In the opening round, held in Prescott: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals defeated the Vankleek Hill Rebels 74-54 as Jessica Ewer scored 24, Lynsey MacDonald 18, Daniela Danese 10, Lyndi Meloche 7, Kristy Chute 6 and Robin Marotte 6. Dominique Gauthier led the Rebels with 21. The Generals started slowly, coach Dom Silvaggio told the Windsor Star. “We were down by two after the first quarter.” But they build a 39-32 lead at the half and ripped off a 29-2 run to open the second frame. “That was definitely our dominant quarter,” said Silvaggio. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans defeated the Timmins E.S.C. Theriault Flammes 39-31 as Diane Bouder scored 13. Celine Prud’homme led Theriault with 13. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers defeated the Prescott South Grenville Knights 49-36 as Meghan Henderson scored 14 and Lindsey Daleo 14. Karie Neddo led South Grenville with 10. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Wallaceburg Tartans clipped Toronto George Vanier 67-50 as Tiffany Wilbur scored 17. Chantelle Allison led George Vanier with 37. …………………………………………………… The St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dumped the Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 47-31 as Rachel Natale scored 18. N. Richardson led St. Ignatius with 10. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Courtice Holy Trinity Titans edged Scarborough Blessed Mother Theresa 58-52 as C. Hamilton scored 18, R. Crosby 16 and Monique Sylvester 16. Shauntelle Schroeder led Mother Theresa with 22. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers defeated the Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 62-42 as Rachel Hancock scored 18 and Chelsea Kane 17. Alana Wood led the Raiders with 14. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics dumped the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 55-34 as M. Marra scored 14. Jacklyn Guay led St. Paul with 13. The Golden Bears never recovered from 33-11 half-time deficit. Jessica Guay paced St. Paul with 13 points. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights clipped Orillia Patrick Fogarty 59-24 as K. Favaro scored 16, Kathleen Thorburn 15, Jen Thibeaul 9 and Kyleigh Binkley 8. Knights coach Dave Zagordo told the Sault Star that “our starters came out flying. Full-court man-to-man defence is our bread and butter. They had trouble handling it. We got some steals and set the tempo early.” Favaro said “we’ve been working hard all season and we wanted to come here and show them what Sault Ste. Marie is made of.” K. Brownlee led Patrick Fogarty with 20. Jayme Beard and B. Balkwill each added 6.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders edged the Ottawa St. Paul Golden Bears 48-40 as Alana Wood scored 14. Meaghan Peloso led the Golden Bears with 13. The Golden Bears (coached by Dan Pignat) also included Megan Smith, Emma Wardrop, Angela Peters, Samantha Bayne, Sara Laking, Kristen Johnson, Janna Cory, Jacklyn Guay, Carla Sheedy, Christine Achampong, Shannon Allison, Robyn Ward-Cote, Alex Peloso and Jordan Morneau. …………………………………………………… The Prescott South Grenville Knights defeated the Timmins E.C.S. Theriault Flammes 41-36 as Sara Watt scored 19. Valerie Croisetiere led Theriault with 15.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals defeated the host Prescott South Grenville Knights 63-38 as Lynsey MacDonald scored 17, Lyndi Meloche 10, Jessica Ewer 10, Daniela Danese 8, Kristy Chute 8, Robin Marotte 8 and Bethany McGee 5. Jaime Grimes, Sara Watt and Sam Joudoin each scored 9 to pace South Grenville. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Wallaceburg Tartans whipped the Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 48-25 as Tiffany Wilbur scored 14. Carolyn Fragale led St. Ignatius with 8. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers defeated the Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans 57-37 as Chelsea Kane scored 24. Shauntelle Schroeder led Mother Theresa with 16. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics dumped Orillia Patrick Fogarty 50-25 as Karen Bremmer scored 9. Jayme Beard led Patrick Fogarty with 13. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights clipped the Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 53-35 as Brittany Denneny scored 13, Kathleen Thorburn 9, Kyleigh Binkley 9, Kira Favaro 7 and Jen Thibeault 7. Knights coach Dave Zagordo told the Sault Star that “we were a little slow at the start. We were a little stale offensively. But we outscored them 15-4 in the third quarter and the key was great defence.” Emily Fox and Emily Quinn each scored 6 to lead St. Thomas Aquinas. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Courtice Holy Trinity Titans defeated the St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 45-42 as Monique Sylvester scored 14 and R. Crosby 13. Courtney David, Rachel Natale and Madelyn Siuciak each scored 10 to pace St. Francis. The Phoenix (coach Jay Lennox) also included Shannon David, Natasha Bonk, Larissa Schudlo, Jamie Lattimer, Lauren Begy, Ann Dion. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers dumped Toronto George Vanier 67-45 as Lindsey Daleo scored 19. Chantelle Allison led George Vanier with 28. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans whipped the Vankleek Hill Rebels 64-31 as Kara Mulhausen scored 18. Lisa Gauthie led Vankleek Hill with 15.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals dumped the 8th-seeded Wallaceburg Tartans 58-39 as Kirsty Chute scored 19 and Jessica Ewer 18. The quarterfinal game Friday night was a rematch of the SWOSSAA final with Amherst beating Wallaceburg this time 56-39. Up only six at the half, Amherst rolled in the second half despite being in foul trouble. Kristy Chute led the Lady Gens with 19 points, Ewer had 18, MacDonald seven while Danese and Marotte each scored six. Tiffany Wilbur led Wallaceburg with 17.
The 4th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers defeated the 5th-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics 62-43 as Chelsea Kane scored 29. Karen Bremmer led Bishop Macdonell with 17.
The 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers clipped the 6th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans 49-32 as Renata Adamczyk scored 19. Erin Spencer led Moira with 11.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights edged the 7th-seeded Courtice Holy Trinity Titans 48-46 as Kathleen Thorburn scored 21, Brittany Denneny 10 and Kira Favaro 7. The Knights led 24-19 at the half and 38-28 after three quarters. Monique Sylvester led Holy Trinity with 19.
In the semis, a rematch of the 2005 final, the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals defeated the Ingersoll District CI Bombers 51-42 as Lynsey Macdonald scored 14, Daniela Danese 13, Jessica Ewer 8 and Robin Marotte 6. Chelsea Kane led Ingersoll with 20. “We hadn’t played them all year and they were gunning for us,” said MacDonald. Generals coach Dom Silvaggio said. “Our kids were a little psyched up for this. I know their kids were. Our defence won us that game.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers dumped the 2nd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 50-45 as Renata Adamczyk scored 17. Brittany Denneny led St. Mary’s with 10. Knights coach Dave Zagordo told the Sault Star that “they sat in a zone the whole game and overplayed Kath (Thorburn) but we played well.”
In the bronze medal game, the 4th-seeded Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers whipped the 2nd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights 57-39 as Chelsea Kane scored 28 and Rachel Hancock 16. The Blue Bombers led 18-13 at the half. Kathleen Thorburn led St. Mary’s with 15. Kira Favarro added 8 and Stephanie Colizza 6. Knights coach Dave Zagordo told the Sault Star that “it was tough for them to get up for the bronze medals.” The Knights (coached by Dave Zagardo) also included Brittany Denneny, Kyleigh Binkley, Shana Brown, Jen Thibeault, Julia Burgess and Lauren Sicoly.
In the final, the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals defended their title by dumping the 3rd-seeded Dundas Parkside Panthers 51-36. Jessica Ewer led General Amherst with 15 on five treys. Lynsey MacDonald added 14, Robin Marotte 7, Lyndi Meloche 6 and Daniela Danese 6. “I think defending it (the title) is harder,” MacDonald told the Windsor Star. “We had the pressure to defend and we had to come out and prove we could do it again.” Generals coach Don Silvaggio said his troops were once again able to rally in the second half. “We got off to some slow starts (in the tourney) and it seemed to take us a half to get going. (The third quarter), that’s where we seemed to win games. In the third, we knew we had to pick up our game.” The Lady Generals came out flat in this game as they trailed after one quarter and were tied 18-18 at the half. But they turned up the gas in the third quarter and outscored their opponents 16-3. Parkside had an 8-0 run in the third quarter but Amherst spread the floor, hit their layups and made their free throws to put the game away. Silvaggio said winning back-to-back OFSAA titles is special. “I think we were a lot better than we were last year. “As far as talent, they have a lot. They seem to rise to the occasion when they have to.”
The bronze medalist Ingersoll District CI Blue Bombers: Rachel Hancock; Chelsea Kane;
The silver medalist Dundas Parkside Panthers: Meghan Henderson; Lindsey Daleo; Renata Adamczyk;
The gold medalist Amherstburg General Amherst Generals: Jessica Ewer; Lynsey Macdonald; Kristy Chute; Daniela Danese; Lyndi Meloche; Bethany McGee; Robin Marotte; Rebecca Singer; Ashley Douglas; coach Dom Silvaggio; assistant Don Parks; assistant Greg Scott