In the opening round, held in London: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights clubbed the 11th-seeded Toronto Northern Secondary Red Knights 48-31 after leading 14-9, 33-15 and 42-23 at the quarters. Kia Nurse led St. Thomas More with 19. McKenzie Sigurdson led Northern with 13. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Brampton Notre Dame Knights 51-38 dumped the 7th-seeded Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles 51-38 after leading 20-3, 35-12 and 41-23 at the quarters. Monica Polger paced the Green Eagles with 10. Cassandra Edwards led the Knights with 15. “We had a very slow start in the morning game and dug ourselves a deep hole,” Green Eagles coach Matt Lynch said. “We started to fight back and we cut the lead down to seven early in the fourth quarter but we had a few bad breaks that stifled the comeback.” …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Mother Theresa Spartans dumped the 16th-seeded Newmarket High Raiders 50-33 after leading 18-7, 25-11 and 40-26 at the quarters. Regan Duff paced the Spartans with 27. Linnaea Harper led the Raiders with 11. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Tecumseh St. Anne Saints dispatched the 10th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 52-44. Eastern Commerce led 10-5 after one quarter. St. Anne led 23-14 at the half and 40-25 after three quarters. Meighen Boyd paced St. Anne with 17. Marissa McNaughton added 10. Kate Hill led Eastern Commerce with 15. Tianna Sullivan added 12. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears crushed the 14th-seeded Scarborough Blessed John Paul II Panthers 63-43 after leading 15-11, 24-11 and 52-34 at the quarters. Faith Brown paced the Bears with 20. Oceana Hamilton added 10. Cheyenne Creighton paced the Panthers with 17. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Waterloo Collegiate Vikings stomped the 15th-seeded Orleans St. Peter Knights 45-23 after leading 15-3, 29-8 and 42-17 at the quarters. Kaylee Anagnostopoulos paced the Vikings with 15. Julia Pavlik added 11. Emilie Huneault paced the Knights with 10. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Ajax Notre Dame Cougars defeated the 14th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars 36-29. The Cougars led 11-9 after one quarter. The Jaguars led 23-20 at the half. The Cougars led 30-26 after three quarters. Taija Thomas paced the Cougars with 13. Iziegbe Enabulele added 10. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Hamilton Westdale Warriors whipped the 12th-seeded Barrie Eastview Wildcats 45-29 after leading 11-6, 33-10 and 42-23 at the quarters. Nicole Morrison paced the Warriors with 19. Alexis Spadafora added 13. Megan Smith and Sydney Grace each scored 10 to pace the Wildcats.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights crushed the 16th-seeded Newmarket High Raiders 72-21 after leading 45-9 at the half and 59-12 after three quarters. Erin Burns and Celina Botts each scored 11 to pace the Knights. The Raiders (coached by Ron Liversidge, assisted by Jessica Panzer) included Linnaea Harper, Meghan Reinders, Arriela Cole, Stephanie Waters, Madison Shortt, Taylor Mallory, Kathleen Conroy, Ashni Bhoolaton, Jacquie Polan, Mackenzie Grace and Lianna Loughlin. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers stomped the 8th-seeded Ajax Notre Dame Cougars 40-19 after leading 6-5, 20-5 and 35-10 at the quarters. Danielle Garven paced the Panthers with 18. The Cougars (coached by Rose Booker, assisted by Dawn Gonzalez and Rod Mcdonald) included Deline Hopkinson, Julia Lagman, Jazlyn Simons, Taija Thomas, Brianna Thomas, Alicia Chua, Jade Codinera, Madeline Dender, Kiyann Grimaldo, Stephanie D’Ornellas, Shaniqua DeGannes-Meilke, Iziegbe Enabulele and Kimeshia Henry. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Waterloo Collegiate Vikings dusted the 12th-seeded Barrie Eastview Wildcats 54-41. The Wildcats led 13-9 after one quarter. The Vikings led 31-26 at the half and 43-33 after three quarters. Lindsay Taylor paced the Vikings with 23. Kaylee Anagnostopolous added 13. Alex Hay and Megan Smith each scored 10 to lead Eastview. The Wildcats (coached by Pattie Grace, assisted by Quinton Tizzard) also included Liz Lansing, Samantha Loucks, Fiona Schreiter, Maddy Frenette, Julia Hooper, Jessie Kennedy, Jordan Christie and Sydney Grace. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Tecumseh St. Anne Saints edged the 7th-seeded Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles 52-49 in overtime. The Saints led 10-6 after one quarter. The Green Eagles led 28-24 at the half and 38-35 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 43 after regulation. Meighen Boyd paced the Saints with 15. Alan Gyemi added 10 and Amanda Milanis 9. Kendra Van Leeuwen paced the Green Eagles with 21. Megan Thompson added 11. Meighen Boyd made a game-winning three-point shot with four seconds to play in overtime. The Saints battled back from three-point deficits on two occasions in overtime to tie the game at 49-49 with four seconds left. St. Anne head coach Andy Kiss called a time out and set up a play that saw Boyd make the winning basket. “It was sweet,” Kiss said. “What a thrill. To win like that. It was one of those moments where a designed play worked to perfection for us. On a play like that, every girl on the court did something to contribute.” Green Eagles coach Matt Lynch said “it was a battle from beginning to end. We got down 8-0 early but we battled back and were only down one at half. We went back and forth in the second half with numerous lead changes and had some opportunities at the end of regulation that we couldn’t take advantage of. In OT we hit some big shots and it pretty much came down to whoever had the ball last was going to win and their player knocked down a big shot at the buzzer for the win.” The Green Eagles (coached by Matt Lynch, assisted by Steve Van Leeuwen and Gina Tarantello) also included Megan Piette, Monica Polgar, Brianna Bavota, Rebecca Dabor, Jessika Dignan, Lauren Dubois, Jamie Foster and Bridget Monkman. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Mother Theresa Spartans clocked the 11th-seeded Toronto Northern Secondary Red Knights after leading 59-42, 30-20 and 52-32 at the quarters. Rebecca Harmsworth paced the Spartans with 11. Regan Duff added 10. McKenzie Sigurdson led the Red Knights with 20. Julia Chandler added 13. The Red Knights (coached by Bryan McAlpine, assisted by Michael Ross and Terri-Lynn Hedgcock) also included Katie Wright, Rose Xu, Aliya Bery, Emma Fraser, Nicole Karkavitsas, Laura Kinoshita, Sabina Midgen and Ginne White. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears stomped the 14th-seeded London John Paul II Jaguars 37-11 after leading 14-5, 21-9 and 31-9 at the quarters. Shay Colley led the Bears with 11. The Jaguars (coached by Pete Lambert, assisted by Jill Szewczyk) included Erika DiLoreto, Binne’Kwe Elijah, Georgia McIntosh, Chuot Angou, Brenda Correia, Victoria Heine, Martha Arcia-Martinez, Christina Heine, Robyn Scott, Lauren Zimmer, Jackline Gore, Akuluel Anyoun and Michelle Castrillon. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Hamilton Westdale Warriors clocked the 15th-seeded Orleans St. Peter Knights 71-27 after leading 28-8, 41-11 and 54-16 at the quarters. Nicole Morrison paced the Warriors with 20. Alexis Spadafora added 14. The Knights (coached by Sheila Kerwin, assisted by Moya Hamilton) included Sydney Miezitis, Breanna Phillips, Rachel Radu, Kyla Borden, Joellyn Lamont, Olivia Harris, Schaenel Francois, Emilie Huneault, Michaela Branker, Aarika Hurst, Margot Brown and Analyssa Cardenas. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints dispatched the 13th-seeded Brampton Notre Dame Knights 45-31 after leading 11-0, 17-12 and 31-25 at the quarters. Surayya Palmer paced the Saints with 13. Oonagh Webster added 10. The Knights (coached by Lisa Ciancone, assisted by Geoff Edwards) included Hayley Taylor-Baptiste, Camilla Orellana, Felicia Velasquez, Ceann Marks, Sarah McGaugh, Sarah Shank, Cierra Tzogas, Cristelle Indjike, Cassandra Edwards and Erin Smith.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights edged the 9th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers 52-49 after leading 14-12, 27-20 and 36-34 at the quarters. Kia Nurse paced the Knights with 22. Celina Botts added 10. Knights coach Blaise DiSabatino told the Hamilton Spectator that “they start three people over six feet tall. They are extremely fast. They have a lot of talent and they are very young.” Eternati Willock led the Panthers with 20. Cheyenne Creighton added 18. The Panthers (coached by Steve Gazman, assisted by Jill Forester) also included Destoni Willock, Jazlin Barker, Danielle Garven, Tina Marie O’Donnell, Jessica Carino, Kashauna Moodie, Samarie Amoh, Keyira Parkes, Serina Green and Megan Esses.
The 3rd-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears whipped the 6th-seeded London Mother Theresa Spartans 48-24 after leading 10-2, 25-6 and 36-17 at the quarters. Shay Colley paced the Bears with 15. Oceana Hamilton added 14 and Faith Brown 11. Rebecca Harmsworth paced the Spartans with 12. The Spartans (coached by Jami Pizzari, assisted by Angela Campbell), also included Caroline Kerr, Maya Sylvester, Sarah Thompson, Laura Vandervoort, Isabella Calderon Uribe, Regan Duff, Elyse Fowler, Jaeleah Goor and Stephanie Grabarczyk.
The 4th-seeded Tecumseh St. Anne Saints clubbed the 5th-seeded Waterloo Collegiate Vikings 45-25 after leading 16-4, 22-8 and 36-16 at the quarters. Alana Gyemi and Marissa McNaughton each scored 11 to pace the Saints. Alex Klein led the Vikings with 10. The Vikings (coached by Craig Nickel, assisted by Nancy Spreitzer and Ainsley Dreisinger), also included Olivia Bender, Isabella Kellerman, Danielle Sauve, Sally Marshall, Julia Pavlik, Shivangi Patel, Courtney Banham, Erin Helsby, Anja Gorrie, Lindsay Taylor and Kaylee Anagnostopolous.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Hamilton Westdale Warriors thumped the 10th-seeded Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 58-36 after leading 10-8, 23-19 and 34-28 at the quarters. Alexis Spadafora paced the Warriors with 9. Stefanie Hrymak added 8. Kate Hill paced the Saints with 18. Tianna Sullivan added 10. The Saints (coached by Kareem Griffin, assisted by Tevya Reid, Ela Leach, Heni Virag, Chidera Ifearulundu, Delphine Adams and Xavier De Guzman) also included Tayla Gibb, Oonagh Webster, Shadeah Bristol and Surayya Palmer.
In the semis, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights stomped the 4th-seeded Tecumseh St. Anne Saints 60-33 after leading 14-11, 33-19 and 44-24 at the half. Kia Nurse paced the Knights with 32. Meighen Boyd paced the Saints with 12.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears stunned the 2nd-seeded Hamilton Westdale Warriors 53-41 after leading 15-13, 24-21 and 34-28 at the quarters. Shay Colley paced the Bears with 16. Oceana Hamilton added 13. Nicole Morrison led the Warriors with 13. Alexis Spadafora added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Tecumseh St. Anne Saints nipped the 2nd-seeded Hamilton Westdale Warriors 46-42. The Warriors led 18-10 after one quarter. The Saints led 29-23 at the half and 34-33 after three quarters. Meighen Boyd paced the Saints with 12. Nadya Morrow added 10. Jayanne Gaunt paced the Warriors with 14. Alexis Spadafora added 10. The Warriors (coached by Nadia Flynn, assisted by Erin Adachi) also included Samantha Donald, Alexandra Del Sordo, Nicole Camillo, Molly Brillinger, Jordanne Mulkewicz, Kiija Gargarello, Jane Wallace, Nicole Morrison and Stefanie Hrymak.
In the final, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights clocked the 3rd-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears 51-35 after leading 17-13, 28-22 and 39-28 at the quarters. Kia Nurse paced the Knights with 21. Celina Botts added 11. Knights coach Blaize DiSabatino told the Hamilton Spectator that “our kids played extremely well and executed the game plan extremely well.” Oceana Hamilton led the Bears with 11.
The bronze medalist Tecumseh St. Anne Saints: Hannah McClounie; Rachel Loebach; Tina Benotto; Emelie Teno; Olivia Luff; Nadya Morrow; Alana Gyemi; Amanda Milanis; Marissa McNaughton; Nancy Ulicny; Meighen Boyd; Rachel Pieniazek; Amber Bechard; coach Andy Kiss; assistant Roger Mousseau; assistant Tori LaRocque
The silver medalist Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears: Erica Ballot; Faith Brown; Shay Colley; Jamilia Dos Santos; Brittany Ennis; Oceana Hamilton; Savanna Hamilton; Genevieve Onyeka; Teleshia Riley; Aylisa Rodrigues; Yanique Smith; Curryl Watson; Janika Wallace; coach Nicolette Stewart; assistant Omar Miles; assistant Nicole Salmon
The champion Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights: Julia Randazzo; Julia Sorbara; Taylor Floris; Mallory Wood; Eva DiGregorio; Kia Nurse; Rachel Barber-Pin; Celina Botts; Diedre Edwards; Erin Burns; Abby Clark; Nicole Ramberg; coach Blaize DiSabatino; assistant Angela Valvasori; assistant Christina Danielewisz; assistant Elizabeth Burns