Final regular season standings:
East (8): Algonquin (13-1); Durham (12-2); Cambrian (9-5); Seneca (8-6); Loyalist (7-7); Centennial (4-10); St. Lawrence-Kingston (3-11): R.M.C. (0-14)
West (8): Humber (13-1); Sheridan (13-1); Mohawk (7-7); Niagara (6-8); St. Clair (6-8); George Brown (4-10); Lambton (4-10); Fanshawe (3-11)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Centennial Colts: Raefer Parray, Kim Henry, Wayne Rowe, Dwight Donald, Mark Maynard, Dereck Payne, Brent Kitson, Alex Gymnopoulos, Burt Hill, Peter Lorefice, Sean Beckles, Sanjiv Patel, Everton Jackson, Jason Austin, Michael Dass, Lorne McIntyre and Jason Yee.
Fanshawe Falcons: Euril Glasgow, Noel Bartley, Bob Field, Shawn McLeod, Jason Warren, Andrew Lynch, Christopher Helkaa, Michael Vandertuin, Michael Cassidy, Andrew Loague, Goran Prgesa, Adam Ripley, John Cordiero, Cory Greenhorn, Douglas Wilson and Efrem Hasebeneat.
George Brown Huskies: Lester Jones, Mike Asiedu, Clive Campbell, Dean Smith, Lowell Wildman, Melvin Simon, Stafford Kerr, Marvin Spencer, Dean Oliver, Peter Piotr Kubik, Dwayne Jacobs, Gad Perlumutter, Ramon Marchetti, Paul Kennedy, Omar Johnson, Jeremy Curria, Christopher Coweraria and Mauinder Singh.
Lambton Lions: Jim Toole, Steve Tuily, Sean Allen, Geoff Gordon, Steve Pepper, Jason McKenzie, Gary Docherty, Mike Nighswander, Mack Rogers, Steve Smith, Aaron Zimmer, Steve Bogart, Nick Dwyer and Simon Puilon.
Loyalist Lancers: Jason Sheppard, Scott Reid, Greg Sine, Matt Middleton, David Fralick, Derek Campbell, Adam Reid, Dwayne Edwards, Rob Martin, Dave Dobson, George Kapaclis, Darrell McGrath, Adam Croft and Rick Parsons.
Royal Military College Paladins: Lee Wendland, Jay Burt, Austin Douglas, Scott Macdonald, Mike Hogan, Christopher Brown, Pete Brennen, Jason Major, Scott Andrew Morrow, Chad Franoie Cook, Neil Nicholson and Darren Neil McCrank.
St. Clair Saints: Reg Hart, Ed Armstrong, Jason Storie, Mark Mulawka, Frank Graziano, Anthony Carter, Andrew Fields, Greg Gingras, Mike MacIsaac, Marko Samcevic, Robert Woolcock, Freeman Marcel, Paul Bannerman, Ron Butihen and Barry Amlin.
St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings: Gerald Chidowe, Jack Quigley, Robin Symes, Steve Van Koughnett, Mel Martyn, Brad Goodridge, Mike Clements, Kyle Brown, Martin Tetzlaff, Shawn-Lee Stephens, Mark St. Louis, Todd Dupras, Don Garrison, Carlos Costa, Jeff Hoover and Jason Hulland.
In the postseason quarterfinals, the Algonquin Thunder thrashed the Niagara Knights 102-71. The Knights (coached by Todd Stevens) included Rick Sinclair, Paul Grummett, Frank Keltos, Scott Currie, John Nicholson, Cam Bell, Chris Breen, Dan MacNab, Scott Peters, Shelly Doncaster, Michel Fortin, Steve Brewster, Mark Lloyd, Dan Lohr and Adrian Golombek.
The Durham Lords dumped the Mohawk Mountaineers 86-73. The Mountaineers included John Newport, Dave Griffin, Brian Jonker, Vern Catania, Derek Sharpe, Todd Coleman, Greg Robinson, James Tamborine, Ryan Beirnes, Seth Bremmer, Kyle Rozoski, Edison Balfour, Tom Krukowski, Ed Dunn, Kirk Alfaro, Paul Kavanaugh and Wayne Legault.
The Humber Hawks defeated the Cambrian Golden Shield 95-78. The Golden Shield included Chris Saumur, Peter Campbell, Steve roach, Derrick Hartley, Ancel Edwards, Randy Curvan, Anthony Rheault, Jeff Poole, Steve Cotnoir, Dan White, Steve Finlayson, Lawrence Horzempa, Don Muto, Steve Coles, Chris Pakkala, Denny Chicoine, Dean Canham and Alex McLean.
In the last quarterfinal, the Sheridan Bruins beat the Seneca Braves 88-81. The Braves included Davil Clarke, Wayne Roomes, Raymond Peddie, Cedric Agard, Fredrick Francis, O’Neill Marshall, Giles Sawyner, Paul Thorpe, Stephen Shalland, Jose Cruz, Owen Griffiths, Junior Hamilton, Peter Vale, Adam Stewart, Iva Alexander, Brian Jarvis and Bruce Muir.
In the semis, held at Algonquin’s Thunderdome in Ottawa, the Humber Hawks nipped the Sheridan Bruins 88-85 as Gareth Broad scored 19, Mark Croft 14, Oneil Henry 14, Richard Saunders 13, Steve McGregor 11, Hugh Riley 4, Jason Daley 4 and Lloyd Newhan 4. George Frempong led the Bruins with 22. Chris Watson added 17, James Rogers 16, Andrew Shepherd 9, Gary Rhodd 8, Reinhold Klassen 6, Wayne Mulgrave 5 and Kenny Mitchell 2. Broad told the Coven “it’s the final four, if you can’t get motivated for this you don’t belong here. … When Steve (McGregor) got into foul trouble early, it was my time to step up.” McGregor said “it felt kind of messed up when I picked up that third foul but I knew the team could do it without me. I know this is not a one or two-man team. If I’m down, they’ll pick up the slack. I have total confidence in these guys.” Humber led 63-46 at the half. “I’ve got to give Sheridan credit, they just didn’t want to be denied, they just kept coming back and coming back,” Hawks coach Rick Dilena said. “That’s a great team and Frempong is a great player. … It was a total team effort. Warrick (Manners) came in and gave us some minutes, Jason Daley played well, Richard Saunders gave us some valuable minutes and Gareth (Broad) also played well.”
In the other semi, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the Durham Lords 79-73 as Mark Headley scored 21, Patrick Serediuk 21, Jay Peak 14, Brad Peak 7, Greg Shirley 7, Dwight James 5 and Bryan Eburne 4. Dennis Barham led the Lords with 19. Brad Robinson added 16, Patrick Johnson 13, Sherlon Chance 8, Adam Estabrooks 4, Kenrick Hopkinson 4, Bill Leron 4, Justin Fontaine 3 and Rick Jordan 2. The Lords trimmed the margin to two on an and-one by Dennis Barham in the final minute but the top-seeded Thunder maintained their poise and pulled out the win.
In the bronze medal match, the Durham Lords defeated the Sheridan Bruins 91-81. The Lords lost captain Ian London early in the season, when he died in a traffic accident. Rick Jordan paced the Lords with 15. Brad Robinson added 14, Justin Fontaine 13, Dennis Barham 12, Patrick Johnson 12, Adam Estabrooks 7, Bill Leron 7, Kenrick Hopkinson 6 and Sherlon Chance 5. Wayne Mulgrave led the Bruins with 15. George Frempong added 12, Donovan Brown 12, James Rogers 12, Andrew Shepherd 11, Chris Watson 10, Kenny Mitchell 4, Gary Rhodd 4 and Jody Moore 1. The Bruins (coached by Jim Flack, assisted by Leroy Cassanova) also included David Sherwood, Shaun Collins, Reinhold Klassen, Shawn Livingstone, Mark Ennis, Chris Ruetz and Lloyd Oliver.
In the final, the Humber Hawks nipped the Algonquin Thunder 72-70. The Hawks led by as many as 19 in the first half but the Thunder, inspired by appearance of injured all-Canadian Brad Peak slowly clawed back. Richard Saunders scored 12 for the Hawks, while dominating the boards. Tournament MVP Steve McGregor notched several critical buckets down the stretch. Hawks co-captain Hugh Riley told The Coven that “we played two really good teams this weekend. We knew they were going to have their run and we were going to have our run. We just tried to keep their run to a minimum. Those games
we lost early in the year really helped us.”
The bronze medalist Durham Lords: Dennis Barham; Patrick Johnson; Brad Robinson; Justin Fontaine; Sherlon Chance; Kenrick Hopkinson; Adam Estabrooks; Rick Jordon; Bill Leron; Chris Teeter; Wayne Lalor; Alex Petre; David Pickering; Gari Oke; Chad Ramdeen; Lloyd Brown; Clinton Chartrand; Kevin Kempke; coach Kerry Vinson; assistant Gord Wallace; manager Sean Simmons; therapist Paul Smalley
The silver medalist Algonquin Thunder: Greg Shirley; Mark Headley; Brad Peak; Patrick Serediuk; Jay Peak; Dwight James; Bryan Eburne; Scott Goodridge; Jeff Boyce; Mike Kosavio; Craig Costello; Paul Belair; Jeff Traveray; Pascal De Couvreur; Vince Osier;
The gold medalist Humber Hawks: Steve McGregor; Richard Saunders; Mark Croft; Oneil Henry; Jason Daley; Garth Broad; Hugh Riley; Warrick Manners, Lloyd Newhan; Steve Melson, Craig Weles; Peter Gooden; Nelson Akaya; Lloyd Montague; Andrew Binners; Anthony Peilley; coach Rick Dilena; assistant Zito Baccarani; therapist Brian Carroll; manager David Adams; manager Maurice Robinson