In the quarterfinals, held in Mabou, the top-seeded Middleton Regional Monarchs clipped the 8th-seeded Port Hawkesbury Strait Area Educational and Recreational Centre Saints 51-38 as Eden Burke scored 11 and Kate Wentzell 10. The Saints (coached by Ron Lynds) included Giulianna Zovatto, Mikaela O’Hearn, Elizabeth Morgan, Riece Snook, Lauren Boyd, Charity Talbot, Reanna Tower.
The 4th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill dispatched the 5th-seeded Shelburne Regional Rebels 63-52.
The 2nd-seeded host Southwest Mabou Dalbrae Academy Dragons dumped the 7th-seeded Dartmouth Ecole du Carrefour Leopards 65-56. The Leopards (coached by Dwane Provo and Amy Quesnell) included Ariel Provo, Savannah Provo, Lydia Emilcar, Elisabeth Heroux-Rhymes, Sarah Howlett, Julia Emilcar, Laura Warnell, Madeleine Armstrong, and Adell Keays-White.
The 6th-seeded Springhill Lady Eagles stunned the 3rd-seeded Bridgewater Vikings 59-50. The Vikings (coached by Shelley Sabean) included Courtney Hardiman, Tess Vachon, Meredith Wamboldt, Brooke Joudrey, Micahla Taylor, Laney Shin, Micaela Sabean, Nicole Ley and Emily Churchill.
In the semis, the Southwest Mabou Dalbrae Academy Dragons edged the 6th-seeded Springhill Lady Eagles 59-53.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Middleton Regional Monarchs defeated 4th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill 64-52 after leading 32-22 at the half. Sydney Smith paced the Monarchs with 19. Lauren Wentzell added 17, Erica Theisen 15 and Rachel Holland 11.
In the bronze medal match, 4th-seeded Windsor King’s-Edgehill thumped the 6th-seeded Springhill Lady Eagles 59-45. The Eagles (coached by Jon Tannahill, assisted by Kevin Cummings), included Rachael Terris, Jordyn Tannahill, Kylee Balser, Shelby Beaton, Megan Capon, Jessie Cummings, Victoria Varner, Kennedy Canfield, Erika Scott, Casie Skidmore and Chelsea Atkinson.
In the final, the top-seeded Middleton Regional Monarchs dispatched the 2nd-seeded Southwest Mabou Dalbrae Academy Dragons 57-41 to capture their third consecutive provincial title. The score was knotted at 6 after one quarter. The Monarchs led 17-16 at the half and 39-30 after three quarters. Lauren Wentzel paced the Monarchs with 20. Erica Theisen added 13 and Sydney Smith 13, Alaina Britney 6 and Rachel Holland 5. Coach Greg Bower told the Annapolis County Spectator that “In this game, the team played as good defence as any team I have ever coached.” The Monarchs finished 24-2 on the campaign. Dragons coach Paul Brown told the Port Hawkesbury Reporter that “the girls worked extremely hard. They have the heart of a champion, but sometimes it’s just not your day. … We just didn’t make our shots in the big game. The effort was there, we battled well and played strong defence, but we didn’t make our free throws and missed some shots. If you’re not hitting your shots, it’s a long day. You can rebound a lot but with their size, you can’t match up. They have three six footers; their guards are 5’9 or 5’10. Our tallest is probably 5’11. We tried to penetrate the middle and kick out to the side, hopefully making the shot, but we struggled a little today.” Riley Beaton hit a pair of buckets to give the Dragons a 25-23 lead in the third quarter but Monarch captain Lauren Wentzell drained a trey to give Middleton the lead for good. Riley Beaton led the Dragons with 17. Brianna Dunn added 9, Carly Spears 7, Riley van den Heuvel 7 and Darcie Wilson 1. Dragons coach Paul Brown said “we didn’t end up with what we wanted, but we
still have a medal.”
The bronze medalist Windsor King’s-Edgehill School: Primrose Chareka; Jill Miller; Lucy Killacky; Anna Killacky; Lara Kretzinger; Astra Joyce; Kali McLellan; coach Rory Campbell; assistant Lija Flude
The silver medalist Southwest Mabou Dalbrae Academy Dragons: Riley Beaton; Isabella Dunn; Brianna Dunn; Ali MacLean; Laurel MacDonald; Carli Spears; Riley Van de Heuvel; Darcie Wilson; Bethany Sutherland; Shelby Rouse; Maggie Rankin; Kira van den Heuvel; Ali MacLean; Hannah Beaton; coach Paul Brown
The gold medalist Middleton Regional Monarchs: Kyra Britney; Eden Burke; Lauren Wentzell; Erica Theisen; Sydney Smith; Martina MacKinnon; Erin Burke; Kate Wentzell; Alaina Britney; Courtney Garand; Ally Garand; Alma Frias Cruz; Rachel Holland; Melissa Burbidge; coach Greg Bower; assistant Nick Baskwill