In the opening round, held in Strathroy and Arva: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones stomped the Nepean St. Paul Golden Bears 74-26 as Tara Gamble scored 15, Michelle Huneault 15 and Holli Clarkson 10. Alex Kahn led the Golden Bears with 8. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ernestown Eagles dusted the Cannington Brock Bulldogs 62-31. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates clipped the Peterborough Collegiate Raiders 60-52. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Strathroy Saints dispatched the Thunder Bay St. Patrick Saints 40-27. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions dispatched the Petrolia Lambton Central Lancers 53-44. …………………………………………………… The Elliott Lake Atoms edged the 8th-seeded Grimsby Eagles 47-46. The Eagles rallied from an 11-point deficit but missed a layup with two seconds to play. Meagh Oikawa led the Eagles with 15. Eagles coach Ralph Hayhurst told the Hamilton Spectator that “it was a well-played game. Either team could have won.” …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Chatham-Kent SS Golden Hawks whipped the Timmins HVS Blues 79-46. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Barrie North Vikings dumped the Kingsville District Cavaliers 56-51. “Their team definitely outsized us,” Cavaliers coach Dennis Ducharme told the Windsor Star. “That’s a problem we’ve had to battle all year.” The Vikings led 27-21 at the half. “We played a very good second half,” said Ducharme. “The lead seesawed back and forth. In the end, we had to foul them and they put the ball in.” Jill Hutton led Kingsville with 23. Stephanie Wilding added 12 and Susan Buchanan 10.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Kingsville District Cavaliers stunned the 4th-seeded Strathroy Saints 50-46 in overtime. Stephanie Wilding, Marianne Steves hit buckets in the extra session, while Jill Hutton added a pair of free throws. The Cavaliers rallied from a 12-point deficit to pull out the win. Hutton paced Kingsville with 24, including 8 in the final quarter. Wilding added 13. With point guard Susan Buchanan in foul trouble, coach Dennis Ducharme was forced to his bench but Kathy Tann and Kristy Malott proved up to the task. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ernestown Eagles defeated the 8th-seeded Grimsby Eagles 48-46 as April Hogan scored 12, Lindsay Huff 6 and Heidi Molenaar 6. Marisa Weatherspoon led the Eagles with 11. Meaghan Oikawa added 10. Eagles coach Ralph Hayhurst told the Hamilton Spectator that “we got scoring from everybody. The other team probably took us a little lightly at first. They weren’t taking us lightly by the end.” The Eagles also included Monica Lupish, Gillian Smees, Mariana Joanovic. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions crushed the Nepean St. Paul Golden Bears 55-39. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Chatham-Kent Secondary Golden Hawks stomped the Peterborough Collegiate Raiders 62-30. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Barrie North Vikings edged the Thunder Bay St. Patrick Saints 44-41. …………………………………………………… The Cannington Brock Bulldogs whipped the Elliott Lake Atoms 48-25. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones clubbed the Petrolia Lambton Central Lancers 68-29 as Michelle Huneault scored 18 and Tara Gamble 13. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates dusted the Timmins HVS Blues 60-42.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones defeated the Cannington Brock Bulldogs 70-37 as Michelle Huneault scored 27, Stacy Collins 14 and Elisha Clapp 10. Becky Thompson led the Bulldogs with 21. The 6th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions defeated the 3rd-seeded Ernestown Eagles 41-35 as Danielle Everitt scored 12. The Eagles played without star Kelly Vernelli, who suffered an ankle injury in the second round and then saw Amy Doornekamp twist an ankle in the final quarter while Ernestown held a four-point lead. “They had a couple of big kids and they just started launching them,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “If anybody loses their starting 4 and 5, they’re going to be in trouble. Without the two posts, they just beat us down. …. It reminded me of trying to defend the Alamo. We tried real hard but we just didn’t have enough soldiers left. “It was disappointing in that if we’d had Amy, we would have gotten into the medal round, at least. I don’t think we could have beaten either of the top two teams without a full complement, but we had a chance for third. The disappointment was a temporary thing. There was nothing they could do. It’s not as if we didn’t prepare well, it’s not as if we weren’t playing well. The circumstances weren’t under our control and it was probably better to end it when we did than to try and go on and play with mirrors.” Ernestown led 21-17 at the half. April Hogan led the Eagles with 15. Lindsey Huff and Heidi Molenaar each added 9. The Eagles (coached by Tom Turnbull) also included Price, Cupido, M Cook.
The 5th-seeded Chatham-Kent SS Golden Hawks defeated the unseeded Kingsville DHS Cavaliers 50-46 (also reported as 52-47). “It was a back and forth game from beginning to end,” Cavaliers coach Dennis Ducharme told the Windsor Star. “We had a lead at 48-47 going into the last minute but they pressured us big time after that.” Amy Lewis paced the Hawks with 13. Stephanie Wilding led the Cavaliers with 18. Jill Hutton added 11 and Susan Buchanan 7. The Cavaliers (coached by Dennis Ducharme) also included Corrie DeCook, Kathy Tann, Kristy Malott.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates defeated the 7th-seeded Barrie North Collegiate Vikings 65-50 as Stacey Dales scored 34. Barb Kort and Dawn Kaplinski each scored 10 to pace the Vikings.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates defeated the 6th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions x-x.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones defeated the 5th-seeded Chatham-Kent SS Golden Hawks x-x.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions v. the 5th-seeded Chatham-Kent SS Golden Hawks.
In the final, 2nd-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates defeated the top-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones 46-37. The Pirates were led by Stacey Dales, who accepted an athletic scholarship at Oklahoma.
The bronze medalist x:
The silver medalist Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones: Michelle Huneault; Stacy Collins; Tara Gamble; Holli Clarkson; Kristen McCullen; Elisha Clapp;
The gold medalist Brockville Thousand Islands Pirates: Stacey Dales; coach Bob Olson; assistant Mary Begg