Final regular season standings:
West (7): Niagara Prep (18-1); Lincoln Prep (14-5); King’s Christian (11-8); Southwest Academy (10-9); TRC Academy (8-11); Caledon Basketball Academy (7-12); Excel Hoops Prep (4-15)
East (7): Crestwood Prep (18-1); Capital Courts (16-3); Bill Crothers SS (11-8); Lo-Ellen Park Prep (5-14); Louis-Riel (5-14); Father John Redmond (4-15); Central Tech (2-17)
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The regular season first-place finishers in the East (Crestwood) and West (Niagara Prep) divisions received a first-round bye. …………………………………………………… The Brantford TRC Academy Wolfpack (5th, West) clipped the Sudbury Lo-Ellen Park Prep Knights (4th, East) 63-48. The Knights (coach Dawn Russell, assistant Jennifer Bourget) included Aneisha Rismond, Kaitlyn Simard, Grace Smrke, Delaney Bourget, Charlotte Church, Mireille DiMaio, Abby Frick, Emilie Lafond, Dylann Mazzuchin and Claudia Pellerin-Olutayo. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Lincoln Prep Huskies (2nd, West) dusted the Toronto Central Tech Blues (7th, East) 104-35. The Huskies led 22-6, 39-19 and 74-28 at the quarters. Jayme Foreman paced the Huskies with 15 on 6-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Summer Bostock added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Lauren Audino notched 12 on 6-8 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Jada Grannum scored 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Raphaela Toussaint added 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Rheyna Steinauer scored 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-4 form the line, 1-5 from the arc, 8 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Nicole Chateau added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Kirsten McGrath notched 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Sa’mone Winters added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 form the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Jadyn Weltz scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emily Dikdan added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 form the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Daniella Martin scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. The Huskies hit 41-88 from the floor, 10-4 from the line and 12-34 from the arc, while garnering 53 boards, 29 assists, 17 turnovers, 18 steals and 5 blocks. Diaka Berete paced the Blues with 14 on 5-17 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 1-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Isioma Fejokwu added 10 on 5-14 from the floor, 8 boards and 4 steals. Francisca Oppong notched 4 on 1-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 0-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Princess Gayle scored 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Natajha Shakiera Pusey-Burnett added 3 on 1-2 form the floor, 1-1 form the line and 6 boards, while Kyra Antoine-Jones, Olivea Peters and Genesis Ghide-Bryan were scoreless. Antoine Jones dished 4 assists and blocked 2 shots. Ghide-Bryan nabbed 5 boards, dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. The Blues hit 13-64 from the floor, 7-15 from the line and 2-20 from the arc, while garnering 31 boards, 8 assists, 28 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks. The Blues (coach Omar Bryan, assistant Jordan Pardo) also included Akayla Burrell, Tianna Stewart-Johnson, Qadira Peralta Hamilton, Hailey Rocha and Shanelle Matthew. …………………………………………………… The Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate Cavaliers (3rd, West) whipped the Etobicoke Father John Redmond Catholic SS and Regional Arts Centre Redhawks (6th, East) 85-50. The Cavaliers led 17-6, 47-20 and 68-35 at the quarters. Abigail Jegede paced the Cavaliers with 25 on 10-17 from the floor, 2-9 from the line, 3-7 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Dominique Ennis added 19 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2-7 from the arc, 8 boards, 8 assists, 7 steals and 3 blocks. Teah Stupar notched 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Sumer Lee scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Lara Cook added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Nina Kokic scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Alarice Gooden notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Katie Hartman added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Ella Farrelly scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Andjela Bojic added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Lilia Skumatova scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards, while Kayley Joseph-Bernard was scoreless and dished 2 assists. The Cavaliers hit 32-74 from the floor, 11-25 from the line and 9-25 from the arc, while garnering 45 boards, 20 assists, 15 turnovers, 19 steals and 6 blocks. Kiyara Letlow paced the Redhawks with 15 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 10 boards. Amelie Bouchard added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Jaya D’Souza notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aaliyah Alexander scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Emma Fawcett added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Sabrina Nero scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 9 boards. Anjuli Gosal added 2 on 1-6 form the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Victoria Tees scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Mikayla Simon-Tucker added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 steals, while Jenna Chateau was scoreless. The Redhawks hit 20-66 from the floor, 7-14 from the line and 3-14 from the arc, while garnering 41 boards, 8 assists, 30 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. The Redhawks (coached by Jey-son Edwards) also included Kyra Guzylak-Messam, Jiya Saini and Jessica Jones, Antaya Tyrell. …………………………………………………… The Markham Bill Crothers SS Colts (3rd, East) clipped the Bolton Caledon Basketball Academy Cougars (6th, West) 83-72. The Colts led 26-9, 42-33 and 70-55 at the quarters. Isaline Alexander paced the Colts with 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 16 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Callie Wright added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 1-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Lireesa Gokhool-Jefferson notched 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Ciante Downs added 11 on 5-18 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 0-4 form the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Rugaya Green scored 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Haley Barbieri added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Alexandra Jaglall scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jenny Nkuah added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Mahalia Long scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Nia Schwartz, Kate Jahnke and Lauryn Meek were scoreless. The Colts hit 34-92 from the floor, 7-16 from the line and 8-27 from the arc, while garnering 55 boards, 19 assists, 12 turnovers, 11 steals and 9 blocks. Izabella Zingaro paced the Cougars with 31 on 9-25 from the floor, 12-14 from the line, 1-4 from the arc, 19 boards and 2 steals. Taija Sta Maria added 19 on 7-17 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3-9 from the arc, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Lauren Foullong notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Madelyn White scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Rain Jhaj added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Maya Chocano scored 2 on 1-13 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 11 boards and 2 steals, while Kate White was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Cougars (coached by Gord Everett) hit 25-85 from the floor, 15-18 from the line and 7-35 from the arc, while garnering 49 boards, 14 assists, 15 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks. …………………………………………………… The Orleans Capital Courts Academy (2nd, East) spanked Excel (7th, West) 80-45. Excel (coached by Hali Bruns, assisted by Kenny Manning) included Alexis Rosario-Remeki, Akili Bernard, Amrit Manak, Lameez Khan, Bree Robinson, Zoe Idahosa, Tene Smith, Ayneigejah Ferguson-Dugas, Tamia LaBrode-Sutton, Caidence Amartey, Brianna McLeod and Micaela Carter. …………………………………………………… The London Southwest Academy Huskies (4th, West) dispatched the Gloucester Louis-Riel Rebelles (5th, East) 67-60. The Rebelles (coach Andres Desjardins, assistant Michel Woodworth, assistant Rose-Anne Joly) included Diana Saoud, Emma-Jane Scotten, Anna-Gisele Goulet, Katrina Renon, Aimee Boulay, Naziah Charles, Nora N’doujou, Ava Renon, Raissa Nsabua, Maryse Miaro, Lootii Kiri, Ella Adair and Renee Paquette.
In the quarterfinal, the top-seeded Toronto Crestwood Preparatory College Lions clubbed 8th-seeded TRC Academy 82-53. Latisha Latimore paced the Lions with 19 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Aaliyah Edwards added 18 on 8-15 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Shayeann Day-Wilson notched 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Justiece Miller scored 7 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Rebecca Demeke notched 6 on 2-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals. Schmymera Samuels added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Ella Okubasu scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-8 from the line and 4 boards. Jadaia Reid added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Tianna Bailey scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Zakayla Day-Burrell notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Kayla Drummond added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Chantelle Stuart scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while, Saleah Joseph and Faith Joseph were scoreless. Saleah Joseph nabbed 3 boards and pilfered 2 balls. The Lions hit 34-76 from the floor, 9-19 from the line, 5-16 from the arc, 64 boards, 22 assists, 18 turnovers, 8 steals, 7 blocks and 13 fouls. Mya Iriah paced the Wolf Pack with 14 on 4-11 from the floor, 6-9 from the line, 0-1 from the arc and 3 steals. Lisa Tesson added 12 on 5-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Willo Thomas notched 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Teniesha Clarke scored 6 on 3-16 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Jada Poon Tip added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Brianna Williams scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 11 boards. Jennifer Damoah added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Aleksija Vukovic scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. Ilijana Vukovic added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. The Wolf Pack (coached by Jeremy Kayeye) hit 21-74 from the floor, 8-13 from the line and 3-15 from the arc, while garnering 17 boards, 7 assists, 13 fouls, 10 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls.
The 5th-seeded Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate Cavaliers edged the 4th-seeded Hamilton Lincoln Prep Huskies 62-60. Dominique Ennis paced the Cavaliers with 22 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Abigail Jegede added 14 on 4-14 from the floor, 4-11 from the line, 2-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Teah Stupar notched 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Kate Hartman scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Sumer Lee added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Nina Kokic scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals, while Kayley Joseph-Bernard, Lilia Skumatova, Lara Cook, Alarice Gooden and Ella Farrelly were scoreless. Joseph-Bernard nabbed 6 boards and blocked 2 shots. The Cavaliers hit 20-56 from the floor, 11-24 from the line and 11-30 from the arc, while garnering 31 boards, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 12 steals, 2 blocks and 21 fouls. Raphaela Toussaint paced the Huskies with 14 on 6-18 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 14 boards and 2 assists. Emily Dikkdan added 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jadyn Weltz notched 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8 boards and 6 assists. Summer Bostock scored 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kirsten McGrath added 6 on 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Jada Grannum scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 form the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jayme Foreman added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 0-2 from the arc and 2 blocks. Lauren Audino scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Kait Nichols notched 3 on 0-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Rheyna Steinauer added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 0-2 from the arc. Sa’mone Winters scored 1 on 0-1 from the arc and 1-3 from the line, while Nicole Chateau and Mia Ingaldson were scoreless. The Huskies hit 23-67 from the floor, 11-24 from the line and 3-21 from the arc, while garnering 60 boards, 14 assists, 24 turnovers, 7 steals, 4 blocks and 23 fouls. The Huskies (coached by Richard Nurse) also included Kate Ross, Daniella Mattina, Jada Upshaw and Mia Ingaldson.
The 2nd-seeded Welland Niagara Prep Girls Basketball Academy Warriors blasted the 7th-seeded Markham Bill Crothers SS Colts 78-46. The Warriors led 13-9, 36-21 and 57-34 at the quarters. Sarah Te-Biasu paced the Warriors with 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Emma Koabel added 12 on 5-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2-8 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Serah Williams notched 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 7-12 from the line and 13 boards. Madalyn Picton scored 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 2-8 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Julia Colavecchia added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Alexis Wright scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Chantelle Blagrove added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sarah Harvey scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Donna Ntambue added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 0-1 form the arc, 10 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Janee Harrison scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 form the arc and 3 steals. The Warriors hit 28-76 from the floor, 12-25 from the line and 10-34 from the arc, while garnering 60 boards, 19 assists, 27 turnovers, 17 steals, 6 blocks and 21 fouls. Callie Wright paced the Colts with 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Lireesa Gokhool-Jefferson added 1 1on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 6 steals. Ciante Downs notched 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 2-2 form the line, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Isaline Alexander scored 5 on 1-12 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 0-1 from the arc and 11 boards. Jenny Nkuah added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 2 boards. Rugaya Green scored 1 on 0-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line 6 boards and 2 steals. Haley Barbieri added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Alexandra Jaglall scored 1 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 0-1 from the arc, while Mahalia Long, Nia Schwartz, Kate Jahnke and Lauryn Meek were scoreless. Meek nabbed 3 boards. The Colts hit 14-64 from the floor, 16-30 from the line and 2-11 from the arc, while garnering 53 boards, 7 assists, 25 turnovers, 16 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls. The Colts (coach Jodi Gram, assistant Jamie Hutcheson, assistant Melissa Bailey) also included Cyanne John.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Capital Courts Academy dumped the 6th-seeded London Southwest Academy Huskies 89-75. CCA led 25-19, 47-34 and 71-54 at the quarters. Merissah Russell paced Capital Courts with 21 on 7-20 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 1-5 from the arc, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Hannah Riddick added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-8 from the line, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Fatima Diakhete notched 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 12 boards. Treyah Paquette scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Sira Ba added 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Lydia Melaschenko scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Isabella Gaudet notched 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 7 assists. Rachel Neumann added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 steals. Katie Butts scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Cassandra Joli-Coeur and Riley Richardson were scoreless. Capital Courts hit 34-82 from the floor, 15-21 from the line and 6-23 from the arc, while garnering 55 boards, 18 assists, 19 turnovers, 16 steals, 5 blocks and 23 fouls. Alexis Stewart paced the Huskies with 22 on 7-18 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 5-10 from the arc, 8 boards, 4 assist and 3 steals. Lemyah Hylton added 20 on 8-17 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Emily Payne added 12 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jada Bediako scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Kelly Cockfield added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Haley Stinebrickner scored 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Tamara Popovic, Maryama Turkstra, Shauntee Centen and Miranda Vanderwal were scoreless. Vanderwal nabbed 4 boards and Turkstra 2. Centen dished 2 assists. The Huskies hit 28-74 from the floor, 11-18 from the line and 8-26 from the arc, while garnering 46 boards, 16 assists, 15 turnovers, 9 steals, 1 block and 20 fouls. The Huskies (coached by Rob Angione) also included Shantavia Dawkins, Cheyenne Rowe and Carly McBain.
In the semis, the top-seeded Toronto Crestwood Preparatory College Lions ripped the 5th-seeded Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate Cavaliers 85-68. The Lions led 27-15, 56-30 and 69-43 at the quarters. Aaliyah Edwards paced the Lions with 23 on 9-16 from the floor, 5-7 form the line, 0-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Latasha Lattimore added 17 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Rebecca Demeke notched 17 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Shayeaann Day-Wilson scored 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 9 assists and 7 steals. Jadaia Reid added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 2-5 from the arc. Ella Okubasu scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Tianna Bailey added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Saleah Joseph, Faith Joseph, Schymera Samuels, Zakayala Day-Burrell, Justiece Miller and Kayla Drummond were scoreless. Drummong nabbed 3 boards. The Lions hit 34-64 from the floor, 10-16 from the line and 7-19 from the arc, while garnering 30 boards, 18 assists, 20 turnovers, 14 steals, 2 blocks and 21 fouls. Abigail Jegede paced the Cavaliers with 22 on 7-17 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 steals. Dominique Ennis added 11 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Teah Stupar notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Katie Hartman scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Lilia Skumatova added 6 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Sumer Le scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Ella Farrelly added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Lara Cook scored 2 on 1-2 form the floor. Alarice Gooden added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Nina Kokic scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 0-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Kayley Joseph-Bernard and Andjela Bojic were scoreless. Joseph-Bernard nabbed 2 boards. The Cavaliers hit 24-59 from the floor, 17-24 from the line and 3-15 from the arc, while garnering 30 boards, 10 assists, 24 turnovers, 11 steals and 13 fouls.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Welland Niagara Prep Girls Basketball Academy Warriors clipped the 3rd-seeded Orleans Capital Courts Academy 85-76. The Warriors led 24-17 after one quarter. Capital Court led 39-37 at the half and 62-59 after three quarters. Emma Koabel paced the Warriors with 20 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Julia Colavecchia added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Sarah Te-Biasu notched 14 on 4-13 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Donna Ntambue scored 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 6 assists. Serah Williams added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Madlyn Picton added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Chantelle Blagrove scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sarah Harvey added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards, while Alexis Wright and Janee Harrison were scoreless. The Warriors hit 31-72 from the floor, 15-22 from the line and 8-23 from the arc, while garnering 43 boards, 22 assists, 18 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 21 fouls. Hannah Riddick paced Capital Courts with 18 on 9-18 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 0-1 from the arc, 10 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Isabella Gaudet added 17 on 6-16 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 2-7 from the arc, 3 assists and 3 steals. Fatima Diakhate notched 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 5 boards. Merissah Russell scored 12 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 1-6 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 steals. Lydia Melaschenko added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 1-4 from the arc, 6 assists and 3 steals. Katie Butts scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Cassandra Joli-Coeur scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Rachel Neumann added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Sira Ba and Treyah Paquette were scoreless and each nabbed 2 boards. Capital Courts hit 30-72 from the floor, 12-21 from the line and 4-18 from the arc, while garnering 50 boards, 17 assists, 27 turnovers, 13 steals and 24 fouls.
In the final, the top-seeded Toronto Crestwood Preparatory College Lions crushed the 2nd-seeded Welland Niagara Prep Girls Basketball Academy Warriors 93-70 after leading 19-18 48-33 and 76-57 at the quarters. Finals MVP Aaliyah Edwards said “for seven of us it’s our last high school game so we’re just overjoyed and embracing that moment together was just amazing. If I could do it and I’m just a little girl from Kingston, Ontario then anyone can do it – you’ve just got to grind and make the sacrifices and have your group of people you can rely on.” Aaliyah Edwards paced the Lions with 32 on 15-20 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 1-2 from the arc, 18 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Shayeann Day-Wilson added 18 on 5-13 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 4-9 from the arc, 6 boards and 8 assists. Rebecca Demeke notched 18 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4-12 from the arc, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Latasha Lattimore scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Tianna Bailey added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 1-7 from the arc. Jadaia Reid scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kayla Drummond added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 0-1 from the arc. Zakayla Day-Burrell scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, while Saleah Joseph, Faith Joseph, Schmyera Samuels, Justiece Miller and Ella Okabasu were scoreless. The Lions hit 37-78 from the floor, 7-11 from the line and 12-38 from the arc, while garnering 52 boards, 23 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 steals, 5 blocks and 22 fouls. Donna Ntambue paced the Warriors with 14 on 6-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 1-1 from the arc and 11 boards. Serah Williams added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu notched 11 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 0-5 from the arc and 4 assists. Emma Koabel scored 11 on 5-17 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 1-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Julia Colavecchia added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 7 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Chantelle Blagrove scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alexis Wright added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 0-2 from the arc. Madalyn Picton scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Janee Harrison and Sarah Harvey were scoreless. Harvey nabbed 3 boards. The Warriors hit 28-81 from the floor, 11-16 from the line and 3-23 from the arc, while garnering 45 boards, 15 assists, 10 turnovers, 9 steals, 2 blocks and 17 fouls.
The co-bronze medalist Orleans Capital Courts Academy: Treyah Paquette; Isabella Gaudet; Lydia Melaschenko; Rachel Neumann; Hannah Riddick; Cassandra Joli-Coeur; Katie Butts; Merissah Russell; Riley Richardson; Malaika Nyembwe; Sira Ba; Fatima Diakhate; coach Fabienne Blizzard; assistant Sharolyn Higgs
The co-bronze medalist Oakville King’s Christian Collegiate Cavaliers: Domonique Ennis; Katie Hartman; Nina Kokic; Kayley Joseph-Bernard; Abigail Jegede; Mia Sakota; Lilia Skumatova; Sumer Lee; Andjela Bojic; Lara Cook; Alarice Gooden; Ella Farrelly; Teah Stupar; coach Zelamir Stevanovic; assistant Alana Juzenas; assistant Ray Kim
The silver medalist Welland Niagara Prep Girls Basketball Academy Warriors: Sarah Te-Biasu; Emma Koabel; Shailah Adams; Alexis Wright; Madalyn Picton; Donna Ntamue; Chloe Peters; Chantelle Blagrove; Julia Colavecchia; Janee Harrison; Sarah Harvey; Serah Williams; coach Dave Picton; assistant Curtis Fogel; assistant Brooke Murdoch
The gold medalist Toronto Crestwood Preparatory College Lions: Tianna Bailey; Rebecca Demeke; Jadaia Reid; Saleah Joseph; Faith Joseph; Schymera Samuels; Zakayla Day-Burrell; Justiece Miller; Ella Okubasu; Kayla Drummond; Shayeann Day-Wilson; Aaliyah Edwards; Chantelle Stuart; Latasha Lattimore; coach Marlo Davis; assistant Juavon Herbet; assistant Maria Gill