Leading scorers for each team are often highly suspect as the tournament convenors reported results with inconsistent spellings and seeming indifference to accuracy. Players are identified as being with a team on one occasion and with another team on the next occasion.
In the opening, seeding round, held in Guelph: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Arnprior District Rapids torched the 19th-seeded Brampton St. Augustine Catholic Falcons 58-15 after leading 20-0, 35-2 and 50-9 at the quarters. Naomi Daley led the Rapids with 19. Moneey led Falcons with 9. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones torched the 14th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Thunder 53-22 after leading 10-2, 25-10 and 37-19 at the quarters. Amelia Silokowsky paced the Cyclones with 14. Sara Lowry added 9. Keira Ngassove (Ngassoue?) and Megan Howell each scored 10 to pace the Thunder. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Sarnia Great Lakes Secondary Wolfpack blasted the 17th-seeded Whitby Anderson CVI Raiders 56-15 after leading 13-11, 29-15 and 44-15 at the quarters. Addison Deelstra paced the Wolfpack with 15. Savannah Grant added 10. Precious Osita-Adubasim led the Raiders with 8. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers clocked the 16th-seeded Sudbury Englehart Spartans 87-53 after leading 26-15, 50-31 and 71-42 at the quarters. Sophie Munn led the Cavaliers with 34. Katelyn Kacprzak added 20. Nina A paced the Spartans with 32. Quinn Glover added 12. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles torched the 9th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Wolves 42-23 after leading 4-2, 20-10 and 32-15 at the quarters. C Okoawo paced the Eagles with 11. Brooke P led the Wolves with 12. Lilly A added 12. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Caledonia McKinnon Park Secondary Blue Devils clipped the 10th-seeded Orleans Ecole Secondaire Catholique Beatrice-Desloges Bulldogs 61-46 after leading 10-9, 24-21 and 43-37 at the quarters. Averie Marciniak-Varhaug led the Blue Devils with 32. Aurora Anthony added 18. Alexia Schryburt led the Bulldogs with 26. Elodie Bard added 13. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons edged the 13th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder 43-39. The Thunder led 16-11 after one quarter. The Falcons led 21-19 at the half and 28-27 after three quarters. Alyssa Gvora paced the Falcons with 24. T Harper led the Thunder with 12. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights dusted the 15th-seeded Toronto Harbord C.I. Tigers 58-41 after leading 21-15, 32-21 and 46-33 at the quarters. Mia Yurich led the Knights with 12. Sophie Alexander added 12. Sydney Flora-Kirsch paced the Tigers with 18. Bailey Flora-Kirsch added 10. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Guelph Centennial Spartans torched the 18th-seeded Simcoe Holy Trinity Catholic Titans 51-7 after leading 10-3, 27-6 and 40-17 at the quarters. Brooke Gallagher led the Spartans with 24. Charli Babin paced the Titans with 8. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs spanked the 20th-seeded North York Bayview Glen Gryphons 44-26 after leading 18-5, 34-8 and 40-9 at the quarters. Kate Smythe paced the Bulldogs with 18. Anya Namestnik added 13, Morgan Barker 4, Sydney Jones 3, Mya Pupek 3 and Ayla Namestnik 2. C Matthew led the Gryphons with 7. The Gryphons also included J Howard?
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Whitby Anderson CVI Raiders clipped the 16th-seeded Sudbury Englehart Spartans 42-34. The Spartans led 9-8 after one quarter. The Raiders led 22-21 at the half and 34-28 after three quarters. Precious Osita Abubasim paced the Raiders with 20. Quinn Glover led the Spartans with 9. The Spartans also included Nina A. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Thunder dispatched the 19th-seeded Brampton St. Augustine Catholic Falcons 58-49. The Falcons led 14-11 after one quarter and 30-21 at the half. The Thunder led 45-31 after three quarters. M Howell led the Thunder with 12. M Alicia paced the Falcons with 16. The Falcons also included Moneey, R Faradiah? …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder spanked the 20th-seeded North York Bayview Glen Gryphons 45-24 after leading 13-9, 26-15 and 34-17 at the quarters. A Duquette led the Thunder with 14. T Sahakiah led the Gryphons with 10. The Gryphons also included C Matthew, L Sharma?, A Shah? …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Toronto Harbord C.I. Tigers defeated the 18th-seeded Simcoe Holy Trinity Catholic Titans 52-46 after leading 18-9, 29-23 and 45-33 at the quarters. Sydney Flora-Kirsch led the Tigers with 16. Bailey Flora-Kirsch added 15. Charli Babin paced the Titans with 27. Sweed Babin added 10.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Arnprior District Rapids clubbed the 17th-seeded Whitby Anderson CVI Raiders 53-32. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Sarnia Great Lakes Secondary Wolfpack clipped the 14th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Thunder 52-39. The Thunder led 17-10 after one quarter. The Wolfpack led 28-23 at the half and 36-35 after three quarters. R Crewford led the Wolfpack with 11. Addison Deelstra added 8. Keira Ngassoue led the Thunder with 16. Megan Howell added 15. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles dispatched the 8th-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones 40-26 after leading 15-5, 28-12 and 35-22 at the quarters. E Beilhartz led the Eagles with 16. M Law led the Cyclones with 9. The Cyclones also included Amelia Silokowsky, Sara Lowry, Katie Luciani, Leah Waselovich, Addie Falardeau, L’Jayah Simmonds, M Nelson. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers defeated the 9th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Wolves 62-48. The Wolves led 12-11 after one quarter. The Cavaliers led 32-24 at the half and 49-32 after three quarters. Sophie Munn paced the Cavaliers with 39. Katelyn Kacprzak added 16. C Okoawo led the Wolves with 20. C Oriakhi added 14. The Wolves also included Brooke P, Lilly A, S Rowe. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights torched the 10th-seeded Orleans Ecole Secondaire Catholique Beatrice-Desloges Bulldogs 54-23 after leading 13-7, 30-9 and 46-14 at the quarters. Mia Yurich led the Knights with 16. Brooke Gibeault added 16. Alexia Schryburt led the Bulldogs with 9. The Bulldogs also included Elodie Bard. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons blasted the 12th-seeded Caledonia McKinnon Park Secondary Blue Devils 57-38 after leading 15-9, 30-15 and 43-28 at the quarters. Alyssa Gvora paced the Falcons with 19. Alexa Gvora added 15. Aurora Anthony led the Blue Devils with 9. Averie Marciniak-Varhaug added 7. The Blue Devils also included Mikayla Nelson, Kenzie Corlis, Adaora Johnson. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder nipped the 4th-seeded Guelph Centennial Spartans 35-33. The Spartans led 10-3 after one quarter. The Thunder led 19-15 at the half. The score was knotted at 24 after three quarters. A Eakery led the Thunder with 12. A Dequette added 11. Brooke Gallagher led the Spartans with 16. O McFaul added 9. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs dusted the 15th-seeded Toronto Harbord C.I. Tigers 70-30 after leading 24-8, 35-15 and 55-20 at the quarters. Anya Namestnik led the Bulldogs with 29. Kate Smythe added 12, Kiera Pink 9, Norah Hoff 8, Morgan Barker 8, Mya Pupek 5 and Shannen Short 1 (Two points overallocated). Sydney Flora-Kirsch led the Tigers with 14. Bailey Flora-Kirsch added 9.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Arnprior District Rapids dusted the 11th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles 50-25 after leading 14-10, 21-14 and 42-19 at the quarters. Naomi Daley led the Rapids with 21. Anna Hirst added 12 and Camryn Buffam 10. L Allen paced the Eagles with 9. E Beilhartz added 7. The Eagles (coach Sean Beilhartz) also included Brooke Preszcator.
The 6th-seeded Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers stunned the 3rd-seeded Sarnia Great Lakes Secondary Wolfpack 59-46. The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter. The Cavaliers led 28-27 at the half and 47-34 after three quarters. Sophie Munn paced the Cavaliers with 30. Katelyn Kacprzak added 18. Paige Bird-Carroll led the Wolfpack with 23. Addison Deelstra added 18. The Wolfpack (coach Pete Kaija) also included Zoe Ainsworth, Janel Degroot, Paige McKinlay, R Crewford? Savannah Grant?
The 5th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights clipped the 13th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder 37-26. The Thunder led 3-2 after one quarter. The Knights led 14-11 at the half and 24-20 after three quarters. Mia Yurich and Brooke Gibeault each scored 8 to lead the Knights. M Craftchik paced the Thunder with 8. The Thunder also included T Harper, A Eakery.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs nipped the 7th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 45-43 in overtime as Sydney Jones nailed a trey with 7 seconds to play. The Bulldogs led 13-11, 19-17 and 23-20 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 36 after regulation. Ayla Namestnik paced the Bulldogs with 16. Norah Hoff added 8, Sydney Jones 6, Kate Smythe 5, Morgan Barker 4, Shannen Short 2, Kiera Pink 2 and Mya Pupek 2. Alyssa Gvora led the Falcons with 17. The Falcons (coached by Kevin Brooks) also included Alexa Gvora.
In the semis, the top-seeded Arnprior District Rapids clocked the 5th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights 45-26 after leading 10-9, 24-18 and 31-26 at the quarters.
In the other semi, the 6th-seeded Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers dispatched the 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 56-49. The Bulldogs led 15-14 after one quarter and 31-56 at the half. The Cavaliers led 39-38 after three quarters. Sophie Munn scored 32 to lead the Cavaliers. Katelyn Kacprzak added 16. Kate Smythe paced the Bulldogs with 24. Norah Hoff added 8.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs edged the 5th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights 53-47 in overtime. The Bulldogs led 18-10, 22-10 and 36-32 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 45 after regulation. The Bulldogs opened the extra session with an 8-0 run. “I thought we played well enough to win the whole thing. You have hiccups in the road but we managed to pull off a bronze,” Churchill head coach Frank Keltos told BPSportsNiagara.com. “I told the girls that winning two medals in a row is not a dynasty. Winning three medals in a row would be considered a dynasty and I told them to remember that they are part of history and it’s one of those things that might never happen again. … What makes the accomplishment even more surprising is that the team graduated four starters from last year’s championship roster. The team also doesn’t boast a roster of travel players. … We don’t have one player that plays competitive basketball. We have a bunch of girls that have played before but nobody has aspirations to play at the U SPORTS or college level. They are just kids who love the game and enjoy it but they are multi-faceted athletes who play different sports. We just pulled everyone together and it was awesome. It was great for the kids.” Kate Smythe paced the Bulldogs with 28. Anya Namestnik added 11, Morgan Barker 5, Norah Hoff 4, Kiera Pink 3 and Sydney Jones 2. Mia Yurich led the Knights with 14. The Knights also included Sophie Alexander, Brooke Gibeault.
In the final, the 6th-seeded Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers toppled the top-seeded Arnprior District Rapids 69-53. The Rapids led 15-14 after one quarter and 31-27 at the half. The Cavaliers led 52-46 after three quarters. Sophie Munn paced the Cavaliers with 35. Katelyn Kacprzak added 17. Camryn Buffam led the Rapids with 18. Naomi Daley added 13. Rapids coach Phil Moore told Ottawasportspages.ca that “we had a great season at 32-0. But, unfortunately, in the last two minutes of our semifinal we lost starter Mika Clifford with a serious injury. We were down a player and emotionally it affected our players. The girls were upset.” The Rapids attack was also impacted by having Anna Hirst foul out with six minutes to play, Moore added. “We couldn’t weather the storm.”
The bronze medalist St. Catherines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs: Kate Smythe; Norah Hoff; Anya Namestnik; Ayla Namestnik; Mya Pupek; Shannen Short; Morgan Barker; Sydney Jones; Kiera Pink; Kayleigh DiGirolamo; coach Frank Keltos
The silver medalist Arnprior District Rapids: Naomi Daley; Anna Hirst; Camryn Buffam; Mika Clifford; Aayla Spratt; Molly Sheldrick; coach Phil Moore; assistant Chris Spratt
The gold medalist Oakville Kings Christian Cavaliers: Anaiah Arthur; Rhea Arthur; Nimi Banjoko; Nevaeh Blair; Mia Djordjevic; Chiara Farraj; Katelyn Kacprzak; Daniella Kinoshi; Tuleen Mugattash; Sophie Munn; Evy Ouimet; Danielle Salami; Sam Snelgrove; Tiffany Wright; coach Eric Bulthuis; assistant Taj Adams
Thanks to: King’s Christian coach Eric Bulthuis for provisions of the Cavaliers roster.