In the opening round, held in Ottawa: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts defeated the Mississauga Iona Catholic Dolphins 43-29. Defending champ Ashbury was inexplicably uninspired in its ragged win over Iona but staved off the Dolphins with a measure of tenacious defence by forwards Bess Lennox and Audrey Plaskacz. Ashbury appeared tentative on offence and altogether prone to desperation cross-court passes as they crept to a 9-7 lead. But Lennox posted-up for a pair of buckets and Caitlin Sparks drilled a pair from beyond the arc as Ashbury took a 23-13 lead at the half. With Lennox shutting down Iona’s primary scoring threat Natasha Barrington, Ashbury slowly extended its margin to 20 before mercifully running in the subs against undermanned Iona. “It was not very nice basketball,” Caitlin Sparks told the Ottawa Citizen. “We had a couple of spurts but we better play better to defend (the title).” Lennox noted that “I guess jitters got the best of us. We’ll just look to improve on this.” Coach Andy Sparks was grateful the Colts played solid defence. “There were 2-on-1s that we didn’t execute properly, 3-on-2s that we didn’t execute. I don’t know what it was. I wish I had an answer. I don’t know why we can’t show consistency. Bess is consistent and the other 13 kids are not.” Jessica Smart led Ashbury with 10 points. Lennox and Sparks each added 9, Sara Hale 7, Sheila Street 2, Katherine McIssaac 2, Sasha Lauks 2 and Audrey Plaskacz 2. Laura Monk led Iona with 11. Natasha Barrington added 9, Lyndal Jones 7 and Kym Nacita 2. …………………………………………………… The Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders dumped the 6th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders 51-41 after leading 22-10, 32-20 and 39-30 at the quarters. “Amanda {Piribauer] and Laura [Cooney] had great games, but especially Laura,” Holy Cross coach Kelly Dixon told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “She shut down their best player and that was absolutely huge for us.” Amanda Piribauer paced the Crusaders with 14 on 6-6 from the line, 10 boards and 5 blocks. Alana Korczynski added 14, Jocelyn Manion 6, Laura Cooney 5, along with 7 boards, Kelsey Watson 5, Jill Holmes 4 and Shannon Muldoon 3. Amy Audibert led A.N. Myer with 19. Carly Waters added 13, Andrea Vescio 5 and Erin Wilkes 4. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders dumped the Brantford Assumption Lions 66-47 as Karen Zmirak scored 23, Sarah Dillon 14 and Andrea Sergautis 12, Danielle Walker 8, Nina Mueller 6, Cheryl Silva 2 and Alex Yurechuk 2. St. Thomas led 13-10, 30-27 and 48-39 at the quarters. Abby Cass led Assumption with 12. Cassie Emmett added 11, Anne-Marie Schelhaus 11, Simone Dalia 6, Kailey Dzikowski 4 and Jen Long 2. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas defeated the St. Peter Saints 47-39 as Amanda Orr scored 13, Stephanie Hancock 10, Lindsay Offner 9, Julie Hoo 6, Kim Kay 2, Nicole Cotterchid 2, Katie Green 2 and Stephanie Strang 1. Sarah McDougall led St. Peter with 10. Andrea Gauster added 9, Kristin Chesher 6, Jackie O’Brien 5, Kalaigh Wilkins 4, Kathleen Reeves 2 and Cheryl Lay 2. The Hoyas led 14-7, 18-15 and 32-29 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers defeated the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen 54-21 as Shauna Brouillard scored 27, Vanessa Jakoli 8, Laura Teddy 6, Shannon Labre 5, Ashley Tulloch 3, Katie Golanski 3 and Jen King 2. The Lancers led 15-4 after one quarter and 25-10 at the half. Samantha McConnell, Meggie Stewart and Krista Colley each scored 5 to lead O’Neill. Sarah Elliott added 2, Maria Crome 2 and Megan Wilkinson 2. LaSalle led 15-4, 25-10 and 39-10 at the quarters.
…………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded London-Arva Medway Cowboys defeated Toronto North Albion 51-39 as Nadine Paron scored 13, Allison Oosterhuis 12, Amy Paron 12, Ali Griffiths 6, Brandan Lindefield 3, Sarah Green 3 and Rachel Oosterhuis 2. Elexus Lawrence scored 13 to lead North Albion. Chiedza Mazhandu added 10, Simone Harrison 6, Natalie Smith 4, Lorraine Williams 4 and Tabia Morant 2. Medway led 17-8, 31-16 and 38-31 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Windsor F.J. Brennan Cardinals dumped the Toronto Archbishop Romero Raiders 61-38 as Colleen Russell scored 13, Krista Banner 11, Jessie Plante 10, Kati Hamilton 7, Leanne Harris 5, Julie Denboer 4, Brittany Denboer 4, Sarah Caparowich 2, Stefania Dipietro 2, Rhiana Tessier 2 and Gillian Daly 1. Melissa Scipio led Archbishop Romero with 18. Marilyn Kusi-Achampong added 9, Martha Bezuel 5 and Hanna Brock 4. Brennan led 21-6, 39-18 and 50-27 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ottawa Colonel By Cougars dumped the York Memorial Mustangs 57-40. The Cougars were determined to make a statement that their relatively low No. 7 seeded was a bit of a slap in the face and quickly put the game out of York Memorial’s reach with an early 17-3 run ignited by a pair of three-pointers by guard Gillian Runnels. They started with a bit of jitters but broke open a 10-10 affair as their defensive pressure repeatedly rattled the Mustangs into miscues. With Rachel Runnels and Christina Bakas controlling the boards, the Cougars took a 35-14 lead at the half and coasted to the easy win. The Cougars were determined to demonstrate their seeded was too low given the strength of Ottawa basketball, Gillian Runnels told the Ottawa Citizen. “We should’ve been ranked much higher.” Bakas said that “we played good help defence and that’s really important against a team like them because they were fast and driving a lot.” Coach Aaron Leach was elated the Cougars handled their OFSAA opener with elan. “At times some of them wanted to do a bit more than they’re accustomed to but that’s all part of the game and they were really excited. I was happy with the effort.” Sarah Chenette led Colonel By with 11 points. Gillian Runnels and Bakas each added 8, Rachel Runnels 6, Jenny Labelle 6, Carolyn Chmiel 5, Leisah MacDonald 4, Crystal Laflamme 4, Moya Graham 3 and Jamie Lemay 2. Stephanie Morris paced York with 21. Sharadene Mason added 13, Rochelle Benjamin 2, Nicole Scantlebury 2 and Shevanne Robinson 2.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts battered the 6th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders 52-37 in a bruising second round match as Bess Lennox scored 20. Lennox totally dominated University of Miami-bound Amy Audibert in the low post as Ashbury exploded to a 12-0 lead. With the Colts in-your-face defence forcing the Marauders out of their low-post offence, while Lennox and Audrey Plaskacz tenaciously boxed-out on the boards, Ashbury maintained a comfortable lead until midway through the second half when a series of aggressive baseline drives by Andrea Vescio rallied A.N. Myer to within seven. But Jessica Smart drilled a three-pointer to stem the bleeding and the Colts hit 13 free throws down the stretch as the Marauders turned the final quarter into a free-throw fest by banging whatever bodies they could catch. “It was really physical,” Plaskacz told the Ottawa Citizen. “They come from southern Ontario and they’re used to playing tough teams and being physical. We just really wanted to pick it up, push them around too, just be strong. We didn’t want to let them roll over us.” Coach Andy Sparks said the Colts team defence proved the difference. “Bess was awesome. For us to put the stop on the big girl like that was incredible. She didn’t score a basket until the end when the substitutes were on the floor.” Plaskacz added 11 for the Colts, Jessica Smart 8, Allison Bechtel 6, Caitlin Sparks 4, Sheila Street 3. Andrea Vescio paced A.N. Myer (coached by Jim Conte) with 13 Carly Waters added 10, Stephanie Vescio 5 Amy Audibert 5, Randee Hibbard 2 and Jacquie Conte 2, while Erin Wilkes, Melanie Wilkes, Jenna Gibbs, Michelle Nadon, Lyndsay Black, Rebecca Shupe and Christine Nadon were scoreless. Ashbury led 24-23 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders stomped the Mississauga Iona Catholic Dolphins 50-19 as Alana Korczynski scored 8, Jill Holmes 8, Laura Desveaux 6, Jocelyn Manion 6, Cassidy Skimba 6, Erin West-Sadler 4, Amanda Piribauer 4, Shannon Muldoon 3, Kelsey Watson 2, Laura Cooney 2 and Kelsey Ball 1. The Dolphins (coached by Chris Kane) were paced by Lyndal Jones 10, Melissa Stoncius 4, Michele Stoncius 4 and Natasha Barrington 1, while Juliet Seade, Kym Nacita, Denise Silva, Laura Monk, Stephanie Gibson, Adrianne Baca, Olivia Fernandes and Joanna Bojankiewicz were scoreless. Holy Cross led 15-8, 29-11 and 41-15 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas dumped the Brantford Assumption Lions 46-35 as Stephanie Hancock scored 12, Julie Hoo 11, Nicole Cotterchid 6, Kim Kay 5, Stephanie Strang 4, Kristin Dafoe 2, Katie Green 2, Nicole Reed 2, Alison Boucher 2. The Lions (coached by Jen Kings, assisted by Angie Ferraccioli) were led by Cassie Emmet 12, Abby Cass 10, Jen Long 8, Anne-Marie Scheulhaus 4 and Simone Dalia 2, while Courtney Baka, Daron Dix, Kailey Bzikowski, Casey Carrita, Jenna Smith, Anvona Calavco and Danielle Vanderzanden were scoreless. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. Huntsville led 24-18 at the half and 32-27 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders crushed the St. Peter Saints 53-19 after leading 18-5, 32-11 and 38-19 at the quarters as Karen Zmirak scored 17, Nina Mueller 11, Sarah Dillon 9, Danielle Walker 8, Andrea Sergautis 2, Cheryl Silva 2, Alex Yurechuk 2 and Jacqueline Quinn 2. The Saints (coached by Brady Taylor and Dan Clarke) were paced by Kathleen Reeves 6, Sarah McDougall 5, Jackie O’Brien 4, Christine Blodgett 2 and Kristin Chesher 2, while Kalaigh Wilkins, Erin Gilsin, Kristan Angione, Andrea Gauster, Kathleen Reeves, Ketie MacIsaac, Courtney Senior, Cheryl Lay, Amanda Ranger and Kara McManus were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Arva Medway Cowboys walloped the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen 40-15 as Ali Griffiths scored 10, Nadine Paron 9, Allison Oosterhuis 6, Grace Russell 4, Brooke Godwin 4, Amy Paron 4, Randelle Davis 2, Rachel Oosterhuis 1. Arva led 10-3, 21-8 and 33-10 at the quarters. The Redmen (coached by Mike Kennelly) were paced by Samantha McConnell 4, Maria Crome 3, Sarah Elliott 2, Caitlin Jobb 2, Megan Wilkinson 2 and Sara Stewart 1, while Shannon Pearson, Madison Mather, Meggie Stewart, Krista Colley, Brittany Lengauer, Megan Broome, Caitlin Jobb and Stacey Wind were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Lasalle Lancers crushed Toronto North Albion 49-17, after leading 14-2, 26-5 and 40-15 at the quarters. Lasalle was paced by Shauna Brouillard 15, Shannon Labre 12, Lynn Moffatt 5, Laura Teddy 4, Vanessa Jakoli 4, Ashley Tulloch 3, Ellen Moffatt 2, Mikki Garofolo 2 and Jen King 1. The Cougars (coached by Jerome Carter) were led by Simone Harrison 9, Elexus Lawrence 5, Chiedza Mazhandu 2 and Natalie Smith 1, while Shevanne Auld, Tharshini Navaratngrajgh, Charity Garell, Tabia Morant, Tainrsha Goulding, Christal Williams, Kadene Buchanan, Lorraine Williams, Alexandra Kisun, Tamisha Sawyers and Deneshia Kent were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Windsor F.J. Brennan Cardinals stomped the York Memorial Mustangs 65-21 after leading 26-2, 37-11 and 50-17 at the quarters. Brennan was paced by Jessie Plante 21, Krista Banner 11, Colleen Russell 10, Sarah Caparowich 4, Leanne Harris 4, Brittany Denboer 4, Stefania Dipietro 3, Kati Hamilton 2, Roxanne Villanueva 2, Rhiana Tessier 2 and Gillian Daly 2. The Mustangs (coached by Colett Turner) were led by Kay Williams 8, Nicole Scantlebury 6, Sharadene Mason 4, Shevanne Robinson 2 and Rochelle Benjamin 1, while Keisha Drakes, Karen Smellie, Stephanie Morris, Samantha Jadduray, Samantha Clarke, Sandi Co and Andrea Tristao were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Ottawa Colonel By Cougars pulverized the Toronto Archbishop Romero Raiders 63-32 after their full-court press generated a bushel of easy transition layups. Colonel By appeared a trifle lackadaisical as they crept to a 21-20 lead, while allowing Raiders guard Melissa Scipio to hit a raft of perimeter bombs. But coach Aaron Leach ordered the troops to crank-up their full-court press and it was all over but the crying for the Raiders. The Cougars ripped off 17 unanswered points, capped a pair of pickpocket steals by Rachel Runnels and Jenny Labelle which led to easy transition buckets and put the outcome well out of Romero’s reach. “We didn’t come out hard but finally we got our game and started playing we normally play,” Runnels told the Ottawa Citizen. Out of sportsmanship for the mismatched Raiders, the Cougars opted not to use their full-court press early, Leach said. But that lulled the team into complacency. “If you don’t let them out of their cage early, they get put to sleep. They like to play that aggressive game. They like to be right in their face.” Runnels led the Cougars with 19 points. Christina Bakas added 6, Sarah Chenette 6, Jenny Labelle 6, Gillian Runnels 6, Crystal Laflamme 6, Victoria Swan 4, Carolyn Chmeil 4, Leisha MacDonald 2, Moya Graham 2 and Jamie LeMay 2. Romero (coached by Michelle Perkins-Ball) was led by Melissa Scipio 14, Emmalyn Redhead 10, Jenny Fenech 6 and Martha Bezauel 2, while Marilyn Kusi-Achampong, Hanna Brock, Nikita Fonseca, Kimberly Belle, Laura Bruce, Jessica Chavarriaga and Catarina Pedro were scoreless. Colonel By led 31-20 at the half.
In the quarterfinals, the Ashbury Colts defeated the 8th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas 51-45 but had a hammer dropped their hopes of repeating as OFSAA champs as high-scoring forward Jessica Smart tore an MCL in the same right knee which recently sidelined her for months after a severe tear in her ACL. Smart hit the floor in agony in a mad scramble for a loose ball shortly after she’d nailed a pair of critical three-pointers to give Ashbury the decisive edge in a tight battle with Huntsville. The Colts had exploded to a 14-5 lead on dominant low-post play by Bess Lennox and timely perimeter shooting by Smart. With the Colts sticky, in-your-face defence denying open looks at the basket, and Caitlin Sparks nailing three-pointers, Ashbury extended its lead to 15 before Huntsville’s full-court pressure began to yield dividends and the Hoyas crept to within 28-22 at the half. Ashbury’s fingers clearly froze over the break as they returned to the floor entirely unable to find the mark. With Amanda Orr repeatedly knifing into the paint for layups and Julie Hoo nailing a pair from beyond the arc, Huntsville rallied to a 35-30 lead before Lennox broke a seven-minute Colts drought with a bucket in the post and Sparks nailed a three-pointer to tie the game heading into the final quarter. Smart then drilled a pair of three-pointers to restore Ashbury’s edge before being forced to the bench after injuring her knee while diving for a loose ball. Huntsville rallied to tie at 41 but Lennox hit three buckets in the low post as the determined Colts closed it out with a 10-4 run. “We kept believing in ourselves and knew we could come back,” Lennox told the Ottawa Citizen. “We’ve just got to keep going with everything we’ve got.” Coach Andy Sparks was hopeful the Colts title can keep their title hopes alive even if Smart is unable to play. “The other girls are just going to have to pick it up.” Smart paced Ashbury with 14. Caitlin Sparks added 13, Bess Lennox 13, Audrey Plaskacz 6 and Allison Bechtel 5. Amanda Ross led Huntsville (coached by George Hoo) with 22. Julie Hoo added 6, Stephanie Hancock 5, Stephanie Strang 5, Kim Kay 4, Katie Green 2 and Alison Boucher 1, while Kristin Dafoe, Nicole Cotterchild, Amanda Orr, Zoey Zimmer, Nicole Reed and Lindsay Offner wee scoreless.
The Arva Medway Cowboys thumped the Windsor F.J. Brennan Cardinals 48-31 as Ali Griffiths scored 15, Nadine Paron 10, Allison Oosterhuis 10, Amy Paron 6, Rachel Oosterhuis 4, Brooke Godwin 2 and Grace Russell 1. Jessie Plante paced Brennan (coached by Mike Sikora, Kainz and Russell) with 15. Krista Banner added 7, Colleen Russell 4, Kati Hamilton 3 and Sarah Caparowich 2, while Roberta Denboer, Roxanne Villanueva, Ashley Bruner, Jamie Voyvodic, Leanne Harris, Georgina Boots, Stefania Dipietro, Rhiana Tessier, Gillian Daly, Julie Denboer and Brittany Denboer were scoreless. Medway led 11-8, 19-13 and 36-23 at the quarters.
The Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the 3rd-seeded Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 44-37 in overtime as Amanda Piribauer scored 20, Jocelyn Manion 9, Jill Holmes 8 and Alana Korczynski 7. Karen Zmirak paced St. Thomas (coached by St. Thomas Aquinas) with 13. Alex Yurechuk added 10, Danielle Walker 8, Andrea Sergautis 4 and Nina Mueller 2, while Krista Sestokas, Cheryl Silva, Vicki Jelicic, Sarah Dillon and Jacqueline Quinn were scoreless. St. Thomas led 12-11 after a quarter. Holy Cross led 21-16 at the half but trailed 30-26 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 37 after regulation play on a last-second trey by Zmirak. But the Crusaders dominated the overtime 7-0.
The Sudbury LaSalle Lancers defeated the Ottawa Colonel By Cougars 49-41 as Shauna Brouillard scored 16, Shannon Labre 11, Laura Teddy 9, Vanessa Jakoli 9, Ashley Tulloch 3 and Ellen Moffatt 1. Gillian Runnels led Colonel By (coached by Aaron Leach) with 10. Crystal Laflamme added 10, Rachel Runnels 9, Sarah Chenette 7, Jenny Labelle 3 and Jamie Lemay 2, while Victoria Swan, Christina Bakas, Leisha MacDonald, Carolyn Chmeil and Moya Graham were scoreless. Lasalle’s 6-1 centre Shawna Brouillard dominated the boards as the Lancers scrapped to a 29-24 lead over Colonel at the half despite deadly perimeter shooting by LaFlamme and yeomen work by Rachel Runnels along the baseline. The Lancers patiently built their lead back to 10 before Jenny Labelle began breaking Lasalle’s defence down with the penetration dribble drive to rally Colonel By to within three with minutes to play. But LaSalle’s discipline and superior height proved decisive down the stretch as the Lancers worked the ball inside for layups and then hit their free throws to pull out the win. “They were solid on defence and really solid on the boards,” said Cougars coach Aaron Leach. “Still, it was nice year for us. It’s too bad but only one team leaves here happy.” LaSalle led 17-12, 29-24 and 37-34 at the quarters.
In the semis, the Arva Medway Cowboys dumped the top-seeded Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 38-29 as Allison Oosterhuis 17, Nadine Paron 11, Amy Paron 6, Ali Griffiths 3 and Rachel Oosterhuis 1. Bess Lennox paced Ashbury with 10. Allison Bechtel added 9, Caitlin Sparks 8 and Sara Hale 2, while Julianne Zussman, Sheila Street, Katherine McIssac, Audrey Plaskacz, Hilary Kilgour, Katya Zeidan, Denise Murphy, Jessica Smart, Stephanie Delvecchio and Sasha Lauks were scoreless. Medway led 9-7, 14-13 and 24-23 at the quarters.
In the other semi, the Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders dumped the Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 42-35 as Jocelyn Manion scored 14, Alana Korczynski 8, Laura Cooney 8, Amanda Piribauer 7 and Jill Holmes 5. Shauna Brouillard paced LaSalle with 16. Shannon Labre added 15, Ashley Tulloch 3 and Ellen Moffatt 1. LaSalle led 10-9 after one quarter. Holy Cross led 20-15 at the half and 24-23 after three quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the Sudbury Lasalle Lancers defeated the Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 34-22. The Colts struggled to find a measure of offensive punch in the absence of star Jessica Smart, who blew out her knee in the quarterfinals. “It has been difficult,” coach Andy Sparks told the Ottawa Citizen. “Obviously when you lose your top kid going into the (semifinal) game, it’s not a good situation. We competed in both games. We just couldn’t produce any offence, and that was our downfall.” The Colts trailed 14-10 at the half and scored the first basket of the third quarter to reduce their deficit to two points. However, that was all the offence they could muster until the fourth quarter. Ashbury managed just five combined points through the middle two quarters. At one point late in the final period, Ashbury trailed by just three points, but it didn’t have the offensive guns to take advantage of some solid defensive play. “We held the second-ranked offence to just 32 points, and on most days that would have been good enough,” Sparks said. “Jess was a key player for us, but there are no excuses. We still had four out of our five starters.” Smart had to watch from the sidelines on crutches as her high school career came to a close, and it wasn’t the finale she had been hoping for. “That was harder than anything I’ve ever had to do,” Smart said. “The team stepped up though and played awesome defensively. We just couldn’t put enough balls in the basket. It was just really hard to watch. We have seven graduating players here and we all just had a moment (to reflect). It was tough to lose, but it has been two incredible seasons here for me.” Caitlin Sparks led Ashbury with 11. Shannon Labre and Shauna Brouillard each scored 10 to pace the Lancers. Vanessa Jakoli added 7, Ellen Moffatt 5 and Ashley Tulloch 2. The Colts (coached by Sparks, assisted by Ian MacKinnon and Dean Petridis) also included Allison Bechtel, Julianne Zussman, Sheila Street, Katherine McIssac, Audrey Plaskacz, Hilary Kilgour, Katya Zeidan, Denise Murphy, Stephanie Delvecchio, Bess Lennox, Sasha Lauks and Sara Hale.
In the final, the Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders continued their surprising run as they nipped the London-Arva Medway Cowboys 40-39 as Amanda Piribauer notched the winning layup at the buzzer. “It feels awesome,” Holy Cross coach Kelly Dixon told the Ottawa Citizen. “The best part is that the girls knew they could do it all along, but it was a matter of getting everyone else to believe we could do it. I hope this does it. It was just typical of the girls all tournament. All five on the floor contributed and it was a total team effort.” The Crusaders led 11-8 after one quarter and 17-16 at the half. The Cowboys led 29-28 after three-quarters. Nadine Paron 14 paced Medway with 14. Amy Paron added 11, Allison Oosterhuis 10 and Brooke Godwin 4. Amanda Piribauer led Holy Cross with 14 points, 9 boards and 7 assists. Jocelyn Manion added 13, Alana Korczynski 9, Jill Holmes 2 and Laura Cooney 2. The win was the first provincial crown for a Kingston-area school and marked the first time that an unseeded team had won the title. “What an ending, real Hollywood style,” Crusaders coach Kelly Dixon told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “The girls never quit believing in themselves, they remained composed and focused from the first game right through to the end.” With 1.2 seconds to play, Piribauer grabbed a Jill Holmes inbounds pass in the paint, calmly stepped between the two Cowboys and banked the layup. “It’s still so unbelievable, it hasn’t totally sunk in yet,” Piribauer said. “Coming in, we knew we could win, but deep down I don’t think any of us thought we would.” Manion said “I’m still in awe of us winning, it’s still hard to believe we won it all. We played more as a team this weekend than we did all year and that was huge for us.” Piribauer noted that “we were a little upset at not being seeded because we knew we had a good team. But it actually worked in our favour. All the pressure was on the favourites.” Dixon said “one big key to the whole weekend was our girls’ ability to adapt to each opponent and each situation. You run into all kinds of teams at OFSAA, you have to adapt and change with each game. We did that very well. … At the first of the season, [Holy Cross junior boys’ basketball] coaches Frank Halligan and Sean Murphy said we had a chance to become the best girls’ basketball team in Kingston history. I didn’t really believe them at the time. Now I guess it might be true.”
The bronze medalist Sudbury LaSalle Lancers: Shauna Brouillard, Ellen Moffatt; Vanessa Jakola; Laura Teddy; Shannon Labre; Ashley Tulloch; Ellen Moffatt; Lynn Moffatt; Mikki Garofolo; Jen King; coach Jen Bourget; manager Geraldine Sheridan
The silver medalist Arva Medway Cowboys: Amy Paron; Nadine Paron; Allison Oosterhuis; Brooke Godwin; Ali Griffiths; Rachel Oosterhuis; Grace Russell; Brandan Lindenfield; Randelle Davis; Sarah Green; coach John Michielsen; coach Leslie Petter
The gold medalist Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders: Amanda Piribauer; Jocelyn Manion; Alana Korczynski; Jill Holmes; Laura Cooney; Laura Desveaux; Melanie Hardy; Kelsey Ball; Jill Holmes; Brooke Gallagher; Shannon Muldoon; Cassidy Skimba; Kelsey Watson; Erin West-Sadler; coach Kelly Dixon; assistant Alfie DeMelo