In the quarterfinals, the Fredericton Devon Park Christian Eagles whipped the Belleisle Regional Bears 85-36 after leading 45-20 at the half. Brandon Meikle paced the Eagles with 24. Jordan Forsythe added 15 and Joel Bishop 13. Matt Cookson paced the Bears with 11. Dan Hughes added 10.
The Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins stomped the Perth-Andover Southern Victoria Vikings 101-44. Nathan Trecartin paced the Bruins with 14. Pat MacNaughton added 13. Luke Parker led the Vikings with 14.
The Harvey Lakers clocked the Hillsborough Caledonia Regional Tigers 106-69 after leading 52-30 at the half. Nick Kitchen paced the Lakers with 19. Gabe Walton added 16, Jacob Wood 15, Gordon Robison 14 and Justin Bernard 13. David Parker led the Tigers with 21. Jonathon Boutiller added 15, Alex Brown 14 and Daniel Hopper 11.
In the last quarterfinal, the McAdam Warriors whipped the Dalhousie Regional Condors 94-76. The score was knotted at 42 at the half. Brandon Moffitt paced the Warriors with 45. Jason Anderson added 22 and Ben Coburn 13. Myles Bernard led the Condors with 21. Ryan Hunter added 21, Jared Legacy 15 and Joe Maxwell 10.
In the semis, the Fredericton Devon Park Christian Eagles stunned the Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins 70-64. In was the first loss for the Bruins in nearly two years against AA competition. The score was knotted at 12 after one quarter. The Eagles led 23-22 at the half and 52-42 after three quarters. Brandon Meikle paced the Eagles with 35. Joel Bishop added 11 and Brittany Gilliss 11. Eric Johnson led the Bruins with 17. Pat McNaughton added 14 and J.D. Wysote 13.
In the other semi, the host Harvey Lakers dumped the McAdam Warriors 76-66. McAdam led 16-14, 36-30 and 52-51 at the quarters. Lakers were a little cold to star. “We sort of went back to our pre-Christmas accuracy and didn’t shoot well at all,” said coach David McMullin. “In the second half, we started shooting a little better, and we had 17 points from players off our bench in the fourth quarter.” Gordon Robinson paced the Lakers with 14. Gabriel Walton added 13, including 7 in the final quarter, Jacob Wood 12, along with 11 assists, Justin Bernard 12, Thomas Murphy 10 and post Ryker Hatch 6, all in the final two minutes. Brandon Moffitt led McAdam with 34, including 12 in the first quarter. Grade 9 post Jason Anderson added 10.
In the final, the Fredericton Devon Park Christian Eagles stuffed the Harvey Lakers 66-48 after leading 25-6, 37-17 and 52-36 at the quarters. The Eagles got off to a fast start and never relented. With a starting five that lacked a player taller than 5-11, the Eagles packed their zone in tight and forced the taller Lakers to shoot jump shots. “We came out with more intensity and had more desire to win. Last time we came out flat,” guard Matthew Harrington told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He added that the Eagles were determined to avenge a loss to Harvey two weeks earlier in the regionals. “We decided to really pinch in on their big guys this time and it worked.” The Lakers shot 19-59 from the floor and the Eagles capitalized on many of the misses for transition buckets, while shooting 26-55 from the floor. Joel Bishop paced the Eagles with 22 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists. Brandon Meikle added 13 points and three assists, Jordan Forsythe 10, Matthew Harrington 9, along with 3 steals, Brittany Gilliss 6 and Zach Paget 6. Thomas Murphy paced the Lakers with 19 points and 4 boards. Justin Bernard added 10 and Gabriel Walton 8. “We didn’t handle the ball well in the early part. We didn’t get back and we didn’t make shots, so it was a tough beginning,” Lakers coach Dave McMullin said. “We tried to come back and we had a few runs but we really couldn’t put much together.” Joel Bishop was chosen player of the game for the Eagles, while Thomas Murphy earned the laurels for the Lakers. The Eagles may have been the first squad to capture a title with a starting line-up featuring a girl, Brittany Gillis, who held her own all season with the boys. “It’s a change for her, it’s a change for our league to have a girl come in,” said coach Jonathan McAllon. “It’s one thing to have a girl come in, it’s another thing to have a girl come in who can really play ball. She can play. If you don’t defend her, she’s going to score. She didn’t start at the first of the year…we allowed her to adapt and other schools to adapt. But she’s really done a great job.”
The co-bronze medalist Campbellton Sugarloaf Bruins: Eric Johnson; Pat McNaughton; J.D. Wysote; Nathan Trecartin;
The co-bronze medalist McAdam Warriors: Brandon Moffitt; Jason Anderson; Joe Mitchell; Lucas Scott; Ben Coburn;
The silver medalist Harvey Lakers: Thomas Murphy; Gordon Robinson; Gabriel Walton; Jacob Wood; Justin Bernard; Ryker Hatch; Nick Kitchen; Ryan Hill; Colby MacDonald; Myles Curtis; Mitchell Watson; Guochao Li; Jesse Coburn; Wayne Walton; coach David MacMullin; manager Kurtis Calhoun
The gold medalist Fredericton Devon Park Christian Eagles: Matthew Harrington; Joel Bishop; Brandon Meikle; Jordan Forsythe; Brittany Gilliss; Brett McCoy; Zach Paget; coach Jonathan McAloon