In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders clocked the 16th-seeded Stoughton Bulldogs 90-55 after leading 33-13, 55-25 and 71-44 at the quarters. Asher Babb paced the Crusaders with 25. Rick Davis led Stoughton with 25. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Beauval Valley View Voyageurs nipped the 8th-seeded Hepburn Hawks 55-54 as Chris Solway scored 26. Jesse Bushman led Hepburn with 20. The Hawks (coached by Ryan Hutchinson, assisted by Greg Bardal) also included Garlin Thiessen. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne Patriotes edged the 13th-seeded Wolseley Warriors 63-59 after leading 30-26 at the half. Joel Emard paced the Patriotes with 12. Jamal Prendergast led the Warriors with 21. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers clocked the 12th-seeded Cut Knife Chief Poundmaker Chiefs 74-40 as Nathan Hauser scored 23. Louis Checkosis paced the Chiefs with 8. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons stomped the 12th-seeded Regina Ecole Monseigneur de Laval Lions 81-52 after leading 18-15, 47-27 and 65-42 at the quarters. Kayden Johnson paced the Bisons with 21. Matt Edwards added 18 and Jordan Bott 14. Latif Nkunaikije led the Lions with 15. Jean-Maurice Ebrottie added 12 and Hermann Messou 11. The Lions also included Erik Nzisabira, Mark Mokymanywith and Eudes Essapa. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Herbert Laurels whipped the 10th-seeded Thunderchild Thunder 78-55 after leading 23-12, 43-24 and 59-34 at the quarters. Kurt Robinson paced the Laurels with 26. Frank Myers added 18, Derek Doerkson 12 and Brett Klassen 9. River Thunderchild led the Thunder with 24. Falcon Thunderchild added 16 and Jorgie Jimmy 8. The Thunder (coached by Manny Campbell) also included Sonny Thunderchild, Piita Thunderchild, Asa King and Damon Standingwater. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Lipton Cougars stunned the 3rd-seeded Fillmore Falcons 92-75. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sturgis Trojans dumped the 11th-seeded Coronach Colts 81-72. The Colts (coached by Belinda Spagrud and Jordan Gent) included Riley Grona, Benjamin Clavelle, Brandon Thurlow, James Butler, Alex Berthelot, Chase Martin, Colton Thurlow and Ian Calkin.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders dusted the 9th-seeded Beauval Valley View Voyageurs 95-50 after leading 24-9, 47-22 and 72-35 at the quarters. Caleb Hoffman paced the Crusaders with 30. Don Campbell led Valley View with 20.
The 5th-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers whipped the 4th-seeded Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne Patriotes 92-56 after leading 52-29 at the half. Nathan Hauser paced the Avengers with 21. Mackinleigh Plant scored 12 to lead the Patriotes (coached by Yvon Lebel).
The 2nd-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons clocked the 7th-seeded Herbert Laurels 93-53 after leading 23-13, 50-27 and 89-38 at the quarters. Matt Edwards paced the Bisons with 34. Kayden Johnson added 20, Jordan Bott 15, Boden Sorestad 12, Damon Berggren 4, Jesse Lentz 4, Andy Slind 2 and Liam Thomas 2. Kurt Robertson led the Laurels (coached by Mark Forsyth, assisted by Tracy Miller) with 17. Derek Doerkson added 11, Frank Meyers 10, Dylan Klassen 4 and Brett Klassen 3. The Laurels also included Tyler Martens, Phil Braun, and Zeke Barraquio.
In the last quarterfinal, the 14th-seeded Lipton Cougars nailed 22 treys while stomping the 6th-seeded Sturgis Trojans 126-60. The Trojans (coached by Craig Folk and Tyler Blender) included Sam Folk, Blair Cameron, Dennis Rehaluk, Cody Teron, Jesse Stoudt, Steven Kardynal and Kiernan Dredge.
In the semis, the top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders thrashed the 5th-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers 77-58 as Julius Rara scored 24. Nathan Hauser paced the Avengers with 19. Tyrell Altrogee added 15.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons stomped the 14th-seeded Lipton Cougars 96-61. Matt Edwards paced the Bisons with 30. Kayden Johnson added 25. Chance Bear led the Cougars with 19. J Bear added 12.
In the bronze medal match, the 14th-seeded Lipton Cougars whipped the 5th-seeded Middle Lake Three Lakes Avengers 72-57. Chance Bear paced the Cougars with 36. Nathan Hauser led the Avengers with 21. The Avengers (coached by Vickie Hauser) also included Braxton Berting, Riley Dobrohoczki, Tyler Pitzel, Tyrell Altrogee, Logan Burkart, Spencer Bautz, Tyson Dobrohoczki, Kale Dobrohoczki, Ryker Berting, Huxley Berting, Craig Martinka and Luke Baker.
In the final, the top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders clipped the 2nd-seeded Outlook Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute Bisons 89-75. Caleb Hoffman paced the Crusaders with 27. Kayden Johnson led the Bisons with 33. “I’m very proud of my boys and it has been a lot of work, we have put in the time,” said Crusaders coach Gary Pachkowski. The Crusaders were all under 6-0 but “we’re way more skilled and we’re fast,” he added. “We went on a run winning 11 games in a row to end the year. …It’s big for us because it’s the first ever gold medal for our school in any team sport. We have always been a hockey community. It’s really changing where the culture is turning to basketball” particularly as a result of a large influx of Phillipino immigrants.
The bronze medalist Lipton Cougars: Chance Bear; J Bear; Mike Catto;
The silver medalist Outlook Lutheran College Bible Institute Bisons: Matt Edwards; Kayden Johnson; Jordan Bott; Boden Sorestad; Damon Berggren; Jesse Lentz; Andy Slind; Liam Thomas; coach Cliff Adelman
The gold medalist St. Brieux Crusaders: Calyb Hoffman; Asher Babb; Ryan Schemenauer; Mitchell Sakundiak; Reid Gregoire; Dexter Desjardins; Andrew Babb; Julius Rara; Kurt Aclan; Ken Balofinos; Ryan Schemenauer; coach Gary Pachkowski