The traditional OFSAA draw was restricted to a two-pool tournament featuring 10 teams after the majority of OFSAA regional associations opted not to participate in the provincial tournament because of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.
In pool A play, held in Smithville: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders (COSSA) stunned the top-seeded Walkerton District Community Riverhawks 45-41 as Kira Fair and Sarah Paul each scored 13. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights (SOSSA) edged the 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes (NOSSA) 48-45. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders spanked the 9th-seeded University of Toronto Schools Blues 58-39 as Charlotte Farrell scored 20. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights clipped the top-seeded Walkerton District Community Riverhawks 55-45. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights dispatched the 9th-seeded University of Toronto Schools Blues 47-39. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes whipped the 9th-seeded University of Toronto Schools Blues 52-28. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes clocked the top-seeded Walkerton District Community Riverhawks 40-21 (alternatively reported on the official website as 42-21). …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded University of Toronto Schools Blues nipped the top-seeded Walkerton District Community Riverhawks 53-52. The Blues (coach Virginia Ki, assistant Walter Guerra, assistant Garth Chalmers, assistant Garry Kollins) included Hannah Adair, Abigail Blumberger, Anousha Dhalla, Maya Feehly, Keva Garg, Mysha Gilani, Marissa Mucollari, Ellie Murray, Vanessa Polana, Maathumai Prabhakaran, Shylah Reddock, Anna Reso, Aisha Sayed and Violette Wu. The Riverhawks (coach Vincent Yenssen, assistant Kevin Matheson, assistant Bettyanne Cobean, assistant Alex Oestreicher) included Bridgette Barger, Kinsley Cobean, Lillian Ernewein, Hayley Ewing, Brooklynn Graul, Rachel Holliday, Emma Matheson, Erika McLaren, Eryka Mountain, Sam Oestreicher, Marlie Pegelo, Sarah Waddell, Trinity Whitehead and Claire Yates. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders whipped the 5th-seeded Ancaster Hamilton District Christian Knights 63-33 as Sarah Paul scored 16, Evelyn Shakell 15, Charlotte Farrell 13 and Kira Fair 7. The Knights (coach James Harskamp, coach Jesse Van Houwelingen) included Lauryn Arcega, Kaila Bouwers, Ally Demik, Beatrice Faber, Alyssa Glasbergen, Joelle Lammers, Leah Lammers, Megan Meerveld, Alena Regnerus, Emma Schuurman, Carly Sluys and Aubrey Summerhays. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes edged the 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 40-34. Sarah Paul led the Crusaders with 14. Charlotte Farrell added 10. …………………………………………………… Final pool standings: Nicholson (3-1); Notre Dame (3-1); Hamilton District (3-1); Toronto Schools (1-3); Walkerton (0-4).
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels (NEOAA) torched the 7th-seeded Oakville École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups (GHAC) 63-42. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm (SOSSA) whipped the 6th-seeded Hagersville Hurricanes (CWOSSA) 46-20. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Oakville École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups clubbed the 10th-seeded South River Almaguin Highlands Secondary Highlanders (GBSAA) 46-29. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels spanked the 6th-seeded Hagersville Hurricanes 59-31. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm dusted the 10th-seeded South River Almaguin Highlands Secondary Highlanders 67-16. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Hagersville Hurricanes defeated the 10th-seeded South River Almaguin Highlands Secondary Highlanders 28-15. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm clipped the 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels 52-31 as Daniella Zondag scored 18, Tori Hultink 12, Kyra Van Geest 7, Alia Breukelman 5, Regina Mushegera 4, Jacoba Hoekstra 2, Morgan Vanstaalduinen 2 and Brooke Gilpin 2. Storm coach Tawnia Hultink told bpssportsniagara.com that Zondag “has long arms, she is great at getting steals and she is very good at finishing. … We played tough defence, they were all working well together and they had more self control.” Cadence Pecore led the Rebels with 11. Alexis Toby added 9 and Tiana Kingsbury 5. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Oakville École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups dusted the Hagersville Hurricanes 56-32. The Hurricanes (coach Ethan Jones, assistant Jeff Benner, assistant Heather Grenville) included Jennifer Bouman, Jasmine Dawson, Danielle Doolittle, Hayley Howarth, Hannah Irvine, Tana King, Mureea McGroarty-Montour, Ashlee Norton, Grace Robillard, Paige Robillard and Lauren Shaw. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels clubbed the 10th-seeded South River Almaquin Highlands Secondary Highlanders 70-22. The Highlanders (coach Susan Fawcett, assistant Trevor Hingley) included Keraghan Ashby, Sophie Boyes, Colleen Carleton, Mackenzie Dainard, Cecilia Darling, Hannah Hall, Sienna Hummel, Alyssa Joliffe, Kaylee Rick, Asha Robinson, Anna Wager and Emma Wilson. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm blasted the 7th-seeded Oakville École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Trinité Les Loups 49-24 as Daniella Zondag scored 20, Tori Hultink 15, Jacoba Hoekstra 6, Kyra Van Geest 3, Alia Breukelman 3, Regina Mushegera 2 and Morgan Vanstaalduinen 2. Les Loups (coach Matthew Stewart, assistant Mike Henahan, assistant Danika Michaud Gordon) included Lanna Corbett, Maya Corbett, Joury Dugmag, Lara Elbataony, Isabelle Habib, Katherine Henahan, Emily Henahan, Gwenno Leclerq, Noa McLeish, Aya Naamani, Gloria Nkongolo and Aya Zahabi. …………………………………………………… Final pool standings: Smithville (4-0); Roland Michener (3-1); Sainte-Trinite (2-2); Hagersville (1-3); Almaquin (0-4).
In the semis, the 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders defeated the 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels 46-37. The Crusaders broke to 20-3 lead and then held on for the win.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm dispatched the 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes 48-36 as Daniella Zondag scored 17, Kyra Van Geest 10, Tori Hultink 9, Jacoba Hoekstra 8 and Alia Breukelman 4. Noelle Tiangco led Les Alouettes with 12. Alyzee Bisaillon added 6.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes defeated the 2nd-seeded South Porcupine Roland Michener Rebels 62-55. The Rebels (coach John Toby, assistant Serge Rioux, assistant Lindsay Toby) included Alexis Toby, Cadence Pecore, Kiena Jones, Quincy Stinson, Tiana Kingsbury, Kassidy Mairs, Brianna Fera, Emma Mousseau, Heidi Young, Abby Beerman, Morgan Cornell and Emily Michel.
In the final, the 3rd-seeded Smithville Christian Storm pounded the 8th-seeded Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders 43-24. “I couldn’t have dreamed of this. This was so much fun and it was awesome,” Tori Hultink told bpsportsniagara.com “We have built such good bonds and this is an incredible team. I knew from the beginning that this could be an OFSAA-winning team and it feels great. … All of the girls have such good individual skills and a hard-working mentality. We are good on defence. We have long Dutch arms and we have a one-three-one (defence) that we found really helpful.” The Storm led 11-5, 25-15 and 35-17 at the quarters, taking command with a 9-0 run in the second frame. “These girls have a lot of heart and a lot of speed and they really work well together,” said assistant coach Derrick DeKlerk. “You could see with their passes the way they were communicating on the court and I think their defence was spectacular though the whole tournament and especially in this game.” Daniella Zondag led the Storm with 11. Kyra Van Geest added 10, Jacoba Hoekstra 8 and Alia Breukelman 6. Charlotte Farrell led the Crusaders with 11. Kira Fair added 5, Chloe Knapp 4, Madison Lees 2 and Grace LaCroix 2. Crusaders coach Tim Coates told the Belleville Intelligencer that “the girls played their best basketball of the season and even improved as the tournament went on. They made key baskets at crucial times and adjusted very well to a variety of defences,”
The bronze Sudbury Collège Notre Dame Les Alouettes: Alyzée Bisaillon; Michelle Scratch; Cassandra Lapensée; Angelica Lapensée; Emilie Miller; Emma Corcoran; Noelle Tiangco; Ella Minor; Laryssa Mayer; Kennedy Newell; Bianca Vigna; Avery Tullio; Gabrielle Tiangco; Sofia Bulic; coach Marco Smith; assistant Niko Smith; assistant Natalie Dionne; assistant Martin Nadeau
The silver medalist Belleville Nicholson Catholic Crusaders: Anna Walsh; Madison Lees; Chloe Knapp; Grace LaCroix; Brynne Barrett; Charlotte Farrell; Kira Fair; Evelyn Shakell; Sarah Paul; Courteney Lambert; coach Tim Coates; assistant Justin Walsh; assistant Diane Coates
The gold medalist Smithville Christian Storm: Tori Hultink; Alia Breukelman; Jacoba Hoekstra; Daniella Zondag; Regina Mushegera; Kyra VanGeest; Morgan Vanstaalduinen; Emma Vedder; Brooke Gilpin; Laurel Graham; coach Tawnia Hultink; assistant Derrick DeKlerk