In the quarterfinals, held in Caledonia, the host North Queen’s Rural Spartans clipped the Inverness Sacred Heart Sharks 93-48.
The 4th-seeded Cape Breton Highlands defeated the 5th-seeded Oxford Golden Bears 94-90.
The top-seeded Tatamagouche North Colchester Mustangs dumped the Sacred Heart of Halifax Sharks x-x.
The 3rd-seeded Pugwash Panthers defeated the 6th-seeded Neil’s Harbour Cabot Academy Trailblazers 77-55.
In the semis, the Caledonia North Queens Spartans dumped the Pugwash Panthers 70-65.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Tatamagouche North Colchester Mustangs defeated Cape Breton Highlands 87-68 as Dyson Forbes scored 32. Stephane Goosen led Highlands with 24. “Our bench carried us today,” Mustangs coach Scott Armstrong told the Truro Daily News. Grade 10 point guard Murray Foote was one of the keys off the bench, scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter. “He came off the bench and gave us a big lift. We dominated them at the point guard position and that was the difference in the game.”
In the bronze medal match, the Pugwash Panthers defeated Cape Breton Highlands.
In the final, the top-seeded Tatamagouche North Colchester Mustangs defeated the Caledonia North Queens Spartans 70-51 as Dyson Forbes scored 23, Devin Cameron 19, Thomas Patriquin 12, along with 11 boards, and Tyler Johnson 8. Nathan Forrest led the Spartans with 12. Brandon Forrest added 12 and Lucas Boyle 10.
The bronze medalist Pugwash Panthers:
The silver medalist Caledonia North Queen’s Spartans: Nathan Forrest; Cory Ryan; Brandon Forrest; Lucas Boyle;
The gold medalist Tatamagouche North Colchester Mustangs: Devin Cameron; Dyson Forbes; Thomas Patriquin; Tyler Johnson; Murray Foote; Tanner Mingo; Micah Kersey; Joles Mattatall; Brad Camus; James MacKinnon; Matt Hunt; Dan Barrett; Devin Cameron; James Redmond; Mike Mackinnon; coach Dr. Scott Armstrong; assistant David MacEachern; manager Tyler Roode