In the quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Hampshire Bluefield-1 Bobcats dusted the 5th-seeded Elmsdale Westisle Wolverines 79-53 after leading 42-27 at the half. Nick Jackson paced the Bobcats with 17. Dylan MacKinnon added 12 and Isaac Dawson 12. Andrew Gough led the Wolverines with 22. Conner Hergert added 12 and Jacob Rayner 10.
In the semis, the top-seeded Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders clubbed the 4th-seeded Hampshire Bluefield-1 Bobcats 94-44 after leading 57-18 at the half. Jack MacAulay led the Raiders with 17. Logan MacDonald added 15 and Fola Oluyede 13. Kurtis Charles paced the Bobcats with 10. Brian Mahoney added 8, Isaac Cheverie 7 and Robert Cheverie 7.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Charlottetown Colonel Gray Colonels dispatched 3rd-seeded Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axemen 73-56 after leading 22-6, 43-22 and 58-34 at the quarters. Max Ramsay led the Colonels with 24. Jeremy Thompson added 21 on 5 treys, and Alex Campbell 6. Cameron Paynter paced the Axemen with 20. Matt Tanton added 13 and Logan MacDougall 10.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axemen edged the 4th-seeded Hampshire Bluefield-1 Bobcats 84-81 despite trailing 48-44 at the half. Chris Richard’s insurance free throw sealed the win. The Bobcats had built a 66-59 lead after three quarters. With 4:55 to play the score was tied at 72 but back-to-back treys by Matt Tanton and Cameron Paynter gave the Axemen a 78-74 lead with 2:49 to go. A turnover with 13.4 seconds gave the Bobcats a possession with but their shot fell off the rim leading to Richard’s trip to the free-throw line. Max Hammer paced the Axemen with 25. Matt Tanton added 20, Logan MacDougall 12 and Cameron Paynter 11 Brian Mahoney led the Bobcats with 18. Quinte Flack added 15 and Isaac Dawson 14. The Bobcats also included Nick Jackson, Jon Linton, Kurtis Charles, Isaac Cheverie, Robert Cheverie.
In the final, the top-seeded Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders nipped the 2nd-seeded Charlottetown Colonel Gray-1 Colonels 67-65 as Brayden White notched the winner at the buzzer. The score was knotted at 32 at the half. Logan MacDonald paced the Raiders with 25. Jack MacAulay added 14, Fola Oluyede 13 and Brayden White 11. “That was by far the best game of those three years,” of winning titles, White told the Summerside Journal Pioneer. “It feels really nice to go out like that.” The Raiders took a 55-46 after three quarters the strength of a 13-3 run. But the Colonels rallied down the stretch and Max Ramsay knotted the score with a trey with 3.2 seconds on the clock. “It kind of rattled us a little bit, but we called a timeout. We got ourselves together and said, ‘We could win this’,” White said. “It came to me and I just put it up. I don’t even remember it going in.” Teammate Logan MacDonald said “I knew it was going in as soon as he shot it. That’s his shot. … They’re a tough team, well-coached. They worked their ass off. Hats off to them, they’re a great team.” Jeremy Thompson paced the Colonels with 16. Zack Visser added 14, Max Ramsay 13 and Yousef Sefau 8.
The bronze medalist Summerside Three Oaks-1 Axemen: Cameron Paynter; Matt Tanton; Logan MacDougall; Max Hammer; Jamie MacLean; Chris Richard; Nathan Perry; Matt Arsenault;
The silver medalist Charlottetown Colonel Gray-1 Colonels: Max Ramsay; Jeremy Thompson; Zach Visser; Alex Campbell; Cameron Hoy; Riley Spenceley; Matt Connolly; Omar Sefau; Yousef Sefau; Jordan Reed; Alex Hyndman; Mark Smith; Mike Dow; coach Tim Butler; assistant Greg Morrison; assistant Dave Canvin
The champion Charlottetown Rural-1 Raiders: Jack MacAulay; Logan MacDonald; Fola Oluyede; Brayden White; Nick Frizzell; Mark Lloyd; Adam Ryan; Keegan Lazaric; Ben Macintosh; Ilan Shvartsman; Austin Mackenzie; Isaac Kirkland; coach Mike Lloyd; assistant Ryan Keliher; manager Kyle LaRusic