In the opening seeding round, held in Welland: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights pounded the 11th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 45-24 after leading 13-7, 31-12 and 38-18 at the quarters. Jenna Katic paced the Knights with 13. Ava Fregonese added 10, Ally Burke 9, Abby Couture 5, Alana Percival 3, Laura Talon 3 and Tiana Kingsbury 2. Kira Fair led the Crusaders with 10. Brigid Bechervaise added 7, Chloe O’Boyle Kelly 4, Fuka Asao 2 and Brynne Barrett 1. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded King City Villanova College Knights torched the 16th-seeded North York George S. Henry Academy Lions 71-17 after leading 24-7, 37-12 and 53-16 at the quarters. Emily Frankovic paced the Knights with 20. Alayah Ogor added 14, Bianca Vescio 12, Maggie Kita 7, Brooklynn McCue 2, Paulina Novatsidis 2 and Anushka Ramroop 2. Tanya Pinnock led the Lions with 5. Amira Almahdi added 4, Zohra Safdar Ali 4, Tiffany Pesongco 2 and Jeli Mae Almirol 2. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Welland Ecole secondaire catholique Jean-Vanier Lynx dispatched the 9th-seeded London Christian Pioneers 57-42 after leading 18-10, 34-20 and 46-33 at the quarters. Isabell Sinclair and Andrea Hebert each scored 24 to pace the Lynx. Ariel Wendling added 4, Alyssa Arcand 3 and Talissa Pouliot 2. “We have things that we have to clean up in order to have more success at the end of the tournament,” Lynx coach Tara Poulin told the St. Catherines Standard. “Our defence needs to be better than it was, but I’m very happy. Girls stepped up who needed to step up. But we have to try to get all the girls on the same page moving forward. … A few of our players stepped up playing at home, and a few had the jitters playing in front of their friends. … All of the OFSAA championships that we have had success in has started on the defensive side of things. We need to clean up our box-outs. We have to clean up our off-ball defence.” Miranda teBokkel led the Pioneers with 14. Keira Wiersema added 9, Julianna Dieleman 7, Brooke Vanderheide 5, Mia Vanderheide 4 and Brooke Boelens 3. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Sudbury Ecole Secondaire Macdonald-Cartier Panthères clipped the 14th-seeded Oakville Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité Loups 47-35. The Loups led 11-8 after one quarter and 26-13 at the half. The Panthères led 33-32 after three quarters. Chloé Douillette paced the Panthères with 19. Zoé Smith added 14, Katie Pilon 10 and Jenna Walker 4. Shaka Habimana paced the Loups with 17. Emily Henahan added 8, Olivia Koffi 6 and Noa McLeish 4. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal clubbed the 12th-seeded Marathon Falcons 50-23 after leading 12-2, 29-8 and 37-13 at the quarters. Ashanti Christian paced the Lions with 17. Khrystie Carabin added 8, Jamilah Christian 7, Mélanie Monforton 6, Kennedy Costello 4, Michaela Marenchin 3, Reese Oltrop 3 and Victoire Mulumba 2. Alexa Fisher-Roy led the Falcons with 10. Madeline Smith added 6, Julia Loftus 3, Avery Grouette-McDougall 2 and Claire Desmoulin 2. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Brockville St. Mary Catholic Crusaders dusted the 15th-seeded Whitby Ecole secondaire catholique Saint-Charles-Garnier Lynx 44-11 after leading 12-3, 23-7 and 37-9 at the quarters. Elise Plaschka paced the Crusaders with 24. Abby Douglas added 5, Grace Kelly 4, Sherron Sabourin 3, Jessica Meeson 2, Olivia Oseghale 2, Sarah McDonald 1 and Lily Young 1. Aliya Sweeney led the Lynx with 6. Keren Ngandu added 3 and Sofia Flores-Barba 2. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers clocked the 10th-seeded Hamilton Guido De Bres Christian Cavaliers 66-25 after leading 21-2, 33-11 and 48-16 at the quarters. Mae Drost led the Cavaliers with 21. Abby Trafford added 12, Alexis Hessels 10, Aria Groot 9, Kate Drost 7, Bridget Duimering 4 and Moriah Barkman 3. Tamryn Vanderwoude led the Cavaliers with 13. Natalie Gelms added 9 and Nadia VanderVeen 3. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Secondary Rebels stunned the 7th-seeded Barrie Ecole Secondaire Catholique Nouvelle-Alliance Tornades 33-27. The Tornades led 12-4, 20-13 and 22-21 at the quarters. Alexis Toby paced the Rebels with 23. Senja Bird added 5 and Lauren Deacon 2. Valerie Ledoux led the Tornades with 11. Megan Beaudry added 6, Larissa McLaren 4, Gillian Cranstone 2, Thalia Lamberti 2 and Oceane Lavia 2.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights torched the 16th-seeded North York George S. Henry Academy Lions 64-27 after leading 29-2, 33-8 and 55-12 at the quarters. Ally Burke led the Knights with 19. Jenna Katic added 13, Mallory Turcotte 9, Gracie Barbuto 6, Abby Couture 4, Hailey Massicotte 4, Trinity Paulmartin-Dionne 3, MacKenzie Innes 2, Trinity Basaraba 2 and Ava Fregonese 2. Tanya Pinnock led the Lions with 23. Jeli Mae Almirol added 2 and Tiffany Pesongco 2. The Lions (coach Mark Jovanov, assistant Sarah Barnard, assistant Shedon Benoit) also included Amira Almahdi, Savana Romero, Maria Carvalho Lopes, Zohra Safdar Ali, Marilyn Tran, Kayla Williams, Shania Reddon, Pakiza Zahir and Muskeena Rezai. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded King City Villanova College Knights clubbed the 11th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 47-34 after leading 11-6, 24-14 and 37-26 at the quarters. Emily Frankovic led the Knights with 16. Maggie Kita added 11, Bianca Vescio 9, Brooklyn McCue 7, Alayah Ogor 3 and Dior Kavathas 2. Brigid Bechervaise paced the Crusaders with 12. Fuka Asao added 6, Brynne Barrett 6, Jordan White 5, Kira Fair 3 and Meredith Davies 2. The Crusaders (coached by Tim Coates) also included Irelyn Anderson, Olivia Forte-Perri, Ainsley Langebeer, Megan Mulvihill, Chloe O’Boyle Kelly and Jaime White. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded London Christian Pioneers rolled the 8th-seeded Sudbury Ecole Secondaire Macdonald-Cartier Panthères 48-29 after leading 8-7, 21-7 and 36-20 at the quarters. Mia Vanderheide paced the Pioneers with 18. Tamara Vanderheide added 13, Nicole teBokkel 12, Julianna Dieleman 4 and Brooke Boelens 2. Chloé Douillette led the Panthères with 15. Karyne Villeneuve added 6, Claudie Lafrenière 3, Callie Moore 3 and Zoé Smith 2. The Panthères (coach Sebastien Gervais, assistant Alanna Lahay) also included Katie Pilon, Isabel Fredette, Elia Kissner, Jenna Walker, Kyra Winn and Lexine Moyle. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Welland Ecole secondaire catholique Jean-Vanier Lynx whipped the 14th-seeded Oakville Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité Loups 52-24 after leading 16-6, 31-13 and 47-22 at the quarters. Isabelle Sinclair paced the Lynx with 18. Andréa Hébert added 14, Alyssa Arcand 13, Mia Wendling 5 and Ariel Wendling 2. Shaka Habimana paced the Loups with 17. Noa McLeish added 4 and Emily Henahan 3. The Loups (coach Ashley Hoover, assistant Katherine Cosette, assistant Matthew Stewart) also included Lanna Corbett, Karma Elshady, Frances Jarc, Laurie Fournier, Olivia Koffi, Julia Gervais, Gwenno Leclerc, Isabelle Habib and Monica Simpson. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Brockville St. Mary Catholic Crusaders whipped the 12th-seeded Marathon Falcons 52-20 after leading 12-7, 27-12 and 39-16 at the quarters. Lily Young paced the Crusaders with 15. Grace Kelly added 10, Abby Douglas 7, Elise Plaschka 7, Sherron Sabourin 5, Olivia Oseghale 4, Montana Brady 2 and Avery Gilbert 2. Julia Loftus and Madeline Smith each scored 6 to pace the Falcons. Hunter Cherneski added 3, Alexa Fisher-Roy 3 and Grace Coleman 2. The Crusaders opened with a 9-0 run and were never threatened. “Our goal is to keep improving,” Abby Douglas told the Brockville Recorder & Times. Crusaders coach Matt Reil saw the squad got productive minutes from grade nines Grace Kelly and Sydney Jardine. “(We also) tightened things up on the offensive end and used transition to get some easy baskets. They picked apart our full court and half court traps, which was good for us to experience.” The Falcons (coach Casey Potter, assistant Shawna Grouette) also included McKenna Anthony, Emma Michano, Emily Osmond, Mackenzie Courchene, Victoria Ray, Claire Desmoulin, Sydney Schwantz, Kaitlyn Garrior, Olivia Twance and Alexa Grouette-McDougall. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal dusted the 15th-seeded Whitby Ecole secondaire catholique Saint-Charles-Garnier Lynx 41-12 after leading 14-5, 20-10 and 33-10 at the quarters. Jamilah Christian led the Lions with 17. Victoire Mulumba added 6, Olivia Scott 6, Ashanti Christian 6, Michaela Marenchin 4 and Mélanie Monforton 2. Mabinty Toure and Maeve Campbell each scored 4 to pace the Lynx. Sofia Flores-Barba and Keren Ngandu each added 2. The Lynx (coach Eric Veilleux, assistant Jean-Luc Aucoin) also included Caroline Arseneau, Naomi Rahman, Natalie St. Pierre, Marie Fourchet, Aliya Sweeney and Esther Kimpiatu. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers crushed the 7th-seeded Barrie Ecole Secondaire Catholique Nouvelle-Alliance Tornades 57-19 after leading 27-2, 31-8 and 50-15 at the quarters. Kate Drost paced the Cavaliers with 27. Abby Trafford added 17, Aria Groot 6, Mae Drost 5, Alexis Hessels 4, Moriah Barkman 2 and Bridget Duimering 2. Valerie Ledoux paced the Tornades with 8. Megan Beaudry and Gillian Cranstone each added 4, Cassey Quevillon 3 and Oceane Lavai 2. The Tornades (coach Jérome Garceau) also included Camryn Harrison, Tristan McElrea, Juliette Kingsley, Larissa McLaren and Thalia Lamberti. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Hamilton Guido de Bres Cavaliers edged the 13th-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Secondary Rebels 34-30. The Rebels led 11-4 after one quarter and 18-12 at the half. The Cavaliers led 26-25 after three quarters. Natalie Gelms paced the Cavaliers with 15. Tamryn Vanderwoude added 11, Ryenn Jans 2, Meaghan Koning 2, Cari DeBoer 2 and Nadia VanderVeen 2. Alexis Toby paced the Rebels with 14. Lauren Deacon added 7, Kennedy Pecore 4, Senja Bird 3 and Mya Sabourin 2. The Rebels (coach John Toby, assistant Serge Rioux, assisant Lindsay Toby) also included Emma Mousseau, Carissa Curley-Lalonde, Kiera Jones, Quincy Stinson, Kaylee Lafrenier, Mackenzie Marshall and Heidi Young.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers dispatched the 5th-seeded Brockville St. Mary Catholic Crusaders 49-30 after leading 12-5, 20-14 and 37-21 at the quartres. Mae Drost paced the Cavaliers with 18. Kate Drost added 13, Aria Groot 10, Alexis Hessels 6, Bridget Duimering 2 and Abby Trafford 1. Grace Kelly led the Crusades with 11. Lily Young added 6, Elise Plaschka 5, Abby Douglas 4 and Sherron Sabourin 3. The Crusaders (coach Matt Reil, assistant Lee Jenkins, assistant Kendall MacLeod, assistant Beth Rogers) also included Jorja Adams, Sarah McDonald, Montana Brady, Jessica Meeson, Ella Miller, Serena Dugdale, Olivia Oseghale, Avery Gilbert and Sydney Jardine.
The 2nd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal clubbed the 10th-seeded Hamilton Guido de Bres Cavaliers 52-28 after leading 28-15 at the half. Jamilah Christian paced the Lions with 19. Olivia Scott added 13, Ashanti Christian 11, Melanie Monforton 4, Kennedy Costello 3 and Michaela Marenchin 2. Natalie Gelms led the Cavaliers with 10. Tamryn Vanderwoude added 9, Nadia VanderVeen 9 and Kaylee Gelms 2. The Cavaliers (coach Justin Veersteeg, assistant Daron Ruggi, assistant Justin Versteeg, manager Tia VanVeen) also included Cari DeBoer, Meaghan Koning, Raelene Slaa, Ryenn Jans, Dayna Kampen, Emily VanDasselaar and Ashlyn Knegt.
The 3rd-seeded Welland Ecole secondaire catholique Jean-Vanier Lynx dispatched the 6th-seeded King City Villanova College Knights 45-36 after leading 11-9, 24-15 and 33-25 at the quarters. Isabelle Sinclair paced the Lynx with 15. Andrea Hebert added 14, Alyssa Arcand 8, Ariel Wendling 5 and Mia Wendling 3. Bianca Vescio led the Knights with 16. Emily Frankovic added 7, Maggie Kita 7 and Alayah Ogor 6. The Knights (coach Lucas Paradiso, assistant Chris Kolar, assistant Natasha Salmers) also included Jessica Clow, Paulina Novatsidis, Dior Kavathas, Felicia Provenzano, Anushka Ramroop and Brooklynn McCue.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights torched the 9th-seeded London Christian Pioneers 66-38. The Pioneers led 16-15 after one quarter. The Knights led 34-25 at the half and 55-31 after three quarters. Ally Burke paced the Knights with 26. Ava Fregonese added 18, Jenna Katic 8, Alana Percival 8 and Mallory Turcotte 6. Tamara Vanderheide led the Pioneers with 13. Mia Vanderheide added 10, Miranda teBokkel 6, Keira Wiersema 6, Jocelyn Shelton 2 and Julianna Dieleman 1. The Pioneers (coached by Paul Buma) also included Brooke Boelens, Nicole teBokkel, Brooke Vanderheide, Jaenelle Hamstra and Anabelle McEachren.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers stunned the top-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights 50-46. The Knights led 15-11 after one quarter. The Cavaliers led 33-24 at the half and 39-34 after three quarters. Kate Drost, Mae Drost and Alexis Hassels each scored 14 to pace the Cavaliers. Aria Groot added 8. Ava Fregonese led the Knights with 18. Ally Burke added 10, Trinity Basaraba 7, Mallory Turcotte 6 and Jenna Katic 5.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal outlasted the 3rd-seeded Welland Ecole secondaire catholique Jean-Vanier Lynx 28-21. The score was knotted at 9 after one quarter. Le Royal led 14-9 at the half and 26-11 after three quarters. Jamilah Christian and Kennedy Costello each scored 8 to pace Le Royal. Olivia Scott added 6, Michaela Marenchin 3 and Ashanti Christian 3. Isabelle Sinclair led the Lynx with 20. Andréa Hébert added 1.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Timmins O’Gorman Knights edged the 3rd-seeded Welland Ecole secondaire catholique Jean-Vanier Lynx 55-52. The Lynx led 11-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 22 at the half. The Lynx led 37-33 after three quarters. Ally Burke led the Knights with 33. Ava Fregonese added 13, Jenna Katic 5 and Abby Couture 4. Isabelle Sinclair paced the Lynx with 21. Andrea Hebert added 15, Mia Wendling 6, Ariel Wendling 4, Alyssa Arcan 3 and Kimberly Brinker 2. The Lynx (coach Tara Poulin, assistant Tricia Poulin, manager Alex Levitt) also included Rose Philomé, Talissa Pouliot, Lynn Gateka, Karly Jolin and Corrynn Parker. Lynx coach Tara Poulin told the St. Catherines Standard that “no one wants the antique bronze medal, so obviously we’re pretty disappointed in that. I don’t feel that the other team outplayed us. … I feel in the second half we made the mistakes. We didn’t follow the game plan we needed to, which cost us.” Sinclair said the Lynx couldn’t contain Burke. “Sometimes, we just forgot to switch, and then they would shoot a three. Just a few bad possessions in the end.” Knights coach Marcy McCarty said “it’s bittersweet that it’s not gold, but we knew coming in our joke was to complete the set. If it wasn’t going to be gold, it was going to be bronze. Now, we have one of each colour over the last four years.” McCarty said that in the second half “we implemented some new defensive techniques that we’ve been practising coming in, and we hadn’t shown yet. I think that allowed us to calm down a little, get the nerves out. … We also really needed to focus on finishing on offence, and not rushing the shot and not rushing the pass. I think that was the big difference with the girls is they just really took a breath.”
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal clocked the 4th-seeded Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers 50-26 after leading 14-6, 24-11 and 38-20 at the quarters. Ashanti Christian paced Le Royals with 20. Jamilah Christian added 13, Olivia Scott 8, Michaela Marenchin 5 and Kennedy Costello 4. Mae Drost led the Cavaliers with 8. Abby Trafford added 6, Kate Drost 5 and Alexis Hessels 5, while 2 points were not allocated. Le Royal forward Olivia Scott told the Windsor Star that the squad was elated its first OFSAA title. “We’ had some strong teams, but this year we put it all together. This was our mountain and we talked about climbing to the top. We made it happen. … This year it wasn’t just on the court. In that one year, we’ve just become more off a family. Off the court translated on the court. It’s been a long four years and a lot of work and it’s the greatest feeling and I get to share it with my best friends. It’s an amazing feeling because I get to share it.” Le Royal coach Linda Carriere said “I could tell from their eyes in the pre-game speech that they were so hungry for that gold medal. … Our first three games, we didn’t play all the good, but we played the whole bench and that makes a bit of a difference. They showed up to play when it was time to play. I have to give it to my five starters. When it’s time to do it, they get it done.”
The bronze medalist Timmins O’Gorman Knights: Gracie Barbuto; Tiana Kingsbury; Trinity Basaraba; Hailey Massicotte; Ally Burke; Trinity Paulmartin-Dionne; Kaydence Chapados Nadeau; Alana Percival; Abby Couture; Kennedy Regan; Ava Fregonese; Vada Salvador; MacKenzie Innes; Laura Talon; Jenna Katic; Mallory Turcotte; coach Marcy McCarty; assistant Cathy Beard; assistant Edward Weltz
The silver medalist Breslau Woodland Christian Cavaliers: Monica Bailey; Aria Grott; Moriah Barkman; Alexis Hessels; Kate Drost; Jaime Koetsier; Mae Drost; Anika Koops; Bridget Duimering; Abby Trafford; coach Stu Julius; assistant Matthew Hazenberg
The gold medalist Windsor Ecole Secondaire Catholique Lajeunesse Le Royal: Nève Bessette; Rebekah Davis; Khrystie Carabin; Michaela Marenchin; Ashanti Christian; Mélanie Monforton; Jamilah Christian; Victoire Mulumba; Kennedy Costello; Reese Oltrop; Zoe D’Alimonte; Olivia Scott; coach Linda Carrière; assistant Raquel Burke; assistant Kaylynn Laforet