In the opening round, held in Newmarket: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Brantford Assumption Lions defeated 11th-seeded Niagara Falls Westlane 64-57 as MacKenzie Milmine scored 32, Kent Squire Hill 18 and Mike Emmett 13. Lions coach Brian Jonker told the Brantford Expositor that “they’re not a true number 11 seed. I’ve seen the number 9 and 10 seeds and they’re much worse than this team.” Westlane led 17-15 after one quarter and 31-24 at the half on the shooting of Dario Varuna. But Assumption went on a 17-2 run to take a 48-39 lead after three quarters. Jonker said “Mac kept us in the game in the first half. We’re not big or telaented enough to blow people out. We have to wear people out and, at the end, they looked very tired. … (In the third quarter), our ball movement was excellent in that stretch. Every shot we got was a good look.” Milmine said “we kind of figured that since they were the 11th-seed, it would be a walkover. It took us until the second half to wake up and start playing how we wanted to play. We started moving the ball around a lot more.” Dario Varuna led Westlane with 16. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Strathroy Saints defeated 16th-seeded Thornhill 69-61 as Andrew Wilken scored 23 and Jason Kerr 17. David Robertson led Thornhill with 21. Marvin Davis added 15. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Orleans St. Peter Knights dumped the 8th-seeded Belleville Quinte Saints 54-40 as Ralf DeGuzman scored 31. Jamie Vanderbeken led Quinte with 23. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Emery Eagles dispatched the 9th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 60-45 as Panyon Makur scored 17. Neil O’Sullivan led Father Leo Austin with 21. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Toronto Community Hebrew Academy Tigers defeated the 7th-seeded Toronto Sir Wilfrid Laurier Blue Devils 50-47 in overtime as Jared Montz scored 22. Dale James led Laurier with 21. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 10th-seeded Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders 72-51 as Andrew Wedemire scored 32. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Brampton St. Marguerite D’Youville Gators defeated the Barrie St. Joseph Jaguars 58-39 as Jose Araujo scored 23. Paul Kovacs paced St. Joseph’s with 15. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons dumped the 15th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Bawating Braves 63-41 as Mitch Leger scored 25, along with 15 boards, Dee Sterling 11 and Steve Crozier 10. D.J. Wright led Bawating with 24. Kyle Gauthier added 8 and Craig Neilsen 6. Braves coach Clair Campbell told the Sault Star that “we were rusty. We hadn’t practiced since Friday and we struggled.” The Falcons led by 15 at the half. “They went seven deep against us and every one was six- foot-two and muscular, which caused a match-up problem for our guards,” Falcons coach Suche James told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “But we adjusted.”
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Brantford Assumption Lions defeated 16th-seeded Thornhill 99-72 as Mike Emmett scored 19, Kent Squire Hill 16, Mackenzie Milmine 14, Tyler Grantham 10, Jesse MacDonald 9, Nathan Samuel 6, Willy Buchholtz 6 and Eaman Irish 6. Imran Ali led Thornhill with 25. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats defeated the 14th-seeded Orleans St. Peter Knights 51-42 as Terry Hawryluk scored 12. Rod Kasongo paced St. Peter with 18. The Knights (coached by Joe Caroleo and Mario Gaetano) also included Francis Marquez, Aaron Code, Phil Asiddao, Ryan Moonie, Malcolm Griffith, Jon Agpoon, Ralph DeGuzman, Pat McDonald, Robert Ifedi, Luc Manani and Bruce Camp. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dumped the 7th-seeded Toronto Sir Wilfred Laurier Blue Devils 69-43 as Andrew Wedemire scored 25. Marrel Waithe led Laurier with 19. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons whipped the 12th-seeded Barrie St. Joseph Jaguars 54-40 as Mitch Leger scored 23 and nabbed 15 boards. Craig Smith added 10. Paul Kovacs paced St. Joseph’s with 16. Leger “is being noticed,” Falcons coach Suche James told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “Mitch has basically taken over. He’s being very aggressive and playing with a lot of confidence. He’s our leading scorer and our leading rebounder, a real terror for the other teams to deal with. He’s killing teams singlehandedly.” The Falcons led 17-5 after one quarter and by six at the half. “We’re rebounding very well, which is what’s saving us when we’re not shooting the ball well,” James added. “Our opponents are going one shot and out, one shot and out.” …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Brampton St. Marguerite D’Youville Gators edged the 15th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie Bawating Braves 62-60 as Jose Araujo scored 34. D.J. Wright paced Bawating with 23. Craig Neilson added 12, Dave Fremlin 11, Kyle Gauthier 8 and Robin Schuran 6. Fremlin told the Sault Star that “honestly, I’d rather have gotten blown out. We came so close to knocking them out.” The Braves (coached by Clair Campbell) also included Tim Young. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Toronto Community Hebrew Academy Tigers defeated the 10th-seeded host Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders 52-43 as Ryan Tevel scored 26. Alexander Arthur led Sacred Heart with 20. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Niagara Falls Westlane defeated the 6th-seeded Strathroy Saints 70-59 as John Lapierre scored 31. Dan Kreuzer led Strathroy with 24. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Emery Eagles dumped the 8th-seeded Belleville Quinte Saints 75-48 as Andie Wilkins scored 18. Jamie Vanderbeken led Quinte with 21.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Brantford Assumption Lions defeated the 9th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 65-51 as Mackenzie Milimine scored 22, Mike Emmett 16, Jesse Macdonald 10, Eamon Irish 8 and Kent Squire Hill 7. Neil O’Sullivan paced the Wildcats with 22. Alex Trujillo added 14.
The 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 5th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 51-45 as Andrew Wedemire scored 18. Mitch Leger paced Frontenac with 17 points and 11 boards. Dee Sterling added 10. Frontenac led 30-22 at the half. “We lost a war,” Falcons coach Suche James told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “Both teams are awfully tough and neither gave an inch. We did exactly what we wanted to do, but unfortunately we made a few mistakes near the end.” Wedemire hit a trey to give the Fighting Irish their first lead at 44-43 and they never again trailed. The Falcons misfired on a layup on the ensuing play and then were forced to foul.
“We missed a couple open shots and had a couple of weird turnovers, including an over-and-back call,” James said. “We also didn’t get any bounces. You need a lot of things to go right at OFSAA, including getting the right bounces when you need them. [Yesterday] we didn’t get them. … They were able to go eight and nine players deep and we weren’t able to do that, due to a lack of physical strength. As a result [St. Patrick’s] was fresher coming out of the half and a lot fresher going into the fourth quarter.” The Falcons (coached by James) also included Matt Beaubian, Travis Sandos, Craig Smith, Drew Rasmussen, David DeHoop, Brett McDonald, Allan Lahey, Meil Juas, Shan Pettit, Steve Crozier and Matt Sisson.
The 3rd-seeded Toronto Emery Eagles whipped 11th-seeded Niagara Falls Westlane 60-32 as Ola Adegboruwa scored 13 and Jason Blackwood 11. Dario Vuruna led Westlane with 16.
The 2nd-seeded Brampton St. Marguerite D’Youville Catholic Gators nipped the Toronto Community Hebrew Academy Tigers 49-48 as Jose Araujo scored 15 and Rodel Grenaway 13. Ryan Tevel paced CHAT with 16.
In the semis, the 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish stunned the top-seeded Brantford Assumption Lions 71-49 as Andrew Wedemire scored 26. Mike Emmett paced Assumption with 18. Mackenzie Milmine added 11, Tyler Grantham 10 and Kent Squire Hill 8. The Lions press was ineffective against the Fighting Irish, who led 20-17, 35-28 and 50-42 at the quarters on a late trey by Wedemire. The Lions rallied to withing 47-42 on an 11-2 run keyed by eight points from Emmett. But Pat Wright nailed a trey at the buzzed to end the third-quarter rally. Lions coach Brian Jonker told the Brantford Expositor “that’s the type of team that we’ve had problems with all year: long, big and physical.”
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Toronto Emery Eagles upset the 2nd-seeded Brampton St. Marguerite D’Youville Gators 57-50 as Andre Wilkins scored 10. Jose Araujo led D’Youville with 19. The Gators also included Rodel Grenaway, Jemeel Brown, Brandon Sewell, Jahmol Samuels, Julius Mensah and Andre Cox.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Brantford Assumption Lions defeated the Brampton St. Marguerite D’Youville Catholic Gators 83-75 as Mackenzie Milmine scored 32 on 9-12 from the arc, Mike Emmett 31 on 6-12 from the arc, Kent Squire Hill 11, Tyler Grantham 7 and point guard Jesse MacDonald 2. The Lions hit 17-31 from beyond the arc and led 22-13, 38-32 and 62-54 at the quarters. Milmine told the Brantford Expositor “it was a big game. I didn’t want to lose, so I had to step it up.” Emmett added that “it feels good when you know that as hard as you work, someone is working just as hard as you.” Lions coach Brian Jonker said “we just the lights out and 23 also had 22 assists on 31 field goals so we shared the ball really well. … We’re not big and not necessarily the most talented group but when you have a group that plays together as well as these guys do, it’s been a real pleasure.” Jose Araujo led the Gators with 31.
In the final, the 4th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 3rd-seeded Toronto Emery Eagles 68-63 as Andrew Wedemire scored 23. Panyon Makur led the Eagles with 17. St. Patrick’s led by as many as 19 in the second half.
The bronze medalist Brantford Assumption Lions: Mike Emmett; Jesse MacDonald; Tyler Grantham; Ian Klingenberg; Stefan Toic; Curtis Sherwood; Eamon Irish; Mark Hayman; Corey Nicholas; Mackenzie Milmine; Willy Bucholtz; Nathan Samuel; Matt Pautz, Kent Squire-Hill; Shayne McIntyre; coach Brian Jonker; assistant Dan Jonker; assistant Brady Jonker
The silver medalist Toronto Emery Eagles: Jason Blackwood; Steven Williams; Panyon Makur; Nicholas Obeng; Shervin Henry; Carlyle Francis; Daniel Clyke; Ola Adegboruwa; Andre Wilkins; Eugene Paul; Augustine Obeng; Jerome Guthrie; Matthew Williams; Rudy Richardson; coach Bob Maydo; assistant Andrew Vallejo; assistant Justin Antonio; assistant Tami Kelson
The gold medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Andrew Wedemire; Aaron Langille; Pat Wright; Taylor Castrillo; Eric Taylor; Desmond Betteto; Ian Wookey; Angelo Cocozzoli; John Pilkey; Nevada Cooke; Matt Wookey; Clark Bunting; Matthew Ross; Nicholas Bucci; Nick Serratore; coach Adam Aquilina; assistant Michael Wedemire; assistant Barry Hanson; assistant David Howson; assistant Keith Conceson