In the opening round, held in Pembroke: …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes bombed the 20th-seeded Kapuskasing District Kolts 68-11 after leading 21-1, 42-5 and 57-5 at the quarters. Johnathon Avgoust and Jackson Bere each scored 13 to pace the Coyotes. Alex Passera led the Kolts with 4. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights spanked the 19th-seeded Whitby Anderson CVI Raiders 74-51 after leading 31-10, 46-18 and 65-35 at the quarters. Logan Elliot led the Black Knights with 16. Jack Murray paced the Raiders with 13. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded North York Westview Centennial Wildcats stomped the 18th-seeded Pembroke Fellowes Falcons 96-63 after leading 30-13, 45-35 and 78-46 at the quarters. “Westview is a very talented team from top to bottom with big bodies to score down low and good shooters on the perimeter,” Falcons coach Pat Childerhose told the Pembroke Daily Observer. “The boys worked hard all game and didn’t quit when it could have been really easy to have a letdown. … The teams are really different from what we’re used to as we’re usually the bigger team on the court but these teams are so much more physical and it’s a real eye-opener.” Keshawn Fisher paced the Wildcats with 22. Logan Mahoney led the Falcons with 25. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans dumped the 15th-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles 54-38. The Eagles led 10-7 after one quarter. The Spartans led 20-18 at the half and 37-30 at the quarters. Lorenzo Hakizimana paced the Spartans with 23. Brian Asare-Bediako led the Eagles with 11. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears stunned the 8th-seeded Cambridge Glenview Park Panthers 65-56 after leading 14-13, 40-22 and 48-37 at the quarters. Andrew Elliot led the Golden Bears with 20. Emanuel Otong paced the Panthers with 34. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dispatched the 17th-seeded Scarborough Francis Libermann Falcons 72-63. The Falcons led 19-17 after one quarter and 35-30 at the half. The Phoenix led 52-48 after three quarters. Sam Braithwaite led the Phoenix with 21. Jeremy Aibi paced the Falcons with 25. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary Longhorns nipped the 16th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights 60-58. The Longhorns led 15-10 after one quarter. The Knights led 31-28 at the half. The Longhorns led 49-43 after three quarters. Matthew Zhukas paced the Longhorns with 23. Feng Liu led the Knights with 27. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Catholic Jaguars edged the 13th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 65-64. The Jaguars led 15-11 after one quarter. The Falcons led 30-20 at the half and 44-42 after three quarters. Trey Wilson paced the Jaguars with 33. Jared Kreiner led the Falcons with 23. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Ottawa Woodroffe Tigers dusted the 11th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 76-48 after leading 20-8, 36-21 and 59-41 at the quarters. Abrahim Konateh and Mohamed A Omar each scored 19 to pace the Tigers. Nate Scully led the Lancers with 13. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Titans defeated the 12th-seeded Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 56-48. The Raiders led 14-10 after one quarter. The Titans led 27-20 at the half and 41-30 after three quarters. Christian Reid paced the Titans with 25. Kassen Byas led the Raiders with 24.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles clipped the 18th-seeded Pembroke Fellowes Falcons 67-55 after leading 18-5, 36-18 and 51-34 at the quarters. Jasjit Banwait paced the Eagles with 22. Logan Mahoney paced the Falcons with 23. The Falcons (coached by Pat Childerhose, assisted by Bruce Harle, manager Paul Ethier) also included Elijah Morris, Ryan Lapointe, Harry Alorgbey, Gavin Davidson, Ben Huckabone, Gavin Lauderdale, Owen Stewart, Connor Skeggs, Tyler Hartwick, Connor Rose and Seth Treptow. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Cambridge Glenview Park Panthers clipped the 19th-seeded Whitby Anderson CVI Raiders 72-62 after leading 21-11, 38-22 and 56-33 at the quarters. Jordan Rogers paced the Panthers with 19. Jack Murray led the Raiders with 28. The Raiders (coached by Dean Hutchcroft, assisted by Stefen Atzema, manager Jake Hutchcroft) also included Conner Allen, Gavin Bosman, Jovauni Clayton, Mitchell Eldridge, Stafan Emmanouil, Jermaine Hendricks, Joseph Kingsley-Okere, Darnaz Mabanza, Jacob Papadopoulos, Isaac Post and Anuj Saini. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons stomped the 20th-seeded Kapuskasing District Kolts 75-28 after leading 17-10, 42-21 and 61-25 at the quarters. Jayme Koski led the Falcons with 15. Dylan Duhaime paced the Kolts with 6. The Kolts (coached by Norm Belanger, assisted by Jim Johnson and Sheldon Belanger) also included Liam Shadd, Charles Lauzon, Braxton Coombs, Rhodson Odai, Jared Jones, Adam Keating, John Davidson, Alex Passera and Cody Pilon. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights defeated the 17th-seeded Scarborough Francis Libermann Falcons 73-67 after leading 17-15, 30-26 and 51-46 at the quarters. Josh Fadare paced the Knights with 29. Jeremy Aibi led the Falcons with 19. The Falcons (coached by Shawna Faught and Nick Timothy, assisted by Marie Ionno and Kieron King, student manager Yousif Karomi) also included Jay Aguillan, Arthur Navasero, Marlowie Daquioag, Tyrell King, Jabari Richardson, Allin Wallace, Deontae Jones, Floyd Penafiel, Frederick Crisolo, Justin Dela Vega, Adam Yapp and Lucas Milonas.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears defeated the 9th-seeded Ottawa Woodroffe Tigers 59-53. The Tigers led 16-8 after one quarter. The Golden Bears led 27-26 at the half. The Tigers led 46-40 after three quarters. Teslock Luc paced the Golden Bears with 18. Abrahim Al-Ahmadi led the Tigers with 20. The Tigers (coached by Bill Arden, assisted by Alex Mertens, manager Bowen Chen) also included Mohamed A Omar, Seungjae Hwang, Abrahim Konateh, Challa Motuma, Mohamed D Omar, Brayden Hyatt, David La, Khalid Omar, Mustafa Beyati, Taiki Konno and Younis Abdi. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights dusted the 16th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights 79-48 after leading 22-13, 40-22 and 58-32 at the quarters. Cole Syllas led the Black Knights with 20. Feng Liu paced the Knights with 16. The Knights (coached by Greg Tennant, assisted by Chris Coates, manager Jacob Bayard) also included Ahmed Ali, Shamar Brown, Josh Fadare, Jason Green, Marc Insanally, Naresh Jayanadhan, Thuvarakhan Jeyasanthan, Ryan Lin, Jahlen Smith, Jagjit Virk, Andy Wang and Jesiah Williamson. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded North York Westview Centennial Wildcats crushed the 13th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 83-60 after leading 20-18, 44-35 and 65-47 at the quarters. Keshawn Fisher paced the Wildcats with 22. Jared Kreiner led the Falcons with 18. The Falcons (coached by Matt Erdman, assisted by Dino Buset, Tom Mustapic, Matt Mustapic, Trevor Luby and Alicyn Papich) also included Alex Buset, Michael Carpino, Carter Harris, Lloyd Kargbo, Jay Koski, Isaiah Leonardi, Jordan Maki, Ben Melchiorre, Kuyugo Modi, Thomas Parkin and Ethan Willmore. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes smacked the 15th-seeded Mississauga Ascension of Our Lord Eagles 69-51 after leading 17-13, 34-24 and 50-40 at the quarters. Nana Owusu-Anane and Johnathan Avgousti each scored 21 to pace the Wild Coyotes. Mandrell Gray led the Eagles with 14. The Eagles (coached by Antoinette Atia, assisted by Terry Kalino and Freddy Appiah) also included Brian Asare-Bediako, Gurkirat Bal, Jasjit Banwait, Dominik Collins, Tharusan Emmanuel, Shakur Findlayter, Kason Hudson, D’Andre Junior, Gregory Mayhard, Jerrell Nandram, Michael Quaye, Kevonte Rhooms, Antonio Smith and Devon Thompson. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans dumped the 12th-seeded Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 53-39. The Purple Raiders led 15-9 after one quarter. The Spartans led 32-18 at the half and 46-33 after three quarters. Lorenzo Hakizimana paced the Spartans with 10. Ali Al Abdulresool led the Purple Raiders with 17. The Purple Raiders (coached by Ryan Steer, assisted by Andrew Macleod and Mackenzie Devin) also included Kassen Byas, Rambang Chalk, Jamal Hamieh, Jordan Holland-Penney, Ben Horvath, Philip Lewoc, Paul Mikhail, Kyle Sanders, Jordan Toney-Chase, Austin Tran and Richard Van Veen. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Titans nipped the 7th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Catholic Jaguars 74-72. The Jaguars led 25-20 after one quarter. The Titans led 39-37 at the half. The Jaguars led 56-54 after three quarters. Jarred Callahan paced the Titans with 18. Trey Wilson led the Jaguars with 35. The Jaguars (coached by Harold Regan and Andrew Broeren) also included Brett Castellani, Noah Ulett, Mike Gallant, Shaun Kellachan, Keenan Regan, DenMarc Porcalla, Skeets Greene and Braedon Walsh. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary Longhorns whipped the 11th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 54-39. The Lancers led 19-9 after one quarter and 31-22 at the half. The Longhorns led 44-33 after three quarters. Timothy Mununga led the Longhorns with 14. Brennan LaPierre paced the Lancers with 15. The Lancers (coached by Kyle Beers, assisted by Joel Rehel) also included Liam LaPierre, Andrew Middleton, Mike Babcock, Noah Carpino, Mike Bautista, Brad Dumais, Joe Deni, Eric Senechal, Nate Scully, R.J. Hana and Broedy Grenier. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dispatched the 8th-seeded Cambridge Glenview Park Panthers 55-43. The Phoenix led 17-11 after one quarter. The Panthers led 19-17 at the half and 34-30 after three quarters. Sam Braithwaite led the Phoenix with 14. Rebien Rashid paced the Panthers with 16. The Panthers (coached by Graham Jarman, assisted by Mark Saban) also included Ross Andresen, Aamair Barrett, Moustafa Chleilat, Javaun Clark, Kevin Hinrichs, Luke Kivell, Emanuel Otong, Jordan Rogers, Luke Schering and Ross Andresen.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights edged the 14th-seeded Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 62-57 after leading 17-7, 31-18 and 52-37 at the quarters. Cole Syllas led the Black Knights with 23. Tesloch Luk paced the Golden Bears with 21. The Golden Bears (coached by Jay Howden, assisted by Shelly Samson, manager Liep Pach) also included Ralph Jean-Jacques, Nelly Hussein, Jamie Bly, Raymond Sandural, Gabriel Andre, Kevin Garang, Olivier Nzita, Andrew Elliot, Coinley Charite and Tyler Annand.
The 10th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Titans stunned the 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent School Wild Coyotes 51-42 after leading 15-9, 27-24 and 40-31 at the quarters. Jared Callahan led the Titans with 15. Johnathan Avgousti paced the Wild Coyotes with 22. The Wild Coyotes (coached by Ari Hunter, assisted by Jonathan Arendt) also included Nathan Beber, Jackson Bere, Sebastian Campbell, Logan Centner, Ryan Dembroski, Christopher Kaputo, Charlie Knapp-Dick, Zeid Mango, Ryan McKay, Nana Owusu-Anane, Rives Reucassel and Naja Thomas-Hussett.
The 5th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans whipped the 4th-seeded North York Westview Centennial Wildcats 76-53 after leading 17-8, 34-25 and 53-38 at the quarters. Oren Rusagara paced the Spartans with 26. Husam Shallo led the Wildcats with 17. The Wildcats (coached by David Forrester, assisted by Dargine Rajeswaran and Fitzroy Reid) also included Jesse Appiagyei, Noel Bailey, Morrice Crooks, Keshawn Fisher, Stephian Fray-Cairns, Jamal Fuller, Michael Jacobs-Powley, Baker Jaquan, Marco Layne, Tyrese McCarty, Livion McWhinney, Christian Tabiri and Clement Yeboah.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix defeated the 6th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary Longhorns 71-60. The Longhorns led 22-16 after one quarter. The Phoenix led 36-28 at the half and 50-40 after three quarters. Sam Braithwaite and Jack Riddell each scored 21 to pace the Phoenix. Timothy Mununga led the Longhorns with 25. The Longhorns (coached by Rob Biturajac, assisted by Ashley Amodeo and James Mojica) also included Truxton Lama, Sam Pingle, Brad Scodeller, Luke De Gannes, Justin Beaudry, Chamar Adamson, Julian Lay, Matthew Romaniuk, Shane Symington, Matthew Zhukas, Nathaniel Davis and Wyatt Sayers.
In the semis, the 5th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans stunned the top-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights 59-56 in overtime as Oren Rusagara banked a long-trey in the final seconds. “There was four seconds left on the clock, and we were dribbling around and we didn’t know what to do. In my head I was thinking, maybe I should go get the ball and shoot it,” Rusagara told the London Free Press. “So I go get the ball and I shoot it and I didn’t think it would go in. It felt like I threw it right over the net, but it went in and everybody was going wild.” The Black Knights led 10-7, 23-17 and 37-33 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 46 after regulation. Mitchell Hartman and Lorenzo Hakizimana each scored 11 to pace the Spartans. Cole Syllas led the Black Knights with 13.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dispatched the 10th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Titans 66-54. The Phoenix led 20-16, 35-26 and 55-43 at the quarters. Sam Braithwaite led the Phoenix with 21. Christian Reid paced the Titans with 18.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights dusted the 10th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Titans 66-44. The Titans led 19-15 after one quarter. The Black Knights led 32-22 at the half and 46-37 after three quarters. Cole Syllas paced the Black Knights with 17. Jarred Callahan led the Titans with 11. The Titans (coached by Tom Callahan, assisted by Scott Hoogkamp, manager Sean Simpson) also included Aiden Callahan, Christian Reid, Brandon Empey, Vincent Facturanan, Brady Sager, Rorey Keho, Bailey Maracle, Ryan Milligan, Lucas Gilbert and Jacob Wright.
In the final, the 5th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans edged the 3rd-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 54-52 to capture the city of London’s first title since 1957. The Phoenix led 20-11 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 25 at the half. The Phoenix led 52-50 after three quarters. Joshua Lawrence paced the Spartans with 18. Sam Braithwaite led the Phoenix with 18. “In Grade 9 I had a dream to go to OFSAA, because all my sisters have gone to OFSAA and I haven’t been,” Spartans guard Aaron Tennant told the London Free Press. “So achieving this in my fourth year feels so good. I can hang up my shoes on my high school career.” Spartans coach Chris Brown said conditioning proved the difference. “I’m sort of the antithesis as a coach that I was as a player, fitness conditioning is a big thing for us. We like to play at pace, being in optimal shape allows us to do that. We also found as games go on, teams get tighter, get worn down, and we pride ourselves on taking a bit longer to get worn down.”
The bronze medalist Kingston La Salle Black Knights: Cole Syllas; Yates Drake; Luke Syllas; Nigel LeGood; Chris Hannah; Hughston Coleman; Nathan Walton; Reegan Comeau; Ethan Cahill; Landon Elliott; Logan Elliott; Cam Sartor; Nik Kotsovolos; coach Rom Severino; assistant Lucas Allen; assistant Kristin Lawlor; assistant Romulo Severino
The silver medalist St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix: Cam Van Hezewyk; Igor M’Baya; Abdu Elamin; Juan Guerrero; Jack Riddell; Sam Braithwaite; James Hughes; Luc Fortin; Mark Mesiha; Tyrell MacLennan; Quinton Duemo; Warsame Bille; coach Jon Marcheterre; assistant Jeremy Dela Cruz; assistant Pat Sullivan
The gold medalist London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans: Oren Rusagara; Kyle Chea; Aidan Forsythe; Peyton Campbell; Emmanuel Akindele; Mitchell Hartman; Juan Ortiz Vega; Joshua Lawrence; Aaron Tennant; Lorenzo Hakizimana; Shemar Rodriguez; coach Chris Brown; assistant Derek White; manager Angela Campbell