Final regular season standings:
East (11): Algonquin (20-0); George Brown (15-5) Seneca (10-10); Centennial (10-10); Durham (10-10); Georgian (10-10); Loyalist (10-10); St. Lawrence-Kingston (10-0); Canadore (9-11); La Cite (6-14); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (0-20)
West (10): Mohawk (15-3); Humber (15-3); Sheridan (15-3); St. Clair (11-7); Fanshawe (11-7); Lambton (7-11); Redeemer (7-11); Sault (4-14); Niagara (3-15); Cambrian (2-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Cambrian Golden Shield (coached by Richard Whitfield, assisted by Nick Laird and Craig O’Connell): Zachary Alize-Minty, Kevin Cole, Braydon Ritchie, Chance Goulet, Shayne Gillies, Tevin Timothy, Zackery Mullin, Serge Kalisa, Caleb Yanchuk, Tashuan Costa, Anton Olufayo, Cassidy Camacho and Peter Luyeye.
Canadore Panthers (coached by Stacy Gallagher, assisted by Rick Cowden, Kim Malkowski and Leo Bechard): Joey Puddister, Jevon Marshall, Xavier Farquharson, Charlie Hancock, Santo Dak, Nolan McKinlay, Mike Costello, Carter Maschi, Tarik Salim, Christian Casimier, Jesse Hillock, Tarez Hepburn, Mark Hillock, Ryan Woods, Jerome Winters and Eric Plumley.
La Cite Coyotes (coached by Tom Hodge, assisted by Davidson Sanelus and Alain Cadieux): Alibasha Maidal, Michel West Wenther, Jean-Risme Holtwitch, Daniel Gracia, Marc-Antoine Belanger, Cherif Diallo, Matthew Mason, Blaise Mwenze, Jonathan Amisso, Raphael Riche, Henrilo Londole, Pascal Cyr and Garry Seraphin.
Loyalist Lancers (coached by Ryan Barbeau, assisted by Jim Barbeau and Ryan Meekes): Jordan Marlowe, Jerimiah Braham, Kevin Owusu, Andrew Ferris, Steven Bailey, Ebunoluwa Tomiwa, Carson Power, Kinkay Smith, Patrick Kalal, Jesse Cassista, Jayvon Lake, Anthony Lowe, Kalala Muller and Joun Nicholson.
Niagara Knights (coached by Steve Atkin, assisted by Anderson St. Valle): Tevon Edwards, Dane Campbell, Anthony Mercanti, Aidan Alize-Minty, Tyrell Rogers, Chris Louis, Joshua Bulda, Ryan Prince, Levington Mukuna, Aaron Chapman, Lawrence McNeil and Mike Mortley.
Redeemer Royals (coached by Jamie Girolametto, assisted by Sean Sabourin): Michael Duah, Calvin DeJong, Tyler Bouwman, A.J. Manguerra, Jacob Walda, Josh DeSchiffert, Spencer Kerssies, Calvin Turnbull and Benn Ibrahim.
Sault Cougars (coached by Greg Mapp, assisted by Nick Caron and Aaron Zuccato): Jason Ledgister, Shakeel Ellis, Ivan Cunanan, Matt Brown, Kevin Ramos, Jonathan Lonigro, Javier Stephenson, Emmanuel Agyemang, Jany Ondongo, Aaron Brown, Elie Germeil, Bryan Jones, Kojo Afari and Hugh Taylor.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights (coached by Robert Levy, assisted by Josh Williams): Bailey Burton, Daniel Williams, Darien Sparks, Tyrell Davidson, Kevin Wilson, Greg Allerston, Stephen Heldsinger, Malik Grant, Daniel Gordon, Sheldon Covert, Anthony Addo, Adil Yislam, Josh Watson and Kody Jordan.
St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings (coached by Barry Smith, assisted by Kevin Smart and Bryan McMillan): Desmond Adams, Shaqeem Downey, Brody Cavanaugh, Jordan Wilkinson, Andrew Dawkins, Jason Aransevia, Dylan George, Terence Thomas, Griffin Fernandez, Chris Offspring, Brad Richards, Connor Poulain and Donald Gibson.
In the crossover qualifiers, the Durham Lords (5th-East) clipped the St. Clair Saints (4th-West) 81-71 after leading 21-15, 36-25 and 52- 46 at the quarters. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 25. Eric Smith added 23, along with 14 boards, Brandon Heath 14, Saliym Cadogan 8, Dylan Pelissero 6 and Aron Naim 5, while Adrian Burton, Michael Knight and Curtis Johnson were scoreless. The Lords hit 30-65 (.462) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 15 steals, 3 blocks, 19 turnovers and 14 fouls. Matei Nuna paced the Saints with 19. Tyler Storie added 13, Alex Temesy 10, Isiah McConney 8, Xavier Jones 6, Jamaal Thompson 6, Stephan Gray 5, Demetrias Kah 2 and David Younan 2, while Ricky Meloche, Khoi Pham, Todd Girard and Mitch Girard were scoreless. The Saints hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 11-35 (.314) from the arc and 10-19 (.526) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 18 steals, 4 blocks, 20 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Saints (coached by Matt Devin, assisted by David Korenic and Ricardo Tate) also include Ryan Dyck and Ratko Repac. ………………………………………………… The Seneca Sting (3rd-East) dumped the Lambton Lions (6th-West) 92-75 after leading 29-22, 48-36 and 76-53 at the quarters. Jamal Boyce paced the Sting with 24. Jonathan Harvey added 15, Brandon Severn 13, along with 11 boards, Elijah Brown 13, Tevin Goodridge 10, Malcolm Smith 7, Kevin Cornwall 7, Tamark Wright 2 and Kyle Gregoire 1, while Yirenchi Dodi and Ricardo Aureliyo were scoreless. The Sting hit 36-83 (.434) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 7 steals, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 10 fouls. Alex Garvey paced the Lions with 20. Jon Ravenhorst added 16, Mike Lucier 14, along with 12 boards, Jason Marshell 20, Shawn Hill 5, Jason Heron 4, Nic Higgins 3 and Marcus Hamilton 2, while Jeff Hollinger, Richard Marcano, Justin DeGroot, Russ Fox, Gary Hill-Stone and Seth Hellinga were scoreless. The Lions hit 26-77 (.338) from the floor, 8-35 (.229) from the arc and 15-20 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 5 steals, 16 turnovers and 8 fouls. The Lions (coached by James Grant, assisted by Patrick Wright and Paul Doyle) also included Justin Zonneville, Logan LaRiviere and Andy Timmermans. …………………………………………………… The Humber Hawks (2nd-West) dispatched the Georgian Grizzlies (6th-East) 94-80 after leading 22-16, 47-42 and 73-62 at the quarters. R.J. Ramirez paced the Hawks with 26. Greg Edelsward added 13, Tyrone Dickson 11, Brandon Sam-Hinton 11, Brett Neumann 9, Matthew Marshall 9, Junior Davis 8, Chad Bewley 6 and Gibson Eduful 5, while Emeron Rodgers, Ryan Cook, Jeff Asiamah, Ashly July, Zach Fox-Trapper and Jermaine Lightbody were scoreless. The Hawks hit 33-68 (.485) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 23-25 (.920) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 33 assists, 11 steals, 5 blocks, 11 turnovers and 15 fouls. Mark Brown paced the Grizzlies with 25. Teq Zwarych added 20, along with 12 boards, Justin Mitchell 19, Ivan Ivic 7, Glody Madymba 4, Braeden Wilkinson 3 and Jordy Kabuya 2, while Akot Dhal and Dylan McKenzie were scoreless. The Grizzlies hit 34-72 (.472) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 32 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 22 fouls. The Grizzlies (coached by Matt Coulson, assisted by Nolan Knill and John Marley) also included Drew Whitfield, Alex Fields, Morey Doner, Chris Anderson, Sheldon Jean, Andrew Clark, Carter Dunlop, Inderbir Gill, Abed Emran and Ivan Ivic. …………………………………………………… The Fanshawe Falcons (5th-West) edged the Centennial Colts (4th-East) 85-80 after leading 23-18, 48-37 and 63-43 at the quarters. Chris Stanhope paced the Falcons with 25. Chavaun Miller-Bennett added 24, Bryan Mcdonald 12, Alex Thompson 8, David Sewell 8, Olaleye Ojo 4, Ernest Tolete 2 and Elvis Owusu 2, while Jermaine Chisholm, Jordan Fray, Dexton Freemantle, Aaron Ragobar, Trey Langford, Ryan Pflanzner, Eric Hamilton and Alex Rose were scoreless. The Falcons hit 31-64 (.484) from the floor, 7-13 (.538) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 10 steals, 17 turnovers and 23 fouls. Joseph Wani paced the Colts with 19. Jordan Henry added 18, Cedric Pelayo 15, Kendell Wilson 14, Javier Marquez 10, Jared Malcolm 2 and Tristan Quarry 2, while Elijah Hesley, Alex Hagoriles, Jahrell Atkinson, Yahye Alibarre and Erico Sassa were scoreless. The Colts hit 27-68 (.397) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 23-27 (.852) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 10 steals, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls. The Colts (coached by Jim Barclay, assisted by Kirk Salesman and Nikosi Adams) also included Justin Jarrett, Tevon Noble, Omar Abbas, Tristan Stern and David Geller.
In the quarterfinals, the Algonquin Thunder (1st East) dusted the Durham Lords 89-70 after leading 22-16, 53-36 and 74-53 at the quarters. Njuguna Waiganjo paced the Thunder with 31. Tyrelle Samuels added 21, Louis Boursiquot 11, Derrek Mooney 10, Jordan Scott 4, Patrick Lumumba 4, Garnet Blais 3, Haidar el Badry 3 and Matthew Gillis 2, while Courtney Dawkins, Marek Kopiowski, Ryan Bradley, Murphy Beya and Kristopher Holford Walker were scoreless. The Thunder hit 36-82 (.439) from the floor, 12-26 (.462) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 18 steals, 1 block, 21 turnovers and 15 fouls. Brandon Heath paced the Lords with 25. Ajahmo Clarke added 16, Eric Smith 8, along with 10 boards, Dylan Pelissero 8, Aron Naim 7, Adrian Burton 2, Saliym Cadogan 2 and Curtis Johnson 2, while Michael Knight was scoreless. The Lords hit 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 7-18 (.389) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, 30 turnovers and 13 fouls.
The Humber Hawks defeated the Seneca Sting 71-53 after leading 21-7, 36-19 and 54-34 at the quarters. Tyrone Dickson paced the Hawks with 12 points and 16 boards. Greg Edelsward added 11, Brandon Sam-Hinton 11, R.J. Ramirez 9, Matthew Marshall 8, Chad Bewley 8, Gibson Eduful 6, Brett Neumann 4 and Junior Davis 2, while Emeron Rodgers, D.J. Morrison, Ashly July, Zach Fox-Tapper and Jermaine Lightbody were scoreless. The Hawks hit 26-67 (.388) from the floor, 4-19 (.211) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 10 steals, 6 blocks, 25 turnovers and 18 fouls. Calmar Morgan paced the Sting with 17. Elijah Brown added 10, Shakyl Cooper 10, Malcolm Smith 8, Jonathan Harvey 4, Kevin Cornwall 2 and Tevin Goodridge 2, while Felix Adjei, Brandon Severn, Kyle Gregoire, Yirenchi Dodi, Tamark Wright and Ricardo Aureliyo were scoreless. The Sting hit 19-79 (.241) from the floor, 3-28 (.107) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 14 steals, 28 turnovers and 20 fouls.
The Sheridan Bruins (3rd-West) clipped the George Brown Huskies (2nd-East) 99-89 in overtime. The Bruins led 21-19 after one quarter and 43-31 at the half. The Huskies led 53-49 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 80 after regulation. Huskie Vadim Halimov nailed a trey at the buzzer to force the extra session. The Bruins ripped off a 14-2 run in overtime to pull out the win. Trevor Williams paced the Bruins with 34. Michael Selkridge added 14, Roshean Keen 13, along with 14 boards, Cory Cooper 12, Dylan Periana 11, Denzil Abrams 5, Paul Williams 3, Chris Muir 2, Adam Elbereich 2, Jerome Guthrie 2 and Alan Anderson 1, while Shane Bennett, Ricardo Bowen and Robert Hanson were scoreless. The Bruins hit 39-109 (.358) from the floor, 3-27 (.111) from the arc and 18-28 (.643) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 19 steals, 5 blocks, 20 turnovers and 24 fouls. Vadim Halimov paced the Huskies with 30 points and 16 boards. Curtis Baanee scored 15, Akai Nettey 14, Dejazmatch James 12, Ricardo Brown 6, Ted Johnson 4, John Cadougan 4 and Dennis Johnson 3, while Emmanuel Mukuna, Evan Clavir, Ruan Webster, Givon Wint, Brandon Bailey and Vitali Khakholka were scoreless. The Huskies hit 33-86 (.384) from the floor, 10-28 (.357) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 31 turnovers and 29 fouls.
In the last quarterfinal, the Mohawk Mountaineers (1st-West) whipped the Fanshawe Falcons 99-52 after leading 19-12, 38-30 and 71-45 at the quarters. Matt Fennell paced the Mountaineers with 21. Andrew Cicuttini added 20, along with 15 boards, Alex Reis 19, Patrick Iavarone 9, Taylor Dowhaniuk 8, Xzennis Brereton 8, Steven Dely 5, Neil Santos 4, Jeff Hunt 3 and Ian Assing 2, while Filip Pejic was scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 38-86 (.442) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 10 steals, 6 blocks, 16 turnovers and 14 fouls. Bryan McDonald paced the Falcons with 15. Chavaun Miller-Bennett added 14, Alex Thompson 7, Olaleye Ojo 4, Chris Stanhope 4, Ryan Pflanzner 4, David Sewell 3 and Elvis Owusu 1, while Jermaine Chisholm, Dexton Freemantle, Ernest Tolete, Eric Hamilton and Alex Rose were scoreless. The Falcons hit 20-75 (.267) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers and 20 fouls.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the Durham Lords nipped the Seneca Sting 78-75 after leading 24-18, 43-38 and 67-53 at the quarters. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 20 points and 10 boards. Eric Smith added 15, Aron Naim 14, Saliym Cadogan 12, Dylan Pelissero 6, Brandon Heath 5, Curtis Johnson 4 and Adrian Burton 2, while Michael Knight was scoreless. The Lords hit 33-84 (.393) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 25 turnovers and 15 fouls. Calmar Morgan paced the Sting with 25. Jamal Boyce added 23, Elijah Brown 13, Jonathan Harvey 5, Brandon Severn 3, Malcolm Smith 2, Kevin Cornwall 2 and Tamark Wright 2, while Tevin Goodridge, Felix Adjei, Kyle Gregoire, Yirenchi Dodi and Ricardo Aureliyo were scoreless. The Sting hit 26-86 (.302) from the floor, 11-29 (.379) from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 steals, 2 blocks, 17 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Sting (coached by Bill Crowdis, assisted by Trevor Challenger, Adam Zohni, Jovain Wilson and Marla Gladstone) also included Shakyl Cooper, Ilia Jivotov, Nathanial Osbourne, Joran Kelly and Charles Nwokolo.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the George Brown Huskies dumped the Fanshawe Falcons 80-70 after leading 21-14, 41-25 and 63-42 at the quarters. Vadim Halimov paced the Huskies with 29. Dejazmatch James added 14, Curtis Baanee 12, Ted Johnson 9, Akai Nettey 6, John Cadougan 4, Dennis Johnson 4 and Ricardo Brown 2, while Emmanuel Mukuna, Evan Clavir, Ruan Webster, Givon Wint, Brandon Bailey and Vitali Khakholka were scoreless. The Huskies hit 25-74 (.338) from the floor, 10-34 (.294) from the arc and 20-25 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 13 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 18 fouls. Bryan McDonald paced the Falcons with 18 points and 10 boards. Alex Thompson notched 15, Olaleye Ojo 12, along with 13 boards, Chauvaun Miller-Bennett 9, Elvis Owusu 7, Ryan Pflanzner 5 and Chris Stanhope 4, while Jermaine Chisholm, Dexton Freemantle, Ernest Tolete, David Sewell, Eric Hamilton and Alex Rose were scoreless. The Falcons hit 26-67 (.388) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 28 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Falcons (coached by Tony Marcotullio, assisted by Dean Magerowski, Bryse Chandler, Tyler Cheng and Jonathan Leonard) also included Tyrell Williams, Oshane Daley, Jeremy St. Clair, Trey Langford, Josh Windsor, Luke Barrett, Malcom Piazza and Ryan Taylor
In the semis, the Algonquin Thunder pounded the Humber Hawks 75-48 with a stellar display of defence in the second half, holding the Hawks to just 12 points. “We have not played that type of great D in my whole career here at Algonquin and I’ve been around 20 years,” Thunder coach Trevor Costello said. “We held one team to nine points years ago but that team was an 0-18 team. Humber is such a great team to hold them to 12 points [in a half] is really unbelievable and that’s what the win was about.” Humber got off to a good start early, starting the game on an 8-3 run, but Algonquin answered with a 13-5 run and took a 16-13 lead after one quarter. Humber rallied to a 36-34 lead at the half but Algonquin went on a 14-0 run in the third quarter to take a 53-40 lead after three quarters. Njuguna Waiganjo paced the Thunder with 23 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Tyrelle Samuels added 18 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. Derek Mooney notched 14 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Garnet Blais added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 8 boards. Jordan Scott scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 14 boards and 4 steals. Malcolm Brown added 3, Murphy Beya 2, Louis Boursiquot 2 and Haidar El Badry 1, while Marek Kopiowski, Ryan Bradley, Matthew Gillis, Patrick Lumumba and Kristopher Holford-Walker were scoreless. The Thunder hit 27-67 (.403) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks, 12 turnovers and 17 fouls. Gibson Eduful paced the Hawks with 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. R.J. Ramirez added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Brett Neumann notched 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Tyrone Dickson scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Greg Edelsward added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 10 boards. Chad Bewley added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Matthew Marshall scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Brandon Sam-Hinton added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Emeron Rodgers, Ashly July, Zach Fox-Tapper, Junior Davis, Jermaine Lightbody and Jeff Asiamah were scoreless. Davis nabbed 2 boards. The Hawks hit 18-55 (.327) from the floor, 4-20 (.200) from the arc and 8-20 (.400) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 23 turnovers and 22 fouls.
In the other semi, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers 86-80 after leading 36-19, 50-47 and 69-62 at the quarters. “We played very well, executed our game plan nicely and really when it comes down to it, it was just a few possessions that determined it,” Sheridan coach Jim Flack said. “Basically, we just made a few more shots than Mohawk did, so there’s no real difference between the teams. Everybody talks about Matt Fennell, and he’s a great player, but they’re so much more than that. They’ve got (Andrew) Cicuttini, (Taylor) Dowhaniuk, (Alex) Reis, great guards and great coaches, so you can’t just concentrate on one guy or one area. They rebound so well and execute their zone so flawlessly, so in the end we made shots when we had to and that’s what basketball comes down to.” The Bruins notched a 14-3 run in build an early lead but the Mohawks answered with a 10-0 run to claw back within three at the half. The Bruins made it an eight-point game in the fourth quarter but Mohawk answered with an 8-0 run and took the lead on a Matt Fennell trey. stages featured both sides fighting for control of the momentum, with the Bruins using a 14-3 run to spark a 36-point quarter, leading 36-19 after 10 minutes. The Bruins battled to pull back in front and while leading 82-80, traded a pair of five-second violations. Dylan Periana nailed a pair of free throws with 11.7 seconds remaining to ice the win. Michael Selkridge paced the Bruins with 18 on 8-19 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Trevor Williams added 15 on 6-19 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Dylan Periana added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Paul Williams scored 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 18 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Denzil Abrams added 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Roshean Keen scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Chris Muir added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Cory Cooper scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Shane Bennett, Alan Anderson, Adam Elbereich, Jerome Guthrie, Ricardo Bowen and Robert Hanson were scoreless. Anderson nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. Guthrie dished 2 assists. The Bruins hit 34-95 (.358) from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 13 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers and 20 fouls. Matt Fennell paced the Mountaineers with 20 on 8-21 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Xzennis Brereton added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Patrick Iavarone added 12 on 4-15 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 assists. Alex Reis scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Dowhaniuk notched 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 6 blocks. Andrew Cicuttini added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 15 boards. Jeff Hunt scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards, while Steven Dely, Neil Santos, Filip Pejic and Ian Assing were scoreless. Dely nabbed 2 boards. The Mountaineers hit 31-79 (.392) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 5 steals, 8 blocks, 22 turnovers and 19 fouls.
In the bronze semis, the Humber Hawks pounded the George Brown Huskies 81-60 after leading 20-14, 43-20 and 57-42 at the quarters. Tyrone Dickson paced the Hawks with 15 points and 12 boards. Greg Edelsward added 14, Gibson Eduful 13, R.J. Ramirez 12, Junior Davis 11, Brandon Sam-Hinton 6, Brett Neumann 5 and Matthew Marshall 5, while Chad Bewley, Emeron Rodgers, Ashly July, Zach Fox-Tapper, Jermaine Lightbody and Jeff Asiamah were scoreless. The Hawks hit 25-61 (.410) from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 21-34 (.618) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 4 steals, 7 blocks, 21 turnovers and 16 fouls. Vadim Halimov led the Huskies with 23 points and 13 boards. Dejazmatch James added 21, Akai Nettey 3, Ted Johnson 3, John Cadougan 3, Curtis Baanee 3, Ricardo Brown 2 and Dennis Johnson 2, while Evan Clavir, Ruan Webster, Givon Wint, Brandon Bailey, Vitali Khakholka and Jermaine Atkins were scoreless. The Huskies hit 22-71 (.310) from the floor, 12-30 (.400) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 8 steals, 14 turnovers and 26 fouls. The Huskies (coached by Johnathan Smith, assisted by Borko Brusin, Norman Hamilton and Stephen Morrison) also included Emmanuel Mukuna, Brad Niermann, Ruben Delgado and George Gurajena.
In the other bronze semi, the Durham Lords stunned the Mohawk Mountaineers 96-90 after leading 28-23, 53-44 and 80-66 at the quarters. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 28 points and 12 boards. Aron Maim scored 15, Saliym Cadogan 13, Eric Smith 12, Dylan Pelissero 6 and Brandon Heath 2, while Adrian Burton, Michael Knight and Curtis Johnson were scoreless. The Lords hit 41-83 (.494) from the floor, 4-22 (.182) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 14 steals, 6 blocks, 15 turnovers and 20 fouls. Matt Fennell paced the Mountaineers with 27. Andrew Cicuttini added 16, along with 13 boards, Alex Reis 14, Xzennis Brereton 12, Taylor Dowhaniuk 12, along with 12 boards, Jeff Hunt 4, Patrick Iavarone 3 and Neil Santos 2, while Steven Dely, Filip Pejic and Ian Assing were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 31-76 (.408) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 21-29 (.724) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 21 turnovers and 15 fouls. The Mountaineers (coached by Brian Jonker, assisted by Mike Woodburn, Mac Akrong and Colin Bayley) also included Jaelin Bailey, Lamar Barr and Juwan Goldson.
In the bronze medal match, the Humber Hawks clipped the Durham Lords 80-65 after leading 25-21, 47-33 and 69-49 at the quarters. The Hawks capitalized on a 10-2 run to build the halftime lead and then blew open the game with an 11-0 run to start the third quarter. Greg Edelsward paced the Hawks with 27 on 11-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Brett Neumann added 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Tyrone Dickson scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Chad Bewley scored 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Matthew Marshall added 6on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. R.J. Ramirez added 5on 2-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 4 assists. Brandon Sam-Hinton added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Gibson Eduful notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Junior Davis added 3 on 1-4 from the arc. Zach Fox-Tapper scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Emeron Rodgers, Ashly July, Jermaine Lightbody and Jeff Asiamah were scoreless. The Hawks hit 34-80 (.425) from the floor, 6-33 (.182) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 10 steals, 1 block, 12 turnovers and 13 fouls. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 15 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Dylan Pelissero added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Eric Smith notched 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 8 boards and 5 assists. Curtis Johnson scored 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Saliym Cadogan scored 9 on 4-17 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc and 3 boards. Brandon Heath notched 6 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Adrian Burton added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aron Naim scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards, while Michael Knight was scoreless. The Lords hit 25-67 (.373) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 6 steals, 14 turnovers and 11 fouls. The Lords (coached by Desmond Rowley, assisted by Matt Markovic, Vasco Yarde and Tyler McGarrity) also included Jahvon White, Brandon Blais and Leonardo-Alex Miller.
In the final, which observers dubbed an “instant classic,” the Sheridan Bruins nipped the Algonquin Thunder 76-75. Thunder guard Derrek Mooney’s last second prayer bounced off the rim as the Bruins pulled out the win. “We played really well and there’s nothing there to choose between the two teams – it came down to one shot with a win by one point,” Sheridan coach Jim Flack said. “It’s a game of inches and the Algonquin Thunder is one of the most courageous teams we’ve faced all year. They wouldn’t go away, but I think we matched their courage and really it came down to who was going to make one play at the end. Mooney had it in his hands and that is one brave guy, took that shot, he didn’t hesitate and if it’s two inches in another direction, we’re the ones crying tears right now. Instead, we’re fortunate enough to lift a banner.” The opening quarter featured seven ties and saw Algonquin take a 26-23 lead. The Thunder extended their margin to 10 but the Bruins answered with a 15-0 run as they took a 48-44 lead at the half. Sheridan pushed their lead as high as six in the third quarter, only to see the Thunder re-claim the lead at 63-61, before yet another lead change saw the hosts in front 66-65 heading into the final period. The final quarter was played within a three-point margin. In the final minute with the Bruins trailing 75-74, Paul Williams got into the lane and though his initial attempt was off the mark, he corralled the rebound and put it home off the window to re-claim the lead with 15.9 seconds remaining. The Sheridan defence held strong on the ensuing Algonquin possession, nearly forcing the turnover, but Trevor Williams couldn’t quite collect the loose ball before it went out of bounds. The Thunder had a chance for one final play with 1.8 seconds left. Inbounding off the left wing, the ball went to Mooney on the right wing and his attempt narrowly missed. Michael Selkridge paced the Bruins with 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Dylan Periana added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Trevor Williams added 9 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2boards and 4 assists. Roshean Keen notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jerome Guthrie scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Cory Cooper added 6 on 2-6 from the arc. Denzil Abrams scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Paul Williams notched 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Alan Anderson scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Shane Bennett, Chris Muir, Adam Elbereich, Ricardo Bowen and Robert Hanson were scoreless. Elbereich nabbed 2 boards. The Bruins hit 28-79 (.354) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 13 turnovers and 18 fouls. Njuguna Waiganjo paced the Thunder with 33 on 9-21 from the floor, 5-14 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Derrek Mooney added 13 on 5-18 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Patrick Lumumba added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Scott scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor and 7 boards. Garnet Blais notched 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Tyrelle Samuels scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Louis Boursiquot added 1, along with 3 boards, while Malcolm Brown, Marek Kopiowski, Ryan Baldry, Haidar El Badry, Matthew Gillis, Murphy Beya and Kristopher Holford-Walker were scoreless. El Badry nabbed 3 boards. The Thunder hit 26-76 (.342) from the floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 7 steals, 6 blocks, 18 turnovers and 20 fouls.
Algonquin Thunder (coached by Trevor Costello, assisted by Jim Langis and Achuil Lual): Tyrelle Samuels, Courtney Dawkins, Njuguna Waiganjo, Owen Powers, Ryan Bradley, Marek Kopiowski, Derrek Mooney, Haidar El Badry, Matthew Gillis, Murphy Beya, Louis Boursiquot, Jordan Scott, Patrick Lumumba, Etienne Mpana and Kristopher Holford-Walker.
Humber Hawks (coached by Shawn Collins, assisted by Patrick au and Ben Sanders): Chad Bewley, Emeron Rodgers, Brett Neumann, R.J. Ramirez, Ryan Cook, Jeff Asiamah, Brandon Sam-Hinton, Gibson Eduful, Matthew Marshall, D.J. Morrison, Ashly July, Tevin Cooper, Zach Fox-Tapper, Greg Edelsward, Junior Davis and Jermaine Lightbody.
Sheridan Bruins (coached by Jim Flack, assisted by Leroy Cassanova, Nick Davis and Dave Ferencina): Roshean Keen, Cory Cooper, Shane Bennett, Denzil Abrams, Dylan Periana, Alan Anderson, Ashford Arthur, Chris Muir, Adam Elbereich, Jerome Guthrie, Ricardo Bowen, Trevor Williams, Michael Selkridge and Paul Williams.