In the “seeding” round, held in Ottawa: …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Sarnia St. Christopher’s Cyclones stunned the top-seeded Etobicoke Marian Academy Mustangs 95-92 as Jordan George scored 27, John Larsen 20 and Kurt Hartlen 20. Antwi Atuahene led Marian with 45. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Ottawa Samuel Genest Lazors crushed the Mississauga Glenforest Gryphons 77-26. Pop quiz. The opponent is so bad they should have a priest at the end of their bench to administer last rites. Do you sit out your star player in the interests of mercy? If you do, you’re essentially punishing the star guard even though he’s diligently toiled all his life to showcase his talents on a stage like the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s Triple-A boys’ basketball championships. Samuel Genest coach Hans Schryburt opted for compassion, denying superstar point guard Osvaldo Jeanty an opportunity to see the floor yesterday against hapless Glenforest. Schryburt correctly ascertained that the 16th-seeded Gryphons desperately needed a pardon. But fans were buzzing afterwards over Schryburt’s decision to sit out Jeanty against a team with (3-17) record that only qualified for the provincial tournament because they were the sole Triple-A team in Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association. Schryburt defended the move as a gesture of kindness. “It’s a question of playing the probabilities and thinking we’re going to do good and use the players we needed,” Schryburt told the Ottawa Citizen. “You’ll get to see plenty of Osvaldo tomorrow.” An obviously disappointed Jeanty took it in stride. “It was a coaching decision and I have to respect that,” Jeanty said. “I’d be disappointed if we actually had lost but since we won by 51, I support the decision.” Yet, it raised the question whether OFSAA should implement a rule that obligates entrants to have a minimum .500 record to qualify, given that there are dozens of better squads across the province more deserving of a spot in the draw. Tournament convenor Bob Butler conceded that OFSAA has work to do to iron the kinks out of the notion of Triple-A division, being held for the first time this season for schools with an enrolment between 901-1,200 students. “It’s going to take OFSAA a while to find a perfect formula,” Butler said. “It needs a little tweaking.” The Lasers dominated the boards against the Gryphons. With Pascal Rene, Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie, Jimmy Manigat and Sebastien Cholette playing ping pong on the glass, and the Lasers defence forcing turnovers at will, Genest quickly took a 10-0 lead, expanded it to 39-12 at the half and put the game on auto-pilot. Jean-Marie was pleased that his teammates maintained their focus against a weak opponent. “We’re taking it one step at a time. We thought we had a lot of advantages with our big men.” Rene added that “every game is like a championship, no matter who the team is. It could be an NBA or a kindergarten team, we’re just going to come out and play hard. That’s what we do,” added Rene, who paced Genest with 22 points. Jean-Marie and Manigat each added 11. Nick De Casseres led Glenforest with 10. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs dumped the 8th-seeded Ottawa Woodroffe Tigers 79-69. Woodroffe relinquished a 10-point second half lead against York Memorial. Thinking they had the game in hand, the Tigers sagged back on defence and allowed the taller Mustangs to drill uncontested perimeter jumpers. York promptly stormed back to a 66-63 lead. Centre Garry Gallimore restored the Woodroffe lead by pilfering the ball at midcourt and racing for a dazzling slam dunk. But the Tigers guards continued to play in panic and the Mustangs ripped-off 15 unanswered points to put the game out of Woodroffe’s reach. “We just lost our concentration for a minute and at this level, if you do that, the other team is going to jump on you. We’ll take that lesson into (today’s second round match against London Westminster) and make some adjustments,” Tigers coach Jimmy Langis told the Ottawa Citizen. Tab Donaldson led York with 25 points. Alman Blackman added 21. Esa paced Woodroffe with 23. Gallimore added 17. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded London Westminster Wildcats defeats the 9th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph Jaguars 61-58 as Bryan Colbridge scored 26. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Dundas Highland Hawks defeated the Kingston Regiopolis-Notre Dame Redskins 60-49. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Toronto Central Commerce Riders dumped the 10th-seeded Cambridge Glenview Park Panthers 65-44. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Peterborough Raiders defeated 12th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts 64-45 as Jeff Boltson scored 15. Carmen Medaglia led the Colts with 13. Matt Ginter added 10, Jeff Rennison 8, Ryan Namespetra 7 and Brad Morley 7. Colts coach Gary Cormier told the Sault Star that “our guys were a little nervous and tentative. Offensively, we didn’t get many second shots in the second half. Peterborough is well-coached and they had some big guys who hurt us.” …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Oshawa R.S. McLaughlin Trojans defeated 15th-seeded Oakville Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers 56-55 as Phil Cousens scored 27.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Ottawa Woodroffe Tigers upset London Westminster 56-48 as Steven Bell scored 17, Garry Gallimore 12 and Mohamed Esa 12. Brian Colbridge led the Wildcats (coached by Dan Colfax) with 15. Omar Abdul-Karim added 12, Vladimir Brkljaac 10, Mo Fares 6, Mark Woolsey 3 and Scott Penny 2. “We used our speed to really disrupt them,” Gallimore told the Ottawa Citizen. “We let them back in the game late but we just kept playing and playing our hearts out.” Tigers coach Jimmy Langis notched that “our intensity was good. We led most of the way and they made a run at us. But instead of us making the mistakes, we kept our composure down the stretch.” The Tigers also rebounded with vigour, Langis added. “We got some fast-break points as a result. It was tight but we brought it home.” …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Ottawa Samuel Genest Lazors stunned the top-seeded Etobicoke Marian Academy Mustangs 73-51 as Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie scores 24. Antwi Atuahene hit 30 for Marian. Kevin Ellington added 5, Shane Cox 5, Zaya Kuyena 2, Gregory Acheampong 2, Theo Davis 2, Lushen Brown 2 and Alex Brewster 2. The Lasers left the Mustangs in the cold with an avalanche of defensive pressure, stellar ball-handling by point guard Osvaldo Jeanty and a five-star effort on the boards by Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie, Sebastien Cholette, Jimmy Manigat, Pascal Rene and Didier Doirin. “We were ready,” Jean-Marie, who paced Genest with 24, told the Ottawa Citizen. “I definitely was ready. Since last night, I’ve been preparing for this game, talking to my teammates, getting them motivated. They couldn’t stop me, so I just took over. … Our defence was just great. They couldn’t break us,” Jean-Marie added. Incomparable point guard Osvaldo Jeanty, who later captured five Canadian Interuniversity Sport titles at Carleton University, added that “the score lies a little bit. They’re a tough team and they put a lot of pressure on the ball. I’m just glad that we were poised and we were patient and we were able to come out with a win. We played great team defence. And we really emphasized our rebounding today because knew if we could stop them and give them only one chance, we were going to be pretty hard to beat.” Coach Hans Schryburt noted that “we stuck with the game plan. We knew these guys bang hard on the offensive boards. It was going to be a physical game and we just had to keep them on our backs. One chance. Jean-Emmanuel really stepped up. I can’t ask more of someone. He puts in his free throws. I wanted him to attack the basket, not settle for the three-pointer all the time and he did a bit of both.” The Lasers broke open a close, chippy affair with the Mustangs when Jean-Marie drove the paint and dished the ball to Doirin for a slam dunk to trigger an 11-4 run that gave Genest a 42-28 lead at the break. The Mustangs frantically tried to rally by throwing three and four-man traps at Jeanty and Jean-Marie in the second half. But the Lasers were too poised and their decision-making all but impeccable. With Jeanty and Jean-Marie breaking Marian down with the penetration dribble and the Lasers calmly drilling free throws, Genest stretched its lead to as many 24 and romped. Jeanty added 15 for the Lasers, while Jimmy Manigat hit 9 and Doirin 8. Antwi Atuahene led the Mustangs with 30. The Lasers (coached by Anthony De Sanctis) also included Jason Benjamin. …………………………………………………… The Dundas Highland Hawks crushed the Cambridge Glenview Park Panthers 60-38 as Jason Drysdale scored 26, Jonathan McKenzie 10, Davic Morlog 8, Dave Heidebrecht 7, Eric Lindenbaum 4, Chris Telfer 2, Shaun Persaud 2 and Karon Narine 1. Mike Willmott notched 13 for Glenview. The Panthers (coached by Paul Cleminson) also included Brandon Smillie, Arend Lootsma, Brennan Campbell, Mike Bogias, Kyle Yeaman and Hamid Khan. …………………………………………………… The Peterborough Raiders thrashes Oakville Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers 67-43 as Mike Hanley scores 17, Jeff Bolton 16, Cam Cowan 12, Greg Surmacz 9, Chris Dufrane 8, Jamie Tudhope 3 and Ryan Maudsley 2. Justin Close scored 12 for Iroquois Ridge. The Trailblazers (coached by Dave Ferencina and Michael Gallant) also included Manraj Mukkar, Harjeev Brar, Kevin Wiens, Ben Homer and Alan Kane. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs rallied to nip the Barrie St. Joseph Jaguars 79-77 as Alman Blackman scores 26, Andrew Darby 20 and Tab Donaldson 18. Anthony Rossi paced the Jaguars (coached by George Mei) with 26. Matt Rosar added 23, Dominique Mota 11, John Woychyshyn 7, Jeremy Corrier 6 and Shawn Jones 4. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia St. Christopher Cyclones dumped Mississauga Glenforest Gryphons 70-32 as Shanza Mohammed scores 16, Rob Vandenende 13, John Larsen 9, Michael Kong 9, Jordan George 7, Chris Greenwood 6, Rob Kulig 6 and Ben Peirce 4. Chris Francis scored 8 for Glenforest. The Gryphons (coached by Crissa Hill) also included Chris Francis, Lasitha Bodh, Errol Kerr, Nick de Casseres, Nhon Ly, Ro Manessy, Elvis Filo, Ve Anusic and Salim Anwar. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Central Commerce Riders beat the Kingston Regiopolis-Notre Dame Panthers 68-50 as Darren Glean scores 21, Edilson Baradas 14, Paulo Santa 12, Abdi O’Kash 10, Gyasi Moffet 5, Ted Trotman 4 and Justin Lyavala 2. Bryan McMillian scored 21 for Regiopolis-Notre Dame. Parrish Offer added 11. The Panthers (coached by Ed Kenney) also included Dave Keo, Brad Quist, Kyle Haslam, Tommy Deir, Romain Landu and Conor Williamson. …………………………………………………… The Oshawa R.S. McLaughlin Trojans defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Korah Colts 54-47 as Craig Green and Brian Bell each notched 15, Phil Cousins 9, Mike Lloyd 7, John Baker 6 and Chris Blackman 2. Brad Morley scored 16 for Korah. Carmen Medaglia added 15 and Jeff Rennison 9. The Colts (coached by Gary Cormier) also included Matt King, John Kasch, Matt Ginter, Ryan Namespetra and Carlo Medaglia.
In the quarterfinals, 6th-seeded Samuel Genest defeated the 8th-seeded Woodroffe Tigers 46-37. Appearing spent from their stunning over top—seed Etobicoke Marian, the Lasers played like they were trapped in a twilight zone early against the Tigers. With sparkplug Jimmy Manigat sidelined by a knee injury, Genest was uncharacteristically sloppy with its ball handling and a step slow on defence. But Sebastian Cholette tipped in a pair of offensive rebounds and point guard Osvaldo Jeanty knifed into the paint for a layup as the Lasers took a 21-15 lead at the break. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie came to life as Genest stretched its lead to 11 before Mohammed Esa and Garry Gallimore rallied Woodroffe to within one with just over two minutes to play. But Jeanty steadied his teammates as nailed a critical trey and two free throws as Genest hung on for the win. “It’s my last year and I want the ball in my hands when it really counts,” Jeanty, who scored 12, told the Ottawa Citizen. “My guys trust me and they know I can hit that shot, even with a hand in my face, no matter what, when time is running down. After the tough match this morning, maybe this game was good for us. Maybe it showed us we have to work hard all the time.” Coach Hans Schryburt said his Lasers were a bit flat after the Marian barnburner and a little over-confident after beating Woodroffe 61-44 a week earlier in the national capital title match. “It was like night day, wasn’t it?” Mohammed Essa led Woodroffe (coached by Jimmy Langis) with 16. Garry Gallimore adds 8, Steven Bell 5, Osman Hussein 4, Robinson St. Pierre 2 and Diderot Juste 2, while Parvis Mail, Mohamed Essa, Travis Peart, Osman Abdi, Abdi Omar, Jermaine Bucknor and Alin Yusuf were scoreless.
The 7th-seeded Dundas Highland Hawks stunned the 2nd-seeded Peterborough Raiders 54-52 in overtime as Jason Drysdale scores 21, David Morlog 10, Jonathan McKenzie 10, Dave Heidebrecht 9, Chris Telfer 2 and Mark Shaw 2. Mike Hanley paced the Raiders with 14. The Raiders (coached by Dave Golding) included Mike Hanley, Jeff Bolton, Cam Cowan, Greg Surmacz, Issac Jones, Chris Dufrane, Jamie Tudhope and Danny Cheechoo.
The 14th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs dump the 11th-seeded Sarnia St. Christopher’s Cyclones 85-77 as Tab Donaldson scores 22, Andrew Darby 21, Alman Blackman 19, Tabby Donaldson 11, Chad Noel 6 and Temitope Opalete 4. Jordan George led the Cyclones with 28. The Cyclones (coached by Andy Toulouse) also included John Larsen, Doug Wright, Kevin Butler, Chris Greenwood, Kurt Hartlen and Ben Peirce.
In the last quarterfinal, the 4th-seeded Toronto Central Commerce Riders defeat the 5th-seeded Oshawa R.S. McLaughlin Trojans 72-57 as Paulo Santana scores 19, Edilson Baradas 19, Gyasi Moffett 14, Darren Glean 12, Abdi O’Kash 6 and Justin Lyavala 2. Phil Cousins paced the Trojans with 29. The Trojans (coached by Sardo Provenzano and Glenn Ross) also included Craig Green, Brian Bell, Chris Blackman, Mike Lloyd and John Baker.
In the semis, the Dundas Highland Hawks defeated the Ottawa Samuel Genest Lazors 51-45 as Jason Drysdale scored 21 and nabbed 10 boards. David Morlog adds 15, Jonathan McKenzie 8, Dave Heidebrecht 5 and Mark Shaw 2, while Chris Telfer, Karon Narine, Jamie Tilbury, Shaun Persaud, Eric Lindenbaum and Yonah Eppel were scoreless. The Hawks hit 18-41 (.439) from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 12-17 (.706) from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 13 fouls, 8 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Osvaldo Jeanty paced Genest with 18 points. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie adds 8, Serge Kasende 7, Pascal Rene 6 and Didier Doirin 6, while Karl-Henri Acelin, Dimitri Jean, Jimmy Manigat and Peter Kerirteos were scoreless. The Lazors hit 17-49 (.347) from the floor, 4-9 (.444) from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 9 assists, 11 turnovers, 1 block and 5 steals. Highland leads 29-21 at the half. Despite their superior size, the Lasers were badly out-rebounded. With Highland dominating the defensive glass and packing the paint to deny the Lasers entry passes into the low post, Genest had difficulty getting their offence on track. They also seemed incapable of defending Highland’s backdoor cuts as the Hawks patiently built a 22-8 lead. But point guard Osvaldo Jeanty began aggressively driving the paint as Genest closed out the half with a 13-7 run to reduce the margin to 29-21. The Lasers finally mustered a measure of defensive intensity in the second half and Jeanty knotted the score at 35 on a pair of three-pointers. But then frost hit the Lasers fingertips. Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie, Pascal Rene and Didier Doirin missed a series of uncontested jumpers and gimme-layups as Highland clawed back to a five-point lead. Jeanty hit another three to trim the margin to 45-43 with two minutes to play. But with Highland fronting Jeanty to deny him the ball, the panicked Lasers twice threw the ball away and forced up bad shots before Jonathan McKenzie and Jason Drysdale iced it for the Hawks with six free throws in the final minute. “We came back hard and showed some character in the second half,” a disappointed Jeanty told the Ottawa Citizen. “They’re a good team. They were disciplined and played tough ‘d’. We just came up short.” Highland coach Chuck Cochlin said the Hawks disciplined rebounding and poise proved the difference. “We’ve been playing in tough tournaments all year and it really paid off.” Genest coach Hans Schryburt was at a loss to explain his Lazors lack of intensity. “We never really got into it. They wanted it more, on the boards. You can see they aren’t necessarily tall kids but they’re strong kids and they know what rebounding is.”
In the other semi, Central Commerce defeats York Memorial 71-56 as Darren Glean scored 25, Edilson Baradas 18 and 13 boards, Paulo Santana 14 and 9 boards, Gyasi Moffett 9 and Abdi O’Kash 5, while Justin Lyavala, Mo Yemilhammed, Ted Trotman, Ellalan Routramouri and Danny Alleyne were scoreless. The Riders hit 29-57 (.509) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc, 11-18 (.611) from the line while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 7 assists, 18 turnovers, 2 blocks and 9 steals. Tab Donaldson leads York Memorial with 15. Alman Blackman adds 12, Tabby Donaldson 8, Andrew Darby 7, Chad Noel 6, Kwasi McKnight 6 and Temi Opaleye 2, while Ricardo Hudson, Kwasi McKnight, Dante Taylor, Troy Mohammed and Andrew Ramroop were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 22-51 (.431) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc, 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 14 fouls, 10 assists, 17 turnovers, 1 block and 9 steals. Central Commerce leads 40-20 at the half. Central Commerce outduelled York Memorial on the offensive boards and exploited the Mustangs’ lack of interior defence while exploding to a 40-20 lead at the half. Although Tab Donaldson and Alman Blackman briefly rallied Memorial, the outcome was never in doubt. “Our size factor was a big advantage for us,” said Commerce coach Larry Laughlin, adding that he was also pleased with his Riders poise. “At this level, their heads can go really quick. But I kept their heads in line and here we are.”
In the bronze medal match, the 14th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs defeated the 6th-seeded Samuel Genest Lasers 63-53. Reserve Didier Doirin gave the Lasers a big lift off the bench, corralling several boards and hitting three buckets in the paint as Genest took a 15-8 lead after a quarter. But Memorial’s indifference to boxing out on the boards was matched by the Lasers’ unwillingness to close out on perimeter shooters, which allowed Tabby Donaldson and Andrew Darby to lead the Mustangs to a 34-30 halftime lead. Genest briefly awoke form its extended slumber in the second half. Osvaldo Jeanty set up Doirin and Serge Kasende for buckets and repeatedly knifed into the paint for layups as Genest scored a dozen unanswered points and extended its lead to 8. Then the lethargy returned. The Lasers began standing around on defence and Memorial responded with a 16-1 run. Coach Hans Schryburt was at a loss to explain the lack of effort. Since beating top-seeded Toronto Martian, “we haven’t played to our potential,” he told the Ottawa Citizen. “We never (again) showed up with that intensity and I can’t imagine why.” Andrew Darby paced the Mustangs with 27 on 10-19 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Tab Donaldson added 14, along with 9 boards, Alman Blackman 8, Tabby Donaldson 8 and Chad Noel 6, while Temi Opaleye, Kwasi McKnight, Ricardo Hudson, Dante Taylor, Andrew Ramroop and Troy Mohammed were scoreless. The Mustangs hit 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 7-17 (.412) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 16 fouls, 4 assists, 9 turnovers and 11 steals. Osvaldo Jeanty paced the Lazers (coached by Hans Schryburt, assisted by Jonathan Jean-Pierre) with 18 on 6-17 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Didier Doirin added 13 on 6-8 from the floor, Jean-Emmanuel Jean-Marie 5, Pascal Rene 5, Serge Kasende 4, Sebastien Cholette 4 and Peter Kerirteos 4, while Karl-Henri Acelin, Dimitri Jean and Jimmy Manigat were scoreless. The Lazors hit 19-50 (.380) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 20 fouls, 6 assists, 20 turnovers, 2 blocks and 4 steals.
In the final, the Toronto Central Commerce Riders defeated the Dundas Highland Hawks 64-55. Point guard Paulo Santa broke open a tight affair with a series of steals and dazzling dribble drives. Highland built an early seven-point lead on strong ball movement and deadly perimeter shooting by David Morlog and Jason Drysdale. But Santana began to break down Highland’s zone defence with a series of acrobatic drives into the paint, while Edilson Baradas and Gyasi Moffett began to assert themselves on the boards as Commerce rallied to tie the game at 32 at the half. Morlog briefly shot Highland back to a three-point lead. But Darren Glean hit two treys, Santana stole the ball for a layup and then nailed a trey as Commerce took command with 13 unanswered points and then held on for the win as Santana repeatedly knifed into the paint and dished the ball to teammates for uncontested layups. “It was a great team effort,” an elated Santana told the Ottawa Citizen. “First time to OFSAA and it doesn’t get better than this,” added Commerce coach Larry Laughlin. “Santana was great but that’s what I expected. He’s been our go to guy all year.” Paulo Santana led Central Commerce with 26 points on 10-23 from the floor. Edilson Baradas added 19 on 7-11 from the floor and 11 boards. Darren Glean scores 11, Abdi O’Kash 5 and Gyasi Moffett 3. The Riders only played five. Mo Yemilhammed, Ted Trotman, Ellalan Routramouri, Danny Alleyne and Justin Lyavala did not play. The Riders shoot 23-48 (.479) from the floor, 5-14 (.357) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls, 5 assists, 10 turnovers, 3 blocks and 11 steals. The game was tied at 32 at the half. David Morlog led Highland with 25 points. Jonathan McKenzie added 8, Chris Telfer 4, Dave Heidebrecht 4. Jason Drysdale scores 10 off the bench. Mark Shaw added 4, while Yonah Eppel, Karon Narine, Jamie Tilbury, Shaun Persaud and Eric Lindenbaum were scoreless. The Hawks hit 23-49 (.469) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 17 fouls, 5 assists, 15 turnovers and 5 steals. The win is a remarkable development for Barrabas and Santana, only months removed from arriving in Canada as refugees from war-torn Angola. In leading Central Commerce to its first OFSAA title in the school’s 87-year history, the pair are amazed by their good fortune. “Most high school students only dream about it would be like to win a championship like this,” says Barrabas. “For us, it’s an incredible feeling being alive and not having to worry that one day you just disappear from the streets and end up dead – something that’s happened to hundreds of people. Barrabas had visited Canada seven years ago with financial assistance of a church. “I miss my family but they told me that with all the problems going on the best thing was to leave and get out fast. We have so many orphans in Angola, lots of poverty and it’s very sad to see my country in such a mess and we’re just fight ourselves.” Santana, speaking Portuguese translated by Barrabas, says that he’s homesick at times “but you have to be positive and deal with the opportunities. We really had no choice. It’s leave the country or risk staying and then ending up in the war. The way I see it, you want to stay alive and accomplish your dreams.” Coach Larry Laughlin said that “what these two boys have done, along with the other eight on the team, is nothing short of a miracle.”
The bronze medalist York Memorial Mustangs: Tab Donaldson; Tabby Donaldson; Alman Blackman; Andrew Darby; Chad Noel; Temitope Opalete; Kwasi McKnight; Ricardo Hudson; Dante Taylor; Andrew Ramroop; Troy Mohammed; coach Keith Gould
The silver medalist Dundas Highland Hawks: John McKenzie; David Morlog; Mark Shaw; Jason Drysdale; David Heidebrecht; Chris Telfer; Jamie Tilbury; Jay Fournier; Keron Narine; Rudhra Narine; Shaun Persaud; Mark Berman; Yonah Eppel; Eric Roschwerg; Eric Lindenbaum; Jordan Chainovitz; coach Chuck Cochlin; coach Keith Gould
The gold medalist Toronto Central Commerce Riders: Mo Yemilhammed; Abdi O’Kash; Darren Glean; Ted Trotman; Paulo Santana; Ellalan Routramouri; Danny Alleyne; Justin Lyavala; Edilson Baradas; Gyasi Moffett; coach Larry Lanphier