In the wildcard game, the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons edged the University of Winnipeg Collegiate Wesmen 90-89.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks stomped the 8th-seeded Fort Richmond Centurions 98-71 as Jon Picicci scored 39 and Hudson Isaac 26. Kelvin Ferguson led the Centurions with 20. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded River East Kodiaks whipped the 12th-seeded Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings 89-68 as A.J. Beaudry scored 24 and Zac McLennan 14. John Macalanda led the Vikings with 20. Eric Cheung added 15. The Kodiaks took command with a 9-0 run early in the second half. “We just ran out of gas,” Vikings coach Brett Nohr told the Brandon Sun. “River East got a couple of threes on us and we weren’t able to match them.” The Vikings (coached by Brett Nohr) also included Thomas Harper, John Buga, Dominic Peniuk, Jesse Hamilton, Ryan Johnson, Matt Warren. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg Grant Park Pirates defeated the 11th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 80-73 as J.R. Alexander scored 22 and Keith Omoerah 18. Aljon Lacap led the Spartans with 19. Akida Lewis added 16. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers clipped the 10th-seeded Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons 93-81 as Michael Thorne-Finch scored 25 and Bodel Aaron 19. Kyle Queijo paced the Maroons with 29. The Maroons also included Gliff Camalua.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders nipped the 9th-seeded Winnipeg Mennonite Brethren Hawks 95-93 as Elliot Turner scored 39 and Cash Blanca 17. Noah Derksen paced the Hawks with 24. Evan Jackson added 19. The Hawks (coached by Jon Goossen, Ken Opalko and Paul Wonneck) also included Nic Picicci, Caleb Olfert, Derek Elliott, Jordan Bergmann, Jon Picicci, Hudson Isaak, Landon Loewen, Tyler Friesen, Bryan Stafeckis, Jeff Stafeckis and Kyle Visch.
The 4th-seeded Winnipeg Sturgeon Heights Huskies clubbed the 5th-seeded Winnipeg River East Kodiaks 84-67 as A.J. Basi scored 28 and Dhurpaul Brar 16. Zac McLennan paced the Kodiaks with 29. The Kodiaks also included Caelin Reid, A.J. Beaudry.
The 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers dispatched the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Grant Park Pirates 85-74 as Phil Labongo scored 31 and Brett Carter 16. Keith Omoerah paced the Pirates with 34. J.R. Alexander added 15. The Pirates (coached by Russ Lemay) also included Dylan Safford, Sylvester Alexander, Reilly Kushnir, Troy Williams, Brett MacFarlane, Nikola Svitlica, Jeff Young, Dane Douglas, Peter Danto, Christof Hasselfield and Joe Blanco.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders nipped the 7th-seeded Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 70-69 as Tanner Draward scored 20 and Joey Nitychoruk 18. Michael Thorne-Finch paced the Clippers with 20. Jordan Fotheringham added 13. The Clippers (coached by Chris Young, assisted by Andrew Forsythe and Jordan Kussin) also included Kyle Cooper, Randall Viray, Kristjan Lamont, Jordan Ankrah, Edgardo Valera, Nasrisheikh-Hassan, Rommel Lorenzo, Max Amrom, Abdul Sesay and Rodel Aaron.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders defeated the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Sturgeon Heights Huskies 72-65 as Elliott Taylor scored 22, David Kohler 13 and Graeme Fardoe 10. A.J. Basi paced the Huskies with 22. Dhurpaul Brar added 13, Tanner Jordan Lambert 12 and Eben Rawluk 12. “We just had to play our game, run the floor, box out, play defence and hit,” said point guard Elliott Taylor.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders clipped the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 83-71 as Tanner Draward scored 43, Amir Ali 14, Joey Nitychoruk 12. Brett Carter paced the Lancers with 26. Phillip Labongo added 22. Draward said it’s been a while since he scored as many points in one game, adding things went well for the Crusaders last night. “We were doing a good job going inside, and it was working for us. I have to go for my teammates getting it inside, because without them I couldn’t have done it.”
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders dumped the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders 66-56 as Elliot Taylor scored 19 and Graeme Fardoe 12. Joey Nitychoruk led the Crusaders with 23. Raiders guard Cash Blanca sank a pair of free throws, stole the ball and assisted on the next bucket with a minute left in the game to help lift the Raiders to the win. St. Paul’s went on a crushing 15-0 second-quarter run to lead 37-22 at the half. But the Raiders stormed back, outscoring St. Paul’s 24-11 in the third quarter with Graeme Fardoe’s three-point bucket tying the score at 46-46 late in that frame. The Raiders held St. Paul’s scoreless for the final 3:31 of the game and went on an 11-0 run with tournament MVP Elliot Taylor scoring five points on foul shots and Dave Kohler scoring four points along with Blanca’s two. “I’m just so happy right now. I just knew this team had the ability to stop them and we did,” said Blanca. Coach Randy Kusano said he was proud of the Raiders. “It was just unbelievable what they did, to come back against a great team like that. It’s really something to be proud of,” said Kusano, in his 31st year of high school coaching.
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Sturgeon Heights Huskies: A.J. Basi; Dharmpal Brar; D.J. Dupasquier; Tanner Jordan-Lambert; Eben Rawluk; Anthony Coombs; Garrick Hutsal; Desmond Stackey; Connor Jonsson; Mike Kenny; Duncan Orminston; Adam Hebert; Alex Hebert; Eben Rawluk; Dylan Forsberg; coach Stephen Tackie
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Dakota Lancers: Phil Labongo; Brett Carter; Riley Delavau; coach Dean Favoni
The silver medalist Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders: Tanner Draward; Joey Nitychoruk; Amir Ali; Quinn Robertson-Stovel; Greg Gorlick; James Riese; Eric Egan; Matt Bernstein; Ron Huletey; Sukh Brar; Theo Deezar; Ross Book; Randy Pennycook; Chris Schmidt; coach Jeff Laping; assistant Joe Kwan
The gold medalist Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders: Cash Blanca; Jordy Lomonaco; Elliot Taylor; John Kiesman; Chris Friesen; Calvin Birdsall; Fatlum Selishta; Jamie Turner; Bryden Bone; Joe Johnson; Graeme Fardoe; David Kohler; Shapour Birjandian; coach Randy Kusano