In the opening seeding round, held in Belle River: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels stomped the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights 66-30 after leading 34-5, 44-13 and 55-19 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints crushed the 16th-seeded Coburg CI Wolves 56-26 after leading 22-9, 26-14 and 46-21 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Holy Names Knights clipped the 12th-seeded Vaughan Stephen Lewis Sharks 60-42. The Sharks led 17-10 after one quarter. The Knights led 34-28 at the half and 44-31 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans torched the 15th-seeded Kanata Earl of March Lions 53-25 after leading 20-4, 30-16 and 46-21 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans edged the 10th-seeded Elmira District Lancers 50-46. The Lancers led 14-8, 28-10 and 40-24 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Tecumseh Ste. Anne Saints dispatched the 9th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 48-35 after leading 12-5, 23-10 and 30-19 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet District Storm dispatched the 14th-seeded Brampton St. Roch Ravens 49-41 after leading 20-11, 32-24 and 43-36 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Scarborough St. John Henry Newman Catholic Knights clipped the 13th-seeded Barrie Eastview Wildcats 47-34. The Wildcats led 10-9 after one quarter. The Knights led 21-17 at the half and 31-23 at the half.
In the second, elimination round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels clubbed the 16th-seeded Coburg CI Wolves 64-26 after leading 25-4, 39-16 and 50-20 at the quarters. The Wolves (coach Shane Urbach, assistant Anthea Goodwin, assistant Amelia Grieger, assistant Wayne McFarlane) included Sara Abu Awad, Sarna Al-Salihi, Maci Davis, Camryn Goodwin, Riley Goodwin, Aleya Guite, Julie Redwood, Stella Ross, Mackenzie St. John, Aleena Trumble, Brooklyn Upton and Simone Wilson. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Stoney Creek Saltfleet District Storm edged the 9th-seeded Kingston Frontenac Falcons 57-52 in overtime. The Falcons led 11-9 after one quarter and 24-12 at the half. The Storm led 29-25 after three quarters. The score was knotted at 47 after regulation. The Falcons (coach Karlyn Pixley, assistant Mike Thompson) included Teanna Bentley, Katie Buick, MacKenzie Charron, Taya Cooper, Hayley Corbett, Jessie Dean, Kyleigh Finn, Kayla Gendron, Hailey Hart, Nadia Pacheco and Keely Sakell. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans clubbed the 12th-seeded Vaughan Stephen Lewis Sharks 59-31 after leading 18-7, 35-16 and 55-23 at the quarters. The Sharks (coach Shafin Kaba, assistant Joy Axmith, assistant Kristi Bates) included Michelle Baranova, Rylie Barrison, Gabriella Cherepaha, Marley Hayle, Sydney Lee, Christy Luu, Erica Makvandi, Kayla Nathwani, Delnas Rahimi, Celine Rudolph, Regan Swan and Shira Zeilig. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans whipped the 13th-seeded Barrie Eastview Wildcats 54-28 after leading 18-7, 34-10 and 47-13 at the quarters. The Wildcats (coach Quintin Tizzard, assistant Patti Grace) included Chloe Alexander, Scarlette Butler, Ava Christopher, Ella Crawford, Kyla McCord, Sydney Paemurd, Faye Potvin, Hannah Pratt, Reese Rutledge, Leigh Tizzard and Andi Wand. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints dispatched the 11th-seeded Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s College Knights 51-40 after leading 10-2, 28-10 and 45-21 at the quarters. The Knights (coach Dave Zagordo, assistant Jeff Lefave, assistant Mario Scarpino) included Tori Carbone, Emily Edgar, Sammy Guido, Mia Iachetta, Ashlyn-Arnalee Kells-Noble, Keira Kent, Abiail Macknight, Payton Magli, Martina Pucii, Lindsey Sarlo, Caillin Seneca, Sidney Withers and Ella Zachary. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Tecumseh Ste. Anne Saints whipped the 14th-seeded Brampton St. Roch Ravens 67-36 after leading 14-6, 30-16 and 52-27 at the quarters. The Ravens (coach David Maxim, coach Matthew Galea) included Praise Brereton, Ofunu Ebiega, Alana Ellis, Kalyce Grant-Hackett, Brianna Gregory, Kassandra Ignacio, Julissa James, Mya Martindale, Samira Omotayo, Rene Pierre, Michelle Antoniete Tablan, Nora Whittingham Samuels and Carina Wynter-Josephs. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Windsor Holy Names Knights blasted the 15th-seeded Kanata Earl of March Lions 67-30 after leading 26-8, 36-18 and 58-20 at the quarters. The Lions (coach Martha Ashfield, assistant Jared Lisk, assistant Donna Ward) included Narmeen Anwa, Katelyn Campbell, Jessica Pieters, Elsie Ross, Ella Inouye, Andrea Pieters, Ellie Hao, Kalena Krahn, Hadley Gilvear and Gwen Arsenault. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Elmira District Lancers 46-35 defeated the 7th-seeded Scarborough St. John Henry Newman Catholic Knights 46-35 after leading 20-4, 30-11 and 41-16 at the quarters. The Knights (coach Milver Bravo, coach Eva Roser) included Danielle Bokwango, Jada Burke, Ehi Eloehi, Victoria Etim, Gloria Etim, Michaealla Kakese, Julissa Molina-Pier, Beverly Omere, Gloria Osaruyi and Myah Small.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels stomped the 8th-seeded 74-46 after leading 29-10, 48-18 and 65-32 at the quarters. The Storm (coach Dan Lane, manager Kristina Alderdice) included Ainsley Lane, Maggie Lupton, Nina Vukaljevic, Aleksia Vukaljevic, Reagan Olumogba, Bojana Mroavic, Ludy Machinda-Gleadall, Katie Zolis, Sydney Grayley, Roslyn Acosta, Abby Kennedy and Alena Tepsic.
The 6th-seeded Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints edged the 3rd-seeded Tecumseh Ste. Anne Saints 39-35. Ste. Anne led 13-8 after one quarter and 18-11 at the half. Richview led 30-24 after three quarters. Ste. Anne (coach Bob Loebach, assistant Ian Cullion) included Nancy Ulicny, Lia Acanne, Elia Bortolussi, Tessa Brain, Ella Brazier, Chelsea Crep, Abby Cullion, Claire Ferrato, Addison Ficon, Jelena Knezevic, Maddy McMillan, Sawyer North and Ava Willoughby.
The 4th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans nipped the 5th-seeded Ajax Pickering Trojans 43-41. The Trojans led 9-7 after one quarter and 19-15 at the half. The Spartans led 33-31 after three quarters. The Trojans (coach Michael Gordensky, coach Mark Belhomme, coach Sephton Spence) included Shakira Adeknmi, Jazmyn Blake-Jackson, Czaske Deane, Anika Fermin, Zynaye Henry, Tamia James-Matthews, Aaliyah Johnson, Josee Jones, Natalya Lindsay, Zaina Marsan, Avery McBride, Kathlyn Samuel, Kaylah Sewell, Payton Sheehan and Samaya Vieneer.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Holy Names Knights clubbed the 10th-seeded Elmira District Lancers 58-23 after leading 28-4, 37-15 and 49-23 at the quarters. The Lancers (coach Matt Buckley, coach Montana Telfer) included Macy Weber, Kaleohana Manalong, Megan Hume, Emily Ferguson, Brienna Brezynskie, Delaney Cortes, Beth Alpaugh, Lottie Martin, Megan Stickney, Sofia Maruna, Ella Laverty and Sara Weber.
In the semis, the top-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels mauled the 4th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans 76-41 after leading 32-5, 46-24 and 65-29 at the quarters.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Windsor Holy Names Knights clipped the 6th-seeded Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints 52-38 after leading 15-9, 23-18 and 37-26 at the quarters.
In the bronze medal match, the 4th-seeded London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans edged the 6th-seeded Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints 31-20. The Spartans led 7-2 after one quarter. The Saints led 15-13 at the half and 28-17 after three quarters.
In the final, the top-seeded Hamilton Cathedral Gaels dispatched the 2nd-seeded Windsor Holy Names Knights 85-73 to capture their second consecutive crown. The Knights led 30-18 after one quarter. The Gaels led 50-45 at the half and 74-54 after three quarters after taking command with a 16-2 run. “We got out to big leads most of our games, the final was the only one we ever trailed in,” Gaels’ coach Kevin Daly told the Hamilton Spectator. “They hit 10 of their first 12 three-point shots, which is just incredible. I don’t think we played bad defence, they were just on fire. They played great and we had to play great to beat them. Our main game is we press, we trap and we get steals. We got a bunch of steals and got back in the lead. It was a great final. The score at the half was 50-45, which is unheard of. I’ve never been involved in a game like that. We score a lot but we had to really score in this game.” Keira Daly paced the Gaels with 35. Kylie Rosos added 15, Maya Flynn 14, Nicole Daly 13 and Amy Varrasso 8. “Cathedral is obviously known for boys sports,” Daly said. “There are pictures on the wall of the boys teams, and our goal before the start of the last year was to win the city and get the 2021 team up there, and be the first girls’ team on the wall. Now we’ll have two pictures on the wall. Hopefully we’re leading the way, and more girls teams will be winning at Cathedral. … You go to OFSAA and everyone knows there’s no doubt that Hamilton is the hub of girls basketball: high school, rep teams, everything. It’s nice to add Cathedral to that list of great Hamilton teams.” Kiki Sran led the Knights with 24. Leah Tate added 23 and Lily Collins 13. “As long as you keep fighting to the end, there’s no reason that you should give up,” Tate told the Windsor Star. “Never give up and keep working until the end. … It is a little frustrating,” the 18-year-old Tate said. “We had a really good start and then it kind of fell short in the second quarter.” Knight Kiki Sran added that “was a great press. We couldn’t get the ball over, so give credit to them, but I feel we fought hard until all the way to the end and I couldn’t be prouder. … “ just think we had a lot of momentum and then we kind of got flustered a bit with their press, but we came back. I feel like we fought hard until the end and there’s nothing more I could have asked. … If you think about it, there’s 100 teams in high school and we finished top two, second-best team in Ontario, so even though we lost the championship it’s still a really big honour and a big accomplishment and I’m proud of my team.” Knights coach Sean Culhane said “of our starting five, three are soccer-first girls. They probably all will play soccer at the next level as their university sport. Their effort and their willingness to be coached in a sport that’s not really their No. 1 sport has been phenomenal. Our first, basically, OFSAA medal in the history of the school for senior girls.”
The antique bronze medalist Etobicoke Richview Collegiate Institute Saints: Alexandra Azuma; Charlize Brito; Jaeda-Marie Dennis; Hailey Franco-DeRyck; Sophia Goussios; Angelica Harris; Emma Howorth; Sh’rye Johnson; Tessa Kent; Jade Liu; Ana Mladjen; Dalia Phillips; Katarina Simanic; Lauren Squires; Payton Walker; coach Kurt Dipchand; coach Jocelyn Fralick
The bronze medalist London Mother Teresa Catholic Spartans: Gabriella Adam; Seji Basra; Sydney Cowan; Emersyn deNijs; Erin Fargnoli; Abby Faubert; Claire Hagle; Patricia Ashley Kamde Ywouboui; Alexis Kolybaba; Jemma Martin; Maya Skocir; Rylinn Thelwell; coach Angela Campbell; coach Peter Malcolmson
The silver medalist Windsor Holy Names Knights: Lily Collins; Alessia Fanella; Kalyssa Gendreau; Isabelle Hage; Yasmine Kadri; Arianna Karl; Fiona Lukassen; Claire Pozzi; Jane Pozzi; Taylor Simon; Kiki Sran; Leah Tate; coach Sean Culhane; coach Kristina Silva
The gold medalist Hamilton Cathedral Gaels: Atteyla Barichello-Herrara; Nubeah Clarke; Beatrice Clausen; Rachel Daly; Keira Daly; Nicole Daly; Maya Flynn; Angelina Medeiros; Tea Papalia; Kylie Rosos; Kaylor Rosos; Amy Varrasso; coach Kevin Daly; assistant Luca Fortino; assistant James Daly; assistant Sandra Daly
Thanks to: Convenor Bob Loebach for provision of the tournament program.