In the opening round, held in Hamilton: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kitchener Eastwood Rebels dusted the 17th-seeded Stoney Creek Orchard Park Patriots 88-37 as Muktar Mohamed scored 22 and Layee Jabateh 15. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Central Toronto Academy Riders whipped the 15th-seeded Toronto Upper Canada College Blues 63-41. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet Storm thrashed the 16th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 75-47. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels blasted the 18th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers 75-37. “They cranked up the defence and we got away from our game plan. Our guys wanted to be something we weren’t and it cost us,” Panthers coach Rob Garden told the Picton Gazette. Alex Arsenault led the Panthers with 11. Taiwanese exchange student Owen Wang added 5. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kingston LaSalle Black Knights clocked the 12th-seeded Nepean Longfields-Davidson Heights Ravens 67-43. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas dispatched the 11th-seeded Windsor Holy Names Catholic Knights 67-61. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans whipped the 13th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 78-59. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs smacked the 14th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power/St. Joseph Trojans 65-45. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Brampton Centennial Bucks dispatched the 9th-seeded Orillia Secondary Nighthawks 77-69 in triple overtime.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Toronto Upper Canada College Blues edged the 17th-seeded Stoney Creek Orchard Park Patriots 55-52. The Patriots (coached by Tracy Cook, assisted by Mark Lambert) included Karim Al Jnainati, Marcell Phillips, Zack Brady, Kyle Kler, Imran Awan, Nicholas Keus, Aleksa Milisic, Nikola Surla, Milos Milisic, Gurjot Tattar, Gurveer Grewal and Obai Hamidi. …………………………………………………… The 18th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers smacked the 16th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 54-40 as Alex Arsenault scored 24 and Logan Stark 8. “The turning point … was Alex taking over in the second quarter. He was a man among boys and the rest of the guys fed off his energy,” Panthers coach Rob Garden told the Picton Gazette. “Our defence was really good in the second half. The guys were very disciplined and stuck to the game plan, which didn’t let St. Mary get any momentum.” The Knights (coached by Dino Mazzuca, assisted by Nate Kwofie and Lou Mazzuca) included Carter Bonin, Martin Colicchio, Max DeLorenzi, Maximus Fasulo, Kyle Finateri, Michael Girardi, Liam Kent, Alexzander Mazzuca, Brennan Mitchell, Nicholas Niro, Michael Nolan, Ethan Pedinelli, Nolan Punch, Joseph Ruscio and Elijah Suffel.
In the third round: …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Kitchener Eastwood Rebels defeated the 12th-seeded Nepean Longfields-Davidson Heights Ravens 68-61. The Ravens (coach Doug Elliot, assistant Sebastian Soto, manager Connor Elliot) included Joven Bains, Jilles Bareng, Cameron Elliot, Johnathan Grobben, Osman Hassan, Haven Holder, Marcus Hollingsworth, Matthew Horne, Eshaan Kunchur, Kyler Munro, Kevin Ossa and Tarik Romany. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Central Toronto Academy Riders dispatched the 13th-seeded London H.B. Beal Raiders 71-66. The Raiders (coached by Dave Sewell, assisted by Brian Harvey, Tony Marcutullio and Jon Pensa) included Lehiem Cowan, J.C. Cruz, Coby Harvey, Junior Kadima, Kailen Leslie, Gabriel Marcotullio, Oscar Pensa, Jackson Rand, Allen Roeun, Karim Samara, Shaedon Sharpe, Jordan Spring, Keenan Thompson and Yoal Tsehaye. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans clipped the 9th-seeded Orillia Secondary Nighthawks 59-45. The Nighthawks (coach Mike Tutty, assistant Dan Fournier) included Graham Buchan, Caleb Clark, Ryan Heim, Raymond Ingersoll-McNeely, Jonathon James, Owen McRoberts, Matt Mercer, Luke Swallows, Justin Small and Garret van Amelsvoort. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet Storm bombed the 11th-seeded Windsor Holy Names Catholic Knights 85-58. Galdo Tutu led the Knights with 24. Rodi Mazloum added 12. The Knights (coached by Kyle Kane, assisted by Nick Basic) also included Dillan Anderson, Mekhai Barnett, Gabriel Chalut, Andre Familia, Domonic Loyuk, Yousif Mahmud, Cyrus McGarrell, Nicholas Metcalfe, Adam Miklas, Nathan Pangilinan, Carson Sadler and Gouy Wal. …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power/St. Joseph Trojans stunned the 3rd-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels 60-54. The Gaels (coached by Luca Fortino, assisted by Paul Taylor) included Nathan Bilamu, Mark Cadet, Kionte Collins, Joshua Coward, Hezekiah Dhuman, Bishop Harris, Javon Joseph, Kevin Kashala, Robert Linares, Malcolm Maganda, Trevor Morris, Eden Otshudi, Zachary Powell, Taylor Thomas, Noah Otshudi and Jordan Truelove. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs dispatched the 10th-seeded Brampton Centennial Bucks 68-56. The Bucks (coach Marlon McCollin, assistant Greg Egan, assistant Annesley Guerra, assistant Elias Pahis) included Ayub Abdi, Gurik Chharhan, Russell Foster, Stefano Graham, Shyheim Grant, Adam Hassan, Jackson Kelly, Taye Khan, Kevonte Marksman, Isaiah Medeiros, Harsh Pandya, Manroop Phagura, Maysum Sayeed, Marquez Senior and Manjot Sidhu. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kingston LaSalle Black Nights dumped the 15th-seeded Toronto Upper Canada College Blues 66-53. The Blues (coach Christian Heffernan, assistant Larry Lajeunesse, assistant Geoff Mohtadi) included Troy Boydell, Ethan Dotsikas, Alex Dreger, Danny Foote, Charlie Gage, Henry Kellen, Kyle Manji, Ayomide Maxwell, Jake Moffat, Zayn Moosa, Aryan Pasricha, Robert Peri, Alessandro Rocca and Jesse Zhao. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas torched the 18th-seeded Picton Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Panthers 82-49. The Panthers led 19-15 after one quarter but the Pumas rallied to a 40-31 lead at the half as their superior depth, and Panther foul trouble, began to take effect. “We had foul trouble and got beat by a better team,” Panthers coach Rob Garden told the Picton Gazette. Brodie Byford led the Panthers with 19. Devon Wilton added 14 and Alex Arsenault 12. “Our big three were our big three,” Garden said. The Panthers (coach Taylor Reddick, assistant Caleb Hugh, assistant Rob Garden) also included Joseph Burley, Ben Clarke, Thomas Davies, Ian Forsyth, Gabriel Goad, Jack MacCool, Dylan Morrow, Justin Smith, Kaleb Stacey, Logan Stark and Owen Wang.
In the quarterfinals, the 6th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet Storm clipped the 14th-seeded Etobicoke Michael Power/St. Joseph Trojans 70-60. The Trojans (coached by David Renaud, assisted by Jeff Dobbs and Christian Martinuzzi) included Gideon Addae, David Applewhaite, Michael Boateng, Joshua Caesar, Pat Hervi Diaz, Eleseo III Hernandez, Efe Iyamu, Arsen Nikolic, Alexander Oshahon, Jakob Pavkovic, David Piazza, Dwight Powell, Steven Sterkaj and Malachi Whyte.
The 4th-seeded Central Toronto Academy Riders clipped the 5th-seeded Kitchener Eastwood Rebels 78-68. The Rebels (coach Steve Martin, assistant Tolly Henderson, assistant Mike Reinhart, assistant Elijah Meza) included Julian Adigun, John Vincent Adloc, Layee Jabateh, Abdulaziz Jasim, Nicholas Kusljic, Trev Lewis, Muktar Mohamed, Chester Renz Naguit, Dawit Wimon, Magarsa Sute and Ladera Ujullu Oband.
The top-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas thrashed the 8th-seeded Thornhill Vaughan Voyageurs 91-35. The Voyageurs (coach Joshua Lipsey, assistant Tony Brnadic) included Jason Diaz, Michael Francheshi, Levani Gambarashvili, Jaidon Martin, Emad Popal, Sukhpreet Powar, Nikola Pucnin, George Tsiturishvili and Russel Viloria.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Kingston LaSalle Black Knights defeated the 7th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans 70-61. The Trojans (coach Mike Gordensky, assistant David Jackson, assistant Mike Cummings, assistant David Joseph) included Isaiah Adams, Keon Baker, Kaleb Birch, Malachi Coke-Henderson, Malcolm Da Silva, Javin Da Silva, Spencer Gustafson, Murtuza Hashmi, Joshua Knott, Nathaniel Ntumba, Caleb Rennie, Darius Skinner, Quinton Watson and Keliah Williams.
In the semis, the top-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas clubbed the 4th-seeded Central Toronto Academy Riders 76-60.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Kingston LaSalle Black Knights bombed the 6th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet Storm 63-39.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded Central Toronto Academy Riders dispatched the 6th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet Storm 62-50. The Storm (coach Dave Ormerod, assistant Jim Weatherbee, assistant Flavio Botosso, assistant Augie Calandrino) included Marko Josipovic, Liam Magee, Jordan Achioso, Dan Di Sabatino, Gerry Kountouris, Steven Lagah, Dacquam Stewart, Nolan Ormerod, Jaidon Blakeman-Forrester, Shihab Bulushi, Thomas Matsell, Davis Chesworth and Dawson Matsell.
In the final, the top-seeded Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas nipped the 2nd-seeded Kingston LaSalle Black Knights 51-48 to capture their second consecutive provincial crown on a trey by Shakael Pryce in the final seconds of play. The score had been knotted at 48 when Pryce forced a tie-up on a shot by Knights guard Luka Syllas with 9.3 seconds to play. The Rams got the ball on the alternating possession, leading to Pryce’s miracle trey at the buzzer. “That is by far the greatest shot I’ve ever seen at OFSAA,” Pumas coach Cam Nekkers told the Pickering News Advertiser. I mean this was a three-point shot to finish the game that was five feet behind the line.” As for the tie-up, Nekkers noted “Shak gets down in his crouch, he starts clapping his hands and starts smiling at the guy. If that’s not ice in the veins, I don’t know what is … It helps when you’ve got a kid that confident. … Shak is our be-all and end-all guy,” Nekkers also credited J.B. Wong for coming off the bench and notching two key baskets to tie the game as the Pumas rallied from a six-point deficit.
The bronze medalist Central Toronto Academy Riders: Angelo Alison; Theo Blackett; Kent Cancino; Ree Compton; Junior Fernandes; Shamar Forbes; Flynn Gilmour; Evin Harkins; Jordan Joseph; Kevon Kawano; Umit Kilinc; Lamar Peters; Ararssa Yimamu; coach Toby Tang; coach John Clara
The silver medalist Kingston Lasalle Black Knights: Yates Drake; Luka Syllas; Nigel LeGood; Cole Syllas; Chris Hannah; Cam Sartor; Landon Elliott; Nik Kotsovolos; Nathan Walton; Logan Elliott; Kaede Canuel; Luke Winsor; Ryan McIntyre; coach Rom Severino; assistant Lucas Allen; assistant Kristin Lawlor; assistant Stella Severino
The gold medalist Pickering Pine Ridge Pumas: Dameisho Borden; Jacksons Dennis; Jayden Grange; Miles Hall; Drazens Jerkovic; Tareek Kerr; Mike Lamourie; Elijah Mahi; Marcus Moore; Nathaniel-Joseph Parker; Darnelle Peddie; Shakael Pryce; Jahson Tomlinson; J.B. Wong; coach Cam Nekkers; assistant Patricia Biffin; assistant Cedric Carter; assistant Gina Sotiriou