In the Saskatoon city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Holy Cross Crusaders whipped the Marion Graham Falcons 75-47 as Matt McCulloch scored 20 and Lydell Fidler 14. Dean Carson paced the Falcons with 16. Rob Blais added 14. The Falcons also included Marc Pilon, Bill Churchwell, Mike Zabarylo. …………………………………………………… The E.D. Feehan Trojans stomped the Evan Hardy Souls 84-47 as Andy Stepaniuk scored 26. Randy Unrau added 23. Trevor Stokes paced the Souls with 15. Jamie Bryshun added 13. The Souls also included Dave Dahlem, James Bryshun, Chris Long, Todd Gursky, Troy Olson, Merv Taylor. …………………………………………………… The Walter Murray Marauders clubbed the Bedford Road Redmen 66-50 as Errol Lovelace scored 16 and Doug Wegren 16. Chris Lewis led the Redmen with 16. The Redmen also included Gary Prokop, Sean Semenoff, Cam Lizotte, Jason Johnson. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Aden Bowman Bears dispatched the Mount Royal Mustangs 54-46 as John Alonso scored 13. Randy Bakker led the Mustangs with 17. The Mustangs also included Mike Wilson, Jamie Swidzinski, Jordan Henry, Travis Peters, Brian Scherban, Paul Funk. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Walter Murray Marauders edged the E.D. Feehan Trojans 70-65 in overtime as Errol Lovelace scored 25 and Doug Wegren 14. Wegren notched a putback on a Gerry Jorgenson free throw to make it 69-68. “I was just there,” Wegren told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. An Errol Lovelace missed a jumper in regulation at the buzzer. The bucket appeared to go in but then somehow bounced out. “It was in, then it was out,” said Wegren. Marauders coach Mike Harrington said he considered having his troops play a zone “but if you play zone, you free up (Feehan guard) Randy Unrau and he can hurt you from outside.” Travis Epp guarded Feehan’s Andy Stepaniuk in the post. Andy Stepaniuk paced the Trojans with 27. Randy Unrau added 16. The Trojans (coached by Brian Carduner) also included Jeff Kostiuk, Kim Nichol. Harrington said that “for a big guy, he (Stepaniuk) moves well. He shoots well. He does it all.” Stepaniuk scored 18 in the first half but the Marauders doubled him in the post in the second half and held him to nine. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Holy Cross Crusaders smacked the Aden Bowman Bears 66-50 as Dan Farthing scored 19 and Lydell Fiddler 15. David Earl led the Bears with 17. Rob Smales added 12. The Bears also included John Alonso, Trent Taylor, Jeff Tiffin, Brad Schoenfeld. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Holy Cross Crusaders clocked the Walter Murray Marauders 91-60 as Ian MacDonald scored 27 on 13-17 from the floor and 11 boards. Dan Farthing added 16, Brett Powell 12 and Jeff Theis 10. Crusaders coach Dave Hardy told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “Ian has really been coming on. He’s been handling the ball well and dishing off well and lately, he’s scored well. But nothing like this. He has a feel for the game you just don’t teach. … With all of the attention other teams have been giving Dan (Farthing) and Matt (McCullogh), it’s kind of opened things up for him. He’s starting to take advantage of that. With Marauder Travis Epp out of the line-up for most of the first half with an injured wrist, the Crusaders quickly built a 24-10 lead.
In the Regina playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clipped the Miller Marauders 75-61 as Steve Lobaugh scored 20 and James Vollhofer 20. Milan Cacic paced the Marauders (coached by Vaughn McIntyre) with 21. Rob Gorski added 18. …………………………………………………… The Balfour Redmen dispatched the Thom Trojans 83-71 as Sompat Houmphanh scored 26. Shawn Revett led the Trojans with 28. The Trojans (coached by Dan Zivec) also included Sean Revett. …………………………………………………… The Campbell Tartans whipped the Luther Lions 106-72 as Mike Sharpe scored 24. Dave Flynn led the Lions with 17. Jon Pauls added 17. The Lions (coached by Dick Stark) also included Brent Allison, Blair Weston, Thomas Mortenson, Colin McNeil, Jesse Strothers. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans torched the Archbishop M.C. O’Neil Titans 102-42 as Steve Manz scored 27. Kendall Gross and Russ Brodner each scored 10 to pace the Titans. The Titans (coached by Ron Zimmer) also included Dan Fleming, Steve Klyne, Richard Dumais. …………………………………………………… In the semis, The Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns edged the Campbell Tartans 58-55 as Steve Lobaugh scored 17, while nabbing 13 boards. Grant McGlaughlin added 10, James Vollhofer 8, Jim Wenzel 6 and Brad Kopp 6. Roger Reinson led the Tartans (coached by Glen Szabo) with 13. Brian Livingstone added 17, while nabbing 16 boards, Mike Sharpe 14 and Dwayne Manzick 8. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Balfour Redmen clocked the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 89-56 as Sompat Hounphanh scored 31 and Dev Thakurdeen 26. Joel Schaefer led the Spartans with 14. Mike Miller added 14 and Steve Manz 10. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns edged the Balfour Redmen 56-54 as Steve Lobaugh scored 13. Sompat Houmphanh paced the Redmen with 22.
In the provincial semis, the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders edged the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns 54-53 as Gerry Jorgenson scored 14 and Errol Lovelace 10. Steve Lobaugh led the Golden Suns with 19. James Volhatter added 10. A Lobaugh trey attempt at the buzzer hit the front and back of the rim before bouncing out. Golden Suns coach Ron Pettigrew told the Regina Leader-Post that “we couldn’t shoot well and you can’t win games when you’re shooting poorly.”
In the other semi, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders clubbed the Regina Balfour Redmen 80-39 despite playing without starter Dan Farthing. Matt McCullough led the Crusaders with 18. Colin Gruending added 18. Mark Kannenwisher led the Redmen with 15. Dev Thakurdeen added 6.
The bronze medal game was cancelled when a LeBoldus player was sidelined by food poisoning.
In the final, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders 63-50 as Matt McCullough scored 16, Jeff Thies 14, Lydell Fiddler 12 and Colin Gruending 7. Errol Lovelace paced the Marauders with 19. Doug Wegren added 10. Marauders coach Mike Harrington told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we gave it a decent shot. I thought we played well enough defensively to hold ourselves in. But well, they have such a good group of athletes.” Crusaders guard Matt McCullough said it was “inevitable” that the Crusaders would shoot less effectively than they did in the semis (.690). “We just had to keep working. Just plug away. Mr. Hardy stressed from the beginning of the season that we’d have to win with character.” Harrington said “we wanted to force them to shoot over the top. It was our only chance. Maybe they would go 96% from out there but that’s better than letting them inside. Then it might be 80.” During a critical second-half stretch in which the Crusaders ripped off an 8-0 run, McCullough hit a jumper, Ian MacDonald hit a jumper, Colin Gruending drove the baseline for a layup and McCullough hit another bomb to make it 49-39. He soon added a layup and it was game over for the Marauders. Crusaders coach Dave Hardy said “when the game got close, he (McCullough) took control. He was like a whirling dervish for about four minutes. It wasn’t textbook but I’ve never seen anyone with a desire to win that strong.” Hardy told the Regina Leader-post that “I wasn’t comfortable until the final buzzer sounded. … It’s a real nice feeling.” McCullough said “we had to show Walter Murray that just because they were bigger than us, just because they were stuffing us, we weren’t going to back down.” Hardy said Thies, Fiddler and Grunding “were our unsung heroes. They scored when they had to and that was the difference.”
The co-bronze medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Steve Lobaugh; James Vollhofer; Jeff Lundine; Grant McGlaughlin; Jim Wenzel; Brad Kopp; Sheldon Paul; Jeff Rogers; coach Ron Pettigrew
The co-bronze medalist Regina Balfour Redmen: Colin Gruending; Mark Kannenwisher; Sompat Houmphanh; Dev Thakurdeen; Tim Rau; Dean Wolfe; Paul Sattler; coach Glen Fekula
The silver medalist Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders: Errol Lovelace; Doug Wegren; Travis Epp; Brent Hills; Doug Wagner; Gerry Jorgenson; coach Mike Harrington
The gold medalist Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders: Jay Werbicki; Brett Powell; Matt McCullough; Dan Farthing; Jeff Theis; Ian MacDonald; Colin Gruending; Lydell Fiddler; coach Dave Hardy