Championship

(1) Oak Park vs (2) Vincent Massey W

Oak Park Vincent Massey W
Head-to-head results
76 - 59 Dec. 16, 2017
73 - 50 Jan. 15, 2018
76 - 56 Jan. 20, 2018
65 - 58 Mar. 2, 2018
WPG-1 Conference WPG-1
30-1 Overall record 22-6
27-0 MB AAAA record 22-6
10-0 Conference record 8-2
15-1 Tournament record 10-3
5-0 Playoff record 4-1
WPG-1 Champion Playoff result WPG-1 Finalist
21-0 Record vs. Provincials teams 19-6
2360 (76.1) Points For (Avg.) 1787 (63.8)
1262 (40.7) Points Against (Avg.) 1439 (51.4)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
2 3 2 2 2 2 2
def. (8) Fort Richmond 91 - 55 Quarterfinal def. (10) Garden Valley 69 - 51
def. (5) Sturgeon Heights 69 - 44 Semifinal def. (3) Glenlawn 65 - 61
Projected starting lineups (based on semifinal only)
#5 Lauren Bartlett G #1 Alexis Garcia
#12 Holly Klassen G #5 Kristen Dooley
#6 Claire Signatovich F G #8 Vanessa Lee
#8 Emily Johnson F #13 Amei Grant
#9 Renee Swanepoel F #14 Debbie Nkiasi
The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the tenth consecutive year, at least one of the Oak Park Raiders and the Vincent Massey Trojans are in the MHSAA 4A Provincial Championship final, and for the second straight year, it involves both teams. Only this time, the roles are reversed - Oak Park comes in as the #1 seed (that they held all season) and WPG-1 Champion, while Vincent Massey looks to avenge a championship loss to regain the crown. The two teams met four times this season, with Oak Park taking all four.
The Oak Park Raiders return to the Championship game as defending champions, looking to repeat the feat done by the Sisler Spartans in 2015-16, and are looking to bring home their fifth banner. They come in having lost only one game this season, to an Alberta-based team in the Ainlay Tri-Prov tournament championship in Edmonton, allowing them to hold the #1 spot all season. They average a 4A-high 76.1 points per game (2360 in 31 games) - seven points higher than the next highest team - and hold the stingiest defense at 40.7 points allowed per game (1262 total), two full possessions better than any other team, giving them a +35.4 spread this season. They are a very high-scoring offense, eclipsing 70 points in 23 of 31 games, and 80 in 11 of those games, while not giving up on defense, holding teams to 50 or less 22 times, and 40 or less 13 times. The Raiders averaged 80 points in their two games thus far, while only giving up 99 total, and with their ability to rebound (72 in the semifinal), they look to continue their ways on both offense and defense.
The Vincent Massey Trojans are in the Championship game for the third-straight season, and fourth of the past five (1-2), and are looking to avenge the WPG-1 Championship loss, as well as last year's Provincial Championship loss by grabbing their 11th crown. Not including their four matches against the Raiders, Vincent Massey has only dropped two games this season - a pair of January matchups against the Sturgeon Heights Huskies that they avenged in the conference semifinal - the first of which caused them to fall out of the #2 spot for the only week this season. Their 63.8 points per game (1787 points in 28 games) in scoring is good for the third-highest by a Winnipeg-based team this season, while their 51.4 points against (1439 total) is good for fourth. While they may not be as explosive as Oak Park, the Trojans can still score, with 60 or more points in 17 of their contests this season, while holding teams under the same mark 21 times. They also have no quit, as evidenced by their second-half play in their semifinal against the Glenlawn Lions - facing a deficit of 12 points at 43-31, they would outscore the Lions 34-18, with a 10-5 advantage in the last 3:35 of the game - all on field goals, while also taking the ball away from the Lions' hands 17 times by the steal.
The conference rivals have gone back and forth with their records in the past three years, with the Trojans going 4-0 in 2015-16, while the Raiders have gone a combined 8-1 in the past two seasons. The teams combine for five of the top 10 in the Winnipeg Sun's annual coaches poll, and both teams look to re-kindle the rivalry in yet another Provincial Championship classic on Monday night.

Semifinals

(1) Oak Park vs (5) Sturgeon Heights

Oak Park Sturgeon Heights
Head-to-head results
79 - 60 Dec. 20, 2017
73 - 54 Jan. 13, 2018
WPG-1 Conference WPG-1
29-1 Overall record 20-8
26-0 MB AAAA record 20-8
10-0 Conference record 8-2
15-1 Tournament record 8-5
4-0 Playoff record 4-1
WPG-1 Champion Playoff result WPG-1 Third Place
20-0 Record vs. Provincials teams 17-8
2291 (76.4) Points For (Avg.) 1759 (62.8)
1218 (40.6) Points Against (Avg.) 1515 (54.1)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
5 2 3 3 3 3 3
First Round def. (12) Selkirk 76 - 37
def. (8) Fort Richmond 91 - 55 Quarterfinal def. (4) Dakota 69 - 57

(2) Vincent Massey WPG vs (3) Glenlawn

Vincent Massey W Glenlawn
Head-to-head results
70 - 56 Dec. 15, 2017
64 - 39 Jan. 19, 2018
78 - 51 Feb. 17, 2018
WPG-1 Conference SCAC
21-6 Overall record 21-9
21-6 MB AAAA record 18-8
8-2 Conference record 6-2
10-3 Tournament record 12-7
3-1 Playoff record 3-0
WPG-1 Finalist Playoff result SCAC Champion
18-6 Record vs. Provincials teams 10-8
1722 (63.8) Points For (Avg.) 1823 (60.8)
1378 (51.0) Points Against (Avg.) 1537 (51.2)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
2 3 2 2 2 2 2
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
3 6 5 5 5 5 5
def. (10) Garden Valley 69 - 51 Quarterfinal def. (6) Garden City 61 - 59

Quarterfinals

(1) Oak Park vs (8) Fort Richmond

Oak Park Fort Richmond
Head-to-head results
81 - 43 Jan. 22, 2018
73 - 45 Feb. 5, 2018
69 - 40 Feb. 28, 2018
WPG-1 Conference WPG-1
28-1 Overall record 11-16
25-0 MB AAAA record 11-16
10-0 Conference record 4-6
15-1 Tournament record 5-8
3-0 Playoff record 1-2
WPG-1 Champion Playoff result WPG-1 Fourth Place
19-0 Record vs. Provincials teams 7-16
2200 (75.9) Points For (Avg.) 1450 (53.7)
1163 (40.1) Points Against (Avg.) 1493 (55.3)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
6 7 8 8 8 9 9

(2) Vincent Massey W vs (10) Garden Valley

Vincent Massey W Garden Valley
Head-to-head results
79 - 64 Feb. 16, 2018
WPG-1 Conference Zone 4
20-6 Overall record 17-7
20-6 MB AAAA record 11-7
8-2 Conference record 6-0
10-3 Tournament record 9-7
2-1 Playoff record 2-0
WPG-1 Finalist Playoff result Zone 4/15 Champion
17-6 Record vs. Provincials teams 4-7
1653 (63.6) Points For (Avg.) 1666 (69.4)
1327 (51.0) Points Against (Avg.) 1168 (48.7)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
2 3 2 2 2 2 2
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
9 10 9 9 9 NR 10

(3) Glenlawn vs (6) Garden City

Glenlawn Garden City
Head-to-head results
70 - 56 Feb. 16, 2018
SCAC Conference KPAC
20-9 Overall record 19-11
17-8 MB AAAA record 19-11
6-2 Conference record 8-0
12-7 Tournament record 7-11
2-0 Playoff record 3-0
SCAC Champion Playoff result KPAC Champion
9-8 Record vs. Provincials teams 12-10
1762 (60.8) Points For (Avg.) 1670 (55.7)
1478 (51.0) Points Against (Avg.) 1631 (54.4)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
3 6 5 5 5 5 5
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
7 8 NR NR NR 8 6

(4) Dakota vs (5) Sturgeon Heights

Dakota Sturgeon Heights
Head-to-head results
61 - 37 Dec. 16, 2017
74 - 61 Jan. 20, 2018
SCAC Conference WPG-1
20-6 Overall record 19-8
19-4 MB AAAA record 19-8
8-0 Conference record 8-2
11-5 Tournament record 8-5
1-1 Playoff record 3-1
SCAC Finalist Playoff result WPG-1 Third Place
9-4 Record vs. Provincials teams 16-8
1684 (64.8) Points For (Avg.) 1690 (62.6)
1208 (46.5) Points Against (Avg.) 1458 (54.0)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
4 5 4 4 4 4 4
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
5 2 3 3 3 3 3
Dakota has one game not reported. It is factored out of averages.

First Round

(5) Sturgeon Heights vs (12) Selkirk

Sturgeon Heights Selkirk
Head-to-head results
Did not play
WPG-1 Conference KPAC
18-8 Overall record 13-13
18-8 MB AAAA record 13-13
8-2 Conference record 6-2
8-5 Tournament record 6-10
2-1 Playoff record 1-1
WPG-1 Third Place Playoff result KPAC Finalist
15-8 Record vs. Provincials teams 0-11
1614 (62.1) Points For (Avg.) 1270 (48.8)
1421 (54.7) Points Against (Avg.) 1338 (51.5)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
5 2 3 3 3 3 3
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

(6) Garden City vs (11) St. Mary's

Garden City St. Mary's
Head-to-head results
Did not play
KPAC Conference WPG-1
18-11 Overall record 11-13
18-11 MB AAAA record 10-13
8-0 Conference record 1-9
7-11 Tournament record 10-3
2-0 Playoff record 0-1
KPAC Champion Playoff result WWAC/WAC Quarterfinalist
11-10 Record vs. Provincials teams 1-12
1615 (55.7) Points For (Avg.) 1278 (53.3)
1591 (54.9) Points Against (Avg.) 1357 (56.5)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
7 8 NR NR NR 8 6
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
NR NR NR NR NR 10 NR

(7) Daniel McIntyre vs (10) Garden Valley

Daniel McIntyre Garden Valley
Head-to-head results
Dec. 16, 2017 54 - 48
WPG-1 Conference Zone 4
14-11 Overall record 16-7
13-11 MB AAAA record 10-7
3-7 Conference record 6-0
11-3 Tournament record 9-7
0-1 Playoff record 1-0
WPG-1 Quarterfinalist Playoff result Zone 4/15 Champion
5-11 Record vs. Provincials teams 3-7
1418 (56.7) Points For (Avg.) 1590 (69.1)
1330 (53.2) Points Against (Avg.) 1108 (48.2)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
10 4 6 6 6 7 8
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
9 10 9 9 9 NR 10
Daniel McIntyre has up to three games not reported. They are factored out of averages.

(8) Fort Richmond vs (9) Sisler

Fort Richmond Sisler
Head-to-head results
Dec. 18, 2017 68 - 51
Feb. 21, 2018 63 - 48
68 - 65 Feb. 26, 2018
WPG-1 Conference WPG-1
10-16 Overall record 14-13
10-16 MB AAAA record 13-10
4-6 Conference record 6-4
5-8 Tournament record 8-8
1-2 Playoff record 0-1
WPG-1 Fourth Place Playoff result WPG-1 Quarterfinalist
6-16 Record vs. Provincials teams 8-10
1404 (54.0) Points For (Avg.) 1468 (54.4)
1456 (56.0) Points Against (Avg.) 1385 (51.3)
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
6 7 8 8 8 9 9
 Top 10
1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20
8 9 7 7 7 6 7