In the zone 4-zone-15 playoff, the Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs clipped the Brandon Vincent Massey Trojans 87-77.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions dispatched the 8th-seeded Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 90-82. The Raiders (coached by Jon Lundgren) included Chris Alexander, Adesh Bhullar, Conor Fagan, Lucas Gomes, Travis Ham, Shay Koifmann, Caden Konu, Steven Lucovic, Ivan Mugisha, James Rae, Finley Tait, Clay Wilson and Jed Wright. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers clipped the 12th-seeded Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 80-64. The Centurions (coached by Ogo Okwumabua) included Emmanuel Adesida, Josh Adesida, Yohan Adipola, Josh Charr, Anthony Cui, Nathan Dark, John Ige, Kurt Iguis, Devon Lam, Keaton McKay, John Olukoju, Bilal Sani and Kamran Zahid. ………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs edged the 10th-seeded Winnipeg John Taylor Pipers 74-69. The Pipers (coached by Spiros Kavadas) included Ibriheem Dilishi, Jake Doiran, Jordan Esquillo, Henok Feshasion, Solomon Friesen, Noah Gandier, Kyle Geske, Erik Kummerfield, Dillon Lampkin, Donah Mahamat, Eman Olorunfemi, Rayon Palmer, Mo Sharaka, Sammi Sharaka and Theo Simmons. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Winnipeg Maples Marauders nipped the 11th-seeded Winnipeg Sturgeon Heights Huskies 77-73. The Huskies (coached by Stephen Tackie) included Agel Aguek, Muaz Ahmed, Yao BoYao, Logan Fedak, Matt Fedak, Tyson Jensen, DeMar Krause, Riley Pierce, Mark Russell, John Sokoloski and Simon Winsnes.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders clocked the 9th-seeded Winnipeg Glenlawn Lions 88-66. The Lions (coached by Jon Wolfe) included Derek Brunet, Matt Campbell, Brock Harrison, Ryan Hassar, Josh Hillstrom, Zach Letkeman, Zeyad Mohammed, Mathew Munyuza, Semon Mussie, Tyson Reyes, Emmanuel Thomas and Daniel Yamba.
The 4th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans dumped the 5th-seeded Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 100-85. The Lancers (coached by Dean Favoni) included Keith Black, Jagman Brar, Nathan Dyck, Marcus Foreman, Blake Garing, Meet Gill, Mike Hickey, Izzy Musenga, Noah Paulic, Pedro Salvio, Aliou Sesay and Reid Vankoughnett.
The 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans crushed the 7th-seeded Winkler Garden Valley Zodiacs 82-59. The Zodiacs (coached by Walter Giesbrecht) included John Cabohat, Ryan Giesbrecht, Caleb Klassen, Darryl Klassen, Micah Loewen, Roman Maschkin, T.J. Matuszewski, Carter Nickel, Tiago Oliveira, Julian Penner, Tommy Ryman, Michael Sawazki and Hanz Valdez.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Winnipeg Garden City Gophers dispatched the 6th-seeded Winnipeg Maples Marauders 76-66. The Marauders (coached by Myles Panganiban) included Pierre Arcuno, Tanpreet Deol, Dex Feliciano, Harry Gaidu, Keshav Kaushal, Tiernan Marshall, Geromy Monte, Kim Ochengco, Dilkash Sidhu, Gurniaz Sidhu, Harjashan Singh and Fateh Toor.
In the semis, the top-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders edged the 4th-seeded Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 92-90. The Spartans led 29-27 after one quarter and 50-48 at the half. The Crusaders led 73-72 after three quarters. Noah Dornn paced the Crusaders with 34 on 11-23 from the floor 5-12 from the arc, 7-9 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Mark Tachie added 26 on 10-13 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Dontae Alexander added 13 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jonum Kazadi added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Ben Gardner added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 assists. Luke Cardinal added 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc, while Connor Egan, Matt Indome, Ticon Dano, Ceiran O’Hara, Ibby Ashique, Fabrice Kazadi, Jasnoor Sandhu, Shakur McCurdy and Dylan Duha were scoreless. Ashique nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Crusaders hit 35-70 from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 10 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. Malachi Alexander paced the Spartans with 24 on 10-23 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Shawn Maranan added 22 on 9-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Jalen Millan notched 19 on 8-12 from the floor and 3-4 from the arc. Matt Medrano added 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Eliajah McKay added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Cassius Meeches added 2, along with 3 boards, and Devyn Bandusiak 2, while Chan Madut, Nick Baldovi, Chris Oga, Jiolo Dimananunahan, Kwinton Cochrane, Clyde Branzuela, Russell Paredes and Andre Hayden were scoreless. The Spartans hit 37-73 (.507) from the floor, 11-22 from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 14 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals.
In the other semi, the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans clipped the Winnipeg Garden City Fighting Gophers 72-59 after leading 19-17, 38-31 and 48-41 at the quarters. Kyler Filewich paced the Trojans with 32 on 16-25 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 22 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Donald Stewart added 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Lucas Meyer scored 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jackson Tachinski scored 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Jaden Elias added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Waasay Tariq added 3 on 1-1 from the arc, while Terrel Jordan, Isaiah Peters, Mackenzie Bartlett, Vaughan Lloyd, Christian Bernardo, Ose Izokun, Lado Kwajok, Jordan Mwesige and Luke Klousa were scoreless. The Trojans hit 32-64 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 6-17 (.353) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 10 assists, 23 turnovers, 4 blocks and 6 steals. Troy Penner paced the Fighting Gophers with 15 on 5-23 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Tyrece Viner-Cox added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. Kalen Reyes added 10 on 4-17 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 13 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Camara added 8 on 3-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Chris Gatchalian added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 steals. Justin Omaga scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals, while Kai Leong and Jacob Macalalad were scoreless. The Fighting Gophers hit 21-80 (.263) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 8-14 (.571) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 blocks and 14 steals.
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg St. Paul’s Crusaders nipped the 2nd-seeded Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans 72-69 after leading 14-12, 32-23 and 56-47 at the quarters. Mark Tachie paced the Crusaders with 18 on 8-19 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ben Gardner added 16 on 5-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Ibby Ashique scored 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Noah Dornn scored 1 1on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Luke Cardinal scored 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Jonum Kazadi added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Dontae Alexander scored 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Connor Egan, Matt Indome, Ticon Cano, Ceiran O’Hara, Fabrice Kazadi, Jasnoor Sandhu, Shakur McCurdy and Dylan Duha were scoreless. The Crusaders hit 30-77 (.390) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 8 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 12 steals. Kyler Filewich paced the Trojans with 27 on 11-23 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 26 boards, 3 assists and 5 blocks. Donald Stewart added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Lucas Meyer scored 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Jackson Tachinski added 9 on 4-15 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Jaden Elias added 3 on 1-9 from the floor, while Terrel Jordan, Isaiah Peters, Mackenzie Bartlett, Vaughan Lloyd, Waasay Tariq, Christian Bernardo, Ose Izokun, Lado Kwajok, Luke Klousa and Jordan Mwesige were scoreless. The Trojans hit 28-69 (.406) from the floor, 1-13 (.076) from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 26 turnovers, 9 blocks and 4 steals.
The all-tournament team included MVP Mark Tachie (Winnipeg St. Paul’s); Noah Dornn (Winnipeg St. Paul’s); Lucas Meyer (Winnipeg Vincent Massey); Kyler Filewich (Winnipeg Vincent Massey); Shawn Maranan (Winnipeg Sisler); Troy Penner (Winnipeg Garden City); and player’s choice Ben Gardner (Winnipeg St. Paul’s).
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Garden City Collegiate Fighting Gophers: Kevin Camara; Chris Gatchalian; Kai Leong; Jacob Macalalad; Justin Omaga; Troy Penner; Kalen Reyes; Tyrece Viner-Cox; coach Phil Penner
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Sisler Spartans: Malachi Alexander; Nick Baldovi; Devyn Bandusiak; Clyde Branzuela; Kwinton Cochrane; Jiolo Dimanaunahan; Andre Hayden; Chan Madut; Shawn Maranan; Eliajah McKay; Matt Medrano; Cassius Meeches; Jalen Millan; Chris Oga; Russell Paredes; coach: Scott Martin
The silver medalist Winnipeg Vincent Massey Collegiate Trojans: Mackenzie Bartlett; Christian Bernardo; Jaden Elias; Kyler Filewich; Ose Izokun; Terrel Jordan; Luke Klousa; Lado Kwajok; Vaughan Lloyd; Lucas Meyer; Jordan Mwesige; Isaiah Peters; Donald Stewart; Jackson Tachinski; Waasay Tariq; coach Nick Lother
The gold medalist Winnipeg St Paul’s Crusaders: Dontae Alexander; Ibby Ashique; Luke Cardinal; Ticon Dano; Noah Dornn; Dylan Duha; Connor Egan; Ben Gardner; Matt Indome; Fabrice Kazadi; Jonum Kazadi; Shakur McCurdy; Ceiran O’Hara; Jasnoor Sandhu; Mark Tachie; coach Jeff Laping