In the opening round, held in Windsor: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Toronto Central Academy Riders whacked the 19th-seeded Aurora Cardinal Carter Catholic Celtics 85-56. The Riders led 24-9 after one quarter and 63-44 after three quarters. Josh Sales paced the Riders with 20. Ryan Raffoul led the Celtics with 36. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded North York Ecole Secondaire Etienne-Brule Voyageurs whipped the 8th-seeded Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 65-48. The Flames led 19-13 after one quarter. The Voyageurs led 34-25 at the half and 50-39 after three quarters. Junior Lueye paced the Voyageurs with 24. Avery Martin led the Flames with 23. ………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded host Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique LaJeunesse Le Royal dumped the 17th-seeded Oakville École secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups (Wolves) 74-60 after leading 19-12, 39-30 and 62-43 at the quarters. “We were kind of not OFSAA ready mentally yet,” Lajeunesse’s Ali Aoude told the Windsor Star. “It’s a different atmosphere with the crowd. Maybe after this first game, we can take some notes and lessons and get ready for the next games.” The Royals built an 18-point lead but began tossing up prayers from the arc. “I think they were nervous and overly excited, especially with the whole school here,” Royals coach Geoff Parent. “They start to play for the crowd and do things they don’t normally do.” Les Loups went on a 10-0 run to make it close but Le Royal held on for the win. “It’s embarrassing,” Lajeunesse’s Ahmed El Hassan said. “We played horrible. I’m happy this was the first one.” Aoude said “we have to push the ball more, play better defence, play more as a team and stay more positive. Out of this game, we have to take the good things out of the bad.” Aoude scored 25, Ahmed El Hassan 14 and Elio Skaf 13. “We can’t expect to play that way and move forward in this tournament,” Parent said. “If they can control their own emotions, which is the biggest battle, we should be OK.” …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights clubbed 16th-seeded Woodbridge Toronto District Christian 56-28. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. The Knights led 28-15 at the half and 39-19 after three quarters. Jordan Saumur-Nelson paced the Knights with 14. Jacob Schuurman paced Toronto District Christian with 9. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Mississauga Philopateer Christian x bombed the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines 67-42. Philopateer Christian led 13-11 after one quarter and 35-28 at the half. Matthew Mikhail paced Philopateer with 25. Alex Foster led the Wolverines with 9. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded London École secondaire catholique Monseigneur Bruyère Panthers edged the 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators 63-58 in overtime. The Panthers led 15-8 after one quarter and 26-21 at the half. The score was knotted at 51 after regulation. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Gloucester Ecole secondaire publique Louis Riel Rebelles dusted the 13th-seeded Pickering Ecole Ronald-Marion 72-34 after leading 12-11, 41-27 and 59-23 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Barrie E.S. Catholique Nouvelle Alliance Les Tornades stomped the 15th-seeded New Liskeard Timiskaming District Secondary Saints 63-24 after leading 37-12 at the half and 56-20 after three quarters. Emerand Mukikala paced Les Tornades with 19. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders dumped the 18th-seeded Toronto French School Cougars 58-45 after leading 13-9, 31-15 and 42-27 at the quarters. Kalya Jelovac paced the Crusaders with 16. Eremoosole Okako led the Cougars with 10. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Cornwall St. Lawrence Secondary Saints blasted the 20th-seeded Marathon Falcons 71-15 after leading 49-6 at the half and 57-13 after three quarters. Qasim Ali led the Saints with 20. Jacob Secenj added 14. Dawson Grouette-McDougall led the Falcons with 7.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Pickering Ecole Ronald Marion X spanked the 20th-seeded Marathon Falcons 67-45 after leading 33-22 at the half and 49-36 after three quarters. The Falcons (coached by Rob Richter, assisted by Shawna Grouette and Dan Tammi) included John Baisch, Jordan Burton, Edgar Desmoulin, Dawson Grouette-McDougall, Aidan Linde, Mateo Orrantia, Justin Paris, Callum Richter and Quinn Tammi. …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Toronto French School Cougars rolled the 15th-seeded New Liskeard Timiskaming District Secondary Saints 67-39. The Saints led 16-7 after one quarter and 24-21 at the half. The Cougars led 48-39 after three quarters. The Saints (coached by John Maga, assisted by Jim Goldsack) included Clarke Allaire, Jomy Aumond, Devin Davies, Joshua Duncan, Sheldon Flannigan, Evan Franks, Sean Hurtubise, Trevor Jackman, Nathan Kennedy, Samuel Kester, Brodie Neill, Robbie Popkie, Tristen Ridley, Aydyn Sullivan and David Tysick. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames dumped the 19th-seeded Aurora Cardinal Carter Catholic Celtics 76-57 after leading 24-15, 41-26 and 63-47 at the quarters. Avery Martin paced the Flames with 41. Ryan Raffoul led the Celtics with 29. The Celtics (coached by Jim Staley) also included Braedon Caetano, Matthew Carvalho, Daniel Daoud, Tanner Diemer, Ralph Dominguez, Nico Gualtieri, Mark Jraiche, Michael Moavro, Charbel Nohra, Solomon Sleiman, Alec Symons and Jason Tannous. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Oakville École secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups smacked the 16th-seeded Woodbridge Toronto District Christian x 69-50 after leading 30-22 at the half. Toronto District Christian (coached by Ken Gray, assisted by Colin Hoving, Joel Sjaarda and Bruce Vrieling) included Calder Amos-Wood, Michael Bodini, Ben DeGroot, Jesse DeGroot, Joshua dePeuter, Trevor Eygenraam, Zachary Hutzal, Daniel Juarez, Caleb Mathai, Jacob Schuurman, Seth VanSchepen, Eric VanZeumeren and Zackri Woolnough.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Toronto Central Academy Riders dusted the 17th-seeded Oakville École secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups 82-45 after leading 22-13 after one quarter and 71-37 after three quarters. Kevin Octo paced the Riders with 17. Jacob Aubry led Les Loups with 14. Les Loups (coached by Matthew Steward) also included Omar Elmaddah, Babacar Fall, Youssef Ghali, Matthew Grenda, Vincent Lalonde, Christopher Lohr, Isaiah Masia, Enzo Pavesi, Brian Ruracyenka, Curtis-Kevin Siani and Maxime Vincent. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Toronto Ecole Secondaire Etienne-Brule Voyageurs stunned the 9th-seeded Mississauga Philopateer Christian x 45-44 after leading 14-6, 24-16 and 40-31 at the quarters. Philopateer (coached by Gene Ross Dayrit, assisted by Samuel Weigert), included Pavley Kerelos Abdelsayed, Andrew Eldeiry, Michael Geurgis, David Guirguis, Ransford Gyamfi, Raphael Michael, Matthew Mikhail, Rafael Saad, Kevin Yacoub, Anthony Youssef and John Youssef. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Barrie E.S. Catholique Nouvelle Alliance Les Tornades smacked the 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators 59-37. The score was knotted at 11 after one quarter. The Navigators led 28-27 at the half. Les Tornades led 43-37 after three quarters. The Navigators (coached by Anthony Haughton, assisted by Michael Dyck, Danielle Haughton and Trish Sutherland) included Dhananjay Behal, Champion Benjamins-Laniyi, Tomiwa Brown, Solomon Ebata, Kiryu Kaneko, Ryan Ku, Ethan M. Kerr, Oluwagbemiga Orunesajo, David Sam-Ayara, Ivan Shum, Natsumi Sugisaki, Michael Sutherland, Brett Warkentin and Jaawei-Jayse Zhou. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders dumped the 13th-seeded Pickering Ecole Ronald-Marion X 59-37 after leading 20-5, 33-9 and 48-21 at the quarters. Ronald-Marion (coached by Mathieu Morin, assisted by André Mouyenga and Abdellah Saada) included Ismail Bendadou, John Elambo, Wassim Ferrag, Kevin Mbella, Jean-Claude Mbuyi, Ariel Muanza-Kabongo, Ahmed Munyanziza, Rahim Ntwari, Isaiah Perceval, Keyshawn Perkins, Abdourahmane Touré and Tyson Van Dusen. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique LaJeunesse Le Royal blasted the 8th-seeded Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 83-37 after leading 25-8, 44-15 and 64-30 at the quarters. The Flames (coached by John Moyer, assisted by Jonathan Moyer and Caleb Redekop) included Jonah Boehm, James Carr Pries, Nathan Diller Harder, Tim Falco, Luke Hamel, James Heitzner, Peter Hsu, Matt Kipfer, Avery Martin, James Musso, Kean Snider, James Torrance-Perks and Tommy Zhuang. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines clipped the 6th-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights 51-37 after leading 29-18 at the half and 38-29 after three quarters. “The score didn’t do us justice,” Wolverines coach Joey Turco told the Sault Star. Turco said it was “the best organized team defence we played all year. Our defence was stifling.” Matt Gregoire paced the Wolverines with 22, including 6 treys. Lucas Higham added 14, including 3 treys and Isaiah Graber 11, including 3 treys. The Knights (coached by Don Davis, assisted by Doug Basso) included Jackson Clark, Sean Cole, Dawson Cook, Johnathan Dube, Amir Farrokhpey, Parker Gilbert, Charlie Knapaysweet, Jeremy Okonmah, Jonathan Okonman, Louie Paul-Martin, Jordan Saumur-Nelson and Joshua St. Jacques. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Gloucester Ecole secondaire publique Louis Riel Rebelles defeated the 10th-seeded London École secondaire catholique Monseigneur Bruyère Panthers 73-63 after leading 24-18, 36-26 and 52-42 at the quarters. David Quinn paced the Rebelles with 17. Naod Habte led the Panthers with 21. The Panthers (coached by Brett Fliesser, assisted by Conlan Fortin) also included Michel Boukouam Anthonio De Luca, Carson Demeter, Adrian Livingston, Anthony MacMaster, Kwasi-Christopher MacMaster, Rahmat Nasrat, Josias Ndikizang, Audric-Daussy Ntirwihisha, Oliver Raphael and Nicholas Schildroth. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Cornwall St. Lawrence Secondary Saints dispatched the 18th-seeded Toronto French School Cougars 72-61. The Cougars led 23-16 after one quarter. The Saints led 34-31 at the half. Kadrae Wright paced the Saints with 24. Gobi Mohanathas added 22. Khrisnan Sivaloganathan paced the Cougars with 23. The Cougars (coached by x, assisted Michael Dmitruk and Patrick Pelissou) also included Jared Attansio, Laurent Blanchard, François Bourbonnais, Jan Casagrande, Jordan Hakami, Ehigie Okotako, Eronmosele Okotako, Robert Paroyan, Tristan St-Amour, Riley William and Alfan Yildiz.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Toronto Central Academy Riders clipped the 14th-seeded North York Ecole Secondaire Etienne-Brule Voyageurs 60-46 after leading 35-16 at the half. The Voyageurs (coached by Michael Morin, assisted by André Gélina) included Christopher Badibengi, Sire Bah, Moustapha Beaulieu, Ismail Bennani, Hans-Conny Chery, Jamal Dube, Richard Ekwandja, Daniel Karasira, William Lieu, Junior Luyeye, Delphin Manzi, Hamza Mohamed, Segun Junior Pearse, Mathew Reid and Ameen Saghattchi.
The 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders whipped the 5th-seeded Barrie E.S. Catholique Nouvelle Alliance Les Tornades 60-38 after leading 19-11, 38-24 and 51-32 at the quarters. Bobby Buck paced the Crusaders with 16. Félix Laramée led Les Tornades with 16. Les Tornades (coached by Sylvain Laramée) also included Glen Abernethy, Shandler Beauvais, Daniel Bedard, Cameron Calhoun, Cory Goss, Samuel Guilbert, Emerand Mukikala, Brett Pauli and Adam Picard.
The 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique LaJeunesse Le Royal crushed the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines 74-54 after leading 18-2 early and then 28-10, 46-24 and 59-34 at the quarters. Ahmed Aboul-Hassan paced Le Royal with 23. Alexander Foster led the Wolverines with 13, Matt Gregoire 12, Isaiah Graber 9, Lucas Higham 8 and Tristin Olar 8. “We’re incredibly proud to have made it to the top eight out of 20 teams,” Wolverines coach Joey Turco told the Sault Star. Guard Matt Gregoire said “we would have liked to have gone farther, but it feels good to finish in the top eight. I’m proud of the way we played.” Turco said “we weren’t ready for their speed out of the gate. The Wolverines (coached by Joey Turco) also included Connor Acorn, Kaylam Daybutch-King, Isaiah Graber, Matthew Gregoire, Lucas Higham, Kaleb Misener, Nick Neveau, Tristin Olar, Max Reid, Jacob Rushon, Joshua Sidwell, Isaac Smithers and Noah Tarnai.
In the last quarterfinal, 7th-seeded Gloucester Ecole secondaire publique Louis Riel Rebelles stomped the 2nd-seeded Cornwall St. Lawrence Secondary Saints 89-60 after leading 25-20 after one quarter and 46-31 at the half. Souber Musse paced the Rebelles with 30. Qasim Ali led the Saints with 15. Kadrae Wright added 12. “It was a tough game. They could not miss and we had an off-shooting game — which is unusual for us,” St. Lawrence coach Jamie Carr told the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. “Once you make it to the quarterfinals everyone is really impressive. At that point it’s luck of the draw — who you match up against. It’s tough when you look and see the teams that finished with bronze and antique bronze (fourth place) medals were teams we had previously beaten. Overall it was a great year again for us. We are very proud of all our team has accomplished over the past three years.” The Saints (coached by Jamie Carr, assisted by Bob Carlisle, Josh Greenley and Keith Ward) also included Brett Clarke, Mehrdad Damghani, Brandon Lariviere, Gobi Mohanathas, Thevasangar Mohanathas, Tyler Rudowski, Jacob Secenj, Tharmijan Tharmabala and Kadrae Wright.
In the semis, the top-seeded Toronto Central Academy Riders clubbed the 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 64-44 after leading 31-24 at the half.
In the other semi, the 7th-seeded Gloucester Ecole secondaire publique Louis Riel Rebelles edged the 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique LaJeunesse Le Royal 76-71 after leading 21-10, 40-16 and 54-43 at the quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders nipped the 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique LaJeunesse Le Royal 69-68 in overtime. Le Royal led 18-16, 33-27 and 51-47 after the quarters. The score was knotted at 61 after regulation. “Man, we had the tools to beat these teams if we played the way we could,” Lajeunesse’s Andreas McBounds, who scored 16, told the Windsor Star. “Our energy just wasn’t up. … I don’t know what happened. This morning we were down 26 and got down by (five) at the end and I thought we’d bring that energy to this game and we didn’t. We were trying to extend (the lead) and keep it going, but our energy started going down. They were playing well. They were playing harder than us.” Ahmed Abou El Hassan paced Le Royal with 23. Elio Skaff scored 13 and Ali Aoude 11. Le Royal (coached by Geoff Parent, assisted by Brendan Antovski, Moe Hachem and Cole Seguin) also included Ibrahim Abou El Hassan, Gideon Mugenzi, Serge Saba and Mark Speller.
In the final, the top-seeded Toronto Central Academy Riders whipped the 7th-seeded Gloucester Ecole secondaire publique Louis Riel Rebelles 82-49 after leading 22-15, 42-25 and 68-39 at the quarters.
The bronze medalist Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders: William Bardwell; Calum Bechervaise; Bobby Buck; Patrick Burchat; Mark Coates; Joseph Codina; Chase Copeland; Zach Empey; Campbell Fair; Regan Fleming; Ben Gough-Lauzon; Kolya Jelovac; Adam Moskalewicz; coach Tim Coates; assistant Stephane Auray; assistant Ken Smith
The silver medalist Gloucester Ecole Secondaire publique Louis-Riel Rebelles: Willy-Alec Baha; Merveille Benjamin; Romslend Elize; Radwan Ismaël; Dawood Jama; Abdirahman Kahin Ali; Nathan Ludiha-Kasongo; Mohamed Omar Mohamed; Souber Musse; Kapesa-Irvin Mutonkole; Oderah Pecore-Ugorji; Cédrik-Kebly Pierre-Louis; David Quinn; Kersaint Fils Saint-Juste; Thaïno Toussaint; Carl Max Vallejo Henri; assistant Alex Ethier; assistant Sara Vincent-Campbell
The gold medalist Toronto Central Academy Riders: Junior Fernandes; Shamar Forbes; Jordan Joseph; Umit Kilinc; Ahmed Kurdi; Raphael Machard; Kevin Otoo; Tristian Reid; Joshua Sales; Nicholson Zheng; coach John Clara; assistant Jave-el Davis; assistant Javaugn Davis; assistant Toby Tang