In the wildcard games: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions clipped the Winnipeg Silver Heights Huskies 87-76. The Huskies included T.J. Johnson, Luke Campbell, Phil Stewart. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers dispatched the Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 58-51.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers dumped the 9th-seeded Winnipeg Churchill Bulldogs 76-57. The Bulldogs included Scott Abrey, Jeff Plouffe. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans stomped the 12th-seeded Winnipeg J.H. Bruns Broncos 88-64. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers stunned the 6th-seeded Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers 93-82. The Pipers (coached by Chris Chartier) included Casey Gooch, Steve Brezden, Rylan Lundgren. …………………………………………………… 10th-seeded The Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions knocked off the 7th-seeded Winnipeg Tec Voc Hornets 77-66. The Hornets (coached by Greg Bouchard) included Prince Cayetano, D’oyen Morais, Mark Lisan, Tristan Trinidad, Mark Davis.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg Miles Macdonell Buckeyes defeated the 8th-seeded Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 63-60. The Clippers included Mark McGrego, Sean Kirby-Peloquin, Daniel Harrison.
The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans nipped the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 62-59. The Trojans included Ryan Christopher, Tony Richter, Jessie Lapsley.
The 3rd-seeded Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans clubbed the 11th-seeded Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers 81-61 as Mike Combs scored 31. “I was really energetic and got my legs into my shots,” said Combs. “That’s usually what’s trouble with me — I don’t get my legs into my shots. But I shot the ball pretty well. Things went very well, actually. We played very good. We came out hungry. Throughout the year, we’ve had slow starts and we decided to come out very energetic this time. We had a very good start.” Combs said the Spartans also benefitted from their offensive balance. Gord Mashinter led the Reivers with 28.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Maples Marauders outlasted the 10th-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 101-96. The Lions include Darcy Cross, Isaac Ansah, Eric Smalling.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg Miles Macdonell Buckeyes defeated the 5th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 90-49.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans stomped the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Maples Marauders 72-44. The Spartans agreed to move the game to Thursday from Friday to accommodate Maples stars Alden and Eric Smalling, who as Seventh Day Adventists were precluded from playing basketball from dawn Friday to dusk Saturday. “We didn’t want to play them without those guys,” said Spartans coach Ritchie Jacobson. “We wanted to beat them at their best. We prepared so hard for this game because we had so much respect for their team. We’re so happy with the way we defended those guys. It was great performance by our guys.” Michael Combs paced the Spartans with 31. Tyler Kaktins added 23. Alden Smalling led the Marauders with 22. Eric Smalling added 6.
In the final, the Winnipeg Miles Macdonell Buckeyes defeated the Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans 60-57 to capture their second provincial title in four years. “We knew all along those Neelin guys were smart, they’ve got great heart and are really sound fundamentally so we weren’t surprised that they came out and threw us for a loop,” Buckeyes forward and tournament MVP Yacine Bara, who scored 10, told the Winnipeg Free Press. “More than anything, it was our spirit that won it for us. We love the pressure, that’s when we work our best and there was no way we were going to give up at all.” The Spartans broke to a 20-4 lead on the three-point shooting (six in total) of Michael Coombs and Chad Jacobson. The Spartans led 35-34 at the half and 46-45 after three quarter. But Bara scored 8 points in the final frame to pull out the win for the Buckeyes. Matt Molitowsky notched 14 for the Buckeyes. Coombs led the Spartans with 23, including 7 treys. Jacobson and Jason Mackay each added 11. Molitowsky told the Winnipeg Sun said “you couldn’t ask for anything more than that. It was great. We just had to make sure we kept our focus, kept going and didn’t give up. At the end of the first quarter our defence really turned it around and then a couple guys knocked down some big shots to get us back into the game.”
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Yacine Bara (Miles Macdonell); Aldin Smalling (Maples); Mike Porco (Miles Macdonell); Matthew Molitowsky (Miles Macdonell); Tyler Kaktins (T.A. Neelin); Michael Combs (T.A. Neelin)
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Maples Marauders: Donovan Lawson; Mark Sarte; Daniel Labus; Josh Clements; Aldin Smalling; Brian Moniz; Eric Smalling; Jomo Winter; Devon Gederon; Paul Manabat; Blaine Knott; Farell Mahoney; Kevin Yeboah; Mike Slobodian; Matt Melnyk; Chris Hammond; coach Gary Milne; assistant Mark Koslosky; manager Marlette Mariano; manager Diane Mariano
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Sisler Spartans: Jevon Williams; Andrew Copeland; Paul Ilag; Julius De Castro; James Hay; Dale Voluntad; Chris Palma; Inderdeep Brar; Earl Sarmiento; Ken Fergusson; Jason Sounders; Jessie Santos; Tyler Tynes; Trevor Meredith; coach S. Martin; assistant P. Tynes; manager Jay Nayak; manager David La; manager Christian De Ala
The silver medalist Brandon T.A. Neelin Spartans: Tyler Kaktins; Michael Combs; Pat Lewthwaite; Adam MacKay; Jeremy Wielenga; Chad Jacobson; Reed Eastley; David McCannell; Chris Rathwell; Jason Mackay; Derek Jory; Matt Gnitecki; coach Ritchie Jacobson; assistant Brand Mackay; assistant Warren Watt
The gold medalist Winnipeg Miles Macdonell Buckeyes: Yacine Bara; Mike Porco; Matthew Molitowsky; Nick Scott; coach Martin Riley