In the South-west regional quarterfinals, the Rothesay Redhawks pounded the Saint John St. Malachy’s Saints 101-71. The Saints (coached by Steve Roderick and Jamie Dobbelsteyn) included Marcus Lyons, Luke Fitzgerald, Mustafa Rahim, Isaac Logan, Stan Vaughan, Ciaran MacIntyre, Dutchie Dobbelsteyn, Eli Roderick, Seth Armstrong, Jack Gimby and David Garcia.
In the other South-west quarterfinal, the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions edged the Sussex Regional Sonics 63-58. The Sonics (coached by Mark Muscroft and Jim Charters) included Sam Waddell, Connor Humphrey, Nate Moffett, Aaron Walker, Matthias Muscroft, George Walker, Ben Hookey, Cole Kimball, Nate Turner, Marcus Evans, Slade Coggan and Jaxson Wark.
In the South-west semis, the Fredericton Black Kats clipped the Rothesay Redhawks 89-77.
In the other semi, the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions nipped the Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 72-71.
In the bronze medal match, the Rothesay Redhawks clocked the Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 82-62. The Crusaders (coached by Paul Vaughan, assisted by Ryan Vaughan and Peter Butler) included Liam McKee, Finley Trites, Adam Butler, Owen Arbeau, Nick Hersey, Jack Way, Cohen Fisher, Alex McGrath, Kaden Burns, Drew Poirier, Koichi Sahara, Mathew Ozkaynak, James MacDougall, Drew Martin and Sam Goodfellow.
In the South-west final, the Fredericton Black Kats crushed the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions 97-76.
A postseason north-east regional tournament was not held. In the five-team loop, the Moncton Bernice MacNaughton Highlanders and Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans finished tied for first, while the Dieppe Mathieu-Martin Vedettes tied with the Riverview Royals, but advanced to the sectionals on the tiebreaker.
In the provincial quarterfinals and sectional semis held in Fredericton, the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans (2nd, north-east) torched the Rothesay Red Hawks (3rd, south-west) 98-62. (the NB site reported the converse, that Rothesay won). The Redhawks (coached by Peter Hickey, Paul Hickey and Dom Laviolette) included Noah Johnston, Max McKinley, Sam Johnston, Colin Tilley, Kyle Smalley, Ross Daigle, Ethan Lord, River Lanz, Ethan LeBlanc, Jonathon Whittet, Jack Donohue, Graham Buckley and Titus Heron.
In the other quarterfinal and sectional semi held in Moncton, the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions (2nd, southwest) edged the Dieppe Mathieu-Martin Vedettes (3rd, north-east) 82-78.
In the provincial semis and sectional final held in Fredericton, the host Fredericton Black Kats (1st, south-west) crushed the Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans 97-76.
In the other provincial semi held in Moncton, the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions stunned the host Moncton Bernie MacNaughton Highlanders (1st, north-east) 67-66.
In the provincial final, the Fredericton Black Kats clipped the Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions 71-65. The Lions led 25-20 after one quarter and 39-37 at the half. The Black Kats led 56053 after tree quarters. Owen Blacquier was chosen player of the game for the Black Kats, while Sam Gallagher earned the laurels for the Lions. Owen Blacquier paced the Black Kats with 24 on 7-19 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Lance Mombourquette added 18 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 12 boards and 4 assists. Liam Wallace notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Wyatt Adoux scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Quinn Devries added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Noah Versloot scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Jacob Christie added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Caleb Scholten scored 3 on 1-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards, while Logan Choi, Yosias Beyene, Cameron Evans and Matthew Leblanc were scoreless. The Black Kats hit 21-58 (.362) from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 22-30 (.733) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 turnovers, 13 fouls and 6 steals. Sam Gallagher paced the Lions with 27 on 8-22 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Matt Gillis added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Quinn Campbell notched 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Sawyer King scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Flix Bimenyimana added 7 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Eric D’Amours notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Evan Cartwright scored 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards, while Conner Harrison, Cohen Lyons, Sawyer Cook, Jakov Belavic and Lev Dickeson were scoreless. The Lions hit 22-73 (.301) from the floor, 6-31 (.193) from the arc and 15-19 (.789) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 6 turnovers, 10 steals and 19 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans: Brennan Devereaux; Dustin Barry;
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Bernice MacNaughton Highlanders: Devin Grant; Ryan Stultz;
The silver medalist Fredericton Leo Hayes Lions: Sam Gallagher, Matt Gillis, Connor Harrison, Sawyer King, Felix Bimenyimana, Cohen Lyons, Evan Cartwright, Quinn Campbell, Sawyer Cook, Eric D’Amours, Jakov Belavic, Lev Dickeson, coach Dan Goggin, assistant Kris Gibbons
The champion Fredericton Black Kats: Owen Blacquier, Logan Choi, Lance Mombourquette, Liam Wallace, Jacob Christie, Quinn Devries, Yosias Beyene, Caleb Scholten, Noah Versloot, Cameron Evans, Wyatt Audoux, Matthew Leblanc, coach Mike King, assistant Bram Russell
Thanks to: Kennebecasis Valley coach Paul Vaughan for provision of the southwest regional rosters.