In the quarterfinals, held in Springhill, the top-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames crushed the 8th-seeded Middleton Regional Monarchs 84-63. The Monarchs included Liam Saxon, Joel Harris, Colton Evans, Andus MacKinnon and Matthew Hakim.
The 4th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole du Carrefour Leopards clipped the 5th-seeded Port Hawkesbury Strait Area Educational and Recreational Centre Saints 96-82. The Saints (coached by Jason Seymour, assistant Mitchell Legatto) included Carmen D’Intino, Dustin Peters, Riley Kelly, Dawson MacColl, Breton MacNeil, Jonny West, Alex MacDonald, Owen MacLean, Hayden Bourinot, Matthew Wyler, Conner Kelly, Jacques Gerroir, Zach Pottie, Stewart MacDonald, Cameron MacDougall, Nick Cadogan and Julian Vanhoof-Van Audenhove.
The 3rd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings edged the 6th-seeded host Springhill Jr/Sr Golden Eagles 81-78. Jordan Legere led the Golden Eagles with 22. Alex Crowe added 12, Darien King 11, Blake Wood 8, Jordan Chambers 8, Chesley Harrison 7, Nate Chute 5, Brandan Doucet 2, Sylvain LeBlanc 2, and Brandon MacFarlane 2. The Golden Eagles (coached by Lloyd Taggart, assisted by Michelle Mattix and Sean King) also included Matt Rector and Gage Embree.
In the last quarterfinal, the 7th-seeded Chester Basin Forest Heights Community Falcons stunned the 2nd-seeded Shelburne Regional Rebels 95-86. Drew Jacklin paced the Rebels with 40. Tyler Acker added 21, Alberto Garagnani 14, Tom Scott 6, Ryan Hardy 3 and Zac Nickerson 2. The Rebels also included Skye Buchanan.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings edged the 7th-seeded Chester Basin Forest Heights Community Falcons 85-81.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames crushed the 4th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole du Carrefour Leopards 92-76.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole du Carrefour Leopards stomped the 7th-seeded Chester Basin Forest Heights Community Falcons 80-56. The Falcons (coached by Rhead Brown) included Austin Brown, Colton Levy and James Keddy.
In the final, the top-seeded Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames whipped the 3rd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings 75-52. “We’ve got a pretty good group of kids,” coach John Tanner told the Enfield Weekly Press. “Toby [White] and I have had them for the past two years and I think the thing I was most impressed with is their work ethics, they do work hard. We practice a lot and they don’t seem to blink an eye; they thrive on it and are very committed. It’s been a joy coaching these kids.” White added that “they put a lot of time and effort into it now they are getting their success. They are hardworking, they come to practice every day and they put in a good effort every day.” The team included international exchange student Simon Petre of Belgium, who White said “had never played basketball before coming to HNRH. He’s improved a lot actually, I would say he is a natural athlete and he’s really picked things up. Simon doesn’t get that many baskets but when he does the other guys like to see that. They support each other really well.” Tanner said that “one thing I have noticed about them, even though they hate to lose, when they do lose, they can accept it. They don’t carry it off the court with them.” The Vikings, meanwhile, finished 22-11 on the campaign.
The bronze medalist Dartmouth Ecole du Carrefour Leopards: Dondrae Fells; Jason Sieber; Julien Malenfant; Justin Carpentier; Justin Dalley; Ryan Carpentier; Michael Fortin; Spencer McIver; Nathan MacMullin; Joe Hayar; Kaneen Fells; coach John MacMullin
The silver medalist Bridgewater Vikings: Chris Johnson; Bailey Zinck; Jesús Gonzalez Ferrer; Daylon Stitt; Liam Harvie; Tomaz Fougere; Brennan Ernst; Bailey Silver; Jamie Whynot; Mark Rogers; Connor Munro; Matt Sabean; coach Corey Lohnes; assistant Brent Silver
The gold medalist Kennetcook Hants North Rural Flames: Simon Petre; Mattia Romeo; Gordon Dearman; Issac Grant; Chad Bartlett; Colan McCulloch; Andrew Bond; Jacob Kempster; Tyler Beach; Dakota Page; Adam Meehan; Spencer Cochrane; coach John Tanner, assistant Toby White