In the opening round, held in Cochrane: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Northern Knights spanked the 9th-seeded Morinville Community Wolves 91-75 after leading 27-19, 48-40 and 73-59 at the quarters. Adam Bank-Imudia paced the Knights with 27. Mitchell Garland added 25, Majd Daqqa 16, Orain MacDonald 15, Luke Foster 4, Grey Mugado 2 and Donovan Faucett 2, while Nasruddin Jamac and Ehsen Maawia were scoreless. Bryn Karch scored 23 to pace the Wolves (coached by Cliff Rowein). Chris Ogie added 21, Evan Kohut 13, Brett Feildsend 8, Steven Vansevenandt 6 and Jonathon Auger 4, while Robert Crane, Russ Foisy, Ethan Lessard, Jacob Christensen, Leon Arsenault and William Doney were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres clubbed the 12th-seeded Calgary Bowness Trojans 79-60 after leading 19-15, 38-32 and 53-50 at the quarters. Chad Majek led the Sabres with 23. Nathan Barton added 22, Jose Narciso 14, Benson Pitcher 7, Luke Sonnenberg 5, Darrien Crane 4, Jake Gusse and Mitchell Hayden 2, while Stran Buffalo and Mark Bucu were scoreless. Matthew Nowlon scored 17 to pace the Trojans. Logan Johnson added 13, Jacob Tetrault added 9, Adam Turner 5, Carson Payne 5, Cole Payne 4, Robson Ramsay 3, Carson Scott 2 and Ben Lindley 2, while Jake Burke, Simon Purdy and Nolan McAllister were scoreless. The Trojans (coached by Kent Turner, assisted by Allan Payne and Sarah Greenfield?) also included Easton Olsen. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Airdrie George McDougall Mustangs spanked the 10th-seeded Taber W.R. Myers Rebels 93-73. The Rebels led 21-19 after one quarter and 42-41 at the half. The Mustangs led 80-60 after three quarters. In a practically incoherent scoresheet in which points are even awarded to numbers/players that weren’t listed on the scoresheet and weren’t on the team roster, Caleb and Jaiden Pannu appeared to lead the Mustangs with 27 apiece. Carter Sawby added 19, Ryan Wark 7, James Santos 6, Thomas Titterington 4 and Ethan Smith 1, while Jamis Mulholland and Julien Boudesocque were scoreless. Cole Layton scored what appeared to be 24 to lead the Rebels. Brett Andrus appeared to score 15, Denzel Gross 10, Kurtis Kerner 6, William Neustaeter 5, Tyson Rasmussen 4, Denver Terry 3 and Dylan Johnson 2, while Eric Loewen and Granger Leth were scoreless. The Rebels (coached by Greg Bowes, assisted by D Leavitt) also included Brayden Torrie and Shawn Harris. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Grande Prairie St. Joseph Catholic Celtics whipped the 11th-seeded Cochrane Cobras 79-60 after leading 26-15, 38-31 and 62-46 at the quarters. Abiel Tabufor led the Celtics with 22. Isaac Boadi-Boateng added 17, John Paul Prado 15, Kevin Mpunga 15, Samm (Steven) Tamondong 6 and Jeremy Tolentino 4, while Whilem Aboyme, Ervin Lanada, Jezrell Cunanan, Joshua Pipegrass, Jaryll Cunanan, Traejn Brown, Kealan Johnston, Cole Weslowski and Lucas Stepaniuk were scoreless. Griffin Sharkey scored 27 to pace the Cobras. Daniel de Bruin added 19, Jackson Edwards 5, Joseph Cline 4, Nicholas Petrone 2, Jonah Bosch 2 and Christian Scott 2, while Shan Virjee, Eric Mosher, Dawson Laye and Jack Tocher were scoreless. The Cobras (coached by Patrick Court, assisted by Steve Mamaliuk) also included Joseph Bell.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Camrose Composite Trojans stomped the 8th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Northern Knights 89-67 after leading 23-19, 45-37 and 72-55 at the quarters. Josh Watson and Griffin Lorenz each scored 25 to pace the Trojans, according to a scoresheet kept by someone who took extraordinary pride in microscopic penmanship. Jonas Enns added 17, Liam Schaffner 11, Tyson Dick 5, Keegan Goba 3 and John Baradi 3, while Josiah Easton-Eihediohanma, Erik Pudlowski, Dennis Enns and Don Matiushyk were scoreless. Adam Bank-Imudia scored 20 to pace the Knights (coached by Aaron Barrington). Mitchell Garland added 19, Orian MacDonald 12, Daqqa Majd 10 and Luke Foster 6, while Nasrudin Jamac, Gray Mugado, Vergel Pagalilauan, Ehsen Maawia and Donovan Faucett were scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans crushed the 5th-seeded Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres 102-80 after leading 28-19, 55-43 and 85-63 at the quarters. Caleb O’Gilvie-Davidson appeared to lead the Spartans with 30 on an almost incoherent scoresheet written in microscopic letters in which the box and running scores don’t match. Levi Schlecker added 18, Thomas Schwartz 13, Gavin Ouellette 12, Carson Guimond 9, Jayce Sandboe 6, Ralph ‘Zach’ Flowers 6, Colten Smith 5, and Aiden Bergen 3, while Branden Buckley and Eric George were scoreless. Chad Majek scored 19 to pace the Sabres (coached by Rob Cross). Luke Sonnenberg added 18, Nathan Barton 16, Jose Narciso 8, Tyler Gamez 6, Stran Buffalo 4, Darrien Crane 3, Benson Pitcher 3 and Mitchell Hayden 2, while Mark Bucu was scoreless. The Sabres (coached by Rob Cross) also included Michael Leeb and Jake Gusse.
The 2nd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions dispatched the 7th-seeded Airdrie George McDougall Mustangs 98-91 after leading 23-20, 49-45 and 73-68 at the quarters. “We were very confident in our performance and we actually felt we had a legitimate chance to win the whole thing,” Mustangs coach Nathan Lee told Airdrie City View. “Regardless of provincial rankings and the skillset of any given team, anyone can win. … It was neck-and-neck the entire way. “Our guys worked really hard and put in their all.” The Mustangs were dealt a critical blow in the final quarter when captain and scoring-catalyst Caleb Lee suffered a broken leg. “We played an excellent game, it just came down to us just running out of time,” Lee said. Hans Befus paced the Lions with 27. Isaiah Nuako added 22, Kade Pease 21, Nicholas Gregersen 12, Zachary Dawkins 7, Henok Zeleke 7 and Trev Catabay 2, while Josh Catabay, Anten Kloeckes, Wyatt Thiessen, Ayden Pease and Chris Valcin were scoreless. Caleb Lee led the Mustangs with 29. Jaiden Pannu added 16, Carter Sawby 15, Thomas Titterington 9, Ryan Wark 8, Julien Boudesocque 7, Ethan Smith 4 and James Santos 3, while Jamis Mulholland and Enoch Angbongy were scoreless. The Mustangs (coached by Nathan Lee, assisted by J Mulholland) also included Jaspreeet Singh, Joshua Inocando, Ryan Wark, Alexander Martin and Braeden Mitchell.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Brooks Composite Buffalos mauled the 6th-seeded Grande Prairie St. Joseph Catholic Celtics 75-48 after leading 24-18, 48-20 and 71-39 at the quarters. Deng Dak led the Buffalos with 25. Amir Aliye added 18, Dylan Wandler 10, Chan Lual 6, Benjamin Bigiremana 5, Cobey Fiset-Hofer 4, Dodjang Lual 4, Cooper Greer 2 and Milkesa Galmo 1, while Minmin Kroman, Glory Omosomwan, Peyton MS-Obeng and Jalata Dawe were scoreless. Isaac Boadi-Boateng led the Celtics with 19., Abiel Tabufor added 10, John Paul Prado 8, Jaryll Cunanan 4, Kevin Mpunga 3, Jeremy Tolentino 2 and Jezrell Cunanan 2, while Whilem Aboyme, Samm Tamondong, Ervin Landa, Joshua Peipgrass, Traejn Brown, Kealan Johnston, Cole Wesloski and Lucas Stepaniuk were scoreless. The Celtics (coached by Robert Levy) also included Michael Villalobos.
In the semis, the top-seeded Camrose Composite Trojans torched the 4th-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans 94-64 after leading 21-13, 44-29 and 71-45 at the quarters. Griffin Lorenz paced the Trojans with 25. Josh Watson added 18, Liam Schaffner 15, Josiah Easton-Eihediohanma 11, Keegan Goba 11, John Baradi 7, Jonas Enns 3 and Daniel Matiushyk 2, while Erik Pudlowski, Dennis Enns and Tyson Dick were scoreless, while 2 points were unallocated. Levi Schlecker padded the Spartans with 23. Thomas Schwarz added 17, Caleb O’Gilvie-Davidson 12, Zach Flowers 4, Gavin Ouellette 3, Jayce Sandboe 3 and Colten Smith 2, while Branden Buckley, Carson Guimond, Eric George and Aiden Bergen were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions edged the 3rd-seeded Brooks Buffalos 91-85. The Buffalos led 27-23 after one quarter. The Lions led 56-54 at the half and 74-71 after three quarters. Nicholas Gregersen paced the Lions with 20. Zachary Dawkins added 19, Hans Befus 14, Kade Pease 14, Isaiah Nuako 9, Anten Kloeckes 6, Henok Zeleke 6 and Trev Catabay 3, while Josh Catabay, Wyatt Thiessen, Ayden Pease and Chris Valcin were scoreless. Deng Dak paced the Buffalos with 35. Dylan Wandler added 12, Cobey Fiset-Hofer 11, Amir Aliye 8, Chan Lual 6, Peyton MS-Obeng 6, Benjamin Bigiremana 5 and Milkesa Galmo 2, while Minimin Kromah, Dodjang Lual, Glory Omosomwan, Jalata Dawe and Cooper Greer were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Brooks Composite Buffalos defeated the 4th-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans 90-82 after leading 19-11, 35-31 and 64-57 at the quarters. Ddeng Dak paced the Buffalos with 27. Amir Aliye added 24, Dylan Wandler 10, Peyton MS-Obeng 8, Benjamin Bigiremana 7, Chan Lual 6, Cobey Fiset-Hofer 6 and Milkesa Galmo 3, while Minmin Kromah, Dodjang “Ngor’ Lual, Glory Omosomwan, Cooper Greer and Jalata Dawe were scoreless. Thomas Schwarz and Caleb O’Gilvie-Davidson each scored 21 to pace the Spartans. Levi Schlecker added 20, Gavin Ouellette 6, Jayce Sandboe 4, Colten Smith 3, Carson Guimond 2 and Ralph ‘Zach’ Flowers 2, while Branden Buckley, Eric George and Aiden Bergen were scoreless. The Spartans (coached by Chris Delano) also included Parker Bull and Mark Okere.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Edmonton Christian Lions dispatched the top-seeded Camrose Composite Trojans 104-93. Trojans coach Jody Watson told the Camrose Canadian that winning a second consecutive silver was a sign of program strength. “They really allowed a precedent to be set for future teams that the expectation and all of the hard work they have put in has allowed them to be one of the more successful teams at 3A. It definitely was good for them, but now we start building again. … It was definitely disappointing not to get the gold, but they played their hearts out and it wasn’t meant to be. The other team shot really well from the three-point line — we made more baskets, they hit more threes.” Hans Befus paced the Lions with 32. Nicholas Gregersen added 25, Zachary Dawkins 12, Kade Pease 10, Henok Zeleke 9, Isaiah Nuako 7 and Trev Catabay 1, while Josh Catabay, Anten Kloeckes, Wyatt Thiessen, Ayden Pease and Chris Valcin were scoreless. Griffin Lorenz paced the Trojans with 34. Josh Watson added 21, Jonas Enns 17, Liam Schaffner 11, John Baradi 5, Keegan Goba 3 and Josiah Easton-Eihediohanma 2, while Erik Pudlowski, Dennis Enns, Tyson Dick and Daniel Matiushyk were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Brooks Composite Buffalos: Milkesa Galmo; Minmin Kromah; Amir Aliye; Benjamin Bigiremana; Dodjang Lual; Glory Omosomwan; Chan Lual; Cooper Greer; Dylan Wandler; Peyton MS-Obeng; Deng Dak; Cobey Fiset-Hofer; Jalata Dawe; coach Russel Tanner
The silver medalist Camrose Composite Trojans: Josiah Easton-Eihediohanma; Keegan Goba; John Baradi; Griffin Lorenz; Erik Pudlowski; Daniel Matiushyk; Jonas Enns; Josh Watson; Liam Schaffner; Tyson Dick; Dennis Enns; coach Jody Watson
The gold medalist Edmonton Christian Lions: Kade Pease; Trev Catabay; Hans Befus; Zachary Dawkins; Anten Kloeckes; Wyatt Thiessen; Henok Zeleke; Ayden Pease; Chris Valcin; Nicholas Gregersen; Isaiah Nuako; Josh Catabay; coach Rob Hofstede