In the quarterfinals, the Moncton Purple Knights downed the Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 65-53 as Clint Bateman scored 26 and Randy Richard 20. Scott Hachey paced the Crusaders with 21. The Crusaders also included Justin Strong, Drew Stratton, Scott MacAuley, Nick Connolly, Steve Crane.
The Fredericton Black Kats defeated the Dieppe Mathieu Martin Matadors x-x. The Matadors included Patrick McNally, Remi LeBlanc, Mario Cormier, Thomas McNally, Damien LeBlanc, Christian Leger, Carlo DiBonaventure.
The Riverview Royals defeated the Saint John Harbour View Vikings x-x. The Vikings included Ryan Buckley, Chris Claessen, Mike Beckett, Wes Burgess, Bryn Burditt, Glen Steen.
In the last quarterfinal, the Saint John Simonds Seabees dumped the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans x-x. The Trojans included Ryan Doucette, Greg Black, Josh Babineau, Jon Voutour.
In the semis, the Fredericton Black Kats defeated the Moncton Purple Knights 75-62 as Oliver Glencross scored 21 and Darren Lohnes 15. Moncton led 33-31 at the half. Clint Bateman led the Purple Knights with 32.
In the other semi, the Riverview Royals defeated the Saint John Simonds Seabees 80-70 as Jared Budd scored 28, Matt Quiring 17 and Ed Wareham 15. Brad McLean paced the Seabees with 21 points. Mike Thomas added 16.
In the final, the Fredericton Black Kats defeated the Riverview Royals 73-54. Riverview led 30-24 at the half but the Black Kats rallied with a 51-point outburst in the second half. “It was like we were scared of their defence in the first half,” Black Kats forward Oliver Glencross told the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. “We knew if we didn’t come out and play with guts, we’d lose.” Fredericton opened the second half with a 14-4 run. “We knew we had to come out and focus on our defence,” said senior Darren Lohnes. “They had outhustled us in the first half.” Glencross led the Black Kats with 17 points. Darren Lohnes added 15, Craig Steeves 12 and Adam Heissner 12. But Lohnes, Steeves and Heissner only had a bucket apiece in the first 20 minutes. Riverview senior Josh Prescott said “this is one that got away. At halftime, we weren’t that comfortable (with a six-point lead) but we were comfortable with how we were playing.” Jared Budd led the Royals with 16 points while Dan Budd netted 12 and Craig Morton added 10. The Royals appeared intimidated by 6-8 Adam Parent in the second half. Parent only scored eight points but he made several huge blocks and held Riverview centre Matt Quiring to four points. “We missed a couple of shots and they started to make a run,” said Prescott. “They shot the ball incredibly well and hats off to them. They had a great game.” Fredericton finished with a 41-3 record and many of the players were inspired by the presence of senior Ryan Watson, who broke both his legs in a car accident in October. Watson was a key factor in the 2001 title and was on the court with crutches when his teammates lifted the championship trophy aloft. “Having him here made us play a lot better,” said Glencross.
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Purple Knights: Clint Bateman; Randy Richard; Kyle Palmer; Colin Weldon; Tom McConnell;
The co-bronze medalist Saint John Simonds Seabees: Mike Thomas; Brad McLean; Kevin Manual; Andrew O’Leary; Nick Doyle; Sheldon Palmer; Derek McCrae; Jason Earle;
The silver medalist Riverview Royals: Josh Prescott; Jared Budd; Dan Budd; Craig Morton; Matt Quiring; Ed Wareham; Jake Laycock; Campbell Barrett; Clifton Wareham; Jeff Archibald; Francis Best; Adam Cole; Jamie Dewolfe; Bryn Ferris; Greg Halley; Kyle Keeping; Brett Langis; Tyler Stokes; Andrew Sullivan; coach Brian Forsythe; assistant Dave Allison
The gold medalist Fredericton Black Kats: Oliver Glencross; Darren Lohnes; Craig Steeves; Adam Heissner; Adam Parent; Ryan Watson; Danya Bubar; Mike Wright; Adam Young; Pat McAllister; Kyle Munro; Chris Brown; Dean Lisson; coach Gary Young; coach George Doak; coach Geordie Doak