In the quarterfinals, held in Amherst, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings thumped 8th-seeded Chester Forest Heights 79-37 as Sammy Mohamad scored 22, Richard Hope 21, Ryan Budd 18, C.J. Curtis 5, Patrick Neufeld 4, Matt Thorne 3, David Manuele 2 and Ryan Thompson 2. Dylan Bell paced Forest Heights with 17.
The 4th-seeded Middleton Monarchs thrashed the 5th-seeded Canning Northeast Kings Educational Centre Titans 79-62.
The 2nd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings defeated 7th-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears 80-72.
In the last quarterfinal, the defending champion and 3rd-seeded Cambridge Station Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators defeated the 6th-seeded Windsor King’s Edgehill 70-30.
In the semis, 3rd-seeded Cambridge Station Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators defeated the 2nd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings 55-46.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings stomped the 4th-seeded Middleton Monarchs 87-57 as Richard Hope scored 33, Sammy Mohamad 26, Ryan Budd 11, Kevin LePage 9, Dylan Rushton 6 and David Manuele 2. Adam McNeil paced the Monarchs with 16. Corey Charlton added 13.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings whipped the 4th-seeded Middleton Monarchs 78-43.
In the final, top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings thrashed the 3rd-seeded Cambridge Station Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators 80-59 as Richard Hope scored 53, including four treys in each of the first two quarters. “It feels great to win. We had a very good team and we all came together at the right time,” Hope told the Amherst Daily News. “It’s amazing. I never thought I’d have a game like that.” The Gators couldn’t get their offence going and trailed 20-8 after one quarter. They were down by 19 at the half. Hope said the win was extra special because he and a number of teammates have been together since junior high. Fellow senior Ryan Budd scored 13. Sammy Mohamad added 5, Kevin LePage 4, Dylan Rushton 3 and C.J. Curtis 2. Thomas Baltzer paced the Gators with 13. Trenton Oickle added 10. A year ago, the Vikings finished eighth at the provincial tournament, losing all three games. “I knew we had a good team early in the season, but you just never knew what was going to happen,” said Vikings head coach Reg Caulfield. “We took one win and one practice at a time, and even though we were successful I just didn’t know if we had what it would take to be successful at this level. We grew as a team and matured. Our defence was solid all year, but we became a very good shooting team.”
The bronze medalist Bridgewater Vikings:
The silver medalist Cambridge Station Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators: Thomas Baltzer; Trenton Oickle; Andrew Jennings;
The gold medalist Amherst Regional Vikings: Richard Hope; Ryan Budd; Sammy Mohamad; Kevin LePage; Dylan Rushton; C.J. Curtis; Patrick Neufeld; Matt Thorne; David Manuele; Ryan Thompson; Josh Lee; Shaddy Mohamad; coach Reg Caulfield; assistant Robert Hunter