(5) Vaughan CI (Thornhill/28-8, 13-0 league)
vs.
(17) JF Ross CVI (Guelph/25-12, 10-4 league)
Youth is served.
When the Vaughan Voyageurs and JF Ross Royals tip-off at 1:00pm on Monday afternoon, their rosters will feature a combined 15 players in grade 11, including 2 grade 10s Vaughan has moved up from their junior roster.
Look out for Vaughan over the next couple of years. Their junior program has been absolutely ridiculous over the last 2 years, and last year (2009) was insane. They were far and away the top junior team in the province ---- and were pretty good this year as well.
Henry Tan, one of the grade 10s moving up for OFSAA, put down 42 points in one game and ranked 2nd on Hooptowngta's list of top 25+ scorers.
Oh, and those junior guys from last year? Well they mixed in very well with Vaughan's 4 returning starters ---- grade 12 guards James Choi & CJ Isit and forwards Davion Eccles & Dejaun Sutherland. By mid-February they were clicking on all-cylinders and knocked off Pickering HS 65-57 in an exhibition game.
The way that Ross can keep this one competitive is if they can control the boards. With 3 starters 6'0" and under, the guard-oriented Voyageurs are one of the few teams that the Royals actually have a height advantage on. Of course, Vaughan more than makes up for that 'deficiency' with superb athleticism.
I look for Vaughan to win this one comfortably, but the Royals will gain some valuable experience in the process as they look for their young roster to make bigger splashes over the coming couple of years.
Note: This game will be livestreamed at the OFSAA website.
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