Final regular season standings:
East (9): Algonquin (14-2); Durham (13-3); Cambrian (12-4); Seneca (12-4); St. Lawrence-Kingston (8-8); Centennial (6-10); Loyalist (4-12); Royal Military College (2-14); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (1-15)
West (9): Humber (15-1); Fanshawe (13-3); Sheridan (13-3); St. Clair (11-5); George Brown (6-10); Niagara (6-10); Mohawk (5-11); Lambton (3-13); Sault (0-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Centennial Colts: Lennell Izzard, Carlton Vaz, Alistair James, Fitz Williams, Duane Taylor, Kevin Tatem, Christopher Davey, Khalil Kahlili, Travis Wright, Marco Oliva, Sylvan Francis, Wayne Rowe, Jeremy Alexander, Jason McPherson, Steven Henry, Aaron Grey, Dana-James MacGregor, Salmon Baber and Waynecliffe Bailey.
George Brown Huskies: Emil Mulic, Nick Thomas, Pavle Lalovic, Stafford Kerr, Andrew Wilson, Paul Cahur, Anthony Oral, J.D. Ellis, Steven Lemon, Clint Marshall, Richard Carvalho, Jeremy Currie, Hughlix Mullings, Andrew Hylton, Araleh Abdiraham, Fitzroy Hanson, Peter Gooden, Francis Antoine and Keston Joefield.
Lambton Lions: Mike Arsenault, Kevin McDonald, Mike Hunter, Troy Lashley, Colin Belec, Mike Nighswander, Mike Huard, Mike Riley, Gary Docherty, Steve Smith, Colin Prentice, Tim Kokayko, Rob Burk, Shawn Sexton, Jeremy Harron, Ivan Robinson and Jamie Redman.
Loyalist Lancers: Ian Bentley, Darrell McGrath, Aaron Kiser, Dave Dobson, Kevin Hurdle, Tom Callahan, David Steele, George Kapaclis, Marc Hawley, Marc Ray, Scott Burns, Jose Delgado, Rick Parsons, Ryan Tucker, Alonzo States, Terry Menzies and Mark Loft.
Mohawk Mountaineers: Kirk Alfaro, Paul Petersen, Greg Robinson, Mike La Rose, Bata Zelic, Mike Lavary, Ian Jobson, Steve Robes, Adrian Clarke, Sam Stogiannes, Richard Forester, Gregory Tyme, Omar Johnson, Jason Deaubreu, West Minor, Elliott Culley, Sam Majok and John Pope.
Niagara Knights: Mike Hurley, Rheinhold Klassen, Derek Flindall, Keith Tenney, Adrian Knaap, Paul Weekes, Mike Harris, Jeff Eden, John Wark, Mike Condradi, Charles Poirier, Chad Zinn, Tareque Choudhury, Bryan Moroz, Adrian Golombek, Mike Zason and Jeff Ponting.
Royal Military College Paladins: Travis Chapman, Bradley Schur, David Smith, Nathan Flight, Ross Prokopy, Darren McCrank, Todd Murphy, Scott Morrow, Ian Brooks, Tony Weicker, Eric Folmer, Walter Gamblin, Gord Roy, Mark Cole, Travis Judd, Joe Bos and Jocelyn Poirier.
Sault Cougars: Craig Bonner, Gabe Mensah, David McLaughlin, Rob Antaya, Adrien Griffiths, Alvin Coneybeare, Jim Drahusz, Leon Jackson, Brian Woodcock, Kevin Kuula, Brad Parker, Jeff Noftall, Hue Higham, Darrin Henwood and George Coughlin.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Mark Brady, Andrew Hickey, Ken Elliott, Pete Stanbury, Fraser Amphlett, Mike Templeton, Leo Raposo, Cedric Sunray, Larry Marks, Kent Watson, Josh Hinan, Robert Donahoe, Ross Byers, Mike Brockley, Brian Millman, Brad Neville, Chuck Curry and Scott Boyce.
St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings: Mike Peterson, Johnny Besselink, Scott Goodridge, Mel Martyn, Robin Symes, Rob Ausken, Martin Tetzlaff, Les Hatz, John Dainard, Kevin Dale Smart, Cory Greenhorn, Darren Young and Mike Domingo.
In the postseason quarterfinals, the Humber Hawks thrashed the Cambrian Golden Shield 85-56 as Jason Daley scored 17, Kevin Shand 13 and Mark Croft 13. The Golden Shield included Chris Saumur, Andy Collins, Mike Scott, Steve Finlayson, Larry Horzempa, Chris Williams, Tyler Lillepool, Brad Noble, Dan Patenaude, Steve Coles, Cory Moore, Roshik May and Melvin Marsolais.
The Fanshawe Falcons defeated the Durham Lords 79-69. “It was noticeable there was something on their minds other than the game,” said Lords’ assistant coach Gord Wallace. Durham players may have been thinking of their head coach Kerry Vinson who earlier in the week was battling for his life in Oshawa General Hospital. Doctors feared Vinson, who underwent triple by-pass heart surgery last summer, might not survive emergency surgery to repair a ruptured gall bladder. By game time, Vinson’s condition had improved and his players were told he was expected to recover. But the Lords couldn’t recover after falling behind 23-3 five minutes into their contest against Fanshawe. The Lords included Augusto Duquesne, Kevin Williams, Rick Jordon, Mike Asiedo, Justin Glasgow, Steve Glasgow, Raefer Parray, Thomas Cory, Sean Stewart, Brad Robinson, Bill Leron, Gari Oke, Lloyd Brown, Jason McCarl, Neil Schasny, Kelly Bernier, Gary Douglas, and Richard Hanna.
The Sheridan Bruins defeated the Seneca Braves 65-59. The Braves included Lance Walker, Jaybo Smith, Shawn Cross, Robert Wright, David Anwan, Sheldon Jones, Jeff Morrison-Jacobs, Don Purcell, Lyndon Johnson, Junior Hamilton, Brian Vale and Joel Carrington.
In the last quarterfinal, the Algonquin Thunder beat the St. Clair Saints 71-62. St. Clair led by five at the half but the Thunder took command in the second. Keith Gough paced the Thunder with 20. George Chibani led St. Clair with 14. Rob Andrukonis added 12. The Saints also included Jason Storie, Jim Law, Lee Awad, Jimmy Parsons, Steve Popadic, Lonny Upcott, John Lopez, Ian Coaton, Ted Beale, Ryan Jershy, Jon Awad, Shaun Guadeloupe, Joe O’Beid, Jeremy Sutton and Joe Sarkis.
In the semis, the Humber Hawks defeated the Fanshawe Falcons 86-64. “They were playing on emotions,” Hawk Kevin Shand told The Coven. “I think we were playing like we had won the game already, that the game was over before it started.” The scored was knotted at 37 at the half. “At half time we just told the guys to stay with what we do best, keep an up-tempo game and stay within our system and everything will work out,” assistant Dave DeAveiro told the Coven. Jason Daley paced the Hawks with 30. Shand added 17.
In the other semi, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the Algonquin Thunder 69-55.
In the bronze medal match, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the Fanshawe Falcons 89-62. The Falcons included Murray Smith, Paul Dunn, Euril Glasgow, Dominique Rudy, Shawn McLeod, Efrem Hasebenebi, Jim Lacey, Greg Baxter, Mike Cassidy, Paul Sewitt, Danny Mazzuca, Mark Dunn, Andrew Hyslop, Kevin Ponting, Larry Frederick, Jason Murray, Sean Faulknor and Ring Majok.
In the final, the Humber Hawks humbled the Sheridan Bruins 81-46 to capture their sixth consecutive OCAA title. The Bruins broke out to an early 10-2 lead but the Hawks stifling half court trapping defence forced as series of turnovers leading to easy transition buckets during a 27-2 run midway through the first half. “Sometimes when you least expect something, it happens,” Hawks coach Mike Katz told The Coven. “It’s great to win. We beat a good Sheridan team in a way that you would do maybe one out of 20 times.” Tournament MVP Jason Daley added that “I wasn’t really expecting such a large victory. Everybody just came out and played hard. Everybody played within their roles, and everything worked out fine.” The Hawks broke open the game with a 26-2 run and took a 37-22 lead into the lockers. “I don’t know if you can play a perfect game but we played as well as we could,” said guard Al St. Louis. “Things just started going our way. We just built on the momentum and kept going right to the end.” Jason Daley led the Hawks with 15. O’Neil Marshall added 14 and Al St. Louis 13. “This was our best game of the season and it came when we needed it,” said guard Patrick Nelson. “Everybody knows we didn’t start off to well this year, and a lot of teams had us not being one of the favorites. But we
worked hard all season-even through the lough times-and I can just say that we peaked at the right time.”
The bronze medalist Algonquin Thunder: Keith Gough; Jeff Boyce; Jamie Trofimczuk; Dwight James; Tracy Bamfo; Nate Hogan; Junior Duverger; Mike Stephenson; Mike Kosavic; Johnny Desrosiers; Scott Foster; Peter Murdock; Gordini Valery; Danna St. John; David Rook; Jeffrey Mooney;
The silver medalist Sheridan Bruins: George Frempong; Donovan Brown; Mike Alleyne; Brian Vanzanden; Brian Harris; Lincoln Sawyer; Rob Killen; Trevor Reid; Scott Chisholm; Maurice Goode; Noel Holeness; Mark Ennis; Roger Townsend; Chris Williams; Ahmed Araleh; Jem Durban;
The gold medalist Humber Hawks: Jason Daley; Kevin Shand; Mark Croft; Everton Webb; Stephen Nelson; Al St. Louis; Adrian Clarke; Warrick Manners; Scott Armstrong; Wayne Fairclough; Patrick Nelson; Dennis Barham; O’Neil Marshall; Wes Giles; Craig Rose; coach Mike Katz; assistant Dave DeAveiro