In the Regina city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Campbell Tartans spanked the Thom Trojans 78-62 as John Lewis scored 20 and Jade McLeod 19. Trevor Hadwin led the Trojans with 16. The Trojans also included Cory Belay, David Hambleton, Trevor Hadwen, Horeska. …………………………………………………… The Riffel Royals clipped the Dr. Martin Leboldus Golden Suns 88-74 as Nathan Wilson scored 17 and Drew Hunter 15. Brendan Gervais led the Golden Suns with 20. The Golden Suns also included Darren Coles, Eric Waldie. …………………………………………………… The Luther Lions dusted the Johnson Wildcats 98-33 as Chris Franklin scored 28. Kevin Johnson led the Wildcats with 12. The Wildcats (coached by Steve Burrows) also included Jamie Chitole, Mark Durnin. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Sheldon-Williams Spartans clipped the Balfour Redmen 79-68 as Greg Bevis scored 16. Tim Thomson led the Redmen with 20. The Redmen (coach Glen Fekula, manager Joel Zand, trainer Melissa Neuman) also included Kirby Potavin, Somdet Houmphanh, Brendan Gervais, Mike Cook, Scott Clarke, Dion Hagen, Jody Lawrence, Jason Mercier, Ryan Dowdeswell, Brad Tarry, Steve Dundas, Chris Wells. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Riffel Royals edged the Campbell Tartans 91-87 as Nathan Wilson scored 19 and Drew Hunter 19. John Lewis paced the Tartans with 28. Leigh Roberts added 20. The Tartans (coached by Glenn Szabo) also included Jade Mcleod, Steve Winkelman, John Lewis, Aaron Linnen. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Luther Lions crushed the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 92-60 as Aaron Bell scored 32 and Brendan Oddie 16. Matthew Spence led the Spartans with 14. The Spartans also included Chris White, Kelly Cook, Greg Bevis, Darcy Mullen, Kevin Capewell, Kris Johns. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Luther Lions dispatched the Riffel Royals 84-73 as Aaron Bell scored 23, Chris Franklin 14 and Brendan Oddie 14. Drew Hunter led the Royals with 26.
In the Saskatoon city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Bedford Road Redmen edged the Aden Bowman Bears 76-73 as Dan Block scored 24, Derrick Barley 17 and Odhner Ong 16. Reid Childerhouse paced the Bears with 22. Mike May added 14. The Bears also included Mike Scissons, Brian Kopach, Mike Wolfe, Roger Bristol. …………………………………………………… The Walter Murray Marauders clocked the Bishop J. Mahoney Saints 79-50 as Pat Lovelace scored 23 and Barkley Patterson 10. Keith Muyres led the Saints with 16. Kirk Westgard added 12. The Saints also included Kirby Good, Grayson Miller, Blair Isabey. …………………………………………………… The Evan Hardy Souls torched the Mount Royal Mustangs 96-55 as Reagan Switucka scored 22 and Mark Knoll 20. Jason Kovach paced the Mustangs with 23. Trevor Mirtle added 10. The Mustangs also included Terry Parchewsky, Aaron Dillman, Ken Buchanan. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Holy Cross Crusaders spanked the E.D. Feehan Trojans 99-73 as Shaun Nechvatal scored 24 and James Classen 23. Chad Callaghan led the Trojans with 35. Wade Caron added 15. The Trojans also included Rich Taylor, Chris Parys. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Evan Hardy Souls whipped the Bedford Road Redmen 80-59 as Regan Switucka scored 25 and Troy Vann 18. Dan Block led the Redmen with 31. Odhner Ong added 9. The Redmen also included Derrick Bailey. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Holy Cross Crusaders blasted the Walter Murray Marauders 84-66 as Matthew Deutscher scored 18 and Shaun Nechvatal 27. Neal Lemon led the Marauders with 13. Patrick Lovelace added 12. The Marauders also included Barkley Patterson, Craig Kihn, Jason Epp, Andy Sies. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Evan Hardy Souls dispatched the Holy Cross Crusaders 77-66 as Troy Vanin scored 31 and Regan Switucka 24. Matthew Deutscher paced the Crusaders with 25. Shaun Nechvatal added 12, James Classen 11 and Wade Hackl 10.
In the provincial semis, the Regina Luther Lions dispatched the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 79-70 as Chris Franklin scored 25 and Aaron Bell 23. Matthew Deutscher paced the Crusaders with 24, including 22 in the first half. Shaun Nechvatal added 18. Franklin told the Regina Leader-Post that “we scared ourselves. We played badly. The intensity level rose 100% (in the second half). We had to come out yelling and talking. We started intimidating them by screaming and the crowd was screaming. We were pressing them and it seemed to make them miss shots.” Lion Nate Schellenberg said “in the first half, we weren’t getting into it. We weren’t guarding them closely enough. They were hitting three-pointers. In the second half, we decided to play Deutscher with one man and key on him so he couldn’t shoot. The rest of the team wasn’t hurting us from outside.” Crusaders coach Barry Rawlyk said “they adjusted a little better than us at half-time obviously. They’re a pretty experienced club. It’s tough to rattle them. But maybe they had their eyes opened a little bit.”
In the other semi, the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls defeated the Regina M.A. Riffel Royals 77-69 as Regan Switucka scored 21. Drew Hunter led the Royals with 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders clipped the Regina M.A. Riffel Royals 65-55 as Matthew Deutscher scored 18. Nathan Wilson led the Royals with 13. The Royals (coached by Bill Allen) also included Greg Young, Drew Hunter, Joey Synk, Mark Chalupick, Jared Probe, Scott Selinger, Kelly Gee.
In the final, the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls defeated the Regina Luther Lions 91-89 in overtime as Chris Boschman scored 37, including a breathtaking nine treys. Aaron Bell led the Lions with 31. Chris Franklin added 23. The Lions led for 39 minutes and 39.2 seconds as Bell dominated the paint and point guard Franklin effectively pounded the ball inside to his post. The Lions had led 19-6 early. But an and-one by Regan Switucka midway through the first half appeared to give the Souls a measure of confidence as they rallied to within 41-33 at the half. Boschman hit his third trey of the game as the Souls drew within 52-49, a much-needed offensive lift as gunner Troy Vanin was in foul trouble. Boschman added five more treys down the stretch and then, with Luther leading 84-82 with 20 seconds to play, he nailed his ninth of the night. With six seconds on the clock, Luther’s Ian Smith drove, was fouled and hit 1-2 from the line to knot the score at 85 and force overtime. In the extra session, Evan Hardy’s Kory Dawe and Kevin Tysowski nailed buckets. But Franklin and Bell answered for the Lions to knot the score at 89. Then Switucka hit the winner. Boschman told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “I think I had four (treys) in a game once. I was hot and cole in the first half but then I started to feel it. When I had the shot, I took it. This is sweet.” Dawe said “last year, I din’t much of a part of it. So this one’s better. More of us had a bigger part of it.” Souls coach Jeff Colquhoun said “Luther has a good inside-outside combination with Bell and Franklin. We wanted to draw Bell away from the basket. We started getting some turnovers in the second half and the tempo was more in our favour, but we couldn’t get over the hump. Then we went to a full-court press and running game. And we didn’t give up any baskets to Bell in close.” Switucka told the Regina Leader-Post that with four minutes to play and the Souls trailing 76-67 that “to tell you the truth, I thought it was over. I thought they had it. Our last timeout, we said: ‘it’s not over. But we have to keep the intensity up. We can turn it over’.” Lions coach Paul Humbert said “their philosophy was to go for the ball or get a foul. That’s they only way they could win. They seemed to come up with the ball every time and they every shot they had to. … That’s what hurt the most – we thought we had control of the game for 35 minutes. Then we lost a bit of composure.” Franklin said “I’m not going to think about it. Not for a while. I just don’t want to. The season is over. I just don’t want to think about it.”
The bronze medalist Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders: Mike Willick; Wade Hackl; Jarvis Kaiser; Darren Boehm; Stephen Bourassa; Phil McCloskey; James Classen; Dwight Gulutzan; Matthew Deutscher; Pat Morley; Jeff Schow; Shaun Nechvatal; coach Barry Rawlyk
The silver medalist Regina Luther Lions: Aaron Bell; Brett Blair; Chris Franklin; Ian Smith; Nate Schellenberg; Brendan Oddie; Trevor McLeod; Jordan Kummerfeld; coach Paul Humbert
The gold medalist Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls: Regan Switucka; Chris Boschman; Troy Vanin; Kory Dawe; Kevin Tysowski; Mark Knoll; Grant McPhedran; Brian Craig; Doug Walters; Boyd Erman; Trent Norman; Keith Waters; coach Jeff Colquhuon