Final standings:
West division (6): Notre Dame Hounds (8-0); GTA Prep (9-3); London Basketball Association (7-5); B.E.A.S.T. Prep (4-8); B.C. Christian Academy (3-8); Waterloo St. John’s-Kilmarnock (3-9)
East division (7): Canada Top Flight Academy (11-1); Central Tech Prep (11-1); Crestwood Prep (7-5); Toronto Basketball Academy (6-6); Rothesay Netherwood (4-8); St-Laurent Express (2-10); Halifax Prep (1-11)
Playoff non-qualifier Halifax Prep (associated with J.L. Ilsley School): Cairo Berry, Ty Murghaham, Logan Rousson, Keezondre Smith, Ryan Toney, Jaren Johnson, Brandon Muntu, Julius McGee, Jadise Campbell, coach Marcus Eaton, assistant Aaron Page, strength & conditioning Tyler Nadolny, therapist Suan Humphreys, academics Jessica Hayman
In the postseason opening round, held in Brampton: …………………………………………………… 9th-seeded Rothesay Netherwood edged 8th-seeded Hamilton B.E.A.S.T. Prep 76-73. Shyheim Malcolm paced Rothesay Netherwood with 20 points, 2 assists and 5 boards. Kellen Tynes added 18, along with 9 assists and 10 boards, Lyon McLean 17, Caleb Sooley 11, along with 3 assists and 5 boards, Dawson Sutherland 6, along with 2 boards and 7 assists, Ben Dunnett 2 and Ben Dowell 2, while Richie McNeil, Daniel Luck, Jack Fifield, Mac Bagnell and Jackie Wu were scoreless. David Abiodun led B.E.A.S.T. Prep (coached by Greg Robitaille) with 21 points, 17 boards and 3 assists. Prosper Mbuyi-Moriardy added 14 points, 6 assists and 4 boards. Anthony Bradshaw notched 13 boards, 2 assists and 6 boards. Jervon Davis added 9, along with 4 assists and 2 boards. Michael Palamarchuk added 7 points and 2 assists. Abdu Figaro scored 6 and nabbed 2 boards. Sheldon Arsenault added 3 points, 2 assists and 2 boards, while Mark Giles, Tyrese Virgo, Dylan Nelson, Matthew Green, Tyrese Todd, Victor Yoryor and Samuel Adeosun were scoreless. Yoryor nabbed 4 boards. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Toronto Basketball Academy clubbed the 10th-seeded Port Coquitlam B.C. Christian Panthers 80-63. Patrick Emilien paced Toronto Basketball Academy with 27 points and 5 boards. Marcus Masters added 18, along with 3 boards, Patrick Mpoyi 13, along with 2 assists and 2 boards, Tarig Eisa 10, along with 9 boards, Amir Gholizadeh 7, along with 10 boards, Chad Vincent 4 and Demba Thimbo 1, while Abdi Omar, Alberto Lopez, Eman-Yak Eman, Nemanja Elez, Kyle Valentino, Ahmed Kahlid, Calvin Ko and Diew Moses were scoreless. Sammie Hunter paced B.C. Christian (coach Doug Dowell, assistant William Galick, assistant Sassan Hossein Pour, assistant Gabriel Gibbs, assistant Jonathan Phang) with 25 points, 4 assists and 12 boards. Mustafa Akgoz added 15, Marijan Obad 11, along with 3 assists and 9 boards, Emir Krupic 4, along with 2 boards, David Teny 4, along with 3 assists and 5 boards, Harry Oghomienor 2, along with 2 assists and Jeff Ma 2, while Filip Milosovic, Darius Hossien Pour, Peter Li, Vicente Balitaan, Leroy Adderley, Amir Rahimzad, Pierce Strutt and Kenan Krupic were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Basketball Academy whipped Waterloo St. John’s-Kilmarnock 79-43. Isiah Lee paced London Basketball Academy with 14 points and 2 assists. Kur Jockuch notched 12, along with 4 assists and 5 boards, Akim Olak 11, along with 3 assists and 6 boards, Okay Djamgouz 9, Ahmad Athman 8, along with 5 assists and 4 boards, Denzel Cummins 6, along with 2 assists and 2 boards, Michael Matas 6, along with 2 assists and 4 boards, Ryan Brunelle 4, along with 2 assists and 2 boards, Josh Inkumsah 4, along with 7 boards, Jonty Vink 2, along with 4 boards, Marcus Stewart 2, along with 2 boards and Stephan Lindsay 2, along with 2 assists. Milan Roknic paced St. John’s-Kilmarnock (coach Ahmad El-Osta, assistant Kevin Tersigni, academic advisor Ian Carswell, therapist Scott Gallagher) with 9 points and 9 boards. Aleks Novicic notched 9, along with 8 boards, Ayden Jackson 8, along with 2 boards, Branko Damjanovic 6, along with 2 assists and 4 boards. Deandre Fordyce 5, along with 3 assists and 5 boards, Jimmy Omino 3, along with 4 boards, Omar Elmaraghy 3, while Sacha Kovacs and Alex Odame were scoreless. Odame nabbed 2 boards. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded North York Crestwood Prep College crushed 12th-seeded Montreal St-Laurent Express 90-64. Jahcobi Neath paced Crestwood with 19 points, 6 assists and 2 boards. Franco Miller notched 14, along with 5 assists, Trevon Thomas 12, along with 4 assists and 2 boards, Somachi Abgapu 11, along with 7 boards, Emre Demirsu 8, along with 3 assists, Luis Pacheco 6, along with 7 boards, Kobe Antwi 6, along with 2 assists and 3 boards, Elijah Fisher 4, William Charles 3, Graham Treffry 2 and Matthew Nelson 2, while Jaiden Langley-Thomas, Tomer Tarsky, Shayne Scruggs, Juliu De Gauw and Steven Lazar were scoreless. Ben Datro paced St. Laurent (coach Akram Sleiman, assistant Marcus Charles, assistant Randy Dezouvre, assistant Rima Habib) with 21 points, 2 assists and 4 boards. Gideon Dwumfour notched 16, along with 4 boards, Tre-Vaughn Minott 10, along with 10 boards, Andrew Keo 6, along with 3 assists and 4 boards, Manu Seni 3, along with 4 assists and 5 boards, Mukha Suare 4, along with 3 boards and Stephane Bassele 2, while Roosevelt Auguste, Oussama Makhlouf, Sammi Virdi, Evrard Boue, Vatanak Yoeun, Cedrick Moss and Arnaud Ngamije were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Notre Dame Hounds crushed 9th-seeded Rothesay Netherwood 87-67. Jashon Henry paced the Hounds with 34 points, 4 assists and 15 boards. Fofo Adetogun notched 14, along with 4 assists and 12 boards. Shol Ayach notched 20, along with 3 assists and 9 boards, Carter Kuchinka 10, along with 5 boards, Xavier Scott 3, along with 2 boards, Avery Hutcheson 2, along with 4 assists and 6 boards, Greg Wint 2, along with 5 boards, and Noah Lehto 2, while Wyatt Haux, Landon Dickie, Cole Newkirk and Diaz Lagrone were scoreless. Newkirk nabbed 3 boards. Caleb Sooley paced Rothesay Netherwood with 19 points and 3 boards. Kelley Tynes notched 17, along with 5 assists and 8 boards, Shyheim Malcolm 7, along with 4 assists and 10 boards, Lyon McLean 7, along with 3 boards, Ben Dowell 6, along with 6 boards, Jackie Wu 4, Richie McNeil 3, Jack Fifield 3 and Dawson Sutherland 2, along with 2 boards, while Ben Dunnett, Daniel Luck and Mac Bagnell were scoreless. Rothesay Netherwood (coach Damian Gay, assistant Josh Richards, assistant Stephen DeLuca, manager Donald Zhou) also included Daniel Keripe.
The 4th-seeded Mississauga GTA Prep dispatched 5th-seeded North York Crestwood Prep 72-66. A.J. Lawson paced GTA Prep with 25 points, 6 assists and 8 boards. Jahcobi Neath notched 17, along with 12 boards, DeAndre Pierre 12, along with 2 boards, Dondre Reddick 10, along with 2 boards, Nijayen Simmonds 6, Haffith Moallin 5, along with 7 boards, Tristan Lindo 4, along with 3 boards, Kaosi Ezeagu 3, along with 8 boards, Joshua Haughton 2, Joseph H-Lady 2, along with 2 boards, and Scottie Austin 2, along with 3 boards, while Cameron Harris, Mitchell H-Lady and Vegas Evans were scoreless. Jahcobi Neath paced Crestwood (coach Ro Russell, assistant Nick Krenk, assistant Juavon Herbert) with 17 points and 12 boards. Franco Miller notched 14, along with 3 boards, Somachi Agbapu 14, along with 15 boards, Kobe Antwi 7, along with 4 assists and 4 boards, Luis Pacheco 6, along with 12 boards, Trevon Thomas 6, along with 2 boards, and Emre Demirsu 2, along with 2 boards, while Jaiden Langley-Thomas, Tomer Tarsky, Shayne Scruggs, Elijah Fisher, Graham Treffry, Steven Lazar, Juliu De Gauw, Matthew Nelson and William Charles were scoreless. Fisher nabbed 3 boards.
The 3rd-seeded Ottawa Canada Top Flight Academy nipped the 6th-seeded London Basketball Academy 73-70. Jevon Westcarth paced Top Flight with 26 points and 5 boards. Atik Gilao notched 14, along with 2 boards, Alston Harris 8, along with 3 assists and 3 boards, Aiden Warnholtz 8, along with 8 assists and 3 boards, David Muila 8, along with 7 boards, and Muon Reath 7, along with 4 boards, while Enoch Kalambay, Lual Akot, Khaleem Sarazin, Stephane Okenge, Danny Lukusa, Ankit Choudhary, Amara Ba, Ali White and Ricky Houle were scoreless. Denzel Cummins paced London Basketball Academy (coach Angelo Provenzano, assistant Sarto Provenzano, skills development Michael Provenzano, skills development Jamie Clark, skills development John Curcio, manager Alexia Mitchell, manager Nora Krasniqi) with 31 points, 2 assists and 4 boards. Okay Djamgouz notched 23, along with 4 boards, Ahmad Athman 6, along with 3 boards, Josh Inkumsah 5, along with 2 assists and 4 boards, Ryan Brunelle 2 and Michael Matas 2, along with 3 boards, while Kur Jockuch, Akim Olak, Isaiah Lee, Marcus Stewart, Stephan Lindsay and Jonty Vink were scoreless. Jockuch nabbed 6 boards and Vink 3.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Central Tech Blues edged the 7th-seeded Toronto Basketball Academy 95-93. Deiondre Reid paced the Blues with 29 points and 5 boards. Raheim Sullivan notched 15, along with 8 assists and 4 boards, Matthew Daves 15, along with 10 boards, Eugene Kanku 12, along with 2 boards, Khalid Ismail 8, Calum Mackinnon 5, along with 2 assists, Isiah Adeboboye 3, along with 2 boards, Jaren Jones 3, Tariq B. Hamad 3 and Rahsaan Chambers 2, along with 5 boards, Thomas Yoon 2 and Nas Roberts 2, along with 2 assists, while Kevin Ngure, Jaidyn Dorman and Craig Strangways were scoreless. Marcus Masters paced Toronto Basketball Academy (coach Adeel Sahibzada, associate Jovon Biggart, assistant Dane Smith, assistant Sami Omar, assistant Awale Dualeh, strength & conditioning Ahjton Roberts, strength & conditioning Babatunde Ibrahim, academic advisor Lopreiato) with 35 points and 8 boards. Chad Vincent notched 20, along with 13 boards, Patrick Emilien 11, along with 12 boards, Tarig Eisa 11, along with 5 assists and 9 boards, Patrick Mopyi 7, along with 2 assists, Calvin Ko 5, along with 2 boards and Amir Gholizadeh 4, along with 8 boards, while Abdi Omar, Eman-Yak Eman, Diew Moses, Alberto Lopez, Ahmed Khalid, Kyle Valentino, Demba Thimbo and Nemanja Elez were scoreless. Valentino nabbed 2 boards.
In the semis, the 3rd-seeded Ottawa Top Flight Academy clipped the 2nd-seeded Toronto Central Tech 83-70. Player of the game Jevon Westcarth paced Topflight with 30 points and 9 boards. David Muila notched 15, along with 12 boards, Alston Harris 11, along with 4 assists and 3 boards, Aiden Warnholtz 9, along with 6 boards and 7 assists, Lual Akot 6, along with 4 boards and 9 assists, Atik Gilao 6, along with 9 boards, and Muon Reath 4, along with 2 boards, while Enoch Kalambay, Khaleem Sarazin, Stephane Okenge, Ricky Houle, Danny Lukusa, Ankit Choudhary, Ali White and Amara Ba were scoreless. Raheim Sullivan paced the Blues with 31 points, 3 assists and 3 boards. Deiondre Reid notched 9, along with 8 boards, Matthew Daves 9, along with 7 boards, Isaiah Adeboboye 8, Jaren Jones 5, along with 2 assists and 10 boards, Rahsaan Chambers 5, along with 3 boards, Khalid Ismail 2, along with 3 boards and Eugene Kanku 2, while Calum Mackinnon, Tariq B. Hamad, Thomas Yoon, Nas Roberts, Kevin Ngure, Jaidyn Dorman and Craig Strangways were scoreless. Roberts nabbed 4 boards.
In the other semi, the 4th-seeded Mississauga GTA Prep stunned the top-seeded Notre Dame Hounds 83-79. A.J. Lawson paced GTA Prep with 19 points, 5 assists and 4 boards. Joshua Haughton notched 19, Kaosi Ezeagu 13, along with 11 boards, Tristan Lindo 10, along with 4 boards, Haffith Moallin 10, along with 4 boards, Dondre Reddick 5, along with 5 boards, DeAndre Pierre 3, and Nijayen Simmonds 3, along with 2 boards, while Cameron Harris, Joseph H-Lady, Mitchell H-Lady, Scottie Austin and Vegas Evans were scoreless. Austin nabbed 2 boards. Jashon Henry paced the Hounds with 28 points, 5 assists and 12 boards. Shol Ayach notched 22, along with 10 boards, Fofo Adetogun 15, along with 3 assists and 15 boards, Avery Hutcheson 6, along with 3 assists and 4 boards, Cole Newkirk 4, along with 3 boards, and Carter Kuchinka 2, along with 8 boards, while Wyatt Haux, Xavier Scott, Greg Wint, Noah Lehto, Diaz Lagrone and Landon Dickie were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Central Tech Blues dumped the top-seeded Wilcox Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Hounds 89-80. Blues forward Raheim Sullivan was named player of the game after notching 25 points, 5 boards and 4 assists. Khalil Ismail added 17, along with 4 boards, Nas Roberts 9, Eugene Kanku 8, Isiah Adeboboye 8, along with 2 boards, Jaren Jones 8, along with 3 assists and 6 boards, Deiondre Reid 7, along with 5 boards, Matthew Daves 5, along with 2 boards, and Jaidyn Dorman 2, while Calum Mackinnon, Tariq B. Hamad, Rahsaan Chambers, Thomas Yoon, Craig Strangways and Kevin Ngure were scoreless. Mackinnon dished 3 assists and nabbed 2 boards. Hamad dished 2 assists. Chambers nabbed 4 boards. Shol Ayach paced the Hounds (coached by Adam Huffman) with 31 points and 4 boards. Fofo Adetogun notched 13, along with 6 assists and 7 boards, Greg Wint 13, along with 3 assists and 6 boards, Avery Hutcheson 8, along with 3 assists and 3 boards, Cole Newkirk 6, along with 4 boards, Wyatt Haux 3, along with 3 boards, Noah Lehto 3, and Jashon Henry 2, along with 2 assists and 2 boards, while Xavier Scott, Landon Dickie, Diaz Lagrone and Carter Kuchinka were scoreless. Kuchinka nabbed 5 boards and Scott 3.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Ottawa Top Flight Academy dispatched the 4th-seeded Mississauga GTA Prep 83-78 as Finals MVP and 6-2 point guard Aiden Warnholtz dominated the floor, scoring 21 on 4 treys and 7 boards. Jevon Westcarth added 15, along with 12 boards, Alston Harris 15, along with 2 boards, Jevon Westcarth 15, along with 12 boards, David Muila 10, along with 2 assists and 12 boards, Atik Gilao 8, along with 4 boards, Muon Reath 5, along with 2 assists and 5 boards, Luol Akot 4, along with 2 assists and 3 boards, and Enoch Kalambay 3, along with 2 boards. A.J. Lawson led GTA Prep with 20 points, 8 assists and 7 boards. Dondre Reddick added 15, along with 2 assists and 2 boards, Tristan Lindo 13, along with 2 assists and 4 boards, DeAndre Pierre 11, along with 4 boards, Kaosi Ezeagu 8, along with 5 boards, Joshua Haughton 5, Haffith Moalin 3, along with 3 assists and 3 boards, and Joseph H-Lady 3. Top Flight broke to a 14-10 lead as Warnholtz and Alston Harris consistently attacked off the dribble. But GTA Prep’s Tristan Lindo went on a 6-0 run on back-to-back and-ones and rallied his squad to a lead late in the second quarter. The 6-3 guard then drove past Atik Gilao for a layup. A.J. Lawson added a trey. Lindo a trey and suddenly GTA led by 6. But Warnholtz and Harris rallied Top Flight to a 39-39 draw at the half. Lawson and Top Flight’s Muon Reath traded treys to open the second half. Warnholtz took command in the third, leading Top Flight to a 65-61 after three quarters and only stellar defence and boardwork by 6-10 post Kaosi Ezeagu kept GTA within reach of Ottawa. But Jevon Westcarth drilled a trey to give Top Flight an 11-point led 4:30 to play and then nailed another from beyond the arc to make the scored 79-69 with 2 minutes to play. Joshua Haughton hit a trey with 30 seconds to play to draw GTA with 7 and then Lawson added a pair of free throws to make it 79-74 with 18 seconds to play. Westcarth and David Muila hit free throws to ice for Top Flight in the final minute.
After the season, Toronto Central Tech and St. John’s-Kilmarnock withdraw from the NPA, saying the financial cost was no longer sustainable.
The league announces that Calgary Edge School (a private school) would join the NPA in 2018-19.
The bronze medalist Toronto Central Tech Prep XXXII Blues: Deiondre Reid; Isaiah Adeboboye; Calum Mackinnon; Jaren Jones; Raheim Sullivan; Khalid Ismail; Tariq B. Hamad; Matthew Daves; Rahsaan Chambers; Thomas Yoon; Nas Roberts; Eugene Kanku; Kevin Ngure; Jaidyn Dorman; Craig Strangways; coach Kevin Jeffers; assistant Gyasi Moffett; assistant Omar Bryan; assistant Peter Mandros; manager Steve Vitorino; manager Lisa Edwards; manager Albert Cho
The silver medalist Mississauga GTA Prep: A.J. Lawson; Dondre Reddick; DeAndre Pierre; Cameron Harris; Kaosi Ezeagu; Nijayen Simmonds; Joshua Haughton; Joseph H-Lady; Mitchell H-Lady; Scottie Austin; Tristan Lindo; Vegas Evans; Haffith Moallin; coach David Cooper
The champion Ottawa Canada Top Flight Academy: Aiden Warnholtz; Alston Harris; Enoch Kalambay; Stephane Okenge; David Muila; Lual Akot; Ricky Houle; Danny Lukusa, Jevon Westcarth; Ankit Choudhary; Amara Ba; Atik Gilao; Muon Reath; Ali White; coach Tony House; associate Willy Manigat; assistant Alain Cadieux; assistant Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie; manager Trevor Steynor, manager Christa Blackmore; manager Devin Chohan