In the opening round, held in Timmins: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers dusted the 19th-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Secondary Pirates 84-55 after leading 26-7, 42-20 and 68-43 at the quarters. Akot Aken paced the Clippers with 24. D.J. Simonato added 23. Raef Wykes led the Pirates with 23. Benny Olak added 16. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons clipped the 13th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions 55-44 after leading 11-6, 28-16 and 39-25 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded London Mother Theresa Catholic Spartans stomped the 17th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights 65-27 after leading 19-2, 41-2 and 61-10 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix clubbed the 16th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 78-37 after leading 18-4, 42-21 and 60-34 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts thrashed the 11th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Secondary Thunder 65-42. The Thunder led 15-12 after one quarter. The Colts led 35-26 at the half and 47-35 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Secondary Longhorns spanked the 12th-seeded Niagara Falls Saint Paul Patriots 58-43. The score was knotted at 16 after one quarter. The Patriots led 30-24 at the half. The Longhorns led 40-35 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Timmins High & Vocational School Blues dusted the 13th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Wolves 52-28 after leading 18-13, 28-19 and 44-27 at the quarters. Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Daily Press that “no matter how many times we say it and no matter how many times the coaching staff talks to them about being prepared, until they experience that first game at ‘AA’ OFSAA. We are happy it’s over. It was a game of ups and downs, for sure. As we got a little bit more into our rhythm, or defence certainly carried us. We were able to hold them to under 30 points. I am very happy with that. … It was another third-quarter lull until we finally found a group on the floor that kind of meshed a little be better together. Then, the guys started to get into a rhythm and realize how the other team was trying to play us. We recognized the spots on the floor we could attack from. I have to give credit to our guys. As the game wore on, we started finishing more and more around the rim. I thought our guys did a really good job of sharing the ball and making the extra pass so the other team was in a bit more of a scramble position.” Jack Hagerty led the Blues with 17. Owen Hagerty added 13. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Jaguars torched the 15th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Secondary Titans 92-56 after leading 23-9, 51-34 and 78-45 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes rolled the 18th-seeded Whitby Father Leo J. Austin Wildcats 60-41. The Coyotes led 15-9 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 27-19 at the half. The Coyotes led 43-30 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats mauled the 20th-seeded Timmins Ecole Catholique Secondaire Theriault Flammes 96-20 after leading 25-6, 52-6 and 77-14 at the quarters.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights dispatched the 16th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 64-49. The Knights led 16-12 after one quarter and 38-28 at the half. The Falcons led 48-44 after three quarters. The Falcons (coached by Dino Buset, Matt Mustapic, Tom Mustapic, Matt Erdman, Alicyn Papich and Frank Avella) included Lloyd Kargbo, Jason Lee, Logan Pelaia, Ethan Willmore, Makeer Makeer, Jordan Pozihun, Ewan Menard, Ben Melchiorre, Jordan Maki, Michael Carpino, Isaiah Leonardi, Evan Fanti, Sebastien Paradis and Jordan Rintakangas. …………………………………………………… The 19th-seeded Brockville Thousand Islands Secondary Pirates clipped the 13th-seeded Guelph St. James Lions 73-63. The Lions (coach Claire Endicott, assistant Emily Case, manager Noah Graham) included Matt Sanvido, Alex Garbuio, Aidan Feeney, Dorion Simpson, Paulo Andres, Joel Tersigni, Michael Fonte, Jose Martirena, Andre Araujo, Josh Sims, Josh Mencfeld, Hunter Rice, James Martin, David Farrelly, Kelvin Nkubito and Adam MacPherson. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Wolves dumped the 20th-seeded Timmins Ecole Catholique Secondaire Theriault Flammes 46-37 after leading 20-5, 24-12 and 41-23 at the quarters. The Flammes (coached by Richard Cornell, assisted by Eric Lachance) included Mathieu Delliquadri, Evan Dumas, Tyson Leach, Nicholas Pigeau, Riley Lewis, Zachary Bednarz, Martin Verville, Cameron Lemire, Holy N’lobetcho, Vincent Chénier, Matthew Dubé and Stéphane Bélec. …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Whitby Father Leo J. Austin Wildcats defeated the 15th-seeded Belleville St. Theresa Catholic Secondary Titans 73-68. The Wildcats led 18-14 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 35 at the half. The Wildcats led 60-55 after three quarters. The Titans (coach Tom Callahan, assistant Adam Reid, manager Scott Hoogkamp) included Cam Roach, Ethan Parliament, Justin Nobel, Jaxen Reid, Aidan Callahan, Brock Fencott, Bailey Maracle, Griffin Levesque, Ethan Erwin, Shae Langevin, Brandon Empey, Brady Sager and Jacob Wright.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers torched the 17th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Knights 83-36 after leading 31-15, 50-23 and 71-25 at the quarters. Gatluak James paced the Clippers with 14. D.J. Simonato added 12, Ardell Scott-Jackson 12, Mazin Tiea 12 and Akot Aken 11. The Knights (coached by Mac Bertrand, assisted by Craig O’Neil) included Damon Maltais, Fraser Larocque, Tanyaradzwa Mbvaimbvai, Brodie Erwin, Bobby Sinclair, James Edkins, Carter Smrke, Abraham Soumahoro, Patrick Thom and Jacob Schweyer. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded London Mother Theresa Catholic Spartans spanked the 19th-seeded Brockville Thousand Island Secondary Pirates 59-44 after leading 16-8, 31-19 and 45-30 at the quarters. The Pirates (coached by Larry Henry) included Coulson Dowsley, Raef Wykes, Owen Henderson, Aidan Henry, James Martell, Travis Montgomery, Benny Olak, Rhys Gibbons, Emilio Coburn, Ethan Givogue and Brandon DeJong. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons dispatched the 9th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 51-42. The Falcons led 18-11 after one quarter and 26-20 at the half. The Colts led 34-33 after three quarters. The Colts (coached by Ian MacKinnon, assisted by Eric Johannsen and Daren Pemberton, manager Medin Admasu) included Bouba Ouane, Brett Mews, Jaden Kirkwood, Oskar Weisser, Julian Terris, Thomas Baird, Dimitri Makris, Isaiah Pemberton, Ben Huckabone, Braden Wilson, Patrick Spiteri, Mickey Worku and Luke Hunger. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix thrashed the 11th-seeded Thornhill Thornlea Thunder 75-52 after leading 20-11, 39-27 and 55-46 at the quarters. The Thunder (coached by Sean Bookal, assisted by Nizam Alkins) included Kwabena Antwi, Kayden Warren, Jamarr James, Osagie Osagiede, Preston Gayle, Vasean Allette, Yamari Allette, Roman Trybialustau and Tye-Riq Blake. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Jaguars stomped the 12th-seeded Niagara Falls Saint Paul Patriots after leading 22-13, 45-21 and 65-35 at the quarters. The Patriots (coached by Jeff MacDonald, assisted by Frank Capretta) included Jerwyn Tutanes, Joe Ciampa, Joe Goulet, Dylan Paolone, John Graovaz, Devon Schiller-Cleveland, Will Schmahl, Jarell Papin, Houssein Alayin and Nick Cristelli. ………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Secondary Longhorns dispatched the 7th-seeded Timmins High & Vocational School Blues 55-46 after leading 18-12, 29-25 and 40-31 at the quarters. Sam Pingle led the Longhorns with 20. Truxton Lama added 10, Justin Beaudry 10 and Matthew Zhukas 9. Longhorns coach Rob Biturajac told the Timmins Daily Press that “we always like to start strong. Definitely that gave us some confidence. There is a lot of nerves and pressure in these type of games, especially playing against a team in their home gym. … Our team and Timmins are pretty evenly matched. Both teams have strength inside and outside. We hit a couple more shots and I think the difference in the game is we were able to turn them over at times. … Sam Pingle did a good job bringing up the ball, shooting and leading the team. Matthew Zhukas also had a solid impact on the glass and finishing inside, but it was a team effort. Everybody contributed to the result.” Jack Hagerty and Brayden Inishinipay each scored 17 for the Blues. Owen Hagerty added 6. Blues coach Peter Graham said the slow start undid his troops. “As a coach, it is the exact opposite of what you want. They got 18 points on us in the first quarter as we were forced to play catch-up basketball. We had our own runs at different times, but they it seemed like we made some of the mistakes that have plagued us all season. That is indicative of me not finding a better way of teaching the guys or coaching them to be prepared for what we were going to see on the floor. … Certainly their press gave us some problems and that was while we were making a very good run at the end. It was just a couple of turnovers and then we shot ourselves in the foot with a layup. … It was a challenge for us to find a rhythm versus their press. … It didn’t seem like we could get on the same page with where guys needed to go out on the court.” The Blues (coached by Peter Graham, assistant Wayne Bozzer, manager Brayden Bergeron) included Hunter Maj, Logan Faucher, Jack Hagerty, Ethan Miron, Ryan Dailey, Tyler Marcotte, Owen Hagerty, Brayden Inishinipay, Brayden Roy, Jeremy Duguay, Conrad Bierman, Corbin Deblois, Owen Robertson and Nathan Grant. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes pounded the 13th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Wolves after leading 25-7, 38-13 and 49-23 at the quarters. The Wolves (coached by Adrian D. Soorojpal, assistant Julia Nobrega, manger Rami Sarkees) included Malawk Thomas–Foster, Hakeem Thomas, Harjari Isaac, Rayden Persad, Daniel Anazia, Prince Dankyi, Timothy Garcia, D.J. Idos, Brent Inalvez, Charviz Pagulayan, Bryn Riego, Marvin Ediagbonya and Damalli Peart. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats torched the 18th-seeded Whitby Father Leo J. Austin Wildcats 57-39 after leading 18-3, 34-20 and 41-31 at the quarters. The Wildcats (coached by Paul Creeden, assisted by Richard Dobson and Damian McDoom) included Noel Tesfa, Pascal Obiorah, Michael Low, Dylan Douglas, Isaiah Wanzama, Sebastien Nidoy, David Ramirez, Nicholas Chung, Jordan Johnson, Marc Bisarra, Iaisosa Omuruyi and Bryan Inibhunu.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers defeated the 8th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 55-43 after leading 17-13, 23-22 and 43-33 at the quarters. Akot Aken paced the Clippers with 12. D.J. Simonato added 11, Ardell Scott-Jackson 10 and Andrew Loyuk 10.
The Falcons (coached by Duncan Cowan, assisted by Justin Wallace and Vincent Dufort, manager Connor Carey) included Benjamin Jaily, Isaac Chapman-Kenyon, Thomas Fox, Joshua Ukwesa, Carlos Ramirez-Melara, Varun Patel, Graeme Carson, Connor Briand, Nicholas Adair, Evan Desarmia, Alex Vreeken, Samuel Playter, Stephen Andrews, Liam Casey and Omar Komeha.
The 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix stunned the 3rd-seeded London Mother Theresa Catholic Spartans 68-63. The Phoenix led 12-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 24 at the half. The Phoenix led 49-43 after three quarters. The Spartans (coached by Chris Brown, assisted by Angela Campbell) included Oren Rusagara, Ben Regier, Aidan Forsythe, Peyton Campbell, Kyle Chea, Justin Riley, Hayden Langlois, Joshua Lawrence, Lorenzo Hakizimana, Adnan Kalyowa, Shemar Rodriguez and Enami Kambamba.
The 4th-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes dispatched the 5th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Jaguars 53-45. The Jaguars led 17-11 after one quarter. The Coyotes led 37-22 at the half and 47-33 after three quarters. The Jaguars (coached by Harold Regan, assisted by D Taylor and A Broeren) included Jaiden Langboung, Denmarc Porcalla, Ethan Laronde, Thomas Deschenes, Spencer Regan, Trey Wilson, Skeets Greene, Danny Justus, Shaun Kellechan, Braedon Walsh, Seb Mendoza and J.P. Mendoza.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats defeated the 10th-seeded Burlington Corpus Christi Secondary Longhorns 61-53 after leading 16-15, 31-30 and 47-34 at the quarters. The Longhorns (coached by Rob Biturajac, assisted by Mr. Mojica and Ms. Black) included Matthew Zhukas, Truxton Lama, Sam Pingle, Jacob Scodeller, Matthew Romaniuk, Justin Beaudry, Chamar Adamson, Nathaniel Davis, Darcy Darichuk, Luke Trojanowski, Stefan Nfegovan, Adam Kalwies, Reid Matthew and Wyatt Sayers.
In the semis, the top-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers dispatched the 4th-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes 58-49 after leading 17-5, 31-23 and 46-33 at the quarters.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats whipped the 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix 61-44. The Phoenix led 18-10 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 24-21 at the half and 47-32 after three quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix clipped the 4th-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes 55-39 after leading 23-7, 42-22 and 47-33 at the quarters. The Coyotes (coach Ari Hunter, assistants Jonathan Arendt and Griffin Bush, manager Daniel Sanchez) included Logan Centner, Ryan McKay, Owen Knapp-Dick, Julian Rosenhek, Nathan Beber, Charlie Knapp-Dick, Greydon Watt, Zeid Mango, Rives Reucassell, Adam Berry, Sebastian Campbell and Tega Ajisi.
In the final, the top-seeded Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers defeated the 2nd-seeded Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats 64-59 after leading 18-11, 29-25 and 48-36 at the quarters.
The bronze medalist St. Catharines St. Francis Catholic Phoenix: Cam Van Hezewyk; Igor M’Baya; Nick Hoggan; Andres Pelaez; Luc Fortin; Quinton Duemo; Sacade Kasamba; Sam Braithwaite; Enrico Rescigno; Marko Al-Kayed; Conner Landell; Grady Vandersloot; coach Jon Marcheterre; assistant Jeremy Dela Cruz; assistant Jelena Mamic; assistant Patrick Sullivan; manager Jared Geronimo
The silver medalist Toronto Westview Centennial Wildcats: Husam Shallo; Gus Francois; Tyrese McCarty; Emmanuel Anim; Shevone White; Noel Bailey; Jaquan Baker; Morrice Crooks; Malachi Punch; Clement Kojo Yeboah; coach David Forrester; assistant Dargine Rajeswaran
The gold medalist Windsor Kennedy Clippers: D.J. Simonato; Ardell Scott-Jackson; Damien De Los Santos; Jibrael Badderedine; Jesse Bishop; Gardally Toto; Ler Lar Hay; Raef Saleh; Akot Aken; Ethan Nekkers; Mazin Tiea; T.J. Nikolic-Jones; Gatluak James; Andrew Loyuk; coach Patrick Osborne; assistant Jeff Nekkers; assistant Stephen
Silvaggio; manager Omer Mustafa