In the semis of region A: …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers defeated the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 70-41. Shawn Budd scored 15 for Carlton. The Crusaders were coached by Kelly Klassen. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the North Battleford Vikings defeated the Swift Current Colts 61-51 as Calin McFauls scored 26. Tyson Wall led Swift Current with 20. The Vikings registered a decisive 17-5 run in the second quarter. …………………………………………………… In the final, the North Battleford Vikings dumped the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 74-69 as Calin McFaul scored 23, Mike Katcheech 22 and Alvin Oxbins 20. Craig McLeod led Peacock with 22. …………………………………………………… In the battle for the region’s second berth at the provincials, the Swift Current Colts defeated the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 59-38 as Tyson Wall scored 14 and Chad MacLeod 12. Shawn Budd paced Prince Albert Carlton with 10. …………………………………………………… In the regional qualifier for the second berth, the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers defeated the Swift Current Colts 59-52 as Matt Pitts scored 13 and Matt Lys 12. Chad MacLeod led Swift Current with 18. Lane Scherger added 18.
In region B semis: …………………………………………………… The Yorkton Regional Raiders dumped the Weyburn Eagles 82-59. Yorkton trailed by two after one quarter but rallied to an 11-point lead at the half. Kris Heshka paced Yorkton Regional with 32. Chris Nault led Weyburn with 14. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders clipped the Estevan Elecs 84-70 as Paco Dabo scored 20. Brad Aspinall led Estevan with 30. Estevan led by 10 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the regional final, the Yorkton Regional Raiders defeated the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 69-66 as Kris Heshka scored 30. Paco Dabo led St. Mary’s with 20. …………………………………………………… In the playoffs for the region’s second berth at provincials, the Estevan Elecs dumped the Weyburn Eagles 105-99 in double overtime as Mike Grobbnik scored 24. Terran Buck led Weyburn with 22. …………………………………………………… In the second berth qualifier, the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders defeated the Estevan Elecs 81-55.
In the provincial semi-finals, the North Battleford Vikings defeated the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 49-48. St. Mary’s broke to an early 15-4 lead but then both teams went ice cold in the second quarter before the Vikings rallied to within 19-17 at the half. The Marauders appeared to take command in the third quarter as they moved ahead 35-29 before the Vikings started draining treys and moved ahead by one with a minute to play. St. Mary’s took a one-point lead with 20 seconds to play but North Battleford had the answer with 12 seconds remaining on the clock. Mike Katcheech paced the Vikings with 22. Max Olehsinski led St. Mary’s with 13.
In the other semi, the Yorkton Regional Raiders edged Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 54-51. Both teams struggled to score early as Yorkton Regional built a 7-2 lead and then extended it to 17-9 after one quarter. The Toilers clawed back to within 28-27 at the half but the Raiders slowly inched to a five-point lead after the three-quarter mark. The teams traded the lead down the stretch before the Raiders pulled out the win. Kris Heshka led Yorkton with 20. Craig MacLeod paced Moose Jaw with 17.
In the bronze medal match, the Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers nipped the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 60-58 as Craig MacLeod scored 15 and Matt Pitts 12. Chris Archibald led St. Mary’s with 20. Paco Dabo added 17. The Marauders also included Scott Jenkins.
In the final, the Yorkton Regional Raiders whipped the North Battleford Vikings 79-50 as Kris Heshka scored 26 and Carlin McKay 23. Calvin McFaul led North Battleford with 17. Alvin OxeBin added 13. Yorkton led 40-33 at the half. “We came out focused. We set a tone early,” Heshka told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “It was all business.”
The bronze medalist Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers: Craig McLeod; Matt Pitts; Matt Lys; Jeremy Hansen; Karson Smith; Kevin Ariss; Danna Hoffos; Nairen Duncan; Kyle Hanson; Kevin Larson; Jordan Gottselig; Andrew Savage; Trevor Kwan; coach Ryan Boughen; assistant Bryan Adams; assistant Lorne Armstrong; manager Tyler Filteau
The silver medalist North Battleford Vikings: Calin McFaul; Mike Katcheech; Alvin Oxbins; coach Bryan Cottini
The gold medalist Yorkton Regional Raiders: Kris Heshka; coach Jason Payne