In the quarterfinals, the Harvey Lakers defeated the Boiestown Upper Miramichi Regional Boas 82-59 as Jennifer Little scored 19, Kelly Watson 17 and Michelle McDade 16. Abby Astle led the Boas with 26. The Boas also included Anita Hunter.
The Sunny Corner North & South Esk Cobras defeated St. Andrews Sir James Dunn Algonquins 50-38 as Nicole Mahoney scored 16 and Lindsay Jardine 11. Kristin Armstrong paced Dunn with 15. Algonquins coach Lou VanGuelpin was chosen girls’ basketball coach of the year in New Brunswick. The Algonquins also included Kim Dunn, Kate MacDonald, Amanda Spires.
The Petitcodiac Panthers defeated the host McAdam Warriors x-x. The Warriors included Christy Carroll.
In the last quarterfinal, the Stanley Blue Devils defeated the Grand Falls John Caldwell Golden Knights x-x. The Golden Knights included Kerry McLaughlin.
In the semis, the Stanley Blue Devils defeated the Petitcodiac Panthers 51-42 as Vicky Anderson scored 25. Stanley led 25-16 at the half. Libby Mason paced the Panthers with 12.
In the other semi, the Harvey Lakers bombed the Sunny Corner North & South Esk Cobras 78-56 after leading 43-23 at the half. Jennifer Little paced the Lakers with 27. Michelle McDade added 23. Nicole Mahoney led the Cobras with 19. Lindsay Jardine added 16.
In the final, the Harvey Lakers defeated the Stanley Regional Blue Devils 60-51. Amanda Wood and Courtney MacLean staked the Lakers to a 30-25 lead at the half. Wood was chosen player of the game after scoring 18. Michelle McDade added 13, including the Lakers final 6 points after the Blue Devils had trimmed the deficit to six. MacLean added 11, including a trio from beyond the arc, Jennifer Little 9 and Kelly Watson 7. Wood told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we seemed to make it a little harder on ourselves. But they were a great opponent and it was really fun to play against them. It’s scary out there at first, with so many people. But it’s an all-round adrenalin boost too. I think it might be a little harder on the fans to not be able to come out and help us.” Vicky Anderson led the Blue Devils with 22. Sarah Hayes added 7, Bethany Ryan 6, Janie Everett 6 and Sarah Hay 6. The Blue Devils led 13-4 early, but the Lakers rallied to a 47-37 lead with 11 minutes to play. The Blue Devils answered with a 7-0 run but the Lakers pulled away down the stretch. “Our shots were off the last five minutes,” Anderson said. “We never realized they had such good outside shooters. It’s always been McDade or whoever inside. … They beat us by 40 and 30 points earlier, so I think losing by only nine is really good for us.” Wood said “it was a lot tougher than we expected. They’ve improved tremendously since those earlier games. I was a little scared early on, but I knew we weren’t playing our game and we just had to get back into the swing of things.” McDade said “Amanda played the best game I’ve seen her play all season, which was great. We needed people to step up.” The Lakers finished (34-9) on the campaign.
The co-bronze medalist Petitcodiac Panthers: Libby Mason; Josie Marks;
The co-bronze medalist Sunny Corner North & South Esk Cobras: Nicole Mahoney; Lindsay Jardine; Sara Scott; Melissa Hare;
The silver medalist Stanley Blue Devils: Vicky Anderson; Bethany Ryan; Sarah Hay; Janie Everett, Sarah Hayes, Jackie Everett; Stephanie Hiscock; co-coach Philip Plume, co-coach Neil Harvey
The gold medalist Harvey Lakers: Jennifer Little; Michelle McDade; Kelly Watson; Amanda Wood; Alexis Cartwright; Courtney McLean; Kristy Moffitt; Jennifer Fraser; Siobhan Wiggans; coach John Kirk