In the opening, seeding round, held in Windsor: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons crushed the 19th-seeded Whitby Anderson Raiders 81-41 after leading 23-12, 47-22 and 64-30 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins crushed the 14th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 70-50 after leading 22-9, 39-17 and 51-37 at the quarters. Nate Carson paced the Green Griffins with 17. Desmond Freeman-Price added 14. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix dusted the 17th-seeded Mississauga Erindale Raiders 73-52 after leading 22-8, 34-23 and 51-37 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars edged the 16th-seeded Etobicoke Silverthorn Spartans 67-63. The Jaguars led 18-14 after one quarter and 34-32 at the half. The Spartans led 51-49 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks dispatched the 11th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Lions 65-61 in overtime. The Lions led 21-20 after one quarter. The Mavericks led 35-33 at the half and 46-41 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 56 after regulation. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded host Windsor Riverside Secondary Rebels clubbed the 10th-seeded Toronto Parkdale Panthers 75-58 after leading 33-7, 45-23 and 56-41 at the quarters. Aboudi Hijazi paced the Rebels with 30. Harmon Bindra added 14. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers nipped the 13th-seeded Guelph Our Lady of Lourdes Crusaders 47-43 after leading 9-6, 20-9 and 32-28 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts dumped the 15th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Jaguars 83-67. The Jaguars led 18-17 after one quarter. The Colts led 35-32 at the half and 58-55 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Burlington Assumption Catholic Crusaders stomped the 18th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights 64-18 after leading 21-9, 28-11 and 46-19 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes smacked the 20th-seeded Aurora Dr. G.W. Williams Wildcats 84-30 after leading 21-11, 57-17 and 80-23 at the quarters.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Etobicoke Silverthorn Spartans dispatched the 17th-seeded Mississauga Erindale Raiders 62-50 after leading 22-12, 32-24 and 49-41 at the quarters. The Raiders (coached by Stephen Williams, assisted by Tonya Lesaux, Michael Perkins and Abdulazeez Said) included Muhab Abdelrahim, John Adekile, Raiyan Aaijaz, Ahmed Mohamed, Jesse Egerega, Kyle Abdi, Hashim Dara, Annam Doan, Abdi Hashi, Edreis Mohamed, Usman Qureshi, Danny Lazic and Mahamed Mohamoud. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Guelph Our Lady of Lourdes Crusaders stomped the 20th-seeded Aurora Dr. G.W. Williams Wildcats 61-34 after leading 23-14, 41-21 and 59-27 at the quarters. The Wildcats (coached by Kevaughn Diaz, assisted by Kevin Julyan and Mathew Johnson) included Adam Aitchison, Xzavier Brown, Evan Carter, Gavin Gill, Sanash Henry, Zack MacMillan, Aiden O’Toole, Justin Park, Igor Popovic, Ibrahim Rahal and Mohammad Shafian. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons smacked the 19th-seeded Whitby Anderson Raiders 77-52. The Raiders led 10-8 after one quarter. The Falcons led 28-26 at the half and 49-34 after three quarters. The Raiders (coached by Dean Hutchcroft, assisted by Duncan McIntyre and Jake Hutchcroft) included Isaiah Barton, Tristan Braham, Auryaan Damani, Jaelan Graham, Josiah Harper, Brett McGonigal, Kieran McIntyre, Mmeso Osita, Ryan Paterson, Greg Taylor and Neekan Damani. …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights nipped the 15th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph’s Jaguars 59-58. The Jaguars led 16-14, 28-24 and 40-39 at the quarters. The Jaguars (coached by Ken Dunbrook, assisted by Drew Taylor) included Sebastian Mendoza, Evan MacKay, Ethan Laronde, Thomas Deschenes, Spencer Regan, Baron Dunbrook, Jack Mauro, Griffin Armstrong, Aidan Graham and J.P. Mendoza.
In the third, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons blasted the 16th-seeded Etobicoke Silverthorn Spartans 67-34 after leading 19-7, 35-14 and 53-21 at the quarters. The Spartans (coached by Jonathan Smith, assisted by Borko Brusin and Marcello Nigro) included Mateja Markovic, Petar Bursac, Aleksa Andreic, Joaquin Mallo, David Abiola, Haroun Issah, Andrew Robinson, Riccardo Romagnoli, Andrej Curasev and Marko Braticevic. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins stuffed the 9th-seeded Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks 76-51 as Desmond Freeman-Price scored 23 and Nate Carson 16. The Green Griffins led 13-4, 42-16 and 54-32 at the quarters. The Mavericks (coached by Renvel Gonsalves, assisted by Steve Meehan, Ali Arif and Andrew Mezidor) included Rehan Akbar, Ransford Mensah, Malachai Spencer, Grant Atendido, Shaheim Melson, Glen Aghedo, Abner Negaye, Jonathan Mesfin, Paulo Lacorte, Jed Eustaquio, Antonio Mortimore, Jeremy Panelo, Tyreek Hamid, Dennis Nwogwonuwe, Mauricio Pulido, David Opadere and Justin Servito. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts rolled the 10th-seeded Toronto Parkdale Panthers 76-38 after leading 19-12, 43-17 and 63-31 at the quarters. The Panthers (coached by Ken Gower, assisted by David Dingwall) included Miekyas Gebryes, Evan Placenis, Isaac Restituyo de la Cruz, Sesu Maxwell-Atungo, Jonah Schofield-Fitzpatrick, Cole Merilainen, Lukas Sudomericky, Erazmo Popovic, Nathan Daley, Rachad Headley, Tenzin Kharkhang, Tavian Quest-Palacios, Ferguson Walker, Takwayne Quest-Palacios and Kosta Budimcic. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Burlington Assumption Catholic Crusaders blasted the 13th-seeded Guelph Our Lady of Lourdes Crusaders 78-57 after leading 19-8, 46-26 and 62-40 at the quarters. The Crusaders (coached by Michael Finoro, assisted by Coleen Driscoll) include Joshua Romero, Angelo Randell, Brock KurtzFavero, Hunter Power-Rossi, Sebastian Porcellato, Kevin Martinez, Alex Basciano, Noah Penny, Jacob Porcellato, Tyler Blais, Mark Fantin, Michael MacKillop and Liam Sharpe. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix edged the 14th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 56-51 after leading 21-14, 34-27 and 40-37 at the quarters. The Falcons (coached by Dino Buset, assisted Alicyn Papich Matthew Mustapic, Trevor Luby and Jayme Koski) included Lloyd Kargbo, Isaiah Leonardi, Jordan Pozihun, Liam Willmore, Ethan Willmore, Colin Duizer, Aiden Dougherty, Ewan Menard, Makeer Makeer, Trent Savard, Sebastien Paradis, Jordan Make and Spencer Lenardon. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Lions clipped the 6th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars 60-53 after leading 18-16, 32-21 and 40-38 at the quarters. The Jaguars (coached by John Shoemaker, assisted by Chris Snyders, Mariah Rockwood and Samuel Akot) included Agok Agok, Emmanuel Akot, Mading Atat, Andrew Beasley, Caleb Moses Dut, Brendon Mudge, Francis Nickson, Michael Onen, Jean Pascal Rukundo and Tyler Tremblett. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Windsor Riverside Secondary Rebels stomped the 7th-seeded Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 74-40 after leading 15-10, 36-13 and 52-26 at the quarters. The Lancers (coached by Joel Rehel, assisted by Denis Gauthier and Kevin Brine) included Liam Lapierre, Brennen Lapierre, Andrew Middleton, Nick Burke, Noah Carpino, Kyle Brouilllette, Broedy Grenier, Braeden Pakkalla, Sybastian Drew, Morgan Byers, Tyson Belland, Adam Bertrand and Brian Nelson. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes clubbed the 18th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights 62-34 after leading 14-8, 26-16 and 47-19 at the quarters. The Knights (coached by Donald Davis, assisted by Doug Basso) included Jack Heikkila, Dawson Cook, Carter McCormick, Connor Chenier, Amir Farrokhpey, Dante Hoksbergen, Aedan Verreault-Hoksbergen, Connor Lahaie, Johnathan Dube and Travis Hunter.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons dispatched the 8th-seeded Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 64-59. The Green Griffins led 19-9 after one quarter and 29-27 at the half. The score was knotted at 42 after three quarters. The Green Griffins (coached by Gurald Lewis, assisted by Andrew Loebach) included Sami Abuseif, Daouda Bakayoko, Cody Briggs, Quincy Browning-Morgan, Nathan Carson, Jaden Caston, Osemeka Ebegbuzie, Kiano Elliott, Darius Freeman, Desmond Freeman-Price, Landen Hurst, Cortez Kitchen and Jordan Lewis.
The 5th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts dusted the 4th-seeded Burlington Assumption Catholic Crusaders 65-42 after leading 21-11, 38-19 and 49-28 at the quarters. The Crusaders (coached by David Gatza, assisted by Colleen Quinlan) included Lord Antoh, Quincey Sterling, Samson Balogun, Adrian Pajor, Ruther Garcia, Isaiah McRae, Aedan McQuade, Ethan Mancini, Isaiah Mayambu, Anthony Fuca, Josh Mukandila, Breshaun Chambers, Andrew Dietrich, Sean Omoseni, David Colterman and Michael Okiomogie.
The 3rd-seeded St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix nipped the 11th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Lions 71-70 after leading 20-11, 42-37 and 57-51 at the quarters. The Lions (coached by Steve Deline, assisted by Rob Flindall and Dennis Moloney) included Tom Keay, Eric Czarnik, Jack Moloney, Jon Parsons, Nick Carter, Dylan Ayer, Nolan Nukkula, Nate Oatway, Matt Weightman, Cam Tutert, Dax Laufer and Reece Muir.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes whipped the 12th-seeded Windsor Riverside Secondary Rebels 74-51 after leading 23-9, 44-27 and 57-36 at the quarters. The Rebels (coached by Aaron Martin, assisted by Matt Loebach, Chris Daille and Kevin Prieur) included Erald Nurce, Noah Borg, Jonathon Guerrier, Andre Campbell, Quinn Carey, Malik Williams, Heritier Binaishea, Aboudi Hijazi, Jared Sammut-Grenier, Harman Bindra, Jasraj Dhaliwal, Zack Beneteau, Komal Sanghera and Brady Maxey.
In the semis, the top-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons defeated the 5th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 42-36.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes stomped the 3rd-seeded St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix 64-36 after leading 16-14, 26-25 and 47-29 at the quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix spanked the 5th-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 54-36 after leading 17-11, 32-22 and 46-29 at the quarters. The Colts (coached by Ian MacKinnon, assisted by Eric Johannsen, Daren Pemberton and Medin Admasu) included Ben Vered, T.K. Nguyen, Jaden Kirkwood, Aidan Routledge, Julian Terris, Ben Huckabone, Isaiah Pemberton, Kaden Augustin, Braden Wilson, Pat Spiteri and Mickey Worku.
In the final, the top-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons defeated the 2nd-seeded Toronto Crescent Coyotes 47-41 to cap an undefeated campaign. The score was knotted at 14 after one quarter. The Falcons led 28-19 at the half. The scored was knotted at 32 after three quarters. The Falcons led 40-38 with 3:15 to play. But Alex Vreeken notched a layup and Sam Playte a layup against an expiring shot clock, on which he was fouled and added a free throw. The Coyotes answered with a trep but the Falcons iced it at the line. The score was knotted at 14 after one quarter. The Falcons 28-19 at the half. The score was knotted at 32 after three quarters. “This championship is tough to put into words,” Falcons forward Andrew Steven told Global News. “We just have so much fun together. We’ve worked so hard for this. We did the work in practice and in game situations but the coaches worked just as hard. I can’t say enough about Duncan Cowan, Jim Latimer, Justin Wallace, Vince Dufour and Connor Carey. We have incredible coaches who deserve most of the credit.” Falcons coach Duncan Cowan said “I am so proud of these guys. … This is a very close team. They enjoyed being together and shared in the process of winning OFSAA. We had different guys who stepped up this week and without those guys filling those spots, we would not have had a chance to win. We had pressure on us in Windsor but the boys craved the opportunity to play with that pressure and they excelled in that situation, which was fantastic.”
The bronze medalist St. Catharines Saint Francis Phoenix: Ben Lannan; Igor M’Baya; Quinton Duemo; Max Riddell; Cole Carpenter; Andres Pelaez; Sacade Kasamba; Nick Sanko; Allen Kalonji; Vlad Brundula-Ilija; Marko Al-Kayed; coach Jon Marcheterre; assistant Jeremy Dela Cruz; assistant Patrick Sullivan
The silver medalist Toronto Crescent Coyotes: Tega Ajise; Greydon Watt; Xaivian Lee; Lukas Swales; Owen Knapp-Dick; William Krstajic; Nathan Beber; Connor Colfer; Thomas Campbell; Julian Rosenhek; Matthew Davis; Justin Aidan-Wee; Sebastian Campbell; Adam Berry; Tate Wilson; coach Ari Hunter; assistant Jonathan Arendt; assistant Griffin Bush
The gold medalist Kingston Frontenac Falcons: Sam Playter; Isaac Chapman; Varun Patel; Josh Ukwesa; Carlos Ramirez; Faris Anagreh; Caleb Patry; Connor Briand; Nicholas Adair; Alex Vreeken; Alberto Menendez; Stephen Andrews; Cameron Wright; coach Duncan Cowan; assistant Connor Carey; assistant Justin Wallace; assistant Vincent Dufort; assistant Jim Latimer