In the Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Balfour Redmen dusted the Thomas Trojans 90-65 as Wade Peterson scored 24. Lee Bourret led the Trojans with 14. The Trojans (coached by Chuck Toth) also included Grant Vass, Jason Biech, Tim Zado, Jon Rousay. …………………………………………………… The Sheldon-Williams Spartans clipped the Miller Marauders 22-14 as Marc Virgo scored 22. Dwayne Ell led the Marauders with 14. The Marauders (coached by Joe Mahnic) also included Brian Marion, Jeff Jurzyniec, Mike Deis. …………………………………………………… The Luther Lions dispatched the F.W. Johnson Wildcats 83-70 as James Baird scored 17. Mike Gauthier led the Wildcats with 25. The Wildcats (coached by Tin Pon) also included Jason Dutka, Glen McMurchy, Mark Durnin, Ngee Can. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Campbell Tartans stomped the Riffel Royals 81-49 as Ryan Hoffman scored 15. Jeff Marshall led the Royals with 18. The Royals (coached by Howard Scheweitzer) also included Shawn Young, David Helfrick. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Balfour Redmen spanked the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 99-85 as Wade Peterson scored 31, Rob Thomson 15, John Samkoe 4 and Jaymie Bachir 14. Michael Hryniuk paced the Spartans with 26. Brad Burgess added 17, Kelly Delorme 17 and Marc Virgo 12. The Spartans (coached by Tom McGowan) also included Bryan Hawley. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Campbell Tartans nipped the Luther Lions 71-69 as Ryan Hoffman scored 25, Ryan Shoenhals 10 and Gord Philp 10. Kobie Brandt led the Lions with 12. Graeme Hepworth added 10, Ryan Lightfoot 10, James Baird 10 and Aaron Bell 10. The Lions (coached by Paul Humbert) also included Nii Lutterodt. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Balfour Redmen edged the Campbell Tartans 63-61 as Darryl Babey scored 21 and Wade Paterson 17. Ashley Cote paced the Tartans with 15. Ryan Hoffman added 11.
In the Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Mount Royal Mustangs edged the Holy Cross Crusaders 79-77 as Brent Gordon scored 31 and Kenton Miller 17. James Rakochy scored 20 to pace the Crusaders. Derek Berschaminski added 17. The Crusaders (coached by Barry Rawlyk) also included Chris Rhodes, Shawn Baier, Shane Embury, Carey Prokop, Paul Miazga, Cory Flaman, Jason Mazurkewich, David Patola, Jason Healey, Colin Peterson. …………………………………………………… The Aden Bowman Bears torched the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 78-43 as Kevin Grandberg scored 32. Keith Timmerman led the Saints with 12. The Saints also included Dustin Ciepliski, Aaron Carter, Clint Stalwick, Eric Adams, Chris Moncrief, Scott Kinee, Vito Iula, Chad Flaman, Jami Sanftleben, Keith Muyres, Troy Pilot, Jason Becker, Kerby Good. …………………………………………………… The Walter Murray Marauders smacked the E.D. Feehan Trojans 90-62 as Ken Morris scored 25 and Scott Ferguson 16. Tony Nadon led the Trojans with 29. Keith Zerr added 18. The Trojans also included Wade Caron, Brian Schaan, Link Trank, Darren Senger, Owen Serhyenko, Ted Turchyn, Vern Fior, Eugene Lieffers, Jason Farago, Ryan Deback, Lee Verreault, Duane Beeler. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Evan Hardy Souls whipped the Marion Graham Falcons 86-56 as Kirk Homenick scored 25 and Norton Knippel 16. Kevin Wright led the Falcons with 13. Stu Scott added 12. The Falcons also included Brent Pickerl, Geoff Scott, T.J. Stevens, Eugene Lu, John Marchuk, Josh Hornig, B.J. Dyck, Kevin Georget, Chris Barry, Dale Miller, Wade Foster, Tyler Mitchell, Craig Maas. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Evan Hardy Souls spanked the Aden Bowman Bears 71-53 as Nathan Olson scored 21 and Kirk Homenick 18. Ben Clark led the Bears with 16. Matt Tan added 13 and Kevin Grandberg 13. The Bears also included Tom Stolte, Jeff Kinash, Paul Aikenhead, Rob Tervelde, Jeremy Rafuse, Stu Roland, Reagan Simpson, Corey Turner, Reid McGonigal. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Walter Murray Marauders dusted the Mount Royal Mustangs 84-70 as Ken Morris scored 19 and Richard Lovelace 19. Brent Gordon scored 31 to pace the Mustangs. Sheldon Sommerfeldt added 17. The Mustangs (coached by Larry Larson) also included Kenton Miller, Shawn Young, Mitch Dulanica, Jason Kovitch, Tyler Sotnikow, Phi Kim Ho, Kevin Hengstler, Brett Vandale, Kelly Millar, Brent Berlinger. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Walter Murray Marauders edged the Evan Hardy Souls 63-61 as Richard Lovelace scored 23 and Ken Morris 15. Kirk Homenick paced the Souls with 23. Nolton Knippel added 14.
In the provincial semis, the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders clipped the Regina Campbell Tartans 75-69 as Scott Ferguson scored 21, Richard Lovelace 18 and Ken Morris 14. Ryan Hoffman paced the Tartans with 18. Rob Ford added 18 and Gord Philp 12. Marauders coach Mike Harrington told the Regina Leader-post that “we had some foul trouble the people we put off the bench did a jog. They kept us in the game. If we hadn’t had that kind of depth, we’d have been struggling.” Tartans coach Glenn Szabo said “we had the opportunities and just didn’t make the most of them. Not playing together offensively at the end hurt us as well. … They did a nice job in transition and we were slow getting back in transition.”
In the other semi, the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls dumped the Regina Balfour Redmen 62-52 as Kirk Homenick scored 22 and Regan Switucka 14. Jayme Baciu led the Redmen with 13. Rob Thomson added 12 and Wade Paterson 12. The REdmen broke to a 15-3 lead. But Bachiu told the Regina Leader-Post that “right after we got up, we went cold. We let up and everything fell apart.” Homenick said “we can out a little slack. We needed to get our legs. Then we really got it going. We were able to get the ball inside and the shots started falling.” Bachiu said “they were giving us the outside shot and we just weren’t hitting the. They were really packing it in the paint.”
In the bronze medal match, the Regina Campbell Tartans dispatched the Regina Balfour Redmen 88-81 as Ryan Hoffman scored 19 and Ashley Cote 15. Cote told the Regina Leader-Post that “we wanted to win our last game of the year. That was our goal and that’s what we did.” The Tartans led 47-42 at the half. Rob Thomson led the Redmen with 14. Wade Peterson added 13. The Redmen (coach Glen Fekula, assistant Bob Hornsberger, manager Alpesh Patel, trainer Nikki Neuman) included Ryan Kotrla, Ken To, Jayme Bachiu, Jamyre Newlove, Rob Hornsberger, Chad Clarke, Brad Bunnie, Darryl Babey, Adam Decatur, Dale MacMillan?, John Samkoe.
In the final, the Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders edged the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 72-69 as Scott Ferguson scored 21, Richard Lovelace 18 and Ken Morris 16. Kirk Homenick led the Souls with 27. Nolton Knippel added 23. Marauders coach Mike Harrington told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “the difference between getting that thing the little hole is not very much. We just got one more break than they did. There were some shots that didn’t go in that normally you would see go in but I have to credit that to their defence. Certainly, they force you to change the shot a bit. They do that very well. We just did everything we could to win it.” Souls coach Jeff Colquhoun said “there’s an old adage in basketball that championships always find a way to win. The last four times they have found a way to beat us. They have a lot of depth. That’s probably the difference.” With the score knotted at 69 and 37 seconds to play, Ken Morris hit a free throw. The Souls missed a shot and Morris fed Scott Ferguson, who fed Richard Lovelace for an insurance layup. Lovelace said “I wasn’t shooting good in the second half but I sunk the key shots at the end there. The coach said just go out there and don’t worry and good things will happen.” Knippel told the Regina Leader-Post that “it’s frustrating. All the games were basically like this one. One win would have been really nice, especially this one.” Morris said “I want to be there at the end to win it for the team. I like to be the guy to decide the outcome of the game.” Marauders assistant Dave Pekush played for the 1984 Walter Murray title team.
The bronze medalist Regina Campbell Tartans: Ryan Hoffman; Ryan Schoenhals; Gord Pilp; Ashley Cote; Rob Ford; coach Glenn Szabo
The silver medalist Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls: Kirk Homenick; Nolton Knippel; Nathan Olson; Regan Switucka; Scott Moore; Mike Lemay; Mike Wright; Kurtis Heath; Greg Ogilvie; Cory Farthing; Kirk Homenick; Ian Laing; Troy Vanin; coach Jeff Colquhuon
The gold medalist Saskatoon Walter Murray Marauders: Ken Morris; Richard Lovelace; Scott Ferguson; Pat Scissons; Brendan Garvie; Roger Williams; Darcy McLean; Rod Hidlebough; Greg Lepp; Brian Ayres; Scott Hawley; Jason Katrusiak; Mark Dobrow; Ryan Hindmarsh; coach Mike Harrington; assistant Dave Pekush