In the opening round, held in Hamilton: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More Knights dusted the Orleans St. Peter Knights 80-21. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers clipped the 12th-seeded North Toronto C.I. Norsemen 58-27. The Panthers led 28-15 at the half and 43-19 after three quarters. Cheyenne Creighton and Danielle Garven each scored 10 to pace the Panthers. Rebecca Daly led the Norsemen with 9. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish clocked the 16th-seeded Newmarket Raiders 74-28. The Raiders led 16-12 after one quarter and 29-23 at the half. The Fighting Irish led 46-40 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans whipped the 15th-seeded Guelph Centennial C.V.I. Spartans 58-14 after leading 16-0, 32-6 and 49-8 at the quarters. Nikita Telesford paced the Trojans with 11. Chelayne Bailey added 10. Hallie Milne led the Spartans with 4. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Barrie Eastview S.S Wildcats clipped the 9th-seeded Hamilton Westdale S.S Warriors 65-49. The Wildcats led 19-11 after one quarter and 52-26 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears dispatched the 10th-seeded Waterloo C.I. Vikings 47-38. The Bears led 12-8 after one quarter and 39-26 after three quarters. Shay Colley led the Bears with 15. Janika Griffith-Wallace added 15. Danielle Sauve paced the Vikings with 12. Isabella Kellerman added 11. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Toronto Northern S.S. Red Knights edged the 14th-seeded Brampton Notre Dame Catholic Secondary Knights 41-38. The Red Knights led 10-6 after one quarter and 35-22 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Catholic S.S Saints dispatched the 13th-seeded London A.B. Lucas Vikings 44-37. The Saints led 13-8 after one quarter and 37-27 after three quarters. Amanda Milanis led the Saints with 12. Brielle Loebach added 9. Clair Litchfield paced the Vikings with 10. Anna Jacob added 9.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Thomas More Knights bombed the 16th-seeded Newmarket Raiders 76-55 after leading 42-30 at the half. Hailey Broen paced the Knights with 25. Kia Nurse added 18. Sarah Gates led the Raiders with 20. Anna Troszkowski added 12. The Raiders (coached by Gad Perlmutter, assisted by Ivan Wong) also included Charlotte Clayton, Kathleen Conroy, Meili Creek, Linnaea Harper, Hayley Perlmutter, Maddy Reinders, Meghan Reinders, Madison Shortt and Stephanie Waters. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Toronto Northern S.S. Red Knights edged the 9th-seeded Hamilton Westdale S.S. Warriors 48-46. The Warriors led 15-9 after one quarter. The Red Knights led 25-18 at the half. Emma Fraser paced the Red Knights with 20. Julian Chandler added 18. Molly Brillinger paced the Warriors with 14. The Warriors (coached by Nadia Flynn and Jim Gaunt) also included Kyra Cummings, Francesca D’Eon, Bernadette Francisci, Jayanne Gaunt, Alexis Kenyeres, Jillian Malcolm, Ikram Mohamud-Iman, Jordanne Mulkewich, Mia Spadafora and Jane Wallace. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans clipped the 12th-seeded North Toronto C.I. Norsemen 59-40. The Norsemen led 11-7 after one quarter and 21-20 at the half. The Trojans led 35-30 after three quarters. The Norsemen (coached by Cameron Hall, assisted by Bill Doyle and Kathleen Pyper) included Makena Arnsten, Annika Boron, Louise Castonguay, Rebecca Daly, Alexa Hall, Chloe Hall, Emma Ibrakovic, Emma Keating, Rachel Knee, Sarah Knee, Jenna Roher and Abby Thorson. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears whipped the 13th-seeded London A.B. Lucas Vikings 50-25 after leading 18-4, 28-18 and 41-19 at the quarters. The Vikings (coached by Jeff Smith, assisted by Kara Smith) included Sarah Donovan, Marie Floryan, Kristina Frkovic, Anna Jacob, Claire Litchfield, Paige Martin, Amanda Moore, Sue Sanku, Chantel Scott, Monica Topfer and Natalie Warren. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish whipped the 11th-seeded Orleans St. Peter H.S. Knights 54-30 after leading 18-5, 24-14 and 44-24 at the quarters. Caroline Hummeli paced the Fighting Irish with 29. Karly Fracalanza added 13. Michaela Branker led the Knights with 15. The Knights (coached by Sheila Kerwin and Moya Hamilton) also included Marguerite Diouf, Gifty Djulus, Daniela Abou-Assali, Sarah Harris, Kayla Minott, Kashi Lussamaki, Nadia Khatib, Taani Mbuluyo, Olivia Harris, Emily Fournier and Veronika Lavergne. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Barrie Eastview S.S Wildcats edged the 14th-seeded Brampton Notre Dame Catholic Secondary Knights 53-48. The Wildcats led 14-11 after one quarter and 27-21 at the half. Samantha Hopper paced the Wildcats with 13. Felicia Velasquez led the Knights with 16. The Knights (coached by Lisa Ciancone, assisted by Geoff Edwards and Dario Pretto) also included Lauren Beals, Raegine Ceballo, Christelle Indjike, Ceann Marks, Evee Nsitem, Camila Orellana, Sarah Shank, Cierra Tzogas and Vanessa Williams. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers crushed the 15th-seededed Guelph Centennial C.V.I. Spartans 58-25. The Panthers led 32-10 at the half and 47-14 after three quarters. The Spartans (coached by Toffer Treiguts and Ken Hamilton) included Emma Cain, Erin Mackey, Emma Korol, Kylie Martin, Megan Chiasson, Halle Milne, Karsyn Buchner-Duby, Hannah Newman, Elizabeth Newman, Brodie Buchner-Duby, Diane Begin, Carter Godman and Amy Van Der Merwe. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Catholic S.S Saints dumped the 10th-seeded Waterloo C.I. Vikings 45-34. The Saints led 27-10 at the half and 41-22 after three quarters. The Vikings (coached by Craig Nickel, assisted by Tara McAndrew, Lori Nickel and Nancy Spreitzer): Kaylee Anagnostopoulos, Courtney Banham, Olivia Bender, Kaitlyn Bentz, Hayley Birss, Isabella Kellerman, Amanda Martin, Shivangi Patel, Annabelle Pfeifle, Jessica Roes and Danielle Sauve.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More C.S.S. Knights stomped the 8th-seeded Toronto Northern S.S. Red Knights 60-36. The Knights led 28-13 at the half and 49-18 after three quarters. The Red Knights (coached by Michael Ross, assisted by Zaneta Lee): Naomi Adeboboye, Julia Chandler, Emma Fraser, Katherine Karkavitsas, Nicole Karkavitsas, Laura Kinoshita, Anja Marinkovic, Danielle Voit, Lindsay Wright and Rose Xu.
The 6th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish edged the 3rd-seeded Barrie Eastview S.S Wildcats 45-41. The Fighting Irish led 25-17 at the half and 32-17 after three quarters. Karly Fracalanze led the Fighting Irish with 12. Mackenzie Turner added 12. Megan Smith led the Wildcats with 12. The Wildcats (coached by Quinton Tizzard): Ella Chilton, Alex Hay, Gillian Hay, Daniella Hopper, Julia Hopper, Tristyn Jones, Samantha Loucks, Brooklyn Lyon, Fiona Schreiter, Megan Smith, Alyssa Zilney and Sarah Zorgel.
The 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans whipped the 4th-seeded Brampton St. Edmund Campion Bears after leading 14-11, 27-20 and 41-24 at the quarters. The Bears (coached by Nicolette Stewart, assisted by Omar Miles): Angela Almero, Erica Ballot, Faith Brown, Shay Colley, Brittany Ennis, Savanna Hamilton, Yanique Jackson, Yanique Smith, Janika Wallace and Curryl Watson.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers crushed the 7th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Catholic S.S Saints 55-27. The Panthers led 14-7 after one quarter and 46-20 at the half. Eternati Willock led the Panthers with 14. Danielle Garven added 13. Lauren Pizzicaroli led the Saints with 10. The Saints (coached by Bob Loebach, assisted by Roger Mousseau and Chris Rayner) also included Ryann Dowling, Sheila Haskings, Brielle Loebach, Rachel Loebach, Olivia Luff, Hannah McClounie, Marissa McNaughton, Amanda Milanis, Maddy Mooney, Rachel Pieniazek, Sara Pizzicaroli and Nancy Ulicny.
In the semis, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More C.S.S. Knights spanked the 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans 60-41 after leading 17-5, 28-22 and 47-31 at the quarters. Kia Nurse led the Knights with 25. Ebony Walker led the Trojans with 10. Rachel Woodburn added 9.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers defeated the 6th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 42-34. The Panthers led 11-7 after one quarter and 37-24 after three quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 6th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish spanked the 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans 56-35 after leading 8-3, 30-16 and 43-31 at the quarters. Caroline Hummell led the Fighting Irish with 24. Rachel Woodburn led the Trojans with 9. The Trojans (coached by Mike Gordensky, assisted by Lisa Morrison): Bria Dowson-Chance, Alana Hendricks, Rochelle Reece, Chelayne Bailey, Nikita Telesford, Danee Hospedales, Ebony Walker, Jada Diamond-Drum, Nicolette Elliot-Gill, Desiree Green, Brittany Johnson and Jamie Prince.
In the final, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Thomas More C.S.S. Knights clubbed the 2nd-seeded Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers 73-47. The Panthers led 15-4 after one quarter. The Knights led 30-27 at the half and 48-38 after three quarters. Kia Nurse led the Knights with 31. Danielle Garven paced the Panthers with 21. The Panthers broke to an early 15-4 lead but Kia Nurse rallied the Knights to a three-point lead at the half. “Kia Nurse is a beast unto herself,” Panthers assistant Josie Taccone told the Scarborough Mirror. “She is such a dominant player. … There’s only one thing better than silver. This year we (improved) ourselves getting past the quarterfinals. Next year let’s go and seal the deal.” The Panthers finished (33-2) on the season.
The bronze medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Chelsea Bell; Jaimie Burrowes; Renne Deschenes; Melanie DeSena; Karly Fracalanza; Grace Gast; Danille Graham; Caroline Hummell; Jordan Milos; Amy Smith; Mackenzie Turner; coach Ed Dragan; assistant Lindsay Sharpe
The silver medalist Scarborough Blessed Pope John Paul II Panthers: Phylicia Addison Meek; Kelsey Clamucha; Cheyenne Creighton; Julia Da Silva-Smith; Megan Esses; Danielle Garven; Serina Green; Mia Mahinay; Keyira Parkes; Jamila Thoms; Jacqueline Viernes; Destoni Willcock; Eternati Willcock; coach Steve Gazmin; assistant Jill Forester; assistant Josie Taccone
The gold medalist Hamilton St. Thomas More C.S.S Knights: Hailey Brown; Erin Burns; Abbey Clark; Eva DiGregorio; Taylor Floris; Jessica Guyatt; Natalie Laharnar; Ella Mahler; Annamaria Misale; Kia Nurse; Nicole Ramberg; Julia Randazzo; Julia Sorbara; coach Blaize DiSabatino; assistant Brittany MacFarlane; assistant Angela Valvasori