In the wildcard game, the Winnipeg Sturgeon Creek Schooners clipped the Brandon Vincent Massey Trojans 62-52. Phil Penner led the Trojans with 24. Jason Farnell added 17. The Trojans (coached by Tom Price) also included Roger Watchorn, Ken Krahn, Kevin Driedger, Brent Blaine.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Winnipeg Maple Marauders nipped the Winnipeg Churchill Bulldogs 87-85. The Bulldogs (coached by Mike Babb) included Kelly McGill, Trevor Kiesman, Chris McGill, Rick Dangsal, Kevin McKay, Chris Morand, Ken Papineau, Rodney Taylor, John Fleischer. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Windsor Park Royals dumped the Winnipeg Sturgeon Creek Schooners 96-63. The Schooners included Trevor Normandeau, Trevor Nott, Peter Andrew, Devlin Friesen. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons stomped the Winnipeg Murdoch Mckay Clansmen 85-57. The Clansmen included Peter Linney, Mike McNaughton. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks smacked the Winnipeg Silver Heights Huskies 83-60. The Huskies (coached by Ron Paseshnik) included Keynes Emeruwa. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers clipped the Winnipeg Grant Park Pirates 62-52. The Pirates (coached by Gerry Boehm) included Mike Bryan, Frank Audino, Derek McCarthy, Mark Baillie, Mark Bima. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders stunned the 4th-seeded Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 55-50, avenging an 18-point defeat two weeks earlier. The Plainsmen led by two with a minute to play but folded their tents. “Not only did they hold the ball well, but when they decided to shoot it, they didn’t miss,” Plainsmen coach Dwight Kearns told the Brandon Sun. Ken Stapleton led the Crusaders with 18. Anthony Wusowicz and Gerry Fran each added 11. Jeff Smith led the Plainsmen with 34. Randy Cullen added 11. The Plainsmen (coached by Dwight Kearns) also included Paul Rudy, Mark Kozak, Joe Danis, Rob Cullen, Carey Baker, Darnel Nicol, Davian Penner and Ron Lloyd. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Tec Voc Hornets clipped the Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 73-66. The Centurions (coached by Kevin Rowan, assisted by Ian Foster and David Huston) included Rene Lemay, Kevin Kumar, Hector Hurd, Chris Binns, Ranbir Dhillon, Tony Bucci, Neel Bector, Jason Draho, David Fischer, Troy Messam, Phillip Pearce, Joe Racano and Jason Schmidt. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders defeated the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 75-68.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Oak Park Raiders dumped the 7th-seeded Winnipeg Maple Marauders 80-51 as Rhett Turner scored 21. “We played well in the first quarter and they were only up by eight in the last minute of the half,” Marauders coach Dave Williscroft told the Winnipeg Free Press. “The guys were kind of depressed and kind of in awe. They just couldn’t get it back.” The Marauders (coached Williscroft) included Darryl Hees, Trevor Vann, Mike Connors, Rob Morris, Gilbert Elepano, Jeremy Rattai, Zenon Hudyma, Lucito Sanitguel, Arnell Medina and Manpreet Atwal.
The top-seeded Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons dumped the Winnipeg Tec Voc Hornets 85-66. The Hornets (coached by Joe DiCurzio) included Dwight Bequiron, Mike Fyte, Frank Rosenfeld, Morris Hebert, Angeliot Camalong, Courtney Murray, Mike Brey.
The Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers dispatched the Winnipeg Windsor Park Royals 105-92. The Royals (coached by Brian Thompson) included Eric Christianson, Jeff Foreman, Sean Brooks, Chris Asselin, Neil Armstrong, Jeff Poole, Chris Asselin, Kerry Mohammad, Craig Waldmo.
In the last quarterfinal, the Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks edged the Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders 60-57. The Crusaders (coached by Ron Vanderhooft) included Gerry Fran, Anthony Wusowicz.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons thrashed the Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks 85-68. The Maroons, playing without guard Mike Almonte, who’d injured his ankle in practice, rallied from a 12-point second half deficit. Roldan Comia paced the Maroons with 19. Peter Cellitti added 16. Paul Doornbos paced the Hawks with 21. Rob Olfert added 16. “I think Mennonite Brethren is the kind of team that if you jump on them early, you’re in good shape,” Maroons coach Ken Kelsch told the Winnipeg Free Press. “So we were looking to jump on them but the boys had the jitters and turned the ball over. Finally, in the fourth quarter we said this is it, let’s get them and went full court man to man and worked as hard as we could. We attacked the basket and made them get into foul trouble. We went after Doornbos and Olfert intentionally (they had four and five fouls.) That was in our game plan, and Doornbos fouled out with about two minutes to go.”
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders dumped the Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers 58-44 as Scott Anderson scored 29 and Rhett Turner 13. Neil Stevenson paced the Pipers with 12. Graeme Fraser added 11. Raiders coach Randy Kusano told the Winnipeg Free Press that “at the third quarter it was almost nobody’s game. The teams didn’t do anything. Then in the fourth quarter we broke it open a little bit and that was the ball game.”
In the final, the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons defeated the Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 66-60. “It just doesn’t get any better,” said tournament MVP Peter Cellitti. Maroons coach Ken Kelsch told the Winnipeg Free Press that it was a total team effort, featuring a well-balanced attack, good perimeter shooting, team defence and solid inside play. Cellitti was “our strength inside. He’s a terrific defensive player. In the final he held Scott Anderson (Oak Park’s six-foot-six forward) to just 15 points while scoring 20 himself.” Cellitti said “it wasn’t just me. It was the whole team that stopped Anderson. He usually gets 20 or more points per game. You stop him and Filmon (Raiders guard Greg) and you’ve got it made.” The Maroons led by 17 in the second half before the Raiders rallied within six. Roldan Comia added 12 for the Maroons, who outrebounded Oak Park 37-26. The Maroons hit 25-45 (.560) from the floor, while the Raiders hit 18-52 (.350). Scott Anderson paced the Raiders with 15. Gregg Filmon added 13 and Dean Baron 12.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Peter Cellitti (Daniel McIntyre); Paul Doornbos (Mennonite Brethren); Scott Anderson (Oak Park); Roldan Comia (Daniel McIntyre); Frank Catojo (Daniel McIntyre); and Gregg Filmon (Oak Park)
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks: Paul Doornbos; Rob Olfert; Bruce Peters; coach Ken Opalko
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers: Neil Stevenson; Graeme Fraser; Chris Winton; Rob Schrofel; Scott Sowerbutz; Dave Torz; Keith Davidson; coach Brent Corrigan
The silver medalist Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders: Scott Anderson; Gregg Filmon; Rhett Turner; Kyle Guss; Sean Lepper; Dean Baron; coach Randy Kusano
The gold medalist Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons: Peter Cellitti; Nick Almonte; Roldan Comia; Frank Catojo; Cory Stockwell; Alfredo Edic; coach Ken Kelsch