In the opening round, held in Wetaskiwin: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Red Deer St. Joseph Falcons torched the 12th-seeded Morinville Community Wolves 102-61 after leading 21-11, 50-31 and 77-48 at the quarters. The Wolves (coach Kent Lessard, coach Steven Jones, manager Kilien Weston), included Matthew Murphy, Alex Thachuk, Erran Revells, Aden Grams, Josh Moylan, Mason Jestin, Tyler Scharmann, Mason Jestin, Matija Mandic, Hudsen Gauthier, Alex Pellerin, Ryder Foisy, Braden Sollid and Kilien Weston. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Northern Knights dusted the 10th-seeded Lethbridge Winston Churchill Bulldogs 93-67 after leading 28-9, 55-25 and 79-46 at the quarters. The Bulldogs (coach Kevin McBeath, coach Chris Thomson, coach Joel Heyland) included Maddox Lashley, Jackson Leavitt, Jacob McBeath, Karson Harper, Olivier Koribikomeye, Angus Wyman, Logan Lafreniere, Malakhi Deng, Connor Trechka, Hayden Forsyth, Jaxon Hansell and Jordy Nguany. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Wetaskiwin Sabres nipped the 9th-seeded Grande Prairie St. Joseph Catholic Celtics 64-63. The Sabres led 19-17, 35-27 and 51-49 at the quarters. The Celtics (coach Lucas Gorgichuk, coach Robert Levy) included Reese Gallup, Justin Rositio, Carl Santiago, Jonas Craig, Adrian Songahid, Peter Nwaoji, Ethan Greig, Zhean De Rueda, Nathaniel Backe, Trentan Piepgrass, Rex Mbodi, Pierce Dedetich, Fejj Belda, Luke Lemire, Juggy Thundal and Tapiwa Jakata. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Camrose Trojans dispatched the 11th-seeded Airdrie St. Martin de Porres Kodiaks 83-72 after leading 27-14, 56-28 and 67-46 at the quarters. The Kodiaks (coach Rian Griffin, coach Bernie Griffin) included Geremy Capuno, Kayl Thibault, Bradley Musuamba, Joshua Bermil, Savine Salcedo, Michael Eze, Inigo Eusebio, Rex Eze, Janreeven Manuel, Nelson Lako, Chukwuma Nabulele, Teniola Owojori and Christopher Jordan.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Strathmore Spartans edged the 5th-seeded Red Deer St. Joseph Falcons 95-91. The Falcons led 33-16 after one quarter. The Spartans led 49-48 at the half. The Falcons led 74-66 after three quarters. The Falcons (coach Tom West, assistant Will Hara, assistant Dario Viveros, assistant Tristan Yellowbird, trainer Zoe Johnson, trainer O’Ryan Edmondson), included Windyboy Yellowhead, Henry ‘Rio’ Castillo, Kevin Basangan, Drew West, Jose Flores, Matthew Murray, Isaac Martin, Alejandro Vizcarra, Satveer Gill, Pax Magnuson, Sander Sampson, John Contreras and Jovan Cagape.
The 6th-seeded Camrose Trojans stunned the 3rd-seeded Brooks Buffalos 92-82. The Trojans led 22-21 after one quarter. The Buffalos led 47-44 at the half. The Trojans led 68-57 after three quarters. The Buffalos (coach Katelyn McColl, coach Darsen Dueck) included Basem Hachi, Abeeng Agot, Jhon Orlina, Akok Ajou, Ngor Ruot, Baeminet Gebre, Max Zaragoza, Dishol Dishol, Allen Gajes, Alung Ruot, Martin Lual, Thiec Ruot and Jason These.
The 7th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Knights upset the 2nd-seeded Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Eagles 91-87 after leading 31-16, 49-36 and 74-52 at the quarters. The Eagles (coaches Vincent Reynolds, Jon Courville, Justin Koop and Liam Patrick) included Jayan Mali, Nate Maxwell, Sam Bowen, Micah Bartlett, Jayden Armbruster, Jordan Reed, Connor Dronkelaar, Levi Hollinshead, Barron Fung, Kaden Reed, Gabe Ostermayer, Keaton Peters, Cam Johnston and Carson Irwin.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans mauled the 8th-seeded Wetaskiwin Sabres 99-43. The Sabres (coach Rob Cross, coach Ted Dick, coach Chad Majek) included Roan Dillabough, Noah Morrell, Ericson Pitcher, Rhys Didriksen, Jay Young, Will Cross, Eli Stewart, Layton Smith, James Adam, Kayden Wolden, Nick Ruff and Ethan Dick.
In the semis, the 7th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Northern Knights spanked the 6th-seeded Camrose Trojans 96-81 after leading 21-10, 41-29 and 67-53 at the quarters.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans dusted the 4th-seeded Strathmore Spartans 96-73.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Strathmore Spartans dispatched the 6th-seeded Camrose Trojans 92-83. The Trojans led 23-17, 39-38 and 62-61 at the quarters. Sawyer Jensen paced the Spartans with 39. Josh Dirks added 21, Reed Jakubiszyn 19, Carter Yellow Horn 5, Brady Johansen 4, Matt Dirks 2, Isaac Dirks 1 and Jeff Culshaw 1, while Jackson Proust, Asher Rilling, Cyrvush Tuzara, C.J. Nelson, Seth Matatall and Jagr Sorenson were scoreless. Colby Anderson scored 29 to pace the Trojans(coach Brent Anderson, assistant Lonnie Lauber, assistant Wes Harrison, assistant Bruce Kerr). Cohan Harrison added 15, Lincoln Kozinski 14, Ewan Cowan 12, Nyll Jimwell-Rubico 9, Judah Forstabauer 2 and Jasper Bonzi 2, while Nolan Schneier, Ben Zwack, Mikkao Goba, Decon Good and Matthew Searle were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans blasted the 7th-seeded Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Northern Knights 103-41 after leading 39-9, 55-23 and 82-33 at the quarters. “It’s the accumulation of all our hard work. At the start of the year, we said we wanted to be the best version of ourselves come March and the kids put a lot of time into giving ourselves a chance. It feels pretty great whenever you can achieve a goal like that,” Spartans coach Chris Delano told the Spruce Grove Examiner. “To their credit, (the Northern Knights) had two really big upsets to get to the final but on their best day, I don’t think they could have beaten us. Our boys were ready for the big stage. When we got there, their focus was really something to be proud of and it contributed to how well they played.” Spartan captain Logan Edl said “I’m really happy we can say we won both the metro and provincial championships for St. Peter the Apostle and for Spruce Grove. The Spartans have always been held to a high standard but this is going to raise it to another level. Next year’s team is going to have their work cut out for them.” Northern Knights coach Grace Lokole told Fort McMurray Today that winning a silver medal “feels good, but it took a lot of hard work to get to where we got to. It was a pretty successful season.” Northern Knight David Chijioke said “all the teams were very skilled and really well coached. We came out playing hard. We just came out and played our hearts out. We played very well as a team. Everyone was energetic on the bench. We were one big family.” Neil Elises and Carson Fisher each scored 21 to pace the Spartans. Daniel Garner added 19, Lorenz Pomarejo 10, Will Pidhaichuk 7, Justin Beamish 6, Khodie Piodo 6, Buchi Morah 4, James Madrid 3, J.P. Mapano 2 and Calen Jackins 2, while 2 points were unallocated and Chad Mendis and Logan Edl were scoreless. Daniel Chijioki paced the Knights with 11. Devin Greene added 8, Derek Salvador 5, Kobe Lance 4, David Chijioki 4, Ezeugo Akamadu 4, Andrew Salvador 2, Gabe Barnes 2 and Tristan Martin-Pompey 1, while Ben Dolette, Gavin Dale, Kyle Weaver, Evan Poulson, Current Gregiore Jenkins, Renz Bolilia and Dwayne Murphy were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Strathmore Spartans: Sawyer Jensen; Isaac Dirks; Carter Yellow Horn; Jeff Culshaw; Reed Jakubiszyn; Josh Dirks; Jackson Proust; Matt Dirks; Asher Rilling; Brady Johansen; Cyrvush Tuzara; C.J. Nelson; Seth Matatall; Jagr Sorensen; coach Matthew Laslo; assistant Justin Silva; assistant Kaylin Larson
The silver medalist Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic Knights: Kobe Lance; Ben Dolette; Devin Greene; Gavin Dale; Derek Salvador; Andrew Salvador; Tristan Martin-Pompey; David Chijioki; Gabe Barnes; Kyle Weaver; Evan Poulson; Daniel Chijioki; Curren Gregiore Jenkins; Ezeugo Akamadu; Renz Bolilia; Dwayne Murphy; coach Grace Lokole; assistant Stephen Connolly
The champion Spruce Grove St. Peter the Apostle Spartans: J.P. Mapano; Buchi Morah; James Madrid; Justin Beamish; Khodie Piodo; Neil Elises; Lorenz Pomarejo; Chad Mendis; Calen Jackins; Will Pidhaichuk; Logan Edl; Carson Fisher; Daniel Garner; coach Chris Delano; assistant Anthony Mann; manager Anakin Isaac; manager Grady Resch
Thanks to: Convenor Joey Lutz for providing tournament scoresheets. Unfortunately, most were not included because they were often poorly kept by the table, or were all but illegible, with scoring tallies that at best could only be approximated.