In the semis, the Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axewomen dumped the Westisle Wolverines 55-38 after leading 44-14 at the half. Charlotte Thompson paced the Axettes with 12. Becky Clark added 10 and Jaime MacLean 8. Breanna Gallant led the Wolverines with 14. Amanda Gallant added 7 and Meagan Moore 6. The Wolverines also included Mandy Shea.
In the other semi, the Charlottetown Colonel Gray-1 Colonels edged the Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders 71-46 after leading 40-29 at the half. Madison Blanchard paced the Colonels with 18. Jenna Deighan added 13 and Kendra Craswell 9. Jessica Patenaude paced the Raiders with 18. Sarah Steele added 11 and Alyssa Arbing 7.
In the bronze medal match, the Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders dumped the Westisle Wolverines 64-51. Alyssa Arbing paced the Raiders with 16. Jessica Patenaude added 14. Maggie Fraser led the Wolverines with 16. Brooke Gaudette added 9 and Amanda Gallant 9. The Wolverines (coached by Dana Gard) also included Megan Moore, Mandy Shea, Breanna Gallant,
In the final, the Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axewomen edged the Charlottetown Colonel Gray-1 Colonels 49-43. “A repeat, it’s never happened at Three Oaks before,” said guard Becky Clarke, who was named tournament MVP. “We just made history. And the six Grade 12 girls have been playing together for 10 years, so to do it together is amazing. … “This is the moment we’ve been waiting for since we started playing together when we were seven. We are a family. We’re sisters. We’re inseparable.” The Axewomen used treys by Erica Gillis and Michaela Walker to build an 11-4 lead after 10 minutes of play. But Victoria Barbour hit a buzzer-beating three to cut the Axewomen’s lead to 19-16 at the half. “We knew we were still in it,” said Colonel Madison Blanchard. “And we could still win, so we didn’t give up.” Keyed by tenacious defence, the Axewomen went on an 18-1 run to close the third quarter and looked comfortably ahead 42-22 after three quarters. But Colonel Gray closed to 46-38 with four minutes a trey by Morgan Fitzgerald, and a pair of treys by Barbour. Another Barbour three-pointer and two free throws by Patty Nino-Ezperaza made it 48-43 with 47 seconds to play, but that was as close as they would get. With Barbour going in for a layup following a steal, Jaime MacLean raced back and blocked the shot. “They always have good comebacks at the end against us,” she said. “We stayed positive most of the time and I think that really helped us pull it out in the end. It’s an awesome feeling. This is the senior year . . . it’s great feeling to finish it off with a great, great end. It’s very sad that our family is over now, but it was a very, very good season.” Blanchard said it wasn’t tough dealing with the loss. “I left everything out there. It’s not a disappointment.” Erica Gillis paced the Axettes with 11. Charlotte Thompson added 10 points and 10 boards. MacLean scored 9, along with 8 boards, and Jessica Gillis 6. Victoria Barbour led the Colonels with 17. Morgan Fitzgerald added 11, Kendra Craswell 6 and Madison Blanchard 5. “The girls worked really hard all game. They knew coming in as favourites tonight that it wouldn’t be easy, but they came out and gave a 100 per cent effort,” said Axewomen coach James Voye.
The bronze medalist Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders: Jessica Patenaude; Sarah Steele; Alyssa Arbing; Abbey Hurley; coach Tressa Lloyd
The silver medalist Charlottetown Colonel Gray-1 Colonels: Madison Blanchard; Jenna Deighan; Kendra Craswell; Morgan Fitzgerald; Sarah Peters; Patty Nino-Ezperaza; Victoria Barbour; Blendina Avdiju; Emily White; Kiera Rigby; Taylor Meek; Bailey Andres; coach Chris Annett; assistant Ray Vidito; assistant Alex Field
The gold medalist Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axettes: Charlotte Thompson; Becky Clark; Jaime MacLean; Michaela Walker; Laura O’Neill; Julie Campbell; Erica Gillis; Sloane Rioux; Marissa Blacquire; coach James Voye