In the opening round, held in Hamilton: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 12th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Saints 90-51 after leading 26-8, 51-18 and 76-31 at the quarters. Kingsley Costain paced Commerce with 17, Renald Walters 12, Aaron Duncan 12, Tristan Blackwood 12, David Thompson 11, Leary Duncan 6, Cameron John 5 and Calvin Wigley 4. Dan Trepanier led St. Anne with 13. Chris Cullen added 11, Adrian Bisson 6, Everett Vossen 6, Jules Sylvestre 5, Ryan Byrne 4, Chris Allevato and Nick White 2. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs dumped the 6th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights 52-48. The Knights led 11-9 after one quarter. Vaughn led 20-10 at the half and 36-34 after three quarters. A.J. Morgan paced the Voyageurs with 19. Brendan Grittens added 12, James Yoon 11 and Sean Reid 9. Shane James led Milliken Mills with 21. Leighton Brown added 10, Ratay Shah 6, David Watson 4, Xavier McLaughlin 2 and Jason Scarlett 1. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels defeated the 18th-seeded Cambridge St. Benedict Saints 88-49 after leading 24-12, 59-26 and 65-35 at the quarters. Majak Kou paced the Gaels with 18. Jermaine Dunkley added 12, Andre Harvey 11, Victor Fynn 9, Greg Garcia 7, Jesse Beaulac 7, Nick Cover 7 and Bryan Furtado 6. Ian Harriette led the Saints with 11. Gerard Fecan added 8, Patrick Ronzio 6, Ricky Apach 5, Justin Barbuto 4, Francis Leblanc 3, Jason Joseph 3 and Pablo Hdartis 3. “Our guys love those fast breaks,” Cathedral coach Mark Daly told the Hamilton Spectator. “It’s easier to win when you’re doing layups and the other team is just shooting from the outside. I’m glad we could get that out of the way and now we can watch everyone else play. There’s just four more games to go for us.” …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Kitchener-Waterloo CI Raiders defeated the 8th-seeded Burlington Nelson Lords 52-42 after leading 12-10, 23-19 and 37-33 at the quarters. Craig Bauslaugh paced the Raiders with 27. Borko Popic added 13, Sam Rich 9, Jeff Mitchell 2 and Jeff Atchison 1. Graham Dow led the Lords with 11. Ben Fielding added 8, James McBain 7, Shane Porter 7, Rory Tufford 6 and Dustin Sirois 1. Lords coach Bob Stacey told the Hamilton Spectator that star Graham Dow was suffering from food poisoning, and consequently delivered a sub-par performance. “One word – flat. There’s not more I can say. There was a lot more hunger on their side and their two top players played really well. Their point guard (Bauslaugh) played well inside himself and did a job working on Graham (Dow).” …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders dumped 10th-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators 62-56. Beal led 19-12 after one quarter. Goetz led 36-27 at the half and 50-44 after three quarters. Isaac Berry paced the Raiders with 23. Jesse Piercey added 19, Neil Scarborough 12, Andrew McCaulay 4 and Cale Richards 2. Ayham Al-Dajane led the Gators with 14. Andre Mitchell added 10, Michael Campbell 8, Tut Ruach 8, Isaac Kuon 4, Jonathan Hood 2 and Greg Wojt 2. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans defeated the 13th-seeded Ottawa Hillcrest Hawks 53-46 after leading 17-10, 29-20 and 42-33 at the quarters. Jason Jordan paced the Trojans with 15. Omar Green added 12, Jerome Forde 8, Ian Wight 6, Avinash Singh 6 and Michael Brown 2. Sean Peter led Hillcrest with 18. Corey McLaren added 9, Ryan Gow 4, Beau Doherty 3, Alex Beaton 3 and Jesse Freeston 3. The Hawks struggled to find their shooting range. “We missed a lot of easy shots and turnovers cost us. They converted a lot of layups,” said Hawks coach Gary Monsour. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded North York C.W. Jefferys Saints defeated the 15th-seeded Cornwall Cougars 65-38 after leading 22-11, 39-21 and 54-32 at the quarters. Kevin Francis paced the Saints with 18. Shane Morrison added 14, Kevin Watson 13, Andre Hutton 10, Milton Holness 5, Keon Lewis 2 and Oswald Adu 2. Andrew Lazore led the Cougars with 14. Mike Rasenberg added 10, Mike Lalonde 8, Scott Duncan 4 and Mike Greig 2. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders defeated the 17th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 55-46 after leading 15-8, 33-24 and 45-37 at the quarters. Brad Rootes paced the Marauders with 18. Dusty Bianchin added 11, Kevin Jones 10, Michael Kemp 10, Milos Karadzic 4 and Brent Harris 2. Ryan Vanderkum led Barrie Central with 20. Brandon Verrall added 6, Adam Bolton 5, Duncan Hutchison 4, Steve McLean 4, Troy Leach 3 and Matt Christensen 2. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders defeated the 11th-seeded Mississauga Lincoln Alexander Lynx 74-68. The Crusaders led 18-16 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 37 at the half and at 57 after three quarters. Antui Antuahene paced the Crusaders with 35. Kerchel Carter added 14, Jermaine Symonds 10, Bod Olagandoye 5, Jason Benjamin 5, Richard Frempong 2 and John Shaboo 2. Jason Roach led the Lynx with 28. Nye Miller added 12, Daniel Ferguson 10, David Omoghan 7, Kevin Amankway 6, Farid Charles 3 and Adrian Hall 2.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights defeated the 18th-seeded Cambridge St. Benedict Saints 69-39 after leading 15-9, 31-22 and 58-31 at the quarters. Matt Hartley paced the Knights with 19. Leighton Brown added 13, Troy Harmon 11, Shane James 10, Jason Scarlett 4, David Watson 4 and four others with 2. Jarrod Fagan led the Saints with 15. Ian Harriette added 12, Bill Ball 3, Doug Hernandez 3, Peter Greb 2, Pablo Hadartis 2 and Michael Fagan 2. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix defeated the 15th-seeded Cornwall Cougars 49-41 after leading 17-8 after one quarter and 27-22 at the half. The score was knotted at 32 after three quarters. Steve McLean paced the Phoenix with 12. Matt Christensen added 11, Duncan Hutchison 4, Brandon Verrall 4, Adam Bolton 2, Rob Jackson 2 and Tomas Sample 2. Mike Lalonde led Cornwall with 21. Mike Greig added 9, Mike Rasenberg 4 and Lazore 2.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders nipped the 14th-seeded Kitchener-Waterloo CI Raiders 50-49. Waterloo led 11-8 after one quarter. Beal led 21-20 at the half and 39-36 after three quarters. Jesse Piercey hit the winner with 20 seconds to play. Andrew McCauley paced Beal with 15. Piercey added 11, Isaac Berry 11, Desmond Smith 8, Neil Scarboroght 3 and Cale Richards 2. Craig Bauslaugh led the Raiders with 21. Borko Popic added 13, Simon Campsell 5, Sam Rich 5, Brady Belanger 2, George Javanovic 2 and Jeff Atchison 1. The Raiders (coached by Al Haehn, assisted by Dave Wahl and Brent Ready) also included Joel Stewart, Andrew Stubbs, James Madter, Vytas Lenauskas, Alex Britton and Jeff Mitchell. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded North York C.W. Jefferys Saints defeated the 14th-seeded Ottawa Hillcrest Hawks 67-53 after leading 28-9, 45-21 and 63-41 at the quarters. Shane Morrison paced the Saints with 20. Kevin Francis added 20, Milton Holness 11, Kevin Watson 9, Nick Timm 7, Kern Lewis 2 and Andre Hutton 2. Sean Peter led Hillcrest with 23. Corey McLaren added 12, Sanjaya Mendis 7, Beau Doherty 3, Alex Beaton 3, Jesse Freeston and Travis Dougan 1. “We had another slow start and were down 45-21 at the half,” Hawks coach Gary Monsour told the Ottawa Citizen. “Turnovers cost us again, as did missed free throws.” The Hawks (coached by Monsour and Selwyn De Souza) also included Michael Chieffallo, Ryan Gow, Chris Beattie, Maurice De Allie, Raphael Bremer, Brandon Dupuis, Abdulla Saleh-Ali, Tula Daoud and Ryan Debruyn. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders defeated the 11th-seeded Mississauga Lincoln Alexander Lynx 64-56 after leading 15-13, 28-25 and 49-41 at the quarters. Brad Rootes paced the Marauders with 20. Michael Kempt added 18, Milos Karadzic 12, Dusty Bianchin 8 and Kevin Jones 6. Jason Roach led the Lynx with 16. Nye Miller added 11, Kevin Amankwah 8, Daniel Ferguson 6, David Omaghan 5, Farid Charles 5 and Adrian Hall 5. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Saints defeated the 16th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs 46-38 after leading 18-9, 28-14 and 39-30 at the quarters. Dan Trepanier paced the Saints with 22. Andrian Bisson added 8, Jules Sylvester 4, Matt Loebach 4, Ryan Byrne 4 and Everett Vossem 3. Brendan Gittens led Vaughan (coached by Ajay Sharma) with 13. A.J. Morgan added 12, Sean Reid 10 and James Yoon 3. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels defeated the 8th-seeded Burlington Nelson Lords 73-60 as 16-8, 30-17 and 45-35 at the quarters. Majak Kou paced the Gaels with 24. Jermaine Dunkley added 16, Andre Harvey 12, Joe Polizzi 7, Anthony Culley 4, Greg Garcia 3, Victor Fynn 3 and Nick Cover 2. Graham Dow led Nelson with 18. Ben Fielding added 13, Mike Crabtree 11, Shane Porter 8, Dustin Sirois 4, Rory Tufford 3 and James McBain 3. The Lords (coached by Bob Stacey, assisted by John Simioni and Jim Mackenzie) also included Tag Russell, Kirk Griffith, Pat Doering, Scott Parkhill, George Bennett and Braden Gravelle. The Lords trailed 55-35 and rallied to within 60-53 before a charging call against Dow swung the momentum back to Cathedral. The Gaels led 23-19 at the half. They broke the game with a 10-0 run to start the final quarter. Gaels coach Mark Daly told the Hamilton Spectator that he spent the night worrying. “Give Bob Stacey enough cracks and he’ll figure you out.” Stacey said “life always throws you a few wrinkles, but the kids didn’t give up. That’s why I’m proud of them. … When it was down to seven, I thought we had a chance.” ………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans defeated the 10th-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators 73-59 after leading 26-5, 44-15 and 56-25 at the quarters. Ian Wight paced the Trojans with 16. Jason Jordan added 12, Jerome Forde 11, Avinash Singh 9, Michael Brown 6, Erich Roberts 4, Jelani Adams 3 and four players with 2. Michael Campbell led Father Michael Goetz with 19. Ayhem Al-Dajane added 14, Isaac Kuon 5, Tryston Campbell 4, Tut Ruach 4 and Andre Mitchell 2. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 6th-seeded Unionville Milliken Mills Knights 68-42 after leading 18-15, 27-25 and 44-31 at the quarters. Kingsley Costain paced the Saints with 16. Tristan Blackwood added 14, Aaron Duncan 9, J.P. Kamand 8, David Thompson 6, T Mattison 5, Renald Williams 4 and 2 players with 2. Leighton Brown led Milliken Mills with 14. Shane James added 12, Matt Hartley 8, David Watson 4, Xavier McLaughlin 3 and Andrew Clayton 1. The Knights (coached by Chris Skinner, assisted by Dave Brake and Junior Smith) also included Travis Gabbidon, Troy Harmon, Rasay Shah, Jermaine Tatham, Jason Scarlett and Athayan Jeyaratnam. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders thrashed the 17th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 71-42 after leading 18-12, 39-20 and 54-32 at the quarters. Antwi Atuahene paced the Crusaders with 27. Kerchel Carter added 14, Jermaine Symonds 12, John Shaboo 8, Bode Olagandoye 7, Nick Hinds 4, Richard Frimpong 2 and Jason Benjamin 2. Steve McLean led Central with 15. Brandon Verrall added 14, Duncan Hutchison 7 and Tomas Sample 6.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 9th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 56-38 after leading 16-13, 29-22 and 39-30 at the quarters. Aaron Duncan paced the Saints with 17. Kingsley Costain added 14, Tristan Blackwood 9, David Thompson 9 and 11 boards, Reynold Walters 5 and J.P. Kamand 5. Neil Scarborough led Beal with 12. Andrew McCauley added 9, Jesse Piercy 8, Desmond Smith 7 and Issac Berry 2. Commerce coach Jonathan Smith told the Toronto Star that Thompson proved the difference. “People tend to look at the players who score but not everyone makes the sacrifices that lead to points.” The Saints took a 16-13 lead at the quarter and edged ahead 29-22 at the half. Thompson said “I do what they tell me, this time it was the rebounding. But when I get the chance to score, I’ll get the points too.” Thompson made several great defensive stops and nine clutch points, twice stopping Beal runs. “People tend to look at the players who score but not everyone makes the sacrifices that lead to points,” Eastern coach Jonathan Smith said of Thompson. “He’s a great athlete, rarely makes mistakes and just gets the job done. On another team, he’d get 25 points a game but he’s a very unselfish player.” The Saints led 16-13 after one quarter and 29-22 at the half on Duncan’s hustle under the basket. Beal coach Tony Marcotullio said that “we said if they can beat us with their role players, then they deserve it. They just have too much talent and that kid (Thompson) hurt us in the rebounding.” The Raiders also included Tony Marcotullio.
The 5th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders defeated the 4th-seeded North York C.W. Jefferys Saints 80-72 in double-overtime. Jefferys led 16-10 after one quarter. Myer led 35-26 at the half. The score was knotted at 45 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 57 after regulation. Brad Rootes hit 3 free throws and a trey with 10 seconds to play to force a second overtime. The Saints led 74-71 in the second overtime but Mike Kemp hit a trey and the Marauders iced the win on free throws by Milos Karadzic, Dusty Bianchin and Rootes. Brad Rootes paced the Marauders with 19. Milos Karadzic added 18, Mike Kemp 17, Kevin Jones 11, Dusty Bianchin 11 and Brent Harris 4. Karadzic told the Niagara Falls Review that “to tell you the truth, I thought it was over. I thought it was over at the end of the game. I thought it was over after the first overtime. I thought over in the second (overtime) but we’ve been doing this all year. We’re known for our comebacks and it’s great to keep our win streak alive. … They (Rootes, Kemp and Bianchin) have done so much for me that I wanted to keep their streak going. I didn’t want it to end for them. It feels great just to contribute. We all played hard.” Shane Morrison led C.W. Jefferys with 25. Kevin Francis added 18, Nick Timm 10, Kevin Watson 8 and Andre Hutton 7.
The 2nd-seeded Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders defeated the 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans 64-45 after leading 18-14, 32-27 and 45-35 at the quarters. Antwi Antuahene paced the Crusaders with 27. Jermaine Symonds added 15, Jason Benjamin 14, Kerchel Carter 5, Bode Olagandoye 2 and Zava Kuyena 1. Jerome Forde led Pickering with 15. Michael Brown added 6, Jason Jordan 6, Ian Wright 6, Omar Green 6 and Avinash Singh 6. The Trojans (coached by Ron Parfitt, assisted by Marc Picard and Dave Jackson) also included Michael Quayson, Chris Russea, Alex Karney, Jesse Forte, Andrew Williams, Jelani Adams, Erich Roberts, Rene Harris, Neal Baweja and Nathan Essue.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded host Hamilton Cathedral Gaels defeated the 12th-seeded Belle River St. Anne’s Catholic Saints 75-57 after leading 23-12, 42-26 and 59-44 at the quarters. Majak Kou paced the Gaels with 25. Jermaine Dunkley added 22, Andre Harvey 15, Victor Fynn, Anthony Culley 4, Greg Garcia 3 and Bryan Furtado 2. Dan Trepanier led St. Anne with 19. Jules Sylvestre added 11, Ryan Byrne 7, Matt Loebach 7, Nick White 5, Chris Cullen 3, Everett Vossen 3 and Adrian Bisson 2. The Saints (coached by Larry Loebach) also included Matt Loebach. “It doesn’t hurt to be at home,” Gaels’ coach Mark Daly told the Hamilton Spectator. “It’s been a dream week for us right from the start. Being at home is certainly comfortable for us. … That’s a really good team. You don’t get to the final eight at OFSAA unless you’re good at something.”
In the semis, the top-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 5th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders 59-48. Myer led 11-8 after one quarter. The Saints led 24-15 at the half and 45-35 after three quarters. Kingsley Costain paced the Saints with 16. Aaron Duncan added 14, David Thompson 11, Ronnie Williams 7, Tristan Blackwood 5, J.P. Kamand 2, Renold Walters 2 and Calvin Wigley 2. Michael Kemp led A.N. Myer with 16. Brad Rootes added 15, Milos Karadzic 11, Brent Harris 4 and Dusty Bianchin 2.
In the other semi, the Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders nipped the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels 90-88 after stripping the ball from Andre Harvey to generate a 2-1 transition layup to decide the outcome. Cathedral led 24-13, 45-34 and 64-55 at the quarters. They led by as many as 16 in the third quarter. Jermaine Symonds paced the Crusaders with 39. Antwi Atuahene added 27, Kerchel Carter 12, Bode Olagandoye 6 and Jason Benjamin 6. Andre Harvey led Cathedral with 21. Majak Kou added 28, Victor Fynn 14, Jermaine Dunkley 13, Joe Polizzi 6, Greg Garcia 4 and Anthony Culley 2. Gaels coach Mark Daly told the Hamilton Spectator that “we had our chances and had free throws to make and had the ball at the end in the hands of our best player. Their players stepped up. I’ll give them credit. We lost to a great team. We did everything to prepare. I just wish we could have been stronger in the last two minutes.”
In the bronze medal match, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels defeated the 5th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders 69-67 on a buzzer beating bucket by Majak Kou, who told the Hamilton Spectator that “that’s the first time in my life that I hit that kind of shot. I really wanted to win that game. When we lost that last game by two, I came to this game saying that if I’m going out, I going as a champion. If it comes down to me, I’m going to take it. That’s my last game in Canada as a Gael and I’m going all out.” Gaels coach Mark Daly said that “I said to Andre (Harvey), if you’re stuck, throw it to Majak. But he knows better than me. He gave it to the right guy.” Myer led 17-14 after one quarter. The Gaels led 34-33 at the half and 65-55 after three quarters. But the Gaels rallied to knot the score were awarded the ball after Kemp was pushed out of bound with 4.2 seconds to play and no foul was called, according to the Niagara Falls Review. Majak Kou paced the Gaels with 26. Jermaine Dunkley added 14, Andre Harvey 11, Milos Karadzic 10, Kevin Jones 7 and Brent Harris 2. Brad Rootes paced the Marauders with 16. Michael Kemp added 14, Dusty Bianchin 15, Greg Garcia 6, Victor Fynn 4, Joe Polizzi 3 and Bryan Furtadon 3. The Marauders also included Brad Rootes, Michael Kemp, Dustin Bianchin, Kevin Jones, Milos Karadzic, Brent Harris, Greg Gnys, Brian Shupe, Jay Conte, Kyle Bench and Bryce Denisko. Rootes said “it’s kind of a letdown. That’s the first game I can every say the refs lost it for us. You hate to say it but everyone saw it. They got home court … We ran out of gas again, simple as that.” Marauders coach Tom Grantis said “I just thought that a few of the calls down the stretch … playing in their gym, you get an instinct that things aren’t going your way. They had 3 or 4 calls in that last 20 seconds and all of those hurt us. What can you do? We were playing the best game we could.”
In the final, the top-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defended their title by crushing the Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders 85-66 as Aaron Duncan scored 20, Kingsley Costain 19, J.P. Kamand 13, Tristan Blackwood 12, David Thompson 10, Ronnie Williams 7, Reynold Walters 2 and Bola Beals 2. Antwi Atuahene led Father Henry Carr with 31. Jermaine Symonds added 15, Bode Olagandome 8, John Shaboo 4, Nick Hinds 4, Jason Benjamin 2 and Kerchel Carter 2. Eastern Commerce led 16-10, 30-23 and 60-46 at the quarters. The Saints became embroiled in a controversy following the tournament when it was learned they had used tow junior-age players in the playoffs, in violation of city rules that prohibit players from toiling in both the senior and junior ranks simultaneously. But OFSAA executive-director Colin Hood ruled the breach wasn’t deliberate.
The bronze medalist Hamilton Cathedral Gaels: Majak Kou; Andre Harvey; Victor Flynn; Jermaine Dunkley; Joe Polizzi; Greg Garcia; Anthony Culley; Bryan Furtado; Brandon Lukasik; Andrew Zorko; Kevin Condron; Nick Cover; Justin Gallant; David Portillo; Daniel Williams; Jesse Beaulac; coach Mark Daly; assistant Brian Daly; assistant Scott Gasparini
The silver medalist Rexdale Father Henry Carr Crusaders: Antwi Atuahene; Jermaine Symonds; Bode Olagundoye; John Shaboo; Nick Hinds; Jason Benjamin; Kerchel Carter; Zava Kuyena; Theo Davis; Justin Campbell; Lushen Brown; Richard Frimpong; Zaya Kuyena; Ryan Dawinan; Kevoughn Alleyne; Charles Agyemang; coach Anthony DeSanctis; coach Steve Travers; coach John Petruschak; coach Kevin Gregory
The gold medalist Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints: Kingsley Costain; Renald Walters; Aaron Duncan; Tristan Blackwood; David Thompson; Leary Duncan; Cameron John-Proctor; Calvin Wigley; Jean Paul Kamand; Tyrone Mattison; Ronnie Williams; Bola Beals, Dane Osbourne, coach Jonathon Smith, assistant Roy Rana, assistant Trevor Bullen, trainer-videographer Vitas Maudziunas and Dini Farah, managers Kerwin Liverpool and Kareem Griffin