 boards, Jordan Morrison (player of game) 14, on 4-9 from the floor and 6-8 from the line and 7 boards, Duane Mark 0. The Bruins shot 26-67 (.388) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 19-32 (.594) from the line. They had 41 boards, 20 fouls, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. For the Algonquin Thunder: Ese Beaudoin-Borha 0, Jimmy Sebulime 13 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5-5 from the line, Ryan Bennison 3 and 8 boards, C.J. Anderson 14 on 6-10 from the floor, Richard Groniger 0, Angel Medina 5, Hassan Ali 0, Jonathan Bell (player of game) 21 on 7-22 from the floor, 5-13 from the arc and 2-4 from the line, Tyrone Baugh 2, George Baragic 0, Scott Lelievre 0, Saeed Kosar 24 on 8-20 from the floor and 8-9 from the line and 7 boards. The Thunder shot 28-68 (.412) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 17-21 (.810) from the line. They garnered 40 boards, 22 fouls, 7 assists, 17 turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals.
In the bronze semis, the Dawson Blues clipped the St. Thomas Tommies 83-69.
In the other bronze semi, the Sheridan Bruins nipped the Cariboo Sun Demons 72-71.
In the bronze medal match, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the Dawson Blues 81-79.
In the final, the Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Algonquin Thunder 85-72. Cascades coach Pat Lee told the Abbotsford News that tournament MVP and son Mike Lee “was very determined and when we needed shots, he took the shots. I was very proud of him.” Mike Lee said “it just feels absolutely amazing to set goals with a bunch of guys at the beginning of the year and finally achieve them. We’ve been seeing this since September and now it’s a reality.” Backcourt mate Aaron Wells said “we just knew we were going to win it.” Algonquin took an early 12-point lead. Lee said “they were pumped and we were looking nervous, like we didn’t know what they were doing.” Lee subbed in rookies Kyle Morton and Matt Thiessen. Lee said “Thiessen hit 3 treys and a pull-up jumper in the span of about two minutes and we were right back in the game.” The Cascades took command on a Dan Young dunk. “We never looked back after that,” Lee said. “They didn’t know what hit them. Thunder coach Trevor Costello told the Ottawa Citizen that “we wanted to represent Ottawa and we did that with a lot of class. The guys are sad right now, but we’re proud.” The wildcard Thunder took an 11 point lead after five minutes after a pair of three-pointers by Jonathan Bell. But Fraser Valley began to assert its size advantage and took command of the boards, as they rallied to a 40-28 lead at the half. Algonquin responded with a 7-0 run early in the second half but the Cascades countered with an 11-0 run and Algonquin never again threatened. “We were a little out of sync,” said assistant coach Dino Pezoulas. Fraser Valley Cascades: Mike McLaverty 7 and 9 boards, Brent Sedo 0, Brad Petersen 0, Mike Lee 17 on 5-10 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc and 6-6 from the line, Peter Wauthy 11 and 6 boards, Kyle Morton 0, Kevin Dieleman 0, Wayne Jones 0, Logan Kitteringham 15 on 6-12 from the floor and 8 boards, Matt Thiessen (player of game) 14 on 5-9 from the floor and 4-6 from the arc, Dan Young 12, Aaron Wells 9 and 6 boards. The Cascades shot 31-63 (.492) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 18-24 (.750) from the line while garnering 44 boards, 22 fouls, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 blocks and 5 steals. For Algonquin: Ese Beaudoin-Borha 0, Jimmy Sebulime 16 on 4-7 from the floor and 8-10 from the line, Ryan Bennison 5 and 9 boards, C.J. Anderson 9, Richard Groniger 0, Angel Medina 5, Hassan Ali 0, Jonathan Bell (player of game) 14 on 9-22 from the floor, 4-14 from the arc and 2-4 from the line, Tyrone Baugh 0, George Varagic 0, Scott Lelievre 2, Saeed Kosar 11 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. The Thunder shot 24-65 (.369) from the floor, 7-29 (.241) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, 22 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 3 blocks and 12 steals.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Mike Lee (Fraser Valley); Vance King (Sheridan); Jonathan Bell (Algonquin); CJ Anderson (Algonquin); Logan Kitteringham (Fraser Valley); and Cordell Jeanty (Dawson)
The second team featured: Ryan Porter (Cariboo); Francis Farrington (St. Thomas); Keder Hyppolite (Dawson); Jason Damery (NAIT); and Elvis Dennis (Sheridan)
The bronze medalist Sheridan Bruins: Hugh Bent; Jordan Morrison; Dwayne Ramirez; Jerome Robinson; David Martin; Brian Laundry; Ian Robinson; Elvis Dennis; Amandeep Samra; Vance King; Duane Mark; Nick Morra; Bashir Musse; coach Jim Flack; assistant Nick Davis; assistant Leroy Cassanova; graduate assistant Ricardo Edwards; therapist Tanya Cashman .
The silver medalist Algonquin Thunder: Saeed Kosar; Jonathan Bell; C.J. Anderson; Scott Lelievre; Angel Medina; Tyrone Baugh; Ese Beaudoin-Borha; Jimmy Sebulime; Ryan Bennison; Richard Groniger; Hassan Ali; George Baragic; coach Trevor Costello; assistant Jimmy Langis; assistant Dino Pezoulas
The gold medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Logan Kitteringham; Mike Lee; Peter Wauthy; Wayne Jones; Aaron Wells; Mike McLaverty; Brent Sedo; Brad Petersen; Kyle Morton; Kevin Dieleman; Matt Thiessen; Dan Young; coach Pat Lee; assistant Tom Antil