In the opening round, held in North Bay: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated 12th-seeded Stratford St. Michael Warriors 78-49 as Jemino Sobets scored 26 and Jerome Stephenson 18. The Titans led 33-30 at the half but took command with a 10-0 run in the third quarter. Todd Glennie led the Warriors with 18. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Basil Saints dumped the 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers 54-28 as Neil Joy scored 14, Bryan Picco 10 and Aaron Ritza 9. Saints co-coach Ron Zagardo told the Sault Stat that “we handled ourselves well. Our inside game was there and when they started stopping that, our outside shooters were ready. They were right on the money and Neil had a very big game at both ends of the floor.” …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Gloucester Louis-Riel Rebelles pounded 18th-seeded Almaguin Highlands Secondary Highlanders 75-41 as Abdou Aden scored 13 points. Leonel Saintil, Alex Ethier and Mohammed Daud each added 12 for Riel. “We struggled at the beginning trying to find our legs and our rhythm because it’s been a week and a half since we played a game but in the fourth quarter, we started moving the ball well and our defence picked up,” Rebelles coach Andre Desjardins told the Ottawa Citizen. Evan Hann led Almaquin with 17. Brandon Campbell added 9. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues upset the 8th-seeded Welland HVS Tigers 37-32 as James McKay scored 12. The Blues dominated the final quarter by a 17-9 count. …………………………………………………… 9th-seeded Simcoe Holy Trinity pounded the 10th-seeded North Bay West Ferris Trojans 53-35 as Tyler Witzel scored 11, Eoin Callery 10, Nik Lukosius 8 and Nick Dyjach 8. Gerry Dupelle led the Trojans with 9. Justin Isenegger added 5, Ian Donaghey 5, Jamie Yank 4, John Gore 4, Doyle Anthony 4 and Matt Loose 4. Trojans coach Larry Tougas called out post Kevin Yank in the North Bay Nugget. “Some of the effort from the guys was great but to have someone like Kevin Yank do what he did, in terms of his play, was really disappointing. He’s a captain. He’s a leader and I would expect to do better. (Spent most of the second half on the end of the bench). … It’s probably the worst game we’ve played all year. I was so disappointed. The Trojans trailed 23-19 at the half and their offence collapsed when point guard John Gore suffered an ankle injury. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Ernestown Eagles upset the 7th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Redmen 53-36 as Donnie Gibson scored 18, Aaron Doornekamp 12, Dave Snyder 9 and Dieter Stevens 8. Ernestown erased an 11-5 first-quarter deficit to lead 25-22 at the break, then created breathing room with a decisive 14-3 third quarter. “We threw a zone defence at them in the second part of the game and they never did figure it out,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “It was solid team effort. Donnie was an effective scorer all game, scoring from all four panels, and Aaron did a fantastic job of controlling the ball against the press, Dieter Stevens gave us big minutes off the bench and eight points. It’s a great way to start the tournament and vindicates our belief that we should’ve been ranked higher.” Collin Morrison led the Redmen with 14. Marco Davis added 14. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts defeated the 15th-seeded Perth Blue Devils 48-33 as Matt Kirychuk scored 23. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Mississauga Ascension of our Lord Eagles defeated the 17th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans 78-44 as Miguel Hussey scored 18, Jason Scott 17 and Ryan Heath 15. Chris Gillis paced the Trojans with 17. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders defeated the 11th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 62-52 as Liam Murdock scored 17. James Oldreive led the Phoenix with 22.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers defeated the 18th-seeded Almaguin Highlands Secondary Highlanders 55-44. The Lakers dominated the final quarter by a 21-7 count. Evan Hann paced the Highlanders with 25. The Highlanders also included Brandon Campbell. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans defeated the 15th-seeded Perth Blue Devils 43-28 as Matt Dunlop scored 13 and Chris Harrison 11. Ross Carter led the Blue Devils with 10. The Blue Devils (coached by Kevin Bellamy) also included Derek Ramsden, Nick Tritton, Corey Bolton, Andrew Kirkham, Nick Shurman, Josh Baker, Mike Jacobs, Adam Pratt, Doug Kehoe, Drew Campbell, Jarrett Harrison, Brandon Leonard and Sea DeRouin.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seed Simcoe Holy Trinity dumped the 14th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 38-30 as Eoin Callery scored 14 and Braden Strik 11. Chad Barber led the Blues with 8. James McKay added 8 and Bergeron-Poulin 6. Timmins led 9-5 after one quarter. Holy Trinity led 20-17 at the half and 26-24 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts popped the 7th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Redmen 60-39. “They had a slow start and we had a quick start. Our press was working well,” Hillcrest coach Rob D’Angelo told the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal. “We were basically in control right from the start.” Steve Zapior led the Colts with 21. Matt Kirychuk added 16. The Redmen included Collin Morrison, Marco Davis. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles pounded the 11th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 50-48. The Phoenix included James Oldreive. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Stratford St. Michael Warriors stunned the 6th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Basil Saints 53-46 after leading 23-18 at the half and 36-28 after three quarters. Todd Glennie led the Warriors with 20. Nyenhuis added 14. Neil Joy paced the Saints with 21. Bryan Picco added 7 and Aaron Ritza 5. Saints co-coach Lou Mazzuca told the Sault Star that “we just went flat shooting inside. We were 0-for-11 in the second quarter and that killed us. We had good looks but we didn’t hit them and they did a good job rebounding.” The Saints led 16-9 after one quarter. The Saints (co-coached by Lou Mazzuca and Ron Zagardo) also included Mike Bouchard, Brandon Girardi, Mike Oliveira, Chris Siegman. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles dumped the 8th-seeded Welland HVS Tigers 44-34 as Alex Ethier scored 14 and Leonel Saintil 12. “We were unbelievable on defence,” Rebelles coach Andre Desjardins told the Ottawa Citizen. “Offensively, we got a little stagnant against their zone and didn’t move the ball as well as we normally do. Still, a win is a win.” …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Ernestown Eagles defeated the 10th-seeded host North Bay West Ferris Trojans 57-51 as Aaron Doornekamp nailed 23 and Donnie Gibson 17. Kevin Yank led the Trojans with 18. Justin Isenegger added 10, Ian Donaghey 9, John Gore 5 and Matt Loose 5. Trojans coach Larry Tougas told the North Bay Nugget that “I was really please with the effort, especially with what happened the day before. Our team played like they played all year. They played with a lot of effort. … What it all boiled down to was the outside shooting and rebounding. Those two things were kind of our Achilles heel all year.” Both Yank and Gore fouled out for the Trojans. The Trojans (coached by Larry Tougas, assisted by Dan Coutu) also included Doyle Anthony, Gerry Dupelle, Adam Despres, Devin Giroux, Daniel Jenner and Nick Zinck. ………………………………………………… The top-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers 59-38. The Lakers included Neil Joy, Bryan Picco, Aaron Ritza. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders defeated the 17th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans 55-48 as Liam Murdock scored 23. The Trojans included Chris Gillis.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated Simcoe Holy Trinity 63-57 as Jemino Sobers scored 18, Jerome Stephenson 17 and Yosuf Wong Chong 10. Nik Lukosius led Holy Trinity with 15. Eoin Calley added 11 and Braden Strik 11. Holy Trinity also included Nick Dyjach, Steve Fisher, Greg Welsh, Tyler Witzel.
The Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts edged the Mississauga Ascension of our Lord Eagles 52-50 as Steve Zapior scored 16, Matt Kirychuk 16 and Chris Vanderwees 10. The Colts led 19-3 at the starte but the Eagles trapped and pressed to knot the score at 50 with 38.7 seconds to play. Matt Kirychuk fed Steve Zapior for a layp with seven seconds to play before a Jason Scott trey attempt bouced off the rim at the buzzer. Jason Scott led the Eagles with 12. Sheldon Stewart added 11 and Prescott Davis 10. The Eagles included Miguel Hussey, Ryan Heath.
The 3rd-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles defeated the Stratford St. Michael Warriors 48-29. “We played great defence and we finally realized that when we get the ball inside, good things happen,” Rebels coach Andre Desjardins told the Ottawa Citizen. Leonil Saintil paced the Rebels with 12. Jean-Phillipe Michel added 11, Mohamed Daud 7 and Alex Ethier 7. Chris Nyenhuis led the Warriors with 10. Todd Glennie added 9.
The unseeded Ernestown Eagles stunned the 2nd-seeded Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 44-39. Coach Tom Turnbull said his Eagles were determined to prove that they deserved to have been seeded. Donnie Gibson paced the Eagles with 19. Ernestown led 17-8 after one quarter, 25-13 at the half and by at least five for the remainder of the contest. Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard that Gibson’s defence was phenomenal. “The job he did defensively on [Assumption forward] John Murdock was unbelievable. I mean this Murdock scores half of his team’s points in the previous game and Donnie plays him straight up without any help and holds him to seven points – and scores 19 himself. Aaron [Doornekamp] and Dave [Snyder] are playing such great defence and Aaron controlling the ball, guys stepping up … Everything’s working well. We just have to keep it going.” Mike Harrington paced Assumption with 13. The Purple Raiders (coached by Paul Levac) also included Liam Murdock, Jeff Girard, Noah VanDenDriesche.
In the semis, the Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans thrashed the Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 71-38 after leading 23-6 after one quarter and 44-12 at the half. Jermaine Sobers paced the Titans with 21. Jadway Hemmings added 10, Justin Dennis 9, Jerome Stephenson 8, Yusuf Wong Chong 8 and Obi Nwogu 8. Steve Zapior led the Colts with 18. Matt Kirychuk added 9.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles dumped the 13th-seeded Ernestown Eagles 47-39 as Lionel Saintil scored 20, ripped down 17 rebounds and blocked seven shots. Abdou Aden added 14. Saintil delivered a “monstrous performance,” while Ethier did a masterful job of running the offence, Desjardins told the Ottawa Citizen. “(Ethier) was great. He controlled the game and controlled the tempo perfectly.” Desjardins added that the Rebelles reserves played a large role in capturing the silver medal. “We had great help off the bench. We always seemed to have a couple of kids who came one and gave us good minutes, get a steal for a layup or make a big play.” The Rebelles led 14-10, 22-14 and 34-23 at the quarters. The Eagles rallied to within five in the final frame. Donnie Gibson led the Eagles with 11. Paul Paudyn added 10, Dave Snyder 6 and Aaron Doornekamp 6. Doornekamp told the North Bay Nugget that “we came to win. If we (had) got a few bounces here or thre, it’s a different ball game. A couple of minutes left and it could have gone either way. We proved our seeding was wrong but that means nothing.”
In the bronze medal match, the Ernestown Eagles defeated the Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 58-39 as Donnie Gibson scored 24, Aaron Doornekamp 15 and Dave Snyder 6. Steve Zapior paced the Colts with 23. The Colts led 20-13 after one quarter. The Eagles led 28-20 at the half and 43-30 after three quarters. Hillcrest (coached by Rob D’Angelo) included Steve Zapior, Matt Kirychuk, Chris Vanderwees and Ben Cutress.
In the final, the Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 3rd-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles as Jemino Sobers scored 22, Jadway Hemmings 10, Jerome Stephenson 9 and Yusuf Wong Chong 9. The Rebelles struggled with their shooting and fell behind by 17-11 after one quarter and 40-22 at the half as a result of “one-sided officiating” but rallied to within seven with four minutes to play before Mother Theresa iced the win down the stretch by hitting their free throws in a parade to the charity stripe, coach Andre Desjardins told the Ottawa Citizen. Although disappointed by the loss, the Rebelles were elated to have captured the silver medal, he added. “Considering the ups and downs we’ve had all year, we had a great finish. We’re very pleased. I don’t consider it as losing the gold. I consider it as winning the silver.” Alex Ethier and Mohammed Daud paced Riel with 14 points apiece in the final. Centre Leonel Saintil added 9, along with 10 boards, Abdou Aden 8 and Leonil Santil 5. Ethier rallied Riel to within 10 and then Aden added a bucket to cut the margin to eight but Sobers quelled the bleeding with a trey with 3:14 to play. The silver medal was Riel’s second in eight years.
The bronze medalist Ernestown Eagles: Aaron Doornekamp; Donnie Gibson; Paul Paudyn; Alan Olner; Dave Snyder; Eric Chomitz; Dieter Stevens; McCoy; Campbell; Jones; Payne; Osei; Aghdasi; coach Tom Turnbull
The silver medalist Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles: Alex Ethier; Leonel Saintil; Mohammed Daud; Abdou Aden; Dax Dessureault; Jean-Phillipe Michel; Michael Spears; Aubert Nungisa; Francois Leclerc; Matthew Jakola; Nicholas Curley; Alphonso Bosquet; Michel Nungisa; Mohamed Daud; coach Andre Desjardins; assistant Justin Camirand; assistant Laurier Lafleche
The gold medalist Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans: Jerome Stephenson; Yusuf Wong Chong; Mark Heinzreiter; Jemino Sobers; Obinna Nwogu; Lionel Brown; Chris Hyatt; Kwesi Johnson; Milton Laidley; Jumol Mullings; Jadwey Hemmings; Armel Kanza; Cedric Carter; Sherwin Emmanuel; Justin Dennis; coach Jay McNeilly; assistant Kirk McNeilly; assistant Richard Gallagher