In the opening round, held in Coleman: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Foremost Falcons clipped the 11th-seeded Fort Assiniboine Bears 73-53 as Tyler Haraga scored 13, Cory Seward 11, Dusty Leffler 10 and Cale Rasmussen 10. Lee Hanson led the Bears with 15. Curtis Mack added 10. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Worsley Wildcats nipped the 8th-seeded Hay Lakes Tigers 83-82 as Chris Kamphuis scored 32, Jordan Hosswonn 17 and Ryan Hoessler 15. Chad Schram led the Tigers with 20. Casey Delano added 16 and Justin Rousell 14. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Olds Koinonia Christian Royals stomped the 12th-seeded Warburg Panthers 107-73 as Roger Sayer and Dave Vase each scored 35. Jared Geiger led the Panthers with 24. Troy McKay added 16. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Rosemary Rockets clipped the 10th-seeded New Norway Spartans 87-70 as Scott Lepp scored 34, Rudy Springer 18 and Shand Watson 15. Dallas Kruger led the Spartans with 20. Charles Gailet added 19. The Spartans also included Adam Turnbull.
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Foremost Falcons dispatched the 3rd-seeded Edmonton Parkland Emmanuel Christian Penguins 75-68 as Gale Rasmussen scored 22, John Cassell 14, Brent Magneson 12 and Tyler Haraga 12. Hoebsenia led the Penguins with 16. Shawn Dykstra added 13. “It was a very close game,” Falcons coach Ray Rumpel told the Lethbridge Herald. “We were up by 12 or 14 or more at one time; then up by nine at the half. They went up by three with five minutes left in the game, but we fought back.” The Penguins included Shawn Dykstra.
The 2nd-seeded Stirling Lakers defeated dumped the 7th-seeded Rosemary Rockets 94-78 as Mike Duncombe scored 38, Kevin Nelson 17 and Tyler Clawson 15. Lee Kern led the Rockets with 22. Scott Lepp added 17. The Rockets also included Rudy Springer, Shand Watson.
The top-seeded Lundbreck Livingstone Sabres stuffed the Worsley Wildcats 93-72 as James Rinke scored 20, Colter Rinke 18, Ryan Cresswell 18 and Shawn Osiowy 15. Jordan Rosewonn led the Wildcats with 17. Chris Kamphuci added 11. The Wildcats also included Ryan Hoessler.
In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Olds Koinonia Christian Royals clubbed the 4th-seeded Marwayne Wildcats 102-70 as Dave Vass scored 31 and Roger Sayer 30. Josh Parker led the Wildcats with 15. Levin Hnaton added 13.
In the semis, the top-seeded Lundbreck Livingstone Sabres dumped the 5th-seeded Olds Koinonia Christian Royals 82-67 as James Rinke scored 25, Ryan Cresswell 20, and Shawn Osiowy 14. Roger Sayer led the Royals with 22 and Dale Jass 21.
In the other semi, the 6th-seeded Foremost Falcons edged the 2nd-seeded Stirling Lakers 82-80 as Cale Rasmussen scored 24, Corey Seward 19, John Cassell 13 and Tyler Haraga 10. Jason Hill and Tyler Clawson each notched 18 for the Lakers. Mike Duncombe added 15.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Olds Koinonia Christian Royals edged the 2nd-seeded Stirling Lakers 80-75 as Roger Sayer scored 24 and Dale Vase 24. Mike Duncombe led the Lakers with 22. Tyler Clawson added 21 and Kevin Nelson 16.
In the final, the top-seeded Lundbreck Livingstone Sabres defeated the 6th-seeded Foremost Falcons 77-61 as Shawn Osiowy scored 23, James Rinke 17, Colter Rinke 17 and Jared Rinke 10. Cale Rasmussen paced the Falcons with 17. John Cassell added 10 and Tyler Haraga 10. “The guys played really well,” Falcons coach Ray Rumple told the Medicine Hat News. “Entering the year our goal was to make the provincial final. But our starting centre decided he didn’t want to play this year, so it qùickly turned into a rebuilding year. We got off to a very slow start, but played our bèst basketball at the end of the year.”
The bronze medalist Olds Koinonia Christian Royals: Roger Sayer; Dave Vass;
The silver medalist Foremost Falcons: Cale Rasmussen; Tyler Haraga; Brent Magneson; John Cassell; Cory Seward; Josh Hing; coach Ray Rumpel
The gold medalist Lundbreck Livingstone Sabres: Shawn Osiowy; James Rinke; Ryan Cresswell; Jared Rinke; Chris Rinke; Colter Rinke; coach Paul Erickson