In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Thornhill Vaughn Voyageurs edged the 12th-seeded Mississauga Our Lady of Mount Carmel Crusaders 52-44 after leading 17-7, 29-9 and 44-25 at the quarters. Brenden Clark paced the Voyageurs with 9. Kassius Robertson added 9. Marcus Hanson led the Crusaders with 12. …………………………………………………………….. The 6th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints dispatched the 16th-seeded Collingwood Fighting Owls 60-48 after leading 16-8, 26-25 and 41-37 at the quarters. Ammanuel Diressa paced the Saints with 15. Justin Jackson added 13, Jamal Thomas 8, James Sylvester 8, Mohamed Camara 7, Eliel Lukusa 3, Rashawn Browne 2, Narcisse Ambanza 2 and Jamar Martin 2, while Jason McDonald, Denzel Brooks, Habib Mohamed and Kevin Hamlett were scoreless. Dan Halos led the Fighting Owls with 27. Jeff Thompson added 7, Brad Niermann 6, Kevin O’Halloran 3, Logan Madill 3 and Emerson Giles 2, while Morey Doner, Malcolm Manchester, Alex Trottier, Jackson Penner and Scott Greves were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Unionville Bill Crothers Colts stunned the 3rd-seeded Oakville Holy Trinity Titans 60-59. The Colts led 12-10 after one quarter and 28-20 at the half. The Titans led 46-45 after three quarters. Josh Bush paced the Colts with 23. Trevon McNeil led the Titans with 21. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dusted the 14th-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators 80-56 after leading 28-19, 42-33 and 59-47 at the quarters. Marial Shayok led the Fighting Irish with 35. Jany Ondongo added 12, Roose Clifford Lerebours 11, Braeden Wilkinson 8, Roydell Clarke 4, Sheldon Jean 3, Michael Yohannes 2, Iskandar Alex Nasrallah 2 and Christopher Nsenga 2, while Christopher Anderson, Jordy Kabuya, Anna Channan, Ernest Ben Tolete and Drazen Quison were scoreless. Adam Elhereich, Danylo Kostecki and Osman Sillah each scored 13 to pace the Gators. R.J. Ramirez added 6, Moukdessi Joseph 4, Paulo Reyes 3, Jesse Tubbs 2 and Kwame Affary 2. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles edged the 9th-seeded Hamilton Westmount Wildcats 60-59. The Wildcats led 16-12 after one quarter. The Eagles led 29-27 at the half. The Wildcats led 46-43 after three quarters. Adam Voll paced the Eagles with 13. James Miles led the Wildcats with 19. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders dumped the 13th-seeded Guelph John F. Ross Royals 56-45. The Royals led 19-15, 31-29 and 38-35 at the quarters. “It was a really interesting game,” Raiders coach Tony Marcotullio said. “There were 48 fouls called. Neither team could get into a flow, so it was a really sloppy game. We wanted to stand by the door and give the people their money back on the way out. Our kids played well, they just weren’t scoring well. We just had to grind it out. The kids knew they were missing a lot of shots; we just had to be a little more mentally and physically tough to win the game. And we must have missed 15 foul shots, and eight of those were front ends (of one-and-ones). It was just an ugly, ugly game.” Mike Provenzano paced the Raiders with 17. Josh Mayorga added 12, Chavaun Miller-Bennett 9, Malcolm Brown 9, Moses Orozco 4, Donovan Selmes-Thoms 4 and Dashmir Kajmaku 1, while Franck Nagakoutou, Ben Flesher, Ansu Wright and Brendan McGlone were scoreless. Jack Cornett led the Royals with 9. Evan Karl added 8, Shamlo Saeed 8, Wil de Groot 6, Trey Larue 6, Mike Friesen 5, Drew Padovan 2 and Nicholas Maule 1, while Owen Moynihan, Matin Binawa, Sam Foster, Kristian VandeKemp, Goran Kliska and Nolan Ireland were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas dumped the 15th-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles 54-44. The Rebelles led 12-10 after one quarter and 24-22 at the half. The Pumas led 39-33 after three quarters. Jamal Reynolds paced the Pumas with 28. Christian Kadima led the Rebelles with 18. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders crushed the 17th-seeded Chatham Ursuline Lancers 73-35 after leading 17-7, 40-19 and 57-31 at the quarters. Duane Notice led the Blue Raiders with 16. Matt McDonald added 9, Eric Roth 9, Mark-Joseph Kisirye 7, Max Townsend 6, Ryall Stroud 5, Malcolm Duvivier 4, Rashayne Case 3, John De Luca 3, Luke Mello 3, Patrick Boivin 3, Joe Cattana 3, Jardy Knight 1 and Simon Polan-Couillard 1. Luke Allin paced the Lancers with 11. Jazz Miguel-White added 9, Chad Reeb 5, Mitch Anderson 4, Devon Pinsonneault 4 and Myles Jones 2, while Riley Kirkpatrick, Drue Kelly, Ian Comiskey, Thomas Tran, Tristan Robinet and Aaron Rupert were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Father Henry Carr Crusaders defeated the 11th-seeded Scarborough West Hill Warriors 60-49 after leading 21-4, 30-16 and 44-30 at the quarters. Tre Boutilier led the Crusaders with 17. Josh Bell added 16. Tyronn Kin paced the Warriors with 15. Nosa Osagie added 13.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Oakville Holy Trinity Titans defeated the 16th-seeded Collingwood Fighting Owls 57-46 after leading 17-13, 33-16 and 42-36 at the quarters. The Fighting Owls (coached by Bob Hirst, assisted by Joe Halos) included Dan Halos, Jeff Thompson, Brad Niermann, Kevin O’Halloran, Logan Madill, Emerson Giles, Morey Doner, Malcolm Manchester, Alex Trottier, Jackson Penner, Scott Greves and Maximillian Pfeifer. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Catholique Louis Riel Rebelles edged the 17th-seeded Chatham Ursuline Lancers 45-43 as Christian Kadima hit the winner with 1.8 seconds to play. “They played us tough, but we played methodically and key players did what they had to do,” said Riel coach Jean-Guy Morin. The Lancers led 6-4 after one quarter. The Rebelles led 21-14 at the half and 33-30 after three quarters. Christian Kadima paced the Rebelles with 16. Thomas Tran led the Lancers with 12. The Lancers (coached by Jim Dunlop, assisted by Conor Allin) also included Luke Allin, Jazz Miguel-White, Chad Reeb, Mitch Anderson, Devon Pinsonneault, Myles Jones, Riley Kirkpatrick, Drue Kelly, Ian Comiskey, Tristan Robinet and Aaron Rupert.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 12th-seeded Mississauga Our Lady of Mount Carmel Crusaders 66-59. The Crusaders led 12-9 after one quarter. The Saints led 38-29 at the half and 50-48 after three quarters. Jamal Thomas and James Sylvester each scored 15 to lead the Saints. Cassidy Ryan paced the Crusaders with 18. The Crusaders (coached by Robert Tucci, assisted by Mike Maiola and Brandon Lodenquai) also included Alex Anyimadu, Jahvari Bennett, Shakir Cottles, Paul Galas, Marcus Hanson, Jason Lodenquai, Jamar Parkinson-Roberts, Jaylen Parkinson-Roberts, Tyrell Rogers and Christopher Yabes. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators dumped the 18th-seeded Unionville Bill Crothers Colts 53-42. The Gators led 16-8 after one quarter. The Colts led 29-28 at the half. The Gators led 43-31 after three quarters. Adam Elhereich led the Gators with 13. Josh Bush paced the Colts with 13. The Colts (coached by Charles Hantoumakos, assisted by Jemino Sobers, Conrad Hamilton, Sekou Sandford and Kyle McNiven) also included Omar Anglin, Shemar Anglin, Andrew DeGroot, Ryan Delmar, Keveshan Padachey, Kris Gabatino, Ty Rombis, Nahshon Hurst, Dennis Ly, Adrian Martincek, Elijah Miller, Elijah Green and Bogdan Opinca. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish clipped the 10th-seeded Kitchener St. Mary’s Eagles 69-58 after leading 23-20, 40-36 and 53-44 at the quarters. Marial Shayok led the Fighting Irish with 30. Isaac Lance paced the Eagles with 15. The Eagles (coached by Jason Hergott, assisted by Jeff Roth) also included Henry Bankazo, Michael Blumel, Christopher Cloutier, Jeremy Cresswell, Eric Duong, Zak Hannah, Tyler Hergott, Delondo Hibbert, Tesloth Simon, Avery Sutton, Alex Thompson, Adam Voll and Christopher Walser. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders edged the 9th-seeded Hamilton Westmount Wildcats 55-53 in overtime despite trailing 13-9, 28-20 and 45-31 at the quarters. Josh Mayorga scored the only two points of the extra session after the Raiders had erased a 16-point deficit in the final period. “We started out tentatively and took some bad shots. Plus, we had 11 turnovers in the first half and you can’t win ball games that way,” said Raiders coach Tony Marcotullio. “But we started to get into the paint a little more — Josh really came up big in the fourth quarter with some key rebounds – and our pressure started to get to their guards. The kids played well, but the parity here is unbelievable and we were lucky to win this one.” Mike Provenzano paced the Raiders with 16. Dele Ogundokun led the Wildcats with 23. The Wildcats (coached by Jonathan Vermeer, assisted by Chris Lychak, David Carlone and Elijah Carlone) also included Christopher Carter, Spencer Dawson, Nemanja Ilic, Kevin Maynard, Brett Tonin, Benjamin Wright, James Miles and Matthew Ravida.
…………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas dumped the 13th-seeded Guelph John F. Ross Royals 52-40. The Royals led 13-8 after one quarter. The Pumas led 29-27 at the half and 40-38 after three quarters. Jamal Reynolds paced the Pumas with 21. Evan Karl led the Royals with 12. The Royals (coached by Bill Price, assisted by Megan Reid and Adam Metcalf) also included Jack Cornett, Shamlo Saeed, Wil de Groot, Trey Larue, Mike Friesen, Drew Padovan, Nicholas Maule, Owen Moynihan, Matin Binawa, Sam Foster, Kristian VandeKemp, Goran Kliska, Nolan Ireland. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders stomped the 11th-seeded Scarborough West Hill Warriors 66-36 after leading 20-5, 38-14 and 51-27 at the quarters. Duane Notice paced the Blue Raiders with 24. Matt McDonald added 9, Rashayne Case 8, Malcolm Duvivier 7, Joey Cattana 5, Ryall Stroud 5, Patrick Boivin 4 and Eric Roth 4, while John De Luca, Luke Mello, Jaryd Knight, Mark-Joseph Kisirye, Max Townsend and Simon Polan-Couillard were scoreless. Marlon King paced the Warriors (coached by Dean Labayen, assisted by Elliot Kirshenbaum) with 17. Nathanael McIntosh added 7, Andrew Grant 5, Jerron Shalland-Rhodes 5 and Tyronn King 2, while Chris Anderson, Cairo Christie, Dean Nieta, Juwan Shalland-Rhodes, Sohail Amini, Jerome Longmore and Nosa Osagie were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs dumped the 3rd-seeded Oakville Holy Trinity Titans 51-37 after leading 20-9, 25-16 and 3626 at the quarters. Brenden Clark paced the Voyageurs with 19. Nolan Mackenzie led the Titans with 14. The Titans (coached by Andrew Saulez, assisted by Colin McGillicuddy, Robert Nacevicius, Audrius Stonkus and Domenic Ragonetti) also included Christian Douglas, Trevon McNeil, Regis Ivaniukas, Paul Bray, Graeme Molloy, Shakeel Walker, Nickolas Singh, Perry Billard, Kristjian Petrovic, Jamal Fisher, Chris Smith, Mitch Atkinson, Nick Ernest, Omade Qaderi and Kimbal Mackenzie. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Gloucester Louis Riel Rebelles knocked off the 2nd-seeded Toronto Father Henry Carr Crusaders 58-50. The Crusaders led 14-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 24 at the half. The Crusaders led 43-37 after three quarters. Warsama Youssouf paced the Rebelles with 15. Christian Kadima added 12, Raphael Riche 12, Afi Ahmed 9, Emmanuel Bolamba 6 and Michael Quinn 4, while Stanley Joseph, John Dorsainvil, M Joseph, Maher Faye, Justin Bourgeois and Thierno Bah were scoreless. Tramique Sutherland scored 15 to pace the Crusaders (coached by Paul Melnik, assisted by Tony McIntyre, John Petrushchak, Travis Noel and Charles Agyemang). Kenrick Lewis added 10, Josh Bell 9, Christian Hewitt 8 and Tre Boutilier 8, while Chuck Collins, Lincoln Samuels, Joel Clarke, Brendon Chevannes, Dillon Brooks, Ty Stewart-Nelson, Elvis Nti, Jalen Poyser, Joseph Sarfo-Boateng, Kaheel White, Laureldo Dixon, Matthew Gentles and Shane Osayande were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the 5th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders defeated the 4th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas 52-47. The Pumas led 13-8 after one quarter and 27-20 at the half. The Blue Raiders led 35-33 after three quarters. Duane Notice paced the Blue Raiders with 22. Jamal Reynolds led the Pumas with 19. The Pumas (coached by Cam Nekkers, assisted by Jason McKenzie, George Burford, Craig Andrews and Patricia Biffin) also included Peter Henry, Steve Sattz, Solomon Dythe, Jahlanie Morrison, Meschach Green, Aquille Stephens, Chase Vassell, Matthew Bryan, Marcel Miller, Jeff Krug, Alastair Cole and Haboubacar Sakho.
The 6th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 14th-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz
Gators 73-66 after leading 19-16, 36-29 and 48-45 at the quarters. Justin Jackson paced the Saints with 23. R.J. Ramirez led the Gators with 29. The Gators (coached by Sam Papas, assisted by Phil Ramirez, Joseph Tubbs and Norm St. Louis) also included Kwame Affary, Adam Elhereich, Jesse Tubbs, Osman Sillah, Paulo Reyes, Mousa Al-Mouse, Moukdessi Joseph and Danylo Kostecki.
The top-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs clipped the 8th-seeded Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 69-52 after leading 20-7, 35-27 and 53-38 at the quarters. “I thought we had a great run,” said St. Pat’s coach Matthew Koeslag. “We put on a great show for Ottawa, we don’t usually get to see this calibre of ball.” The Voyageurs opened with a 12-2 run. St. Patrick’s responded with seven treys but never seriously threatened. “They’re a disciplined team,” said Koeslag. “We said before the game the team that played more disciplined, pure basketball, was going to win the game.” Roshane Roberts paced the Voyageurs with 23. Marial Shayok led the Fighting Irish with 16. The Fighting Irish (coached by Matt Koeslag, assisted by Tina St. Amour and Brian Muwagamba) also included Jany Ondongo, Jordy Kabuya, Roydell Clarke, Christopher Anderson, Sheldon Jean, Braeden Wilkinson, Christopher Nsenga, Michael Yohannes, Ernest Ben Tolete, Iskandar Alex Nasrallah, Drazen Quison, Rosse Clifford Lerebours and Ajak Chanan.
In the last quarterfinal, the 7th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders dumped the Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Louis Riel Rebelles 59-48 after leading 17-16, 27-25 and 41-35 at the quarters. Mike Provenzano paced the Raiders with 18. Christian Kadima led the Rebelles with 16. The Rebelles (coached by Jean-Guy Morin, assisted by Victor Sanchez and Sara Vincent-Campbell) also included Raphael Riche, Warsama Youssouf, Afi Ahmed, Maher Faye, Stanley Joseph, Michel Ndikumasabo, Thierno Bah, Michael Quinn, Justin Bourgeois, Kristian Charette, Mucyo Murigande, Emmanuel Bolamba, John Dorsainvil and Ismail Hersi.
In the semis, the 6th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the 7th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 69-64 in overtime after leading 18-11, 32-30 and 45-40 at the quarters. Michael Provenzano hit three free throws to rally the Raiders within two at the half. A Malcolm Brown three made it 33-32 after the restart and it was back and forth from there. A Provenzano trey made it 55-49 with under five minutes left, but Eastern Commerce went on an 11-2 run, keyed in part by Beal turnovers, and led 60-57 with less than 10 seconds left. Provenzano then hit another three as the buzzer went to force the extra time, but the Raiders ran out of gas. “We turned the ball over up seven and we made too many mistakes, but that’s the sign of a young team,” said Marcotullio. “We definitely outplayed them, but they’re well-coached and they have a lot of good athletes. … We had this one. We had them where we wanted them and we broke down.” James Sylvester paced the Saints with 18 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9-15 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jamal Thomas added 16 on 6-9 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Justin Jackson notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Ammanuel Diressa added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Mohamed Camara added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jamar Martin scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 steals. Rashawn Browne added 3 and Jason McDonald 2, while Denzel Brooks, Habib Mohamed, Elilel Lukusa and Narcise Ambanza were scoreless. The Saints hit 23-57 (.404) from the floor, 7-16 (.438) from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 5 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 14 steals. Mike Provenzano paced the Raiders with 21 on 6-18 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Chavaun Miller-Bennett added 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Malcolm Brown scored 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Donovan Selmes-Thoms added 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Moses Orozco scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. John Mayorga added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks, while Dashmir Kajmaku was scoreless. The Raiders hit 24-51 (.471) from the floor, 7-12 (.583) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 13 assists, 21 turnovers, 5 blocks and 10 steals.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs whipped the 5th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders 65-44 after leading 19-11, 29-26 and 47-39 at the quarters. Henry Tan paced the Voyageurs with 18 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Roshane Roberts added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 steals. Troy Reid-Knight notched 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Julius Antonie scored 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Monte Gill-Caesar added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, and 1-2 from the arc. Brenden Clark scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Kassius Robertson added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards, while Cy Samuels, Amir Jabbarian, Shandon Mootoosamy, Jawara Pedican, Tristan Newman and Vitaly Goroshko were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 27-55 (.491) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 6 assists, 9 turnovers and 10 steals. Malcolm Duvivier paced the Blue Raiders with 21 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2assists. Duane Notice added 17 on 8-20 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Matthew McDonald added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Aaron Case scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Patrick Boivin, Ryall Stroud, Jaryd Knight, Eric Roth, Mark-Joseph Kisirye, Max Townsend and Simon Polan-Coulliard were scoreless. Boivin nabbed 4 boards and Stroud 3. The Blue Raiders hit 17-50 (.340) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 6 assists, 15 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders crushed the 7th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 65-46 after leading 21-2, 28-15 and 51-25 at the quarters. The Raiders missed their first 10 shots and were never a factor. “The way we lost this morning (in the semifinals), I knew we weren’t going to be able to pull it out,” Beal coach Tony Marcotullio said. “But you learn from your losses. We’ve got to do a couple of things differently (next season), but we’ll bounce back. And to finish fourth in Ontario is not bad. If you’d asked me a week ago, I’d have been OK with that.” Duane Notice paced the Blue Raiders with 27 on 11-17 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 steals. Malcolm Duvivier added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mathew McDonald scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor. Ryall Stroud added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Patrick Boivin notched 4 on 0-4 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Joseph Cattana added 3, Aaron Case 2, Mark-Joseph Kisirye 2 and Max Townsend 2, along with 4 boards. John De Luca, Luke Mello, Jaryd Knight, Eric Roth and Simon Polan-Coulliard were scoreless. The Blue Raiders (coached by Tony Marcotullio, assisted by Angelo Provenzano, Ian McConnell and Jeff Flesher) hit 25-53 (.472) from the floor, 4-13 (.308) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 18 fouls, 7 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 10 steals. Mike Provenzano paced the Raiders with 16 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Chavaun Miller-Bennett added 9 on 3-15 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. John Mayorga scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Moses Orozco scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Malcolm Brown added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Dashmir Kajmaku added 2, along with 6 boards, Franck Nagakoutou 1 and Donovan Selmes-Thoms 1, while Ben Flesher, Brendan McGlone and Ansu Wright were scoreless.
In the final, the top-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs dusted the 6th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 86-51 after leading 22-8, 37-21 and 64-33 at the quarters. It was the Voyageurs second consecutive OFSAA title.
“What a ride,” said Voyageurs coach Gus Gymnopoulos. “It sure feels spectacular, stressful (as a coach), but it was worth it at the end. We truly became a team toward the end of the season, their playing ability and coming together as a group of young men was outstanding.” Vaughan hit its first three shots to set the tone and was never threatened. Gymnopoulos said his troops poise was critical. “There definitely wasn’t a lot of tension, we were relaxed going into the final. I didn’t know if that was a good sign. But our assistant coaches said the guys were still focused and ready to play. Sure, there was a lot of pressure in trying to win a second straight OFSAA title. But we have an experienced group. Last year’s title was special because it was our first. But this year there was more stress in trying to repeat as champions. If we had lost this year it would have been difficult for our guys. Especially the guys that are leaving after this year. But this is a great group of kids who worked hard and received a lot of support from the school.” The defending champion Voyageurs opened with a 9-0 run, seven of those points courtesy of Roshane Roberts. “It’s been a really long, exhausting season with lots of highs and lows, but fulfilling at the same time,” said Gymnopoulos. “We’ve played the Saints 10 or 12 times in the last three years and every single game has been a grind. They’ve set the standard for high school basketball and we’ve tried to follow that model.” Henry Tan paced the Voyageurs with 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Cy Samuels added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards and 4 assists. Troy Reid-Knight notched 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 board, 2 assists and 2 steals. Monte Gill-Caesar added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Roshane Roberts scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Julius Antonie added 7 on 3-7 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Shandon Mootoosamy added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Brenden Clark added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Tristan Newman scored 2, while Amir Jabbarian, Jawara Pedican, Kassius Robertson and Vitaly Goroshko were scoreless. The Voyageurs hit 34-60 (.567) from the floor, 8-16 from the arc and 10-11 (.909) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 fouls, 9 assists, 7 turnovers, 1 block and 7 steals. Ammanuel Diressa paced the Saints with 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 steals. Justin Jackson added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Mohamed Camara scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor. Jamal Thomas scored 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jason McDonald added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Jamar Martin added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Rashawn Browne scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. James Sylvester scored 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Denzel Brooks added 3 and Eliel Lukusa 2, while Habib Mohamed and Narcisse Ambanza were scoreless. The Saints hit 19-51 (.373) from the floor, 4-14 (.286) from the arc and 9-10 from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 11 fouls, 4 assists, 10 turnovers, 5 blocks and 6 steals.
The bronze medalist Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders: Duane Notice; Matt McDonald; Rashayne Case; Malcolm Duvivier; Joey Cattana; Ryall Stroud; Patrick Boivin; Eric Roth; John De Luca; Luke Mello; Jaryd Knight; Mark-Joseph Kisirye; Max Townsend; Simon Polan-Couillard; coach Jeff Zownir; assistant Daniel Lumsden; assistant Nunzio Corrente; assistant Paul Forbes
The silver medalist Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints: Ammanuel Diressa; Justin Jackson; Jamal Thomas; James Sylvester; Mohamed Camara; Eliel Lukusa; Rashawn Browne; Narcisse Ambanza; Jamar Martin; Jason McDonald; Denzel Brooks; Habib Mohamed; Kevin Hamlett; coach Kevin Jeffers; assistant Dwyane Sybbliss; assistant Sean Henderson; assistant Lou Sialtsis; assistant Dan Mascalidis; assistant Paul Duncan; assistant Gyasi Moffett
The champion Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs: Henry Tan; Brenden Clark; Roshane Roberts; Cy Samuels; Troy Reid-Knight; Julius Antoine; Jawara Pedican; Amir Jabbarian; Kassius Robertson; Shandon Mootoosamy; Martin Kulinich; Monte Gill-Caesar; Vitaly Goroshko; Tristan Newman; coach Gus Gymnopoulos; assistant Sharrief Sims; assistant Kevin Cheung