In the opening round, held in Hamilton: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Gananoque Trojans edged Hamilton École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier Voyageurs 78-73 as Cory Running scored 20 and Mike Hanna 14. Kevin Betty led the Voyageurs with 25. Sacha Karl added 17. …………………………………………………… The Port Hope Trinity Bears dumped the 8th-seeded Sturgeon Falls Northern Braves 74-50 as Courtney Christ scored 15. Chris Lachance led the Braves with 15. Mitch Gagne added 10. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams walloped Mississauga Mentor College Marauders 85-24 as Adam Smith scored 12. Gaurav Gupta paced the Marauders with 8. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded New Liskeard École Secondaire Catholique Saint-Marie Apollo defeated the Manitouwadge Wolverines 64-53 as Alain Hocquard scored 24 and Alain Joyal 16. Mike Legendre led the Wolverines with 28. Mike Landers added 8. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders clubbed the Toronto St. Michael’s Choir School Spartans 81-48 as Ryan Serravalle scored 21 and Frank Aceti 20. Adam D’Ornellas led the Spartans with 16. Michael Capobianco added 10. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders dumped the Stayner Collegiate Spartans 62-41 as Mark Neilson scored 27 and Ryan Stuart 16. Ryan Halls led the Spartans with 12. Ian Brown added 11. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons defeated the Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans 53-49 as Shane Greavette scored 17, while B.J. Henderson added 13 and blocked 9 shots. The Gryphons took command with a 14-0 run in the second quarter. The Trojans rallied but fell short when Taylor Matthew bounced a shot off the rim with four seconds to play. Gryphons coach Gerry Bray told the Hamilton Spectator that Henderosn “shows leadership, has inside moves and can shoot from outside. He’s not really back to his old self yet. It was out for over a month with an ankle injury.” Ricky DeMarinis led the Trojans with 21. Jeremy Drumm added 10. Trojans co-coach Rob Annable said “every time in the first half that we allowed him (Henderson) to catch the ball, he seemed to score.” …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ridgetown District Royals nipped the Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 52-49 as Len Jubenville scored 15. Lucas Snider led the Flames with 18.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams whipped the Manitouwadge Wolverines 82-53 as Mike Reaume scored 30. Mike Legendre led the Wolverines with 21. The Wolverines (coach Bob Kirkpatrick) also included Mike Landers. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier Voyageurs defeated the Port Hope Trinity Bears 65-57 as Sacha Kargal scored 26. Andrew Carter led the Bears with 18. The Bears (coached by Elsley) also included Mauricio Pizzuto, A Brown, Andrew Carter, Michael Bayne, Gord Cudney, Jason Liddell, Courtney Christ, Scott Willis, Joe Maynard and Drew Spence. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded New Liskeard École Secondaire Catholique Saint-Marie Apollo whipped Mississauga Mentor College Mustangs 61-24 as Auguste Gravel scored 12. Gaurav Guptar led the Mustangs with 8. The Mustangs also included Mark Sorsok. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Gananoque Trojans clipped the 8th-seeded Sturgeon Falls Northern Braves 89-64 (also reported as 80-62) as John Hedden scored 25. Chris Lachance led the Braves with 19. The Braves (coached by Dan Gagne) also included Jason Ouellette, Kevin Gagnon, Allen Leblanc, Mitch Gagne, Casey Stewart, Dave Lafleur, Jason Sullivan, Phil Robitaille; Mike Robitaille and Andre Rivet. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders dumped the Stayner Collegiate Spartans 69-41 as Ryan Serravalle scored 26. Josh Halls led the Spartans with 18. The Spartans also included Ian Brown. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ridgetown District Royals defeated the Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans 53-47 as Rik De Nijs scored 16. Taylor Matthew led the Trojans with 16. The Trojans (coach Rob Reiner, coach Peter Annable) also included Ricky DeMarinis, Jeremy Drumm, Taylor Matthew, Scott Innis, Stephen Atkinson?. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders stomped the Toronto St. Michael’s Choir School Spartans 57-38 as Mark Neilson scored 21. Lester Sabinlano led the Spartans with 13. The Spartans also included Daniel Cortes, Adam D’Ornellas, Michael Copobianco. …………………………………………………… The Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames defeated the Gravenhurst Gryphons 67-53 as Lucas Snider scored 24, Dave Lube 12 and Stefan Regher 12. Bob (B.J.?) Henderson led the Gryphons with 16. The Gryphons (coach Gerry Bray) also included Shane Greavette.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders defeated the 7th-seeded Ridgetown District Royals 72-49 as Ryan Serravalle scored 27. Rik De Nijs led the Royals with 10.
The top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams stomped the Hamilton École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier Voyageurs 75-44. The Voyageurs (coach Daniel Labrose) included Marc Raby, Sacha Kargl, Kevin Betty.
The 5th-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders defeated the Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 55-46 as Mark Neilson scored 28. Lucas Snider led the Flames with 13. Dave Lobe added 9 and Mike Shantz 8. The Flames (coach Roger Stover) also included Jon Cressman, Jeremy DeBoer, Tyson Schlegel. Stover told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we were down by seven going into the last quarter but managed to get the game tied. However, we didn’t seem to have the same intensity in the night game that we did in the morning game and couldn’t keep it close.”
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Gananoque Trojans crushed the 6th-seeded New Liskeard École Secondaire Catholique Saint-Marie Apollo 82-62 as Dan Campbell scored 22. Justin Lomirand led the Apollo with 20. The Apollo also included Auguste Gravel, Alain Hacquard, Alain Joyal.
In the semis, the Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders defeated the 3rd-seeded Gananocque Trojans 81-64 in overtime as Ryan Serravalle scored 26. Matt Fleming and Cory Running each scored 17 to pace the Trojans.
In the other semi, the St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders 59-45 as Chedo Ndur scored 17. Mark Neilson paced the Marauders with 14.
In the bronze medal match, the Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders defeated the Gananoque Trojans 101-91 as Mark Neilson scored 26. John Hedden paced Gananocque with 22. Matt Fleming and Cory Running each added 17. The Trojans also included Dan Campbell, Vanwinckle, Mike Hanna.
In the final, the Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders defeated the top-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams 48-46 as Ryan Serravalle scored 23, Frank Aceti 14, Graham Bailey 6, Dave Patterson 3 and Richie Ethier 2. The Rams led 14-12 after one quarter. The Crusaders led 28-19 at the half and 35-30 after three quarters. The Rams rallied to within 47-46 with 25 seconds to play. Serravalle hit a free throws with 2.5 seconds to play and the Rams were unable to get off a final shot. Serravalle told the St. Catherines Standard that “my two older brothers both won (soccer OFSAA) bronze medals and I put them in my room and every time I woke up, I always looked at them and pictured myself winning a gold medal … It’s going right on my light and it’s going to hang high. … All I could think was all the hard days I put in at the gym and how there were times when people told me to relax but I just gave it that extra. I knew this would be special for our senior players and I wanted to do something for them.” Crusaders coach Jeff MacDonald said “we played four provincial gold medalists this year. We prepared for this situation today. Everybody worked together for this. … The ebb and flow of the game, there is never going to be perfection at all times. If you continue to plug, good things will happened through hard work.” Crusaders assistant Frank Capretta told the Hamilton Spectator that “this is a huge win. … (It will) put Clancy on the map. … There’s no better way to build tradition than to win a championship (for a 5-year-old school).” Jeremy Sutton led the Rams with 11.
The bronze medalist Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders: Mark Neilson; Ryan Stuart;
The silver medalist St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams: Adam Smith; Mike Reaume; Chedo Ndur; Chris Carron; John Adzija; Jeremy Sutton;
The gold medalist Thorold Monsignor Clancy Crusaders: Ryan Serravalle; Frank Aceti; Graham Bailey; Richie Ethier; Dave Patterson; Dan Auger; Bryan Bessey; coach Jeff MacDonald; assistant Richard Ethier; assistant Mike Pullar