In Black division round-robin play, held in Corner Brook: …………………………………………………… The Deer Lake Elwood Lakers thumped the Grand Falls-Windsor Exploits Valley Eagles 66-51 as Jonathan O’Keefe scored 24. Andrew Owens added 16 and Morgan Reid 12. Stephan Hatt paced the Eagles with 16. Nigel Lewis added 13. The score was knotted at 28 at the half but the Lakers opened the second half with an 18-10 run to take command. “Our second half was a stark contrast to the first half,” said Lakers coach Brian Kendrick. “We clamped down defensively and that wound up leading to some easy baskets for us. The main focus was defence and it was a total team effort. It’s always good to get that first one under your belt right away.” …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders clubbed the Mount Carmel St. Catherines Academy Eagles 83-55 as Brad Bambreck scored 25. …………………………………………………… The Mount Carmel St. Catherines Eagles defeated Deer Lake Elwood Regional Lakers 64-52. “We started off flat and just weren’t making our shots,” Elwood coach Brian Kendrick said. “We managed to turn it around in the second half a bit, but we ran out of gas. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders dumped the Grand Falls-Windsor Exploits Valley Eagles 77-49. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders waxed Deer Lake Elwood Regional Lakers 86-55. …………………………………………………… The Mount Carmel St. Catherines Academy Eagles whipped the Grand Falls-Windsor Exploits Valley Eagles 73-56. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Holy Heart of Mary (3-0); St. Catherines (2-1); Elwood (1-2); Exploits Valley (0-3)
In Gold
division round-robin play: The Corner Brook Titans dumped the Avondale Roncalli
Central Cardinals 74-65. “We played hard,” said Titans coach Bill Allan. “We
were a little nervous, but we had a good run there in the first half and the
boys really gave it their all. This was the first time we’ve beaten Roncalli. We
lost to them two or three times before, so we gave it our best shot tonight.”
The Titans took control quickly on solid shooting by Mark Tavenor, who scored
27. They led 40-30 at half. Roncalli rallied within five in the final quarter
but the Titans held on for the win. “We were nervous for sure,” said Titan Jonathan
Allan. “It’s a lot different … there’s a lot more pressure to perform. It was
perfect to get the first win out of the way though.” Michael Morris added 19
for Corner Brook, while Evan Neilson scored 14. Tyron Fewer led the Cardinals with
20. John Dawson added 14 and Rylee Costello 12. …………………………………………………… The St.
John’s Bishops College Barons stomped Mount Pearl O’Donel Patriots 74-39 as
Justin Granger scored 24. …………………………………………………… The St. John’s Bishops College Barons
whipped the Corner Brook Titans 69-52. …………………………………………………… Avondale Roncalli
Central Cardinals defeated the Mount Pearl O’Donel Patriots 81-70. ……………………………………………………
The St. John’s Bishops College Barons edged Avondale Roncalli Central Cardinals
71-63. …………………………………………………… The Corner Brook Titans defeated Mount Pearl O’Donel
Patriots 63-53. The Titans broke to a 29-3 lead but O’Donel rallied with a
28-14 run. Corner Brook led by three after three quarters but withstood a final
challenge. “We had them put away in the first quarter,” Titans coach Bill Allan
said. “We let them back in, but managed to put them away in the fourth … the
boys like to make it interesting.” The Patriots included Ben Riche, Andrew Mercer.
…………………………………………………… Final standings: Bishops (3-0); Corner Brook (2-1); Roncalli
Central (1-2); O’Donel (0-3)
In the semis, the St. John’s Holy
Heart of Mary Highlanders dumped the Corner Brook Titans 73-52 as Steve Smith
scored 19, Brad Bambrick 15 and Andrew Smith 11. Michael Morris led the Titans
with 16. Mark Tavenor added 13 and Mark Woodman 7.
In the other semi, the St. John’s Bishops College Barons stomped the Mount Carmel St. Catherines Academy Eagles 67-45 as Justin Granger scored 22, Sam Forsey 11 and James Walsh 8. Trevor Hearn paced the Eagles with 23.
In the final, the St. John’s Bishops College Barons defeated the St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders 80-63 as player of the game Justin Granger scored 27, Keegan Ezekiel 20, Tom Wight 17 and Chris Collins 12. Jack McGrath was chosen player of the game for Holy Heart after scoring 16. Steve Smith added 13 and Brad Bambrick 9.
The co-bronze medalist Corner Brook Regional Titans: Evan Neilson; Michael Morris; Mark Tavenor; Matt Traverse; Cary Jones; Jon Allan; Jeff Fowler; Jordan Audeau; Matt Carew; Mark Woodman; Richard Barry; Sachin Waghmare; coach Bill Allan
The co-bronze medalist Mount Carmel St. Catherines Academy: Trevor Hearn; Tyler Tremblett; Mitchell Hearn;
The silver medalist St. John’s Holy Heart of Mary Highlanders: Jack McGrath; Steve Smith; Brad Bambrick; Patrick Smith;
The gold medalist St. John’s Bishops College Barons: Justin Granger; Keegan Ezekiel; Tom Wight; Chris Collins; Sam Forsey; James Walsh; Josh Sellars; Adam O’Brien;