In the opening round, held in Stratford: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues defeated the 12th-seeded St. Catharines St. Frances Catholic Phoenix 62-39 as Marcus Verdu scored 17 and Paul Soucy 10. Richard Twose hit 10 for St. Frances. Dave Bozza added 8 and Val Fajardo 7. The scored at 38 in the third quarter. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 11th-seeded Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 67-40 as Jamie McNeilly scored 25 and Chris Searles 10. Russel Yurick led Hillcrest with 14. Matt Kirychuk added 12. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the 18th-seeded Ajax Notre Dame Cougars 82-50 as Andy Margettes and Andrew Conroy each scored 18. Anthony Alexander led Notre Dame with 15. Brian McDonald added 13. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Paris District Panthers defeated the Kingston Bayridge Blazers 53-43 as Matt Burkart scored 19, Andrew Moores 13, Mark Stewart 8, Dan Gibb 4 and Jon Hillis 4. Panthers coach David Thomas told the Brantford Expositor that Burkhart “comes to OFSAA and he steps up his performance. He’s been struggling to score the last three weeks. He saved it for today. He was the best player on the court. Hopefully, it continues now that he’s got some confidence back.” Thomas added that Gibb, Stewart and Hillis “did what they had to do. They got good boxout position and they went after the ball with two hands. … The kids played very good defence. That’s our bread and butter. We have to play good defence because we’re undersized. … We handled their zone defence really well. We loosened it up a little bit the outside shot and then got it inside.” Adam Asquini scored 14 and Brian Kidd 10 for Bayridge. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights defeated the 17th-seeded Iroquois Seaway District Spartans 59-47 as Mike Visser scored 21 and Josh Gallea 13. James Delegarde led the Spartans with 19. Trevor Hanes added 18. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Redmen thumped the 16th-seeded Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 67-41 as Hakim Foster scored 21 and Dwayne Patterson 12. Adam Borutski and Bradford Cooke each scored 8 for the Flames. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Marys Knights defeated the Ottawa Rideau Rams 52-45 as Anthony Posteraro scored 23, Chris Myers 10, Paul Merlino 9 and Matt Chainbrome 8. The Knights trailed 29-13 in the second quarter but ripped off a 9-0 run to draw within 29-22 at the half. Knights coach Loris Pecile told the Sault Star that “we were slow afoot to begin the game and they were bouncing around on us. They were hot from the perimeter and got a lot of second and third chances.” The Knights rallied in the third quarter with a 2-2-1 press. Pecile said “that turned the game around. Our kids didn’t quite and their character can’t be questioned. … Our press gave us some sreals and we scored in transition.” Mike Kulinda led Rideau with 23. Aweys Ahmed added 8. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers dumped 14th-seeded Belleville Saint Theresa 64-51 as Jay Mott scored 22 and Dave Walker 13. Pat Callahan led Saint Theresa with 10. Peter Vance added 9. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Stratford Northwestern Secondary Huskies defeated the 9th-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals 64-52 as Jacob Enns scored 19 and Jonathan Roth 11. Dave Ouellette led General Amherst with 24 before fouling out. Stephen Silvaggio added 13. Amherstburg took an early 12-2 lead but quickly found themselves in foul trouble, allowing Northwestern to rally and romp.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Ajax Notre Dame Cougars eliminated the 16th-seeded Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 62-44 as Anthony Alexander scored 20 and Brian McDonald 13. Greg Storry led the Flames with 16. Adam Borutski added 11. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Iroquois Seaway Spartans dumped the 15th-seeded Kingston Bayridge Blazers 55-46 as James Delegarde scored 18 and Trevor Hanes 14. Joel Pettis led Bayridge with 11. Adam Asquini added 8. The Blazers (coached by Bob Freeman) also included Chris Greek, Matt Sisson, Brian Kidd.
In round three, the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues dispatched the 18th-seeded Ajax Notre Dame Cougars 60-48 as Cory Glaister scored 13 and Anthony Tegel 11. Anthony Alexander led Notre Dame with 16. Brian McDonald added 12. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 17th-seeded Iroquois Seaway District Spartans 68-49 as Jamie McNeilly scored 12 and Robert Ragoo 11. Trevor Hanes led Seaway with 16. James Delegarde added 12. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Paris District Panthers dumped the 13th-seeded Ottawa Rideau Rams 61-44 as Andrew Moores scored 16, Mark Stewart 10, Matt Burkart 10, Eric Wilson 6, Holtz 6 and Hillis 5. Quentin Eltvik led Rideau with 13. Aweys Ahmed added 12. The Rams (coached by Bill Arden, assisted by Dave Thompson) also included Ahmed Alsharafi, Faisal Mohamud, Ali Ahmed, Mike Kulinda, Chadi Dagher, Rezaul Hoque, Amir Faza, Marc Comville, Negus Perkins, Mark Skev and Mohamed Abdi. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams dispatched 14th-seeded Belleville Saint Theresa 69-34 as Mark Thomas and Andy Margettes each scored 12. Mike Latchford had 8 and Chris Joly 7 for Saint Theresa. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts stunned the 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights 57-44 as Steve Zapior scored 18 and Matt Kirychuk 16. Ian Schilthuis led the Knights with 14. Devon Grootenboer added 13. The Knights (coached by Brad Dykman, assisted by Rik Rajwa) also included Mike Visser, Josh Gallea, Phil Schilthuis, Devin Grootenboer, Tim Schilthuis, Barry Schilthuis, Kevin Johnson and Joel Haas. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Redmen dumped the 12th-seeded St. Catharines St. Frances Catholic Phoenix 69-59 as Dwayne Patterson scored 18 and Hakim Foster 12. Dan Boilau notched 16 and Shaun Horne 13 for St. Frances. The Phoenix hit 3-11 from the line in the final quarter. Phoenix coach Pat Sullivan told the St. Catharines Standard that “we played really well. I think we showed we deserved to be there. But we weren’t good enough to play four quarters with those teams.” The Phoenix (coached by Patrick Sullivan and Maurice Prindiville) also included Val Fajardo, Dave Bozza, Khalil Syne, Richard Twose, Matt Neely, Simon Yu, Dave Fast, Mark Bablak and James Oldreive. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers defeated the 9th-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals 65-52 as Jay Mott scored 19 and Dave Walker 14. Alex Nedin led General Amherst with 24. Dave Ouellette added 10. The Generals (coached by Dom Silvaggio) also included Mike Bezzoubkin, Stephen Silvaggio, Dave Clayton, Will Skeates, Justin Morgan, Pete Handsor, Brad Wilson, Adam Lunn and Rob Ouellette. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights defeated 10th-seeded Stratford Northwestern Secondary Huskies 52-43 as Anthony Posteraro scored 19 and Chris Myers 12. Jacob Enns led Northwestern with 15. Jonathan Roth added 11. The Huskies (coached by Rob James) also included Brad Faulhafer, Brad Robertson, Jim Shivas, Darren Kropf, Chris Otten, Brent Harrison, Will Britton, Brandon Nahrgang, Jeff Macleod, Eric Heyen and Richard Bast.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the 6th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Ravens 53-38 as Andy Margettes scored 14 and Scott Walters 10. Hakim Foster led Runnymede with 15. Jason Campbell added 9. The Ravens (coached by Eric Fetterly) also included Andre Ricketts, Eddie Staines, Danny Staines, Euver Horban, Kuzi Mapish, Collin Morrison, Dwayne Patterson, David Elmi and Jerls Damon.
The 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 7th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 68-65 as Jamie McNeilly scored 19 and Randy-Jno Baptiste 20. Anthony Posteraro led St. Marys with 32. Chris Myers added 15, Paul Merlino 9 and Matt Chambrione 9. Knights coach Loris Pecile told the Sault Star that “we played very well but they were just a little better than us. They were far superior to us in height and they had good speed and good athletic ability. They were a nice team and we gave them everything we had.” The Knights led 29-26 at the half.. The Knights (coached by Loris Pecile) also included Wes Ontonovich, Jeff Little, Antonio Polito, Adam Zuccato, Jamie Ross, Joe Lamon, Chris Myers, Adam Ross, Jason Ross, Jake Tomas and Jason Wysynski.
The top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues dumped the 8th-seeded Burlington Lord Elgin Lancers 57-48 as Anthony Tegel scored 19 and Marcus Verdu 10. Jay Mott led Lord Elgin with 18. Sinclair Marsman added 10. The Lancers (coached by Joe Barrett and Steve Scott) also included Dave Walker, Shawn Gonneau, Brian Matthews, Simon Medley, Chris Murdy, Andrew McGuire, Matt McGuire, Blake Parker, Brent Toye and Brian Bailey.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Paris District Panthers crushed the 11th-seeded Thunder Bay Hillcrest Colts 45-29 as Andrew Moores scored 14, Mark Stewart 9, Matt Burkart 5, Charlie Stuart 4, Jon Hillis 4 and Dan Gibb 4. The Panthers led 15-4 after one quarter and 25-19 at the half. Panthers coach Dave Thomas told the Brantford Expositor that “with Burkhart in foul trouble, Tim Holtz and T.J. Atfield come out and get the job done.” Russell Yurick led Hillcrest with 12. Riley Jones added 8. The Colts (coached by W Magill and J Tom) also included Brett Nieminen, Steve Zapior, Josh Klukie, Chris Vanderwees, Mario Daegazio, James Ward, Tom Gillespie, Matt Kirychuk, Terence Donio, Joe Cecon and Ben Cuttress.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Paris District Panthers stunned the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 54-50 as Andrew Moores scored 15, Mark Stewart 12, Charlie Stuart 10, Dan Gibb 7 and Jon Hillis 4. The Panthers led 21-6, 28-18 and 41-27 at the quarters. Brent Sokoloski led Timmins with 17, including three treys in the final frame to trim the margin. Anthony Tegel added 9.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 3rd-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams 65-55 as Jamie McNeilly scored 22 and Randy-Jno Baptiste 13. Andy Margettes led St. Joseph’s with 21. Mike Luyks added 9.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams defeated the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 67-56 as Mark Thomas scored 17 and Andrew Conroy 16. Cory Glaister paced the Blues with 14. Anthony Tegel added 11. The Blues (coached by John Malnerich) also included Marcus Verdu, Paul Soucy, Brent Sokoloski, Jason Trinier, Quang Tran, James McKay, David Guiho, Mike Georgekish, Matt Torchette, Kyle Beers, Kyle Kuuro, Daryl Roy and Travis Strickland.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the 4th-seeded Paris District Panthers 58-49 as Jamie McNeilly scored 19 and Randy-Jno Baptiste 14. Andrew Moores led Paris District with 15. Mark Stewart added 12 and Matt Burkhart 11. Burkhart told the Brantford Expositor that “you can’t ask for anything more. We’ve got a good bunch of buys who just keep on pushing. … They’ve got a lot of weapons. They’re a solid team.” The Titans led 11-10, 27-21 and 39-35 at the quarters and took total command with a 13-3 run in the final frame. Panthers coach Dave Thoas said his troops “absolutely played their hearts out this week. They upset the number one seed and had their chance at the number two seed. We didn’t lose the game; we won the silver medal.”
The bronze medalist St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams: Andrew Margetts; Mark Thomas; Andrey Conroy; Mike Ambrose; Mike Luyks; David Talan; Tim Lauzon; Aaron Ambrose; John Margetts; Richard Corriveau; Scott Walters; Steve Anderson; Krystian Run; coach Richard Mommersteeg; coach Matt Bottineau
The silver medalist Paris District Panthers: Andrew Moores; Matt Burkart; Mark Stewart; Tim Holtz; Charlie Stuart, Jon Hillis, Adam Hall, Dan Shewfelt, T.J. Atfield, Adam Bell, Dustin Haw, Tim Holtz, Eric Wilson, Dan Gibb, Sean Smith, coach Dave Thomas; assistant Mike Wittchen
The gold medalist Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans: Jamie McNeilly; Chris Searles; Robert Ragoo; Randy-Jno Baptiste; Jemino Sobers; Jerome Stephenson; Mark Heinzlreiter; Kaylon Anderson; Yusuf Wong Chong; Wayne Mayers; Raymond Montaniel; Jermayne Williams; Jason Macaraig; Mark Guiam; Gefreed Lorenzo; Obin Wogu; coach Jay McNeilly; assistant Kirt McNeilly; assistant Richard Gallacher; assistant Randy Reid