In the quarterfinals, held in Middleton, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings stomped 8th-seeded Middle Sackville Millwood Knights 74-29 as Jason Morse scored 15, Marcus Kindervarter 11, Logan Dowe 10, Adrian VanVulpen 8, Shaddy Mohamad 7, Ryan Thompson 6, Matt McCrossin 6, Caleb Hayes 5, Willie Legere 2, Blake Thompson 2 and Jacob Harnish 2. Seth Adams led Millwood with 12. Keegan Burton added 5, Mike King 4 and Joel Patey 2. The Knights (coached by Tyrell Williams, assisted by Mike Comeau) also included Daniel Jessome, Phil Morrison, Jordan Parsons, Justus Watkins, Matt Hardie and Brayden MacQuarrie.
The 5th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill School edged 4th-seeded host Middleton Regional Monarchs 68-66 as Christian Lakes scored 19, Josh Baker 12, Dean Pan 12, Devji Dashi 8, Zack Lakes 5, Yann Simboro 4, Jack Li 2 and Devan Dube 2. Ryan Gates led the Monarchs with 17. Cameron Chisholm added 12, Colton Richards 12, Zach Beaton 10, Sean Lachance 9, Colton Evans 4 and Liam Saxon 2. “We were up by 10 against Kings Edgehill and unfortunately we let that lead slip away. We ended up losing by two with about three seconds left. So that was a heartbreaker for the guys but, you know, lessons learned. They build character, those types of losses,” Monarchs coach Mike Mason told the Annapolis County Spectator. The Monarchs (coached by Mike Mason, assisted by Brent McNeil and Kelly Lee) also included Kurtis Moult, Jacob Webber, Stephen Bennett, Brandon Videto and Jarid Naugler.
The 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators stomped the 7th-seeded Antigonish Dr. John Hugh Gillis Royals 82-44 as Nigel Simmons scored 22, Trent Oickle 19, Kurt Getson 11, Jonah Leschied 9, Brian Sawler 8, Andrew Bezanson 5, Corey Cadeau 4, Dylan Shepherd 2 and Dylan Poole. Frank MacFarlane led the Royals with 11. Riley Chisholm added 9, Patrick Aquino 6, Jordan Vosman 6, Dan MacDougall 5, Matt Sampson 4, Jermal Mansfield 2 and Brenden MacDonald 1. The Royals (coached by Pierre LeVert Desveaux, assisted by Aaron Flood and Anthony Grover) also included Liam Scribner, Brandon Gerrier, Ethan Gillis, Anthony Aquino and Morgan Guthro.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears whipped the 6th-seeded Canning Northeast Kings Education Centre Titans 97-67 as Ethan Dereulle scored 43, Eric Walzak 17, Cody Leadbeater 16, Kyle Muise 12, Jason Hawley 6 and Keigan Madden 3. Dre Medicraft paced the Titans with 28. Logan MacKinley added 17, Greg MacDonald 9, Liam Russell 5, Zach Huntley 4, John Hodder 2 and Jonathan Thomson 2. The Titans (coached by Eric MacMillan, assisted by Paul Warren) also included Dakota Arnold, Nick Saunders, Waylan Leenhouts and Tim Rees.
In the semis, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings whipped the 5th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill School 89-54 as Caleb Hayes scored 19, Ryan Thompson 17, Jason Morse 13, Adrian Van Vulpen 9, Logan Dowe 6, Jacob Harnish 6, Shaddy Mohamad 6, Josh Lee 6, Matt McCrossin 3, Willie Legere 2 and Blake Thompson 2. Dean Pan paced KES with 20. Zack Lakes added 18, Christian Lakes 6, Austin Wang 4, Josh Baker 2, Jeff Lin 2 and Devji Dashi 2.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators dumped the 3rd-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears 74-65 as Nigel Simmons scored 21, Trent Oickle 19, Kurt Getson 15, Jonah Leschied 8, Dylan Poole 5, Brian Sawler 4 and Corey Cadeau 2. Eric Walzak led the Bears with 20. Ethan Dereulle added 19, Cody Leadbeater 12, Keigan Madden 10 and Kyle Muise 4.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears clocked the 5th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill School 99-80 as Ethan Dereulle scored 29, Cody Leadbeater 21, Eric Walzak 11, Jason Hawley 10, Ryan Beaton 8, Logan Barrington 8, Keigan Madden 6, Kyle Muise 5 and Luke MacArthur 2. Josh Baker paced King’s-Edgehill with 18. Devju Dashi added 17, Yann Simboro 15, Devan Dube 9, Dean Pan 7, Jeff Lin 7, Austin Wang 4 and Jack Li 3. King’s-Edgehill (coached by Derek Bouwman, assisted by John Naugler and Marshall Dunn) also included Christian Lakes, Zachary Lakes, Peter Chou, Brian Yen, Craig He, Will Su, Sean Liu, Eric Wei, Jenson Sham and William Lin.
In the final, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings nipped the 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators 52-51 as Logan Dowe, Ryan Thompson and Adrian Van Vulpen each scored 11. Shaddy Mohamad added 9, Caleb Hayes 3, Jason Morse 3, Jacob Harnish 2 and Willie Legere 2. The Vikings rallied from a late deficit to pull out the win. Nigel Simmons led the Gators with 17. The win gave Amherst a boys-girls double on the campaign. Three Gator starters fouled out in the four quarter. Nigel Simmons led the Gators with 17. Trent Oickle added 13, Dylan Poole 11, Jonah Leschied 6 and Kurt Getson 4.
The bronze medalist New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears: Ryan Beaton; Kyle Muise; Keigan Madden; Ethan Deruelle; Troy MacLean; Jason Hawley; Eric Walzak; Logan Barrington; Jon Smolinski; Cody Burke; Luke MacArthur; Cody Leadbeater; Connor MacKenzie; coach Jean Guy Demeter; assistant Greg Campbell; manager Charles Groleaux
The silver medalist Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators: Andrew Bezanson; Joe Canavan; Dylan Poole; Matt Priestnall; Kurt Getson; Corey Cadeau; Jonah Leschied; Trent Oickle; Brian Sawler; Dylan Shepherd; Nigel Simmons; coach Rodney Sabean; assistant Mark Sawler; assistant Bob McGill; assistant Jalen Sabean
The gold medalist Amherst Regional Vikings: Jason Morse; Logan Dowe; Caleb Hayes; Marcus Kindervater; Willie Legere; Shaddy Mohamad; Ryan Thompson; Josh Lee; Jacob Harnish; Blake Thompson; Matt McCrossin; Adrian Van Vulpen; coach Matt Gamblin; assistant Thomas Skabar; assistant John Caulfield; assistant Don Gamblin; manager Robin Thompson