In the opening round, held in Stratford: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs dusted the 11th-seeded Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 84-46 after leading 30-9, 48-19 and 68-33 at the quarters. Megan Barker led the Bulldogs with 22. Yemi Oladipo added 19, Brookelyn Keltos 15, Kate Smyth 13, Anya Namestnik 7, Samantha Cormier 4, Morgan Barker 2 and Lauryn Cosby 2. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Port Arthur Hammarskjold Vikings crushed the 16th-seeded King City Secondary Lions 62-29. The Lions led 9-8 after one quarter. The Vikings led 32-17 at the half and 50-23 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Perth & District CI Blue Devils whipped the 18th-seeded Sudbury Englehart Spartans 62-27 after leading 18-7, 38-15 and 49-21 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Arnprior District Rapids stomped the 17th-seeded Scarborough Birchmount Park Panthers 76-36 after leading 26-3, 52-7 and 67-20 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Belleville Centennial Chargers blasted the 12th-seeded Oakville Thomas A. Blakelock Tigers 69-20 after leading 17-4, 43-8 and 53-15 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Orleans Ecole Secondaire Catholique Beatrice-Desloges Bulldogs stunned the 4th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park District Knights 47-40 after leading 11-9, 28-19 and 34-31 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles dispatched the 8th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Cardinals 62-33 after leading 13-6, 34-17 and 48-24 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Guelph Our Lady of Lourdes Crusaders defeated the 10th-seeded Kingsville District Cavaliers 41-36. The score was knotted at 9-9, 16-16 and 22-22 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Stratford St. Michael Catholic Warriors crushed the 13th-seeded Oshawa Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic Saints 69-31 after leading 18-7, 33-15 and 52-25 at the quarters.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded King City Secondary Lions clocked the 18th-seeded Sudbury Englehart Spartans 52-34. The Spartans led 15-9 after one quarter. The Lions led 26-25 at the half and 36-29 after three quarters. The Spartans (coach Anita Anderson, assistant Cathy Beauchamp) included Nina Anderson, Keyra Belanger, Lexi deLeeuw, Chanell Duffy, Quinn Glover, Jadyn Howard, Addison LaCarte, Sydney LaCarte, Felicity Montminy, Kate Parker, Charley Pollock and Alyssa Wheldon. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park District Knights torched the 17th-seeded Scarborough Birchmount Park Panthers 61-18 after leading 12-10, 39-12 and 53-18 at the quarters. The Panthers (coach Kiel Nizich, assistant Andrien Prgassingh, assistant Tin-Gee Wong) included Sheyma Alfatih, Sophie Butler, Emma Donnelly, Melanie Dunbar, Gwen Forrister, Kate Gleeson, Harmela Tesfagiorgies, Munira Honore, Ruth Kwarteng, Mia Mabuzo, Leah McDonald and Claire Miller-Pera. In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles dispatched the 9th-seeded Guelph Our Lady of Lourdes Crusaders 47-37 after leading 9-5, 18-10 and 24-20 at the quarters. Lourdes tied the game at 28 in the fourth quarter but Jaimie Staulbaum took command, scoring 12 of the Eagles next 19 points. “It got a bit scary when they caught up to us,” Staulbaum told hometownplay.ca. “But I knew if we stayed calm and kept working together, we’d be ok.” Eagles coach Sean Beilhartz said “when the lights were brightest she played her best. That’s what your superstars do and I think she fits that mold. Whoever has the opportunity to land her next year, whatever her choice is going to be, is going to one heck of a person first and one heck of a basketball player. She’s just scratching the surface to what she’ll become.” The Crusaders (coach Sean Mathe) included Salena Clarke, McKinna Codrington, Paige Conroy, Aislin Devine, Olivia Doucette, Ro-Anne Eimar, Luliana Ghebretensae, Ciara Hayne, Natalie Martinez, Gella Mae Ordanza, Zoe Penny, Sophie Power-Rossi, Kayla Schaus, Annie Smith and Catherine Wittich. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Perth & District CI Blue Devils torched the 8th-seeded North York James Cardinal McGuigan Cardinals 55-37 after leading 18-16, 35-26 and 44-26 at the quarters. The Cardinals (coach Adrian D Sooroojpal, assistant David Damiani, assistant Julia Nobrega, manager Aremu Khadijat) included Rozzette Abutay, Gianna Fedeli, Venairi Herrera Victor, Trinity Kennedy-Fung, Kataleena Lowe, Alvyna Nyarko, Cynthia Okoawo Sunday, Ifeoluwa Omotosho, (Divinegh) Ugiagbe Oriakhi, Erhun Osamwonyi, (Peace) Osasumwen Erhunmwunse, Shelis Rowe-Buchanan and Tracy Vincent. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Kingsville District Cavaliers defeated the 7th-seeded Stratford St. Michael Catholic Warriors 45-37 after leading 11-9, 26-19 and 28-27 at the quarters. The Warriors (coach Steve Goforth, assistant Jim Hurley, assistant Brenna Atthill) included Alexa Burtenshaw, Paige DeJong, Alexis Hinds, Avery Hinds, Mia Morris, Jensen Pohl, Isabelle Schmidt, Annika VanKooten, Faith Vito and Nicole Wunder. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Port Arthur Hammarskjold Vikings clubbed the 11th-seeded Orillia Patrick Fogarty Flames 73-26 after leading 30-4, 35-11 and 62-16 at the quarters. The Flames (coach Curtis Columbus, assistant Fred Bosco, student coach Sophia Columbus) included Michelle Balingan, Kennedy Clarke, Chloe Columbus, Gabrielle Crate, Megan Duffy, Ava Erskine, Kate Fletcher, Kaylan Jeffels, India Johnson, Riley Marwick, Caitlin McLaughlin, Mayson Parnell and Melanie Smith. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Arnprior District Rapids clocked the 12th-seeded Oakville Thomas A. Blakelock Tigers 59-37 after leading 10-4, 28-16 and 45-25 at the quarters. The Tigers (coach Scott Stevens, assistant Michael Pearson) included Adriana Bianchin, Sienna Caesar, Teresa Do, Manon Grincourt, Isabella Guzman, Emma Kellerman, Kiera Mackenzie, Alyssa Mella, Emma Oliveira, Naya Patel, Hayden Sims, Carsyn Weber and Abbey Whittington. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Orleans Ecole Secondaire Catholique Beatrice-Desloges Bulldogs torched the 13th-seeded Oshawa Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic Saints 72-20 after leading 18-4, 33-13 and 55-17 at the quarters. The Saints (coach Palig Baghdasarian, assistant Melissa McKay, manager Davan Brannigan) included Keeana Cadoo, Nadine De Guzman, Sabrina Esteban, Clare Gale, Abriel Grant-Caracas, Elizabeth Hughes, Charlotte Komel, Stephanie Komel, Chelsea Santillan, Trinity Santos, Kaylea Vogler, Lily Whitbread and Makerah Williams. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs blasted the 16th-seeded King City Secondary Lions 75-29 after leading 21-14, 44-19 and 68-24 at the quarters. Megan Barker paced the Bulldogs with 21. Brookelyn Keltos added 18, Kate Smyth 11, Yemi Oladipo 9, Paige Cook 5, Anya Namestnik 5, Lauryn Cosby 4 and Morgan Barker 1. The Lions (coach Argentina Andrade, assistant Jeff Masterson, assistant Brian Raposo) included Jayme Bindi, Jessica Dizon, Julia Dizon, Esther Gang, Fiona Hogan, Ella Kenney, Radhika Mistry, Amy Pletsas, Camryn Ponte, Talia Salvador, Maureen Smeir and Sloane Strachan. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Belleville Centennial Chargers spanked the 4th-seeded Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park District Knights 52-33 after leading 12-2, 24-12 and 43-16 at the quarters. The Knights (coach Lisa Carruthers, coach Antoinette Purdon) included Sophie Alexander, Ella Bourget, Kami Dreger, Brooke Gibeault, Sarah Guignard, Madison Huntington, Isabel McKague, Sophie Miller, Siobhan Noble-Poland, Olivia Tissot Van Patot, Allessia Vallilee and Mia Yurich.
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Port Arthur Hammarskjold Vikings spanked the 3rd-seeded Perth & District CI Blue Devils 44-22 after leading 14-8, 29-10 and 38-14 at the quarters. The Blue Devils (coach Sean Christy, assistant Mike Bell, assistant Norah Christy, student assistant Lauren Croth, student assistant Barnard Hannah) included Reagan Bell, Mackenzie Boychuk, Leah Craig, Kaitlyn Emmell, Bryn Goebel, Mackenzie Graham, Madison Hehir, Emma-Lee Johnson, Breeah Jones, Jessie Kellar-Hannah, Clara Misner, Gracyn Patterson and Alyssa Patterson.
The 5th-seeded Arnprior District Rapids defeated the 15th-seeded Orleans Ecole Secondaire Catholique Beatrice-Desloges Bulldogs 55-47. The Bulldogs led 16-15 after one quarter. The Rapids led 28-24 at the half and 44-37 after three quarters. The Bulldogs (coach Julien Cazabon) included Élodie Bard, Améliane Bard, Lorélie Bard, Cléa Blais, Mia Cléroux, Faith Fuamba, Nève Guénette, Coralie Paquete, Marika Schryburt, Alexia Schryburt, Cristina Soueiti and Zoe Virgo.
The 2nd-seeded Belleville Centennial Chargers clubbed the 10th-seeded Kingsville District Cavaliers 50-16 after leading 15-5, 26-7 and 39-11 at the quarters. The Cavaliers (coach Mark Scherer, assistant Greg Dreidger) included Clara Adamson, Kennedi Hanslien, Jade Kirner, Emily Latham, Callie Prymack, Hannah Raffoul, Jaida Rivard, Alexis Russell, Piper Scherer, Molly Scherer, Hudson Woolgar and Morgan Woolgar.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs mauled the 14th-seeded Aylmer East Elgin Eagles 76-27 after leading 23-6, 46-14 and 61-16 at the quarters. The Bulldogs drilled 12 treys in the match. Eagle Jaime Staulbaum told Hometownplay.ca that the Bulldogs press proved insurmountable. “No one can beat their press. We had a hard time getting the ball pass that. Usually we can break the press by passing to the middle. But their arms were so long, so it was hard to those passes off. They were quick. They are a really good team.” Eagles coach Sean Beilhartz said “they’re number one for a reason. They have amazing athletes and they are very well coached. It’s sub one player in and the next player is as good and match up wise, it’s really tough.” … What I loved is that we never quit and we had smiles on our faces. We matched up well against them. You wouldn’t know that by the score, but I know they went to their bag of tricks a few times to get things moving.” Brookelyn Keltos paced the Bulldogs with 20. Yemi Oladipo added 18, Kate Smyth 10, Megan Barker 8, Lauryn Cosby 7, Anya Namestnik 5, Paige Cook 5 and Samantha Cormier 4. Staulbaum led the Eagles with 8. Brooke Preszcator added 7. The Eagles (coach Sean Beilhartz, assistant Maggy Doan, assistant Katie Knight, assistant Reid Simpson) also included Lillian Allen, Ellery Beilhartz, Morgan Kerr, Mackenzie McMillan, Marilyn Powers, Ainsley Preszcator, Alexa Shackelton, Megan Small and Holly Van Gorp.
In the semis, the top-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs mauled the 5th-seeded Arnprior District Rapids 75-33 after leading 25-13, 44-22 and 62-25 at the quarters. Megan Barker, Yemi Oladipo and Kate Smyth each scored 15 to pace the Bulldogs. Brookelyn Keltos added 12, Samantha Cormier 6, Anya Namestnik 6, Morgan Barker 5 and Lauryn Cosby 2.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Belleville Centennial Chargers nipped the 6th-seeded Port Arthur Hammarskjold Vikings 52-50. The score was knotted at 15 after one quarter. The Vikings led 28-26 at the half. The Chargers led 44-35 after three quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Arnprior District Rapids defeated the 6th-seeded Port Arthur Hammarskjold Vikings 58-33. The Vikings led 10-9 after one quarter and 22-17 at the half. The Rapids led 42-27 after three quarters.
In the final, the top-seeded St. Catharines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs clipped the 2nd-seeded Belleville Centennial Chargers 46-34 after leading 10-9, 28-17 and 36-23 at the quarters. Brookeleyn Keltos paced the Bulldogs with 16. Megan Barker added8, Yemi Oladipo 7, Kate Smyth 7, Samantha Cormier 2, Morgan Barker 2 and Anya Namestnik 2. “The final was a battle. It was back and forth and it was a challenge,” Bulldogs coach Frank Keltos told BP Sports Niagara. “It was Game 5 (at OFSAA) and it was the last game for both teams in regards to their seasons and their last high school game. It was one of those epic ‘You got to play’ games and there was nothing easy about it. … We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well but they had really good help defence and they stuck to a man-to-man defence the whole time. They didn’t press us in any shape or form but they played a solid half-court D and made it hard for us to get easy baskets. Our press got us some points but they were able to get it over. They were very well-coached but we hit a few more shots than them. … They know my crazy, I guess, my system and what we are trying to accomplish,” Frank Keltos said. ‘They knew my defence and my press when we wanted to use it. Every girl knew their role and they knew if they were going in for one minute or five minutes. If they were in the game, they had a green light to shoot if they were open and they didn’t have a problem making mistakes and weren’t scared to make mistakes. They just went and played.”
The antique bronze medalist Port Arthur Hammarskoljd Vikings: Kiera Chow; Sara Clouthier; Kate Clouthier; Kirsten Clouthier; Lyndsay Gerry; Andie Ktytor; Ainsley Pare; Bryanna Sutherland; Hope Wigwas; coach John Clouthier; assistant Dylan Coultis; assistant Clayton Nolan
The bronze medalist Arnprior District Rapids: Aria Alessio; Camryn Buffarn; Mika Clifford; Naomi Daley; Kira Desarmia; Anna Hirst; Avery Moore; Maya Mulvihill; Nora Neville; Allison Niblett; Ava Riopelle; Molly Sheldrick; coach Phil Moore; assistant Chris Spratt; assistant Sarah Spratt
The silver medalist Belleville Centennial Chargers: Kaydin Brooks; Morgan Casselman; Brooke Gallgher; Lily Haslett; Mya Langdon; Kayla Martindale; Katie McFaul; Olivia McFaul; Addison Neely; coach Maren Edgett; assistant Lianne Woodley
The gold medalist St. Catherines Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs: Francesca Avi; Morgan Barker; Megan Barker; Paige Cook; Samantha Cormier; Lauryn Cosby; Brookelyn Keltos; Anya Nameslnik; Olayemi Oladipo; Kiera Pink; Kate Smyth; coach Frank Keltos; assistant Adam Onclin
Thanks to: Convenor Steve Goforth for provision of the tournament program.