In the opening round, held in Perth: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix defeated the 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers 64-49 as Shawn Horne scored 15. Jesse Dueck led G.L. Roberts with 10. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders dumped the 15th-seeded Ottawa Ridgemont Spartans 61-51 as Danny Boyle scored 16. Sharmarke Ismail led Ridgemont with 21. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles pounded 18th-seeded Kincardine 80-41 as A.J. Mandani and Shane Bryan each scored 22. James Nixon paced Kincardine with 15. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers crushed 17th-seeded Fort Erie 74-54 as Tyson Woosen scored 18. Jesse Staples led Fort Erie with 11. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues dumped the 10th-seeded Essex Red Raiders 62-42 as Asa Harvard scored 15. Doug Pyle led Essex with 13. Nate Binder added 12. “We came out flat and we didn’t shoot the ball well,” Raiders coach Joe Amicarelli told the Windsor Star. …………………………………………………… 13th-seeded Barrie St. Joan of Arc crushed the 7th-seeded Toronto Cardinal James McGuigan Cardinals 82-60 as Sebastian Kasiuk scored 39. Francis Atta paced McGuigan with 25. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks defeated the 12th-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams 64-x as Oliver Prince scored 19. J.R. McIntyre led St. Joseph’s with 7. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Ernestown Eagles whipped the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Bawating Braves 65-34 as Donnie Gibson scored 19, Aaron Doornekamp 17 and Paul Jones 13. The Eagles led 22-9 after one quarter and 35-13 at the half. Kyle Gauthier and D.J. Wright each notched 9 for Bawating. David Fremlin added 7 and Robin Schuran 5. “Donnie nullified Wright, who is provincial-league calibre,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “He denied him opportunities and forced them to look to other players to score.” Ernestown led 35-13 at halftime. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Perth Blue Devils crushed the 8th-seeded Port Arthur Redmen 48-27 as Derek McConnery scored 21. Greg Carr led Port Arthur with 6.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers dumped 18th-seeded Kincardine 56-48 as Jesse Dueck scored 12. James Nixon led Kincardine with 16. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Ottawa Ridgemont Spartans defeated 17th-seeded Fort Erie 57-52 as Sharmake Ismail scored 19. Steve Ashbaugh led Fort Erie with 17.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… 13th-seeded Barrie St. Joan of Arc whipped the 10th-seeded Essex Red Raiders 75-47 as J.P. Amaral scored 26. David Binder led Essex with 13. The Red Raiders (coached by Joe Amicarelli, assisted by John Garinger) also included Doug Pyle, Nate Binder, Jeremy Butler, Josh Diemer, Mark Chittle. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks crushed the 16th-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers 76-56 as D. Smith scored 27. M. Dewson led G.L. Roberts with 19. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Perth Blue Devils nipped the 9th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 38-36 as Derek McConnery scored 15. Tanner Myllymaki paced Timmins with 10. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Ernestown Eagles defeated the 15th-seeded Ottawa Ridgemont Spartans 47-32 as Donnie Gibson scored 22. Sharmarke Ismail led Ridgemont with 14. The Spartans (coached by Richard Sutton, assisted by Tarik El-Khab and Redwan Seid) also included David Aden, Farah Ali, Saad Farah, Khizer Sheikh, Dwayne Edwards, Adam Warsame, Bashire Mohamed, Kevin Thompson and Jesse Blake. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles walloped the 8th-seeded Port Arthur Redmen 69-39 as Burt Moy scored 16. Mark Wojda led Port Arthur with 16. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders dumped the 7th-seeded Toronto Cardinal James McGuigan Cardinals 67-27 as Danny Boyle scored 23. Francis Atta led the Cardinals with 12. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers defeated the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Bawating Braves 65-35 as Alex Johnson scored 19. D.J. Wright led Bawating with 13. The Braves (coached by Clair Campbell) also included Craig Neilsen, Tim Young, David Fremlin, Robin Schuran, Kyle Gauthier, Alex Breton, Wes Johnston, Andrew Hatton. …………………………………………………… Tshing Kasamba scored 22, Shaun Horne 15 and Justin Golob 9 to lead the 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix past the 12th-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams 54-28. J.R. McIntyre led St. Joseph with 8.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks whipped the 14th-seeded Perth Blue Devils 64-38 as Bobby Walters scored 18. Doug Kehoe led Perth with 10.
The 2nd-seeded Ernestown Eagles dumped 13th-seeded Barrie St. Joan of Arc 53-41 as Donnie Gibson scored 22 and Paul Jones 17. Sebastian Kasiuk led St. Joan of Arc with 18. “Quality-wise, [Joan of Arc] is a Final Four team,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “They are a very good team. I’m very happy because I knew it would be a difficult game for us.” The Eagles opened with a 10-0 run. “We played very good defence,” Turnbull said.
The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles defeated the 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 48-42 as A.J. Mandani scored 15. The score was knotted at 22 at the half. Liban Omar led St. Francis with 16 (also reported as 11). Tshing Kasamba added 10. The Phoenix (coach Patrick Sullivan, assistant Patrick O’Leary, manager Jeremy MacLellan) also included Val Andrei Fajardo, Val Andrew Fajardo, Frank Berardi, Shaun Horn, Chris Geremia, Justin Golog, Vinny Bufalino, Peter Sorley, Andrew Pfeifer, Corey McEwen and Alan McEwen.
In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers upset the 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 61-52 as O’Neil Mangal scored 19. Danny Boyle paced Nicholson with 24.
In the semis, the Ernestown Eagles nipped the Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles 58-54 as Donnie Gibson scored 27. A.J. Mandani led Ascension with 15. “Our guys passed the ball extremely well in order to win the game,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “They did not seem to run a structured offence. They weren’t that disciplined and that was probably the difference because we played a very disciplined game.” Gibson knotted a bucket late in the first half that seemed to turn the tide as the Eagles put five points on the board in 10 seconds. Mike Hamilton recovered a loose ball and was fouled. He made both shots and then Ascension turned the ball over again and Gibson hit a corner trey. “In less than five seconds we hit for five points,” Turnbull said. “Those points proved to be pretty crucial.”
In the other semi, the 5th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers upset the top-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks 70-63 as Ashly July scored 26. Daniel Smith led the Mavericks with 22.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles defeated the top-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks 73-67 as A.J. Mandani scored 31. Daniel Smith led the Mavericks with 26. The Mavericks also included Oliver Prince, Daniel Fuller, Negus Briggs, Kyle Reid and Tyrone Grey.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Ernestown Eagles dumped the 5th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers 52-42 as Donnie Gibson scored 23 and Aaron Doornekamp 22. “It’s just an awesome feeling. I’ve come in second lots of times. This is the greatest moment,” Gibson told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “We played zone most of the tournament and we stuck to it. We played with a lot of intensity, desire and passion. We gave it our all.” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull said “we played just awesome defence – that was the key really. The kids played the same way every game. Solid defence and minimize the mistakes. Discipline won it for us. They had a lot of role players. We identified that early and took away their ability to perform that role. Instead of doing what they wanted to do, we made them do what they didn’t want to do. … Aaron’s been with me for five years. He really bought into it and understands what it takes. Donnie’s a great scorer and defender. Defence is our prime mandate. We play that and then we find ways to score.” Doornekamp said the difference was “defence and fundamentals. Basically, it’s been that way for five years. We know if we stop people on defence, we’ll find a way to score enough points to win. … We identified their shooters and we got out on them and we rebounded well. Every shot that went up, we battled for [the rebound]. Basically, the whole team went to the boards. We really wanted this.” Turnbull said “I think this team deserves recognition for the defence it plays. Every coach we’ve beaten has complimented us on our passing too. The kids bought into the system and it took us right through the year.” Ashly July led the Vipers with 20. The Eagles finished 32-5 on the season.
The bronze medalist Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles: A.J. Mandani; Shane Bryan; Burt (Mats) Moy; Anthony Green;
The silver medalist Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers: O’Neil Mangal; Tyson Woosen; Alex Johnson; Ashly July; Robbie Oppedisano; Gary Thompson;
The gold medalist Ernestown Eagles: Donnie Gibson; Aaron Doornekamp; Eric Chomitz; Paul Jones; Mike Hamilton; Rob Lawson; Ryan Hamilton; coach Tom Turnbull; assistant Morrow