Final regular season standings:
East (6): Algonquin (8-2); Loyalist (8-2); St. Lawrence-Kingston (7-3); Durham (3-7); Georgian (3-7); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (1-9)
Central (6): Sheridan (13-2); Humber (10-5); George Brown (10-5); Mohawk (8-7); Centennial (2-13); Seneca (2-13)
West (7): St. Clair (10-2); Sault (9-3); Fanshawe (8-4); Niagara (8-4); Lambton (5-7); Redeemer (2-10); Algoma (0-12)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algoma Thunderbirds: Jeff Giovanatti, Matt Oliveira, Greg Sirie, Ken Warwick, Tyler Kinghorn, Tom Smith, Wes Hill, Garnet McKeen, Ron Backstorm, Darcy Yanni, Nadir Shehadeh, Greg Maclachlan, coach Ray Barsanti
Centennial Colts: Damian Porter, Adrian Douglas, Chris George, Jason Akinrinsa, Emmanuel Matata, Michael Tofano, Samuel Richards, George Nsiah, Kevin Wright, Luka Kalijevic, Craig Lovatt, Mario Maric, Jeffrey Brook, Derrick Parker, Adrian Gray, Anderson St. Valle, Michael Tablan, Warren Visagie, coach Gerard Carlse
Durham Lords: Dudley Bent, Adam Farr, Nelson Louro, Edilson Silva, Kevin Kireluk, Ricardo Wade, Warren Visagie, Jason Patino, Joe Thornton, David Clancy, Derek Gibson, Robert Williams, Thomas Murdock, Wes Vickery, Andre Frank, coach Peter Gordon
Georgian Grizzlies: Charles Cox, Ian Bryan, David Sidenberg, Llewyn Lashley, Dwayne Bylow, Andrew Jones, Chris Heldeman, Michael Schmidt, Shaun Jesso, Michael Harper, Adam Marshall, Joseph Machen, Gavin Wyatt, Yurik Layenaar, Ryan Thompson, Jason Upshaw, Peter Boryslewkz, Conrad Vertes, Armand Belanger, Leroy G. Blake Jr., Ryan Watson, coach Jason McCarl
Lambton Lions: Ean Bookal, Matt Stevers, Dan Bullock, Cedric Benn, Adam Dormer, Trevor Richards, Adam Bullock, Fred Follings, Jamie Schouten, Carlton Hewitt, Matt White, Mark Campbell, Marlo Glenn, Todd Bonk, Gresham Bailey, Omar Henry, Andrew Jones, coach Steve Pepper, coach Jeff Buchnel
Niagara Knights: Eliran Kikos, Levar Morgan, Edson Jones, Jamaal Cornwall, Jason Pulver, Kyle Handrahan, John Kyle Young, Richard Welcome, David Brisson, Jason Lantz, Dwayne Seaton, Amir Azami, James Sikkema, Rolande Moses, Benjamin Kampala, David Evans, Steven Garner, coach Ralph Nero, assistant Mike Becaria, manager David Hurley
Redeemer Royals: Eric Bulthuis, Ryan Schipper, Jason Schouten, Justin Renkema, David Stienstra, Nathan Vankampen, Klaas Hoekstra, Jordan Hall, Jesse Vanhouwelingen, Peter Markus, Isaac VanHuizen, Daniel Spoelstra, Mike Drost, Brent Minty, Jeff Johnson, Cam Middel, coach Kevin Deboer
Seneca Sting: Scott Wheler, Martin Gibson, Mark McGregor, Roger Brooks, Brian Pierre, John Tigley, Duane Benjamin, Keen Callendar, Chris Altmeyer, Goran Chudich, Jason Manson, Shawn Stewart, Ronnie Rowe, Russell Watts, Kaylan Dominic, Von Medley, coach Rick Dilena
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Dale Swift, Darian Greene, Jeff Nelson, Rusty Van Diepeningen, Michael Doughlin, Chad Martin, Mike McIntyre, Justin Ledoux, Obrian Shaw, John Smelt, Ian Goodwin, Jason Lewis, Ian Anderson, Jeremy Clark, Alek Dancetovic, Mark Langeraap, Darren Loucks, coach Bob Davidson
In the cross-over qualifiers, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings (East, 3rd) defeated the George Brown Huskies (Central, 3rd) 88-58. The Huskies, coached by Willie Delas, included Wilton Edwards, Dion Horsford, Omar Omar, Michael Hayles, Darius Price, Tom Bielicki, Michael Steele, Joel Castro, Nick Jovanovic, Jarvis George, Luis Lemus, Alex Kim, Andrew Rowe, Sunny Ovomitan, Darren Dennie, Rob MacKinnon and Kirk Hodgson. …………………………………………………… The Mohawk Mountaineers (Central, 4th) defeated the Fanshawe Falcons (West, 3rd) 73-65. The Falcons, coached by Glenn Johnston, included Jey-son Edwards, Archie Parsons, Josh Braby, Cory Bond, Chris Barkley, Phil Ferreira, Bob McFadden, Chad Lofthouse, Michael Dixon, James Falconer, Scott Atchison, Damian Gordon, Rob Middaugh, Branden Drewery, Jeff Lauzon, Jordan Fagan, Charlie Gilmore, Emmanuel Mikanagu and Roxi Minto.
In the quarterfinals, held at Niagara College, the top-seeded Sheridan Bruins defeats the 8th-seeded Sault Cougars 67-41. Hugh Bent was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Jacob Robinson earned the laurels for the Cougars, (coached by Don Muto) who also included Tim Walker, Ghislain Roy, Chris Muncaster, Mike Cundari, Zack Dunster, Sean St. Pierre, Lucan Cronin, Brad Nowitski, Jon Hotte, Robert Martel, Dylan McDonnell, Clint Galon, Roy Ghislain and Robbie Green (declared ineligible midway through the season).
The 4th-seeded St. Clair Saints defeated the 5th-seeded St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 61-59 as Steve Talbot hit a trey with seven seconds remaining on the clock. “I was nervous taking that shot,” said Talbot. “I’ve never been nervous in my life. I want to take those shots but I wasn’t playing too well.” St. Clair’s Dwayne Hamilton had given the Saints a 60-52 lead with 1:38 to play. But the Vikings hit a free throw and called a timeout, prompting the scorekeeper to change to the score to 58-55. “Our guys are upset and next thing you know, we’re down by one at 59-58,” said Saints coach Rick Muldoon. “It was crazy.” Dwayne Hamilton finished with 11 for St. Clair, including 9 in the second half. Talbot notched 15, Brian Bradley 15 and Tyrone Elliott, chosen player of the game for St. Clair, 17. Nathan Tucker was chosen player of the game for the Vikings, (coached by Barry Smith) who also included Chad McPherson, Michael Paquette, Kenny Bernard-Smyhalditch, Damian Auxilly, Jeremy Boersma, Achuil Lual, Owen Dias, Jay Fraser, Ben Julius, Dominick Blanchard, Jeff Leachman, Scott Neil, Matt Riopelle, Jeremy Rodrigues and Richard Whitfield.
The 2nd-seeded Algonquin Thunder edged the 7th-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers 74-72. Saeed Kosar was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Headley Harriott earned the laurels for the Mountaineers, (coached by Frank Lostracco) who also included Brian Jeremie, Rob Ivanovic, Martin Ajayi, Gavin Storer, Rick Bruno, Jalani Williams, Mitch Miskovic, Ben Hardeman, Sid Van Reenen, Ned Ivanovic, Tom Kapor, Andy Craig and Kyle Rousseau.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Humber Hawks defeated the 6th-seeded Loyalist Lancers 65-55 as Haldon Hutchinson and Fitzroy Woolery each scored 21. Halden Hutchinson was chosen player of the game for the Hawks, while Andrew Ferris earned the laurels for the Lancers, (coached by Kevin McGuire and Marc Aube) who also included Jaamal Carter, Troy Rosborough, Nick Briere, Clayton Hoffman, Mohamoud Abdirahman, Kris Gibbons, Geoff Burns, Tim Sagmesiter, Brent Easton, Fred Erskine, Michael Cross, Rodney Patey, Landon Richards, Kirk Tyo, Christian Chopite and Dallas Rees.
In the semis, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the St. Clair Saints 85-65. Vance King was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Steve Talbot earned the laurels for the Saints after scoring 31. Brian Bradley added 20.
In the other semi, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the Humber Hawks 75-68. C.J. Anderson was chosen player of the game for the Thunder, while Fitzroy Woolery earned the laurels for the Hawks. “We had a bad (second) half, we couldn’t hang in there,” Hawks coach Mike Katz told The Coven. The Hawks squandered an 18-point lead.
In the bronze medal match, the Humber Hawks defeated the St. Clair Saints 83-72. The Saints led 71-69 with seven minutes to play but were outscored 14-1 down the stretch. Halden Hutchinson paced the Hawks with 20. Fitzroy Woolery added 32. Brian Bradley led St. Clair with 20. Steve Talbot added 17 and Dwayne Hamilton 10. Fitzroy Woolery was chosen player of the game for the Hawks, while Steve Talbot earned the laurels for the Saints. “At times we played with a lack of intensity and that caused us to not be in the championship game,” Fitzroy Woolery told The Coven. “But tonight, we played really relaxed and a lot of guys realized that this was their last collegiate game, so they had to go out on a high note.” Hutchinson said “this was my last college game and I wanted to go out with a bang, I wanted it to be a good one.” Curtis Francis said “overall, it’s a huge disappointment since we had a successful season. I thought the team was ready by the way we played in the first game and the first half of the second game. We looked poised for the finals
but when Algonquin came back we didn’t know how to get back. I knew I was going to get the opportunity to win with the most recognized coach in the OCAA, if not in Canadian basketball. We all had a good relationship with him and I really wished we could have lived up to the past successes of the Humber basketball team.” Hawks coach Mike Katz said “there was times during the year I didn’t think that this team would make it to this point, but we have a great team.” The Saints (coached by Rick Muldoon) who also included Brian Bradley, Tyrone Elliott, P.J. Chalut, Dwayne Hamilton, Ryan Walker, Shane Francis, Sam Hermitt, Reid Innes, Joe Abi-Abdallah, Aaron Day, David Reaume, Jamie McCahill, Michael Agbaje, Drew Washington and Daniel Obrenic.
In the final, the Sheridan Bruins defeated the Algonquin Thunder 80-69. Hugh Bent was chosen player of the game for the Bruins, while Saeed Kosar earned the laurels for the Thunder. Algonquin took an early 14-0 lead over Sheridan but then Bent found his range. The 6-3 forward scored 15 points in the first half to erase the Thunder’s lead as Sheridan pulled away. Jonathan Bell led Algonquin with 19 points. Saeed Kosar added 16. Bent finished with 22 for Sheridan.
The bronze medalist Humber Hawks: Halden Hutchinson; Fitzroy Woolery; Ben Sanders; Dejvis Begaj; Curtis Francis; Roger Scott; Mark Damon; Neriya Tsur; Eric Gelman; Samson Downey; Kurt Beckford; Justice Rathwell; Mark Sparks; Jeremy Walters; coach Mike Katz; assistant Darrel Glenn
The silver medalist Algonquin Thunder: Saeed Kosar; Jonathan Bell; Clinton Junior Anderson; Scott Lelievre; Angel Medina; Tyrone Baugh; Ese Beaudoin-Borha; Jimmy Sebulime; Ryan Bennison; Richard Groniger; Hassan Ali; Djordje Varagic; Ilidio Alberto; Mohamed Ali; Bojan Bjedov; Paul Stevenson; Zakaria Warsame; coach Trevor Costello; assistant Jimmy Langis; assistant Dino Pezoulas
The gold medalist Sheridan Bruins: Hugh Bent; Jordan Morrison; Dwayne Ramirez; Jerome Robinson; David Martin; Brian Landry; Ian Robinson; Elvis Dennis; Amandeep Samra; Vance King; Duane Mark; Nick Morra; Bashir Musse; coach Jim Flack; assistant Nick Davis; assistant Leroy Cassanova; graduate assistant Ricardo Edwards; therapist Tanya Cashman