In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Raymond Comets stomped the 16th-seeded Grande Prairie Composite Tomahawks 104-56 as Tyson McIntyre scored 29, Jimmy Ralph 24, Nathan Allred 18, Brad Baker 12, Quinn Workman 8, Owen Seiban 6, Dustin Prince 4, Keith Pickering 2 and Austin Baldry 1, while Dillon Prince, Conor Ralph and Caleb Stone were scoreless. Adam Lehners paced the Tomahawks with 14. Jamison Plett added 9, Dan Chrenek 9, Kareem Kilani 8, Josh Nicol 6, Lee Danderfer 6 and Zach Duinker 4, while Leif Carstairs, Damion Hickok, Joren Manz, Jared Waldroff and Tyler Przybylski were scoreless. “It’s going to be the same thing we’ve been doing all year. We have to play some good defence,” coach Todd Heggie told the Lethbridge Herald. “Now we advance to the next round where we’re going to see some good teams. So we’ll step it up defensively. We’re a believer that if we do that our offence will follow.” The offence sputtered early. “We came out and it was bouncing a bit funny right off the start,” said Heggie. “We were missing a lot of layups that we usually don’t miss. It was just a part of the game. You always expect that coming into a provincial game. It’s not a team that I think was nervous. I think it was a case of being too excited and trying too hard and doing things that are uncharacteristic. It was just pushing and trying too hard and once they settled down it started to flow pretty good for them. I think our defence kept up, our offence wasn’t rolling too smoothly, but our defence played pretty tough. I think that’s kind of what got us through this game, our defensive effort.” …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts nipped the 9th-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 77-74 as Randall Mosca scored 18, Connor Lemieux 17, Eddie Asamoah 15, Cameron Howey 8, Connor McCleary 6, Keith Burdylo 5, Josh Daniel 4 and Alex Jensen 4, while Tyler Seal, Sawyer Brown, Kurtis Belanger and Chris Maroti were scoreless. Kyle Peterson paced the Titans with 19. Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren added 12, Brandon West 12, Jordan Garside 8, Keith Gerdes 6, Ismail Mustafa 5, Khurram Sultan 5, Ryan Patterson 3, Nicholas Deon 2 and Sean Beargen 2, while Jevon Swanstron and Colton Ballou were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels (coached by Rick Stanley) clipped the 13th-seeded Medicine Hat Mohawks 89-67 as Ryan Coleman scored 18, Brin Taylor 13, Mitchell Buffies 13, Denzel James 12, Sebastian Cava 11, Jordan Olsen 6, Matthew Wiggins 6, Michael Swampy 6 and Jacob Skepple 4, while Malcolm Skepple, John Dosunmu, Daniel Wester and Omar Abubakar were scoreless. Marcus Mortlock paced the Mohawks with 14. Richard Slack added 9, Keir Mohanraj 7, Dillon Batsel 5, Jesse Sparks 4, Tyler Whitrow 3, Josiah Donahue 2 and Jeremy Wong 1, while Ryan Purnell, Matt Barnes, Nate Knodel, Brandon Dola, Mike Seib, Ashley Grisonich and Anguac Marac were scoreless.
…………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs dumped the 5th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 90-73 as Mitch Jacobsen and Brad Clark each scored 26. Alex Regan added 17, Stephen Booth 9, Brett Toner 7, Scott Secord 6 and Wyatt Cole 1, while Keanen Edlin, Amar Deshwar, Mike Huras, Alex Gregor, Pouyan Keshavarzian, Alex Auer and Jordan Stewart were scoreless. Nick Cupelli paced the Chargers with 21. Joel Holmes added 16, Joe Jennings 10, Chance MacLean 8, Jordan Prince 7, Chris Reid 5, Spencer Hamilton 4 and Tyler Quinton 2, while D.J. Coward, Devrow Coward, Matt Johnson and Brett Olinyk were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars clocked the 15th-seeded Edmonton Archbishop O’Leary Spartans 85-70 as Travis Hartley scored 24, Dallin Low 19, Jon McMurray 16, Parker Smith 9, Rylan Olsen 8, Skylar Thompson 5 and Ryan Sommerfeldt 4, while Jared McMurray, Ethan Fox, Kent Neilson and Cas Weston were scoreless. Hermon Nizghi paced the Spartans with 22. Jordan Elgert added 16, Calvin Dixon 15, Brylle Bangit 6, Julius Yatco 3, Jared Cuglietta 2 and Landry Kapongo 1, while Sydney Lubuele, Alen Kaliati, Jason Caag, James Purcell and Emmanuel Nkusi were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams clocked the 10th-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride 97-63 as Ronald Perpeluk scored 22, Tyler Flaherty 16, Dominic Perri 12, Nathaniel Wojcicki 11, Emile Edwards 8, Davis Mulatris 8, Brett Rooney 7, Adam Danyleyko 6, David Ageyman 4 and Kein Caines 3, while Michael Tessier, Mark Clericuzio, Sean Flynn and Adam Timmer were scoreless. Kurt Stangl led the Pride with 16. Josh Jebose added 15, Anthony Manful 11, David Lodovica 9, Abe Aden 6, Jay McInnes 2 and Arthur Hategan 2, while Charles Ruff, Branton McFarland, R.J. Biong, Ian Deacon, Brock Farkus, Dan Lamola, Emmanuel Joshua and Cole Bazinet were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Calgary Western Canada Redmen edged the 14th-seeded Red Deer Hunting Hills Lightning 92-86 as Eli Prochnau scored 21, Nebojsa Kuljic 16, Francis Cormier 15, Ammon Crowfoot 15, Lael Dilworth 12, John Traboulski 6, Jordan Jensen-White 5 and Strahinja Kucinar 2, while Tim Boettcher, David Sun and Sean Blomfield were scoreless. Jared Ruston paced the Lightning (coached by Stephen Pottage) with 34. Pedro Porto Alegre added 18, Travis Czainski 18, Chris Karambamuchero 8 and Cody Bourque 6, while Drew Hamilton, Connor Oshust, Jon Boutin, Wyle Cunningham, Tyler Rutherford, Jose Liso and Kyle Kootwyk were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds (coached by Dave Youngs) clocked the 11th-seeded Lethbridge Catholic Central Cougars 79-41 as Adrian Osman scored 19, Hussein Hersi 13, Lyndon Bolanac 11, Tyshawn Walters 11, Blanke Hinchey 6, Rob Haack 5, Ethan Boehm 4, Michael Medos 2, Chuang Chuang 2, Jada Lado 2 and Joel Turner 2, while Alex Nugusse and Tyree Malcolm were scoreless. Taylor Jetten paced the Cougars with 12. Conor Delbello added 7, Matteo Pasquotti 6, Grayson Mutter 6, Riley Horvath 5 and Shane Dustan 5, while Ryan Mucciarone, Chris Campbell, Cody Weger, Tyler Mantyak, Zach Pardiac, Conor Grigg and Connor Hinman were scoreless. Cougars coach Dino Pasquotti told the Lethbridge Herald “we’re young, we have two Grade 12s. I knew had some good players. The biggest thing for us is we wanted to compete and try to move to that next level. We’re taking baby steps, but our boys really competed today.”
In the quarterfinals, 3rd-seeded Calgary Western Canada Redmen defeated the 6th-seeded Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds 67-59 as Ammon Crowfoot scored 19, Eli Prochnau 13, Francis Cormier 13, Nebojsa Kuljic 8, Jordan Jensen-Whyte 5, Lael Dilworth 4 and John Traboulsi 4, while Tim Boettcher, David Sun, Strahinja Kucinar and Sean Blomfield were scoreless. Tyshawn Walters paced the Thunderbirds with 15. Rob Haack added 13, Hussein Hersi 9, Lyndon Bolanac 8, Adrian Osman 6 and Blake Hinchey 6, while Michael Medos, Chuang Chuang, Ethan Boehm, Jada Lado, Alex Nugusse, Joel Turner and Tyree Malcolm were scoreless.
The 7th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams stunned the 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars 78-73 as Ronald Perpeluk scored 19, Nathaniel Wojcicki 12, Davis Mulatris 11, Dominic Perri 11, Emile Edwards 10, Tyler Flaherty 9 and David Ageyman 6, while Brett Rooney, Michael Tessier, Mark Clericuzio, Sean Flynn, Kein Caines, Adam Timmer and Adam Danyleyko were scoreless. Jon McMurray paced the Cougars with 34. Travis Hartley added 13, Ryan Sommerfeldt 9, Dallin Low 7, Kent Neilson 5, Rylan Olsen 4 and Skylar Thompson 2, while Jared McMurray, Ethan Fox, Parker Smith and Cas Weston were scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels crushed the 12th-seeded Calgary Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 98-83 as Sebastian Cava scored 28, Ryan Coleman 18, Mitchell Buffies 14, Jacob Skepple 14, Brin Taylor 6, Jordan Olsen 6, Denzel James 6, Michael Swampy 4 and Matthew Wiggins 2, while Malcolm Skepple Josh Dosunmu, Daniel Wester and Omar Abubakar were scoreless. Brad Clark paced the Bulldogs with 16. Mitch Jacobsen added 15, Stephen Booth 12, Alex Regan 10, Wyatt Cole 8, Brett Toner 8, Jordan Stewart 6, Scott Secord 5 and Alex Gregor 3, while Keanen Edlin, Amar Deshwar, Mike Huras, Pouyan Keshavarzian and Alex Auer were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 8th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts upset the top-seeded Raymond Comets 89-77 as Connor Lemieux scored 38, Eddie Asamoah 14, Randall Mosca 11, Cameron Howey 9, Josh Daniel 8, Alex Jensen 7 and Keith Burdylo 2, while Connor McCleary, Tyler Seal, Sawyer Brown, Chris Maroti and Kurtis Belanger were scoreless. Jimmy Ralph paced the Comets (coached by Todd Heggie, assisted by Robert Oliver, Shawn Heggie) with 36. Tyson McIntyre added 19, Brad Baker 7, Nathan Allred 7, Owen Seiban 4, Dustin Prince 3 and Connor Ralph 1, while Dillon Prince, Quinn Workman, Austin Baldry, Keith Pickering and Caleb Stone were scoreless.
In the semis, the 8th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts dispatched the 4th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 79-78 as Eddie Asamoah scored 29, Connor Lemieux 13, Josh Daniel 10, Randall Mosca 10, Keith Burdylo 8, Chris Maroti 4, Cameron Howet 3 and Kurtis Belanger 2, while Connor McCleary, Tyler Seal, Sawyer Brown and Alex Jensen were scoreless. Ryan Coleman paced the Rebels with 22. Mitchell Buffies added 16, Sebastian Cava 13, Brin Taylor 12, Denzel James 10, Jacob Skepple 4 and Michael Swampy 2, while Jordan Olsen, Mathew Wiggins, Malcolm Skepple, Daniel Wester, John Dosunmu and Omar Abubakar were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Calgary Western Canada Redmen stomped the 7th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams 79-61 as Francis Cormier scored 22, Nebojsa Kuljic 18, Ammon Crowfoot 14, Eli Prochnau 10, John Traboulsi 10 and Lael Dilworth 6, while Jordan Jensen-Whyte, Tim Boettcher, David Sun, Sean Bloomfield and Strahinja Kucinar were scoreless. Davis Mulatris paced the Rams with 20, Ronald Perpeluk 12, Nathaniel Wojcicki 10, David Ageyman 9, Emile Edwards 3, Dominic Perri 3, Adam Timmer 2 and Brett Rooney 2, while Michael Tessier, Mark Clericuzio, Tyler Flaherty, Sean Flynn, Kein Caines and Adam Danyleyko were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 7th-seeded Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams whipped the 4th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 71-36 as Dominic Perri scored 18, Emile Edwards 14, Ronald Perpeluk 10, Brett Rooney 7, Adam Danyleyko 6, Davis Mulatris 6, Nathaniel Wojcicki 6, Kein Caines 3 and Adam Timmer 1, while Michael Tessier, Mark Clericuzio, David Ageyman, Tyler Flarehty and Sean Flynn were scoreless. Sebastian Cava paced the Rebels with 14. Brin Taylor added 10, Ryan Coleman 6, Malcolm Skepple 3 and Jacob Skepple 3, while Jordan Olsen, Denzel James, Matthew Wiggins, Mitchell Buffies, Michael Swampy, Omar Abubakar, John Dosunmu and Daniel Wester were scoreless. “Winning bronze is a great accomplishment,” said St. FX coach Jeremy Posteraro. “This season is very successful, definitely the best season the St. Francis Xavier senior boys have had, and I’m very proud of the group.” Michael Tessier later said that “obviously it’s hard to come short, but we had the best season of our lives and it was special because we were making history. We didn’t realize how good we were until we were at that last game.”
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Calgary Western Canada Redmen dumped the 8th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts 89-69 as Nebojsa Kuljic scored 21, while nabbing 9 boards and dishing 2 assists. Francis Cormier added 20 points, 9 boards and 6 assists. Eli Prochnau scored 19, Ammon Crowfoot 11, John Traboulsi 9, Jordan Jensen-Whyte 6, Strahinja Kucinar 2 and Lael Dilworth 1, while Tim Boettcher, David Sun and Sean Blomfield were scoreless. Josh Daniel paced the Ghosts with 16. Connor Lemieux added 11, Cameron Howey 11, Randall Mosca 3, Chris Maroti 3, Keith Burdylo 3, Sawyer Brown 2, Kurtis Belanger 2 and Alex Jensen 2, while Connor McCleary, Tyler Seal and Eddie Asamoah were scoreless. Western had beaten the Ghosts 106-71 in the Calgary city finals. “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Western coach Steve Wiebe. “The kids played with so much confidence and so much poise at such a big moment in their lives. I’m so proud of them. Every team has one or two stars. We have 11 and they don’t look like stars — they look like a team.” It was Western Canada’s first provincial crown in 51 years. Guard Tim Boecher said “Last year (the team) was very talented. This year we were very talented, but we had great team chemistry. All 11 guys were friends on and off the court. Everyone got along together and we had great collective talent. It was everything.” Kuljic said “it’s quite an honour. After playing basketball at this school for three years, lots of dedication outside of school, numerous hours of shooting around and lifting weights, and doing whatever you need to prepare, for it to all come down to one game and to win that game…it’s really something extraordinary. Very few people get to experience that in a lifetime.” Strahinja Kucinar said “at first I thought that this couldn’t have happened. For the whole year, our goal was to focus on (winning provincials) and then at the end to think that you’ve actually achieved it…when you put up a goal, and then actually achieve that goal, it’s a really great feeling.”
The bronze medalist Edmonton St. Francis Xavier Rams: Ronald Perpeluk; Dominic Perri; Emile Edwards; Tyler Flarehty; Davis Mulatris; David Ageyman; Nathaniel Wojcicki; Kein Caines; Mark Clericuzio; Adam Danyleyko; Sean Flynn; Brett Rooney; Michael Tessier; Adam Timmer; coach Jeremy Posteraro; assistant Fergal Peters
The silver medalist Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts: Connor Lemieux; Josh Daniel; Cameron Howey; Randall Mosca; Chris Maroti; Keith Burdylo; Sawyer Brown; Kurtis Belanger; Alex Jensen; Connor McCleary; Tyler Seal; Eddie Asamoah; coach Kevin O’Neill; assistant Gilbert Dreyfuss
The gold medalist Calgary Western Canada Redmen: Francis Cormier; Eli Prochnau; Nebojsa Kuljic; Ammon Crowfoot; Lael Dilworth; John Traboulski; Jordan Jensen-Whyte; Strahinja Kucinar; Tim Boettcher, David Sun; Sean Blomfield; coach Steve Wiebe; assistant Doug Wilde