Final regular season standings:
East (7): Algonquin (16-2); St. Lawrence-Kingston (15-3); Durham (14-4); Loyalist (7-11); Sir Sanford Fleming-Peterborough (7-11); La Cite (2-16); Cambrian (2-16)
Central (6): Humber (13-2); Sheridan (13-2); George Brown (6-9); Georgian (5-10); Centennial (5-10); Seneca (3-12)
West (8): Fanshawe (11-3); Sault (10-4); St. Clair (10-4); Niagara (9-5); Mohawk (9-5); Lambton (5-9); Algoma (1-13); Redeemer (1-13)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algoma Thunderbirds: Jason Trinier, Cory Glaister, Jarrel Hogan, Stefon Wilson, Mike Harris, Adam Carpenter, Kyle Beers, Brandon Fellinger, Kellan Stilin, Joshua Marasco, Jesse Gibson, Jacob Tomas, John Kasch, Luke Stilin, Chad English and Daniel Esson.
Cambrian Golden Shield: Jerome Bailey, Colin Sheridan, Rick Houle, Jonathan Stencill, Peter Zwolak, Kyle Dow, Chris Henderson, Daniel McDonald, Glenn Chambers, Tanner Myllymaki, Jesse, Lefebvre, Joel Granger, Stewart Marr, Oskar Gut, Esa Keltamaki, Christopher O’Neill and Duop Wur.
Centennial Colts: Jason Jones, Jason Akinrinsa, Odane Harding, Ben Mills, Jelani Matthew, Milton Laidley, Keno Allen, Gregory Parker, Mills Okyere, Mayombo Kabongo, Darrell Williams, Dayne Pilgrim, Lamar Edman, Riza Celep, Lawrence Tait, Dwane Williams, Linda Myrie, Kaon Sterling, Emmanuel Bonney, Kwesi Johnson and Andrew MacGillivray.
La Cite Coyotes: Emerick Ravier, Malick Zorome, Ladislas Bushiri Kikunda, Charles Rochefort, Sterwine Lendoye, Yann Okoumba, Ernest-Fassou Malo, Phillipe Timbers, Joe Lumbala, Alain Gaumond, Franck Tchatchouang, Anders Aaltonen, Joe Abou-Hamad and Aman Ehdego.
Lambton Lions: Chad Pereira, Cole Webster, J.J. Keck, Andrew Cutler, Chris Harrison, Jeff Stuyt, Geoffrey Clarke, David Akelaitis, Kyle de Loof, Cam Gordon, Navado Hamilton, Derek Shasta, Andre Armbrister, Adam Darbyson and Simon Cheyenne.
Mohawk Mountaineers: Panyin Kyei, Igor Trbujevic, Nicholas Gaspic, Allen Beader, Joe Palango, Greg Garcia, Steve Perrotte, Navanga Burke, Matt Powless, Dejan Katanic, Derrick Thomson, Patrick Doering; Marvin de Guzman, Blaise Burnett, John Sheppard and Olukayode Ayoade.
Redeemer Royals: Dustin Vahouwelingen, Nick Bokma, Adam Deweger, Jeremy Schouten, Kevin Renkema, Daniel Sawh, Mina Morcos, Wes de Jonge, Tim Keep, Daniel Avitan, David Tum, Jeremy Visser, Luke Bontius and James Cuthbert.
Seneca Sting: Andrew Black, Adam Campbell, Collin Morrison, Tyrell Hylton, Jay Oliver, Eric Gelman, Simo Grunberg, Brandon Emmanuel, Sola Kalawole, Shermarke Pryce, Kelvin Grannum, Kevin Mayers and Shaldin Marrast.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Neil O’Sullivan, Sean Nickel, Zeilko Vinkovich, Tim Locke, Jamie Aldworth, Dustin Truscio, Matthew Barnes, Wes Bowes, Brandon Finn, Sean Henderson, Tim Macdonnell and Jamie Brazard.
In the divisional crossovers, the George Brown Huskies nipped the host Sault Cougars 71-68. The Cougars included Jean Louis Ouattara, Jeff Rennison, Nathan Whalen, Ryan Vetrie, Andrew Turgeon, Mike Bouchard, James Tusingwire, Dionte Dunning, Kevough Alleyne, Rodney Rogers, Guy Recollet, Neil Joy, Jason Lewis, Andel Martin, Floyd Dahonick and Nathaniel Nettey. …………………………………………………… The host St. Clair Saints whipped the Loyalist Lancers 86-62 as Rohan Burrell scored 22, including 11 in the first half. Leng Yeang added 21, including five treys in the second half. St. Clair took an early 9-0 run and romped. Fraser Curtis added 16 points and 9 boards. Andrew DaCosta led Loyalist with 25. “I wanted that one pretty bad,” said Curtis. “You can’t help but be (sentimental). But the main goal was making the OCAAs. We know we won’t’ be together as a unit next year and we wanted to finish strong.” St. Clair opened with a 9-0 run, despite having starter Alex Stulic on the bench suffering from the flu. But Curtis contained Lancer Owen White to 10 points, well below his season average. “Everyone had to step up to fill the void,” said Curtis. “That’s what being a team is all about.” St. Clair led 37-24 at the half and opened the second frame with a 13-4 run to take command. Rohan Burrell notched 22 for the Saints, while Len Yeung scored 21. The Lancers (coached by Marc Ray, assisted by Carrell McGrath) also included Andrew DaCosta, Ben-Micha Theophilus, Adam Verrechia, Brad Mickel, Chris Douma, Kareem Tonge, Derek Webb, Craig O’Connell, Derek Webb, Chris Pinto, Dan Hawkins, Teran Johnson and Reid French. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Knights edged the host St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 70-61. The Vikings included Ryan Cato, Bryan McMillan, Joshua Brennan, Mustakim Samji, Henry Tyrell, Sean Maingot, Duane Howard, Remy Simpson, Ross Carter, Mike Greig and Chris Karloulas. …………………………………………………… The Georgian Grizzlies dumped the host Durham Lords 82-73. The Lords included Michael Savage, Brendan Dehaney, Kyle Suite, Tom Lowrie, Zorie Campbell, Vick Warya, David George, Martell Stamenkovic, Anthony Batchelor, Steve Clarke, Nathan Emmanuel-Monrose, Matt Markovic, Jerome Miller, Stallone Sylvester, Nelson Louro, Jerome Miller, Mark Nolan, Ryan Cooper and Joel Belgrave.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Sheridan Bruins dumped the 8th-seeded Niagara Knights 95-63 as Kevin Dennis scored 17, Demetrius Woodard 14, Andrew Motta 11, Maurice Smith 9, Jason Roach 8, Sean Douglas 6, Nigel Johnson-Tighter 6, Shane Reece 5, Louis Moore 5, Nathan Kerr 4, Duane Mark 4, George Madden 3 and Chris Richardson 3. Michael Muir paced the Knights with 16. Chris Bauslaugh added 13, Brandon Gracie 9, Dustin Bianchin 7, Ryan Walker 5, Josh Patus 5, Anderson St. Valle 3, Stephan Chan 2 and Marc Ermers 1, while Matt Cole, Blair Basoluski and Michael St. Rose were scoreless. The Knights also included Ryan Loucks, Maher Fares, Stephen Grano, Blair Bazylewksi, Thierry Kayitaba, Derrick Jones and Aldre Claxton.
The 4th-seeded St. Clair Saints clipped the 5th-seeded George Brown Huskies 82-68 as Rohan Burrell scored 26. Fraser Curtis added 19, while nabbing 16 boards, Leng Yeang 14, Alex Stulic 6, Tyler Pelley 5, Branden Drewery 4, Chris Shaw 3, D’Andre Dailey 2, Shawn Williams 2 and Andrew Hall 1. Andrew Darby paced the Huskies with 20. Elvin Etcubanez added 18, Awale Dualeh 10, Charles Garcia 7, Mike Steele 4, Curtis Morris 3, Adam Vanasse 2, Matti Schlesinger 2 and Keindo Kakulatombo 2, while Shane Bertolacci was scoreless. The Huskies also included Danyel Wright, Akil Creft, Fuad Hurre, Bizi Manuel, Adrian Foster, Joel Castro, Quashie Wright and Andrew Thorburn.
The 7th-seeded Georgian Grizzlies stunned the 2nd-seeded Algonquin Thunder 88-65 as Tab Donaldson scored 23, Sydney Bookal 14, Kooshin Dirye 13, Durvan (Rory) Ruglass 12, Shawn Jones 12, Baris Ondul 6, Brad Taylor 4 and J.P. Amaral 3. Bjorn Justin (B.J.) Charles led the Thunder with 16. Keville Olivierre added 10, Caeser Lukwago 9, Chris Holwell 9, Emmanuel Beaucicaut 6, Mahamat-Ali Haggar 5, Steven Stopay 4, Taj Ford 3, Mark Neumann 2 and Josh Dunn 1. The Thunder (coached by Trevor Costello, assisted by Jim Langis and Dino Pezoulas) also included Ese Beaudoin-Borha, Shawn Hogan, Sem Partosa, Frederick Erskine, Kamil Pawlowski, Derek Kerster, Kyle McCaffrey and Brad Christian.
In the last quarterfinal, the 6th-seeded Humber Hawks upset the 3rd-seeded Fanshawe Falcons 82-80 as Jose Araujo scored 23, Michael Cruickshank 13, Shane Dennie 11, Chris Thompson 10, Nolan Gooding 8, Jonathan Wyse 7, Jadwey Hemmings 6 and Kerlon Cadougan 4. Pat Sewell paced the Falcons with 20. Dave Brown added 16, Adrian Pytka 15, Omar Sybbliss 8, Jamaal Cornwall 5, Josh Rice 2 and Kevin Stewart 2, while Jab Ayoub, Chris Hamilton, Bobby Belandis, Huruy Woldemicael and Allan MacIntosh were scoreless. The Falcons also included Pat Wright, Keder Ahmed, Shane Tingling, Bronson Deagle, Kbre-Ab Hamilton and Josh Smith. “I thought that they shot the ball really well, especially late in the game,” Hawks coach Darrell Glenn told The Coven. “They did a really good job of neutralizing our transition and early in the game we settled for a lot of three-point shots.” Jose Araujo said “both teams had good three-point shooters and it was a tough atmosphere to play in. Everyone wants you to lose when you’re a good basketball team.”
In the semi-finals, the top-seeded Sheridan Bruins defeated the 4th-seeded St. Clair Saints 68-65 as Kevin Dennis scored 22, Nigel Johnson-Tyghter 9, Sean Douglas 7, Demetrius Woodard 7, Louis Moore 7, Maurice Smith 6, Shane Reece 4, Jason Roach 3 and Duane Mark 3. St. Clair coach Rick Muldoon said his Saints missed a golden opportunity to pull off the upset. “Some teams go into a situation like that scared, but kids from Windsor always think they can beat them.” Saints guard Alex Stulic said “we should have won that game. We made a mistake here and a mistake there and it adds up.” Sheridan led by two at the half in the defensive affair, in which both teams held each other to .320 from the field. The Saints led by three with two minutes to play and had possession of the ball but threw it away. Leng Yeang paced the Saints with 27. Rohan Burrell added 10, Alex Stulic 7, Fraser Curtis 7, Tyler Pely 6, Branden Drewery 5 and Chris Shaw 3.
In the other semi, the 6th-seeded Humber Hawks thrashed the 7th-seeded Georgian Grizzlies 95-52 after leading 44-26 at the half. Shane Dennie paced Humber with 20. Hawks player of the game Nolan Gooding added 16, Kerlon Cadougan 13, Chris Thompson 10, Jose Araujo 8, Michael Cruickshank 8, Jonathan Wyse 7, Brendan Gittens 7, Jadwey Hemmings 4 and Sebastien Huziker 2. “It feels really good,” Nolan Gooding told The Coven, “because I’ve been struggling for the last couple of games.” Kooshen Diriye paced the Grizzlies with 20. Tab Donaldson added 11, J.P. Amaral 8, Sydney Bookal 4, Baris Ondul 3, Shawn Jones 3, Durvan Ruglass 3 and Mark Lynch 1.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded St. Clair Saints clipped the 7th-seeded Georgian Grizzlies 90-77 as Leng Yeang scored 23, Rohan Burrell 21, Alex Stulic 16, Tyler Pelley 14, Fraser Curtis 11, D’Andre Dailey 2 and Shawn Williams 1. St. Clair outrebounded Georgian 48-38 and hit .820 from the line. Tab Donaldson paced the Grizzlies with 31. Kooshin Diriye added 17, Durvan Ruglass 7, Baris Ondul 6, J.P. Amaral 6, Brad Taylor 4, Alex Garilovic 4 and Sydney Bookal 2. The Grizzlies also included Mark Lynch, Shawn Jones, Mychal Gilles, Cameron Cowan, Theo Dunlop, Rich Gruenbauer, Elvis Duah, Sean Kelly, Charles Wilhelm and Steve Betterton.
In the final, the 6th-seeded Humber Hawks defeated the top-seeded Sheridan Bruins 83-76 to avenge two regular season losses. The Bruins led 38-32 at the half but the Hawks rallied with a 14-6 run to start the second frame. They kept pushing the ball in transition, while their defensive intensity gave the Bruins fits down the stretch. Jose Araujo paced Humber with 27, including eight from beyond the arc. Chris Thompson added 16, Shane Dennie 13, Jonathan Wyse 11, Nolan Gooding 9, Jadwey Hemmings 3 and Michael Cruickshank 3. Kevin Dennis paced the Bruins with 27. Nigel Johnson-Tyghter added 13, Maurice smith 11, Demetrius Woodard 11, Sean Douglas 6, Shane Reece 5 and Louis Moore 3. Tournament MVP and rookie Hawks guard Jose Araujo told The Coven “it was unbelievable. Now we want to go on and win nationals.” Hawks coach Darrell Glenn said “this is a special group to do it with. For a lot of these guys it was their first year out, and in
pre-season this team wasn’t given a lot of recognition. It was supposed to be a rebuilding year, so for us to go from that to where we are now, I’m extremely excited.” Glenn said Araujo is “an unbelievable performer and he made big shots for us all weekend.”
The bronze medalist St. Clair Saints: Leng Yeang; Rohan Burrell; Fraser Curtis; D’Andre Dailey; Darryl McGhee; Branden Drewery; Andrew Hall; Tyler Pelley; Chris Shaw; Alex Stulic; Shawn Williams; Adrian Bisson; Miguel Hussey; Aaron Washington; Douglas Pile; Terry Opoku; coach Rick Muldoon; assistant Wayne Curtin; assistant Chris Shaw; assistant Matt Devin
The silver medalist Sheridan Bruins: Anthony Alexis; Kevin Dennis; Sean Douglas; Jerald Greenidge; Nathan Kerr; George Madden; Duane Mark; Louis Moore; Andrew Motta; Shane Reece; Chris Richardson; Jason Roach; Maurice Smith; Shane Bassell; Demetrius Woodard; Nigel Johnson-Tyghter; Shane Reece; Shane Vassell; coach Jim Flack; assistant Nick Davis; assistant Leroy Cassanova; community outreach Dave Ferencina; therapist Tahir Khan
The gold medalist Humber Hawks: Jose Araujo; Kerlon Cadougan; Michael Cruickshank; Shane Dennie; Brendan Grittens; Nolan Gooding; Jadwey Hemmings; Jason Henry; Sebastien Hunziker; Mackenzie Milmine; Peter Pietruniak; Andrew Thompson; Chris Thompson; Jonothan Tyndale; Jonathan Wyse; coach Darrel Glenn; assistant A.J. Sharma; assistant Shawn Collins