The North Park Trojans had this game by the horns. Then, they almost gave it away.
Regardless, the Trojans got rid of some OFSAA nerves and held off the St. Theresa's Thunder of Midland 46-39 in day one action at AAA OFSAA in Kingston.
North Park flipped a 27-20 deficit into a 40-33 lead with about 2:15 left in the contest. The Trojans actually had possession, but a 5 second count on an inbounds. The Thunder turned that into an "and-one" and trailed 40-36.
With under 1:00 to go, a jump ball gave the ball back to St. Theresa's on the alternating possession. A great drive by Thomas Johnston for another "and one" made it 40-39.
Then, the experience of North Park shone through. The Trojans hit 2 free throws (42-39), forced a steal with under 20 seconds left and hit 4 more free throws to clinch the victory.
Things, however, don't get easier for North Park --- they get a lot tougher in a hurry. #10 Kingston Frontenac, behind a hometown crowd, upset #4 Jarvis of Toronto 39-36. Therefore, North Park will play Jarvis in a second round game tomorrow at Queen's University (noon).
For North Park, Cale McDonald and Dave Eves had 13 each. Eves fouled out of the contest late (due in part to a technical foul he was assessed after making a basket with about 5:00 left in the final frame). Mark Dickens also hit double figures with 11 points, while other Trojan scorers included Brandon Webster (4), Marcus Hamilton (3) and Mike Dulmage (2).
Thomas Johnston led the Thunder with 12 points.
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