CWOSSA Teams Struggle at Purple & White Tournament

At the 53rd annual "Purple and White" 16-team senior boys basketball tournament at the University of Western Ontario, all four CWOSSA teams (Resurrection, Lourdes, North Park and St. James) were defeated in 2nd round championship or consolation side action.

We were at today's games, and will have some additional boxscores and information in the next day or so.  However, here's how the scores shook down:

First Round

St. Christopher (Sarnia) 54, London Banting 52

Resurrection 60, Saltfleet 33

Sarnia Northern 57, London Catholic Central 55 (OT)

Cardinal Newman 46, Our Lady of Lourdes 31

St. Thomas Aquinas (London) 49, North Park 30

Loyola (Oakville) 73, St. Joseph's (Barrie) 49

St. James 58, St. Thomas Aquinas (Oakville) 49

AN Myer (Niagara Falls) 59, Burlington Notre Dame 46

Second Round - Consolation

Saltfleet 59, Catholic Central 50

St. Thomas Aquinas (Oakville) 60, Burlington Notre Dame 49

London Banting 62, Our Lady of Lourdes 36

St. Joseph's (Barrie) 51, North Park 25

Semifinals:

Saltfleet vs. STA
Banting vs. St. Joseph's

Second Round - Championship

Sarnia Northern 58, Resurrection 56 (OT)

AN Myer 53, St. James 43

Oakville Loyola 89, London St. Thomas Aquinas 41

St. Christopher 68, Cardinal Newman 56

Semifinals: 

Northern vs. AN Myer

Loyola vs. St. Christopher

....although no CWOSSA teams are in the semifinals, all 4 CWOSSA teams will "match up" in the friendly games tomorrow.  Resurrection will play St. James (9am, Alumni Hall) while North Park and Lourdes will match up in a consolation side friendly game at 10:30.