In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Saskatoon L’école Canadienne Francais Patriotes blasted the 16th-seeded Carlyle Cougars 92-25. The Cougars (coached by Tom Broccolo) included Cody Hagel, Matthew Forcier, Rawson Marsh, Danielle Alvarez, Zach Romaniuk, Tyler Johnson, Kelly Hume, Tucker Sharpe, Brandon Walter, Ethan Newell, Lane Newell, Terran Baker, Brayden Hill and Judah Wardrope. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Duck Lake Stobart Rebels dumped the 8th-seeded St. Louis Eagles 78-63. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders crushed the 13th-seeded Wilkie Broncos 77-46 as Arjhay Aguilar scored 21. The Crusaders led 18-10, 42-20 and 63-29 at the quarters. Jacob Mamer led the Broncos with 17. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Shaunavon Shadows whipped the 12th-seeded Norquay Nikes 68-45 as Nixon Voll scored 30. The Shadows led 22-3, 37-16 and 60-31 at the quarters. Cole Kowalchuk and Austin Keshane each scored 10 to pace the Nikes. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Maidstone Huskies torched the 15th-seeded Canora Cougars 97-52. The Huskies led 23-9 after one quarter and 79-29 after three quarters. The Cougars (coach Tomilin, coach Eiteneier) included Garett Fialkowski, Gabriel Howell, Nathan Bucsis, Kyle Strelioff, Bryce McCormick, Graeme Wilgosh, Bryson Hannotte, Tyler Taylor, Mikey Skibinsky, Ian High, Ben Kuang. Scott Popoff. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Meath Park Mustangs defeated the 10th-seeded Rosthern Junior College Longhorns 61-54. The Longhorns led 18-16 after one quarter. The Mustangs led 29-26 at the half and 37-36 after three quarters. 10. The Longhorns included Vesley Ho, Graham Forrester, Morgan Hildebrandt, Brock Zakreski, Connor Friesen. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions dumped the 14th-seeded Balcarres Bulldogs 73-48. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seed Asquith Athletics upset the 6th-seeded Regina Harvest City Reapers 78-61. The Reapers (coached by Jason Muller) included Komu Kiumbura, Nathan Newton, Gavin Shepherd, Daniel Bellgarde, Samuel Mbugua, Kim Umail, Elijah Corpuz, Jadav Cyr, Patrick Baldonado and Frederick Baldonado.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Saskatoon L’école Canadienne Francais Patriotes dispatched the 9th-seeded Duck Lake Stobart Rebels 68-58.
The 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders dispatched the 5th-seeded Shaunavon Shadows 79-67. The Shadows led 21-12 after one quarter. The Crusaders led 35-34 at the half. The Shadows (coached by Aaron Audette) included Braydon Bergquist, Ty Schermerhorn, Joran McNabb, Kirkland Sutter, Brett Kronberg, Kyle Smith, Tanner Entem, Nixon Voll, Tye Tremere and Brock Oberle.
The 2nd-seeded Maidstone Huskies defeated the 7th-seeded Meath Park Mustangs 76-63 to qualify for their first-ever trip to Hoopla. “To make it there as one of the top four teams in the province is such a major accomplishment for our school and I think everyone here realizes that,” Huskies co-coach Ray Bodnarek told the Battleford News-Optimist. “I started coaching them a few years ago and they took their lumps early on, but they never quit. This is a special group of athletes that have the drive and determination to succeed. One of the parents was telling me on the weekend that the guys said in Grade 10 that they were going to get to Hoopla one day. You can’t underestimate the power and will of people. … We had a 17-point lead at one point but then we had a middle game lull that has been an issue for us at times this season,” Bodnarek said. “After they took the lead, we started to clean things up a little bit. The guys started to gain some confidence, and the next thing you know we are starting to move ahead by a few points.” The Huskies led 19-10 after one quarter. The Mustangs included Alex Whitehead, Brett Lachance, Gilles Lavoie, Corey Krawec.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions clipped the 11th-seeded Asquith Athletics 89-72. The Athletics included Quinton Swiatkowski, Jan Kielstra, Johnny Maskwa-Renfrow.
In the semis, top-seeded Saskatoon L’école Canadienne Francais Patriotes defeated the 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders 82-72 after leading 35-30 at the half. Regis Bikulo paced the Patriotes with 30. Arjhay Aguilar led the Crusaders with 27.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Maidstone Huskies dumped the 3rd-seeded Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions 73-57 after leading 38-29 at the half. Christian Turnbull paced the Huskies with 19. James Pruim led the Lions with 24. “We shot the lights out early on and had a 20-4 lead,” Huskies coach Ray Bodnarek told the Battlefords News-Optimist. “Osler came back and got within one point, but our guys refused to lose and had a great finish to get into the final.”
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions edged the 4th-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders 90-87 despite trailing 50-49 at the half. James Pruim led the Lions with 28. Arjhay Aguilar led the Crusaders with 34. The Crusaders (coached by Johnathan Busse, assisted by Jeremy Rolheiser) also included Nick Balofinos, Kim Aquino, Zeus Rara, James Gonzales, Jan Mark Rosalin, Victor Apao, Dave Kamatoy, Kit Gonzales, Winston Ruiz, Dailyn Thorlakson, Jude Derla and Eben Hoffman.
In the final, top-seeded Saskatoon L’école Canadienne Francais Patriotes dispatched the 2nd-seeded Maidstone Huskies 79-69 after leading 40-33 at the half. Regis Bikulo paced the Patriotes with 24. Ryden Ross led the Huskies with 22. “This really shows what passion for the game and hard work can get you,” Huskies coach Ray Bodnarek told the Battlefords News-Optimist. “When our graduating players were in Grade 10, their goal was to make it to Hoopla and they achieved it. Once they got here, they wanted to make the final and have a chance to come home with a medal. With what they did this weekend, I think this is something our returning players can build upon in the years to come.” Huskies co-coach Dale Kurylyk said “they are a very physical team and that’s something we noticed throughout the weekend. The schools from the bigger cities are much more physical compared to what we are used to. With that said, I thought we did a great job of adapting to that.”
The bronze medalist Osler Valley Christian Academy Lions: James Pruim;
The silver medalist Maidstone Huskies: Dawson Cox; Ryden Ross; Lance Weisner; Cooper Olson; Christian Turnbull; co-coach Ray Bodnarek; co-coach Dale Kuryluk; assistant Brian Olson
The gold medalist top-seeded Saskatoon L’école Canadienne Francais Patriotes: Jérôme Wang; Émile Thibeault; Sébastien Thibeault; Andrew Fox; Michael Madodo; Olivier Musavuli; René Carter; Evan Fox; Andrew Gahizi; Clint Gicaniro; Ange Mununu; John Mireau; Régis Bikulo; coach Martin Groleau; assistant Collin Burelle; assistant Christian Shyaka; assistant Miguel Rua; assistant Gabrielle Chénier; manager Caroline Hélie