In the opening seeding round, held in St. Catharines: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions dumped the 11th-seeded Walkerton Fighting Farmers 34-23. The Raiders led 10-8 after one quarter. The Lions led 19-15 at the half and 26-15 after three quarters. Brooke Kelly paced the Lions with 14. Ceiliah Dale added 9, Kyla Doombos 6, Meg Morris 6 and Madeline Morris 4, while Kourtney Anson, Ashley Hartin, Brianna Raison, Jaime Welch, Kait Roantree, Sierra Miller and Kaitlyn Truyens were scoreless. Megan Lamont paced the Fighting Farmers with 9. Taylor Grey, Kathleen Whale and Becky McTeer each added 4, Katharine Garland 2, while Lexie Swan, Scarlett Davidson, Hannah Niesen, Kelsey Simpson, Chloe Lark and Kerri Von Hatten were scoreless. McTeer nabbed 13 boards. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx clobbered the 16th-seeded Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 50-15 after leading 11-1, 27-3 and 46-13 at the quarters. Melanie Tanguay and Brooke-Lyn Murdoch each notched 11 to paced the Lynx. Sarah Dillon added 10, Katelyn Fontaine 6, Dallas Tanguay 4, Robyn Molhar 4, Tori Badawey 2 and Alysha Fontaine 2, while Chelsea Leveille, Diandra Lisicky, Zhane Hamilton and Nadine Oubayan were scoreless. Emily Bernie and Samantha Chisholm each scored 4 to lead the Saints. Sydney O’Flaherty added 2, Caitlin Williams 2, Mellisa White 2 and Kate Rodger 1, while Sami Burkart, Maya Boivin, Lexi Williams and Valerie Marion were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Lajeunesse Le Royal whipped the 9th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Ravens 54-37 after leading 16-3, 30-14 and 43-24 at the quarters. Sara Bondy paced Le Royal with 16. Sidney Harris added 11, Mackenzie Kearns 10, Kari-Rae Bezaire 7, Gabrielle Pickens 6, Kerianne Ndimubandi 2 and Jenna Henry 2, while Kathryn McFadden, Alyssa Outram, Justice Martineau, Mariam Elkaefarani and Genevieve Gorman were scoreless. Brittania Brown paced the Ravens with 11. Anna-Kay Hyatt added 20, Melissa Buchanan 6, Quynh Chau 4, Robyn Burns 4 and Manassa Agyekum 2 while Chanel Tat, Erika King-Lawrence, Carolina Capindo, Mellika Taylor, Sarah Kirke, Shyon Swaby, Johvonna Murray-Bradshaw, Latavia Burke and Delali Egyima were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Penetanguishene Warriors edged the 14th-seeded Oakville King’s Christian Cavaliers 29-23 after leading 8-2, 16-9 and 18-11 at the quarters. Jazmyn Duckett paced the Warriors with 10. Katharina Holt added 8, Maggie Gordon 7, Kelsie Marcle 2 and Kate Nicholson 2, while Chantel Leadbeater, Keigan Hollefriend, Sam Barnett, Sarah Carriere, Nicole Yokubnynas, Natalie Dusome, Kayleigh Berdan, Danielle Corbeau and Sara Presutti were scoreless. Adetoriola Odentunde paced the Cavaliers with 11. Marya Van Beilen added 9 and Adi Beckett 3, while Amber Schenk, Kristen Homer, Alli Crouse, Alexa Heibert, Nicole DiCarlo, Ashley Hogg, Tayo Dosunmu, Sarah Skelding and Dalal Arraf were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights stomped the 12th-seeded Kapuskasing Kolts 56-19 after leading 20-6, 39-9 and 48-17 at the quarters. Katya Desormeaux paced the Knights with 20. Dayna Snowdon added 10, Leanna Bush 6, Maddy Brule 4, Cathy MacNilage 4, Dallas Hawkins 4, Hope Bennett 4, Taylor Williamson 2 and Karissa Farrell 2, while Ryleigh Calvert, Kayla Jones and Kristen Larone were scoreless. Christy Vos paced the Kolts with 20. Courtney Barbour added 8 and Alexandria Crump 1, while Lally Antonioli, Holly Lalonde, Heidi Labelle, Chelsey Gaulin, Hanna Petrovic, Marisa Petrovic and Mickey Heron were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sudbury É.S. du Sacré-Coeur Griffons dumped the 15th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans 38-28. The score was knotted at 8 after one quarter and at 16 at the half. The Griffons led 28-26 after three quarters. Emily Tymchuk paced the Griffons with 30. Isabelle Giroux added 5 and Larissa Giroux 3, while Olivia Antoine, Mireille Serre, Alexie Michaud, Melissa Brisson, Sophie Lefrancois and Meagan McCullagh were scoreless. Jillian McKenna paced the Trojans with 18. Eilish Scallan added 4, Maja Shannon 2, Hannah Bauer 2 and Lindsay Taylor 2, while Mackenzie Hamilton, Alexandra Rocca, Olivia Lovrics, Demi Bednar, Sarah Saliba and Kate Bauer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded host St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers whipped the 10th-seeded London Ecole Secondaire Catholique Monsigneur Bruyere Panthers 52-22 after leading 14-6, 27-15 and 43-18 at the quarters. The Tigers turned the ball over 14 times in the first half and finished with 25 turnovers. But a 16-0 run to start the second half put the game away against a Monseignuer Bruyere squad that had 30 turnovers. “The good news is we can get away with turning the ball over that many times and still win. If we play like that next game, it will be a short OFSAA,” coach Dave Whitty said. Ainsley Camroux-Peacock paced the Tigers with 21. Emma Rigg added 13, Franziska Streit 6, Leonie Vreden 4, LeAndrea Armbrister 4 and Laura Voigtlander 4, while Chelsea English and Madison Clarke were scoreless. Sarah Pallett paced the Panthers with 8. Shannon Morelli added 7, Lindsay Morelli 3, Meghan Morelli 2 and Edom Mekuria 2, while Courtney Short, Cassandra Soontiens, Natalie Koeker, Bryandra Clement, Pamela Havyanimana and Laura O’Gorman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Fort Erie Falcons stunned the 7th-seeded Rockcliffe Elmwood Eagles 37-28. The Eagles led 11-8 after one quarter. The Falcons led 22-18 at the half and 27-23 after three quarters. Kelsie Waters led the Falcons with 11. Tiffany Johnston added 10, Makayla Miskolczi 10, Hayley Claxton 4 and Samantha Renshaw 2, while Rylee Barber, Katie Winger and Brittney Doyle were scoreless. Julia Cook led the Eagles with 11. Janan Lewards added 7, Megan Singh 4, Fregine Sheehy 4 and Samantha Peters 2, while Nicola Goldsmith, Alexandra Watson, Daphnee Doubouchett-Olsheski, Lauren Rapp, Sara Barnes, Sarah Clarke, Claire Racette, Sophia Caragianis and Alysha McIntosh were scoreless.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions crushed the 16th-seeded Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 52-12 after leading 19-0, 26-7 and 37-7 at the quarters. Brooke Kelly, Kaitlyn Truyens and Madeline Morris each notched 10 to pace the Lions. Kourtney Anson added 6, Kait Roantree 5, Kyla Doombos 5, Ceiliah Dale 3, and Sierra Miller 1, while Ashley Hartin, Brianna Raison, Jaime Welch and Meg Morris. The Saints scored a bucket on their own basket. Melissa White led the Saints with 7. Caitlin Williams added 3 and Emily Bernie 2, while Sydney O’Flaherty, Sami Burkart, Maya Boivin, Lexi Williams, Kate Rodger, Samantha Chisholm and Valerie Marion were scoreless. The Saints were coached by E. Hercun, assisted by R. Bernie and managed by B. Bernie. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Penetanguishene Warriors edged the 9th-seeded Toronto Runnymede Ravens 33-30. The Warriors led 10-7 after one quarter and 15-13 at the half. The Redmen led 24-23 after three quarters. Katharina Holt paced the Warriors with 12. Maggie Gordon added 9, Jazmyn Duckett 8 and Kelsie Marcle 4, while Sarah Carriere, Natalie Dusome, Chantel Leadbeater, Keigan Hollefriend, Kate Nicholson, Sara Presutti, Sam Barnett, Nicole Yokubynas, Kayleigh Berdan and Danielle Corbeau were scoreless. Brittania Brown paced the Ravens with 23. Manassa Agyekum added 5 and Melissa Buchanan 2, while Chanel Tat, Erika King-Lawrence, Carolina Capindo, Mellika Taylor, Anna-Kay Hyatt, Sarah Kirke, Quynh Chau, Shyon Swaby, Johvanna Murray-Bradshaw, Robyn Burns, Delali Egyima and Latavia Burke were scoreless. The Ravens were coached by M. Belore, assisted by J. Kalantzakos and Handel Kipp. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sudbury É.S. du Sacré-Coeur Griffons nipped the 12th-seeded Kapuskasing Kolts 36-32. The Kolts led 8-7, 19-15 and 25-23 at the quarters. Emily Tymchuk paced the Griffons with 22. Isabelle Giroux added 9, Larissa Giroux 4 and Alexie Michaud 1, while Olivia Antoine, Mireille Serre, Melissa Brisson, Sophie Lefrancois and Meagan McCullagh were scoreless. Christy Vos paced the Kolts with 14. Mickey Heon added 8, Courtney Barbour 6 and Marisa Petrovic 4, while Alexandria Crump, Lally Antonioli, Holly Lalone, Heidi Labelle, Courtney Barbour, Chelsey Gaulin, Clara Demeules and Hannah Petrovic were scoreless. The Kolts were coached by S. Petrovic, assisted by Y. Zelaya and K. Poleyko-Towne, and managed by T. Towne. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers crushed the 7th-seeded Rockcliffe Elmwood Eagles 43-24 after leading 13-12, 25-14 and 35-14 at the quarters. Ridley coach Dave Whitty called LeAndrea Armbrister as his team’s Hulk Hogan. Her penchant for strong defence and tenacious rebounding is also why the 17-year-old native of the Bahamas has the nickname Boxer. “I can’t tell you why,” she laughed. “It’s just a name that I got from home when I was in high school. It’s because I’m tough.” Her toughness was on display as the Tigers dispatched Elmwood, holding the Eagles without a field goal for more than 20 minutes. “(My father) taught me to stay strong in the paint and there would be opportunities for me to score,” Armbrister said. “She’s a hard-working kid. She’s blossoming as a student and an athlete,” Whitty said. Armbrister came to Ridley College in Grade 11 after a coach back home told her about the school. “I like the educational system and I like the sports here,” she said. Ridley cut back on its turnovers but struggled with free throws, going 3-for-16. Ainsley Camroux-Peacock paced the Tigers with 21. Franziska Streit added 8, LeAndrea Armbrister 7, Laura Voigtlander 6 and Emma Rigg 1, while Chelsea English, Leonie Vreden and Madison Clarke were scoreless. Megan Singh paced the Eagles with 10. Janan Lewars added 6, Samantha Peters 5, Julia Cook 2 and Alycia McIntosh 1, while Lauren Rapp, Daphnee Dubouchett-Olsheski, Nicola Goldsmith, Sarah Clarke, Claire Racette, Alexandra Watson, Fregine Sheehy, Sophia Caragianis and Sara Barnes were scoreless. The Eagles were coached by K. Navarro, assisted by E. Derbyshire. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx stomped the 11th-seeded Walkerton Fighting Farmers 44-17 after leading 11-4, 24-9 and 34-17 at the quarters. The Lynx broke to an 11-0 lead. Coach Tricia Poulin said the Farmers’ strategy for the team was simple: start the game hard while messing with the strategy of their opponents. “We wanted to tell them that we’re shutting the door closed on whatever they’re going to. By getting the energy going it’s easier to keep the energy flowing throughout the rest of the game.” Poulin said the Lynx were able to pull off a strong lead because the strategy was to utilize every player on the bench on the court. Rotating the players on and off the court keeps the players fresh and well rested. “All the girls played the roles exactly as they were supposed to,” Poulin said. Sarah Dillon paced the Lynx with 12. Melanie Tanguay added 10, Brooke-Lyn Murdoch 8, Dallas Tanguay 6, Katelyn Fontaine 4, Alysha Fontaine 2 and Chelsea Leveille 2, while Robyn Molhar, Tori Badaway, Diandra Lisicky, Zhane Hamilton and Nadine Oubayan were scoreless. Megan Lamont paced the Fighting Farmers, coached by Trish Poulin, with 9. Hannah Niesen added 4, Taylor Gray 2 and Becky McTeer 2, while Lexie Swan, Kathleen Whale, Scarlett Davidson, Kelsey Simpson, Kerri Von Hatten, Chloe Lark, Katharina Garland, Paige VanDerHeidi and Justine Gayman were scoreless. The Fighting Farmers were coached by K. Matheson. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal clubbed the 14th-seeded Oakville King’s Christian Cavaliers 49-20 after leading 13-0, 23-5 and 39-8 at the quarters. Sara Bondy led Le Royal with 27. Marian Elkaefarani added 6, Sidney Harris 4, Kari-Rae Bezire 4, Kathryn McFadden 2, Justice Martineau 2, Mackenzie Kearns 2 and Jenna Henry 2, while Kerianne Ndimubandi, Alyssa Outram, Gabrielle Pickens and Genevieve Gorman were scoreless. Marya Van Beilen and Sarah Skelding each scored 6 to pace the Cavaliers. Amber Schenk added 4, Tayo Dosunmu 2, Adi Beckett 1 and Adetoriola Odentunde 1, while Kristen Homer, Alli Crouse, Alexa Heibert, Nicole DiCarlo, Ashley Hogg, Dalal Arrah and Joleen Feenstra were scoreless. The Cavaliers were coached by E. Bulthuis, assisted by E. Jones and R. Stewart. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights smacked the 15th-seeded Hamilton Hillfield-Strathallan Trojans 45-13 after leading 11-0, 20-6 and 31-9 at the quarters. Dayna Snowdon paced the Knights with 10. Katya Desormeaux added 9, Cathy MacNilage 8, Dallas Hawkins 5, Hope Bennett 5, Maddy Brule 2, Ryleigh Calvert 2, Kayla Jones 2 and Kristen Larone 2, while Leanna Bush, Karissa Farrell and Taylor Williamson were scoreless. Jillian McKenna led the Trojans with 8. Eilish Scallan added 4 and Mackenzie Hamilton 1, while Alexandra Rocca, Olivia Lovrics, Maja Shannon, Demi Bednar, Sarah Saliba, Hannah Bauer, Kate Bauer and Lindsay Taylor were scoreless. The Trojans were coached by C. Ellis, assisted by T. Stanton and managed by S. Spallacci. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Fort Erie Falcons dispatched the 10th-seeded London E.S. Monsigneur Bruyere Panthers 36-21 after leading 14-12, 21-18 and 26-18 at the quarters. Makayla Mikskolczi paced the Falcons with 14. Samantha Renshaw added 13, Tiffany Johnston 3, Kelsey Waters 3, Rylee Barber 2 and Hayley Claxton 1, while Katie Winger and Brittany Doyle were scoreless. Sarah Pallett paced the Panthers with 11. Shannon Morelli added 8 and Cassandra Soontiens 1, while Lindsay Morelli, Courtney Short, Meghan Morelli, Edom Mekuria, Natalie Kroeker, Bryandra Clement, Pamela Havyarimana and Laura O’Gorman were scoreless. The Panthers were coached by C. Crowe, assisted by D. Fortin and B. Fliesser.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions handled the 8th-seeded Penetanguishene Warriors 45-37 after leading 12-3, 35-15 and 46-26 at the quarters. Brooke Kelly paced the Lions with 19. Kyla Doombos added 13, Meg Morris 5, Madeline Morris 5, along with 6 boards, and Ceiliah Dale 3, while Kourtney Anson, Ashley Hartin, Brianna Raison, Jaime Welch, Kait Roantree, Sierra Miller and Kaitlyn Truyens were scoreless. The Lions hit 9-27 (.333) from the floor, 5-11 (.455) from the arc and 12-24 from the line, while garnering 8 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass. Sarah Carriere paced the Warriors with 17. Chantel Leadbeater added 7, Maggie Gordon 6, along with 8 boards, Kelsi Maracle 5 and Jazmyn Duckett 2, while Keigan Hollefriend, Kate Nicholson, Sam Barnett, Nicole Yokubynas, Katharina Holt, Natalie Dusome, Kayleigh Berdan, Danielle Corbeau and Sara Presutti were scoreless. The Warriors hit 10-20 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 16 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass. The Warriors were coached by B. Bissell, assisted by R. Holt and K. Prentice.
The 4th-seeded St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers dumped the 5th-seeded Sudbury É.S. du Sacré-Coeur Griffons 41-29. The Tigers led 10-9 after one quarter. The Griffons led 21-17 at the half but Ridley rallied to a 27-23 lead after three quarters. Ainsley Camroux-Peacock paced the Tigers with 20. Franziska Streit added 7, LeAndrea Armbrister 6, along with 6 boards, Emma Rigg 5 and Laura Voigtlander 3, while Madison Clarke, Chelsea English and Leonie Vreden were scoreless. The Tigers hit 12-37 (.324) from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass. Larissa Giroux paced the Griffons with 16. Emily Tymchuk added 5, along with 8 boards, Isabelle Giroux 4 and Alexie Michaud 4, while Olivia Antoine, Mireille Serre, Melissa Brison, Sophie Lefrancois and Meagan McCullagh, who nabbed 6 boards, Larissa Rivard, Olivia Anotoine and Michelle Kozlowsky were scoreless. The Griffons hit 4-24 (.167) from the floor, 5-12 (.417) from the arc and 6-7 (.857) from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass. The Griffons were coached by Justin Brogden, assisted by R. Dubuc and J.A. Bergeron. Larissa Rivard got hot in the second quarter to rally the Griffons but the Tigers took command in the second half. “The best way to say it is sometimes baskets go in and sometimes they don’t,” Griffons coach Justin Brogden said. “Our first two games, I told the girls we can’t win this title without four good quarters every game and we had four good quarters in that game but the ball wasn’t dropping. We ran our offence correctly and we were taking the right shots, but the ball doesn’t go in sometimes and that’s basketball. … My role players stepped up huge that game and it wasn’t the Emily Tymchuk show. We were prepared because we knew they were going to defend to shut her down, but at the end of the day if the ball doesn’t drop you can’t win. … We put three NOSSA and OFSAA banners on the wall in the last three years, so there is lots to be proud of. I can’t say enough about these kids. They held their heads high after that loss and we won with dignity all year and we lost with dignity. They played with class and passion and respect the game and left it all on the floor every game of the season, so there’s not much more I could ask for.”
The 2nd-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights dusted the 14th-seeded Fort Erie Falcons 49-30 after leading 10-2, 26-12 and 47-25 at the quarters. Dayna Snowdon paced the Knights with 16. Katya Desormeaux added 14, Dallas Hawkins 8, Cathy MacNilage 4, Ryleigh Calvert 4 and Taylor Williamson 3, while Maddy Brule, Kayla Jones, Leanna Bush, Kristen Larone, Karissa Farrell and Hope Bennett were scoreless. The Knights hit 12-31 (.387) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 19 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass. Samantha Renshaw paced the Falcons with 8. Rylee Barber added 6, Makayla Miskolczi 6, Brittany Doyle 3, Katie Winger 2, Tiffany Johnston 2, Hayley Claxton 2 and Kelsey Waters 1, while Katie Waters was scoreless. The Falcons hit 8-32 (.250) from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 11-28 (.393) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass. The Falcons were coached by I. Longmuir, assisted by M.J. Stolk.
In the last quarterfinal, 6th-seeded Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx clocked the 3rd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Lajeunesse Le Royal 45-32. Jean Vanier led 16-10 after one quarter and 26-19 at the half. Le Royal led 42-30 after three quarters. Brooke-Lyn Murdoch paced the Lynx with 16. Melanie Tanguay added 14, Sarah Dillon 8, Alysha Fontaine 4, Katelyn Fontaine 2 and Tori Badawey 2, while Robyn Molhar, Chelsea Leveille, Diandra Lisicky, Dallas Tanguay, Zhane Hamilton and Nadine Oubayan were scoreless. The Lynx hit 15-39 (.385) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass. Sidney Harris led Le Royal with 11. Sara Bondy added 9, Mackenzie Kearns 5, Kari-Rae Bezaire 5 and Gabreille Pickens 2, while Kerianne Ndimubandi, Kathryn McFadden, Alyssa Outram, Justice Martineau, Mariam Elkaefarani, Genevieve Gorman and Jenna Henry were scoreless. Le Royal hit 9-36 (.250) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 8-12 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass. Le Royal were coached by L. Carriere, assisted by J. Klimczak and managed by Maua Ohlmann.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers stunned the top-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions 38-29 after leading 8-7, 18-14 and 26-21 at the quarters. Ainsley Camroux Peacock paced the Tigers with 18 on 9-12 from the floor and 4 boards. Emma Rigg added 10 on 5-9 from the floor and 3 boards. Leandrea Armbrister scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Franziska Streit added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 10 boards. Laura Voigtlander scored 2 and nabbed 4 boards, while Madison Clarke, Leonie Vreden and Chelsea English were scoreless. The Tigers hit 19-41 (.463) from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 0-5 from the line, while nabbing 25 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass. Meg Morris paced the Lions with 8 on 3-10 from the floor and 10 boards. Brooke Kelly added 6 on 0-8 from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 5 boards. Ashley Hartin scored 6 on 2-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Kyla Doombas notched 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 9 boards. Madeline Morris scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor and 11 boards. Ceilah Dale notched 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Jaime Welch added 1, while Kourtney Anson, Brianna Raison, Kait Roantree, Sierra Miller and Kaitlyn Truyens were scoreless. The Lions hit 6-39 (.154) from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 30 on the offensive glass.
In the other semi, the 6th-seeded Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx upset the 2nd-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights 56-38 after leading 17-10, 33-12 and 46-17 at the quarters. Sarah Dillon paced the Lynx with 17 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Melanie Tanguay added 14 on 7-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Katelyn Fontaine scored 10 on 5-6 from the floor. Brooke-Lyn Murdoch added 9, Alysha Fontaine 2, Tori Badawey 2 and Zhane Hamilton 2, while Robyn Molhar, Chelsea Leveille, Diandra Lisicky, Dallas Tanguay and Nadine Oubayan were scoreless. The Lynx hit 22-44 from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 3-7 (.429) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass. Dayna Snowdon paced the Knights with 9 on 3-12 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Dallas Hawkins added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kayla Jones scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor and 6 boards. Katya Desormeaux added 5, along with 6 boards. Cathy MacNilage scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Hope Bennett added 4, while Maddy Brule, Ryleigh Calvert, Leanna Bush, Kristen Larone, Karissa Farrell and Taylor Williamson were scoreless. The Knights hit 15-50 (.300) from the floor, 1-8 (.125) from the arc and 5-9 (.556) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions edged the 2nd-seeded Kemptville North Grenville Knights 50-47 after leading 15-9, 26-21 and 39-31 at the quarters. “It was a very competitive OFSAA,” Lions coach Ron Stenzl told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “One observation is I think there’s a shift of power to the Golden Horseshoe. Eastern Ontario has historically had great success at single-A OFSAA, but I think the road is going to get tougher and tougher. With the quality of teams and the quality of club programs (in that area of the province), it’s going to be tough (to beat them).” After the loss in the semi, “it was a very difficult game for our kids to get motivated for. They were still grieving the loss, so I give our kids a lot of credit. It was a real close, real competitive game and it was a nice way to finish the season.” Kyla Doombas paced the Lions with 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-8 from the line and 10 boards. Brooke Kelly added 11 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6-8 from the line. Madeline Morris added 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Meg Morris added 8, Ceiliah Dale 4, along with 6 boards, and Sierra Miller 2, while Kourtney Anson, Ashley Hartin, Brianna Raison, Jaime Welch, Kait Roantree and Kaitlyn Truyens were scoreless. The Lions hit 15-41 (.366) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 14-26 (.538) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass. Dallas Hawkins paced the Knights with 13 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Danya Snowdon added 10 on 0-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Katya Desormeaux added 10 on 2-7 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 7 boards. Kayla Jones scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Ryleigh Calvert added 4, Leanna Bush 2, along with 5 boards and Hope Bennett 2, while Maddy Brule, Kristen Larone, Cathy MacNilage, Karissa Ferell and Taylor Williamson were scoreless. The Knights hit 12-35 (.343) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass. The Knights were coached by M. Hoy, assisted by H. Hawkins and S. Kelly, and managed by L. Vignale.
In the final, 6th-seeded Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx clubbed the 4th-seeded St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers 36-23. The Lynx led 10-8 after one quarter. The Tigers led 14-12 at the half but the Lynx rallied to a 19-16 lead after three quarters. “We had to tame (Tigers top scorer) Ainsley Camroux-Peacock because she finds a way to score,” Lynx coach Tara Poulin said. “I put my best defender, Brooke-Lyn Murdoch, on her and it made her (Murdoch) offensively struggle, but defensively because of what she (Murdoch) did to Camroux-Peacock, we won the game.” Although Camroux-Peacock still scored a game-high 12 points and snagged a game-high nine rebounds, the Lynx defence held her to 6-for-15 (40%) from the floor, which included 0-for-5 from the three-point line. “Our key was to not let No. 20 (Camroux-Peacock) get the ball and shoot the three,” said 17-year-old Lynx guard Melanie Tanguay, who scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. “We truly didn’t believe we should be ranked sixth and we came out to show everyone that the rankings were wrong. It is amazing to win because we are the first basketball team in the history of Jean Vanier to win OFSAA, and there is no feeling like this.” The Tigers led 14-12 at halftime, but the Lynx found their stride in the second half and outscored their opponents 24-9 with superb free-throw shooting by Sarah Dillon (5-for-5) and excellent leadership by Tanguay. “(Tanguay’s) leadership was, hands down, the reason we got to OFSAA and the reason we beat the best teams,” Poulin said. “No matter what she struggles through personally, Melanie comes onto the basketball court and leads the team. It is awesome to win and these girls deserve it so much. We have had our ups and downs with these girls since Grade 9 and we always come together because we’re family now.” Ridley coach Dave Whitty said “we were one game short of our goal. We missed a lot of easy shots early and if we could have taken care of business more in the first half, it wouldn’t have caught up to us in the second half.” Sarah Dillon paced the Lynx with 11 on 2-5 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 5 boards. Melanie Tanguay added 11 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 6 boards. Katelyn Fontaine notched 8 on 4-7 from the floor. Alysha Fontaine added 4 and Tori Badawey 2, while Robyn Molhar, Brooke-Lyn Murdoch, Chelsea Leveille, Diandra Lisicky, Dallas Tanguay, Zhane Hamilton and Nadine Oubayan were scoreless. Ainsley Camroux-Peacock paced the Tigers with 12 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 9 boards. Emma Rigg added 4 on 1-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Franziska Streit notched 3 on 1-9 from the floor and 11 boards. Chelsea English added 2 and Laura Voigtlander 2, while Leonie Vreden, LeAndrea Armbrister and Madison Clarke were scoreless. The Tigers hit 10-40 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 1-6 (.167) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass.
The bronze medalist Elgin Rideau District Lions: Brooke Kelly; Kyla Doombas; Madeline Morris; Meg Morris; Ceiliah Dale; Sierra Miller; Kourtney Anson; Ashley Hartin; Brianna Raison; Jaime Welch; Kait Roantree; Kaitlyn Truyens; coach Ron Stenzl; assistant A. Laming
The silver medalist St. Catharines Ridley College Tigers: Ainsley Camroux-Peacock; Emma Rigg; Franziska Streit; Chelsea English; Laura Voigtlander; Leonie Vreden; LeAndrea Armbrister; Madison Clarke; coach D.C. Whitty; assistant K.A. Becken; assistant Walt Szpilewski; manager N.A. Ronald
The gold medalist Welland Ecole Secondaire Jean Vanier Lynx: Sarah Dillon; Melanie Tanguay; Brooke-Lyn Murdoch; Katelyn Fontaine; Alysha Fontaine; Tori Badawey; Zhane Hamilton; Robyn Molhar; Chelsea Leville; Diandra Lisicky; Dallas Tanguay; Nadine Oubayan; coach Tara Poulin; assistant Tricia Poulin; assistant Alex Spadaro