In the opening round, held in Barrie: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets dumped the 11th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 50-26 as Tyrone Crawford and Bilal El-Haghassan each scored 9. Andrew Lalonde led Lasalle with 11. Catholic Central led 26-16 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. Macdonald Highlanders edged the 9th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas 66-61 as Justin Thomas scored 33. Josh Keen paced Huntsville with 14. John A. Macdonald led 37-36 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded London Westminster Wildcats clipped the 14th-seeded Toronto Northview Phoenix 66-51 as Alex Brkljac scored 28. Queran Walker led Northview with 14. Westminster led 29-24 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders whipped the 16th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 93-40 as Dan Bannister scored 19. O’Neil Graham led Barrie Central with 17. Sacred heart led 49-18 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Orleans St. Matthew Tigers waxed the 13th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 63-42 as Adam Stern and Mike Foucault each scored 21. Craig Levy added a triple-double with 10 points, 10 boards and 10 assists. Nik Firka paced Whitby with 13. The Tigers led 30-19 at the half. The Tigers executed the game plan to perfection, coach Jason Wren told the Ottawa Citizen. “Our goal was to take care of the ball and make sure we were crashing the boards. We needed the second-chance opportunities and wanted to limit their second chances. We did that fairly well.” …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons edged the 10th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 58-54 as Mitch Leger scored 27. Malik Diaz led the Raiders with 19. Frontenac led 33-30 at the half. The Falcons received a pair of critical free throws from reserve Shane Pettitt, who was hampered by hamstring problems, with six seconds to play. “I don’t know if it was first-game jitters or what, but we didn’t play very well,” Falcons assistant coach James Wallace told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “We didn’t shoot well in the first half and we didn’t defend that well. But better to have that kind of game in the first game than later on.” The Falcons trailed by five before ripping off a 11-0 run in the second quarter. Pettit’s free throws were critical, Wallace added. “Those were big points, because it made it a two-possession game. Bottom line is we have to play a lot better in a lot of different areas of the game. It’s not going to get any easier.” …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers thrashed the 12th-seeded Peterborough Raiders 80-56 as Sanjay Carr scored 18. Max Clarkson led Peterborough with 23. Vaughan Road led 44-29 at the half. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats whipped the 15th-seeded Toronto Community Hebrew Academy Tigers 67-43 as Travis Berry scored 17. Tunny Warner paced CHAT with 10. Governor Simcoe led 36-18 at the half.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders upset the 7th-seeded Orleans St. Matthew Tigers 53-52 despite trailing 24-23 at the half. Alex Silver led Aquinas with 19. Mike Foucault paced the Tigers with 14. Craig Levy added 13 and Doug O’Hearn 12. Tigers coach Jason Wren said the Tigers were over-anxious from the start and never recovered. The Tigers (coached by Wren) also included Matt Dunsmore, Eric Faucher, Jamie Lamothe, Vince O’Hearn, Mitch Patenaude, Adam Stern, Adam Williams-Walter and David Williams-Walter. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets clipped the 16th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 80-61 as Marc Arcangel scored 15, Lorne Gayle 15, Rob Pierce 13 and Keak Biel 10. Mike Dvorak led Barrie Central with 31. The Phoenix (coached by Steve Porter and Mark Durdin) also included Sean Brown, Jeff Moody, Clayton Nolan, Derrick MacIsaac, Brad Vandrick, Tom Cooke, Cailean Hammacott, Dan Campbell, O’Neil Graham, Jesse McConney and Courtney Lewis. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Toronto Northview Phoenix stunned the 3rd-seeded Waterloo John A. Macdonald Highlanders 52-46 as Paul Campbell scored 17. Justin Thomas led Macdonald with 15. The Highlanders (coached by Steve Maloney) also included Tim Lyons, Greg Lyons, Kevin Moore, Navroz Baloo, Theron Williamson, Taylor Allan, Bashir Moallim, Djordje Gavrilovic, Mike Killop, Mike Helshy, Matt Byers, Dave Martin and Zach Folger. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats dumped the 12th-seeded Peterborough Raiders 52-31 after leading 23-12 at the half. Travis Berry led Simcoe with 15. Max Clarkson paced Peterborough with 14. The Raiders (coached by Steve Deline) also included Scott Walsh, Devin Trumpour, James Callaghan, Jon Cullen, Ben Convery, R.J. Kayser, Brock Woodbeck, Dean Shamess, Kevin Williams and Alex Holland. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders eliminated the 11th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 71-53 after leading 44-26 at the half. Alex Arthur led Sacred Heart with 27. Andrew Lalonde paced Lasalle with 25. The Lancers (coached by Mitch Lalonde and Al Asunmaa) also included Kyle Elles, Eric Marques, Justin Robbins, Kyle McCall, Jeff Itoua-Mamic, Eckjah Allen, Riley Forteer, Nick Liaro, Joey Pelletier and Paul Wadman. …………………………………………………… 8th-seeded Westminster edged the 9th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas 58-54 after leading 38-30 at the half. Alex Brkljac led Westminster with 19. Dylan Teakle paced Huntsville with 14. The Hoyas (coached by George Hoo and Craig Teakle) also included C.J. MacDonald, Jarred Hoo, Yotaro Sen, Tyler Rae, Chris Merkel, Jamie Yeo, Scott Barker, Andrew Cox, Josh Keen, Oliver Wolve and Eric Leidrums. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers nipped the 15th-seeded Toronto Community Hebrew Academy Tigers 55-53 after leading 30-21 at the half. Alex Johnson led Vaughan Road with 22. Kevin Treger paced CHAT with 18. The Tigers (coached by Sy Herling, teacher rep Michael Kohl) also included Daniel Gonsenhauser, Daniel Lipton, Jordan Cohen, Ashi Stenge, David Kepecs, Michael Viner, Daniel Rosenfeld, Jonathan Adler, Dean Zoran, Tunny Warner and Jared Mintz. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons dumped the 13th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 64-39 after leading 29-21 at the half. Mitch Leger led Frontenac with 23 points and 15 boards. “We didn’t play very well at all in the first half and not much better in the third quarter,” Leger told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “Fortunately, we got it together in the fourth quarter, got a few turnovers, scored some easy baskets and took charge.” The Falcons outscored the Wildcats 22-9 in the final quarter. Drew Rasmussen, who added 15, said “we just followed Mitch. Once he got going, he was rebounding and scoring at will.” Andre Clark paced the Wildcats with 14. Falcons assistant James Wallace said that “for some reason we’re having problems that we usually don’t have: defensive stuff, moving the ball up court, things we usually do well but haven’t here as yet. We’re still not in sync.” The Wildcats (coached by Paul Creedon) also included John Lafontaine, Mark Demczak, Michael Matar, Justin Derocher, Curtis Johnson, Yves Amakon, Nik Firka, A.J. Jones-Smith, Michael Ekunah and Alex Acorn.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets whipped the 8th-seeded Westminster Wildcats 78-47 after leading 38-28 at the half. Keak Biel led Catholic Central with 16. Alex Brkljac paced Westminster with 21. The Wildcats (coached by Sean Beilhartz, teacher rep Steve Caslick) also included Huissan Moslim, Cris Lopez, Curtis Boyer, Steve Chun, Andrew Johnson, Adam Ammoun, Bryan Kamerman, Jad Sabalbal, Bobby Chenier, Dejan Kravic and Jermaine Goodwin.
The 6th-seeded Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders defeated the 14th-seeded Toronto Northview Phoenix 61-53 after leading 38-37 at the half. Scott Laws led Sacred Heart with 17. Paul Campbell paced Northview with 18. The Phoenix (coached by S Burrows, assisted by teacher rep Steve Caslick) also included Brandon Stewart, Vedran Mihajlovic, Dale Davis, Pavel Fuentes, Ahmal Brown, Queran Walker, Raffaele Brereton-Laird, Drazen Glisic and Patrick Bruce.
The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats edged the 4th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 53-43. The Redcoats led 29-24 at the half. The score was knotted at 38 after three quarters but the Redcoats outscored the Falcons 15-5 in the final frame. Travis Berry led Simcoe with 17. Mitch Leger paced Frontenac with 17. David Dehoop added 12. “The kids left it all on the court,” coach Suche James told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “They went out and played their hardest. They don’t feel very good right now. But that’s good, too. It shows they care. … Give credit where credit is due. We lost to a better team, but I’m awfully proud of these guys. They worked hard right up to the end.” The Falcons (coached by Suche James, assisted by James Wallace, Bruce Black, Pat Grew, Jeff Wills and Jim Crozier) also included Ben Becker, James MacWhirter, Nathan Wallace, Neil Vyis, Brett McDonald, Drew Rasmussen, Dave DeHoop, Alan Lahey, Jason Burns, Shane Pettitt, Reed Bracken, Jesse Gamble and Alex Underskov.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers nipped the 10th-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 60-59 despite trailing 29-23 at the half. Alex Johnson led Vaughan Road with 18. Dave Bedward paced Aquinas with 13. The Raiders (coached by MacKenzie and Esteban) also included Jeff Emberly, Kyle Enright, Dave Jadward, Ray Alexander, Alex Silver, Evan St. Hillirre, Jake Silver, Brian Delebanty, Phillip Salem, Kevin Pozzabon, Malik Orinz, Scott DeGrant and Ryan Thompson.
In the semis, the top-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets clipped the 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats 54-35 after leading 23-14 at the half. Keak Biel led Catholic Central with 16. Pat Mroczak paced the Redcoats with 9. Tim Ashcraft added 8.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers defeated the 6th-seeded Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders 70-63 after leading 34-24 at the half. Alex Johnson paced Vaughan Road with 25. Scot Laws and Alex Arthur each scored 13 to lead Sacred Heart.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats defeated Newmarket Sacred Heart Crusaders 72-33 as Travis Berry, Tim Ashcraft and Andrew Ferguson each scored 14. Jay Fleming added 8, Evan Griffitus 8, Jason Gagnon 6 and Pat Mroczek 4. Dan Bannister and Scott Laws each notched 8 for Sacred Heart. The Crusaders (coached by Patrick Au) also included Alex Arthur, Ben Garvin, Sadiki Hypolite, Matt Kinney, Alex Bergin, Lucas Rooney, Anthony Amaroso, Rob Molanda and Adam Shutt.
In the final, the top-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets defeated the 2nd-seeded Toronto Vaughan Road Vipers 69-66 in double overtime. Catholic Central led 35-25 at the half. Keak Biel led Catholic Central with 10. Tyrone Crawford added 14, along with 15 boards. Sean Jacob scored 11 and Kien Langlois 9. “It was crazy man,” Biel told the Windsor Star. “They were smaller than us but physical. We had to get the ball inside and we did. That was the key.” Alex Johnson paced the Vipers with 28. “I’ve never been involved in a game like that. It was pressure packed,” said Comets coach Pete Cusumano.
The bronze medalist St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats: Travis Berry; Tim Ashcraft; Andrew Ferguson; Graham Dakin; Jay Flemming; Jason Gagnon; Marcus Fisher; Pat Mroczek; Evan Griffith; Brett Hiebert; Trevor Murray; Connor Groat; Pat Mroczek; Evan Griffitus; coach Larry Miller; teacher rep John Dakin
The silver medalist Toronto Vaughan Road Academy Vipers: Alex Johnson; Osworthy Josephs; Sanjay Carr; Jessie Zorzella; Peter Sarjeant Dawes; Ashly July; Jason Burke; Jimay Rae; Jacob Zorzella; Nem Stankovic; Gary Thompson-Shannon; Akeem Lynch; coach Wilton Hall, assistant Walleed Belcher; teacher rep Kim Janzen; teacher rep Cherilyn Scobie; teacher rep Fred Budnik
The gold medalist Windsor Catholic Central Comets: Keak Biel; Chris Kawala; Bilal El-Haghassan; Sean Jacob; Robert Pierce; Ojulla Abolla; Kien Langois; Javaughn Langlois; Mohamed Hachem; Lorne Gayle; Marc Arcangel; Kory Crosby; Tyrone Crawford; coach Peter Cusumano; assistant Basic, assistant Dino Ruggirello