In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings stomped the 8th-seeded Sackville Middle Sackville Millwood Knights 89-19. The Knights included Seth Adams, Timothy Auton, Colin Cowan, Caine Harrison, Edwin Hull, Daniel Macdonald, Phil Morrison, Jordan Parsons, Dondre Smith, Riley Walker, Justin Watkins, Donovan White, Luis Zetina, Riley Ford and Zicheng Yue.
The 5th-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears clipped the 4th-seeded Middleton Regional Monarchs 79-65.
The 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators dispatched the 7th-seeded Milford Station Hants East Rural Tigers 79-65. The Tigers (coached by Michael Cawthra, assisted by Craig Burnett) included Carter Cawthra, Mackenzie Carter, Greg Thomas, Tyler Seward, Noah Wallace, A.J. Conrad, Josh Best, Austin Carter, Chris Skinner, Nathan Burnett and Adam Bowen.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Antigonish Dr. John Hugh Gillis Royals dumped the 6th-seeded Canning Northeast Kings Education Centre Titans 85-73 as Frank MacFarlane scored 20, Andrew Milner 18, Rhyley Bowen 15, Patrick Aquino 13 and Jermal Mansfield 10. The Titans (coached by Eric MacMillan) included John Hodder, Dre Medicraft, Isaiah Crossland-Belle, Liam Russell,
In the semis, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings edged the 5th-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears 62-54. The score was knotted at 30 at the half as Matt McCrossin hit a pair of late treys for the Vikings. “One of the hardest games I have ever played in,” said Vikings guard Jason Morse.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators dumped the 3rd-seeded Antigonish Dr. John Hugh Gillis Royals 78-68. Rhyley Bowen led the Royals with 25. Andrew Milner added 17 and Daniel MacDougall 10. The Royals had five starters foul out.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears nipped the 3rd-seeded Antigonish Dr. J.H. Gillis Royals 84-82. Frank MacFarlane paced the Royals with 25. Rhyley Bowen added 16 and Andrew Milner 12. The Royals (coached by Kyle Barker and Chuck Scott) also included Brandon Gerrior, Sheumais MacLeod, Brendan MacDonald, Patrick Bowen, Patrick Aquino, Jermal Mansfield, Daniel MacDougall, Jarret Rosson, Justin O`Handley and Matthew Sampson.
In the final, the top-seeded Amherst Regional Vikings clocked the 2nd-seeded Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators 62-49 to capture their second consecutive provincial title. Nigel Simmons paced the Gators with 22. Brian Sawler added 15. “I think that this is a perfect way to end our season,” Vikings coach Thomas Skabar told the Amherst Citizen-Record. “To end the careers of seven fine young men with a provincial title. I couldn’t be more proud. They’ve dedicated themselves to their school work, and to the team. They’ve done both their school and their community proud. I’m very thankful to be a part of this.” Guard Willie Legere said “it’s a lot different winning this year. Last year, it was a surprise. This year, I think there was a lot of pressure on us to win. I always had a bad thought that if we lost as grade 12s in our last game on this court it’d be terrible. I’m proud to be one of the seven grade 12s. I love them like brothers. I’ve played basketball with most of them since about grade five at Spring Street Academy. This is only the second time that the Vikings have repeated as champions. The last time was when Thomas Skabar played. Jason Morse said “I couldn’t have asked for anything more to cap off my career.”
The bronze medalist New Waterford Breton Educational Centre Bears: Jeff MacEachern; Jacob MacNeil; Nolan Campbell; Coady Clements; Cody Burke; Troy MacLean; Jon Smolenski; Ryan Beaton; Logan Barrington; David Schneider; Kyle Muise; Carl Grechuk; Keigan Madden; Jason Hawley; coach Jean Guy Demeter; assistant Greg Campbell
The silver medalist Berwick Central Kings Rural Gators: Chet Winter; Connors Ross; Coleton Oickle; Matt Priestnall; Ben Merser; Cody Pick; Jonah Leschied; Michael Parnell; Brian Sawler; Sam Jennings-Lindsay; Isiah Crossland-Belle; Nigel Simmons; coach Rodney Sabean; assistant Mark Sawler
The gold medalist Amherst Regional Vikings: Logan Dowe; Adrian Van Vulpen; Jason Morse; Willie Legere; Jacob Harnish; Matt McCrossin; Marcus Kindervater; Blake Thompson; Caleb Hayes; Kirk Jessome; coach Thomas Skaber