In the opening round, held in Windsor: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Oakwood Barons clocked the 18th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights after leading 24-8, 38-19 and 52-21 at the quarters. Kadre Gray paced the Barons with 16. Noah Creedon led the Knights with 7. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Milton Bishop P.F. Reding Royals clubbed the 16th-seeded Collingwood Fighting Owls 60-43. The Fighting Owls led 16-14 after one quarter. The Royals led 39-30 at the half and 48-40 after three quarters. Jalen Warren paced the Royals with 14. Spencer Strandholt led the Fighting Owls with 16. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders crushed the 15th-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders 78-31 after leading 24-7, 45-13 and 65-28 at the quarters. Danilo Djuricic led the Raiders with 20. Justin Lafrance led the Crusaders with 11. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas defeated the 17th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute Lions 69-62 after leading 20-11, 46-29 and 60-41 at the quarters. Jordan Henry led the Pumas with 23. Malcolm White led the Lions with 18. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish dumped the 8th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Secondary Saints 81-69. The Saints led 19-18 after one quarter. The Fighting Irish led 37-33 at the half and 56-50 after three quarters. Ryan Kabuya paced the Fighting Irish with 32. Anthony Zrvnar led the Saints with 19. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Toronto West Humber Collegiate Vikings spanked the 9th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 69-50 after leading 16-8, 36-18 and 52-27 at the quarters. Keith Layera led the Vikings with 22. Abel Emun paced the Raiders with 14. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs stomped the 12th-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets 69-45 after leading 16-14, 33-20 and 49-30 at the quarters. Andrew Nembhard led the Voyageurs with 15. Dominic Johnson paced the Comets with 14. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders edged the 13th-seeded Hamilton Sir Allan MacNab Lions 69-64. The score was knotted at 24 after one quarter. The Lions led 33-31 at the half. The Highlanders led 50-46 after three quarters. Nedim Hodzic paced the Highlanders with 31. Nicolas Ciaglia led the Lions with 13. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders edged the 11th-seeded Mississauga St. Joseph Jaguars 68-62 after leading 15-14, 32-22 and 45-39 at the quarters. Tristan Sadler led the Crusaders with 19. Gareth Baugh led the Jaguars with 34.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Collingwood Fighting Owls nipped the 18th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights 44-40 after leading 14-6, 26-12 and 36-22 at the quarters. Matt Havens led the Owls with 11. Matthew Gregorchuk led the Knights with 17. 18 Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights (coached by Lou Mazzuca, assisted by Jim Pedatella) also included Matthew Battisti, Noah Creedon, Lance Gingras, Dexter Holden, Daniel Martella, Adam Metzen, Isaiah Pedatella, Alexander Schuran, Dalton Toppan, James Wirth and Paul Zappacosta. …………………………………………………… The 17th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute Lions edged the 15th-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders 48-44 after leading 14-4, 26-7 and 36-28 at the quarters. The Crusaders (coached by Alfie De Melo, assisted by Rick Caverley and Steve Garant) included Chanlor Card, Justus Dupere, Tristan Gervais, Tanner Hawley, Ryan Kinsella, Justin LaFrance, Matthew Lopes, Braydon Norris, Emmanuel Onwuemeodo, Tommy Pendergast, Samuel Pierson, Jesse Soroka, Clayton Taylor and Luciano Troiani.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders dispatched the 13th-seeded Hamilton Sir Allan MacNab Lions after leading 20-13, 30-24 and 46-35 at the quarters. Danilo Djuricic led the Blue Raiders with 31. Sam Jenkins led the Lions with 21. The Lions (coached by Tom Fisher, assisted by Rob Fraser, Bryan McLeod and Jason Rizza) also included Denzell Albers-Wallace, Isaiah Bujdoso, Nicholas Ciaglia, Tre Edwards, Kevaughn Ellis, Caswell Falconer, Aaron Gibson, Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander, Matthew Grace, Nathan Hare, Mehraj Kazi and Kristopher MacLean. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas dumped the 12th-seeded Windsor Catholic Central Comets 53-40 after leading 15-6, 24-13 and 39-29 at the quarters. Jordan Henry led the Pumas with 17. Dominic Johnson paced the Comets with 14. The Comets (coached by Peter Cusumano, assisted by Garrie Nolan, Reg Hart and Paul Gebrael) also included Emmanuel Agong, Caleb Akinsanya, Richie Akinsanya, Paco Boutros, Patrick Douangchantha, Adrian Guenther, Donald Mensah, Jonathan Nicola, and Ramkel Wal. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Milton Bishop P.F. Reding Royals defeated the 11th-seeded Mississauga St. Joseph Jaguars 47-41. The Jaguars led 7-6 after one quarter. The Royals led 22-19 at the half and 40-29 after three quarters. Jalen Warren led the Royals with 17. Clythus Griffith paced the Jaguars with 16. The Jaguars (coached by Terry Balaura, assisted by David Chu and Fadi Jolag) also included Gareth Baugh, Clayton Fernandes, Moses Genat, Dimitri Lim, Andrei Manalo, Ogechu Kawuka Nwoko, Charles Obuyes, Gabriel Oko-Oboh, Miguel Ortega, O’Neil Stephens and Mark Swasey. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Toronto Oakwood Barons whipped the 8th-seeded Lakeshore Ste. Anne Secondary Saints 70-53 after leading 16-7, 30-23 and 49-36 at the quarters. Kadre Gray led the Barons with 18. Anthony Zrvnar led the Saints with 23. The Saints (coached by Andy Kiss, assisted by Nicholas Chevalier, Roger Mousseau and Ivan Zrvnar) also included Matthew Bardoel, Matthew Broderick, Daniel Gore, Ryan Kiss, Blake Ondricko, Noah Rocheleau, Hendrick Schuurman-Stam, Curtis Zimmerman and Mitchell Zimmerman. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders crushed the 16th-seeded Collingwood Fighting Owls 66-30 after leading 14-6, 31-13 and 48-24 at the quarters. Shamar-Bailey Decoteau led the Crusaders with 16. Spencer Straudholt led the Fighting Owls with 11. The Owls (coached by Daryl Sproule, assisted by John McDonald) also included Luke Enright, Aydan Finbow, Matthew Havens, Ryan Havens, Trevor Langford, Lucas McDonald, Cameron Penner, Lyle Porter, Carson Schleimer, Jalen Singh and Ben Weisbrod. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Toronto West Humber Collegiate Vikings defeated the 14th-seeded Ottawa St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 58-48 after leading 19-17, 30-23 and 43-37 at the quarters. Dwight Dixon led the Vikings with 16. Alston Harris paced the Fighting Irish with 14. The Fighting Irish (coached by Matt Koeslag, assisted by Tina St. Amour, Alex Rassi, Brian Nuwagaba, Vikta Paulo, Daniel Lufty and Jesse Duodu) also included Lock Lam, Ryan Kabuya, Elijah Davidson, Nathan Garcia, Adhal Bwolo, Matt Desrosiers, Narc Evrard, Eugene Kanku, Tyler Reid, Jawad Chareuf, Deniro Gibson, Donte Strachan, Shamil Qarashi, Ntwali Bashizi and Joel Amisi. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders clocked the 9th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 64-44 after leading 15-5, 25-9 and 46-25 at the quarters. Nedim Hodzic led the Highlanders with 21. Jon Jongkuch paced the Raiders with 14. The Raiders (coached by Ian McConnell, assisted by George Grabowski, Steve King and Kevin Farrow) also included Hadi Akle, J.C. Cruz, Hunter Deschamps, Josh Dinh, Abel Emun, Cheyne Fischer, Tyler Green, Jahleel Hilts, Declan McManus, Tyrease Phouttharath and Nick Watts. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs whipped the 17th-seeded Peterborough Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute Lions 84-42 after leading 20-11, 40-24 and 55-35 at the quarters. Jake Ohana led the Voyageurs with 21. Thomas Loubsermunn paced the Lions with 15. The Lions (coached by Steve Deline, assisted by Scott Scholey and Nick Sheppard) also included Matthew Bergin, Ethan Brannan, Daniel Challice, Steven Commerford, Jake Deller-Hadzi, Luka Khorbaladzke, Jack Knox, Will Macgillvray, Max Maloney, Kalvin Morton, Liam O’Connor, Eric Palmer, Kevan Sullivan and Malcolm White.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders smacked the 5th-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas 82-60 after leading 21-5, 34-21 and 52-43 at the quarters. Jahmal Abbey-Wright led the Raiders with 23. Danilo Djuricic added 21. Jordan Henry paced the Pumas with 27. The Pumas (coached by Cam Nekkers, assisted by Patricia Biffin) also included Darius Thorne, Taysean Cavaliers, Daniel Wright, Yanick Hannibal, Tristian Berry, Craig Strangeway, Raiquon Collins, Garrison Griffiths, Tyreek Brown, Terelle Melville Lapierre, Shakael Pryce, Matteus Case, Massi Mirzada, Darnelle Peddie and Javon Morin.
The 3rd-seeded Toronto Oakwood Barons dispatched the 6th-seeded Milton Bishop P.F. Reding Royals 51-42 after leading 17-2, 23-9 and 35-21 at the quarters. Matey Juric paced the Barons with 14. Jordan Braithwaite led the Royals with 21. The Royals (coached by Ron Esteban, assisted by John Giusti, Anthony Piccoli and Dan Seixeiro) also included Hope Agbolosoo, Kobe Lopez, Jalen Mason, Tyrique Moe, Xavier Ochu, Addison Patterson, Ivan Prusina, Daniil Shesterinin, Pablo Villa, Jalen Warren and Payne Wood.
The top-seeded Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders dusted the 10th-seeded Toronto West Humber Collegiate Vikings 59-41 after leading 16-10, 28-16 and 54-28 at the quarters. Mychael Paulo led the Crusaders with 14. Shamar Bailey-Decoteau added 11 and Kyle Lefave 10. Tyvell Peters paced the Vikings with 11. Johneil Richardson added 10. The Vikings (coached by Andre Bobb, assisted the Zoran Jakovic and Errol Patterson) also included Kevin Brown, Dwight Dixon, Isaac Galiwango, Keiron Gregory, Amolak Grewal, Balwinder Jagpal, Babur Khattak, Dwayne Lambert-Cadore, Keith Laryea, Fathi Mohamoud, Stephon Salmon and Jimmy Thai.
In the last quarterfinal, the 7th-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders stunned the 2nd-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs 59-57 after leading 27-21 at the half and 46-36 after three quarters. The Voyageurs (coached by Gus Gymnopoulos, assisted by Elaine Birta, John Glezakos and Claude Nembhard) included Brian Antoine, Tamir Forde, Kordeiro James, Wazir Latiff, Aron Mata, Jahcobi Neath, Andrew Menbhard, Jake Ohana, Malek Richardson, Kascius Small-Martin, Oshane Taylor-Douglas, Joseph Thomas, William Tran and Rijien Villoria.
In the semis, the top-seeded Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders clipped the 4th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders 67-57. The Crusaders led 13-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 29 at the half. The Crusaders led 41-39 after three quarters. Shamar Bailey led the Crusaders with 21. Danilo Djuricic led the Blue Raiders with 15.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Toronto Oakwood Barons crushed the 7th-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders 55-26 after leading 19-2, 35-15 and 46-23 at the quarters. Kadre Grey led the Barons with 19.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders stomped the 7th-seeded Waterloo Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders 62-38 after leading 14-7, 32-20 and 38-31 at the quarters. Jahmal Abbey-Wright led the Blue Raiders with 17. The Highlanders (coached by Steve Maloney, assisted by Sandy Millar and Stephen Peng) also included Harkirat Ahluwalia, Christopher Bullock, Devon Gallivan, Caleb Grant, Justin Hardy, Karan Heer, Nedim Hodzic, Jordan Iwaniuk, Miki Maslenjak, Nicolas Milosevic, Thraveen Perera, Simon Petrov, Nino Spasik and Dragan Stajic.
In the final, the top-seeded Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders defeated the 3rd-seeded Toronto Oakwood Barons 61-53. The Crusaders led 12-10 after one quarter. The Barons led 26-25 after three quarters. The Crusaders led 40-36 after three quarters. “Everybody feels great that we knocked off both St. Mike’s and Oakwood to win the gold medal,” Crusaders coach Paul Melnik told the Etobicoke Guardian. “We scored a bucket and then they (Oakwood) turned it over in transition and we launched a three-pointer between midcourt and the three-point line and it went in and then we were only down one (at the half). … They (Crusaders players) had a great season, 31-and-1 in Canada and 6-and-1 against American teams. That’s 37-2 in North America. That’s pretty darn good.” Shae Brown paced the Crusaders with 16. Kadre Grey led the Barons with 20.
The bronze medalist Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders: Jahmal Abbey-Wright; Traynor Alec; Inaki Alvarez Fernandez; Isaac Atta; Chimelie Chibututu; Danilo Djuricic; Osayande Ehanah Jr.; Kobey Ketavong; Byron Mawaya; D’Andre Ramsden; Sam Rautins; Marcus Yurchuk; Matthew Zmija; coach Jeff Zownir; assistant Nunzio Corrente; assistant Daniel Lumsden; assistant Branko Samsa
The silver medalist Toronto Oakwood Barons: Jordan Andall; Dequan Cascart; Moodou Ceesay; Alexander Comanita; Galio Fortunato; Kadre Gray; Jevon Jerimiah; Matey Juric; Alamor Keane; Georgi Nedyalkov; Nathaniel Nelson; Tyrell O’Brien; Josis Thomas; coach Anthony Miller; assistant O’Niel Kamaka; assistant Dave MacDonald
The gold medalist Etobicoke Father Henry Carr Crusaders: John Akende; Mabior Ater; Shamar Bailey-Decoteau; Shae Brown; Denier Campbell; Chaquan Clark; Carlo Dubria; Osaro Fairclough; Deshaunte Haywood-Stevens; Jonathon Kasweka; Dan Kazumba; Kyle Lefave; Siemens Nosa-Ogbeide; Mychael Paulo; Tristan Sadler; coach Paul Melnik; assistant Leon Archer; assistant Taysean Nolan