In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones torched the 16th-seeded La Loche Dene 127-33. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Saskatoon Bedford Road Redhawks whipped the 8th-seeded Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints 86-49. The Saints (coached by Garrett Karcha) included M.J. Saracho. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans whipped the 13th-seeded Saskatoon E.D. Feehan Trojans 90-71. The Trojans (coached by Doug Herrick) included Min Htaik, Lem Gagui, Randall Strongarm, Jonie Pronuncial, Connor Dale. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders smacked the 12th-seeded Melfort Comets 93-42. The Comets (coached by Jerry Heffernan) included Connor Rolland, Marc Geron, Miguel Macriola, Justin Neher, Lee Taylor, Cole Sather, Joel Glanville. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds blasted the 15th-seeded Churchill/La Ronge Chargers 122-25. The Chargers included Eric Choquette. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers whipped the 10th-seeded Regina Johnson F.W. Johnson Wildcats 73-42. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Weyburn Eagles mauled the 14th-seeded Nipawin L.P. Miller Bears 107-59 after leading 65-35 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings smacked the 11th-seeded Humboldt Mohawks 81-65 as Javan Panko scored 24. Kody Mckinn led the Mohawks with 21.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones stomped the 9th-seeded Saskatoon Bedford Road Redhawks 120-51 as Kyle Boughen scored 23, Hardil Khubber 22, Jaxson Brownell 11 and Ethan Johnson 10. “We mostly expected it but we knew we had to work hard, respect the teams that we played and get momentum going into next weekend, that was our big goal,” Cyclone post Jaxson Brownell told Discover Moose Jaw. “We started off a little bit slow [in both games] but as the games went on, we started to pick it up, play better defence and everything is coming together real good.” The Redhawks (coached by Dana Lockwood) included Alex Andres, Logan Neudorf, Yusuh Khan, Aman Khan, H Hedayat, B Salma.
The 5th-seeded North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders clipped the 5th-seeded Meadow Lake Carpenter Spartans 76-67. The Spartans (coached by Jesse Shakotko) included Drew Ackerman, Kyle Morin, Jace Timmer, Aldrin Zamora, Alvin Zamora.
The 2nd-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds crushed the 7th-seeded Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers 87-50. The Toilers included Logan Findlay, Devin Baumann, Spencer Adams, Hayden Tollefson.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Weyburn Eagles edged the 6th-seeded Moose Jaw Vanier Vikings 81-77. “The lads had a solid weekend on defense,” coach Lars Guenther told the Weyburn Review. “I was happy with the number of quality scoring opportunities as well, but I would like us to finish a bit more consistently, specifically inside the paint and on free throws. We will need to make the most of our scoring opportunities when we face the provincial number two seeded Notre Dame Hounds on Friday. I know the Eagles are very motivated to reach the final again and repeat as 4A Provincial Champions.” The Vikings included Javan Panko, Nathan Meili, Kyle Gotana, Riley Follensbee.
In the semis, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones clocked the North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders 88-62 as Riley Seaborn scored 15. Andrew Pyle led the Crusaders with 16.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Weyburn Eagles defeated the 2nd-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds 84-78 as Blake Anderson scored 23. Ronald Nyekowat led the Hounds with 20.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds spanked the North Battleford John Paul II Crusaders 68-47 after leading 31-21 at the half. Ron Nyekowat led the Hounds with 20. C.J. Gozum paced the Crusaders with 11. The Crusaders (coached by Shalen Fox) also included Andrew Pyle.
In the final, the top-seeded Moose Jaw Central Cyclones torched the 3rd-seeded Weyburn Eagles 98-59 after leading 47-31 at the half. Jaxson Brownell paced the Cyclones with 20. Kyle Boughen added 12. Owen Hiltz led the Eagles with 19. “This feels unreal, I can’t even describe this feeling, this is probably one of the best things that I’ve ever felt in my life,” Cyclone Ethan Johnson told Discover Moose Jaw. Riley Seaborn said after winning two consecutive silvers, gold was “awesome, it’s so nice, it’s such a relief to win the game.” Kyle Boughen said “a lot of us started playing together in grade two, most of us have been together since at least grade nine, I go to school every day with these kids, these are my brothers, nothing better, honestly, this is the best group of people to win it with.” Crozier Holmes said “we knew what happened the last couple of years, they got up on us quick, so we knew that we had to bring it just as the game started and we did that.” Jaxson Brownell said “every one was talking, ‘hands up’ and that’s what got it done for us, our defence led into everything. We finally did it, we finally got it done and for all the grade 12s to be on the floor together
[at the end of the game]
, it was the best feeling the world.” The Cyclones led 23-17, 47-31 and 71-50 at the quarters. Cyclones coach Ryan Boughen said “this group of kids, it’s just a matter of where do we want to go and at what time. They’re very unselfish, we did that and worked well for us, and the way we played team defence, is what it’s all about for us, we made team stops together. … We’re just so happy for these kids, they’ve worked so hard, it’s just awesome.” The Cyclones finished (29-5) on the campaign.
The bronze medalist Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds: Ronald Nyekowat; Jimale Ali Ibrahim; Luphai Dalil; Emmanuel Gakwaya; Jesse Garchinski; Devon Laliberte; Isaiah McNabb; Philip Palmarin; Lual Piok; Kobe Popek; Victoire Tumba; coach Navanga Burke; assistant Zach Mihalicz
The silver medalist Weyburn Eagles: Owen Hiltz; Blake Anderson; Jacob Butz; Connor Guenther; coach Lars Guenther; assistant Cory Olson
The gold medalist Moose Jaw Central Cyclones: Jaxson Brownell; Riley Seaborn; Kyle Boughen; Crozier Holmes; Ethan Johnson; Fharis Ebet; Hardill Khubber; Dylan Boughen; Quinton Ross; coach Ryan Boughen