In the opening round, held in Brockville: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals edged the 12th-seeded Timmins Ecole Secondaire Theriault Flammes 58-24 after leading 18-2, 31-8 and 41-19 at the quarters. Lindsay Kondracki paced the Generals with 14. Katie Breault added 12, Jaylin VandeBovenkamp 6, Rebekah French 6, Rebecca Krug 5, Christine Belcher 4, Mackenzie Morencie 3, Karli Ficociello 3, Sarah Bondy 3 and Aleah Marton 2, while Robin Kellam and Alex Leroux were scoreless. Kelly Giguere paced the Flammes with 8. Desiree Groulx added 5, Sandra Thierren 4, Cassidy Sabourin 4 and Cynthia Levesque 2, while Kelsey Vorano, Kayla Brazeau, Celeste Lalande, Casey Columbus, Kayla Deschatelet and Meaghan Roy were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins dusted the 16th-seeded Welland Centennial Cougars 55-33 after leading 16-8, 25-10 and 40-17 at the quarters. Katelyn Mangold paced the Griffins with 19. Madison Anderson added 17, MacKenzie Robinson 13, Amber Kraetzer 4, Megan Gingrich 2, while Jasmine Seeley, Hannah Peart, Kyla Potter, Karley Ridge and Kirsten Mangold were scoreless. Bridget Atkinson led the Cougars with 13. Rebeccah Fuaco added 7, Tori Stranges 4, Sarah Holmes 4, Elizabeth Holmes 2, Robyn Johnson 2 and Beth Thorne 1, while Alana Banner, Allison Halliday, Kate Hume, Lauren Ludlow and Hilary Sodtka were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts stomped the 18th-seeded Forest Hill Bishop Strachan Bears 68-37 after leading 28-6, 47-12 and 56-22 at the quarters. Abigail Fogg paced the Colts with 23. Riley Hogan added 12, Rachel Ivey 9, Kana Higuchi 7, Tianna Palumbo 6, Sarah Gaines 4, Vanessa Ferlaino 4, Kala Students 2 and Teija Humalamki 2. Amanda Steger paced the Bears with 15. Margot Eisenhauer added 7, Sophie Smith 6, Allison Harris 3, Katherine Allen 2 and Charlotte Higginbotham 2. “Everybody contributed in that first half. It was kind of nice,” said Colts coach Gary Cormier. “We played well. Anytime you come down and have the first half that we had, it definitely gives our kids confidence. It’s always big, you always want to start out on a good note … I think the girls understand what happened, they know what they’ve got to do next. It definitely was a big win.” …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights dumped the 14th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers 55-45. The score was knotted at 8 after one quarter. La Salle led 24-16 at the half and 36-30 after three quarters. “It was a nice win,” Lasalle coach Jason Reynolds said. “(No. 14 seeded Vaughan Road) settled down and we settled down in the second quarter and it was a good battle from that point on.” A trey by Jamie Burns loosened things up, Reynolds said. “All of a sudden after that the shots were going down. We had a little barrage of offence at the end of the third quarter to get up by 14. (The Vipers) wouldn’t go away though.” Jamie Burns paced the Black Knights with 13. Sarah Beech added 12, Gabby Gaudet 10, Seira Medeiros 10, Nicolle Gaudet 9, Maggie Roberts 7, Lilie Dixon 4 and Madison Lloyd 1, while Kristen White, Kaymin Roorda, Danielle Long, Erica McDade and Chelsea Van Camp were scoreless. Sandra Amoah led the Vipers with 19. Aleena Domingo added 18 and Estelle Preiano 4, while Suhama Abukar, Revee Schultz, Grace Synch, Ria Perrault, Kadijha Lawrence, Mitzi Nieves, Sydney Saunders-Robertson, Lisa Li, Meagan Liu, Brandi Trinh and Jacqueline Fernandez were scoreless. Black Knights coach Jason Reynolds said his troops got on track when Jamie Burns nailed a trey. “It was a nice win. They settled down and we settled down in the second quarter and it was a good battle from that point on.” After Burns hit the trey, “all of a sudden after that the shots were going down. We had a little barrage of offence at the end of the third quarter to get up by 14. They wouldn’t go away though.” …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix dispatched the 10th-seeded Orleans St. Matthew Catholic Tigers 40-30. The Phoenix led 10-1 after one quarter. The Tigers led 16-14 at the half. The Phoenix led 31-25 after three quarters. Kaili Lukan paced the Phoenix with 12. Ally Schweitzer added 8, Emily Belchos 5, Kira Innes 4, Kylee Innes 2, Nerida Koert van der Linden 2 and Victoria Bailey 2. Sarah Price paced the Tigers with 12. Nana Wandji added 8, Lindsey Suprunchuk 4 and Liz Cesaire 2. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded North Bay St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Bears clipped the host and 13th-seeded Brockville St. Mary Catholic Crusaders 44-29. The Crusaders led 12-8 after one quarter. The Bears led 21-14 at the half and 31-22 after three quarters. Jenna Davidson led the Bears with 16. Jamie Udeschini added 6, Stephanie Jennings 2 and Amanda White 2. Shannon Greer paced the Crusaders with 8. Emma O’Brien added 6, Taylor Murray 4, Danika Moodie 3, Beth Rogers 2 and Aleisha Bates 2. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dumped the 15th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 48-27 after leading 14-5, 31-9 and 39-19 at the quarters. Jelena Mamic paced the Phoenix with 15. Nancy Kessler added 10, Jessica Menchella 9, Jennifer Sattin 8, Valerie Burtnik 2, Morgan D’Aloisio 2, Christine Sirignano 1 and Karly Ruetz 1, while Taylor Morris, Sydney Masonovich, Carly Patterson and Briar Cookson were scoreless. Kayla Celestini led the Raiders with 8. Marisa Parsons added 8, Nycole Lopes 4, Madison Cvetas 3, Sylvia Michalski 2, Laura Medlock 2, while Samantha Turchyn, Sydney Soares, Danielle Salem and Katie Perry were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams stuffed the 17th-seeded Ajax Denis O’Connor Chargers 56-28 after leading 11-8, 35-14 and 48-20 at the quarters. Megan Payler led the Rams with 14. Allyson Payler added 13, Laura Van Bommel 13, Emma Renner 4, Gabby Zagorski 4, Katie Jacobs 2, Sydney Lockwood 2, Rachel Krygsman 2, Jess Dryfhout 2, while Breah Talan, Nuri Rojas and Chantal Cote were scoreless. Sarah Matthews led the Chargers with 10. Shaneka Williams added 7, Lea Gozdzialski 6, Alexann Kropman 2, Sarah Matthews 2, Emily Mccue 1, while Amanda Bell, Malika Brown-Petgrave, Jasmine Dela Cruz, Victoria Della Pia, Anne Vailoces and Nyla Peterkin were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons stunned the 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics 36-35 after leading 16-13, 22-20 and 27-24 at the quarters. Karissa Kajorinne led the Falcons with 14. Maggie Murphy added 8, Katelyn Andrea 6, Cassandra Soulias 3, Emily Hirslund 3, Brittany Parson 2 and Amanda Collistro 1, while Abigail Remus and Ann Danard were scoreless. Andrea Priamo paced the Celtics with 12. Rebecca Keil added 7, Tesha Kraszkiewicz 5, Sandra Clark 3, Katie Labron 3, Sabrina Cazzola 3 and Rebecca Morris 2, while Sarah Calzonetti, Brianna Tassone and Vicky Lin were scoreless.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Welland Centennial Cougars stomped the 18th-seeded Forest Hill Bishop Strachan Bears 71-36. The Bears led 12-11 after one quarter and 27-24 at the half. The Cougars led 46-31 after three quarters. Elizabeth Holmes paced the Cougars with 18. Bridget Atkinson added 15, Tori Stranges 9, Rebeccah Fuaco 7, Robyn Johnson 6, Elizabeth Holmes 5 and Hilary Sodtka 2, while Alana Banner, Allison Halliday, Kate Hume and Beth Thorne were scoreless. Amanda Steger led the Bears with 24. Sophie Smith added 6, Margot Eisenhauer 4, Allison Harris 2, Rachel Honderich 2, while Katherine Allen, Julia Bollefer, Charlotte Higginbotham, Emily Papsin, Brigette Pawliw-Fry, Lindsay Potts, Catherine Barber, Brodie Kirsh, Rachel Solay and Blair Sullivan were scoreless. The Bears were coached by Lester Smith, assisted by Lisa Batna and Fraser Landry. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders clubbed the 18th-seeded Ajax Denis O’Connor Chargers 64-32 after leading 19-7, 32-18 and 49-23 at the quarters. Nycole Lopes led the Raiders with 13. Kayla Celestini added 9, Katie Perry 9, Sylvia Michalski 7, Laura Medlock 6, Marisa Parsons 6, Danielle Salem 5, Madison Cvetas 3, Samantha Turchyn 2 and Sydney Soares 2 while Elizabeth Sangster was scoreless. Sarah Matthews led the Chargers with 8. Shaneka Williams added 6, Lea Gozdzialski 4, Emily Mccue 4, Rachel Matthews 4, Nyla Peterkin 2, Amanda Bell 2 and Malika Brown-Petgrave 2, while Jasmine Dela Cruz, Victoria Della Pia, Alexann Kropman and Anne Vailoces were scoreless. The Chargers were coached by Mike Orsag, assisted by Nicole Garton, Janelle DeCarlo and Alexia Hughes.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals whipped the 16th-seeded Welland Centennial Cougars 49-28 after leading 17-11, 28-17 and 42-22 at the quarters. Jaylin vandeBovenkamp paced the Generals with 25. Katie Breault added 7, Lindsay Kondracki 5, Aleah Marton 4, Rebekah French 4, Christine Belcher 2 and Sarah Bondy 2, while Mackenzie Morencie, Karli Ficociello, Rebecca Krug, Robin Kellam and Alex Leroux were scoreless. Bridget Atkinson led the Cougars with 8. Robyn Johnson added 6, Sarah Holmes 5, Tori Stranges 3, Rebeccah Fuaco 3 and Beth Thorne 3, while Alana Banner, Allison Halliday, Kate Hume, Lauren Ludlow, Hilary Sodtka and Elizabeth Holmes were scoreless. The Cougars were coached by Kelly Spiers, assisted by Mike Holmes. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights clipped the 10th-seeded Orleans St. Matthew Catholic Tigers 41-31 after leading 8-5, 20-15 and 32-24 at the quarters. Jamie Burns led the Black Knights with 12. Gabby Gaudet added 12, Sarah Beech 6, Nicolle Gaudet 5, Kristen White 4, Maggie Roberts 3, while Madison Lloyd, Kaymin Roorda, Danielle Long, Erica McDade, Lilie Dixon and Chelsea Van Camp were scoreless. Lindsey Suprunchuk led the Tigers with 13. Nana Wandjy added 6, Sarah Price 5, Amanda Foerstner 2, Tiana Cornfield 2 and Michelle Van Herk 1, while Liz Cesaire, Rebecca Brennan and Jordan Faris were scoreless. The Tigers were coached by Eric Anderson and Rick Despatie. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dusted the 13th-seeded Brockville St. Mary Catholic Crusaders 43-25 after leading 15-8, 20-14 and 32-16 at the quarters. While the Crusaders did a good job on limiting the offence of 6-4 Nancy Kessler, she changed what St. Mary could do with their shots. The Crusaders were cold with their outside shooting and only had one fastbreak basket for their inside contribution in that first half. In the third quarter, the Crusaders only scored two points. In the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter, St. Mary had only scored two more points before finishing with a flurry in front of a full gym of cheering fans. “I think we worked the ball better today against the zone than we’ve done in the past,” said Reil. Kessler was held to just five points, all in the second half, but the key contribution of the Grade 10 player’s game was on defence. “We held the big girl to five points and that was our focus. But, No. 12 (Mamic) hurt us a little bit but we knew that was the case coming in,” said Reil. Jelena Mamic paced the Phoenix with 15. Jessica Manchella added 12, Jennifer Sattin 6, Nancy Kessler 5, Carly Patterson 2 and Briar Cookson 2, while Valerie Burtnik, Taylor Morris, Sydney Masonovich, Martha Kubarakos, Morgan D’Aloisio, Christine Sirignano and Karly Ruetz were scoreless. Taylor Murray led the Crusaders with 10. Shannon Greer added 9, Emma O’Brien 3, Brittany Throop 3, while Elizabeth Rogers, Jessica Beattie, Rebekah Beattie, Hilary Jonker, Danika Moodie-deLuis, Aleisha Bates, Brieanna McLean, Paige Dorey, Emily Landon and Julia McCaugherty-Jansman were scoreless. The Crusaders were coached by Matt Reil, assisted by Stephanie Koekkoek and Dave Edwards, and managed by Korina Graham. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics defeated the 5th-seeded St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Rams 50-39 after leading 13-8, 34-19 and 36-25 at the quarters. Rebecca Keil led the Celtics with 13. Andrea Priamo added 11, Rebecca Morris 10, Katie Labron 7, Tesha Kraszkiewicz 2, Sabrina Cazzola 2, Sandra Clark 2, while Alexandra Valeriote, Kaitlyn Phillips, Sarah Calzonetti, Brianna Tassone and Vicky Lin were scoreless. Ally Payler led the Rams with 27. Megan Payler added 6, Breah Talan 4, Emma Renner 1 and Laura Van Bommel 1, while Katie Jacobs, Sydney Lockwood, Jess Dryfhout, Zagorski, Nuri Rojas and Chantal Cote, Rachel Krygsman and Allyson Payler were scoreless. The Rams were coached by David Fox, assisted by Troy Rick and Nuri Rojas. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins dispatched the 12th-seeded Timmins Ecole Secondaire Flammes 39-25 after leading 8-4, 16-8 and 29-17 at the quarters. Katelyn Mangold paced the Griffins with 14. Maddie Anderson added 10, MacKenzie Robinson 8, Jasmine Seeley 4, Megan Gingrich 3 and Kyla Potter 2, while Hannah Peart, Karley Ridge, Kiersten Mangold and Amber Kraetzer were scoreless. Kayla Deschatelet led the Flammes with 7. Kelsey Vorano added 6, Kelly Giguere 4, Celeste Lalande 2, Cassidy Sabourin 2, Casey Columbus 2 and Desiree Groulx 2, while Josee Vieno, Sandra Therrien, Kayla Brazeau, Cynthia Levesque, Meaghan Roy, Isabelle Cleroux were scoreless. The Flammes were coached by Richard Cornell, assisted by Kayla Kapel. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts crushed the 14th-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers 58-30 after leading 14-5, 29-14 and 45-24 at the quarters. Rachel Ivey led the Colts with 20. Riley Hogan added 10, Tianna Palumbo 10, Abigail Fogg 10, Kala Studens 2, Teija Humalamaki 2, Emily Nicoletta 1 and Kana Higuchi 1, while Vanessa Ferlaino, Kristin Eagles and Sarah Gaines were scoreless. Sandra Amoah led the Vipers with 21. Aleena Domingo added 5, Estelle Preiano 2, Revee Schultz 2, while Suhama Abukar, Grace Synch, Ria Perrault, Kadijha Lawrence, Mitzi Nieves, Sydney Saunders-Robertson, Lisa Li, Meagan Liu, Brandi Trinh and Jacqueline Fernandez were scoreless. The Vipers were coached by Wilton Hall and Fred Budnik, assisted by Rochelle Noble and Betty Duong. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix stomped the 7th-seeded North Bay St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Bears 59-33. The Bears led 10-9 after one quarter. The Phoenix led 26-16 at the half an d44-28 after three quarters. Kaili Lukan paced the Phoenix with 24. Ally Schweitzer added 19, Victoria Bailey 7, Kira Innes 3, Nerida Koert van Der Linden 2 and Holly Schweitzer 2 while Clarissa MacDonald, Emily Belchos, Laura Benson, Chanel Frangakis, Brittany Treimstra and Emma Chown were scoreless. Jenna Davidson led the Bears (coached by Jim Davidson, assisted by Jaymee Lynn Blanchard) with 24. Jaime Udeschini added 11, Stephanie Jennings 6 and Haley Field 2, while Amanda White, Terri Lynne Clarke, Demi Lynn Mathias and Emily MacDonell were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders nipped the 11th-seeded Thunder Bay St. Ignatius Falcons 44-40. The Falcons led 12-9 after one quarter and 25-19 at the half. The Raiders led 36-34 after three quarters. Nicole Lopes paced the Raiders with 18. Marisa Parsons added 12, Kayla Celestini 7, Madison Cvetas 4 and Sylvia Michalski 3, while Laura Medlock, Samantha Turchyn, Katie Perry, Sydney Soares and Danielle Salem were scoreless. Katelyn Andrea led the Falcons with 20. Cassandra Soulais added 8, Karissa Kajorinne 6, Maggie Murphy 4 and Emily Hirslund 2, while Amanda Colistro, Abigail Remus, Ann Danard and Brittany Parsons were scoreless. The Falcons were coached by Franco Veneruzzo, assisted by Lauri McFarlane and Kristen McFarlane.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals dumped the 8th-seeded Kingston La Salle Black Knights 49-37 after leading 13-8, 24-11 and 44-19 at the quarters. Katie Breault paced the Generals with 17. Lindsay Kondracki added 10, Sarah Bondy 9, Jaylin VandeBovenKamp 8, Aleah Marton 4, and Mackenzie Morencie 1, while Rebecca Krug, Robin Kellam, Alex Leroux, Karli Ficociello, Rebekah French and Christine Belcher were scoreless. Gabby Gaudet led the Black Knights with 14. Nicolle Gaudet added 12, Kristen White 4, Sarah Beech 4 and Lilie Dixon 3, while Kaymin Roorda, Erica McDade, Danielle Long, Jamie Burns, Maggie Roberts, Madison Lloyd, Chelsea Van Camp and Siera Mediros were scoreless. The Black Knights were coached by Jason Reynolds, assisted by Mike Marchand, Deb Carroll and Tim Ley.
The 4th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix dumped the 2nd-seeded Guelph Bishop Macdonell Celtics 50-40 after leading 8-3, 18-16 and 34-24 at the quarters. Nancy Kessler paced the Phoenix with 16. Jelena Mamic added 15, Jennifer Sattin 7, Valerie Burtnik 2 and Jessica Menchella 2, while Carly Patterson, Morgan D’Aloisio, Briar Cookson, Sydney Masonovich, Karly Ruetz, Christine Sirignano, Martha Kubarakos and Taylor Morris were scoreless. Rebecca Keil led the Celtics with 16. Katie Labron added 6, Sabrina Cazzola 3, Tesha Kraszkiewicz 3, Kaitlyn Phillips 3, Rebecca Morris 2, Andrea Priamo 2 and Sandra Clark 2, while Sarah Calzonetti, Brianna Tassone, Vicky Lin and Alexandra Valeriote were scoreless. The Celtics were coached by Karen Bremner, assisted by Emily Joslin and Emily Nienhuis.
The 6th-seeded Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins stunned the 3rd-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts 34-30. The Colts led 10-8, 15-14 and 24-20 at the quarters. Mackenzie Robinson paced the Griffins with 17. Madison Anderson added 10, Katelyn Mangold 3, Megan Gingrich 2 and Kyla Potter 2, while Jasmine Seeley, Amber Kraetzer, Hannah Peart, Karley Ridge and Kristen Mangold were scoreless. Abigail Fogg led the Colts with 13. Kala Studens added 10, Rachel Ivey 5 and Kana Higuchi 2, while Riley Hogan, Ferlaino, Tianna Palumbo, Teija Humalamaki, Kristin Eagles, Sarah Gaines and Emily Nicoletta and Vanessa Ferlaino were scoreless. The Colts were coached by Gary Cormier, assisted by Kira Favaro and Katrina Huopalainen.
In the last quarterfinal, the 9th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix eliminated the 15th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 49-40. The Raiders led 13-8 after one quarter and 18-17 at the half. The Phoenix led 34-26 after three quarters. Kaili Lukan led the Phoenix with 26. Ally Schweitzer added 6, Nerida Koert van der Linden 6, Ally Schweitzer 6, Emily Belchos 4, Holly Schweitzer 4 and Kylee Innis 3, while Clarissa MacDonald, Kira Innes, Victoria Bailey, Laura Benson, Chanel Frangakis, Brittany Treimstra and Emma Chown and Corinna Mageean were scoreless. Kayla Celestini led the Raiders with 12. Nycole Lopes added 9, Madison Cvetas 8 and Sylvia Michalski 5, while Samantha Turchyn, Sydney Soares, Danielle Salem, Katie Perry, Marisa Parsons, Elizabeth Sangster and Laura Medlock were scoreless. The Raiders were coached by Michael Giammichele, assisted by Joe Polizzi, Elizabeth Estrela and Jasmine Kisic.
In the semis, the top-seeded Amherstberg General Amherst Generals dusted the 4th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix 30-12 after leading 7-2, 11-4 and 20-10 at the quarters. “To hold a team to four points in the first half was pretty impressive,” guard Christine Belcher said. Jaylin VandeBovenKamp led the Generals with 8. Lindsay Kondracki added 6, Christine Belcher 6, Katie Breault 5, Aleah Marton 3 and Rebekah French 2, while Mackenzie Morencie, Karli Ficociello, Rebecca Krug, Robin Kellam, Alex Leroux and Sarah Bondy were scoreless. Jelena Mamic paced the Phoenix with 6. Nancy Kessler added 4, Valerie Burtnik 2, while Jennifer Sattin, Taylor Morris, Sydney Masonovich, Carly Patterson, Martha Kubarakos, Jessica Menchella, Morgan D’Aloisio, Briar Cookson, Christine Sirignano and Karly Ruetz were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 9th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix defeated the 6th-seeded Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins 42-35 after leading 18-10, 24-19 and 33-27 at the quarters. Kaili Lukan led the Phoenix with 25. Ally Schweitzer added 8, Kira Innes 4, Nerida Koert van der Linden 2, Emily Belchos 2 and Holly Schweitzer 1, while Clarissa MacDonald, Victoria Bailey, Laura Benson, Chanel Frangakis, Kylee Innes, Brittany Treimstra, Emma Chown and Corinna Mageean were scoreless. Mackenzie Robinson led the Griffins with 16. Katelyn Mangold added 12, Madison Anderson 4, Jasmine Seeley 3, while Megan Gingrich, Amber Kraetzer, Hannah Peart, Kyla Potter, Karley Ridge and Kirsten Mangold were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix stomped the 6th-seeded Peterborough Thomas A. Stewart Griffins 46-26 after leading 9-3, 29-14 and 43-22 at the quarters. Christine Sirignano paced the Phoenix with 12. Nancy Kessler added 11, Jennifer Sattin 9, Jelena Mamic 6, Valerie Burtnik 6 and Jessica Menchella 2, while Taylor Morris, Sydney Masonovich, Carly Patterson, Martha Kubarakos, Morgan D’Aloisio, Briar Cookson and Karly Ruetz were scoreless. Katelyn Mangold paced the Griffins with 12. Mackenzie Robinson added 7, Kirsten Mangold 2, Hannah Peart 2, Madison Anderson 2, and Megan Gingrich 1, while Jasmine Seeley, Amber Kraetzer, Kyla Potter and Karley Ridge were scoreless. The Griffins were coached by Craig Muir, assisted by Kerri Hardill.
In the final, the top-seeded Amherstberg General Amherst Generals defeated the 9th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 36-31. Amherst led 24-10 at the half but saw its lead cut to a mere point after three quarters with starters Katie Breault, Lindsay Kondracki and Aleah Marton all in foul trouble. The Lady Gens used a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away and claim the school’s eighth straight medal and fifth gold since 2004. General Amherst won a record four straight OFSAA AA titles from 2004-07. Kondracki led the Lady Gens with 13 points in the finals while Jaylin VandeBovenkamp had nine. Christine Belcher scored six points, Breault had four and Marton and Sarah Bondy each had two. “Whether we won or lost, I couldn’t be prouder because of the improvement they made at the beginning of the season,” said Amherst coach Dom Silvaggio. “It’s a testament to their hard work.” Amherst led by 16 in the third quarter but Barrie Central got back into it after the Lady Gens got into foul trouble. Silvaggio said the 7-0 run in the last quarter proved to be what propelled Amherst to victory. “Credit to our girls. A lot of teams would have folded,” he said. “They stepped up and scored the next seven points and that was the difference in the game. It’s a testament to the kids, their resilience and finding a way to win.” Barrie Central was seeded too low, Silvaggio believed, as they were a good team with a star player of their own in Kali Lukan. Lukan played a strong defensive effort against VandeBovenkamp in the finals causing Amherst to have to find other ways to get VandeBovenkamp the ball. Silvaggio said defence was the key. “Our match-up zone gave everyone trouble when it counted. Our defense won it for us. We had trouble scoring ourselves in a couple of games. … We play a lot of games and they have to put in a lot of practice. It’s something they earned. They earned everything they got. It’s something the kids worked hard for. A lot of it has to do with individual work. The majority of work has to be individual fundamentals you don’t have time to work on in practice. … It definitely was sweet. It’s something they’ll always remember.” The eight consecutive OFSAA medals are “quite a streak,” he added. “Our starters, almost every game, it was someone new stepping up.” The Generals spent the last three years playing at the AAA level but dropped back to AA this season. “We’re an AA school,” said Silvaggio, whose team has won five golds, two silvers and a bronze over the stretch. “This year, we went back to AA because we have a young team and a lot of new players. It’s something we always let the players decide, but they had to do it before Sept. 30.” The Generals had one Grade 9 starter and two others in Grade 11. “We decided AA because we thought that was the best chance of winning,” guard Christine Belcher said, adding that being the top seed in AA had its advantages and disadvantages. “It’s tough because everyone expects more of you and you put more expectations on yourself. But it’s also good because you walk into the gym and teams look at you differently because you’re No. 1 and I think that helped us. … It’s the perfect way to finish the season. You couldn’t ask for more. I don’t think any other school can say they’ve won eight straight medals at OFSAA.” The Generals built a 16-point lead in the first quarter, but with foul problems watched the lead cut to a point. “I give our team credit because they regrouped,” Silvaggio said. “They could easily have folded.” Belcher had four points in a quick 7-0 run that gave the Generals breathing room down the stretch. “For us, it’s always been defence that’s gotten us there,” Belcher said. “The offence doesn’t always come, but you can always work hard on defence.”
The bronze medalist St. Catharines St. Francis Phoenix: Jelena Mamic; Jennifer Sattin; Nancy Kessler; Valerie Burtnik; Taylor Morris; Sydney Masonovich; Carly Patterson; Martha Kubarakos; Jessica Menchella; Morgan D’Aloisio; Briar Cookson; Christine Sirignano; Karly Ruetz; coach Patrick O’Leary; assistant Barb Scott
The silver medalist Barrie Central Phoenix: Kaili Lukan; Ally Schweitzer; Clarissa MacDonald; Kira Innes; Nerida Koert van der Linden; Victoria Bailey; Emily Belchos; Laura Benson; Chanel Frangakis; Kylee Innes; Corinna Mageean; Brittany Treimstra; Holly Schweitzer; Emma Chown; coach Steve Porter; assistant Bob Caville; assistant Cathy Caville
The gold medalist Amherstberg General Amherst Generals: Christine Belcher; Jaylin VandeBovenkamp; Katie Breault; Lindsay Kondracki; Mackenzie Morencie; Karli Ficociello; Aleah Marton; Rebecca Krug; Rebekah French; Robin Kellam; Alex Leroux; Sarah Bondy; coach Dom Silvaggio; assistant Don Parks; assistant Greg Scott