In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls dusted the Weyburn Eagles 95-47 after leading 56-25 at the half. Alex Unruh paced the Souls with 22. Shaun Johnson added 14 and Tyler Harder 14. Derek Tracey paced the Eagles with 15. Robert Irwin added 11 and Jackson Pegg 8. …………………………………………………… The Yorkton Regional Raiders nipped the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 48-47. The Crusaders led 28-23 at the half. Ben Redl, Daniel Mandziuk and Stephen Hutton each scored 10 to pace the Raiders. Brett Wells led the Crusaders with 12. Matthew Kelley added 9. The Crusaders also included Shaquille Sanderson, Lukas McConechy, Jordan Gabriel-Cannon, Matthew Chamberlain, Drew Poetker, Marek Coutu, Taylor Wilcox, Ryan Hueser, Jason Surkan, Regan Cannon, Devereaux Gatin and Graham Pedersen. …………………………………………………… The Lumsden Devils clipped the Regina Cochrane Crusaders 69-60. Cochrane led 17-12 after one quarter but the Devils rallied to a 34-31 lead at the half. Matt Forbes paced the Devils with 27. Clarence Taypotat led the Titans with 23. …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw Central Cyclones defeated the Regina Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 89-81. The Cyclones took an early 23-11 lead but the Titans rallied to a 66-63 lead down the stretch before Central iced it at the line. Connor Chow paced the Cyclones with 17. Brian Runns led the Titans with 21. …………………………………………………… The Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders whipped the Nipawin L.P. Miller Bears 102-49 after leading 52-14 at the half. Evan Halyk paced the Marauders with 28. Andrew Hemsworth added 19. Caden Halland led Nipawin with 16. Bryden Ozmun added 15. …………………………………………………… The Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans dumped the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen 77-61 after leading 18-12 early. Jackson Trotchie paced the Spartans with 24. Kyle Thompson added 19 and Ron Goretzski 15. Brandon Ritsand led the Redmen with 22. Ryan Loran added 11 and Matt Harmsworth 9. The Redmen (coached by Rick Bowes, assisted by Adam Gudmundson) also included T.J. Squance, Walter Budd, Nick Franks, Brandon Laliberte-Peppard, Zach Aulie, Brent Linklater, Colby Worm, Jeremy Young and Zane Bird. …………………………………………………… The North Battleford Vikings crushed the Melfort Comets 85-53 as Cody Buziak scored 17. Derek Busby led Melfort with 17. Justin Neher added 8. …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers defeated the Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints 69-63 in overtime. The Saints broke to an 11-2 lead but Kale Lewchuck responded with a trio from beyond the arc as the Toilers knotted the score at 44 at the half. The Saints Justin Genaille forced overtime with a banked trey with five seconds to play. Derek McDougall paced the Toilers with 18. Mark Kuemper led the Saints with 18. Sacred Heart jumped out to an early 11-2 lead, but Peacock rebounded by sinking a triple 3 (three three-point shots by #6 Kale Lewchuk). The score was knotted at 44 at the half. The Toilers broke to a six-point lead early in the second half but the Saints rallied. Justin Genaille hit a trey with only five seconds left which tied the game at 59 and sent it into overtime. Sacred Heart coach Garrett Karcha said “overall, it was exciting. … But our shooting was abysmal.” Sacred Heart hit 38% from the line. “They definitely didn’t play very well,” Karcha said. “Weird…,” he said with a pause. “We just couldn’t make any of our shots.” Derek McDougall led Peacock with 18. Mark Kemper led the Saints with 18. Dalen Brueckner added 10.
In the quarterfinals, the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls dumped the Yorkton Regional Raiders 77-66 as Bogdan Anca scored 27, Shaun Johnson 17 and Tyler Harder 16. Ben Redl paced the Raiders with 20. Daniel Mandziuk added 19 and Tyler Boychuck 10. The Raiders also included Chase Ruttig, Dalton Bakke, Nick Hotsko, Colby Melnechenko, Michael Lockhart, Jordan Scheffler, Kostas Karichalios, Reagan McLeeland, Johnathon Machnee, Stephen Hutton and Tanner Kardynal.
The Lumsden Devils defeated the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones 72-65 after leading 21-13 after one quarter and 35-32 at the half and holding on for the win with stellar defensive boardwork.
The Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders stomped the Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans 103-52 as Evan Halyk scored 31, Evan Kopchynski 18 and Andrew Hemsworth 18. Ronnie Goretzki paced the Spartans with 19.
In the last quarterfinal, the North Battleford Vikings crushed the Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers 71-49 as Jordan Wuttunee scored 16. Emmett Harrison led the Toilers with 15. The Toilers (coached by Bryan Adams, assisted by Lorne Armstrong, Matt Pitts and Tianna Adams) also included Blake Forbes, Kale Lewchak, Kyle Dalgarno, Derek McDougall, Zach Huschi, Chris Fall, Tyler Stevens, Chance Hochstein, Dylan Hicks and Cody McCartney.
In the semis, the Lumsden Devils nipped the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 63-60 in overtime after leading 26-22 at the half. Colby Boyes paced the Devils with 27. Shaun Johnson led the Souls with 20. Alex Unruh added 19. “We really played hard,” said the Souls’ Alex Unruh. “We knew they were one of the best teams in the province.” Hardy was down by one point to start the fourth quarter and the two teams kept things close, with the Souls taking the lead by one point with 1:15 left to play in regulation. Devil Matt Forbes made three dunks.
In the other semi, the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders defeated the North Battleford Vikings 65-53. The Vikings led 12-8 after one quarter but the Marauders rallied to a 27-20 lead at the half and coasted to the comfortable win. Evan Halyk paced the Marauders with 25. Ricky Melnechuk led the Vikings with 17. Marauders guard Kyle Fiddler rolled his ankle during the game and subsequently missed the final.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls defeated the North Battleford Vikings 61-56 as Alex Unruh scored 28 and Shaun Johnson 25. Ricky Melnechuk led the Vikings with 16. The Vikings (coached by Jamie Sommerfeld, assisted by Shannon Pady and Adam Wutunee) also included Andrew Brabant, Jordan Carriere, Tye Andrew, San Stillborn, Drew Beilman, Rayden Saunders, Lyle Stepanic, Jordan Wuttunee, Landon Albert, Ricky Melnechuk, Tyler Wilson, Rob Gaetz and Cody Buziak.
In the final, the Lumsden Devils burned the Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders 63-44 as Colby Boyes scored 30. Evan Halyk paced the Marauders with 17. “This is a great feeling,” the Devils’ Matt Forbes said. “Everyone was doubting us because we’re such a small school. People didn’t think we could do it, so we just came out and played hard and left it all on the court.” Forbes and Colby Boyes also played with the Devils as Grade 10s when they won their inaugural provincial crown in 2009 at the 3A level. “Our team is mostly Grade 12s and we wanted to go out with a bang,” Forbes said. “They were prepared for us and we didn’t start the game sharp,” said Marauders coach Dale Regel. “We had difficulties shooting. We couldn’t handle an outside shot and they had a big boy that was blocking our shots.” Devil post Matt Forbes blocked 20 shots and intimidated the Marauders. “It was difficult getting by him,” Regel said. Boyes said Forbe’s presence proved the difference. “He changes the game. The way he plays defence and alters shots, there’s nothing you can really do against him.” Regel added that “it’s arguably one of the best teams we ever had,” with a 40-4 overall. “We had a successful season and nobody can take that away. It was a season to remember.”
The bronze medalist Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls: Alex Unruh; Shaun Johnson; Tyler Harder; Bogdan Anca; Jasyn Dergo; Andrew Rigby; Connor Jay; Kurt Pilon; David Qiu; Connor Anear; Geoffrey Linsangan; Razvan Anca; coach Barclay Patterson; coach Kirk Gordon; manager Dani Lepage; manager Brita Magneson
The silver medalist Prince Albert St. Mary Marauders: Evan Halyk; Andrew Hemsworth; Evan Kopchynski; Kyle Fiddler; Chris Leberio; Michael Archibald; Matt Cantin; coach Dale Regel
The gold medalist Lumsden Devils: Matt Forbes; Colby Boyes; coach Drew Schenk; manager Ty Schenk