In the quarterfinals, the St. Stephen Spartans defeated the Nackawic Nighthawks 95-45 as G Walker scored 22, Parker 17 and J Walker 13. Nathan Staples led the Nighthawks with 13.
The Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars stomped the St. George Fundy Mariners 107-55 as Smith scored 20, Blackie 17 and Guthrie 16. Kyle Clay (Craig?) led the Mariners with 14.
The Woodstock Warriors defeated the Sackville Tantramar Titans x-x. The Titans (coached by Bruce McMillan) included Darren MacDonald, Peter Dixon, Ed Hicklin, Kirk MacDonald, Cody Allen, Damian Hardie, Chris Roach, Marc Stright, Tyrell Hurley, Ben Strang, Jeff McMillan, Zac Teehan and Andrew Maxwell.
The Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins defeated the Sussex Sonics x-x. The Sonics included Jon Crealock, Tim McCullum.
In the semis, the St. Stephen Spartans defeated the Bristol Carleton North Stars 72-54 as Parker scored 24, J Walker 12, G Walker 12 and Eldrige 12. Smith led the Stars with 11. Blackie added 10, Underhill 10 and DeRier 8.
In the other semi, the Woodstock Warriors pasted the Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins 88-67 as Harris scored 30.
In the final, the St. Stephen Spartans defeated the Woodstock Warriors 67-59 to repeat as provincial champs and end coach Don Walker’s coaching tenure on a winning note. “We wanted to win this for Mr. Walker,” said game co-MVP Kirk Parker told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. Teammate Jeff Walker, the coach’s son, was selected the co-MVP. “We wanted this to be a great ending for him,” he told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. The Spartans simply outworked the Warriors, diving for loose balls and scrapping for offensive boards. Parker, who scored 23, added that “we live for this kind of game. We knew they were good inside and we tried to take that away from them. Once they got down by 10 or 11 points, they seemed to lose their composure.” Parker ignited the Spartans offence with 14 of his points in the opening nine minutes, surging St. Stephen to an 11-point lead. Woodstock cut it to one point with 3:07 left in the first half but never got any closer. Walker, who added 20, said Parker’s jump start was critical. “He got all hot in the first half and that was the key. We got some confidence and said we can do this.” Ryan Harris led Woodstock with 14. Brennan Caverhill added 11. St. Stephen finished (27-10) on the season, while Woodstock was (27-12).
The co-bronze medalist Lawrenceville-Bristol Carleton North Stars: Andy DeRier; Brian Underhill; Cliff Smith; Daniel Blackie; Thomy Guthrie;
The co-bronze medalist Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins: Eric Daye; coach Doug Adair
The silver medalist Woodstock Warriors: Ryan Harris; Brennan Caverhill; Lance Farrell; coach Jeff Tompkins
The champion St. Stephen Spartans: Kirk Parker; Jeff Walker; Porter; Nick MacLean; Justin Eldridge; Greg Walker; coach Don Walker