All divisions of provincial play, and particularly the final four, were disrupted by an ongoing contract dispute between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF). Extracurricular activities were pulled from schools across the province during the week before HOOPLA, the championships that had been scheduled to be conducted in Moose Jaw. HOOPLA “will be cancelled due to the lack of teacher involvement [whether as coaches, officials or organizers] in the events and the constraints for schools and host sites in planning and preparing for the events,” the STF announced. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association subsequently announced that teams which had qualified for HOOPLA were “invited to participate” in a one-day provincial championship, with their opponent based on their seeding.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Porcupine Plain Bears whipped the 16th-seeded Wolseley Warriors 70-34. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Rocanville Rara Avis edged the 8th-seeded Allan Edge 61-59. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Stoughton Bulldogs whipped the 13th-seeded Leask Rams 80-60. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Davidson Raiders crushed the 12th-seeded Eston Mustangs 70-43. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Legacy Christian Eagles stomped the 15th-seeded Glaslyn Jets 60-30. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lake Lenore Lancers nipped the 10th-seeded Kelliher Cobras 68-65. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hafford Central Vikings mauled the 14th-seeded Asquith Athletics 110-65. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Kerrobert James Charteris Rebels clubbed the 11th-seeded Paradise Hill Panthers 76-36.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Porcupine Plain Bears dusted the 9th-seeded Rocanville Rara Avis 101-44.
The 5th-seeded Davidson Raiders defeated the 4th-seeded Stoughton Bulldogs 58-52.
The 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Legacy Christian Eagles crushed the 7th-seeded Lake Lenore Lancers 75-44.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Hafford Central Vikings stomped the 6th-seeded Kerrobert James Charteris Rebels 97-63.
No HOOPLA semi-finals were held.
In the invitational bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Hafford Central Vikings stomped the 5th-seeded Davidson Raiders 92-54 after leading 20-15, 41-29 and 71-43 at the quarters. Keegan Barnstable paced the Vikings with 41. Hunter Barnstable added 25, Carter Prystupa 17, Talon Cheney and Koen Cherwinski 4. Kaden Berry scored 12 to pace the Raiders (coach Kim Rettger, assistant Garret Bailey, assistant James Morrison). Mason Berry added 9, Daxton Tichit 9, Tayan Farden 8, Evhan Allan 5, Finn Low 4, Joseph Mutakura 3, Seth Johnson 2 and Reece Johnson 2, while Tyce Farden, David Lopez, Max German, Jaxsen Wightman and Mason Palmer were scoreless.
In the invitational final, the 2nd-seeded Saskatoon Legacy Christian Eagles edged the top-seeded Porcupine Plain Bears 87-85. Aaron Grant paced the Eagles with 28. Jann Topacio added 21, Dauda Yashen 18, Joaquin Perez 18, Ace Cabreros 2 and Moses Yashen 2. Luis Sabayton paced the Bears with 32. J.R. Antazo added 29, Kayden Wasylyk 20, Gavin Henry 3 and Trayce Mathieu 1.
The bronze medalist Hafford Central Vikings: Keegan Barnstable; Koen Cherwinski; Carter Prystupa; Gabe King; Hunter Barnstable; Daxtyn Cherwinski; Kamron Welsh; Jessie Androsoff; Talon Cheney; Allen Villanueva; coach Jill Barnstable; assistant Ryan Barnstable; manager Jaxon Barnstable
The silver medalist Porcupine Plain Bears: Medrick Alibaya; J.R. Antazo; Luis Sabayton; Gavin Henry; Jeremy Konchakowski; Earl Santiago; Trayce Mathieu; Kayden Wasylyk; coach Daniel Bloski
The champion Saskatoon Legacy Christian Eagles: Josiah Desourdis; Dauda Yashen; Xavier; Taniskishayinew; Tristian Lewis; Ace Cabreros; Jann Topacio; Aaron Grant; Cowan Kornelius; Tony Li; Moses Yashen; Joaquin Perez; Brandon Trombley; coach Dave Reynolds; assistant Dan Reynolds; assistant Brett Krochak; assistant Ashton Grant