In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Regina Harvest City Christian Academy Reapers whipped the Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne Patriotes 100-61 after leading 48-25 at the half. Habib Habib led the Reapers with 23. Robert Emongo paced the Patriotes with 17. …………………………………………………… The Hepburn Hawks defeated the Rockglen Raiders 65-57. The Hawks built a 37-26 lead at the half but the Raiders rallied to a late two-point lead but Andrew Reddekopp hit several crucial buckets down the stretch. Reddekopp scored 34. Basil Crooks led Rockglen with 18. …………………………………………………… The Fillmore Falcons clocked the Craik Cougars 91-52 as James Kennedy led all scorers. …………………………………………………… The Herbert Laurels edged the Stoughton Bulldogs 62-55. …………………………………………………… The Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues dumped the Glaslyn Jets 73-46. Kinistino led 22-14 after one quarter and 37-16 at the half. The Jets briefly closed within 13 before the Blues took total command. …………………………………………………… The Sturgis Trojans stomped the Borden Trailblazers 73-47 after leading by 10 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Lake Lenore Lancers whipped the St. Louis Eagles 81-26. The Lancers fast break and pressure defence yielded 30-1, 48-16 and 67-24 at the quarters. Cole Bauml led the Lancers with 18. Curtis Forcier led the Eagles with 17. …………………………………………………… The Cut Knife Chief Poundmaker Chiefs defeated the Saskatoon Christian Centre Academy Cougars 94-81 after leading 30-7, 44-21 and 69-49 at the quarters. The Chiefs ball movement and fast break proved the difference. Jeremy Stone led Chief Poundmaker with 22. Michael Janzen led the Eagles with 36.
In the quarterfinals, the Regina Harvest City CA Reapers defeated the Hepburn Hawks 89-67 after leading 53-32 at the half. Habib Habib led the Reapers with 36, including 10 treys. Dakota Gagne paced the Hawks with 18.
The Fillmore Falcons whipped the Herbert Laurels 85-65.
The Sturgis Trojans nipped the Kinistino R.J. Humphrey Blues 92-88. The Blues led by five for most of the game but the Trojans dominated the final five minutes.
In the last quarterfinal, the Lake Lenore Lancers stomped the Cut Knife Chief Poundmaker Chiefs 71-28 after leading 29-11 at the half. Cole Bauml paced the Lancers with 24. Tim Tootoosis led the Chiefs with 13.
In the semis, the Regina Harvest City CA Reapers stomped the Fillmore Falcons 88-53 as Bryson Ostepchuck scored 29. James Kennedy led the Falcons with 14.
In the other semi, the Lake Lenore Lancers defeated the Sturgis Trojans 55-44 as Cole Bauml scored 18. Harley Olson Clark paced the Trojans with 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Fillmore Falcons dusted the Sturgis Trojans 78-46 as James Kennedy scored 24. Michael Burym paced the Trojans with 28.
In the final, the Regina Harvest City CA Reapers captured their fifth consecutive provincial title by stomping the Lake Lenore Lancers 108-72 after leading 21-11, 49-27 and 80-47 at the quarters. Habib Habib paced the Reapers with 32. Bryson Ostepchuck added 26, Akeem El-Kelani 23 and Atlee Simon 15. Cole Bauml led the Lancers with 26. Cameron Hetzel added 17. The Reapers earlier captured the Regina city 4A crown. As he came off the floor for the final time in his high school career, senior Habib Habib exchanged a tear-filled hug with his coach, Joel Wells. “I think it’s the feeling of a father who watches his kid go off to college,” Wells said. “You’re proud, but there’s sadness at the same time. There were a lot of tears at the end -myself included. There’s genuine love there.” Habib said “I love this team so much. This was the best way to end it. I’m so emotional right now. went into playing basketball at Harvest City with tiny goals and just ended up with such great success. I’ve been so blessed being coached by Joel. … I never really grew up with a father, but he’s been a great father figure to me. He taught me what’s wrong and what’s right. He led me on the right path and to a relationship with my God. Everything he did for me is unreal. I love that man. He is the best coach, the best pastor and the best man I’ve ever known. Playing for him is a great honour.” Wells said he felt both joy and disappointment as he subbed Habib out of the game for the final time. “It’s not tears because I’m sad I’m not going to have him on the court so much as proud of just the young man he’s become. There’s a lot of things that happen off the court that nobody knows about … I always consider myself more than a coach. I want to also be a mentor and a role model and a father figure. Particularly on this year’s team, that’s been a role that I’ve played in their lives. … I might never have a team like this again. It was satisfying to play the way we felt we were capable of right until the end.” Habib said “we have such a great group of guys. They’re so talented and we put so much effort into what we do. We’re all like brothers.” The silver was also a success for Harvest City, which has 11 boys registered in Grades 10 to 12.
The bronze medalist Fillmore Falcons: James Kennedy;
The silver medalist Lake Lenore Lancers: Cole Bauml; Cameron Hetzel; Brent Berscheid; Bret Banach; Tyson Haeusler; Carlin Skalozub; T.J Forster; Taylor Scott; Michael Foy; Chris Struck; Tyler Davis; Clayton Forster; coach Lindsey Korte
The gold medalist Regina Harvey City Christian Academy Reapers: Habib Habib; Bryson Ostepchuck; Atlee Simon; Gerardo Zamora Mirando; Tim Edquilane; Akeem El-Kelani; coach Joel Wells