In the opening round, held in Belle River: …………………………………………………… The 14th-seeded Belle River District Nobles nipped the 9th-seeded Peterborough St. Peters Saints 34-33. The Nobles led 7-3 after one quarter and 20-17 at the half. The score was knotted at 27 after three quarters. Dani Dimu led the Nobles with 16. Myah Robillard added 8. Michelle Schevers paced the Saints with 15. Rachel House added 7. Dani Dimu hit a game-winning trey with less than three minutes to play. The Nobles trailed 28-27 when Dimu spotted up and drilled the trey. “I was shooting really well that game, so I just kept it going. It was a great feeling knowing you can contribute that way and help the team win.” The Nobles were in cruise control, going on a 9-2 run and leading by as much as 11 points in the second quarter before getting into foul trouble. Nobles coach Frank Graziano was impressed with Dimu, who stepped up when the team got into foul trouble early on. “She was amazing today. That was the biggest shot she made all game and she didn’t show any nerves at all.” …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders dumped the 11th-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings 57-45 after leading 19-11, 32-27 and 49-37 at the quarters. Christina Buttenham paced the Crusaders with 12. Lauren Handy led the Vikings with 14. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded London St. Thomas Aquinas Flames whipped the 9th-seeded Toronto Downsview Secondary Mustangs 62-43 after leading 14-9, 29-21 and 46-35 at the quarters. Mackenzie Puklicz paced the Flames with 20. Telicia Burton led the Mustangs with 10. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers clipped the 16th-seeded Toronto Havergal Havergators 41-32 after leading 7-6, 17-14 and 31-26 at the quarters. Karli Marcotte paced the Lancers with 12. Madison Coville led the Havergators with 9. The Lancers led 7-6, 17-14 and 31-26 at the quarters. “It was good game,” Lancer Kristin Ferguson told the Sudbury Star. “We had a rough start because we were pretty nervous, but after that we played our game and played how we can. We came in not mentally prepared for the game, but after that we got out of that slump and played much much better. … (Coaches Mitch Lalonde and Denis Gauthier told us to be the team that we are and then we had to get ourselves pumped up and we came out with a bang in the third quarter and made our layups and our shots.” Gauthier said his troops “were trying to figure things out and it was their first game at OFSAA, and once settled had a really good third quarter to take care of business. … Kristin had a very good game and played very well. She took care of their best player on defence and took care of the boards for us. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Gloucester Louis-Riel Rebelles thrashed the 10th-seeded Brantford North Park Trojans 57-35 after leading 21-7, 31-19 and 51-22 at the quarters. Julia Dostaler paced the Rebelles with 13. Noemie Bellehumeur-Moya added 11. Jessica Grant led the Trojans with 12. Abbey Johnston added 10. A 20-3 Louis-Riel run in the third quarter was the big difference maker. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders clubbed the 12th-seeded Whitby Anderson Raiders 58-13 after leading 17-6, 49-9 and 55-11 at the quarters. Sarah Besselink and Gourider each scored 11 to pace the Crusaders. Bailey McLeish paced the Raiders with 4. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Newmarket Dr. John M. Denison Huskies ripped the 7th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas 47-35 after leading 14-10, 24-16 and 36-26 at the quarters. Emily Tinnis paced the Huskies with 11. Taylor McAlpine led the Hoyas with 16. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats clubbed the 15th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs 54-24. The score was knotted at 7 after one quarter. The Redcoats led 17-13 at the half and 36-17 after three quarters. Morgan Rosts paced the Redcoats with 16. Brianna Cohen led the Mustangs with 10.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings whipped the 6th-seeded Sudbury Lasalle Lancers 47-24 after leading 15-7, 25-11 and 40-21 at the quarters. Melissa Ellis and Lauren Handy each scored 15 to pace the Vikings. Laura Graham led the Lancers with 8. The Lancers (coached by Denis Gauthier) also included Karli Marcotte, Kristin Ferguson, Keegan Anderson, Lindsay Scruton, Lindsay Rantala, Lauren Booth, Kairene Isaac, Soheila Homayed and Carissa Laurin. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded London St. Thomas Aquinas Flames clubbed the 9th-seeded Peterborough St. Peters Saints after leading 11-4, 22-8 and 34-17 at the quarters. Mackenzie Puklicz led the Flames with 18. Rachel House led the Saints with 6. The Saints (coached by Dave Graham, assisted by Erin Gilson) also included Michelle Schevers, Shannon Carr, Erin Corkery, Rachel Ryan, Laura Barrick, Jenna Hickey, Brianna Mackey, Abby Adair and Shelby Wilson. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders stomped the 16th-seeded Toronto Havergal Havergators 61-16 after leading 21-4, 34-7 and 46-13 at the quarters. Christina Buttenham paced the Crusaders with 14. Madison Coville led the Havergators with 5. The Havergators included Flora Hay, Sarah Caplice, Rebecca Quinn, Jillian Quinn. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Toronto Downsview Secondary Mustangs dumped the 14th-seeded Belle River District Nobles 40-34 after leading 14-5 after one quarter and 18-13 at the half. The score was knotted at 25 at the half. Telicia Burton led the Mustangs with 20. Myah Robillard led the Nobles with 16. The Nobles (coached by Frank Graziano) also included Jaz Martin, Andie Suthers, Dani Dumi, Michelle Hunter, Alyssa Klassen. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders stomped the 15th-seeded Toronto York Memorial Mustangs 60-19 after leading 18-4, 32-7 and 44-13 at the quarters. Sarah Besselink paced the Crusaders with 16. Nicolet Towler led the Mustangs with 8. The Mustangs also included Brianna Cohen. …………………………………………………… The 13th-seeded Newmarket Dr. John M. Denison Huskies edged the 10th-seeded Brantford North Park Trojans 36-34. The Huskies led 14-9, 25-20 and 29-28 at the quarters. Brie Rurak paced the Huskies with 17. Abbey Johnston led the Trojans with 13. The Trojans (coached by Andrea Hawkins) included Allison Delorenzi, Abbey Sayles, Sara Minutillo, Jessica Grant, Natasha Linnington, Taylor Greenwood, Kyanna Forsyth, Kyanna Wray, Kirsten Sowa, Jasneet Phanoa, Rebecca Adkins and Abbey Johnston. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats dusted the 12th-seeded Whitby Anderson Raiders 49-34 after leading 9-4, 21-13 and 35-28 at the quarters. Sydney Phillips led the Redcoats with 12. Hellen Dumbuya paced the Raiders with 21. The Raiders (coached by Dean Hutchcroft, assisted by Corina Mahorn and Myles Daniel) also included Bailey McLeish, Shantel Sinclair, Alexandra Tushingham, Stephanie Gates, Leanne Kirkby, Donna Ward, Jenna Farris, Desiree Quinlan, Celine Daniel, Emily Steger and Kristina Sobolewski. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Gloucester Louis-Riel Rebelles whipped the 7th-seeded Huntsville Hoyas 52-34 after leading 16-8, 31-15 and 41-21 at the quarters. Arielle Kabangu led the Rebelles with 10. Laura Stilwell paced the Hoyas with 10. The Hoyas included Erin Connell, Taylor McAlpine, Brooke Walker, Brittney McConnell, Seanna Payne, Sarah Fletcher, Maeve Morin, Elly Lapp, Kristy Robertson and Billie Currie.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders stomped the 9th-seeded Toronto Downsview Secondary Mustangs 67-42 after leading 19-5, 37-16 and 56-27 at the quarters. Hilary Hanaka paced the Crusaders with 10. Adrianna Scott and Loysha Morris each notched 12 for the Mustangs.
The 11th-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings stunned 3rd-seeded London St. Thomas Aquinas Flames 57-44. The Flames led 12-11 after one quarter. The Vikings led 27-22 at the half and 40-30 after three quarters. Lauren Handy paced the Vikings with 18. Mackenzie Puklicz paced the Flames with 24. The Flames (coached by Jim Foster) also included Alexandra Arcese, Laura Gaskin, Alicia Suderman, Kathryn Cybulski, Claire Porter, Lauren Frijia, Rachel Fradgley.
The 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats dumped the 4th-seeded Gloucester Louis-Riel Rebelles 52-45. The Rebelles led 15-8 after one quarter. The Redcoats led 28-22 at the half and 41-34 after three quarters. Morgan Rosts led the Redcoats with 16. Ashley Beaudoin-Polacek led the Rebelles with 10. The Rebelles (coached by Andre Desjardins) also included Nicki Hadwen, Vanessa Gilles, Arielle Kabangu, Julia Dostaler, Noemie Bellehumeur-Moya, Andreanne Ennis,
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders whipped the 13th-seeded Newmarket Dr. John M. Denison Huskies 59-36 after leading 14-4, 26-14 and 42-31 at the quarters. Sarah Besselink led the Crusaders with 22. Emily Tinnes paced the Huskies with 12. Katie Gilmor added 12. The Huskies (coached by Jackie Zicaro) also included Brie Rurak,
In the semis, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders crushed the 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats 64-38 after leading 24-11, 32-23 and 54-29 at the quarters. Amria Giannattasio paced the Crusaders with 20. Mary Ingribelli led the Redcoats with 10.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders nipped the 11th-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings 42-39. The Crusaders led 14-8 after one quarter and 28-24 at the half. The Vikings led 33-30 after three quarters. Sarah Besselink led the Crusaders with 16. Lauren Handy led the Vikings with 17. The Crusaders trailed by four with a minute to play but clutch defense and a massive three by Sammy Gourdier gave the girls a one-point lead with just over ten seconds left. Sarah Besselink than went to the line and iced the game with two free throws.
In the bronze medal match, the 11th-seeded Sarnia Northern Vikings clipped the 5th-seeded St. Catharines Governor Simcoe Redcoats 37-27 after leading 8-6, 12-9 and 20-13 at the quarters. Lauren Handy paced the Vikings with 13.. The Vikings came to life in the fourth quarter. “Our kids no more wanted to be in that game than fly to the moon,” Vikings coach John Thrasher said. “We couldn’t hit a shot. I mean absolutely nothing was dropping for the first three quarters. But in the fourth quarter they just found a way to win; I was surprised they could play that hard. The girls were emotionally drained after we virtually blew the game in the afternoon. We led all the way through the fourth quarter and then we made some humongous mistakes at the end. “A month ago, if you had told me, ‘you’re going to win an OFSAA bronze,’ I would have laughed at you.” Morgan Rosts led the Redcoats with 11. The Redcoats (coach John Dakin, assistant Jill Stiefelmeyer, assistant Scott Madole, manager Chelsea McShane) also included Lauryn Freisen, Mary Ingribelli, Hayley Reynolds, Rachel Debon, Lexi Parkin, Grace Edmands, Emily Bourque, Kara Ros, Katherine Hughes, Bailey Riediger, Sydney Phillips and Lauren Friesen.
In the final, the top-seeded Hamilton St. Mary’s Crusaders stomped the 2nd-seeded Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders 59-31 after leading 13-7, 26-11 and 38-18 at the quarters. Hilary Hanaka paced St. Mary’s with 16. Crusaders coach Rich Wesolowski told the Hamilton Spectator that Hilary Hanaka “had a really good final and she was sort of nicked up a bit. She had a couple of elbow to the face. She grounded it out and played well the whole weekend.” Sam Gourdier paced the Crusaders with 11. Shelby Kralic added 9 and Sarah Besselink 8. “They’re the best team in the province, hands down,” Crusaders coach Kelly Dixon told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “They beat St. Thomas More – and they won quad A OFSAA. … Coming off such an emotional win over Northern, and with only a few hours between games, it was pretty tough. We needed to play a flawless game and we needed (St. Mary) to make mistakes.” The Crusaders hit 15 treys.
The bronze medalist Sarnia Northern Vikings: Lauren Handy; Melissa Ellis; Cassidy Crowe; Mckinley Carey; Claire Dechet; Sarah Goodman; Kaitlyn Mahu; Hannah Earle; Lexi McShea; Brianne Ferguson; Karoline Adamski; Christine Fleische; coach John Thrasher; assistant Jeff Gark; assistant Lindsay Nield; assistant Andrew Westlake; assistant Morgan Jean
The silver medalist Kingston Holy Cross Crusaders: Sarah Besselink; Sammy Gourdier; Shelbey Kralic; Keira Lapierre; Hannah King; Julia Vidotto; Hannah Pho; Breanna Faulkner; Kelsie Norman; Meagan Kirbyson; Devan Anderson; Jessica East; coach Kelly Dixon
The champion Hamilton St. Mary Crusaders: Christina Buttenham; Hilary Hanaka; Amria Giannattasio; Emily Piccini; Lisa Kehoe; Sarah Sloan; Ally Brandt; Sam Hall; Laura Castellan; Mackenzie Trpcic; Taylor Randall; coach Rich Wesolowski; assistant Lora Teboekhorst; assistant Nate McKibbon