In the quarterfinals, held at Cabot Junior-Senior High School in Neil’s Harbour, the top seeded Oxford Educational Centre Lady Golden Bears defeated 8th-seeded Caledonia North Queens Rural Spartans.
The Baddeck Academy Broncos
The 2nd-seeded Pugwash District Lady Panthers dumped the 7th-seeded Lockeport Greenwave.
In the last quarterfinal, the Inverness Rebels
Qualifiers:
Tatamagouche North Colchester Mustangs: Alex Underwood
Cabot Trailblazers: Marisa Murphy
In the semis, the top-seeded Oxford Golden Bears whipped the Highland Baddeck Academy Broncos 65-38 as Madison Swan scored 29.
In the other semi, the defending champ and 2nd-seeded Pugwash District Panthers mauled the Inverness Rebels 83-50 as Karlie Boyd scored 28. Cora Campbell paced the Rebels with 25.
In the bronze medal match,
In the final, the top-seeded Oxford Golden Bears defeated the 2nd-seeded Pugwash Panthers 47-45 to deny them a third straight crown. Erin Dorn led the Golden Bears with 13 points while Courtney Matthews and Karli Boyd netted 10 each for the Panthers. “We knew it was going to be a tough game against Pugwash, we’d played them a few times throughout the season,” Golden Bears co-coach Kendall Black told the Amherst Daily News. “It was a defensive battle in the first half of the game and both teams had key players in foul trouble which resulted in affecting the flow of the game that first half. It was nice to win, this is the first time in 10 years that Oxford girls ended the season as provincial champions. It was especially nice to see because three of our girls (Erin Dorn, Casey Perrin and Karen Brookins) graduate this year. All three girls had a strong weekend to close their careers.”
The bronze medalist:
The silver medalist Pugwash District Panthers: Courtney Matthews; Karli Boyd;
The gold medalist Oxford Golden Bears: Erin Dorn; co-coach Kendall Black