In the opening round, held in Aurora: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders defeated the Ottawa Merivale Marauders 55-42 as Sandra Cers scored 12. Kelly Weir led Merivale with 18. Jenna Gilbert added 12. “We played very well in the first half. We came out flying and were up 20 points in the first quarter and were up 35-15 at the half,” Crusaders’ coach Rich Wesolowski told the Hamilton Spectator. “In the second half we had mental lapses on offence and, on the defensive end, we just weren’t focused.” Appearing at the OFSAA for the first time, the jittery Marauders dug themselves an early 19-2 hole before settling down and finding their game but the deficit proved too large to overcome, Merivale coach Ali Johnson told the Ottawa Citizen. “It was a shocker. We’ve never seen that kind of ball pressure before.” …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power-St. Joseph Trojans dumped the Markham Brother Andre CHS Cardinals 45-36 as Joanna Medri scored 15. Brittany Griffin led Brother Andre with 14. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators clipped the Scarborough Cedarbrae CI Colts 86-37 as Tina DeCarvalho scored 22. Shanique Wilson led Cedarbrae with 12. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded London Saunders SS Sabres dumped the Barrie Innisdale SS Invaders 57-26 as Miranda Ayim scored 18. Kristin Chalmers and Summer Bly each scored 8 to pace Innisdale. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings edged the Toronto Northern SS Red Knights 44-42 as Kendel Ross scored 26. Brittany MacDonald led Northern SS with 12. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Whitby Sinclair SS Celtics defeated the Kitchener Grand River Renegades 71-60 as Tamika Keane scored 24. Karli Swatridge led Grand River with 18. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Brampton Notre Dame CSS Knights 54-33 as Whitney Gorges scored 17. Amanda Edwards led Brampton with 13. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Waterloo CI Vikings dumped the Markham District H.S. Marauders 54-31 as May Kotsopoulos scored 29. Laura Faulds led Markham District with 8.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders clubbed the Markham Brother Andre CHS Cardinals 54-20 as Jenny Vaughan scored 13. Brittney Griffin led Brother Andre with 7. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded London Saunders SS Sabres defeated the Scarborough Cedarbrae CI Colts 32-25 as Miranda Ayim and Nicole Smyrnios each scored 10. Samantha Evans led Cedarbrae with 12. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Whitby Sinclair SS Celtics defeated the Toronto Northern SS Red Knights 52-43 as Kalisha Keane scored 21. Sarah Alofs led Northern with 15. The Red Knights (coached by John Giles) also included Brittany MacDonald, Naudia Campbell. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish dumped the Markham District H.S. Marauders 48-29 as Vanessa Meleski scored 14. Jackie Cormier led Markham District with 10. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power-St. Joseph Trojans defeated the Ottawa Merivale Marauders 48-41 in overtime as Doreen Asante scored 16. The Marauders trailed by five with a minute to play but Kelly Weir hit a three-pointer and Meaghan Tibbo added a field goal to knot the score at 41 and force the extra session. But the Marauders went scoreless in overtime as shooting woes which had plagued them throughout the game resurfaced, assistant coach Nancy Coke told the Ottawa Citizen. “Our outside shots would just not fall for us and we had trouble with turnovers all game.” The Marauders got off to a shaky start, trailing 10-3 after one quarter but rallied by pounding the ball inside to post Jenna Gilbert. Jenna Gilbert led Merivale with 14. The Marauders (coached by Ali Johnson, assisted by Nancy Coke and Jon Leboutillier) also included Julie Campeau, Jodi Duncan, Keri Foss, Kelsey Long, Emily Raymond, Karen Snell, Meagan Tibbo and Kelly Weir. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators dumped the Barrie Innisdale SS Invaders 57-27 as Tin DeCarvalho, Ryann Fletcher and Jessica Roque each scored 12. Summer Bly led Innisdale with 16. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sarnia Northern Collegiate Vikings whipped the Kitchener Grand River Renegades 60-39 as Kendel Ross scored 26. Stephanie DeBoer led Grand River with 17. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Waterloo CI Vikings whipped the Brampton Notre Dame CSS Knights 46-29 as May Kotsopoulos scored 24. Make Arthur led the Knights with 10.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders slaughtered the 8th-seeded London Saunders Sabres 60-27 as Sara Pilon-Biguell scored 13. Miranda Ayim led Saunders with 9.
The 5th-seeded Whitby Sinclair Celtics edged the 4th-seeded Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 61-54 as Stephanie Parfitt and Kalisha Keane each scored 23. Vanessa Maleski led Welland with 15. The Fighting Irish (coach Tony Graffi, assistant Paul Feracutti) also included Whitney Gorges, Sarah Mallon, Tara Giallonardo, Sarah LeRoux, Jessica Giallanardo, Melane Esposito and Lauryn Wyles.
The 3rd-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators defeated the 6th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power-St. Joseph Trojans 61-40 as Angel Roque scored 21. Joanna Medri led Michael Power-St. Joseph with 11.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Sarnia Northern Collegiate Vikings dumped the 7th-seeded Waterloo CI Vikings 45-25 as Kendel Ross scored 19. May Kotsopoulos led Waterloo with 19.
In the semis, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders defeated the 5th-seeded Whitby Sinclair SS Celtics 65-50 as Rebecca Rewi and Micayla Drysdale each scored 13. Kalisha Keane led Sinclair with 29.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Sarnia Northern CVI Vikings edged the 3rd-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators 46-44 as Kendel Ross scored 26. Tina DeCarvalho led Father Goetz with 13.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators defeated the 5th-seeded Whitby Sinclair SS Celtics 64-48 as 5-11 forward Tina DeCarvalho scored 20. Kalisha Keane and Stephanie Parfitt each notched 14 to pace Sinclair
In the final, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders defeated the 2nd-seeded Sarnia Northern Collegiate Vikings 42-36 as Rebecca Rewi scored 10. Kendel Ross led Sarnia Northern with 18. “We started off slow but so did Northern,” Crusaders’ Sara Pilon-Bignell told the Hamilton Spectator. “We worked really hard as a team. It was defence that did it.” The game was the rubber-match between Northern and St. Mary’s. Each had beaten the other in a tournament during the year. “The difference in the final game was that we played exceptional defence,” said Crusaders’ coach Rich Wesolowski. “We pretty much shut them down. They didn’t get many good looks at the basket. … Some of the kids on their team haven’t been in those high-pressure games. We know they are going to go through Kendel and their second and third-best players. We keyed on them. Sara and Devyn Cuncic did a real good job on Kendel. She’s going to get 18 on anyone. We didn’t want to give her 28.”
The bronze medalist Mississauga Father Michael Goetz Gators: Angel Roque; Jessica Roque; Jessica Cortez; Ronalyn Tiglas; Rae-Dawn Reid; Jeralyn Espiritu; Nikki Divell; Tina DeVarvalho; Cyndi Affary; Jessica Alino; Ryann Fletcher; Caroline Pasian; Tamarra Sandiford; coach David Maxim; manager Samara King; manager Clarebelle Colosa
The silver medalist Sarnia Northern Collegiate Vikings: Kendel Ross; Zoe DaSilva; Natasha Singh; Morgan Jean; Rachel Bigras; Chelsea Wilson; Katie Cuthbertson; Sara Williams; Jamie Easter; coach John Thrasher; assistant Jeff Gark; staff advisor Shelley Vanderbeld
The gold medalist Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders: Rebecca Rewi; Kelly Moulden; Jenny Vaughan; Sarah Black; Sara Pilon-Bignell; Amanda Scione; Micayla Drysdale; Jessica Ronomo; Sandra Cers; Sarah Ramage; Devyn Cuncic; Lauren Mazzuca; Sarah Townsend; Taylor Chiarot; Daniella Genovese; coach Rich Wesolowski