In the opening round, held in Timmins: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts clubbed the 11th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 66-47 after leading 18-13, 41-23 and 57-38 at the quarters. Owen Boisvert paced the Colts with 23. Lloyd Pandi added 20. Noah LaPierre led the Lancers with 19. Brenden Dixon added 10. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto Emery Collegiate Institute Eagles dumped the 16th-seeded Belleville Quinte Secondary Saints 60-49. The Eagles led 18-16 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 26 at the half. The Eagles led 42-36 after three quarters. Lucky Osuigwe led the Eagles with 14. Dante Stoddart added 13. Chris Primo paced the Saints with 14. Jack Whitley added 11. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes clubbed the 18th-seeded New Liskeard Timiskaming District Secondary Saints 58-28 after leading 18-2, 33-7 and 40-23 at the quarters. Michael Palma led the Wild Coyotes with 18. Vasilije Vukmanovic added 15. Randy Beauchamp led the Saints with 10. Christian Ethier added 9. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Burlington Assumption Crusaders crushed the 14th-seeded Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Blues 68-49. The Crusaders led 28-12 after one quarter. Villalta led the Crusaders with 17. Kristopher Rotherman added 11 and Subendren 11. Sayre Powers paced the Blues with 20. Kai Farrell added 9. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues dispatched the 9th-seeded Markham Father Michael McGivney Majic 38-31. The Blues led 8-6 after one quarter. The Majic led 19-17 at the half and 26-21 after three quarters. Adam Tambeau paced the Blues with 16. Matti Kohtala added 8. Tristan Chin paced Majic with 16. Brandon Dwyer added 5. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars crushed the 15th-seeded the Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 69-36 after leading 22-13, 36-23 and 58-34 at the quarters. Jake Price led the Jaguars with 17. Amman Hassan added 14. Trevor Luby paced the Falcons with 13. Edie Omari added 8. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Niagara Falls St. Paul Patriots stomped the 17th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder 80-30 after leading 23-7, 45-17 and 69-19 at the quarters. Sefa Otchere led the Patriots with 18. Johnnie Richardson added 14. Bruce Leadbeater paced the Thunder with 14. Malike Richards added 6 and Keegan Therrien 6. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics clipped the 12th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 53-41. The score was knotted at 6 after one quarter. The Celtics led 20-11 at the half and 41-20 after three quarters. Chris Poloniato paced the Celtics with 14. Jake Chaput added 13. Tristan Halladay, Brendan Steel and Evan Desarmia each scored 6 to lead the Falcons. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Windsor Kennedy Clippers dispatched the 13th-seeded St. Catharines Eden Flyers 60-52 after leading 16-8, 25-20 and 36-30 at the quarters. Marquis Lara Caston paced the Clippers with 21. Ali Mansour added 15. Jordan Pereira paced the Flyers with 17. Jonah Cushing added 9.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder dumped the 15th-seeded the Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 65-55 after leading 24-10, 30-28 and 42-38 at the quarters. Malik Richards paced the Thunder with 26. Bruce Leadbeater added 22. Austin Burchat paced the Falcons with 17. Jayme Koske added 10. The Falcons also included Jared Kriener, Eddie Omari, Mitchell Davidson, Thomas Walser, Trevor Luby. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Belleville Quinte Secondary Saints nipped the 18th-seeded New Liskeard Timiskaming District Secondary Saints 46-41. The score was knotted at 12 after one quarter. Timiskaming led 26-19 at the half and 39-32 after three quarters. Jack Whitley led Quinte with 13. David Taylor added 12. Sam Kester paced Timiskaming with 19. Randy Beauchamp added 10. Timiskaming (coached by John Maga) also included Sam Kester, Christian Éthier.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes smacked the 14th-seeded Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute Blues 56-43 after leading 18-8, 33-20 and 42-37 at the quarters. Michael Palma paced the Wild Coyotes with 21. Vasilijie Vukmanovic added 16. Bertug Yoruk led the Blues with 12. Sayre Powers added 9. The Blues (coached by Pat Powers) also included Kai Farrell, Robert Coleman, Wasif Zulkernine. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto Emery Collegiate Institute Eagles dusted the 11th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 49-28 after leading 9-4, 24-15 and 43-15 at the quarters. Dante Stoddart paced the Eagles with 12. Hassan Adenola added 11. Brett Holly led the Lancers with 10. Kurtis Brisebois added 8. The Lancers (coached by Kyle Beers, assisted by Joel Rehel) also included Noah Lapierre, Brendan Dixon, Spencer Allen, Ronin Makala, Brenden Dixon, Kyle Fong, Dylan Terris, Aidin Risto, Brady Bond, Nick Carpino and Cody Toplak. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Windsor Kennedy Clippers defeated the 9th-seeded Markham Father Michael McGivney Majic 57-51 after leading 13-9, 26-19 and 46-35 at the quarters. Ali Mansour led the Clippers with 15. Marquis Lara Caston added 14. David Marsh paced the Majic with 21. Tristan Chin added 18. The Majic (co-coached by Harvey Wu and Glen Dharmai) also included Brandon Dwyer, Tejuan Meggie. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Niagara Falls St. Paul Patriots clubbed the 12th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 49-31 after leading 11-9, 23-14 and 36-26 at the quarters. Sefa Otchere paced the Patriots with 14. Daniel Schmahl added 13. Brendan Steele led the Falcons with 13. Kyle Casford added 7. The Falcons (coached by Suche James) also included Tristan Halladay, Jack Rowlat, Evan Desarmia, Toussaint, Connor Vreeken. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars crushed the 13th-seeded St. Catharines Eden Flyers 64-44 after leading 18-7, 34-23 and 51-33 at the quarters. Mondo Koko paced the Jaguars with 13. Jake Price added 13. Jordan Pereira led the Flyers with 12. Jonah Cushing added 11. The Flyers (coached by Brian MacIsaac) also included Andrew Nieuwets, Steven Rosts, Cody Nichols. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts whipped the 16th-seeded Belleville Quinte Secondary Saints 75-43 after leading 20-8, 31-24 and 53-39 at the quarters. Noah Kirkwood led the Colts with 22. Lloyd Pandi added 18. Jack Whitley paced the Saints with 11. Jordan Stanfield added 9. The Saints (coached by Liane Woodley and Erin Rose) also included Dave Taylor, Chris Primo, Christian Crossley, Jake McCaw, Jason Barry, Antonee Brant, Brad Dath, Isaiah Greenwood, Aron Gilroy, Grant Cole, Ben Slaughter and Adam Taylor. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics crushed the 17th-seeded Midland St. Theresa’s Catholic Thunder 69-39 after leading 27-7, 42-15 and 58-24 at the quarters. Evan Hosker led the Celtics with 12. Jack Olson added 12 and Lukas Wood 12. Malik Richards led the Thunder with 17. Bruce Leadbeater added 12. The Thunder (coached by Russell Fox) also included Keegan Therrien. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Burlington Assumption Crusaders dispatched the 10th-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues 55-44 after leading 17-8, 29-13 and 42-26 at the quarters. Markus Upshaw led the Crusaders with 17. Kristopher Rotherman added 13. Chris Lachapelle led the Blues with 15. Adam Tambeau added 7 and Kevin Leblond 7. The Blues (coached by Peter Graham) also included Matti Kohtela, Jackson Martin.
In the quarterfinals, the 3rd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes edged the 6th-seeded Toronto Emery Collegiate Institute Eagles 34-31. The Eagles led 14-2, 26-11 and 30-23 at the quarters. Michael Palma led the Wild Coyotes with 15. Vasilije Vukmanovic added 8. Lucky Osuigwe led the Eagles with 8. Dante Stoddart added 8. The Eagles (coach x, manager Iydosa Ogiesoba, manager Jadon Parkinson) also included D.J. Atkinson, Mohamed Aden, Prince Owusu, Brion Clarke, Tyreke Lee, Hassan Adenola, Alex Vassell, Nicholas Kelly, Devonte Burton, Lequayne Redway-Ellis, Scott Monroe and Nickram Bhanpersaud.
The 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Catholic Celtics clipped the 7th-seeded Windsor Kennedy Clippers 68-51 after leading 19-14, 31-26 and 50-43 at the quarters. Jake Chaput led the Celtics with 25. Chris Poloniato added 19. Marquis Lara Caston led the Clippers with 22. Ali Mansour added 12. The Clippers also included Manroue, Glynn Willis-Paris, Mahad Mohammed, D.J. Siminato, Suliman, James.
The 4th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars whipped the 5th-seeded Niagara Falls St. Paul Patriots 49-36. The Patriots led 11-8 after one quarter. The Jaguars led 35-27 at the half and 49-36 after three quarters. Vincent Carriere led the Jaguars with 11. Ammar Hassan added 11. Victor Kariuki led the Patriots with 10. Johnnie Richardson added 7. The Patriots (coach Frank Capretta, assistant Jeff MacDonald) also included Kennedy Talarico, Daniel Schmahl, Sefa Otchere, Andrew Baldin, Daniel Schmahl, Joel McLeod, Adam Phelps, Jordan Terrio, Matteo DiBellonia, David Szufranowicz and Asare Otchere.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts stomped the 8th-seeded Burlington Assumption Crusaders 63-36 after leading 13-12, 36-25 and 50-27 at the quarters. Lloyd Pandi led the Colts with 27. Noah Kirkwood added 15. Colyn Sterling paced the Colts with 18. Kristopher Rotterman added 7. The Crusaders (coached by Keegan Johnson) also included Makeen Villalta, Marcus Upshaw, Thanusan Subendran, Daniel Rutherford.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics whacked the 3rd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes 65-49 after leading 16-9, 38-20 and 57-39 at the quarters. Jake Chaput led the Celtics with 22. Lukas Wood added 22. Michael Palma led the Wild Coyotes with 26. Vasilije Vukmanovic added 17.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts edged the 4th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars 63-59. The Colts led 13-11 after one quarter. The Jaguars led 34-27 at the half. The Colts led 49-45 after three quarters. Noah Kirkwood led the Colts with 23. Owen Boisvert added 14. Vincent Carreire paced the Jaguars with 15. Jake Price added 13.
In the bronze
medal match, the 4th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars dispatched the
3rd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes 55-40. The Jaguars led 34-18 at
the half and 44-34 after three quarters. Jake Price paced the Jaguars with 22.
Vincent Carriere added 14. Michael Palma paced the Wild Coyotes with 18.
Vasilije Vukmanovic added 13. The Coyotes (coached by Ari Hunter) also included
Deen Choudhury, Ryan Pinkney, Colsen Centner, Will Coburn, Joshua Hemmings and
Christopher Kaputo.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded
Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics stunned the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts
66-58. The Colts led 16-15 after one quarter and 29-27 after three quarters.
The game featured a series of lead changes until late in the fourth quarter
when the Celtics took command. “I would say maybe just the last 10 seconds, I
knew it was ours,” Celtics guard Lukas Wood told the Timmins Daily Press. “That’s
our first championship, so it’s an amazing feeling. In the past two years at
OFSAA we’ve done OK, but this year we just pulled through.” Chris Poloniato led
the Celtics with 25. Point guard Jake Chaput added 15. The pair repeatedly broke
down Ashbury’s defence with aggressive takes off the dribble. “It’s surreal,”
said Chaput. “Like I said to the boys in the huddle, if you told me in Grade 9
that we’d be cutting down the net at OFSAA, I wouldn’t believe you for a
second. We had nothing to lose, so we just came out and played our hearts out,
and we beat and incredibly good basketball team in Ashbury.” Chaput was 4-4
from the line in the fourth quarter, which Poloniato was 5-6. “In the first
game of this tournament, I think I went 1-for-6 from the line,” said Chaput. “Now
with a minute left in the OFSAA finals, I go 4-for-4. That’s pretty nice. …
Mostly everyone’s going to be gone next year, so this is kind of a swan song
for this group. We just have such a good team. We’re all so tight on and off
the court, we work so hard in practice, and honestly that’s what brought us to
the top.” Colts coach Ian MacKinnon said his troops have “got to hold their
heads high. We’re not known as a basketball school and this is arguably the
best team we’ve ever produced. I’m really proud and they handled themselves
well. They didn’t point fingers or make excuses; they just got beat by the
better team on this day.” The Colts finished 44-4 on the season. Lloyd Pandi
led the Colts with 18. Noah Kirkwood added 16. “I thought their game-plan was
solid,” said MacKinnon. “They took us out of our rhythm. Typically, we can get
to the rim through transition, but they just packed it in there. They made
timely shots and we kind of came unglued at the end with come uncharacteristic
turnovers. We rebound the bell typically well and we missed one off the foul
shot. But I told the kids on the bench to pick (their teammates) up. The kids
that made the mistakes aren’t the ones who cost us the game. It was a
collective thing, and credit to (the Celtics), their guard play was awesome and
they just executed. It wasn’t our day. I think if we played them 10 times, we’d
split them five and five. … I think it was the final that was scripted, but
just not the final we had scripted. It goes that way sometimes. That’s what makes
sports great.” Celtics coach Trevor Smith told the Guelph Mercury that the win
was a dream: “Unreal. Absolutely unreal. It’s new, it’s fresh. Its processing
in my head. Kind of speechless at the moment, honestly. … The key all year long
was our leadership and our heart. The inability to quit. They are fearless,
they don’t stop. It’s the attitude, you can’t teach it. They’ve had it all year
long. We’re never out of a game, they are fearless,” said Smith about his team
as whole. … (Chaput and Poloniato). Nothing short of amazing, the effort
they put up every game. It’s a five-game tournament and to have to play Ashbury
at the end of five games, and for them to still play at the level they did,
they’re ‘next level’ material. They’ve been the heart and soul, along with a couple
other leaders on this team. As coaches, you absolutely love players like that,
they have such a motor. They don’t stop. They’ve taught me so much about
myself, about the game of basketball, and about desire. I owe them a huge
debt of gratitude.” Poloniato said “it’s amazing. I almost cried when the
final buzzer was going and everyone was celebrating. It was one of the greatest
feelings I’ve had in my life. … We prepared really hard for them, because we
played them, and they kicked our butts about a month ago or so. I think we kind
of took them by surprise in this one, although they’re a great team, that was
probably the difference. … You’re doing it for your team, your family. You’re
not worried about proving the crowd wrong, or proving the other team’s bench
wrong. You do it for the guys on your bench and the other four guys
out on the floor with you. … It’s all about teamwork. Throughout some
games of the season, someone like me would try to do too much. I think I did a
better job today of not trying to be the superstar, but trying to be a winner
instead and giving the ball to my team more. It’s probably something I should
do more consistently if I want to be successful going forward.”
The bronze medalist London John
Paul II Jaguars: Vincent Carriere, Ammar Hassan, Athian Jongkor, Mondo Koko,
Mason Middaugh, Adolphe Nyamuli, Jacob Oling, Ruach Padhal, Griffin Pelley,
Jake Price; coach John Shoemaker, assistant Rick Townend; assistant Frank
Sanfilipo; assistant Justin Lay
The silver medalist Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts: Noah Kirkwood, Lloyd Pandi, Owen Boisvert, Nic Tuli, Jesse Korte-King, Connor McSweeney, Kyle Oppenheimer, Ryosuke Kato, Jack Macmillan, Simon Hicks, Fred Lepage, Michael Nwabufo, Liam Miznick, Will Rugamba, Alex Hoerdt, Adam Greenberg; coach Ian MacKinnon, assistant Eric Johannsen
The gold medalist Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics: Keith Bray, Jake Chaput, Logan Fisher, Evan Hosker, Greg MacEachern, Jack Olson, Chris Poloniato, Kurt Sialana, Noah Slater, Lukas Wood; Noah Fraser; Matteo Straddiotto; coach Trevor Smith, assistant Andy Chaput, assistant Jon Baker