All divisions of provincial play, and particularly the final four, were disrupted by an ongoing contract dispute between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF). Extracurricular activities were pulled from schools across the province during the week before HOOPLA, the championships that had been scheduled to be conducted in Moose Jaw. HOOPLA “will be cancelled due to the lack of teacher involvement [whether as coaches, officials or organizers] in the events and the constraints for schools and host sites in planning and preparing for the events,” the STF announced. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association subsequently announced that teams which had qualified for HOOPLA were “invited to participate” in a one-day provincial championship, with their opponent based on their seeding.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars torched the 16th-seeded Turtleford Titans 111-30. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Birch Hills Marauders clipped the 9th-seeded Langham Walter W. Brown Vikings 82-65. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes whipped the 13th-seeded Redvers Rams 86-40. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons stomped the 12th-seeded Foam Lake Panthers 92-52. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders whipped the 15th-seeded Loon Lake Makwa Sahgaiehcan Falcons 87-52. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Rosthern Junior College Longhorns defeated the 10th-seeded Lashburn Lobos 73-64. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Preeceville Panthers crushed the 14th-seeded Loon Lake Island Lake Ospreys 72-44. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Hudson Bay Riders stomped the 11th-seeded Cupar Cougars 81-40.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars blasted the 8th-seeded Birch Hills Marauders 105-60.
The 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes clubbed the 5th-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons 89-68.
The 2nd-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders whipped the 7th-seeded Rosthern Junior College Longhorns 85-67.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Preeceville Panthers crushed the 6th-seeded Hudson Bay Riders 68-47.
No HOOPLA semi-finals were held.
In the invitational bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Norquay Nikes clipped the 3rd-seeded Preeceville Panthers 80-67. Brody Gulka paced the Nikes with 27. Cole Secundiak added 21, Kimmuel Albarracin 15, Xage Will 9, Jake Palaniuk 4, Carson Ebert 2 and Nick Kucharyshen 2. Tristan Acosta scored 19 to pace the Panthers (coach Jeremy Mattison, assistant Jay Steppan, manager Doug King). Dhexy Paligan added 12, Porter George 11, Luke Sandauger 11, Noah Carroll 10 and Brody Descalchuk 4, while Alexander Neilson, Nathan Newberry, Josiah Carroll, J.P. Somera, Sean Lavega, Hunter Nelson, Erron Bochnuik and Matthew Korney were scoreless.
In the invitational final, the 2nd-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders dispatched the top-seeded Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars 81-69. The Crusaders led 24-17 after one quarter. The Cougars led 39-36 at the half. The Crusaders led 57-51 after three quarters. Kylan Brockman paced the Crusaders with 30. Ralph Armada added 26, Ace Piatt 9, Jarret Hunt 8, Wil Daubenfeld 6 and Brady Stewart 2. Nolan Vanderkooi led the Cougars with 35. Noah Drisner added 12, Isaiah Rushton 10, Jeremy Ujomu 3, Elijah Doleman, Dillon Johnson 2, Henry Ajoboru 2 and Lincoln Abramoff 2.
The bronze medalist Norquay Nikes: Xage Will; Kimmuel Albarracin; Tristan Beatty; Jake Soltys; Nick Kucharyshe; Jake Fedorchuk; Jayden Kazakoff-Chermcora; Cole Secundiak; Carson Ebert; Brody Gulka; Kobe Johnson; Ayden Lukey; Jake Palaniuk; coach Heath Morin; assistant Evan Rostotski; assistant Jeff Davis
The silver medalist Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars: Elijah Doleman; Nolan Vanderkooi; Isaiah Rushton; Josiah Orr; David Alagbe; Dillon Johnson; Jayden Eberle; Jon Kasdorf; Jude Drisner; Noah Drisner; Xavier Ledoux; Henry Ajoboru; Lincoln Abramoff; Jeremy Uiomu; coach Jon Thiessen; assistant Ben Vanderkooi; assistant Regan Espeseth
The champion St. Brieux Crusaders: C.J. Argana; Ace Piatt; Matthew Weiman; Ralph Armada; Wil Daubenfeld; Jarret Hunt; Ty Blandin; Kylan Brockman; Riley Kovacs; Myko Banasihan; Theo cueto; Zaki Lantican; Brady Stewart; coach Ryan Trumbley; assistant Erin Bernhard; assistant Brennan Weisberg; manager Michelle Daubenfeld