In the opening round, held in Cornwall: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders blasted the 19th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons 91-29 after leading 25-4, 53-14 and 72-14 at the quarters. Mark Coates paced the Crusaders with 25. Logan Fick led the Gryphons with 14. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles thrashed the 20th-seeded North York Bayview Glen Gryphons 68-39 after leading 21-11, 43-18 and 60-30 at the quarters. Dominic Abbas paced the Silver Eagles with 20. Zachary Ricciuti led the Gryphons with 12. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Almonte District Orangemen clipped the 14th-seeded Hamilton District Christian Knights 71-60 after leading 17-13, 37-24 and 53-38 at the quarters. Micah Della-Foresta led the Orangemen with 28. Jaylan Caxton-Idowu led the Knights with 18. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars spanked the 18th-seeded Aurora Ecole Secondaire Catholique Renaissance Les Phénix 65-50. The Cougars led 11-7 after one quarter and 26-22 at the half. Les Phénix led 45-39 after three quarters. Daniel Lukonga paced Les Cougars with 20. Dan Jeansipen led Les Phénix with 22. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues thrashed the 17th-seeded Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 71-47 after leading 18-12, 35-21 and 54-33 at the quarters. Jack Hagerty paced the Blues with 15. Alex Tom led the Saints with 14. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Frere-Andre Vikings nipped the 15th-seeded Burlington Aldershot Lions 65-64 after leading 18-14, 32-30 and 53-49 at the quarters. Caillou Lacroix led Vikings with 35. Sukiran Sritharan led the Lions with 15. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Ecole Secondaire Catholique Monsigneur Bruyere Panthers edged the 16th-seeded Whitby Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Charles-Garnier Lynx 61-59 after leading 14-8, 35-22 and 45-43 at the quarters. Michel Boukoua led the Panthers with 23. Joshua Matondo led the Lynx with 14. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal dispatched the 13th-seeded Etobicoke Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy (formerly Scarlett Heights Collegiate) 62-50 after leading 18-14, 26-18 and 50-36 at the quarters. Ibrahim Abou Elhassan paced Le Royal with 23. Tarik Balta led Scarlett Heights with 12. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis Riel Rebelles whipped the 9th-seeded Sudbury College Notre-Dame Alouettes 79-57 after leading 23-17, 40-37 and 64-45 at the quarters. Souber Musse paced the Rebelles with 28. Felix Tubin led the Alouettes with 20. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames nipped the 12th-seeded host Cornwall St. Lawrence Secondary Saints 59-56. The Saints led 15-5 after one quarter and 31-18 at the half. The Flames led 44-41 after three quarters and led by as many as 9 before the Saints rallied, drawing within 57-56 on a bucket by Gobi Mahananthas with 59 seconds to play. Avery Martin paced the Flames with 30, including 5 treys in the second half. Qasim Ali added 14, including 4 treys in the first half, and Brett Clarke 12. Gobi Mohanathas led the Saints with 20. Flames coach Jonathan Moyer told the Cornwall Standard-Freehold that “we made a couple of adjustments at halftime. We were playing pretty tight in the first half, missing shots we usually make. We really brought up our energy level in the second half.” Saints coach Jamie Carr said “it’s the story of our season – first half, second half. In a lot of games in the second half, we haven’t played as strong, and that was what happened today. . . it’s disappointing. We played well (early).”
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Hamilton District Christian Knights defeated the 19th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons 69-60. The Gryphons led 19-17 after one quarter. The Knights led 35-29 at the half and 61-36 after three quarters. Jaylan Caxton-Idowu led the Knights with 18. Logan Fick paced the Gryphons with 22. The Gryphons also included Afton Colliton, Sean Despins, Isaac Speicher, Charlie Cleary, Jackson Reimer, Devon Reid, Cole Ruddell, Shrey Patel, Nolan Pratt, Austin Hamer and Nickolas Lami. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Burlington Aldershot Lions dispatched the 18th-seeded Aurora Ecole Secondaire Catholique Renaissance Les Phénix 65-57 after leading 19-7, 37-18 and 43-36 at the quarters. Nabil Jalbout paced the Lions with 27. Jesse Kavena led Les Phénix with 17. Les Phénix (coached by x, and managed by Tian Shi Yuan) also included Dan Jeansipen, Micah Ngamba, Jovial Nutsi, Stephane Vieira, Daniel He, Xavier Jackson, Tyler Crook, Joseph Ghaly, Rafael Sakarya, Austin D. Williams, Damien Pot and Nick Morin. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Whitby Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Charles-Garnier Lynx clipped the 17th-seeded Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 64-54. The Saints led 13-12 after one quarter. The Lynx led 31-25 at the half. The Saints led 47-46 after three quarters. Joshua Matondo paced the Lynx with 23. Ethan Sinclair led the Saints with 17. The Saints also included Nick Zroback, Karson Holmstrom, Jayson Lebel, John Parnell, Jaxon Button, Alex Tom, Ralph Gayagoy, Brayden Lamarch, Marcey Henery, Liam Isfeld, Parker Stevenson and Jaden White. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Etobicoke Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy nipped the 20th-seeded North York Bayview Glen Gryphons 59-58. Scarlett Heights led 17-16 after one quarter. The Gryphons led 34-27 at the half. Scarlett Heights led 49-47 after three quarters. Tarik Balta paced Scarlett Heights with 17. Joshua Loblaw paced the Gryphons with 36. The Gryphons also included Justin Tran, Trevor Juurlink, Babajide Adesiyan, Neeraj Varma, Jay Khosla, Ethan Agnew, Zachary Ricciuti, Nikko Northrup, David Hammond, Henrique Baffi and Ehsan Hirji.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal edged the 10th-seeded Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 65-61. Le Royal led 14-8 after one quarter. The Flames led 25-24 at the half. Le Royal led 46-41 after three quarters. Andreas McBounds paced Le Royal with 26. James Torrance-Parks led the Flames with 24. The Flames also included Hei Ho, James Carr-Pries, Kean Snider, Luke Gingerich, Blake Zehr, Tsu Tzu-hao, Grayson Peters, James Heitzner, Nathan Diller-Harder, Isaac Weber, Avery Martin and Ben Climehage. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Ecole Secondaire Catholique Monsigneur Bruyere Panthers pounded the 9th-seeded Sudbury College Notre-Dame Alouettes after leading 18-3, 30-12 and 41-29 at the quarters. Kwasi-Christopher MacMaster led the Panthers with 14. Anthony Rogerson led the Alouettes with 14. The Alouettes also included Julien Tubin, Denver Roney, Mathieu Gareau, Connor Brooks, Sean Roberts, Felix Tubin, Eric Atoh, Hunter Adams and Joseph Trottier. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Toronto Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Frere-Andre Vikings spanked the 12th-seeded Cornwall St. Lawrence Secondary Saints 59-43 after leading 16-6, 29-18 and 41-24 at the quarters. Caillou Lacroix paced the Vikings with 30. Gobi Mohanathas led the Saints with 15. The Saints (coached by Jamie Carr, Bob Carlisle and Keith Ward) also included Osama Chaudry, Thevan Mohanathas, Eric Bowman, Marvin Delmas, Qasim Ali, Garvin Delmas, Brett Clarke, Tyler Rudowski, Dewanny Grant, Jacob Secenj, Brandon Lariviere and Justin Lalonde. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis Riel Rebelles the 8th-seeded Almonte District Orangemen 80-72. The Rebelles led 23-16 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 36 at the half. The Rebelles led 58-56 after three quarters. Souber Musse paced the Rebelles with 26. Brendan Hudson led the Orangemen with 19. The Orangemen (coached by Dan Hickey and Kevin Hickey, manager Dereck McDougall) also included Micah Della-Foresta, Sam Dyck, Cody Rintoul, Krischan Welk, Dominick Peters, Liam Hickey, Kyle Sonnenburg, Jonah Lee, Rowan Warner and Zach Barr. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles torched the 15th-seeded Burlington Aldershot Lions 74-30 after leading 17-15, 35-20 and 58-26 at the quarters. Sam Douf paced the Silver Eagles with 21. Ian Ballantyne led the Lions with 15. The Lions (coached by Jovan Djurdjevic) also included Sukiran Sritharan, Nabil Jalbout, Jordan Leishman, Augusts Simiana, Liam McIvor, Jake Tasker, Eric Jackson, Jack Vandenbarselaar, Josh Matteson and Evan Papadopoulos. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues clocked the 14th-seeded Hamilton District Christian Knights 49-26 after leading 11-6, 19-9 and 37-15 at the quarters. Jack Hagerty paced the Blues with 14. Jonas Vanden Brink and Justin Vos each scored 8 to lead the Knights. The Knights (coached by Nate VanKampen) also included Jaylan Caxton-Idowu, Jonathan Spears, Giancaro Perugini, Matthew Wiersma, Thomas Stratton, Justin Dejong, Kyle Huinink, Dylan VanVeen, Nicholas Terpstra and Isaiah Huisman. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars spanked the 13th-seeded Etobicoke Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy 97-34 after leading 32-7, 48-21 and 72-21 at the quarters. Jason Manirakiza led Les Cougars with 23. Tarik Balta led Scarlett Heights with 12. Scarlett Heights also included Nahibullah Latif, Shawn St. Kits, Jemar Campbell, Abshir Musse, Zephaniah Edwards, Imari McIntyre, Tarkan Balta, Tristan Sutherland, Reginald Bonnah, Daniel Nkennor, Ahmed Mohammed Habeeb and Daniel Pongo. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders whipped the 16th-seeded Whitby Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Charles-Garnier Lynx after leading 24-14, 38-30 and 55-40 at the quarters. Calum Bechervaise led the Crusaders with 34. Ayrton Eluki paced the Lynx with 21. The Lynx also included Andrew Pham, Jasper Hilts, Emmanuel Kazadi, Joshua Matondo, Mathew Pereira, Alex Pham, Daniel Kabeya and Cyrille Eluki.
In the quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles dumped the 7th-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal after leading 18-7, 27-17 and 40-30 at the quarters. Dominic Abbas and Sam Douf each scored 14 to pace the Silver Eagles. Andreas McBounds led Le Royal with 15. Le Royal also included Adam Salloum, Moe Ali Farhat, Ibrahim About Elhassan, Josaphat Mukazi, Ellio Skaf, Aleksa Simovic, Serge Saba, Husse El Kafaarani, Mark Speller, John Paul Swizawski, Kristos Kolonelos and Elisee Mugenzi.
The 3rd-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues dispatched the 6th-seeded London Ecole Secondaire Catholique Monsigneur Bruyere Panthers 52-44 after leading 15-12, 30-27 and 39-34 at the quarters. Chris Lachapelle paced the Blues with 18. Naod Habte led the Panthers with 20. The Panthers also included Nicholas Schildroth, Andres Santos, Adrian Livingston, Carlos Ndikizang, Audric-Daussy Ntirwihisha, Amaan Chada, Michel Boukoua, Carson Demeter, Kwasi-Christopher MacMaster, Anthonio De Luca, Samar Hatem, Ohene Kweku and Chase Hay.
The top-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders clocked the 11th-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis Riel Rebelles 67-35 after leading 22-10, 35-18 and 53-28 at the quarters. Kolya Jelovac paced the Crusaders with 23. Rayan Omar led the Rebelles with 14. The Rebelles also included Souber Musse, Philippe Chicoine, Jonathan Jean Baptiste, Irvin Kapesa Mutonkole, Alexandre Mundabi Mbwa, Kersaint Fils Saint Juste, Michael Brisard, Printz Higa, Louqman Roble and Xavier Fox.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars defeated the 5th-seeded Toronto Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint-Frere-Andre Vikings 51-44 after leading 18-8, 28-19 and 39-30 at the quarters. Daniel Lukonga paced Les Cougars with 14. Caillou Lacroix led the Vikings with 19. The Vikings also included Corneille Bobda, Marko Braticevic, Wirba Dias, Julien Jouan, Jean-Claude Mateus, Jovial Mulaja, Michee Mulaja, Noe Mundundu, Royce Ngindu, Kalon Smith-Bauder, Isaiah Tatu-Yamba and Nehemy Yofo.
In the semis, the top-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders dusted the 4th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 48-26 after leading 14-5, 33-10 and 39-14 at the quarters. Calum Bechervaise led the Crusaders with 21. Jason Manirakiza paced Les Cougars with 8.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles dispatched the 3rd-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues 66-54 in overtime after leading 16-13, 34-25 and 42-34 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 54 after regulation. Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Daily Press that his troops should have prevailed in overtime. “With 14 seconds left, we had the ball and we were called for an in-bound violation, that more than likely wasn’t an in-bound violation. That happens, but we fouled and we were down three. Then (Jack Hagerty) hit a three-pointer with 1.4 seconds left to force overtime. I am so proud we were able to bounce back so quickly.” Graham said there was nothing left in the tank for overtime. “Notre Dame is from Ottawa and they weren’t just the best ‘A’ team from there, they were the best Ottawa team period. We ran out of gas a little bit in overtime and foul trouble played a factor. We also missed some shots I thought we normally would have made. The effort certainly was there. … They got out in transition against us in the second quarter. Then, in the third quarter, we weren’t finishing around the rim. Their length was a little bit of problem, as well, until we found a rhythm. Once we settled down, we scored 20 points in the fourth quarter. I was happy with that, but certainly their transition and us not finishing as well as we should have were issues. Traditionally, we try to get out in transition. They are a good team and I said to the guys, there is no shame in losing to them. They are athletic, quick and they shoot the ball well.” Sam Douf paced the Silver Eagles with 22. Chris Lachapelle led the Blues with 14.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Timmins High and Vocational School Blues defeated the 4th-seeded Mississauga Ecole Secondaire Sainte-Famille Les Cougars 44-37 after leading 10-9, 22-15 and 34-24 at the quarters. “Our zone offence was working really well,” Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Daily Press. “We had played them last year at ‘AA’ OFSAA and we played them in a consolation final at another tournament, so we had a pretty good idea of what they were going to do against us. They pretty well stayed in zone the entire game and our ball movement was great. Our defence was really tenacious, as well, and we did a good job of limiting their open looks. … Chris Lachapelle brought an intensity that our other guys fed off of. He had a no-quit attitude, whether it was Game 1 at OFSAA or Game 5. He was able to control some things on offence for us and he was very disruptive on defence. Jay Chenier did a fantastic job of being the Energizer Bunny for us on defence and Kevin Lablond, in our second game and in our third game, did a great job of facilitating and getting to the rim. That was the difference when we played the No. 6 seed from London. Teams traditionally key in on Chris and Chris did his job on offence to be a decoy and then Kevin, down the stretch, did a good job of getting to the rim. Jack Hagerty hit a big three for us in that same game to get us up five and put the game away. He did the same thing to force overtime against Notre Dame. There was no hesitation during the time out we took from any of us. We knew we were going to run a set to get Jack the ball and he certainly delivered in back-to-back games. To be able to bounce back after losing a tough semifinal game and win the bronze medal, I am really proud of that effort.” Timmins finished (28-3) on the campaign. Chris Lachapelle led the Blues with 16. Samuel Pierre-Jacques paced Les Cougars with 7. Les Cougars also included Lukas Kairys, Eloge Soke Zanga, Jordan Louise, Jason Manirakiza, Daniel Lukonga, Yannis Abbet, Yori Ewardville, Mandengue Moukoko, Brunel Surnois, Chris Emian, Joshua Manirakiza, Joseph Desroches and Cheik Tchouambou.
In the final, the top-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders edged the 2nd-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles 47-43. The Crusaders led 13-12 after one quarter. The Silver Eagles led 23-21 at the half. The score was knotted at 35 after three quarters. Mark Coates paced the Crusaders with 15. Dominic Abbas led the Silver Eagles with 14.
The bronze medalist Timmins High and Vocational School Blues: Kevin Leblond; Braydon Bergeron; Jay Chenier; Jack Hagerty; Ethan Miron; Tyler Roy; Cameron Racine; Braeden Chalwell; Braydon Inishinapay; Chris Lachapelle; Jeremy Duguay; Owen Hagerty; Logan Faucher; Tyler Marcotte; Ryan Dailey; Conrad Bierman; Clinton Patrick; Cameron Racine; coach Peter Graham
The silver medalist Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles: Sam Douf; Dominic Abbas; Aron Masilingi; Mekuria Geremew; Hassan Badreddine; Gordon Pierre-Jerome; Hussein Badreddine; Chiek Sylla; Jeff Colas; Ben Gatwech;
The gold medalist Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders: Sean Chung; Joe Codina; Campbell Fair; Bobby Buck; Will Bardwell; Mark Coates; Kolya Jelovac; Sam Rivers; Calum Bechervaise; Mackinley Boomhower; Yuto Tanaka; coach Tim Coates