In the opening round, held in Sault Ste. Marie: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts whipped the 19th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 70-46 after leading 18-10, 35-22 and 57-32 at the quarters. Noah Kirkwood paced the Colts with 23. Stephane Ingo led Les Cougars with 16. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins dispatched the 14th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott CVI Lions 54-48 after leading 13-10, 18-15 and 37-32 at the quarters. Steven Gilvesy led the Griffins with 16. Eric Palmer paced the Lions with 11. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers defeated the 17th-seeded Toronto Weston CI Ironmen 64-49 after leading 19-18, 30-22 and 51-37 at the quarters. Ali Mansour paced the Clippers with 17. Shane Jack led the Ironmen with 28. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons nipped the 16th-seeded Waterloo St. David Celtics 58-56 as Jared Kreiner nailed a trey with 12 seconds remaining on the clock. The Falcons led 14-11 after one quarter and 34-26 at the half. The Celtics led 56-40 after three quarters. Mitchell Davidson paced the Falcons with 15. Brent Losovich led the Celtics with 27. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers dumped the 11th-seeded Toronto Crescent Wild Coyotes 62-47. The Lancers led 13-11 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 29 at the half. The Lancers led 50-37 after three quarters. Noah Lapierre paced the Lancers with 24. Seb Campbell led the Wild Coyotes with 14. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues edged the 10th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions 55-50 in overtime after leading 16-7, 20-17 and 36-28 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 45 after regulation. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Toronto St. Mary Catholic Secondary Huskies dispatched the 13th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Catholic Jaguars 80-68 after leading 24-14, 41-34 and 66-50 at the quarters. D.M. ‘Kalala’ Betoukoumessou led St. Mary with 33. Trey Wilson led the Jaguars with 30. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix clubbed the 15th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 57-32 after leading 17-11, 26-19 and 44-28 at the quarters. Tyrell MacLennan paced the Phoenix with 18. Andre Cruz led the Wildcats with 6. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons smacked the 18th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts 63-43 after leading 20-13, 33-28 and 56-32 at the quarters. Connor Vreeken paced the Falcons with 25. Brennan Mitchell led the Colts with 16. Jaden Fogg added 12, Andrew Richards 9 and Matt Kment 6. “We just didn’t play as hard as we did in the first half,” Colts coach Aaron Richards told the Sault Star. “They started to double us more on defence and we didn’t respond. We turned the ball over too much.” …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Markham Thornlea Thunder clubbed the 20th-seeded Hamilton St. Mary Crusaders 67-30 after leading 10-7, 22-14 and 39-22 at the quarters. Cashius McNeilly paced the Thunder with 14. Jordan Robinson led the Crusaders with 9.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott CVI Lions clubbed the 19th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 60-38 after leading 16-3, 32-15 and 46-22 at the quarters. Kevan Sullivan and Eric Palmer each scored 15 to pace the Lions. Mathieu Surnois led Les Cougars with 13. Les Cougars (coached by Derron Croteau and Nicolas Deschateletes) also included Yannis Abbet, Julio Da Rocha, Yori Edwardville, Erik Hermanns, Stephane Ingo, Travis Kazadi, Daniel Lukonga, Jason Manirakiza, Samuel Robens Pierre-Jacques and Oliver Rivas. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Toronto Weston CI Ironmen edged the 20th-seeded Hamilton St. Mary Crusaders 58-55. The Ironmen led 12-10 after one quarter. The Warriors led 28-27 at the half. The Ironmen led 44-38 after three quarters. Shane Jack paced the Ironmen with 20. Nicholas Hamilton led the Crusaders with 15. The Crusaders (coached by Antony Randal) also included Francisco Avila, Christopher Callo, Brevin Clarke, Tyler Corso, Farah Dababneh, Juan Meija and Paul Jordan Robinson. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Waterloo St. David Celtics whipped the 13th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Catholic Jaguars 73-49. The Jaguars led 22-17 after one quarter. The Celtics led 40-31 at the half and 63-44 after three quarters. Brent Lasovich paced the Celtics with 28. Trey Crozier-Wilson led the Jaguars with 24. The Jaguars (coached by Harold Regan and Andrew Borean) also included Brett Castellani, Michael Gallant, Zecharyah Jagmohan, Shawn Kellachan, Liam MacDonald, Owen Prichard, Keegan Regan, Noah Ulette and Liam Young. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats edged the 18th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts 62-59. The Colts led 18-13 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 36 after one half. The Wildcats led 49-47 after three quarters. Wildcats guard Andre Cruz notched a transition layup to give his team a 60-57 lead with 1:48 to play. Colt Andrew Richards drove the right baseline and scored to make it 60-59 with 4.5 seconds to play. But Austin’s Bobby Apostol hit a pair of free throws with 3.1 seconds on the clock to ice it. Having Jadon Fogg, who was dominant in the first half, foul out with 6:15 left in regulation proved a critical blow to the Colts, Korah coach Aaron Richards told the Sault Star. “We lost some inside presence when we lost him. They didn’t have an answer for him.” Wildcats coach Paul Creeden said “he’s a mountain. Losing him was a huge factor for them.” Andre Cruz and Nathaniel Aarons-Thomas each scored 15 to pace the Wildcats. Jadon Fogg paced the Colts with 26. Andrew Richards added 12 and Jaden Grisdale 9. The Colts (coached by Aaron Richards, assisted by Winston Ivey, Chilufya Chimfwembe and Steven Swenson) also included Brennen Mitchell, Liam Brescacin, Alex Segin, Tyren Dowding, Zac Zeppa, Matt Kment, Jordan Robinson-Wright, Jarret Littalein and Adrian Torak.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts stomped the 16th-seeded Waterloo St. David Celtics 77-37 after leading 26-3, 41-19 and 66-28 at the quarters. Lloyd Pandi paced the Colts with 23. Mason Cumming led the Celtics with 21. The Celtics (coached by Tyson Lavigne, assisted by Wally Gangl and Beatrice Mohaupt) also included Benjamin Alvarez, Landon Atkinson, Gang Gang, Justin Henderson, Brent Lasovich, Andrew McElroy, Austin Morgado, David Okwera, Jahnei Powell-Mullings, Matthew Radocchia, Austin-Joseph Silva, Alvaro Valencia, Riley VanDeHogan and John Winnett. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins dumped the 9th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 64-49. The Lancers led 16-11 after one quarter. The Griffins led 28-24 at the half and 45-36 after three quarters. Jack Demaree paced the Griffins with 30. Noah LaPierre led the Lancers with 27. The Lancers (coached by Kyle Beers, assisted by Joel Rehel) also included Michael Babcock, Brady Bond, Noah Carpino, Alexander Cunningham, Kyle Fong, Brennan LaPierre, Liam LaPierre, Ronin Makela, Eric Senechal and Dylan Terris. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers defeated the 14th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott CVI Lions 53-46. The Lions led 12-8 after one quarter. The Clippers led 29-21 at the half and 35-29 after three quarters. Ali Mansour paced the Clippers with 21. Eric Palmer led the Lions with 22. The Lions (coached by Steve Deline and Nick Sheppard) also included Matthew Bergin, Ethan Brannan, Daniel Challice, Joah Charles, Alberto Cirera, Zach Deline, Adam Keay, Luka Khorbaladzke Thomas, Loubser Munn, Kalvin Morton, Liam O’Connor, Jack Oatway, Kevan Sullivan and Malcolm White. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons clubbed the 17th-seeded Toronto Weston CI Ironmen 60-41. The Falcons led 9-7 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 21 at the half. The Falcons led 43-35 after three quarters. Connor Vreeken paced the Falcons with 23, including 9-9 from the line in the second half. Brennan Laidman added 11, Jordan Peart 6 and Evan Desarmia 6. Shane Jack led the Ironmen with 14. “They were a physical team. At the end of the day, the number of charges we drew was why we won,” Falcons coach Suche James told the Kingston Whig-Standard. The Falcons collected treys from Kevin Toussaint and Jordan Peart to open up a five-point lead early in the second half. “They are two guys that don’t normally shoot. They played great for us,” James said. “[Vreeken] played a good second half. He played a lot more aggressive at both ends and it made a big difference getting to the net.” The Ironmen (coached by Matthew Hug, assisted by Dadrian Brown) also included Jamal Adan, Theodore Broomfield, Trevon Dacon-Parboodial, John Dixon, Frank Gyamfi, Markus Harding, Russel Kalyango, Rivaldo Munroe, Ryan Santkumar, Shiven Sharma and David Small. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons edged the 11th-seeded Toronto Crescent Wild Coyotes 52-48 after leading 18-12, 24-19 and 34-33 at the quarters. Jared Kreiner led the Falcons with 22. Johnathan Avgousti paced the Wild Coyotes with 18. The Wild Coyotes (coached by Ari Hunter, assisted by Jonathan Arendt, Don Haag, William Krstajic and Christopher Stride) also included Nathan Beber, Jaleel Brown, Sebastian Campbell, Logan Centner, Christopher Kaputo, Charlie Knapp Dick, Zeid Mango, Ryan McKay and Naja Thomas-Hussett. Crescent only has students in grade 9 and 10. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Toronto St. Mary Catholic Secondary Huskies dispatched the 12th-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues 68-62 after leading 9-6, 26-25 and 42-37 at the quarters. D.M. Betoukoumossou paced the Huskies with 28. Chris Lachapelle led the Blues with 25. The Blues (coached by Peter Graham, assisted by Michelle Hagerty and Frank Michaud) also included Willem Beda, Brayden Bergeron, Jay Chenier, Jack Hagerty, Brayden Inishinapay, Kevin Leblond, Evan Mackey, Jacob Michauld, Ethan Miron, Cameron Racine, Tyler Roy, Kyle Seaton and Joe Thorne. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Markham Thornlea Thunder crushed the 15th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 70-44 after leading 19-11, 30-18 and 52-34 at the quarters. Cashius McNeilly paced the Thunder with 13. Bobby Apostol led the Wildcats with 13. The Wildcats (coached by Paul Creeden, assisted by Paul Frawley and Damian McDoom) also included Nathaniel Aarons-Thomas, Kasean Benos-Williams, Andre Cruz, Matthew Frawley, Yannick Kazadi, Noah London, Josh Mufuele, Lacquon Noel, Noel Tesfa and Isaiah Wanzama. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix clubbed the 10th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions 74-43. The score was tied at 11 after regulation. The Phoenix led 32-25 at the half and 47-30 after three quarters. Sam Braithwaite paced the Phoenix with 26. Alex Durigon led the Lions with 12. The Lions (coached by Bob Sharpe, assisted by Mike Rafter) also included Tyson Drohan, Aidan Feeney, Keegan Feeney, Alex Garbuio, Nick Marquis, Josh Mencfeld, Jeff Morales, Michael Piovesan, Andrew Sherriff, Josh Sims and Erik Zabielski.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts stomped the 8th-seeded Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins 61-29 after leading 18-6, 30-14 and 49-26 at the quarters. Noah Kirkwood paced the Colts with 18. Kieran Rangel and Jack Demaree each scored 9 to lead the Griffins. The Griffins (coached by Mike Demaree, assisted by Mark Hopper) also included Cassius Bailey, Shayne Bartman, Lucas Deutsch, Steven Gilvesy, Brock Hussey, Tanner Lee, Duncan McLean, Trent Sinden, Wolf Sym, Henry Vandenbroek, Caleb Vermeeren and Connor Winrow.
The 3rd-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers spanked the 6th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 66-30 after leading 17-9, 38-15 and 58-25 at the quarters. Ali Mansour led the Clippers with 21. Austin Burchat paced the Falcons with 13. The Falcons (coached by Matt Erdman, assisted by Dino Buset, Tom Mustapic, Alicyn Papich, Andrew Quirion and Eric Trevisan) also included Frank Avella, Jackson Barber, Alex Buset, Mitchell Davidson, Carter Harris, Lodili Jibi, Woja Kenyi, Jay Koski, Colton Kramer, Jared Kreiner and Sean Vidotto.
The 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons whipped the 5th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 51-34 after leading 11-10, 21-18 and 31-27 at the quarters. Connor Vreeken led the Falcons with 18. Tyrell MacLennan led the Phoenix with 14. The Phoenix (coached by Mike McGinnis, assisted by Jeremy De LaCruz and Jon Marcheterre) also included Warsame Bille, Samuel Braithwaite, Alexander D’Elia, Dakota Follick, Luc Fortin, James Hughes, Alexander Makubuya, Mark Mesiha, Jack Riddell and Cameron Janes Van Hezewyk.
In the last quarterfinal, 2nd-seeded Markham Thornlea Thunder crushed 7th-seeded Toronto St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary Huskies 83-55 after leading 24-18, 44-29 and 70-41 at the quarters. Sammy Wena paced the Thunder with 19. DM Betoukoumessou led the Huskies with 17. The Huskies (coached by Devin Taylor, assisted by Domenic Lentile) also included Marcus Benjamin, Hady Delgado, Darius Gray, Victor Kazibwe, Jade Luceno, John Kyle Maguate, Ausbourne Ollivierre, Quinton Paul, Nivesh Ranjith and Zachary Robin.
In the semis, the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts dusted the 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 57-24 after leading 16-5, 32-12 and 45-17 at the quarters. Lucas Brunnenkant paced the Colts with 18. Brendan Steele and Brennan Laidman each scored 6 to pace the Falcons.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Markham Thornlea Thunder nipped the 3rd-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers 51-50 as Ben Li nailed a trey with 7 seconds remaining on the clock. The Thunder led 16-14 after one quarter and 32-26 at the half. The Clippers led 38-33 after three quarters. Abilash Surendran led the Thunder with 14. Ali Mansour led the Clippers with 21.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers clipped the 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 54-44 after leading 19-9, 27-16 and 38-25 at the quarters. Ali Mansour led the Clippers with 26. Brennan Laidman paced the Falcons with 19. The Falcons (coached by Suche James, assisted by Duncan Cowan) also included Cassius Bailey, Shayne Bartman, Jack Demaree, Lucas Deutsch, Steven Gilvesy, Brock Hussey, Tanner Lee, Duncan McLean, Kieran Rangel, Trent Sinden, Wolf Sym, Henry Vandenbroek, Caleb Vermeeren and Connor Winrow.
In the final, the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts smacked the 2nd-seeded Markham Thornlea Thunder 76-52. The Colts led 17-14 after one quarter. The Thunder led 34-33 at the half. The Colts led 55-47 after three quarters. Noah Kirkwood paced the Colts with 39. Cashius McNeilly led the Thunder with 22. “They came out in the second half and had their adjustments and we struggled to keep up,” Thunder coach Nizam Alkins told the Thornhill Liberal. “We’re still building. It’s all a process and it doesn’t happen overnight. We’ll just keep trying to build on our successes. … I think you could go all the way back and I doubt if there is a younger team that has ever got to the final of an OFSAA championship. This is a special group of talented kids. We’ve had a very good season all-around. What an experience this season has been for these kids.”
The bronze medalist Windsor W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Clippers: Akot Akot Aken; Jaabir Abdullahi Mohamed Ali; Ler Lar Hay; Matthew James-Schleifer Marquise; Alfonso Lara Caston; Ali Hussein Mansour; Peter Moses; Hercules Sainternie; Hussein H. Saleh; Dennard Joseph; Simonato Dante St Pierre; Magdi Tiea; Glynn Willis-Paris; coach Patrick Osborne; assistant Mike Harrington; assistant Jeff Nekkers; assistant Noah Vandendriessche
The silver medalist Markham Thornlea Thunder: Treyvon Blake; Jordan Carty; Ankit Choudhary; Daimar Dyall-Richards; Jonathan Kitenge; Ben Li; Cashius McNeilly; Tosh Robertson; Abilash Surendran; Keean Tate; Samuel Wong; coach Nizam Alkins; assistant Nicholas Barham; assistant Shane James; assistant Jay McNeilly; assistant Ralph Moghaizel; assistant Mohamed Saleh; assistant Chris Skinner
The gold medalist Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts: Noah Kirkwood; Owen Boisvert; Lloyd Pandi; Jacob Abarbanel; Lucas Brunnenkant; Adam Greenberg; Alexander Hoerdt; Ryosuke Kato; Elias Kerrick; Jesse Korte-King; Connor McSweeney; Liam Niznick; Mikael-Benedict Worku; coach Ian MacKinnon