Final regular season standings:
East (7): Mono Orangeville Prep (18-1); Thornhill Thornlea S.S. (13-6); Whitby Father Henry Carr Prep (13-6); Brantford RISE Prep (13-6); Thornhill Vaughan SS (10-9); Toronto Central Tech (6-13); Markham Bill Crothers SS (2-17)
West (7): St. Catherines Ridley College (14-5); Brantford TRC Academy (14-5); Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate (11-8); Hamilton Lincoln Prep (8-11); London Southwest Academy (8-11); Mono Athlete Institute Black (3-16); Mono Athlete Institute Red (0-19)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Hamilton Lincoln Prep Huskies: Lorenzo Barbieri, Tyson Cato, Brandon Miller, Derrell McLaughlin-Perreira, Bennett Grumbach, Tyler Sagl, Marc Barbosa, Sheymar Ryan, Scott Jenkins, Ben Bayfield, Brandon Aultman, Layee Jabateh, coach Ben Julius, assistant Spencer Drury
London Southwest Academy Huskies: Kobe Elvis, Jahleel Hilts, Kymahni Bent, Taye Donald, Cole Newton, Emmanuel Odera, Matt Bardoel, Reuben Hasebenebi, Alec McGregor, Koch Agok, Dominic Kanters, Hendrik Stam, Logan Cheyne, coach Kevin Barnes
Markham Bill Crothers SS Prep Colts: Jayden Anderson, Nyle London, Augustico Kennedy-Theophille, Brandon Soon, Ryan John, Kenny Wu, Matthew Iacono, Shaquan Browne, Caleb Labelle, Julius Adu, Zaiden Cross, Emmanuel Obiefuna, Marcus Mitropolous, David Ononiwu, coach Kirk Salesman
Mono Athlete Institute Prep Black Bears: Hasan Abdul Hakim, Aaron Aboonabi, Daniel Fraulin, Brian Heilemann, Tiger Jhaj, Naryan Kalliecharan, Anyang Madut, Elias Panagiotopoulos, Josh Paterson, Tristan Robertson, Luka Vukoje, MaBeny Naam, coach Patrick Falduti
Mono Athlete Institute Prep Red Bears: Willem De Heer, Moziah Taylor, Tommy Ahmed, Marko Popovic, Tyler Manpaum, Riley Melvin, John Dhuol, Ozeias Nkwebe, David Muoka, J.J. Sedore, Erik Wouters, coach Jeremy Pope
Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate Cavaliers: Jaylen Passley, Luka Sakota, Shamar Walker, Robert Mannella, Julian Lepp, John-Lewis Morvan, Cameron Hayhoe, Alexander Nwagha, Gabe Taneza, Coleman Stucke, coach Zelimir Stevanovic, assistant Ray Kim
In the quarterfinals, held at Ryerson University in Toronto, the top-seeded Mono Orangeville Prep Bears pounded the Toronto Central Technical School Blues 110-84 as Shemar Rathan-Mayes scored 20. The Bears broke to a 27-18 lead as Tyrese Samuel scored 7. The Bears led 50-34 at the half. Kalyem Liburd-Mullings led the Blues with 23, along with 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. The Blues (coach Kevin Jeffers, assistant Omar Bryan, assistant Peter Mandros, assistant Gyasi Moffett) also included Enrique Rodriguez, Rakeem Darrell, Jacob Masters, Andrey Sinclair, Malachi Davis, Aaron Joseph Goldbourne, Jordan Cox, Deandre Goulbourne, Kevin Ngure, Nas Roberts, John Clarke, Lachlan Maudsley, Ali Traore, Malik Taylor-Williams, Jamal Fuller and Jonathan Rivera.
The 4th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Prep Thunder dispatched the 5th-seeded Whitby Father Henry Carr Prep Crusaders 89-76 as Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 23, while nabbing 5 boards and dishing 4 assists. Victor Radocaj scored 19, Mike Demagus 15 and Cashius McNeilly 13. The Thunder took command by denying the Crusaders a point for the first five minutes of the second half, while building a 58-37 lead. Kobey Lam countered with a 16-5 run but were unable to overcome the deficit. Kobe Lam led the Crusaders with 20. The Crusaders (coach Paul Melnik, assistant Leon Archer, assistant Travis Noel, assistant Mark Poyser) also included Jalen Menzies, Gedeon Itoua-Mamic, Caleb Johnson, Joshua Morgan, Kameron David, Jalen Shirley, Rayshawn Scarlett, Markus Harding, Courage Ogbeide, Damanni Browne and Malik Cadore.
The 2nd-seeded St. Catherines Ridley College Tigers clipped the 7th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Secondary Voyageurs 80-65 as Noah Wharton scored 26, while dishing 9 assists. Jaden Bediako added 15 on 7-12 from the floor and 11 boards. Anthony Daudu also notched a double-double for the Tigers. Ryan Brooks led the Voyageurs with 20. The Voyageurs (coach Gus Gymnopoulos, assistant John Gelzakos, assistant Claude Nembhard) also included Noah Ngamba, Tyson Dunn, Autrey Dawkins, Malcolm King, Mateo Spencer-Gomes, Wazir Latiff, Caleb Atewe, Reggie Williams, Zachary Vidal-Henry, Calfin Lofters and Mwambi Shamma.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Brantford TRC Academy Wolfpack defeated the 6th-seeded Brantford RISE Prep Wolf Pack 104-97 as Sabry Phillip scored 29, including 11 in the first quarter, before being forced to the bench with an ankle injury. The score was knotted at 51 at the half. Rahmir Moore led RISE Prep with 28. RISE Prep (coached by Jeremie Kayaye) also included Diego Garcia, Khenyan Brown-Stirling, Kole Scott, Luke Degannes, Josh Noton, Dawson John, Miguel Tomley, Chad Bailey, Wesley Paterson, Rory Stewart, Thomas Chilton, Asare Octhere, Bryang Selebangue and Justice Gordon.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Prep Thunder stunned the top-seeded Mono Orangeville Prep Bears 82-71 after rallying from a 15-point deficit.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Brantford TRC Academy Wolfpack edged the 2nd-seeded St. Catherines Ridley College Tigers 65-60.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Brantford TRC Academy Wolfpack dusted the 4th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Prep Thunder 102-87. Championship MVP Avan Nava told the OSBA that his father played a major role in his leading the Wolfpack to the title. “My dad used to teach me a lot and he coached me until Grade 10. He taught me everything I know and if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be anywhere. I just put the work in, put the time in. I practiced going off ball screens, practiced my passing, everything that turns me into a better player, so I could have a bigger role.” The Wolfpack led 46-35 at the half and by 14 after three quarters as Lorenzo Downey hit a series of treys and Viktor Nausedas notched a two-handed dunk. TRC hit 10 treys and Thornlea 13. Nava finished with 24 points and 5 assists. Nausedas added 21, along with 11 boards, Downey 17, Adam Francolini 13 and Darius DeAveiro 9, along with 11 assists. Cashius McNeilly led the Thunder with 26 on 4-14 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Keeshawn Barthelemy added 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-11 from the arc and 5 assists.
The co-bronze medalist Mono Orangeville Prep Bears: Shemar Rathan-Mayes; Justice Prentice; Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe; Julian Cunningham; Tyrese Samuel; Kuol Jr. Kuol; Jevonnie Scott; Jefferson Kouliabaly; Joe Jones; Kenny Ngassoue; Ben Hendriks; coach Tony McIntyre
The co-bronze medalist St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers: Alex Root; Noah Wharton; Peter Moses; Johnny Avgousti; Jaden Bediako; Kiano Heath; Nick Dodson; Kennan Larmand; Simon Bailey; Anthony Daudu; Malcolm Bailey; Kenny Anaebonam; Tomi Johnson; coach Tarry Upshaw
The silver medalist Thornhill Thornlea SS Prep Thunder: Mike Demagus; Alonzo Tan; Thow Biel; Sammy Wong; Jahmyl Telfort; Zachary John; Keeshawn Barthelemy; Isaiah Moseley; Cashius McNeilly; Treyvon Blake; Awer Awer; Ziphion Grant; Abilash Surendran; Daimar Dyall-Richards; Cory Gardener; coach Charles Hantoumakos; assistant Shane James; assistant Chris Skinner
The gold medalist Brantford TRC Academy Wolfpack: Darius DeAveiro; Khalid Taffe-Long; Liam Craven; Sabry Phillips; Paris Shand; Max Arnott; Viktor Nausedes; Lorenzo Downey; Avan Nava; Marko Milivojevic; Tyriq Clarke; Daniel Clarke; Ethan Mancini; Adam Francolini; Quincy Bowen; coach Tyrell Vernon