In the opening round, held in London: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals dumped the 11th-seeded Etobicoke Martingrove Bears 58-20 after leading 29-8 at the half. Samantha Kellam paced the Generals with 10. Korissa Williams added 7, Amy Belcher 6, Courtney VandeBovenkamp 6, Michelle 6, Jessica Mallender 5, Christine Belcher 4, Rebecca Mallender 4, Kaylee Williams 2, Jaylin VandeBovenkamp 2, Mallory Reiner 2, Talya Tover 2 and Carly Fasan 2. Jovana Momic led the Bears with 11. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics clubbed the 16th-seeded North York Westview Centennial Wildcats 44-21 after leading 16-8, 28-15 and 40-21 at the quarters. Lauren Bosnjak paced the Celtics with 15. Muna Nur led the Wildcats with 15. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Kitchener Waterloo C.V.S. Raiders stunned the 3rd-seeded Ingersoll District Blue Bombers 52-49 as Rachael Urosevic and Kate MacTavish each notched 11. Ashley Martindale paced the Blue Bombers with 18. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders whipped the 14th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 55-25 as Megan McRae scored 10 and Hannah Morse 9. Chloe Levy led the Wildcats with 15. “It really wasn’t that tough a game,” said A.N. Myer coach Tracy Phelps. “It started off slowly for us, but then we slowly started to build a lead. They really weren’t very strong. They had a few players that were their team.” Morse said “into the second quarter we picked it up. We played really good defence because we held them to six points until the third quarter.” …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel Rebelles stomped the 12th-seeded Peterborough St. Peter’s Saints 65-43. The Rebelles led 14-12 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 24 at the half, while Riel led 43-31 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Regina Mundi Catholic Titans stomped the 15th-seeded Unionville Bill Crothers Colts 61-41 after leading 19-11, 40-18 and 57-28 at the quarters. The Titans were simply too quick, too strong and too deep. Their trapping, pressure defence generated a bushel of turnovers. “The girls knew what was at stake. It’s OFSAA. They are here to play,” said Titans’ coach Rick Sheardown. “You know what it is — these girls have been playing together for nine years. They’ve played club ball, elementary. They know each other. They instinctively play that way together. I wish I could take coaching credit for it. It’s not me.” Caroline Wolynski led the Titans with 17 points. Ally Gonzalez-Angulo and Jenalyn Yumol added 10 each. Carlie Nugent had eight for the Colts. “That was so exciting,” Wolynski said. “We came out strong. We played like we can. If we keep doing that, I believe we can win OFSAA. We play well together. We know where each other is. That’s what makes us so strong. All of us get along. There’s no enemies.” …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders nipped the 10th-seeded Sudbury Lockerby Vikings 41-39. Holy Cross led 11-10 after one quarter. Lockerby led 24-20 at the half and 31-30 after three quarters. Sarah Besselink and Kathleen Chapman each scored 9 to pace the Crusaders. Tiye Traore led the Vikings with 9. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix dusted the 13th-seeded Toronto Senator O’Connor Blues 62-48 after leading 19-11, 35-23 and 49-42 at the quarters. Megan Lukan paced the Phoenix with 31. Chanel Grellmore led Blues with 25.
In the elimination second round: …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics clocked the 11th-seeded Etobicoke Martingrove Bears 50-30 after leading 14-8, 27-20 and 37-26 at the quarters. The Bears (coached by Richard Rakosy, assisted by Nadine Nicholson) included Nasteho Ahmed, Katy Belshaw, Brittany Burek, Kadesha Farr, Lara Franko, Emma Ferguson, Claudia Han, Lauren Kanko, Kristina Lane, Moya Lee, Jovana Momic, Estafania Saakan-Prieto and Bronwen Tucker. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals stomped the 16th-seeded North York Westview Centennial Wildcats 62-43 after leading 22-4, 41-10 and 54-21 at the quarters. Kaylee Williams paced the Generals with 12. Rebecca Mallender added 7. The Wildcats (coached by Jermain Holness, assisted by Chris Penrose) included Nelika Castello, Shyanne Witter, Keira Herry, Stepanka Cervenakova, Dezrene Hunt, Melody Victor, Shenel Keen, Edna Hashi, Melonie Halasz and Muna Nur. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Kitchener Waterloo C.V.S. Raiders whipped the 14th-seeded Whitby Father Leo Austin Wildcats 49-24 after leading 20-0, 29-5 and 39-14 at the quarters. The Wildcats (coached by Rosa Baccellieri, assisted by Kelly LaFontaine) included Amanda Cannataro, Sharifa Delves, Jodie Dicks, Nora Erhabor, Tiffany Fernihough, Eija Dianca Jimenez, Chloe Levy, Shakeera Lewis-Jackman, Tashana McDonald, Rosalie Minassian and Shannon O’Dwyer. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ingersoll District Blue Bombers defeated the 8th-seeded Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders 59-48. The Blue Bombers led 19-11 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 25 at the half. Ingersoll led 43-34 after three quarters. The Marauders (coached by Tracy Phelps, assisted by Jim Boutilier and Carol Riddle) included Jessica Bagnulo, Olivia Bond, Jessica Boutilier, Randa Elsaharty, Katie Harpur, Cheryl Hurst, Alyssa Lynn McCabe, Megan McRae, Hannah Morse, Vanessa Rampado, Victoria Rampado, Alex Riddle, Nicole Rigas-DiDomenico, Veronica Nicole Patterson. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel Rebelles annihilated the 15th-seeded Unionville Bill Crothers Colts 61-32 after leading 17-9, 30-17 and 48-27 at the quarters. The Colts (coached by Jermain Jodi Gram, assisted by Jenna Harild) included Danielle Harris, Sarah Burns, Blaire Taylor, Lindsay Shotbolt, Lindsay Lubberdink, Ishanaa Seupersadsingh, Carlie Nugent, Courtney Hawkins, Bria Dopson, April Bosworth and Emily Zator. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded London Regina Mundi Catholic Titans crushed the 12th-seeded Peterborough St. Peter’s Saints 51-28 after leading 14-0, 33-12 and 41-20 at the quarters. Jenayl Yumol led the Titans with 15. Kaleigh Mooney paced the Saints with 7. The Saints (coached by Kathy Garvey, assisted by Julie Clark and Flannery Plate-Sadler) also included Mollie Burnie, Emilya Garvey, Bryana Hale, Laura James, Maureen Mai, Lindley McEwan, Caitlin Wood, Sarah Cain, Logan Hartwell, Shelby Wilson and Kyla MacDonald. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix clocked the 10th-seeded Sudbury Lockerby Vikings 58-24 after leading 15-2, 30-8 and 48-17 at the quarters. The Vikings (coached by Michael Sheridan, assisted by Sean Green and Shauna Murphy) included Kristin Battistoni, Laura Penny, Kourtney Smith, Ashley St. Georges, Alicia Vuorensyrja, Cassia Ward, Jade Kutchaw, Kaitlyn Matson, Veronica Mazzella, Erin Simpson, Kara Tiplady, Tiye Traore and Samantha Cooper. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders clipped the 13th-seeded Toronto Senator O’Connor Blues 48-34 after leading 14-7, 27-12 and 39-23 at the quarters. Kathleen Chapman paced the Crusaders with 16. Chanel Grellmore led the Blues with 13. The Blues (coached by Sherwyn Benn) also included Balik Baghdasarian, Deziree Dial-De Leon, Chanel Hamilton, Chloe Mago, Amanda Maitland, Shandel Shand, Feagyl Fontanilla and Barbara Mikhail.
In the quarterfinals, the 9th-seeded Kitchener Waterloo C.V.S. Raiders defeated the 6th-seeded Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics 49-42. The Celtics led 15-14 after one quarter. The Raiders led 23-20 at the half and 37-33 after three quarters. The Celtics (coached by Kevin Daly, assisted by Lesley Botelho and Marco Annicchiarico) included Christina Hryc, Annmarie Savelli, Anna Boric, Alexandria Botelho, Anita Niksic, Taylor Iseppon, Michaela Ioni, Alisa Van Veen, Lauren Bosnjak, Melissa Colaprete, Melissa Molon, Jessica Krizmanic and Natasha Valconi.
The top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals dumped the 3rd-seeded Ingersoll District Blue Bombers 59-34 after leading 22-7, 34-12 and 52-23 at the quarters. “That was one of our best games. We dominated a very good Ingersoll team. We really put on a clinic. The kids played really well” said Generals coach Dom Silvaggio. Korissa Williams and Michelle Harber each had ten points with Amy Belcher scoring nine. Mallory Reiner, Talya Tovar and Courtney VandeBovenkamp each had six. The Blue Bombers (coached by Laura Watkin, assisted by Elaine Bonvanie, Joe Bannon and Rachel Hancock) included Kim Bushell, Katelyn Carroll, Annabel Hancock, Katelyn Hutton, Ashley Martindale, Jenni Nancekivell, Saige McMahon, Lucinda Hancock, Amy Bushell, Jenna McHugh and Ali Vlasman.
The 2nd-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel Rebelles stomped the 7th-seeded Barrie Central Phoenix 51-30 after leading 8-7, 26-12 and 37-18 at the quarters. The Phoenix (coached by Bob Caville, assisted by Robin Lawrence) included Megan Lukan, Melanie Smith, Victoria Harris, Kali Duffy, Jessee Jarnicki, Katelyn Little, Clarissa MacDonald, Kelly Clark, Brittany Durdin, Keirstin Marley, Gillian Pegg, Neirda Koert vander Linden and Kaili Lukan.
In the last quarterfinal, the 5th-seeded London Regina Mundi Catholic Titans defeated the 4th-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders 43-31 after leading 11-6, 19-16 and 29-28 at the quarters. The Titans took an 11-point lead in the first half, but a flurry of threes in the second quarter put the Crusaders up two a minute before halftime. But three free throws gave the Titans a one-point lead at the break they never relinquished as the Crusaders got deeper into foul trouble as the second half went on. “Oh yeah, that was pretty intense,” said Titans guard Caroline Wolynski, who scored 25. “But we played as a team, played like we can and it showed. It got pretty scary at one point (as the Crusaders rallied), but we pulled it together. We just wanted to prove to everyone we’re not just the host team, we’re here because we deserve to be.” Mundi coach Rick Sheardown said “they’re the cardiac kids. They did what they had to when they had to do it. Holy Cross had a great defence and we were denied the inside a lot, so we had to keep it around the perimeter and pick our spots. Because they’re young, nobody expects them to be here. That’s one of the speeches we’re always giving — ‘You’re all in Grade 11, you average 5-foot-3. Nobody thinks you can do it.’ But almost every game we’re outsized, so physical play is something this team is quite used to.” The Crusaders (coached by Kelly Dixon, assisted by Alfie De Melo) included Brooklin Murphy, Riley Shkimba, Stephanie Benton, Kathleen Chapman, Brittany Fitzgerald, Haley Gourdier, Jamey Hawley, Kelsey Kirbyson, Sarah Besselink, Madison Norman, Jordyn Perrin and Karine Spinozzi.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel Rebelles whipped the 9th-seeded Kitchener Waterloo C.V.S. Raiders 67-44. The Raiders led 16-15 after one quarter. The Rebelles led 40-26 at the half and 58-33 after three quarters.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals stomped the 5th-seeded London Regina Mundi Catholic Titans 60-37 after leading 18-4, 31-14 and 45-21 at the quarters. Korissa Williams led the Generals with 12. Amy Belcher added 9, Courtney VandeBovenkamp 9, Mallory Reiner 6, Christine Belcher 6 and Sam Kellam 6. Alejandra Gonzalez-Angulo paced the Titans with 16. “The kids came out with great defense in the first half,” said Generals coach Dom Silvaggio. “They took care of business.”
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded London Regina Mundi Catholic Titans dumped the 9th-seeded Kitchener Waterloo C.V.S. Raiders 54-41 after leading 15-14, 35-25 and 45-27 at the quarters. Carolyn Wolynski paced the Titans with 20. Jenalyn Yumol added 11 and Alejandra Gonzalez-Angulo 11. Kate MacTavish paced the Raiders with 15. Claire Lockhart added 10. The Titans overcame an early deficit to lead 35-25 at the half, then outscored the Raiders 10-2 in the third quarter to take control. “We just all supported each other and lifted ourselves up and reconnected,” Yumol said. “We had to get the flow back, but we knew we had the heart and the desire to go right to the end. The key for us was teamwork and having confidence and getting all the support from the bench, the fans and of course the coaches.” Coach Rick Sheardown said “I told the girls, ‘You’ve given me a great present in getting this far, so if you really want to make this worthwhile, win this one. It wasn’t until about six minutes that I could see their confidence start to come back, their game start to come back. But before this tournament, we came in with no expectations. They knew they were going to be facing some pretty good opposition, so being here and winning a medal never entered their minds as a reality. But we came out in our second game against Peterborough St. Peter’s and dominated from the start. That’s when I turned to Tracey (assistant coach Swift) and said, ‘You know, we might still be playing Saturday’,” The Raiders (coached by Nicholas White, assisted by Erika Werner) also included Kate Holbrook-Smith, Megan Longpre, Rachael Urosevic, Andrea Bowra, Jessica Duke, Susan Gordon, Skye Johns, Carly McCrory, Lana Pfaff, Barbara Robertson, Deanna Walker, Olivia Nelles and Katelyn Pentsa.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Louis-Riel Rebelles nipped the top-seeded Amherstburg General Amherst Generals 51-49 after leading 20-9, 29-26 and 38-35 at the quarters. Emilie Vachon paced the Rebelles with 20. Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya added 16 and Micaella Riche 13. Korrisa Williams led the Generals with 14. Courtney VandeBovenkamp added 12 and Amy Belcher 12. A Generals trey hit the rim and a rebound attempt rimmed out in the dying seconds. Amherst trailed 20-9 after one quarter and fell behind by as much as 14 in the second quarter but clawed their way back and actually led the Ottawa-based school with four minutes to go. Amherst head coach Dom Silvaggio told the Windsor Star that the first quarter proved the squad’s undoing. “We missed open shots. We weren’t very successful from the free-throw line.” By contrast, Riel banked in two three-pointers in the first quarter. “It just seemed to be their night,” said Silvaggio. “They are a very talented team.” Amherst made it a three-point game at the half. “It’s a credit to our kids. To (come back) against a talented team shows their spunk and spirit our kids have.” Louis Riel hit a three-pointer to go up 47-44 with roughly 90 seconds to go forcing Amherst to foul to stay in the game. “They had a shot to win it and tie it. It wasn’t in the cards,” said Silvaggio.
The bronze medalist London Regina Mundi Catholic College Titans: Jenalyn Yumol; Caroline Wolynski; Alejandra Gonzalez-Angulo; Amanda Baltzer; Allison Gammon; Alejandra Gonzalez-Angulo; Francesca Lepore; Julissa Naranjo; Christy Villanueva; Colleen Woods; Danielle Benfeito; Michelle Douglas; Yom Nhial; Jessi Couto; Teyler Couto; Chelsea Des Roches; coach Rick Sheardown; assistant Tracy Swift; assistant Wes Irvine
The silver medalist Amherstburg General Amherst Generals: Samantha Kellam; Korissa Williams; Courtney VandeBovenkamp; Amy Belcher; Talya Tovar; Candice Clouthier; Michelle Harber; Kaylee Williams; Jessica Mallender; Christine Belcher; Rebecca Mallender; Carly Fasan; Mallory Reiner; Jaylin VandeBovenkamp; coach Dom Silvaggio; assistant Don Parks; assistant Greg Scott
The gold medalist Gloucester Ecole Secondaire Publique Louis-Riel Rebelles: Emilie Vachon; Francesca Bellehumeur-Moya; Kellie Ring; Kristy McGregor-Bales; Micaella Riche; Idill Hussein; Renee Legault; Vicki Savard; Virginie Giorgetti; Daphnee Michel; Alexie Morin-Holland; Deborah Agette-Chery; Noemie Bellehumeur-Moya; coach Andre Desjardins; assistant Sue Hylland-Ring