Final regular season standings:
East (11): Durham (17-3); Georgian (14-6); Seneca (13-7); Centennial (12-8); St. Lawrence-Kingston (12-8); George Brown (11-9); Algonquin (11-9); Loyalist (10-010); Canadore (6-14); La Cite (3-17); Fleming (1-19)
West (10): Humber (17-1); Mohawk (15-3); Fanshawe (13-5); Redeemer (11-7); Lambton (10-8); Niagara (8-10); Sheridan (7-11); St. Clair (7-11); Sault (2-16); Cambrian (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algonquin Thunder: Maduok Akol, Deion Kifung, Gelson Feireira, Dini Dimpengi, Xavier Ellis, Murphy Beya, Ebitimi Amaebi-Okoro, Esmat Atem, Sylvain Pommier, Matt Cashmore, Brandon Burke, Patrick Lumumba, Sam Wilson, Josh Jean-Louis, Kristian Charette, Owen Powers, Deion Kifung, Kristian Charette, Trust Onukagha, coach Trevor Costello, assistant Jim Langis, assistant Achuil Lual
Cambrian Golden Shield: Shayne Gillies, Kevin Cole, Troy Williams, Alexander Mathias, Kyle Edwards, Tevin Timothy, David Nwaokolo, Adrian Delaney, Jordan Jackson, Morgan Anderson, Anton Olufayo, Cassidy Camacho, Peter Luyeye, Irihah Bartholomew, Syan Thompson, Miles Bizic, Suber Buoni, Tyler Lucente, Thomas Cooper, Alexandre Gareau, James Aidoo, coach Luc Giroux, assistant Andy Pellerin
Loyalist Lancers: Jordan Marlowe, Hakeem Curling, Steven Bailey, Anthony Lowe, Jayvon Lake, Andrew Ferris, Sele Akhigbe, Carson Power, Calvin Chevannes, Jamal Okunbor, Muller Kalala, Funsho Dimeji, Chris Asomani, Jesse Cassista, Jeremiah Braham, Ebun Tomiwa, Carter Maschi, coach Ryan Barbeau, assistant Dylan Becker, assistant Allison Forbes, manager Dylan Hayes
Canadore Panthers: Brandon Farquharson, Jake Buchan, Dejon Campbell, Jerome Wynter, Dakotta Robinson, Isse Ibrahim, Mike Costello, Matthew McKail, Sharmarke Mohamed, Joe Auger, Garret Hatherley, Deysean Thompson-Evans, Brandon Terdik, Daniel Smalling, coach Stacy Gallagher, assistant Kim Malkowski, assistant Rick Cowden
La Cite Coyotes: Gradi Tezo, David Etienne, Frederic Savoie, Marc Antoine Belanger, Ricardo Belony, Hess Mayele, Fabrice Gakwaya, Terrance Dumel-Hobbs, Joseph Mulungu, Jonathan Asedri, Gabriel Noel, Souber Akli, Ulric Kiamba, Fedler Fenelon, Garry Seraphin, Hamze Adar, coach Tom Hodge, assistant Trevor Steynor, assistant Andre-Nicolas Ntivumbura, assistant Moctar N’Diaye, therapist Sonia Bougie
Sault Cougars: Macbeth Madziba, Matt Brown, Kevin Ramos, Nathan Heimonen, Tyrell Hoyme, Javier Stephenson, Justin Dubreuil, Joey Bruni, Jacob Ward, Mike Adamo, Matt Leask, Jonathan Lonigro, Michael Heptbourne, coach Greg Mapp, assistant Aaron Zuccato, assistant Aaron Brown, assistant Jason Ledgister
Sheridan Bruins: Jamal Pryce, Shane Bennett, Jamar Parkinson, Martin Tinker, Nathaniel Nelson, Kadeem Hall, Christian Williams, Adam Elhereich, Tahir Mirza, Jemaul Jones, Robert Hanson, Brian Owusu, Kingslee D’Silva, Denzil Adams, Murray Hendry, Ashford Artha, coach Jim Flack, assistant Leroy Cassanova, assistant Nick Davis, assistant Dave Ferencina, general manager Wayne Allison, manager Shaqeeb Salim, therapist Joshua Smith, coordinator Rory Cooper
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: David Benjamin, Jedell Foster, Daniel Gordon, Josh Watson, Justin Grant, Taylor Robinson, Donte Powell, Peter Lewis, Stephen Heldsinger, Alex Lesage, Bailey Burton, Shacqueal Blagrove, Neil Hodge, Aundray Johnson, Anthony Addo, coach Jovain Wilson, assistant Josh Williams, therapist Kaylin Fraser
St. Clair Saints: Maxwell Reiner, Charles Baskin, Jemol Edwards, Justice Williams Ofori, Todd Girard, Nicholas Campbell, Matei Nuna, Trevelle Blythe, Xavier Jones, Mitch Girard, Stephan Gray, Adam Bering, Shavon Gayle, Alex Temesy, Thomas Brady, Isiah McConney, Alex Seguin, coach Matt Devin, assistant David Korenic, assistant Ricardo Tate, assistant Jimmy Parsons
In the crossover qualifiers, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings (5th, East) dumped the Redeemer Royals (4th, West) 90-83. The Royals led 20-17 after one quarter. The Vikings led 40-32 at the half and 61-56 after three quarters. Andrew Dawkins paced the Vikings with 26. Donald Gibson added 26, Jaz Bains 16, Taylor Reddick 12, Brad Richards 6, along with 10 boards, and Shaqeem Downey 4, while Steve Houston and Thomas Aufleger were scoreless. The Vikings hit 34-59 (.576) from the floor, 9-15 (.600) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 3 steals, 18 turnovers and 18 fouls. Calvin Turnbull and Jacob Walda each scored 20 to pace the Royals. Nathan Di Loreto added 16, Josh De Schiffert 10, John Woldue 8, Calvin DeJong 6 and Taylor De Schiffert 3, while Divya Rao, Jethro Arcangel, Christian Valla and Tyler Bouwman were scoreless. The Royals hit 29-60 (.483) from the floor, 12-26 (.462) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Royals (coach Jamie Girolametto, assistant Sean Sabourin, assistant Craig Steel, assistant Tom Lazich, assistant Michael Duah, manager C.J. Valla, manager Matt Horvath, therapist Jordan Miller) also included Nate Curry. ………………………………………………… The Fanshawe Falcons (3rd, West) clipped the George Brown Huskies (6th, East) 81-71 after leading 21-15, 46-29 and 61-55 at the quarters. Ryan Flanzer scored 7 quick points as the Falcons built a quick double-digit lead before the Huskies closed out the quarter with an 8-0 run. Pflanzer and Kyle McConnell knocked down treys as the Falcons rebuilt a double-digit lead and extended the margin to 17 at the half. The Falcons led by as many as 23 before the Huskies rallied with a 15-0 run and closed the gap within four. The Huskies knotted the score with five minutes to play but Chris Stanhope hit three consecutive buckets to rebuild Fanshawe’s lead to six and the Falcons held on for the win. Alfred Johnson paced the Falcons with 19. Ryan Pflanzner added 16, Adam Jespersen 11, Chris Stanhope 11, Trent Payne 8, Kyle McConnell 6, Moses Orozco-Rayo 4 and Ernest Tolete 2, while Connor Therrien, Tarik Omar, Kevin Butera, Dante Holder, Akim Makoi and David Sewell were scoreless. The Falcons hit 27-59 (.458) from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 22-31 (.710) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 25 turnovers and 20 fouls. Ricardo Brown paced the Huskies with 14. Dennis Johnson added 12, Andrew Thompson 11, Ted Johnson 10, Akai Nettey 9, Curtis Baanee 6, Brandon Maitland 4, Kasey Morris 3 and Brandon G. Bailey 2, while Jason Dennis, Fidel Benjamin, John Munster, Javel Davis and Javaughan Davis were scoreless. The Huskies hit 26-77 (.338) from the floor, 10-44 (.227) from the arc and 9-11 (.818) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 steals, 3 blocks, 15 turnovers and 25 fouls. The Huskies (coach Jonathan Smith, assistant Norman Hamilton, assistant Vadim Hamilov, assistant Suriya Krishnasamy, therapist Ana Maria Bera, coordinator Albert Da Silva, athletic director Ed Mark) also included Wayne Negradas, Emmanuel Mukuna, Kevon Mascoe, Luke Barrett, Favour Alaghodaho, Christopher Ouma and Edmond Clovis. ………………………………………………… The Lambton Lions (5th, West) clocked the Centennial Colts (4th, East) 97-70 after leading 25-17, 47-38 and 70-51 at the quarters. Brandon Padgett paced the Lions with 31 points and 12 boards. Jason Marshall added 22, Mike Lucifier 16, along with 13 boards, Shawn Hill 12, along with 10 boards, Jason Heron 4, Nic Higgins 4, Frank Benneh 4 and Jordane Tello 4, while Justin Zonneville, Jeff Asiamach, Russ Fox, Colton Vaters and Joel Wilson were scoreless. The Lions hit 36-74 (.486) overall, 27-50 from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 16-24 from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 14 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 4 steals. Joseph Wani paced the Colts with 25 points and 11 boards. Kendall Wilson added 18, Cedric Pelayo 8, Ian Francis 6, Javier Marquez 4, Brendon Miller 3, Fioti Mabanza 2, Ryan Johnson 2 and Ahmed Hussein 2, while Alex Hargoriles, Andrew Hamilton and Tristan Quarry were scoreless. The Colts hit 30-86 (.349) overall, 30-73 from the floor, 0-13 from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 13 assists, 7 turnovers, 6 blocks and 15 steals. The Colts (coached by Jim Barclay, assisted by Kirk Salesman and Nkosi Adams) also included Emmanuel Otchetere. ………………………………………………… The Seneca Sting (3rd, East) dusted the Niagara Knights (6th, West) 99-84 after leading 27-16, 47-36 and 83-58 at the quarters. Felix Adjei led the Sting was 29. Joshua Yorke-Frazer added 28, Jesse Mcintosh 13, Elijah Brown 11, Jamal Boyce 9, Adrian Tucker 4, Jordan Burton 3 and Malcolm Smith 2, while Jonathan Harvey, Donte James, Marcus Lee, Alex Moss, Deontay Scott and Tristan Dunn were scoreless. The Sting hit 35-73 (.479) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 21-28 (.750) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 8 steals, 26 turnovers and 14 fouls. Delroy Grandison paced the Knights with 26. Marako Lundy added 14, Jo’Hann Jenkins 11, Tenerro Ferguson 11, Aaron Chapman 7, Lequan Hylton 6, Demoy Green 4, Tristan Bromfield 2, Thomas Dykstra 2 and Vicrum Kailey 1, while Oluwafemi Akindele and Maxwell Dottin were scoreless. The Knights hit 31-66 (.470) from the floor, 4-20 from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 6 steals, 16 turnovers and 17 fouls. The Knights (coach Keith Vassell, assistant Grace Lokole, assistant Elliott Ethrington, assistant Charles Zimmer, manager Kyle Lywood, therapist Seadon Pereira) also included Mark Lemos, Aidan Alize-Minty, Andrew Animansah, Tyrell Rogers, Trevon Ash, Levi Mukuna, Ryan Christie, Lawrence McNeil, John Macalanda and Luiggy Moquete.
In the quarterfinals, the Mohawk Mountaineers (2nd, West) dusted the Seneca Sting 102-81. Averaging 100 ppg on the season, the Mountaineers utilized their potent offensive attack to exploded with a 13-0 run to take a 17-3 lead. They led 31-18, 54-31 and 78-57 at the quarters. OCAA player of the year Matt Fennell was perfect with his marksmanship in the first half, while scoring 23 of his 35 points. He also nabbed 11 boards. Matt Savel scored 21, Andrew Cicuttini 16, Patrick Iavarone 6, Jeff Hunt 6, Taylor Dowhaniuk 5, Lamar Barr 5, O.J. Watson 5 and Yosef Molakandov 3, while Matt Cicuttini, Kojo Afari and Jerome Gayle were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 36-66 (.545) from the floor, 10-24 (.417) from the arc and 20-27 (.741) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 29 turnovers, 6 blocks and 9 steals. Joshua Yorke-Frazer paced the Sting with 22. Jamal Boyce added 14, Felix Adjei 15, Malcolm Smith 7, Jonathan Harvey 6, Adrian Tucker 6, Deontay Scott 6, Elijah Brown 2 and Jesse McIntosh 2, while Emmanuel Danso-Amofa, Donte James, Jordan Burton and Alex Moss were scoreless. The Sting hit 30-85 (.353) from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 12 assists, 13 turnovers and 19 steals.
The Humber Hawks (1st, West) nipped the Lambton Lions 83-82 in overtime. The Lions exploded to a 17-6 lead and extended their margin to 25-12 after one quarter. They ripped off a 9-0 run to extend their edge to 34-15 before the Hawks answered with an 8-2 run to claw within 43-30 at the half. Lambton notched a 13-4 run to rebuilt a 16-point lead late in the third quarter but the Hawks again answered, this time with a 6-0 run, to draw within 57-47 after three quarters. The Hawks rallied in the fourth, knotting the score at 74 after regulation on a bucket by Tyrone Dickson that the Lions thought had gone in after time had expired. It was allowed though, and the Hawks won it on a trey by Gibson Eduful with 48.7 seconds to play. Lambton had a chance to force double-overtime but guard Trey Langford couldn’t convert on his second free throw attempt. Dickson was chosen player of the game for the Hawks after scoring 18 and nabbing 15 boards. Junior Davis scored 16, Gibson Eduful 14, Vule Grujic 8, Kenny Ejim 8, Curwin Elvis 7, Ancil Martin 4, Matthew Bukovec 4, Brayden Gohn 3 and Chad Bewley 1, while Jordan Rose, Nikyle Williams-McIntosh, R.J. Ramirez and Zachary Fox-Tapper were scoreless. The Hawks hit 31-76 (.408) from the floor, 7-28 (.250) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 21 fouls, 19 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 blocks and 12 steals. Brandon Padgett paced the Lions with 24. Mike Lucier added 20, Shawn Hill 19, Trey Langford 11 and Jason Marshell 8, while Jaason Heron, Nic Higgins, Frank Benneh, Justin Zonneville, Jordan Tello, Jeff Asiamah, Russ Fox, Colton Vaters and Joel Wilson were scoreless. The Lions hit 29-67 (.433) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 12 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals.
The Fanshawe Falcons stunned the Georgian Grizzlies (2nd, East) 76-73. The Grizzlies led 23-20 after one quarter and 36-35 at the half. The Falcons led 68-53 after three quarters and withstood a furious Georgian rally to hang on for the win. The Falcons hit four treys in the third quarter included a shot from midcourt by Ernest Tolete that just beat the buzzer. But the Grizzlies ripped an 11-0 run in the fourth to trim the lead to 70-68 with five minutes to play. The Falcons had the answers down the stretch. Adam Jespersen paced the Falcons with 20 points and 14 boards. Ryan Pflanzer scored 16, Chris Stanhope 15, Alfred Johnson 7, Ernest Tolete 5, Kyle McConnell 5, Trent Payne 5 and Connor Therrien 3, while Kevin Butera, Moses Orozo-Rayo, Tarik Omar, Akim Makoi and Dave Sewell were scoreless. The Falcons hit 30-60 from the floor, 7-16 (.438) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 28 fouls, 17 assists, 25 turnovers and 5 steals. Tequilan Zwarych led the Grizzlies with 19 points and 12 boards. Justin Mitchell added 19, Mark Brown 13, Abed Emran 8, Dylan McKenzie 4, Jonathan Edwards 4, Glody Madymba 3 and Braedon Wilkinson 3, while Lucas McKenzie, Tyler Vanessen, Carter Dunlop, Akot Dhal and Andrew Clark were scoreless. The Grizzlies hit 24-73 (.329) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 19-32 (.594) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals.
In the last quarterfinal, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings stunned the host Durham Lords (1st, East) 69-65. Andrew Dawkins paced the Vikings with 23 points and 9 boards. Donald Gibson added 21 and British-native Jaz Bains 19. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 21 points and 10 boards. Eric Smith scored 17 and Darian Rowe 14, along with 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Vikings led 18-14 after one quarter but Durham exploded for a 12-0 run to take a 30-22 lead and then expanded the margin to 42-32 at the half. The Vikings rallied in the third quarter behind Gibson, trimming the margin to 52-50, and then took the lead in the fourth on the strength of a 12-2 run. Aaron Hayles nailed a trey to draw Durham within one with 3:36 to place. But the Vikings had the answers down the stretch and Dawkins iced the win with a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds on the clock.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the Lambton Lions clipped the Georgian Grizzlies 82-71 to earn their first playoff win in OCAA history. The Grizzlies ripped off an early 10-2 run but the Lions began draining treys as they rallied to a 20-18 lead after one quarter. They extended the margin to 48-34 at the half as Mike Lucier kept working free and then took a 19-point lead early in the third quarter. The Grizzlies answered with a 14-0 run to close the gap to 62-57 after three quarters. But Brandon Padgett kept attacking off the dribble as the Lions pulled out the win. Lucier paced the Lions with 35 points and 15 boards. Shawn Hill scored 17, Brandon Padgett 12, Jason Marshell 11, Jaason Heron 4 and Justin Zonneville 3, while Nic Higgins, Frank Benneh, Jordan Tello, Trey Langford, Jeff Asiamah, Russ Fox, Colton Vaters and Joel Wilson were scoreless. The Lions hit 26-56 (.464) from the floor, 10-28 (.357) from the arc and 20-25 (.800) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 17 assists, 23 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Tequilan Zwarych paced the Grizzlies with 30 points and 13 boards. Justin Mitchell scored 12, Abed Emran 9, Glody Madymba 8, Tyler Vanessen 5, Braedon Wilkinson 3, Mark Brown 2 and Jonathan Edwards 2, while Lucas Mckenzie, Carter Dunlop, Dylan McKenzie, Akot Dhal and Andrew Clark were scoreless. The Grizzlies hit 26-77 (.338) from the floor, 7-32 (.219) from the arc and 12-13 (.923) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 16 assists, 17 turnovers, 4 blocks and 13 steals. The Grizzlies (coach Matt Coulson, assistant John Marley, assistant Andrew Broeren, assistant Wayne Bailey, therapist Kaline Adams, manager David Eitutis) also included Kenrick Lewis, Ivan Ivic and Michael Chao.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the Durham Lords dispatched the Seneca Sting 82-74. The Sting hit 3-3 from the arc as they took a 16-12 lead after one quarter. But the Lords notched a 9-0 run as they began pounding the ball into the blocks and took a 31-30 lead at the half. They ripped off a 15-0 run to take a 48-34 lead in the third quarter and while the Sting rallied to within 9, Aaron Hayles hit three consecutive free throws with 2.6 seconds to play to give Durham a 57-45 lead heading into the final frame. Seneca rallied within 74-72 down the stretch but Durham hit 10 free throws down the stretch to pull out the win. Dylan Pelissero paced the Lords with 29 points and 19 boards. Darian Rowe scored 16, Eric Smith 13, Ajahmo Clarke 12, Aaron Hayles 8 and Taurell Coutou 4, while Aaron Wiseman, Marc-Anthony Small, Roynelle Meredith, Kedar John and Kur Ngong were scoreless. The Lords hit 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 1-7 (.143) from the arc and 27-44 (.614) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 17 assists, 21 turnovers, 3 blocks and 8 steals. Felix Adjei paced the Sting with 21. Joshua Yorke-Frazer added 15, Jamal Boyce 11, Jesse McIntosh 9, along with 13 boards, Elijah Brown 8, Malcolm Smith 5, Jonathan Harvey 3 and Adrian Tucker 2, while Emmanuel Danso-Amofa, Donte James, Jordan Burton, Alex Moss and Deontay Scott were scoreless. The Sting hit 30-76 (.395) from the floor, 9-26 (.346) from the arc and 5-15 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 31 fouls, 23 assists, 3 blocks and 14 steals. The Sting (coach Bill Crowdis, assistant Trevor Challenger, assistant Jelani Mathews, assistant Adam Zohni, assistant Marla Gladstone, therapist Nick Halkidis) also included Jahshua McFarlane, Chris Oppong, Brandon Severn, Jordan Burton, Akeem Small, Chad Russell, Marcus Lee and Tristan Dunn.
In the semis, the Humber Hawks buried the Fanshawe Falcons 80-62. The Hawks hit three treys early as they took total command and then notched eight free throws and a last-second jumper from R.J. Ramirez to build their lead to 24-18 after one quarter. They put the defensive clamps on the Falcons in the second quarter and took a 36-22 lead into the lockers. The Hawks added an 11-2 run to dash all Falcon hopes of a rally as they took a 64-37 lead after three quarters and romped to the easy win. Ancil Martin paced the Hawks with 18 on 7-15 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Junior Davis added 14 on 5-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Chad Bewley notched 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kenny Ejim scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Gibson Eduful added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 assists and 2 steals. Tyrone Dickson scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Matthew Bukovec added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Brayden Gohn notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Curwin Elvis added 3 and R.J. Ramirez 2, along with 4 assists, while Jordan Rose, Nikyle Williams-McIntosh, Zachary Fox Tapper and Vule Grujic were scoreless. Grujic nabbed 4 boards and blocks 2 shots. The Hawks hit 32-67 (.478) from the floor, 7-16 (.438) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 17 assists, 21 turnovers, 6 blocks and 13 steals. Chris Stanhope paced the Falcons with 22 on 9-16 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 steals. Connor Therrien added 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Adam Jespersen scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Kyle McConnell added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Pflanzer added 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Trent Payne scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Ernest Tolette added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, Moses Orozo-Raylo 2, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, and Alfred Johnson 1, along with 2 boards, while Kevin Butera, Tarik Omar, Akim Makoi and Dave Sewell were scoreless. The Falcons hit 22-61 (.361) from the floor, 7-13 (.538) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 15 fouls, 11 assists, 25 turnovers and 11 steals.
In the other semi, the Mohawk Mountaineers dumped the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 87-72. The Vikings patiently built a 16-15 lead after one quarter as the Mountaineers struggled to find their range. But Mohawks began to gain a measure of separation as they ripped off a 13-3 run and took a 45-34 lead into the lockers. They extended their lead to 18 before the Vikings rallied to within 67-60 after three quarters. The Mountaineers size and depth wore down the Vikings in the final frame, with Jeff Hunt burying a trey to ice the win with 1:51 to play. Jeff Hunt paced the Mountaineers with 24 on 7-11 from the floor, 7-11 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 11 boards and 2 steals. Matt Fennell added 16 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Andrew Cicuttini added 16 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Lamar Barr scored 12 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Taylor Dowhaniuk added 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Matt Savel added 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. O.J. Watson notched 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Kojo Afari added 2, while Patrick Iavarone, Matt Cicuttini and Yosef Molakandov were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 32-89 (.360) from the floor, 11-37 (.297) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 22 assists, 10 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Andrew Dawkins paced the Vikings with 24 on 9-22 from the floor, 5-17 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Taylor Reddick added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Jaz Bains notched 14 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 10 assists and 3 steals. Donald Gibson scored 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Brad Richards added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 11 boards, while Steve Houston and Thomas Aufleger were scoreless. The Vikings hit 27-65 (.415) from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 20 assists, 19 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals.
In the bronze semis, the Durham Lords clipped the Fanshawe Falcons 77-66 after leading 22-12, 40-32 and 54-48 at the quarters. Ajahmo Clarke paced the Lords with 20. Eric Smith added 17, Taurell Coutou 13, Kur Ngong 9, Dylan Pelissero 9, Darian Rowe 6 and Aaron Hayles 3, while Aaron Wiseman, Marc Anthony Small, Roynell Meredith and Kedar John were scoreless. The Lords hit 28-67 (.418) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 17 assists, 22 turnovers, 3 blocks and 12 steals. Chris Stanhope and Ryan Pflanzer each scored 13 on to pace the Falcons. Trent Payne added 9, Connor Therrien 8, Adam Jespersen 7, Kyle McConnell 6, Ernest Tolete 4, Moses Orozo-Raylo 3 and Alfred Johnson 3, while Kevin Butera, Tarik Omar, Akim Makoi and Dave Sewell were scoreless. The Falcons hit 26-64 (.406) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 26 fouls, 15 assists, 31 turnovers, 4 blocks and 11 steals. The Falcons (coach Tony Marcotullio, assistant Mike Dixon, assistant Ian McConnell, trainer David Carroll) also included Marcus Hamilton, Dante Holder, Jahmal Edwards, Brett Parcells and Jimmy Hendrickson.
In the other bronze semi, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings nipped the Lambton Lions 74-73. The Vikings notched a 12-2 run as they took a 22-16 lead after one quarter. Lambton trimmed the margin to 27-26 with six minutes to play in the second quarter but the Vikings answered with an 11-2 run and took a 41-30 lead into the lockers. Lambton clawed back to within 59-54 after three quarters, riding a 20-3 run that bridged the quarters but failed to score in the final four minutes, while Vikings found another gear and closed out the affair with a 9-0 run. Thomas Aufleger pilfered an inbounds pass and was fouled by Jason Heron, hitting both free throws with 13.5 seconds to play. Lion post Mike Lucier fired a shot as the buzzer sounded but it went askew, and the Vikings escaped with the win. Andrew Dawkins paced the Vikings with 29. Jaz Bains added 23, Donald Gibson 8, Brad Richards 7 and Thomas Aufleger 7, while Taylor Reddick and Steve Houston were scoreless. The Vikings hit 25-62 (.403) from the floor, 10-25 from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 17 assists, 18 turnovers, 1 block and 3 steals. Shawn Hill paced the Lions with 17. Brandon Padgett added 15, Mike Lucier 13, along with 12 boards, Jason Marshell 22, Trey Langford 22 and Jaason Heron 6, while Nic Higgins, Frank Bennech, Justin Zonneville, Jordan Tello, Jess Asiamah, Russ Fox, Colton Vaters and Joel Wilson were scoreless. The Lions hit 30-75 (.400) from the floor, 5-26 (.192) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 fouls, 18 assists, 10 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. The Lions (coach James Grant, assistant Dave Elsley, assistant Paul Doyle, therapist Ryan Cross, therapist Glen Kinney) also included Alex Morgan, Ben Pierce, Cam McQuade and Joe De Boer.
In the bronze medal match, the Durham Lords clocked the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 66-51, avenging a loss in the quarterfinals. The angry Lords opened with an 8-0 run and kept the Vikings on the perimeter as they built a 14-9 lead after one quarter. The Lords notched 8-2 run to close out the second quarter and take a 30-20 lead into the lockers. The Vikings opened the second half with a 9-2 to draw within three but Aaron Hayles answered with a pair of treys and the Lords began pounding the ball inside to notch a 14-4 run and take a 51-37 lead after three quarters. The Vikings never threatened. Eric Smith was chosen player of the game for the Lords, while Jaz Bains earned the laurels for the Vikings. Aaron Hayles paced the Lords with 17 on 5-11 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Eric Smith added 16 on 5-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Darian Rowe added 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Dylan Pelissero scored 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Ajahmo Clarke added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 13 boards, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Kur Ngong added 1, along with 2 boards, while Aaron Wiseman, Marc Anthony Small, Taurell Coutou, Roynelle Meredith and Kedar John were scoreless. The Lords hit 24-62 (.387) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls, 17 assists, 13 turnovers, 4 blocks and 9 steals. Jaz Bains paced the Vikings with 18 on 7-19 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Donald Gibson added 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Andrew Dawkins notched 14 on 6-21 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Brad Richards added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 8 boards. Taylor Reddick scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 4 boards, while Shaqeem Downey, Steve Houston and Thomas Aufleger were scoreless. Aufleger nabbed 4 boards. The Vikings hit 21-66 (.318) from the floor 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 4-9 (.444) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 fouls, 7 assists, 14 turnovers, 1 block and 8 steals. The Vikings (coach Barry Smith, assistant Kevin Smart, assistant Jermaine Edwards, manager Lori Cruz, student trainer James Orsatti) also included Desmond Adams, Shavon Logie, Kadeem Buckley, Brendon Mousseau, Cory Heath-Sterling and Connor Poulain.
In the final, the Mohawk Mountaineers dusted the Humber Hawks 84-74. The Mountaineers opened with a 9-0 run but the Hawks rallied to within 19-14 after one quarter as Chad Bewley got hot. They trimmed the margin to one early in the second quarter but the Mountaineers answered with a 13-3 run to take a 44-31 lead into the lockers. Matt Fennell hit a pair of treys late in the third quarter to stretch Mohawk’s lead to 65-46 but while the Hawks responded with a 16-2 run in the fourth quarter, they’d dug themselves to deep a hole to climb out of. Fennell was chosen player of the game for the Mountaineers, while Eric Smith earned the laurels for the Hawks. Matt Fennell paced the Mountaineers with 26 on 9-19 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Matt Savel added 21 on 8-15 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 assists and 2 steals. Andrew Cicuttini added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Lamar Barr notched 10 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. O.J. Watson added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jeff Hunt scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Taylor Dowhaniuk added 1, along with 5 boards and 3 steals, while Patrick Iavarone, Matt Cicuttini, Kojo Afari and Yosef Molakandov were scoreless. The Mountaineers hit 29-66 (.439) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 20-22 (.909) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass 19 fouls, 14 assists, 23 turnovers, 4 blocks and 10 steals. Kenny Ejim paced the Hawks with 22 on 9-15 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 4 boards. Junior Davis added 20 on 5-12 from the floor, 5-10 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 2 boards. Chad Bewley scored 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Gibson Eduful scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Tyrone Dickson notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the line, 14 boards and 3 steals. Curwin Elvis added on 1-2 from the arc, Brayden Gohn 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals, Ancil Martin 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 assists, and Vule Grujic 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 4 boards, while Jordan Rose, Nikyle Williams-McIntosh, R.J. Ramirez, Zachary Fox-Tapper and Matthew Bukovec were scoreless. The Hawks hi6 26-72 (.361) from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 14-28 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 22 fouls, 17 assists, 2 blocks and 10 steals.
The bronze medalist Durham Lords: Aaron Wiseman; Jude Baptiste; Aaron Hayles; Nathan Osusu; Rakeem Reynolds; Taurell Coutou; Darian Rowe; Ajahmo Clarke; Eric Smith; Roynelle Meredith; Brandon Hom; Brandon Simon; Kur Ngong; Dylan Pelissero; Marc-Anthony Small; Kedar John; coach Desmond Rowley; assistant Herold Excellent; assistant Anthony Batchelor; manager Saliym Cadogan; trainer Keshia King; student therapist Leah Toffelmire
The silver medalist Humber Hawks: Gibson Eduful; Jonathan Fisher; Nikyle Williams-McIntosh; Brayden Gohn; Junior Davis; Tyrone Dickson; R.J. Ramirez; Zachary Fox-Tapper; Vule Grujic; Nerquaye Nettey; Chad Bewley; Kenny Ejim; Curwin Elvis; Matthew Bukovec; Jordan Rose; Ancil Martin; coach Shawn Collins; assistant Patrick Au; assistant Samson Downey; assistant James DePoe; therapist Justin Miranda; manager Eric Savage; high performance director Jason Mehlhado; athletic director Ray Chateau
The gold medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Patrick Iavarone; Xzennis Brereton; Matt Savel; Andrew Cicuttini; Matt Fennell; Matt Cicuttini; Kojo Afari; Taylor Dowhaniuk; Yosef Molakandov; Jerome Gayle; Jeff Hunt; Lamar Barr; O.J. Watson; Brian Hyrski; coach Brian Jonker; assistant Mike Woodburn; assistant Mac Akrong; assistant Colin Bayley; manager Adam Njauw; therapist Kelsie Stunden