In the opening round, held in Cardston, Raymond and Magrath: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans clubbed the 16th-seeded Lloydminster Comprehensive Barons 83-51. “Overall I’m happy with the way it went,” said Barons Ryan Mitchell. “We really competed at a level we hadn’t do so this year, so I’m definitely happy. Not with the wins and losses, but with the experience that came with it.” Lyndon Annetts paced the Titans with 21. Kyle Peterson added 17, Noble Mallach 10, Mike Moore 8, Andriy Halushko 8, Keith Gerdes 8, Barento Mohammed 5, Jared Schubert 2, Andy Hesketh 2 and Corey Cowfoot 2, while Aundry Webster, Mike Goertz, Curtis Brook, Troy Neilson and Xavier Aleba were scoreless. Luke Muyres scored 28 to lead the Barons (coached by Ryan Mitchell, assisted by Tyler Christie). Duke Young added 14, Tyson Perrin 4, Jayden Frank 2, Troy Hatchard 2 and Cole Hatchard 11, while Tyler Miller, Greg Bitz, Ace Young, Jordan Melrose-Wyatt, Connor Acton and Jonathan Stoodley were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded St. Albert Paul Kane Blues stomped the 9th-seeded Raymond Comets 88-52. Tyler Wise paced the Blues with 28. Peter McKay added 14, Khalil Bertin 13, Hyrum Sutton 10, Stuart Boucher 8, Adam Sturgess 7, Zane Warren 4, Jacob Laxdal 2 and Brandon Best 2, while Des Anderson and Mark Sherstan were scoreless. Jonathan Keeler scored 15 to pace the Comets (coached by Jack McMurray, assisted by C. Taylor, L Mendenhall and B Holt). Conner McIntyre added 14, Quinn Workman 10, Peter Bridge 5, Tyler Snow 4 and Kash Ellingson 4, while Brigham Baker, Tyson Dewsbury, Oyvind Svenson, Greyson Smith and Weston Palmer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats dumped the 13th-seeded Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 85-57 after leading 24-15, 50-38 and 65-49 at the quarters. Matthew Matear paced the Bobcats with 22. Paolo Garvez added 15, Esteban Adrogue 14, Gio Shettler 13, Kerek Kroetsch 6, Cole Gilbert 6, Oskar Golebiowski 4, Kacper Skora 2, Matthew Patrician 2 and Garnet Iadell 1, while Riley Friesen and Ricky Strother were scoreless. Ethan DeCock scored 18 to pace the Rams (coached by Cole Rasmussen, assisted by Mike Anderson and Kyle Palmer). Colton Gibb added 14, Taylor Norquay 6, Zac 0verwater 6, Connor Robinson 4, Brandon Karl 3, Jack McDonald 2 and Kalon Baumann 1, while Brock Ramias, Liam McCormack, Jonny Dyck, Jared Thomsen, Kieran Bennett and Adam Jang were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Lethbridge Catholic Central Cougars clipped the 12th-seeded Airdrie Bert Church Chargers 74-61. Troy Eriksen paced the Cougars with 20. Connor Hinman added 18, Nico Pasquotti 17, Garrett Kawa 8, Mikenson Firth 6, Matt Mantello 3 and Blake Furgeson 2, while Matteo Pasquotti, Joey Cavilla, Alex Copeland, Aric Brooks, Braden Jetten, Gabe Mantello, Matthew Mucciarone and Cam Windle were scoreless. Robert Horne scored 14 to lead the Chargers, (coached by Michael Sera, assisted by Rick Horne). Karl Louder added 13, Paulo Enriquez 11, Cole Leavitt 9, Jahlal Pottinger 6, Will Bolcsfoldy 6 and Trey Lidbury 2, while Kesser Ahsan, Lucas Pinherio Da Silva, Santiago Furlanich and Markus Kirkwood were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars crushed the 15th-seeded Grande Prairie Tomahawks 116-50 after leading 28-14 61-27 and 87-37 at the quarters. Dallin Low paced the Cougars with 21. Aaron Kennard added 15, Brady Olsen 14, Lincoln Anderson 10, Riley Walburger 9, Shaun Quinton 8, Justin Folsom 8, Austin Leavitt 7, Riley Sheen 7, Royce Olsen 7, Tarren Gregson 5 and Colton Quinton 5. Joren Manz paced the Tomahawks with 12. Jarrod Caufield added 11, Matt Hynd 8, Elbasan Gorani 6, Jordan Carlson 4, Joel Zimmerman 3, Micah Reimer 2, Jordan Holloway 2 and Justin Martins 2, while Lyman Eltayeb, Chase McCarthy and Brandon Harvey were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts clipped the 10th-seeded Edmonton Strathcona Lords 74-67. Austen Hartley paced the Ghosts with 18. Matt Johnson added 17, Deiter Posein 10, Trent Joseph 10, George Jackson 8, Wiande Kher 8 and Brayden Daniel 3, while Zac Hartley, Merrick Theimann, John Hegwood, Grant Peters and Jordan Lalonde were scoreless. Dareck Kasusula scored 25 to lead the Lords (coached by Narindar Riar, assisted by Josh Lyons and M Amerey). Andrew Hoskins added 15, Harrison Lane 9, Josh Drever 6, Sean Gruenhagen 5, Davis Riar 3, Jacob Germaine 2 and Fraser Chapman 2, while Justin Penner, Jin Zhang, Alfred Ovakporaye, Chris Dale and Thomas Milligan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels stomped the 11th-seeded Calgary Henry Wise Wood Warriors 103-66 after leading 26-17, 53-33 and 78-50 at the quarters. Chandler Campbell and Darian Smigorowsky each scored 15 to pace the Rebels. Denzel James added 13, Arran Chambers 13, Kevin Yashima 10, Greg Buffie 7, Clark Spencer 6, Ryan Bowie 5, Zac Hayashi 5, Johnathon Johnson 4, Sahid Yussuf 4, Josh Duhkedin-Lalla 4 and Aldrin Hjelmeland 2, while Rashawn Sutherland and Cody Prechel were scoreless. Dylan Strickland paced the Warriors with 20. Adam Lui added 14, Dallas Karch 10, Dotan Kaye 10, Alain Provost 8 and Cody Marshall 4, while Tyler Deng, Harry Brody and Igor Stakic were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seed Calgary Notre Dame Pride stomped the 14th-seeded Red Deer Notre Dame Cougars 84-57 after leading 18-4, 39-33 and 58-46 at the quarters. John Penny paced the Pride with 24. Emmanuel Joshua added 19, Cole Bazinet 17, Kingsley Robert-Ezenta 8, Lado Yokwe 6, Branton McFarland 4, Binyam Mengsteab 2, Adam Boyes 2 and Mayen Mayen 2, while Jeremy Manful, William Anifose, Joseph Tesfai and Ryan Boyes were scoreless. Jordan Handel scored 25 to pace the Cougars. Mike Malin added 9, Dario Viveros 9, Jesse Clark 6, Amet Akhon 5 and Dustin Schaber 2, while Kieran Pruden, Akoon Akhon, Jongkor Jongkor, Jose Vizcarra, Diego Menjivar and Jayden Partridge were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans crushed the 8th-seeded St. Albert Paul Kane Blues 103-70 after leading 25-17, 51-27 and 75-54 at the quarters. Lyndon Annetts paced the Titans with 22. Kyle Peterson added 15, Mike Goertz 11, Noble Mallach 10, Barenton Mohammed 10, Keith Gerdes 9, Andriy Halushko 9, Troy Neilson 7, Mike Moore 4 and Curtis Brook 2, while Aundrey Webster, Jared Schubert, Andy Hesketh, Corey Cowfoot and Xavier Aleba were scoreless. Khalil Bertin scored 14 to pace the Blues (coached by Rick Stanley, assisted by W. McConnell, M. Dallorin and E. Eger). Hyrum Sutton added 14, Tyler Wise 12, Stuart Boucher 8, Brandon Best 7, Adam Sturgess 5, Jacob Laxdal 5, Peter McKay 3 and Mark Sherstan 1, while Des Anderson and Zane Warren were scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats clipped the 5th-seeded Lethbridge Catholic Central Cougars 82-52. Matthew Matear paced the Bobcats with 20. Estaban Adroque added 17, Gio Shettler 13, Barrett Ladeil 10, Cole Gilbert 6, Kacper Skora 4, Riley Friesen 4, Oskar Golebiowski 3, Matthew Patrician 2 and Paulo Garvez 2, while Kerek Kroetsch and Ricky Strother were scoreless. Nico Pasquotti scored 15 to pace the Cougars (coached by Dino Pasquotti, assisted by Dario Pasquotti). Mikensen Firth added 9, Blake Furgeson 8, Connor Hinman 8, Troy Eriksen 7, Garrett Kawa 3 and Matt Mantello 2, while Matteo Pasquotti, Joey Cavilla, Alex Copeland, Aric Brooks, Braden Jetten, Gabe Mantello, Matthew Mucciarone and Cam Windle were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars dusted the 7th-seeded Calgary Bishop Grandin Ghosts 84-58 after leading 21-8, 46-25 and 71-37 at the quarters. Brady Olsen paced the Cougars with 17. Lincoln Anderson added 15, Justin Folsom 12, Riley Sheen 12, Dallin Low 10, Shaun Quinton 8, Riley Walburger 4, Aaron Kennard 4 and Tarren Gregson 4, while Austin Leavitt, Colton Quinton and Royce Olsen were scoreless. Deiter Poisein scored 13 to pace the Ghosts, (coached by Mike Henry, assisted by John Lucey). Trent Joseph added 11, Wiande Kher 6, Matt Johnson 6, Austen Hartley 5, Zac Hartley 4, Grant Peters 4, Jordan Lalonde 4, Merrick Theimann 2 and George Jackson 2, while John Hegwood and Brayden Daniel were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels edged the 3rd-seeded Calgary Notre Dame Pride 71-67 after leading 17-10, 36-30 and 55- 52 at the quarters. Denzel James paced the Rebels with 23. Sahid Yussuf added 16, Greg Buffie 9, Arran Chambers 8, Darian Smigorowsky 6, Chandler Campbell 6 and Ryan Bowie 3, while Kevin Yashima, Rashawn Sutherland, Clark Spencer, Aldrin Hjelmeland, Jonathon Johnson, Cody Prechel, Josh Duhkedin-Lalla and Zac Hayashi were scoreless. Kingsley Robert-Ezenta paced the Pride with 23. Cole Bazinet added 17, Emmanuel Joshua 12, John Penny 6, Lado Yokwe 4 and Branton McFarland 2, while Binyam Mengsteab, Adam Boyes, Jeremy Manful, William Anifose, Mayen Mayen, Joseph Tesfai and Ryan Boyes were scoreless.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats stunned the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans 107-101 in overtime. The Bobcats led 26-21 after one quarter and 48-41 at the half. The Titans led 78-68 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 94 after regulation. “(The Bobcats) never gave up, and I think it was a great character win on their behalf,” said Ainlay coach George Hoyt. “They knew that they were the underdog and they had to bring their best game to win.” Matthew Matear paced the Bobcats with 31. Gio Shettler added 27, Esteban Adrogue 13, Garret Ladell 10, Paolo Garvez 10, Kerek Kroetsch 8, Kacper Skora 4, Cole Gilbert 2 and Ricky Strother 2, while Matthew Patrician, Oskar Golebiowski and Riley Friesen were scoreless. Kyle Peterson paced the Titans with 35. Lyndon Annetts added 29, Keith Gerdes 17, Barento Mohammed 6, Noble Mallach 4, Andriy Halushko 3, Aundrey Webster 3 and Mike Moore 2, while Jared Schubert, Mike Goertz, Andy Hesketh, Curtis Brooke, Troy Neilson, Corey Cowfoot and Xavier Aleba were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars edged the 6th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 92-89. The Cougars led 23-22 after one quarter. The Rebels led 40-37 at the half. The Cougars led 66-63 after three quarters. Dallin Low paced the Cougars with 23. Justin Folsom added 21, Brady Olsen 16, Riley Sheen 10, Lincoln Anderson 9, Tarren Gregson 4, Shaun Quinton 3, Riley Walburger 2 and Aaron Kennard 2, while Austin Leavitt, Colton Quinton and Royce Olsen were scoreless. Denzel James paced the Rebels with 36. Ryan Bowie added 22, Chandler Campbell 7, Darian Smigorowsky 7, Sahid Yussef 6, Cody Prechel 5, Greg Buffie 3, Arran Chambers 3 and Kevin Yashima 2, while Rashawn Sutherland, Clark Spencer, Aldrin Hjelmeland, Johnathon Johnson, Zac Hayashi and Josh Duhkedin-Lalla were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Edmonton Harry Ainlay Titans thrashed the 6th-seeded Edmonton Jasper Place Rebels 91-67 after leading 23-14, 40-35 and 68-50 at the quarters. “It’s been pretty hard to get motivated for that bronze-medal game in the past, but this year the guys were determined to go out on a winning note,” said Ainlay coach George Hoyt. After a close first half, Ainlay broke things open by outscoring J.P. 51-32 over the final two quarters, demonstrating the firepower that made them the top-ranked team in Alberta. Forward Keith Gerdes led the way for Ainlay with 22 points, while Denzel James, playing the final game of his spectacular high school career before joining the Alberta Golden Bears next season, scored a game-high 24 points for the Rebels. The win provided a measure of redemption for the Titans, who won the Edmonton Public League championship and entered Provincials as the No. 1 overall seed. “I’m really proud of our guys, though, they had an outstanding season and that one game is only one of two losses in the whole season and it just happened to happen on the wrong night, unfortunately,” added Hoyt. Rebels coach Matt Burrows said he was proud of his troops. “There’d been struggles early in the year and I wasn’t sure where we going to finish up, so to finish top-four in the province is pretty impressive if you ask me.” Keith Gerdes paced the Titans with 22. Lyndon Annetts added 21, Kyle Peterson 12, Noble Mallach 10, Mike Moore 8, Troy Neilson 7, Andriy Halushko 5, Aundrey Webster 4 and Barenton Mohammed 2, while Jared Schubert, Mike Goertz, Andy Hesketh, Curtis Brook, Corey Cowfoot, Xavier Aleba and Jameson Jenks were scoreless. Denzel James paced the Rebels (coached by Matt Burrows) with 24. Arran Chambers added 8, Johnathon Johnson 6, Ryan Bowie 6, Aldrin Hjelmeland 5, Sahid Yussef 5, Kevin Yashima 5, Chandler Campbell 4, Clark Spencer 2 and Greg Buffie 2, while Rashawn Sutherland, Darian Smigorowsky, Cody Prechel, Josh Duhkedin-Lalla and Zac Hayashi were scoreless.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Cardston Cougars defeated the Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats 68-62 after leading 24-19 and 36-30 at the half. The score was knotted at 46 after three quarters. Justin Folsom paced the Cougars with 20. Dallin Low added 18, Lincoln Anderson 10, Brady Olsen 8, Shaun Quinton 5, Riley Sheen 5 and Riley Walburger 2, while Austin Leavitt, Aaron Kennard, Colton Quinton, Royce Olsen and Tarren Gregson were scoreless. Matthew Matear paced the Bobcats with 18. Garret Ladell added 12, Paolo Garvez 10, Esteban Adrogue 6, Kerek Kroetsch 6, Matthew Patrician 6 and Gio Shettler 4, while Cole Gilbert, Kacper Skora, Oskar Golebiowski, Riley Friesen and Ricky Strother were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Harry Ainlay Titans: Lyndon Annetts; Kyle Peterson; Noble Mallach; Mike Moore; Andriy Halushko; Keith Gerdes; Barento Mohammed; Jared Schubert; Andy Hesketh; Corey Cowfoot; Aundry Webster; Mike Goertz; Curtis Brook; Troy Neilson; Xavier Aleba; Jameson Jenks; coach George Hoyt; assistant D. Hollard
The silver medalist Calgary Bishop O’Byrne Bobcats: Matthew Matear; Paolo Garvez; Esteban Adrogue; Gio Shettler; Kerek Kroetsch; Cole Gilbert; Oskar Golebiowski; Kacper Skora; Matthew Patrician; Garret Ladell; Riley Friesen; Ricky Strother; coach Mahir Markos; assistant Spencer Cole
The champion Cardston Cougars: Dallin Low; Aaron Kennard; Brady Olsen; Lincoln Anderson; Riley Walburger; Shaun Quinton; Justin Folsom; Austin Leavitt; Riley Sheen; Royce Olsen; Tarren Gregson; Colton Quinton; coach Dallon Leavitt