In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars dumped the Turtleford Titans 62-32. …………………………………………………… The Hudson Bay Riders clipped the Watrous Wildcats 69-52. Watrous led 20-18 after one quarter. The Riders led 43-32 at the half and 62-44 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons crushed the Kinistino Blues 87-49 after leading 34-6, 49-20 and 77-36 at the quarters. Tor Lokken paced the Bisons with 18. Alex Wight added 16, Mark Gjesdal 12 and Cole Skrudland 11. Jordan Foster led the Blues with 13. Jay Foster added 11 and Spencer Powell 8. …………………………………………………… The Asquith Athletics defeated the Coronach Colts 94-76 by dominating the paint. Asquith led 46-33 at the half and 75-46 after three quarters. Josh Friesen paced Asquith with 30. Johnathan Berg added 25. Jaxson Foley led the Colts with 26. Logan Skinner added 22. …………………………………………………… The Regina Christian Grizzles whipped the Rocanville Rara Avis 79-40. Travis McLaren scored 10 as the host Grizzlies took an early lead and extended their margin to 47-15 at the despite 8 points from Adam Cruson. McLaren and Daniel Nieblas each scored 16 for the Grizzlies. Cruson led the Rara Avis with 12. …………………………………………………… The Maidstone Huskies dumped the Redvers Rams 76-43. Steven Frerichs scored 14 for the Huskies in the first half, while Kelsey Raymond answered with 12 for the Rams, who led 37-35 at the half. The Huskies depth took over the second half as they built a 59-53 lead after three quarters. Steven Frerichs paced the Huskies with 25. Raymond led the Rams with 17. …………………………………………………… The Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions clipped the Foam Lake Panthers 66-41 after leading 34-20 at the half. Allan Wiebe paced the Lions with 18. Matty Halyk led the Panthers with 18. …………………………………………………… The Creighton Kodiaks edged the Waldheim Raiders 53-45. The score was knotted at 24 at the half. David Anaka led the Kodiaks with 14. Tom Charbonneau paced the Raiders with 19.
In the quarterfinals, the Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars stomped the Hudson Bay Riders 95-58 as Andrew Donauer scored 35. Robin Reimer paced the Riders with 30. CCA’s full-court press proved the difference.
The Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons whipped the Asquith Athletics 77-53. Asquith broke to an 6-0 lead and led 18-14 after one quarter as Dallas Oborsky and Johnathan Berg dominated the paint. LCBI led 36-28 at the half by pushing the tempo and stretched their lead to 55-42 after three quarters. Cole Skrudland paced the Bisons with 21. Alex Wight added 18, Tor Lokken 11, Mark Gjesdal 10, Seth Tysdal 9, Sean Ziegler 4, Mitch Koskie 2 and Kris Ronning 2. Johnathan Berg led the Athletics with 15. Dallas Oborosky added 12, Josh Friesen 9, Kyle McMahon 6, Nathan Ablass 6, Jared Ablass 4 and Brayden Zurubiak 1.
The Regina Christian Grizzles dumped the Maidstone Huskies 84-62. The Grizzlies built a 31-18 lead after the first quarter but Soloman Nyame and Steve Frerichs rallied the Huskies to within 42-30 at the half. The Grizzlies depth proved decisive in the second half.
In the last quarterfinal, the Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions whipped the Creighton Kodiaks 87-59 after lead 23-13, 38-28 and 66-43 at the quarters. Allan Wiebe paced the Lions with 39. Robert Janzen led the Kodiaks with 25.
In the semis, the Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars clobbered the Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons 88-54 as Joel Donauer scored 21 and Andrew Donauer 18. Cole Skrudland paced the Bisons with 17. Mark Gjesdal added 11.
In the other semi, the Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions nipped the Regina Christian Grizzles 69-65 as Allan Wiebe scored 21 and Derrek Sawatsky 20. Travis McLaren led the Grizzlies with 20. Carson Bates added 15.
In the bronze medal match, the Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons edged the Regina Christian Grizzlies 63-57 as Tor Lokken scored 21 and Mitch Koskie 11. Jon Lichtman paced the Grizzlies (coached by Geoff Glaspell) with 25. Travis McLaren added 17.
In the final, the Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars whipped the Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions 71-49 to capture their third consecutive title as Joel Donauer scored 21 and Andrew Donauer 20. Allen Wiebe led the Lions with 23. Derrek Sawatsky added 16. “That was really our goal from the start of the season, to make it a three-peat,” said Andrew Donauer. Coach Andrew Benneweis said his troops were well prepared. “We’ve had tough tournaments this year. We’re really trying to push the guys, give them a lot of big challenges, and they’ve stepped up. “I try to find the 3A, the 4A schools, and if there’s a 5A school in town that’s willing to play, I’m always up for the challenge. If nothing else, it makes you play better. You have to match up five ways against those guys. It makes me coach better and shows the boys how basketball can be played at a higher level.” Benneweis added that winning provincial titles creates a great atmosphere in our school. Come this time of year the school is green and gold. I think it motivates the guys. Definitely there’s the nervous energy, but there’s a lot of excitement.” Osler hung tight with the top-seeded Eagles early on, but things changed in a hurry in the third quarter. The Eagles built on their 36-26 half-time lead by outscoring the Lions 25-6 in third frame and never looked back. “I tried to push tempo,” said Benneweis. “I knew early if they stuck with us that as long as we push hard all the way that later in the game it would be to our advantage. We got that window of opportunity and took advantage of that.” Added Andrew Donauer: “When we found our second wind we just went. Things started dropping left right and centre.” Joel and Andrew Donauer, as well as Josiah Fenez and Curtis Vinish graduate having been a part of the past three championships. This year they led a cohesive squad that lost only three games all season. Andrew Donauer said “we drew confidence from the last two years. We have a quality program. We just want to outwork (opponents) every time we go out. It’s a real payoff at the end to have three in a row.”
The bronze medalist Outlook L.C.B.I. Bisons: Tor Lokken; Alex Wight; Mark Gjesdal; Cole Skrudland; Seth Tysdal; Sean Ziegler; Mitch Koskie; Kris Ronning; Austin Zuzak; Matt Dean; Giles Virgin; Daniel Roelens; Brad Tomtene; coach Paul Engen; coach Cliff Adelman; statistician Tim Jesje; video Lukas Glaeske
The silver medalist Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions: Allan Wiebe; Derrek Sawatsky; Mitchell Weber; Brandon Sawatsky; Chad Wiebe; coach Brad Wall; assistant Richard Weber; assistant Bill Ens
The gold medalist Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars: Andrew Donauer; Joel Donauer; Josiah Fenez; Curtis Vinish; coach Aaron Benneweis