In the quarterfinals held in Fredericton, the host Fredericton Black Kats torched the Bathurst Phantoms 106-66 as McLeod scored 30 and Bonnar 20. Jason Taggert led the Phantoms with 23. Matthew Ross added 14.
The Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders dispatched the Riverview royals 98-85 in overtime as Foster scored 27 and Allum 26. Allan Norman led the Royals with 29. Joel White added 20. The Royals led 45-37 at the half. The score was knotted at 79 after regulation.
In the quarterfinals held in Moncton, the Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints edged the Moncton Purple Knights 81-79 as Gower scored 28 and Roberts 20. Jason Stultz led the Purple Knights with 25. James Wood added 21. The Purple Knights also included Craig Fougere.
In the last quarterfinal, the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans defeated the Saint John Greyhounds 81-73 as Craik scored 24 and Somers 17. Mike Kierstead led the Greyhounds with 28. The Greyhounds also included Doug Jamer.
In the semis, Quispamsis Kennebacasis Valley defeated the Fredericton Black Kats 77-72 as Foster scored 35 and Allum 21. Bonnar led the Black Kats with 22. Jamieson added 18.
In the other semi, the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans defeated the Saint John St. Malachy’s Saints 93-79 (also reported as 96-84) as Craik scored 25 and Ells 16. Gower led the Saints with 24. James added 22.
In the final, the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans defeated the Quispamsis Kennebacasis Valley Crusaders 87-80 as Somers scored 22, Craik 20, Ells 18, Girvan 14 and Greer 8. The Trojans overcame a 16-point deficit in the final seven minutes of play. Trojans coach Scott Steeves told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we hit some big shots. All week, I preached about being a team that executes. On this floor, your emotions, your nerves, everything’s going nuts. The team that stays calm and executes wins the game. We sure did down the stretch. That last eight minutes was poetry in motion.” Foster led the Crusaders with 27. Coleman added 13, Belyea 10 and Allum 6. The Crusaders led 49-44 at the half. Foster said “they hit all the shots and they went into a zone. We’ve had trouble all year against the zone.” Crusaders coach Peter Atkinson said that when Craik “hit the shot (with Kennebecasis Valley leading 77-69 with 5:26 to play) from the corner and we got called for ploughing through the screen, that turned the game around. It was legitimate call but that four-point play gave them momentum.”
The all-province selections were: Greg Albright (Hartland); Mike Kierstead (Saint John); Doug Jarmer (Saint John); Colin Allum (Kennebecasis Valley); Mike Bonnar (Fredericton); Mike McLeod (Fredericton); Shawn Craik (Harrison Trimble) and Dwayne Ellis (Harrison Trimble)
The co-bronze medalist Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints: Chris Gower; Chuck Roberts; Matt James;
The co-bronze medalist Fredericton Black Kats: Mike Bonnar; Mike McLeod; Trevor Jamieson; Hugh Morrison; coach Gary Young
The silver medalist Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders: Colin Allum; Scott Foster; Aaron Coleman; Mike Belyea; coach Peter Arkinson
The champion Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans: Shawn Craik; Dwayne Ells; Kendall Somers; Matt Girvan; James Greer; coach Scott Steeves