In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Denzil Sacred Heart Devils defeated the St. Louis Eagles 2-0 by default. …………………………………………………… Loon Lake Island Lake dumped the St. Brieux Crusaders 71-56 as Sheldon Crookedneck scored 29. Jon Weenk paced the Crusaders with 35. Loon Lake Island Lake led 37-25 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Herbert Laurels crushed Eastend 129-43 as Scott Clency scored 30. Shawn Johnson paced Eastend with 16. Herbert led 73-23 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Radville Rebels defeated the Lipton Cougars 79-56 as Justin Delanoy scored 24. Jeremy Thompson paced the Cougars with 19. Radville led 36-23 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Wishart Marauders whipped the Stoughton Bulldogs 110-57 as Colin Faye scored 37, Jason Nelson 28 and Payden McDougall 27. Nathan Fenn led Stoughton with 13. …………………………………………………… The Luseland Arthur Geelan Lords hammered Viscount 105-49 as Kyle Kergen scored 38 and Stephen Holman 25. Mat Pichette led Viscount with 38. …………………………………………………… The Hepburn Hawks defeated the Rose Valley Roadrunners 82-44. …………………………………………………… The Fillmore Falcons beat the Sturgis Trojans 65-50.
In the quarterfinals, the Denzil Sacred Heart Devils defeated Loon Lake Island Lake 105-65 as Fred Leibel scored 47 and Sheldon Crooked Neck 27. Denzil led 59-33 at the half.
The Herbert Laurels dumped the Radville Rebels 74-57. The teams were tied at 38 at the half.
The Wishart Marauders beat the Luseland Arthur Geelan Lords 78-72 as Colin Faye and Payden McDougall each scored 20.
In the last quarterfinal, the Hepburn Hawks defeated the Fillmore Falcons 67-52.
In the semi-finals, the Denzil Sacred Heart Devils crushed Herbert 105-67 as Billy Leibel scored 27. Scott Clenchy led Herbert with 35.
In the other semi, the Wishart Marauders defeated the Hepburn Hawks 77-60 as Jason Nelson scored 26. Wishart took and early 36-12 lead but Hepburn rallied back to tie it shortly before the half. Wishart pulled away in the second half. Donavan Letkeman paced the Hawks with 26.
In the bronze medal match, the Hepburn Hawks defeated the Herbert Laurels 70-60 as Steven Mitchell scored 27. “The rough play (was the biggest obstacle to victory),” said Mitchell. “But we’ve played rougher teams.” Tyler Harder led the Laurels with 16.
In the final, the Denzil Sacred Heart Devils defeated the Wishart Marauders 98-78 as 6-3 guard Fred Leibel scored 50. The Devils quickly took a double-digit lead and never looked back. The Devils led by 10 at the half. “We didn’t play very well,” coach Doug English told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. “But there’s a certain pride that comes with winning the first title. We’ll look back at that and remember this year fondly.” English added that Leibel “doesn’t seem to realize that (he’s in grade 10). He shouldn’t be as good as he is for such a young guy.” Leibel said it’s a function of practice. “On a free day in the summer, I’ll be outside sometimes for four hours a day, working on my shot. I’ve been to YAS camp in Saskatoon, one at Brandon University, Rocky Mountain House at Alberta, two at the U of S, and Meadow Lake. This summer, I’ll drive into Saskatoon twice a week for practices (with the provincial team). It’s about a two-and-a-half hour drive, but it’ll be worth it. … We don’t want to be considered just a good small-town team. We want to be known as a good team,” he said. “When I come up against good competition, I try to step up my game. You’ve got to take those chances when they’re in front of you.” Payden McDougall led the Marauders with 25.
The bronze medalist Hepburn Hawks: Steven Mitchell;
The silver medalist Wishart Marauders: Colin Faye; Jason Nelson; Payden McDougall; coach Lezlie Pearson
The gold medalist Denzil Sacred Heart Devils: Fred Leibel; Sheldon Crooked Neck; coach Doug English