In the quarterfinals, held in Monastery, the host and 3rd-seeded Monastery East Antigonish Mustangs crushed the 6th-seeded and two-time defending provincial champ St. Bernard St. Mary’s Bay Academy Stingrays 87-47. The Mustangs led 52-34 at the half. Kendall Breen paced the Mustangs with 30 points, 7 boards and 6 assists. Cole Maceachern noted 14, along with 17 boards, and Colin Jarvis 12, along with 7 boards and 6 assists. “Although we stayed with the Mustangs in the first half, Brandon Theriault and Jordan Cromwell got into foul trouble and that impacted the outcome of the game.” Stingrays coach Brad Bright told the Digby Courier. Jordan Cromwell led the Stingrays with 23. J.P. Gaudett added 9, Mackenzie Ford 6 and Jimmy McColm 6. The Stingrays (coached by Brad Bright) also included Layton Hill, Brandon Theriault.
The 2nd-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames clipped the 7th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole Carrefour du Grand-Havre Leopards 72-49.
The top-seeded Shelburne Rebels stomped the Annapolis Royal Annapolis West Education Centre Knights 88-37. The Knights included Adam Harlow.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Port Hawkesbury Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre Saints clubbed the 5th-seeded New Germany Rural Saints 58-38. The Saints broke to a 20-6 lead and romped. Allan MacKeigan paced the Saints with 17. Darcy McGee added 12.
In the semis, the top-seeded Shelburne Rebels dusted the 4th-seeded Port Hawkesbury Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre Saints 80-57. The Rebels broke to a 29-9 lead and romped. Allan MacKeigan led the Saints with 27. Darcy McGee added 13.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames dispatched the 3rd-seeded Monastery East Antigonish Mustangs 78-62. “Our boys came out intense but the refs were blowing lots of whistles early, so this forced us to change our defense strategy,” Mustangs coach Terry Long told the Port Hawkesbury Reporter. “This was probably the most exciting game of tournament as the Mustangs battled back from three different 7 to 9-point deficits to tie the game with three minutes left. In the last minutes of the game, Hants North Grand 12 star Colby Turple had two and one and a deep three to ice the game for Hants North.” Colin Jarvis paced the Mustangs with 24, along with 7 boards and 5 assists. Kendal Breen added 17, along with 8 assists.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Monastery East Antigonish Mustangs clocked the 4th-seeded Port Hawkesbury Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre Saints 64-22. The Mustangs broke to a 14-1, led 33-4 after one quarter and were never threatened. “I knew when I walked in the dressing room our boys were ready to show them what we were really made of,” Mustangs coach Terry Long, told the Port Hawkesbury Reporter. “They were not going to let a provincial medal slip away. Foul trouble to Allan (MacKeigan) and Ray MacMaster put the game out of reach for the
Saints. … Our boys recently lost to SAERC for our league banner this year. It was our worst game of the year, after beating them for three straight years our boys took them way to lightly. This was not going to be the case playing for a bronze medal. Our boys played great in the first quarter, jumping out to a 14-1 lead and kept rolling to lead 33-2 after the first quarter. We never looked back. Colin Jarvis paced the Mustangs with 16. Kendal Breen added 15, Craig Perry 13, Pat Brouwer 11 and Brandon Raymond, 10. “It went decent,” Saints co-coach Greg Cogswell told the Port Hawkesbury Reporter. “The match-ups were pretty even, and the refereeing was great. And finishing up fourth in the province; you really can’t go wrong with that. We didn’t think we’d make it this far. Making it to provincials, that was a positive thing. It was a year to remember.” The Saints (co-coached by Greg Cogswell and Jason Seymour) also included Darcy McGee, Mitchell MacCuspic, Alfred Burgesson, David Greencorn, Patrick Sampson, Mike MacMaster, Mark MacLeod, Nathan Hayes, John MacInnis, Mitchell MacCuspic, Jensen Seymour and Delaney Seymour.
In the final, the top-seeded Shelburne Rebels dumped the Kennetcook North Hants Rural Flames 66-55.
The bronze medalist Monastery East Antigonish Mustangs: Colin Jarvis; Kendall Breen; Aaron Johnson; Craig Perry; Cole MacEachern; Pat Brouwer; Dennis Pictou; Brandon Raymond; Derek DeCoste; Brent Spears; coach Terry Long; assistant Justin Delorey
The silver medalist Kennetcook North Hants Rural Flames: Colby Turple;
The gold medalist Shelburne Rebels: Alan Locke; Chris Buchanan; Darren Deinstadt; Doug Poole; Forest Underwood; Matt Blinkhorn; Matt Jacklyn; Nick Williams; Quinn Butler; Steven Davis; Steven Greig; Ryan Balcolm; coach Steven Pipp; coach Doug Hartley; coach Garret Williams;