Carter Watkins (Swan River, MB) lost 7-2 to Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Larry Jones Junior Classic, held September 21 - 24, 2017 at the St. Vital Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Watkins won 6-1 over Brayden Payette (Brandon, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Larry Jones Junior Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won 6-3 over Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Larry Jones Junior Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
 
Watkins finished 3-1 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watkins lost 3-1 to Wiebe, then responded with a 5-1 win over Riley Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Watkins won 6-1 against Zack Bilawka (Winniepg, MB), then won 6-4 against Sam West (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 of the event schedule, Watkins did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Watkins ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.