In the northeast regional semis and provincial quarterfinals, held in Petitcodidiac, the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers blasted the Grand Falls John Caldwell Golden Knights 85-33 as Alward scored 23 and Babcock 22. Sarah Porter led the Golden Knights with 14.
In other semi, the Belleisle Bears torched the Harvey Lakers 68-45. The Lakers, who led 31-28 at the half, included Katie Little.
In the northeast final and provincial semi, the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers whipped the Belleisle Bears 80-44 as Alward scored 23 and Babcock 21.
In the southwest regional semis and provincial quarterfinals, held in Woodstock, the Hartland Huskies stomped the Sunny Corner North & South Esk Cobras 80-33 as Smith scored 23 an dKraftcheck 15. Charo Oyonarte led the Cobras with 11.
In the other semi, the Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas clipped the St. Andrew Sir James Dunn Algonquins 75-64 as Swazey scored 32 and Spencer 13. Jaime Madill led the Algonquins with 24. Wendy Jackson added 21.
In the southwest final and provincial semi, the Hartland Huskies edged the Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas 51-49 as Smith scored 15 and Kraftcheck 15. Swazey led the Boas with 26. Spencer added 9.
In the final, the Hartland Huskies defeated the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers 61-55 as Smith scored 20, Horsman 19 and player of the game Culbertson 10, while nabbing 12 boards. The Huskies hit 12-22 from the line. The Huskies finished (26-1) on the season, having lost to Petitcodidac by 24 in December. Culberson told the Saint John Telegraph-Journal that “we have been improving all season. I don’t think they were expecting it.” Huskies coach Lawrence Kennedy said “it’s unbelievable. I said earlier in the week that it wasn’t going to be the big guns that pulled it through for us. It was going to be how everyone else played their role. I went 9-deep today. I never figured I ever could but I did that the amazing thing about us. It was a real team effort. My bench pulled through for ue.”
The co-bronze medalist Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas: Kari Swazey; Prude Spencer;
The co-bronze medalist Belleisle Bears:
The silver medalist Petitcodiac Regional Panthers: Jayne Alward; Alicai Babcock; Patty Thorne; coach Kent Howatt
The champion Hartland Huskies: Cheryl Culberson; Amy Smith; Stephanie Kraftcheck; Stephanie Betts; Tamara Milroy; Katrina Horsman; Tabitha Clark; Christina Long; Mary Lawlor; Angela DeMerchant; coach Lawrence Kennedy; manager Holly McLean; manager Allsyon McIntosh