In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Dartmouth Spartans thrashed the 7th-seeded New Glasgow North Nova Education Centre Gryphons 106-79. The Gryphons (coached by Paul Butler and Bill Findlay) included Grayson MacDonald, Bradley Johnson, Bryson MacDonald, Marcus MacLean, David Benoit, Rene Amit, Garrett Rivers, Parker Byrne, Campbell DeMont, Connor MacGillivray, Liam Spears and Daniel Johnson
The 3rd-seeded Halifax Citadel Phoenix whipped the 6th-seeded Truro Cobequid Educational Centre Cougars 91-78. The Cougars (coached by Kent MacLeod, assisted by Marc Roberts) included Emad Khalek, Tyrell Johnson, Jesse Clark, Nicholas Roberts, Daniel MacLeod, Eshaan Haque, Sam Horsman, Taran Jordan, Austin Deuville, Taeshon Best, Ethan Green, Nick Scissons, Rily Dunlap and Clayton Cooke.
The 4th-seeded host Greenwich Horton Griffins dumped the 5th-seeded Sydney Academy Wildcats 74-66 after leading 41-27 at the half. Lorenzo Parker paced the Griffins with 31. Bradley Fuller added 18. Ryan MacPhee paced the Wildcats with 16, Duncan MacDougall 15 and Matt Farrell 12. The Wildcats (coached by Jonathan Penny, assisted by Joel Leblanc) also included Jalen Borden, B.J. Burns, Nathan Cloake, Jason Hardy, Darcy Kirton, Jacob MacDonald, Darryl Mulo, Patrick Ryan and Steven Small.
The top-seeded Cole Harbour Auburn Drive Eagles clocked the 8th-seeded Halifax Lockview Dragons 104-84. The Dragons (coached by Scott Lancaster, assisted by Scott Tower and Ken Cooper), included Peter Keyser, Brandon Miller, Alex Chisholm, Derek Walker, Mack Chisholm, Jake Reilly, Joe Keevill, David Arsenault, Daniel Mader, Hunter Thompson, Keith Cooper and Cody Gray.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Dartmouth Spartans nipped the 3rd-seeded Halifax Citadel Phoenix 90-89 as Maurice Colley scored 19 and Ashton Slater 17. Isiah Thomas paced the Phoenix with 25. Jordan Redding added 21.
In the other semi, the 4th-seeded host Greenwich Horton Griffins stunned the top-seeded Cole Harbour Auburn Drive Eagles 97-95 after rallying from 10 points down heading into the final quarter. Lorenzo Parker paced the Griffins with 41, including the winning free throws with 8.5 seconds on the clock. The Eagles had knotted the score at 95 on a trey by A.J. Simmonds. Auburn Drive led 21-20, 47-40 and 70-60 at the quarters. Bradley Fuller added 23, including 12 in the final quarter, and Alex Thomas 17. Ty Ewing led the Eagles with 25. Dan Sule added 20, A.J. Simmonds 14 and Davante Provo 13.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Cole Harbour Auburn Drive Eagles dusted the 3rd-seeded Halifax Citadel Phoenix 91-80 as Jordan Crawly and Quen Brooks each scored 14. Jayden Nordin and Travis Adams each scored 18 to pace the Phoenix. The Phoenix (coached by Mark Parker and Shawn Parker), also included Isiah Thomas, Jordan Redding, Liam Johnson, Tyler Brown, Colin Smith, Noah Yerxa, Brian Crowell, Sebastian Klinnek and Liam Mitchell.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Dartmouth Spartans stomped the 4th-seeded Greenwich Horton Griffins 93-59 after leading 19-13, 44-27 and 62-42 at the quarters. Fourth-year coach Bruce McLaughlin told the Halifax Chronicle-Herald that he was elated by the Spartans first provincial title in 15 years. “I was in tears, I didn’t know what to expect. I never thought I would ever coach a team to a provincial title. The performance of the boys today was great. We played a very good team and we found the right combinations of guys to pressure them on defense.” Dartmouth hit some big shots early on to take the lead and then methodically built the margin. By the end of the third quarter McLaughlin thought, “they don’t have enough time to make up the points. This win really shows the character of the team we had this year. It is really tough to win a provincial title and you need the right set of guys, the right staff and the right support of your school to win it. And we had all those.” Griffins coach Bob McGill said “they were the better team, and certainly the deeper team. Our first two games were both tough, and took a lot out of us. When it came to the final, we had no real way to sub for our starters.” Justin Beals paced the Spartans with 17. J.J. Wilson added 16, Mo Downey 15 and Ashton Slawter 14. Adam Melanson paced the Griffins with 21. Lorenzo Parker added 16 and Alex Thomas 10. “I’m very proud of all the guys,” McGill said. “I’m sure no one back in November gave us a chance of playing in the provincial final game. The kids played their hearts out.”
The bronze medalist Cole Harbour Auburn Drive Eagles: Shaquille Johnson; A.J. Simmonds; Davante Provo; Ian Mitton; Dan Sule; Jordan Crawley; Kellan Duke; Jason Crawley; Bruce Willis; Kalem Beaver; Adam Pawlus; Trey David; Jarrod Clayton; Ty Ewing; Quen Brooks; coach Lance Sparks; assistant Colin Bush
The silver medalist Greenwich Horton Griffins: Keigan McGill; Lorenzo Parker; Adam Melanson; Alex Thomas; Bradley Fuller; Brandon Davis; Hunter Haas; Jamile Smith; Jalen Talbot; Glenn Fraser; Sam MacDonald; Brett Dickie; coach Bob McGill; assistant Jay Robichaud; assistant Neal McGill; manager Greg Moore
The gold medalist Dartmouth Spartans: Cainyn Johnson; Ashton Slawter; Justin Beals; Conor McLaughlin; Shivase Reddick; Dee States; Julian Rodgers; Tyler Shaw; Maurice Colley; J.J. Wilson; Cody Cluett; Mo Downey; Akeem Berry; Ata Avci; coach Bruce McLaughlin; assistant Mike Wood; assistant Jason Wilson