In the opening, seeding round, held in Windsor: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues spanked the 19th-seeded Etobicoke Kipling Wildcats 59-39. “As much as our boys did not want to admit it, we were pretty nervous and amped up,” Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Free Press. “I think it took us the first half to really settle down and become a little bit more consistent with our defence. “Offensively, I thought we were fine but we weren’t paying as much attention to detail on defence. “In the second half, we were much better with that. We settled in on their two main players and did a good job. Tyler Marcotte and Jeremy Duguay did a good job of taking them out of their rhythm. “Like our other games, we ended up controlling the boards with our defence.” Jeremy Duguay paced the Blues with 20. Owen Hagerty added 10, Conrad Bierman 6 and Logan Faucher 6. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers thrashed the 14th-seeded Atikokan Voyageurs 63-31. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines stomped the 14th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 48-26. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Westminster Wildcats clipped the 16th-seeded North Bay West Ferris Trojans 46-35. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions clipped the 9th-seeded Burlington Aldershot Lions 63-47. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators dispatched the 10th-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal 59-47. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded King City/Lasalle St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Wildcats edged the 7th-seeded Perth and District CI Blue Devils 56-54. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines crushed the 15th-seeded Vaughan Woodbridge College 82-60. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles clipped the 18th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers 65-51. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers dusted the Gravenhurst Gryphons 74-44.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders edged the 16th-seeded North Bay West Ferris Trojans 37-34. The host Trojans (coached by Dan Coutu, assisted by Doyle Anthony and Charlie Hancock) included Carson Cleator, Ty Rose, Chris Dolliver-Ethier, Timothy Schankula, Holden Drouin, Aaron Walker, Takamasa Matsui, Owen Walker and James Piper. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Perth and District CI Blue Devils clocked the 20th-seeded Gravenhurst Gryphons 74-40. The Gryphons (coached by Jacob Dickinson, assisted by Dvid Gilbert and Gillian Humphries) included Prestyn Colliton, Brett Reynolds, Oliver Fellows-Zanello, Cole Ruddell, Aaron Haynes, Jack Schell, Hayden Pedwell, Scott Schepp, Samuel Quinn and Alex Tamrazian. …………………………………………………… The 19th-seeded Etobicoke Kipling Wildcats edged the 14th-seeded Atikokan Voyageurs 55-50.
The Voyageurs (coached by Darryl Gannon) included Hayden Campbell, Connor Lind, Carter Chalifoux, Josh Palmai, Andrew Kehl, Bjorn Van Der Loo, Reed King, Soleil Vos, Alex Krassey, Jaiden Wirstiuk and Brady Lacosse. …………………………………………………… 15th-seeded Vaughan Woodbridge College dispatched the 18th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers 58-51. The Cavaliers (coached by Matthew Hazenberg, assisted by Katie Plaisier) included Eli Bax, Patrick Kooy, Timothy Benjamins, Kyle Mulder, Alex Chon, Ryan Mulder, Roy Chon, Christian Polack, Bo (Allen) Gu, Robbie Price, Caden Hayhoe, Kyle Rizzo, JaeJun Heo and Max Witteveen.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues spanked the 14th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 54-38. “They have a very well coached team and they played hard. In the first half, they did a really good job of getting on the offensive boards and being scrappy,” Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Free Press. “They also did a really good job of dealing with our press. We made a couple of adjustments at halftime, giving our players a few reminders of some of the details we weren’t applying in the game. Then, in the second half, our depth wore them out. We went on something like a 19-1 run in the third quarter and that put them away.” Jeremy Duguay paced the Blues. Owen Hagerty added 12. The Crusaders (coached by Tim Coates) included Finn Addy, Jackson Fox, Joe Bardwell, Carter Guernsey, Aden Deryaw-Walsh, Aidan Kerr-Dini, Peter Dreifelds, Dan LeBlanc, Aiman Elrafih, Nico Roberto and Scott Fleming. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers clubbed the 11th-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions 53-38. The Lions (coached by Scott Burgns, assisted by Jesse Burns and Tom Burns) included Hunter Bresee, Brady Scott, Hayden Burns, Cameron Scott, Lucas Burns, Blain Wells, Silas Burns, Brett Wells, Cameron Dowsley, Curran Westwater and Kyle Ewart. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines dumped the 10th-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal 78-63. Le Royal (coached by Geoff Parent, assisted by Ellio Skaf) included Mohamad Ali, Ergie Kougnami, Kamal Allicock, Josaphat Mukazi, Nathan Beaulieu, Kennedy Mushunduzi, Drew Booker, Donny Devis Mutoni, Akili Kabano, Alnino Pancito, Bora Kabano and Adam Salloum. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles dispatched the 7th-seeded Perth and District CI Blue Devils 63-56. The Blue Devils (coached by Kevin Bellamy) included Kyle Atchison, Sam Machan, Will Bellamy, Joey Marr, Jack Bourque, Lucas Marr, Rudy Boyce, Chris Miller, Sam Kennie, Duncan Nathan and Harrison Machan. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines dusted the 19th-seeded Etobicoke Kipling Wildcats 61-35. The Wildcats (coach V.J. Bowen, assistant Adil Askary, assistant Kevin Lalonde, staff supervisor Iris Kondakciu, manager Trisha Ramcharran, manager Trimani Polk, volunteer Elissa Roberts) included Cameron Buckley, Mikale Lammie, Montelio Clovis, Kamal Nur, Kellon Dubois, Nelson Okoth, Adefule Eniola and T’Kai Roberts. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded London Westminster Wildcats edged the 9th-seeded Burlington Aldershot Lions 38-36. The Lions (coached by Stephen McPhaden, assisted by Scott Johnson) included Shemar Foster, Liam McIvor, Austin Gyorgy, Derrick Middleton, Shawn Johnson, Connor Stapleford, Nick Lee, Jack Vandenbarselaar, Jordan Leishman, Jack Whelan, Josh Matteson and Benjamin Zarnke. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators edged the 13th-seeded King City/Lasalle St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Wildcats 46-43. The Wildcats (coached by Chris Kolar, assisted by David Monaco) included Akintade Asalu, Pierce Neilas, Gurinder Aulakh, Kevin Pan, Alessandro Ciampaglia, Mikyle Richardson, Arik Dhaliwal, Nathaniel Titus, Joshua Hurry-Shivdat, Tristan Wilson and Jake MacIsaac. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers crushed 15th-seeded Vaughan Woodbridge College 80-62. Woodbridge (coached by Chris Osmond, assisted by Angelene Black and Michael Seymour) included Kareem Abou-Chakra, Rolae McCalla, Nicholas Brar, Manav Pharmaha, Gurkarn Dhaliwal, Arshdeep Saggi, Ruben Feliz, Ruiz Michael, Simon Joshua, Hanson Kai Vyas, Jason Jagsarran, Kevin Williams-Antoine, Giuliano Martello and Zain Zahid.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues torched the 8th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers 55-18. “The boys did a phenomenal job of following the scout and the game plan and we ended up holding their best player to two points,” Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Free Press. “Once again, our pressure defence and the fact we had multiple guys scoring just wore them down. They weren’t able to just key in on Jeremy Duguay or Brayden Inishinpay. We had multiple guys who were going on little mini-runs themselves. One kid would hit a three, another would come down and make a free throw. We just kept going on runs and eventually we had the game in hand by the time we got to the half.” Brayden Inishinpay paced the Blues with 16. Owen Hagerty added 12, Logan Faucher 8 and Conrad Bierman 8. The Panthers (coached by Rob Garden, assisted by Ernie Macmillan) included Alex Arsenault, Ross Maycock, Ryan Cunningham, Dylan Morrow, Thomas Davies, Cameron Pero, Ryan Doolan, Cooper Rogers, Cole Lavender, Logan Stark, Ghaffar Mahmood and Devon Wilton.
The 4th-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles dispatched the 5th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie White Pines Collegiate & Vocational Wolverines 76-71. The Wolverines (coached by Hue Higham, assisted by Cole Clouthier, Aaron Dunn and Jim Shook) included Morgan Cognigni, Konner Ritchie, Curtis Cooke, Chase Syrette-Peplow, Devon Dorrance, Everett Webkamigad, Tyson Gilmar, Logan Whitmell, Cole McBain, Bishop Witmell, Brett Pearce and Evan Zaharko.
The 3rd-seeded Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines defeated the 6th-seeded London Westminster Wildcats 60-51. The Wildcats (coached by Mandy Lang, assisted by Nick Lau and Steve Wickens) included Faek Aslhan, Tyler Langford, Kaed Aslhan, Kyle Laurie, Akwasi Baah-Frimpong, Jeremiah Morabito, Lallem Berhanu, Sulayman Moussa, Nathan Braund, Kevin Selim, Sajed El Tarras, Dakota Thurston, Bryson Kattiya and Dryden Thurston.
In the last quarterfinal, the 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators stunned the 2nd-seeded Oshawa G.L. Roberts Lakers 58-57. The Lakers (coached by Paul Dunn, assisted by Marvin Paguirigan) included Marcus Belille, Tristan Paguirigan, Jacob Klauduse, Ethan Pagurigan, Benjamin Marriott, Javon Richards, Mohammed Mohamad, Malachi Shane, Glenson Moon, Ryan Williams and Ethan Nkongolo.
In the semis, the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues spanked the 4th-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles 57-35. “They had beaten us in the semi-finals at the OFSAA Boys ‘A’ two years ago,” Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Free Press. “They play a similar style as the Wolverines team we ended up playing in the finals. They like to get out and run. We did a really good job of limiting that and we also did a really good job of attacking them with our bigs at the rim. Brayden Inishinipay, Ethan Miron and Logan Faucher, we call them our three-headed monster, did a very good job of wearing the Eagles down with offensive rebounds and put-backs, just creating space around the rim for other guys to get to the rim, too. Our defence was fantastic, too. We limited them to 35 points and I think the night before they had scored 76 in their quarterfinal game. Conrad Bierman made a couple of shots and Owen Hagerty was out their taking charges, once again. We controlled the tempo and as the game wore on, they became more and more urgent, trying to take three-pointers. That made it easier for us, because we were able to hold them to the one shot and, once again, our depth wore them out. We were able to roll all 11 of our guys in that game.” The Blues were up 29-20 at the half and then made a couple of third-quarter runs before they built a “comfortable lead” lead in the fourth quarter. “We managed the clock and made sure we were limiting any of the open looks they were getting,” Graham said. “We got some valuable rest for our starters, for sure, just like we did in the first three games. As the tournament went on, we seemed to have more and more of a rhythm on defence and offence. I think that was testament to the fact our depth was giving guys the rest they needed.” Jeremy Duguay paced the Blues with 15. Ethan Miron added 14 and Brayden Inishinipay 10.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines clubbed the 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators 63-46.
In the bronze medal match, the 12th-seeded Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators defeated the 4th-seeded Ottawa Notre Dame Silver Eagles 65-60. The Silver Eagles (coached by Cody McLeod, assisted by Keely Manion, Barbara Pereira-Rodrigues, Carolyn Rodrigues and Paul Smith) included Shyeem Brown, Mathew Guok, Dominique Carnegie, Shadi Halak, Karim Choufani, Freddy Kuvando, Nathan Courie, Mohammed Saleh, Marco Cruz, Jalen Solomon, Kamarr Flint, Daniel Ssewanyana, Nhail Gatwech and Tyson Turner.
In the final, the top-seeded Timmins HVS Blues dispatched the 3rd-seeded Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines 39-34. Blues coach Peter Graham told the Timmins Free Press that the low score wasn’t shocking. “I think the combination of the teams playing five games in three days and, on our end, nerves were factors. Our guys were anxious, myself included, and we had two teams that had a pretty good idea of what the other team was trying to accomplish.” The difference, he added was depth. “I think it has been a consistent theme all season. Our depth and different guys producing, whether it be offensively or defensively for different stretches of the games. Conrad Bierman hit a couple of shots to get us back into the game in the second quarter. The Wolverines led 16-8 after one quarter. “We had some bad turnovers and we weren’t communicating on defence,” Graham said. “Then, in the second quarter, we held them to two points and headed into the locker room tied 18 up. Some of the things that factored into the game from that point on included our consistency on defence, limiting them to one shot. We also did a really good job of taking charges. Jeremy Duguay, Owen Haggerty and Ethan Miron took charges at key times and that really got the momentum going in our favour and frustrated the St. Paul team. … They had some athletic guys who tried to break us down off the dribble. They were really quick. After scouting their previous four games, it was really apparent they wanted to get out and run in transition. So, that was a point of emphasis in our scout, limiting those opportunities and making them either shoot over us or shoot with a hand in their face.”
Conrad Bierman paced the Blues with 13. Jeremy Duguay added 10 and Brayden Inishinipay 6.
The bronze medalist Fort Erie Niagara Christian Navigators: Ladi Aganga; David Moffat; Tamilore Oluwatamilore Ayeye; Anthony Molone; Damisi Ayodabo; Joshua Long Him Poon; Yat Long Adam Chan; Neil Wangler; Ryan Du; Ekundayo Thomas Dayo Williams; Kai Hin – Jason Lau; Winson Xiao; coach Anthony Haughton; assistant Michael Dyck; assistant James Kryger
The silver medalist Mississauga St. Paul Secondary Wolverines: Joshua Bernal; David James; Anand Bhattacharyya; Darryl Mangubat; Alex Borda-Chan; Dylan Medeiros; Marco De Oca; Anthony Mkarzel; Chris Faraon; Jomel Puno; Justin Francisco; Piotr Zajac; Daniel James; coach Vince Galli; assistant Conner Engles; assistant Cyrus Nava; assistant David Zeni
The gold medalist Timmins High & Vocational Blues: Conrad Bierman; Brayden Inishinapay; Ryan Dailey; Tyler Marcotte; Corbin DeBlois; Ethan Miron; Jeremy Duguay; Brayden Roy; Logan Faucher; Ivan Villegas; Owen Hagerty; coach Peter Graham; assistant Wayne Bozzer; assistant Greg Vincze