In the opening round, held in Picture Butte: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles stomped the Bonnyville Notre Dame Wildcats 88-60. Tyler Forster paced the Eagles with 18. Kurtis Nieuwenhuis added 14, Justin Forster 14, Tysen Prosper 13, Zach Prosper 9, Dylan Procee 6, Ian Veenendaal 5, Ryan Moedt 4, Michael Middel 3, Matthew Wever 2, Shane Vos 2 and Joel Groeneboom 1, while J.P. Deys, Dylan Van Dyk and Jeremy Sturwold were scoreless. Dylan Ozaruk scored 22 to pace the Wildcats (coached by Henry Szydlik, assisted by Dennis Ozaruk). Nathan Underwood added 12, Kurtis Hargrove 10, Cody Eyolfson 9, Joel Perren 5 and Chris Zimmerman 2, while Jan Gallardo, Travis Marcotte and Scott Dewan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded La Crete Lancers dumped the 10th-seeded Claresholm Willow Creek Cobras 80-59. Cyler Peters paced the Lancers with 21. Calvin Peters added 20, Matthew Stalker 15, Daniel Friesen 10, Courtney Miller 6, Jarod Clarke 3, David Friesen 2 and Caleb Siemens 1, while Landon Krahn, Darcy Driedger, Tyrone Halladay, Jonathan Cronkhite, Rylan Miller and Kyle Fehn were scoreless. Jason Bohnet scored 19 to lead the Cobras (coached by Bob Sharma, assisted by Gary Greep). Colin Massie added 12, Kevin Lee 11, Graham McKenzie 6, Alex Fieguth 6, Riley McKay 3 and Andrew Lamb 2, while Clayton Vandenberg, Kevin Heggie, James Gripping, Bryce Hockley and Jason Lamb were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded High River Notre Dame Timberwolves clipped the 8th-seeded Calgary West Island College Wolves 84-75. Tyler Coonfer paced Notre Dame with 34. Brandon Meena added 15, Josh Baldwin 13, Eric Ditzler 12, Dillon Kubicek 6 and Robert Rogers 4, while Jared Arsenault, Mason Austen, Matthew McCallum, Troy Hansen and Gregg Moore were scoreless. Taylor Kline scored 25 to lead the Wolves (coached by Ravinder Grewal). Steven Amundrud added 15, Justin Morabito 11, Alex Mezei 7, Matthew Gibson 6, Liam Wolfe 6 and Jake Martin 5, while Chris Spence, Patrick Chiu, Nick Savoy, Nick Gibson, Daniel Tyler, Padan MacRae and Sean Tyler were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Fort Saskatchewan John Paul II Patriots whipped the 12th-seeded Daysland Dynamos 69-44. Graham Czibere paced the Patriots with 24. Jesse Kealy added 20, Jason Letwin 10, Tyler Polanski 9 and Trent Polanski 6 while Patrick Schrader, Hayden Balsiger, Mike Morales and Brayden McLean were scoreless. Ryan May led Daysland with 21 to lead the Dynamos (coached by Tim Guhle, assisted by John Anderson). Luke Anderson added 10, Andrew Shield 5, Michael Zwack 3, Martin Singer 3 and Ron Fell 2, while Brett Benfield, Cole Johnstone, Scott Heisler, Spencer Sommer and Brandon Martz were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Drumheller Dynos crushed the 6th-seeded Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles 100-86 after leading 27-19, 54-42 and 78-66 at the quarters. Tyson Anderson paced the Dynos with 23. Will Belliveau added 22, Chad Molzan 18, Tyler Fournier 18, Brandon Schneider 6, Daulton Smith 6, Matt Mohan 5 and Mitch Smith 2, while Jesse Gouin, Gavin Pitman, Kyle Masson, Jesse Browning and Thomas Liu were scoreless. Kurtis Nieuwenhuis scored 33 to pace the Eagles (coached by Matthew Bekkering, assisted by Trevor Van’t Land and Jason Ferrie). Justin Forster added 18, Tyler Forster 13, Zach Prosper 10, Tysen Prosper 7, Ian Veenendaal 4 and Michael Middel 1, while J.P. Deys, Joel Groeneboom, Dylan Procee, Shane Vos, Dylan Van Dyk, Ryan Moedt, Matthew Wever and Jeremy Sturworld were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Vermilion J.R. Robson Marauders edged the 7th-seeded La Crete Lancers 62-60. La Crete led 18-16 after one quarter and 33-23 at the half. Robson led 47-41 after three quarters. Doug Charlesworth paced the Marauders with 21. Matthew Hodgson added 13, Shawn Bobyrk 12, Dan MacDonald 7, Adam Badry 5 and Josh Hodgson 4, while Brandon Davidson, Justin Dorey and Berton Quon were scoreless. Matthew Stalker scored 18 to lead the Lancers (coached by David Harder, assisted by John Zacharias). Calvin Peters added 17, Cyler Peters 13, David Friesen 6, Landon Krahn 2, Daniel Friesen 2 and Courtney Miller 2, while Darcy Driedger, Caleb Siemens, Tyrone Halladay, Jonathan Cronkhite and Jarod Clarke were scoreless.
The top-seeded Picture Butte Sugar Kings dusted the 9th-seeded High River Notre Dame Timberwolves 101-47 after leading 31-13, 57-22 and 83-32 at the quarters. Logan Reiter paced the Sugar Kings with 27. Todd Bergen-Henengouwen added 20, Lynden Nummi 15, Luke Richardson 10, Colten Murray 10, Austen Murray 8, T.J. Grant 4, Curtis VanVaerenbergh 4 and Curtis Watson 2, while Dallin Oliver, Quinton Wong and Jordan Gibson were scoreless. Tyler Coonfer scored 15 to pace the Timberwolves (coached by Kevin Fahlman, assisted by Ron Abramson) Brandon Meena added 7, Robert Rogers 6, Dillon Kubicek 5, Mason Austen 3, Gregg Moore 3, Jared Arsenault 2, Matthew McCallum 2, Troy Hansen 2 and Eric Ditzler 2, while Josh Baldwin was scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles defeated the 5th-seeded Fort Saskatchewan John Paul II Patriots 61-51. Evan Skutle paced the Eagles with 17. Nathan Spronk added 12, Graeme Boender 9, Josh Sedens 9, Matt Unrau 5, Clinton Wall 5 and Chris Chomey 3, while Josh Hunter, Derek Burandt, Manny Caballes, Tobias Scheucker and Colin Vaughan were scoreless. Graham Czibere and Jesse Kealy each scored 17 to pace the Patriots (coached by Robert Stecyk, assisted by Jeff Polanski). Mike Morales added 6, Jason Letwin 5, Tyler Polanski 4 and Trent Polanski 2, while Patrick Schrader, Hayden Balsiger and Brayden McLean were scoreless.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Drumheller Dynos clipped the 2nd-seeded Vermilion J.R. Robson Marauders 71-63. Tyler Fournier paced the Dynos with 18. Will Belliveau added 17, Matt Mohan 13, Tyson Anderson 8, Mitch Smith 7, Gavin Pitman 3, Jesse Gouin 2, Chad Molzan 2 and Brandon Schneider 1, while Kyle Masson, Jesse Browning, Thomas Liu and Daulton Smith were scoreless. Matthew Hodgson paced the Marauders with 14. Shawn Bobyrk added 13, Doug Charlesworth 11, Adam Badry 9, Dan MacDonald 7, Josh Hodgson 4 and Justin Dorey 4, while Brandon Davidson and Berton Quon were scoreless.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Picture Butte Sugar Kings dumped the 4th-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles 82-67. Logan Reiter paced the Sugar Kings with 33. Lynden Nummi added 15, Todd Bergen-Henengouwen 10, Coltan Murray 9, Luke Richardson 8, Austen Murray 5, and T.J. Grant 2, while Curtis VanVaerenbergh, Dallin Oliver, Curtis Watson, Quinton Wong and Jordan Gibson were scoreless. Nathan Spronk paced the Eagles with 18. Evan Skutle added 11, Chris Chomey 8, Josh Sedens 7, Graeme Boender 7, Derek Burandt 6, Colin Vaughan 3, Matt Unrau 3, Tobias Scheucker 2 and Manny Caballes 2, while Clinton Wall and Josh Hunter were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles blasted the 2nd-seeded Vermilion J.R. Robson Marauders 56-42. Nathan Spronk led the Eagles with 18. Matt Unrau added 7, Graeme Boender 6, Evan Skutle 4, Clinton Wall 4, Chris Chomay 4, Josh Hunter 4, Derek Burandt 4, Josh Sedens 3 and Tobias Scheucker 2, while Manny Caballes and Colin Vaughan were scoreless. Doug Charlesworth scored 16 to pace the Marauders (coached by John Shubert, assisted by Glenn Charlesworth) with 16. Josh Hodgson added 9, Matthew Hodgson 9, Dan MacDonald 4, Adam Badry 2 and Shawn Bobyrk 2, while Brandon Davidson, Justin Dorey and Berton Quon were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Picture Butte Sugar Kings whipped the Drumheller Dynos 96-76 to capture their second consecutive provincial title. It was also a provincial title repeat for most of the Kings players who also captured the 2A provincial volleyball title. The Kings entered the second quarter with more focus and took command. Opening the third quarter the Kings switched to a zone defense and never looked back ending the quarter 78-58 and romped. The score was knotted at 25 after one quarter. Picture Butte led 56-34 at the half and 78-58 after three quarters. Dynos coach Jeff Messom said “the guys saved their best basketball for the last time of the year. We played the style of basketball we have been wanting to play, intense, aggressive in your face. I was told one of the college scouts mentioned that it would be the fire power of Picture Butte versus the intensity of Drumheller in the final. … Our Grade 12 players all stepped up, whether it was the pace set by Tyler Fournier, or the marksmanship shooting by Will Belliveau and Tyson Anderson, or the Defensive play of Matt Mohan, blocking shots and Grading boards. Our success this year and the previous year has always been the total team effort. As a team in the last two years we are 76 and 12. With two league Championships, 2 South Central Zone Championships, a Bronze Medal and now a Silver Medal. This is a pretty special group of not only players, but young men.” Logan Reiter paced Picture Butte with 37. Todd Bergen-Henengouwen added 19, Lynden Nummi 16, Luke Richardson 11, Austen Murray 10 and Colten Murray 3, while Curtis VanVaerenbergh, Dallin Oliver, Curtis Watson, Quinton Wong, Jordan Gibson and T.J. Grant were scoreless. Will Belliveau paced the Dynos with 26. Tyler Fournier added 17, Matt Mohan 11, Mitch Smith 9, Tyson Anderson 7, Chad Molzan 4 and Jesse Gouin 2, while Gavin Pitman, Kyle Masson, Jesse Browning, Thomas Liu, Brandon Schneider and Daulton Smith were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles: Nathan Sprink; Graeme Boender; Evan Skutle; Chris Chorney; Matt Unrau; Josh Sedens; Clinton Wall; Josh Hunter; Derek Burandt; Manny Caballes; Tobias Scheucker; Colin Vaughan; coach Ryan Reed; assistant Scott Knapp; manager Phil Walker
The silver medalist Drumheller Composite Dynos: Will Belliveau; Jesse Gouin; Gavin Pitman; Chad Molzan; Tyson Anderson; Matt Mohan; Kyle Masson; Mitch Smith; Jesse Browning; Tyler Fournier; Thomas Liu; Brandon Schneider; Daulton Smith; coach Jeff Messon; assistant Joey Browning
The gold medalist Picture Butte Sugar Kings: Todd Bergen-Henengouwen; Lynden Nummi; Curtis Van Vaerenbergh; Austen Murray; Dallin Oliver; Curtis Watson; Logan Reiter; Quinton Wong; Luke Richardson; Jordan Gibson; T.J. Grant; Colten Murray; coach Kevin Reiter; assistant Arnie Bergen-Henengouwen; manager Adam Gibson; trainer Jon Vande Griend