2007-08 CCAA men

(1)	Douglas	105
(8)	Lakeland	62	Douglas	87
(4)	Montmorency	80	Montmorency	66	Douglas	70
(5)	Grant MacEwan	49
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(3)	Sheridan	80
(6)	Champlain-St. Lambert	75	Sheridan	64	Mt. St. Vincent	62
(2)	Mt. St. Vincent	66	Mt. St. Vincent	79
(7)	UBC-Okanagan	57

        In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Douglas Royals whipped the 8th-seeded Lakeland Rustlers 105-62. Billy McNutt was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while the Nathan Douglas earned the laurels for the Rustlers. The Rustlers’ young line-up of four freshman and one senior started off the game strong with a big three from Xavier Smith, but Douglas College’s offensive rebounding and put backs widened the gap. With 10 seconds left, Douglas’ William McNutt finishes off the first quarter with an alley-hoop to make it a 12-point lead. Although the Douglas Royals managed to gain a 25-point lead early in the second, the Rustlers came back to lessen the deficit trailing by 13 at the half. It was truly a team effort as all the Royals pulled together in the second to boost up the lead to a final 43 points. Bol Kong paced the Royals with 28 on 11-19 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 steals. Billy McNutt added 24 on 10-16 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards, 6 assists, 4 blocks and 5 steals. Andrew Sturgeon scored 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Aneetan Braich added 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Johnny Forzani scored 10 on 5-5 from the floor and 3 steals. Graeme McCallum notched 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Shane Heuring scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jobair Satari added 2 and Tyler Lutton 2, while Donald Lindo, James Anderson, Leonard Piprah, Florian Joseph and Ryan Hatch were scoreless. Douglas shot 43-72 (.597) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 31 assists, 13 turnovers, 7 blocks and 16 steals. Nathan Dixon paced Lakeland with 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 steals. Xavier Smith scored 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Tyrone Dawkins notched 13 on 5-17 from the floor and 3-8 from the line. Lyndon Taylor scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Michael Leiffers scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 steals. Ossie Hinds scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 steals. Changkuoth Ruot added 2, while Stephan Burke, James Harline, Michael Hebert, Trent Bloch-Hansen and Michael Smalley were scoreless. The Rustlers shot 25-56 (.446) from the floor, 6-14 (.429) from the arc and 6-13 (.462) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 14 assists, 23 fouls and 11 steals.

        The 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades clipped the 5th-seeded Grant MacEwan Griffins 80-49. Stephen Olivier was chosen player of the game for the Nomades, while Tamer Douglas earned the laurels for the Griffins. Both teams showed great intensity throughout the first quarter, exchanging baskets (24-19). However, it became evident in the second quarter that Momo was the dominant force, capitalizing on MacEwan’s turnovers, putting Momo ahead 46-22 at the half. As Momo started the second half on a 6-0 run, and McEwan struggled with foul trouble, Momo took advantage and romped. Hichem Beneyad-Cherif paced the Nomades with 20 on 9-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Gregory Olivier-St-Amand added 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 4 boards. Stephen-Oliver Bouchard notched 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 10 assists. Francis-Cedric Martel added 10 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Rigobert Katahwa Kahindo added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 assists. Rachid Nguinambaye scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Vincent Lanctot-Fortier scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Jesse Rodney Memette scored 2, Vincent Hebert 2 and Sergio Moise 2, while Jean-Philippe Hebert, Tarik-Alexandre Chbany and Hugues Ryan were scoreless. Montmorency hit 32-56 (.571) from the floor, 5-11 (.455) from the arc and 11-22 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 26 assists, 17 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals. Corey Saban led the Griffins with 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Tamer Douglas scored 9 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 5 boards. Gregg Frankson scored 8 on 3-8 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Nicolas Zutz scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Andrew Bates scored 5 on 3-6 from the floor and 7 boards. Colton Ennis added 4, Ryan Sherman 3 and Norbert Kanyo 2, while Percy Wiredu, Brenda Gawlik, Zachary McKee, Colin Hoehne and Evan Schwindt were scoreless. McEwan shot 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 1-18 (.056) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 11 assists, 15 turnovers and 6 steals.

        The 2nd-seeded Mount Saint Vincent Mystics defeated the 7th-seeded UBC-Okanagan Lakers 66-57. The Lakers started off the game strong with a 6-0 run, while the Mystics had a slow start. UBC’s Marco Dolcetti helped his team out with two threes in a row. Thanks to some big shots, a three and an and-one from Brendon Arnold, the Mystics finished the half with a lead of 1 point. At the end of the third, Laker Wendell Thomas had a major slam dunk and-one, but Mystic Jason Carlson answered by hitting a big three with two seconds left. The game remained close until the end. Arnold was chosen player of the game for the Mystics, while Thomas earned the laurels for the Lakers. Brendon Arnold paced the Mystics with 21 on 7-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line and 9 boards. Mark Brien notched 16 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jason Carlson notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Stephen Morris scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Damian Gay scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Ian Baker added 3 and Adam Jewkes 2, while Gary Gray, John Caulfield, Carl Wickstrom, Anthony Zinn, K.C. Brooks, Derico Symonds, Sean Boulay and Ibrahim Toulany were scoreless. Mount St. Vincent hit 22-47 (.468) from the floor, 6-11 (.545) from the arc and 16-21 (.762) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 14 assists, 11 turnovers, 5 blocks and 8 steals. Marco Dolcetti paced the Lakers with 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Wendell Thomas notched 12 on 6-10 from the floor and 5 boards. David Joseph scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 assists. Yassine Ghomari scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 assists. Matt Gowing scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Taylen Busch scored 2, Kealey McDonald 2, the team 2 and Aron Balakrishnan 1, while Andrew Rowan, James Moodie, Jon Zaleski and Simon Pelland were scoreless. UBC-Okanagan shot 23-55 (.428) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 7-15 (.467) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 13 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 blocks and 5 steals.

        In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Sheridan Bruins edged the 6th-seeded Champlain-Saint Lambert Cavaliers 80-75. The Bruins started off the first quarter against the host Cavaliers with a small but steady lead thanks to big shots like Jelani Matthew’s far three. But Champlain came back to not only to tie the game, but gain a 10-point lead by the end of the first. Adam Chmielewski contributed to the come back with a few twos and a big three. Sheridan shut out the Cavaliers for the whole first six minutes of the second quarter, but the Cavs woke up and it was 36-35 for the home team at the half. The Bruins started off the second half with two long threes from 24 Shane Cox. It was Champlain’s foul trouble that allowed the chance for the Bruins to come back from a 6-point deficit and gain a 4-point lead. Although Sheridan managed to gain a 13-point lead in the 4th, the Cavs fought back and narrowed the gap to only five but it wasn’t enough. The players of the game were Shane Reece for the Bruins, and Randy Dezouvre for the Cavaliers. Shane Reece paced the Bruins with 22 on 10-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-5 from the line and 10 boards. Tab Donaldson added 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 steals. Jelani Matthew notched 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 assists. Shane Cox scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Nigel Johnson-Tyghter notched 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 8 boards. Richardo Dunkley scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Maurice Smith added 2, Sheldon Sinclair 2, Negosjo Bratic 1 and Dwight Taylor 1, while Fabian Webb and Sean Douglas were scoreless. Sheridan shot 32-63 (.508) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 9-19 (.474) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls 16 assists, 23 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 turnovers. Randy Dezouvre led the Cavaliers with 24 on 10-18 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Eric Williams added 14 on 7-12 from the floor and 8 boards. Niko Cochran scored 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 assists. Adam Chmielewski scored 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 assists and 4 steals. Greg Elliott added 6 on 2-7 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Jason Ham-Rodney added 3 and Alex Sabino-Ifill 2, while Ibrahim Appiah, Jean-Andre Moussignac, Yann Charles, Tristan Renaud Tremblay and Caleb Noel were scoreless. The Cavaliers shot 31-68 (.456) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals.

        In the bronze quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers defeated the 7th-seeded UBC-Okanagan Lakers 103-87 as Randy Dezouvre scored 28, Niko Cochran 23, Greg Elliott 15, Adam Chmielewski 12, Eric Williams 8, Jason Ham-Rodney 8, Ibrahim Appiah 7 and Yann Charles 2, while Loic Rwigema, Eric Finn, Jean-Andre Moussignac, Alex Sabino-Ifill, Tristan Renaud-Tremblay, Bjorn Michaelsen and Caleb Noel were scoreless. Marco Dolcetti led the Lakers with 25, David Joseph 19, Yassine Ghomari 17, Wendell Thomas 15, Aron Balakrishnan 5, Matt Gowing 4 and Kealey McDonald 2, while Andrew Rowan, James Moodie, Taylen Busch, Jon Zaleski and Simon Pelland were scoreless. The Cavaliers opened the first quarter with a 6-0 run led by Randy Dezouvre. The Lakers came back to tie it at 22 at the end of the 1st quarter. The Cavaliers opened the second quarter with an 18-4 run led by Greg Elliot who had 8 points in the quarter. As Champlain hit back to back threes at the end of the half, the Lakers managed to score 5 points in the last minute, including an and-one by Wendell Thomas with 0.1 second left to finish the half 53-43. The Cavaliers and Lakers exchanged baskets most of the third quarter, with Cavalier Niko Cochran leading his team with 12 points in the quarter and Laker David Joseph leading his team respectively with 7 points. The Lakers made an impressive comeback after being down as much as 18 to bring it back within 6. But as the fourth quarter wound down, two Lakers players, including All-Canadian Marco Dolcetti and David Joseph fouled out and the Cavaliers took advantage down the stretch. The Lakers player of the game was Marco Dolcetti, while Randy Dezouvre earned the laurels for the Cavaliers.

        In the other bronze quarterfinal, the 8th-seeded Lakeland Rustlers edged the 5th-seeded MacEwan Griffins 94-89 as Nathan Dixon scored 35, Xavier Smith 21, Tyrone Dawkins 13, Michael Leiffers 10, Ossie Hinds 6, Lyndon Taylor 6 and Stephan Burke 3, while James Harline, Changkuoth Ruot, Michael Hebert, Trent Bloch-Hansen and Michael Smalley were scoreless. Tamer Douglas led the Griffins with 20, Gregg Frankson 18, Andrew Bates 18, Corey Saban 12, Ryan Sherman 10, Brendan Gawlik 4, Zachary McKee, 2 Colin Hoehne 2 and Colton Ennis 2, while Percy Wiredu, Norbert Kanyo, Evan Schwindt and Nicolas Zutz were scoreless. The Griffins kept a steady lead throughout the first half with big shots from Tamer Douglas. The Rustlers continued to fight back and narrowed the gap to only three points at the half thanks to Nathan Dixon with his numerous points off of tough shots. At the beginning of the second half, Lakeland continued their scoring streak to reach a 9-point lead. The Griffins came back and finished the third with a slam-dunk by center Andrew Bates to take a 67-66 lead. The fourth began with a long three from Griffin Gregg Frankson. The teams exchanged baskets for the rest of the quarter but Lakeland came out on top by five. Nathan Dixon was chosen player of the game for the Rustlers, while Gregg Frankson earned the laurels for Grant MacEwan.

        In the semis, the top-seeded Douglas Royals whipped the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades 87-66. The Royals had a strong start, but Quebec’s rookie of the year Hichem Benayad-Cherif was able to keep Momo in the game for the first half by sinking two big back-to-back threes. The score at the half was 36-36. The Royals again had a strong and physical start in the second half, gaining a 15-point lead, but the Nomades put up a press towards the end of the third quarter to narrow down the difference to 11 points. Throughout the entire game, Bol Kong for the Royals and Francis Cedric Martel for the Nomades consistently put up the points for their teams. In the end, Douglas’ dominant presence in the post and on the three was unstoppable. Graeme McCallum was chosen player of the game for the Royals, while Cedric Martel earned the laurels for the Nomades. Bol Kong paced the Royals with 22 on 9-19 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Graeme McCallum notched 21 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards and 10 assists. William McNutt added 15 on 6-20 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 9 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Andrew Sturgeon scored 13 on 6-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Aneetan Braich scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Tyler Lutton added 4 on 2-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Donald Lindo added 4, Leonard Piprah 2 and James Anderson 1, while Johnny Forzani, Jobair Satari, Shane Heuring, Florian Joseph and Ryan Hatch were scoreless. The Royals hit 34-70 (.486) from the floor, 12-31 (.387) from the arc and 7-12 (.583) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 27 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Francis-Cedric Martel paced the Nomades with 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Hichem Beneyad-Cherif added 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Gregory Olivier St-Amand added 11 on 5-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Stephen-Olivier Bouchard added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 10 assists. Rachid Nguinambaye added 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 3 boards. Vincent Lanctot-Fortier scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Sergio Moise added 3, Hugues Ryan 2 and Tarik-Alexandre Chbany 2, while Jesse Rodney Memmette, Vincent Herbert, Jean-Philippe Hebert and Rigobert Katahwa-Kahindo were scoreless. Montmorency shot 23-60 (.383) from the floor, 7-22 (.318) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 20 assists, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks and 6 steals.

        In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics clocked the 3rd-seeded Sheridan Bruins 79-64. The Mystics began the game with a 7-0 run. Sheridan’s Jelani Matthew and Nigel Johnson-Tyghter led an offensive run with deep three pointers and offensive rebounds. MSVU’s Damian Gay and Mark Brien continued to produce offensively, ending the first half with 32 points between the two. The second half finished with a score of 42-24. The third quarter was dominated by strong defense on both sides; however, both teams struggled offensively and were in foul trouble. MSVU with a couple of offensive runs remained on top. Sheridan’s Maurice Smith made 11 points in the fourth, tightening MSVU’s lead but the Mystics held on for the win. Damian Gay was chosen player of the game for Mount St. Vincent, while Shane Reece earned the laurels for Sheridan. Damian Gay paced the Mystics with 34 on 12-17 from the floor, 10-11 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Mark Brien notched 15 on 5-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 3-6 from the line. Ian Baker added 9 on 3-5 from the floor and 3-3 from the line. Carl Wickstrom scored 8 on 3-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Stephen Morris scored 5 on 5-9 from the line. Jason Carlson scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Gary Gray added 2 and Brendon Arnold 1, along with 7 boards. John Caulfield, Adam Jewkes, Anthony Zinn, K.C. Brooks, Derico Symonds, Sean Boulay and Ibrahim Toulany were scoreless. Mount St. Vincent shot 24-53 (.453) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 28-38 (.737) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 21 assists, 13 turnovers and 3 steals. Maurice Smith paced Sheridan with 15 points on 6-9 from the floor and 3-6 from the arc. Jelani Matthew added 13 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 6 assists. Shane Reece scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 10 boards. Richardo Dunkley added 9 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Sheldon Sinclair notched 7 on 7-10 from the line. Nigel Johnson-Tyghter scored 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 4-8 from the line and 5 boards. Tab Donaldson scored 3 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Dwight Taylor, Nebosjo Bratic, Fabian Webb, Matt Cosby, Jemeel Brown, Shane Cox and Sean Douglas were scoreless. The Bruins shot 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 16-28 (.571) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 25 fouls, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 blocks and 5 steals.

        In the bronze semis, the 3rd-seeded Sheridan Bruins stomped the 8th-seeded Lakeland Rustlers 99-71. The Bruins got off to a slow start, with the Rustlers hitting big shots making the score at the end of the first quarter 27-17 for Lakeland. However, Nigel Johnson-Tyghter had the 2 most memorable blocks of the tournament as Sheridan woke up in the second quarter to take the lead, with the score finishing 47-42 at the half. Maurice Smith had a memorable performance in the first half scoring all 6 of the teams 3s in the first half. In the second half, Sheridan was the dominant force, keeping the lead throughout the whole half. Sheridan’s powerhouse was too much for Lakeland to overcome due to obvious fatigue. The player of the game for Sheridan was Maurice Smith, while Michael Leiffers earned the laurels for the Rustlers. Maurice Smith paced the Bruins with 23. Shane Reece added 13, Nigel Johnson-Tyghter 13, Sean Douglas 11, Matt Cosby 7, Jelani Matthew 6, Nebosjo Bratic 6, Dwight Taylor 6, Sheldon Sinclair 5, Tab Donaldson 4, Richardo Dunkley 4 and Fabian Webb 1, while Jemeel Brown and Shane Cox were scoreless. Nathan Dixon led the Rustlers with 18. Michael Leiffers added 15, Xavier Smith 13, Tyrone Dawkins 9, Lyndon Taylor 7, Ossie Hinds 3, Changkuoth Ruot 2, Michael Hebert 2 and Trent Bloch-Hansen 2, while Stephan Burke, James Harline and Michael Smalley were scoreless.

        In the other bronze semi, the 6th-seeded Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers crushed the 4th-seeded Montmorency Nomades 72-54. Champlain went on a 9-0 run to start the first period as Eric Williams started off strong on the boards, picking up 9 rebounds on both ends of the court. The Nomades had a slow start with 16 turnovers. Niko Cochran played an important role in the first half making 4 treys. The first half ended with a score of 34-17 for Champlain. In the second half, Momo started off strong, with Gregory Olivier St-Amand, playing a crucial role on the inside boards. But Momo began tiring and Champlain began dominating all facets of the game, including a major slam-dunk by Eric Williams. Niko Cochran was chosen the player of the game for the Cavaliers, while Francis Cedric Martel earned the laurels for Nomades. Niko Cochran paced the Cavaliers with 17. Adam Chmielewski added 13, Randy Dezouvre 12, Eric Williams 10, Greg Elliott 7, Ibrahim Appiah 6, Jason Ham-Rodney 5 and Yann Charles 2, while Loic Rwigema, Eric Finn, Jean-Andre Moussignac, Alex Sabino-Ifill, Tristan Renaud Tremblay, Bjorn Michaelsen and Caleb Noel were scoreless. Francis-Cedric Martel led the Nomades with 19. Gregory Olivier St-Amand added 15, Stephen-Olivier Bouchard 6, Rachid Nguinambaye 6, Rigobert Katahwa-Kahindo 4 and Vincent Lanctot-Fortier 4, while Jesse Rodney Memette, Vincent Hebert, Jean-Philippe Hebert, Tarik-Alexandre Chbany, Hugues Ryan, Sergio Moise and Hichem Beneyad-Cherif were scoreless.

        In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers edged the 3rd-seeded Sheridan Bruins 81-75. The Cavaliers came out firing. Eric Williams gave the hosts big boards and put backs helping Champlain gain a 10-point lead, but Sheridan’s Maurice Smith kept them in the game with several quick threes. Adam Chmielewski answered by closing the half with a long buzzer beater three to give Champlain a 42-35 lead at the half. Both teams opened the second half exchanging baskets. The Bruins closed the gap with back-to-back threes by Maurice Smith. A quick basket at the end of the quarter by Bruin Richardo Dunkley left the score at 64-58. The fourth quarter was a roller-coaster ride as the two teams but Cavalier Nico Cochran carried his team during the quarter for 10 points. As the quarter wound down, the Bruins were unable to withstand the pressure and Randy Dézouvre sealed the game with a steal and 2 free-throws. Eric Williams was chosen player of the game for the Cavaliers, while Tab Donaldson earned the laurels for the Bruins. Randy Dezouvre paced the Cavaliers with 21 on 9-19 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Eric Williams added 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Adam Chmielewski scored 17 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Niko Cochran scored 14 on 3-14 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 8-8 from the line and 5 assists. Jason Ham-Rodney added 4, Greg Elliott 3, Ibrahim Appiah 2 and Tristan Renaud Tremblay 2, while Loic Rwigema, Eric Finn, Jean-Andre Moussignac, Alex Sabino-Ifill, Yann Charles, Bjorn Michaelsen and Caleb Noel were scoreless. Champlain-St. Lambert shot 31-67 (.463) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive board, 18 fouls, 13 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 blocks and 7 steals. Tab Donaldson paced Sheridan with 7-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Shane Reece notched 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 16 boards. Maurice Smith notched 12 on 4-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Dwight Taylor scored 9 on 4-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Sheldon Sinclair scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Nigel Johnson-Tyghter scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 10 boards. Sean Douglas scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor. Jelani Matthew added 3, Nebosjo Bratic 2 and Richardo Dunkley 2, while Fabian Webb, Matt Cosby, Jemeel Brown and Shane Cox were scoreless. The Bruins shot 29-68 (.426) from the floor, 8-19 (.421) from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 8 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

        In the final, the Douglas Royals clipped the Mount Saint Vincent Mystics 70-62 to their first national title. The Royals jumped out to an early 14-11 lead after the first quarter. An Anateen Braich layup to end the half gave Douglas a 34-27 halftime lead. The Royals enjoyed a 34-27 halftime lead, but the Atlantic Canada champions came out fired up to start the second half, hitting a series of three-pointers to grab a 38-37 lead. Douglas then answered with a 7-0 run late in the third quarter, keyed by a steal and dunk from Bol Kong to go back on top 49-39. But the Mystics continued to claw back, stopping Douglas on its first eight possessions of the fourth quarter to tie the game 52-52. Then the Royals’ Graeme McCallum took charge, scoring 10 straight points as his team took a 63-57 lead. Douglas never looked back. At the start, national Player of the Year Billy McNutt stole the ball for an easy basket, while MSVU struggled offensively as their bench players got to see playing time due to their starters struggling with foul troubles. In the 3rd quarter, MSVU had a comeback bringing the game within 9 points. Douglas had several turnovers due to some tough defense from MSVU. But Douglas still maintained the lead throughout the second half with Bol Kong (a.k.a. King Kong) giving them a big boost. In the 4th quarter, things started to get intense when both teams got technical fouls. Graeme McCallum was chosen player of the game for Douglas, while Stephen Morris earned the laurels for the Mystics. Graeme McCallum paced Douglas with 20 points on 6-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Bol Kong added 17 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. William McNutt added 13 on 4-14 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Andrew Sturgeon added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 12 boards. Tyler Lutton added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Aneetan Braich added 4, while Johnny Forzani, Donald Lindo, Jobair Satari, James Anderson, Leonard Piprah, Shane Heuring, Florian Joseph and Ryan Hatch were scoreless. The Royals hit 21-56 (.375) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 24-36 (.667) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 14 assists, 10 turnovers, 4 blocks and 7 steals. Brendon Arnold paced Mount St. Vincent with 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jason Carlson notched 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Stephen Morris added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 6 assists. Adam Jewkes scored 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Mark Brien scored 7 on 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Gary Gray added 5, Damian Gay 5, along with 4 boards, Sean Boulay 3 and Ibrahim Toulany 1, while Ian Baker, John Caulfield, Carl Wickstrom, Anthony Zinn, K.C. Brooks and Derico Symonds were scoreless. The Mystics shot 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 16-29 (.552) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 30 fouls, 11 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals.

        The all-tourney team featured: MVP Graeme McCallum (Douglas); Bol Kong (Douglas) Brendon Arnold (Mount Saint Vincent); Randy Dezouvre (Champlain); Shane Reece (Sheridan); and Andrew Sturgeon (Douglas)

        The 2nd team featured: Francis Martel (Montmorency); Nathan Dixon (Lakeland); Nikolas Cochran (Champlain); Mark Brien (Mount Saint Vincent); Billy McNutt (Douglas)

The bronze medalist Champlain-St. Lawrence Cavaliers: Randy Dezouvre; Eric Williams; Niko Cochran; Gregory Elliott; Alex Sabino-Ifill; Ibrahim Appiah; Jean-Andre Moussignac; Jason Ham-Rodney; Tristan Renaud-Tremblay; Loic Rwigema; Adam Chmielewski; Yann Charles; Tristan Renaud-Tremblay; Caleb Noel; Bjorn Michaelsen; Eric Finn; coach John Dangelas; associate Stephen White; assistant Junior Weekes; assistant Ricardo Telemon; therapist Patricia Demey; assistant trainer Christina Kowalenko

        The silver medalist Mount St. Vincent Mystics: Brendon Arnold; Stephen Morris; Gary Gray; Ian Baker; John Caulfield; Carl Wickstrom; Adam Jewkes; Anthony Zinn; K.C. Brooks; Derico Symonds; Sean Boulay; Damian Gay; Mark Brien; Ibrahaim Toulany; Jason Carlson; coach Rick Plato; assistant David Brien; assistant Mark Forward; assistant Antony Berry

        The gold medalist Douglas Royals: Billy McNutt; Johnny Forzani; Donald Lindo; Graeme McCallum; Jobair Satari; Tyler Lutton; Aneetan Braich; James Anderson; Leonard Piprah; Shane Heuring; Florian Joseph; Andrew Sturgeon; Bol Kong; Ryan Hatch; Tim Beaver; Cody Fox; Ethan Mackinnon; coach Jamie Oei; assistant Dahman Boudraa; assistant Mike Schmidt; assistant Mike Hamilton; director of operations Douglas Roe; manager Tim Whitehead; trainer Clint Lomax