Initially, as division A, the category was for schools with less than 200 students. In the 1994 reclassification was designated as being for schools with 151-299 students. In the most recent reclassification (and elimination of division 4), division 3 is now for schools with less than 175 students.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | FINAL | RUNNER-UP |
| 74-75 | Wolfville High | |||
| 75-76 | Trenton | |||
| 76-77 | Lawrencetown Consolidated | Kevin Turner | 54-44 | River Hebert |
| 77-78 | Lockeport Regional | |||
| 78-79 | Weymouth Consolidated | |||
| 79-80 | Weymouth Consolidated | |||
| 80-81 | Weymouth Consolidated | |||
| 81-82 | Weymouth Consolidated | |||
| 82-83 | Bridgetown Regional | Islands Consolidated | ||
| 83-84 | Monastery Antigonish East | |||
| 84-85 | Monastery Antigonish East | New Germany | ||
| 85-86 | Oxford Regional | Bridgetown Regional | ||
| 86-87 | Margaree Forks District | Hantsport | ||
| 87-88 | Bridgetown Regional | Dennis Scanlan | 74-71 | Hantsport |
| 88-89 | Bridgetown Regional | Dennis Scanlan | 70-64 | Kentville Kings County Academy |
| 89-90 | Margaree Forks District | Kentville Kings County Academy | ||
| 90-91 | Margaree Forks District | 115-82 | Baddeck Academy | |
| 91-92 | Oxford Regional | 75-64 | Shelburne Regional | |
| 92-93 | Margaree Forks District | Kentville Kings County Academy | ||
| 93-94 | Margaree Forks District | 86-56 | River Hebert | |
| 94-95 | Margaree Forks District | Bridgetown Regional | ||
| 95-96 | Caledonia North Queens | Port Hawkesbury Strait Area ERC | ||
| 96-97 | Springhill | 88-79 | Trenton | |
| 97-98 | Shelburne Regional | 69-65 | Trenton | |
| 98-99 | Bridgetown Regional | Windsor King’s-Edgehill | ||
| 99-00 | Halifax Grammar | Shawn Plancke | 83-63 | Bridgetown Regional |
| 00-01 | Shelburne Regional | Kentville Kings County Academy | ||
| 01-02 | Windsor King’s-Edgehill | Derek Bouwman | 58-49 | Guysborough Academy |
| 02-03 | Digby Regional | Todd Simms Sr. Bryant Clark | 67-57 | Greenwich Horton |
| 03-04 | Digby Regional | 66-57 | Shelburne Regional | |
| 04-05 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | Shelburne Regional | ||
| 05-06 | Pugwash District | Vincent Pye | 66-55 | Bridgewater |
| 06-07 | Annapolis West EC | Alden Fells | 61-56 | Pugwash District |
| 07-08 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | 81-55 | Shelburne Regional | |
| 08-09 | Weymouth St. Mary’s Bay | Craig Glavin | 72-64 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural |
| 09-10 | Weymouth St. Mary’s Bay | Craig Glavin | 67-54 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural |
| 10-11 | Shelburne | Steven Pippy | 66-55 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural |
| 11-12 | Halifax Grammar | Tim McGarrigle | 78-59 | Shelburne Regional |
| 12-13 | Shelburne Regional | Andrew Blades | 77-63 | Weymouth St. Mary’s Bay |
| 13-14 | Monastery East Antigonish EC | Terry Long | 82-70 | Annapolis West Educational Centre |
| 14-15 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | John Tanner | 75-52 | Bridgewater |
| 15-16 | Bridgewater | Corey Lohnes | 70-60 | Chester Basin Forest Heights |
| 16-17 | None held (work-to-rule) | ———— | —– | ——————– |
| 17-18 | Pugwash District | Vincent Pye | 77-48 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural |
| 18-19 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | Toby White | 88-60 | Shelburne Regional |
| 19-20 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | Toby White | 77-61 | Pugwash District |
| 20-21 | CANCELLED | (covid-19 pandemic) | —– | ——————– |
| 21-22 | Shelburne Regional | Darren Jacklin | 68-56 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural |
| 22-23 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | Toby White | 99-61 | Springhill Jr/Sr |
| 23-24 | Kennetcook Hants North Rural | Toby White | 108-67 | Lockeport Regional |