In the opening round, held in Sudbury: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats pounded the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 60-46 as Sarah Barnes scores 19. Katie Bingham leads St. Paul with 12. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders defeated the Garson Northeastern Cougars 40-39 as Julie Montes scores 12. Sarah Carroll hits 14 for Northeastern. Phalan Sproule added 7.
…………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers thumped Tottenham St. Thomas 58-18 as Alicia Jury scored 14 and Stephanie Abramovich 14. Jessica Czakewski scores 10 for St. Thomas. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans defeated the Ernestown Eagles 31-21 as Kashana Duncan scores 16. Jacqui Snyder led Ernestown with 6. The Eagles played without leading scorer Melanie Stevens for most of the second half as she experienced flu-like symptoms. “It really limits your options when you lose your best player,” Eagles coach Tom Turnbull told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “We lost our go-to kid, and without her on the perimeter we had trouble scoring. The other team took advantage, which is what they’re supposed to do.” The Eagles, with the score knotted 14-14 at the midway mark, were shut out 9-0 in the third quarter “and that was pretty much it,” Turnbull said. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Cornwall E.C. La Citadelle Patriotes defeated the 9th-seeded Burlington Lester B. Pearson Patriots 49-43 as Suzanne Gagne scored 17. Janet Pritchard leads L.B. Pearson with 15. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights defeated North York Sandford Fleming 75-29 as Danielle D’Ettorre scored 26, Jessica King 10 and Jackie McAndrew 7. Chanel Dorsey leads Sandford with 9. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Mustangs dumped the Timmins E.S.C. Theriault Flammes 45-28 as Roxanne Reid and Angela Hummel each score 14. Rochelle Reid added 12. Mustangs coach Chad Tyszka told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we started a little slow after not doing much for the last couple of days. … Thereiault had a lot of three-point shooters but once we shut them down with good defence, we were fine.” Joelie Dufour led E.S. Theriault with 11. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Thomas Central Elgin Titans defeated Thunder Bay St. Patrick Saints 48-31 and Maggie Morrison scores 23. Katie Weatherston leads St. Patrick’s with 10. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Essex District Red Raiders crushing the Cannington Brock Bulldogs 58-29 as Mindy Desjardins notched 16, Diane Chittle 11, Nicky Brockman 10 and Melise Ducharme 10. Jill Fair leads Brock with 9. The Red Raiders missed 27 layups and hit just 10-24 from the line.
In round two: …………………………………………………… The Garson Northeastern Cougars defeats Tottenham St. Thomas 49-34 as Sarah Carroll scores 19, Phalan Sproule 11 and Ashley Tulloch 11. Jessica Czakowski led St. Thomas with 23. …………………………………………………… The Thunder Bay St. Patrick Saints defeated the Timmins E.S.C. Theriault Flammes 40-32 as Katie Weatherston scores 17. Joelle Dufour leads Theriault with 15.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The St. Catherine’s Governor Simcoe Redcoats and the 2nd-seeded Essex Red Raiders receive byes. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans nipped the 9th-seeded Burlington Lester B. Pearson Patriots 63-62 as Kashana Duncan scores 22. Janet Pritchard and Kerri Stevenson each score 16 for L.G. Pearson. …………………………………………………… The Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Mustangs thrashed the North York Sir Sandford Fleming Chargers 56-30 as Rochelle Reid scores 19 and Roxanne Reid 17. Mustangs coach Chad Tyszka called it “a sloppy start and some ugly basketball.” Chantel Dorsey leads Sir Sandford Fleming with 15. …………………………………………………… The St. Thomas Central Elgin Titans dumped the Cannington Brock Bulldogs as Maggie Morrison scores 13. Jill Fair leads Brock with 16. …………………………………………………… The Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears defeated the 6th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 63-54 as Jessica Guay scores 16. Megan Rashotte hits 12 for Nicholson. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers crushed the Ernestown Eagles 50-30 as Alicia Jury scores 16. Jacqui Snyder led the Eagles 13. The Eagles (coached by Tom Turnbull) also included Melanie Stevens, Angela Vernelli. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Cornwall La Citadelle Patriotes defeats the 7th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights as Emilie Lefebvre and Suzanne Gagne each scored 10. Danielle D’Ettore led St. Mary’s with 21. Knights coach Ray Barsanti told the Sault Star that “they threw a full-court, man-to-man press at us and we just couldn’t get into our offensive rhyth. We were kind of scrambly all game. With one minute and 30 seconds to go, we had a couple of turnovers and we missed some shots and that was the ball game. They made theirs and we didn’t. We had two open layups with just under 23 seconds left and missed both of them.” The Knights (coached by Barsanti, assistant Al Tucci) also included Jen Muio, Kathryn Tucci, Lauren Pekalski, Jessica King, Tina DeGregorio, Julia Colizza, Jackie McAndrew, Alisha Moon and Jen Amadio. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats dumped the Garson Northeastern Cougars 67-37 as Sarah Wilson scored 14, Jacqui Precious 13 and Edina Prsic 10. Redcoats coach John Dakin told the St. Catharines Standard that “our first game against an unseeded team and it was a good, quick wake-up call.” Sarah Carroll hit 14 for Northeastern. Phalan Sproule added 5. “They just totally outsized us and were beyond us skill-wise,” Northeastern coach Bill Tulloch told the Sudbury Star. “They pressed us very well and did a good job of controlling the game.” The Redcoats led by 25 at the half. The Cougars (whose school was closed by the Rainbow School District after the school year) included Krystle Strain. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Essex Red Raiders thrashed Thunder Bay St. Patrick Saints 69-16 as Jessi Piroski scores 13, Sarah Humphrey 13 and Mindy Desjardins 12. Jessica Fitzpatrick leads St. Patrick’s with 8.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats clipped the 8th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans 51-28 as Sarah Barnes scored 15, Sarah Wilson 13 and Jacqui Precious 13. Redcoats coach John Dakin told the St. Catharines Standard that “the defence pressed fullcourt the whole game.” Felon Harris leads Mother Theresa with 12.
The 5th-seeded St. Thomas Central Elgin Titans stunned the 4th-seeded Cambridge Monsignor Doyle Mustangs 52-42 as Maggie Morrison scores 15. Central Elgin’s full court pressure and three-point shooting gave them a quick lead which they never relinquished. Rochelle Reid leads Monsignor Doyle with 13. Angela Hummel added 12. The Mustangs (coach Chad Tyszka) included Roxanne Reid, Rochelle Reid, Michelle Decente, Deanna Strybosch, Aimee O’Connor, Jessica Da Silva, Linda O’Connor. Tyszka told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “they came out hitting just about everything they put up and we trailed 32-18 at the half. … We played better in the second half but it wasn’t enough.”
The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers dumped the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 52-40 as Stephanie Abramovich scores 18. Shannon Mullen leads St. Paul with 21. The Golden Bears (coached by Dan Pignat and managed by Jyllian Grosse) also included Kristi Middleton, Alison Bergin, Katie Bingham, Emily Rose, Krystal Coulterman, Sara Latreille, Jessica Guay, Alison McIntyre, Keely Manion, Ashley Raaymakers and Jennie Guay.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Essex Red Raiders thumped the 10th-seeded Cornwall E.C. La Citadelle Patriotes 46-25 as Diane Chittle scores 11 and Jessi Piroski 9. Michelle Daigneault led La Citadelle with 6. The Patriotes (coached by Andrew Lauzon) also included Erin Bringley, Marie-France Dupuis, Suzanne Gagne, Joanne Giguere, Emilie Lefebvre, Mary-Frances Lynch, Chantal Mainville, Joelle Michaud and Celine Seguin.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Essex Red Raiders defeated the 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers 59-35 as Nicky Brockman scored 15 and Mindy Desjardins 13. Alichia Jury led the Panthers with 11.
In the other semi, the St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats thrashed the St. Thomas Central Elgin Titans 47-27 as Sarah Wilson scores 14. Alice Hebbs leads Central Elgin with 8.
In the bronze medal match, the St. Thomas Central Elgin Titans nipped the Dundas Parkside Panthers 49-47 as Maggie Morrison scored 19. Alichia Jury and Stephanie Abramovich each scored 13 to pace the Panthers (coach Brenda Nelson).
In the final, the top-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats defeated the 2nd-seeded Essex Red Raiders 47-40 as Jacqui Precious scored 20 and Sarah Barnes scores 16 (also reported as 18). The Redcoats led 23-18 at the half and outscored the Red Raiders 17-7 in the third quarter, including a trio from beyond the arc by Precious. Redcoats coach John Dakin told the St. Catharines Standard that “we had good effort from everyone but Sarah Barnes, Jacqui Precious, Tacia Kilty and Sarah Wilson were just outstanding. They played their best games … It was a gutsy effort.” Crystal Bleau led Essex with 13. Jessi Piroski added 10. The game was tied 8-8 at the quarter. Simcoe leads 23-18 at the half and 40-25 at the three-quarter mark. The Redcoats led by 18 in the fourth quarter. “We fell asleep for the last minute and a half of the second quarter and the start of the third quarter,” Essex coach Joe Amicarelli told the Windsor Star. “They scored eight at the end of the second and started out with a 10-0 run in the third, so we had to play catchup in the fourth.”
The bronze medalist St. Thomas Central Elgin Collegiate Institute Titans: Maggie Morrisson; Alice Hebbs;
The silver medalist Essex Red Raiders: Crystal Bleau; Jessi Piroski; Nicky Brockman; Diane Chittle; Mindy Desjardins; Sarah Humphrey; Melise Ducharme; coach Joe Amicarelli
The gold medalist St. Catherine’s Governor Simcoe Redcoats: Sarah Wilson; Sarah Barnes; Jacqui Precious; Samantha Scull; Melissa Foster; Brittany Anderson; Jen McGilvray; Ashley Berry; Robyn Simpson; Tacia Kilty; Alison Walker; Edina Prsic; coach John Dakin; assistant Davis-Thompson