The Resurrection Phoenix had their way with Saltfleet SS (Hamilton Public) on Wednesday morning.
Their afternoon opponent, Sarnia Northern, proved to be a much tougher opponent.
Resurrection was able to rotate their entire lineup through in their morning matchup, which saw Rez down Saltfleet 60-33. The Phoenix were able to contain 6'5" forward Brett Sanders, while crisp ball movement led to open shots. Big-men Mike Pereira, Stephen Cordle and Cory Kenning were able to establish themselves inside against the (generally) undersized Storm front line.
The highlight of the game, though, didn't come from the Phoenix. After Tyler Schneider drilled a three-pointer with a couple seconds left in the first half (making the score 36-20), Saltfleet inbounded the ball and heaved up a buzzer-beating effort from around their own three-point line which banked in! However, the Storm couldn't use that momentum into the second half as Rez clamped down defensively to win by nearly 30.
In the afternoon affair, the Phoenix jumped out quickly on Sarnia Northern, taking a 27-19 halftime lead. However, the Vikings had cut that down to a 1-point game (40-39) entering the fourth quarter, where things took a turn for the worse for Resurrection fans.
Firstly, starting forward Cam Gibbs fouled out with about 7:00 to play, and then fellow starter Andrew Mwangi stepped on a Northern player on a rebound and injured his ankle (he did not return to the game).
Northern took a one-point lead late in the game when (with under :10 to play) Rez had possession and a chance for the win. Though a Tyler Schneider three-pointer was partially blocked, Rez forward Cory Kenning was fouled on that same play while trying to get to the ball. He made the first, but missed the second and, after the Phoenix had one last chance in regulation, the game went to OT.
In an exciting (albeit low scoring) extra period, the Phoenix opened up a 53-50 lead, but Northern rebounded to take a 55-53 edge with under :30 to play. Rez's Mike Pereira was fouled, converting an "and-one" to give the lead back to the Phoenix (56-55). However, Northern came right back and Jon Ravenhorst got his own "and one" just a few seconds later, converting the free throw to give Northern a 58-56 edge with :14 left.
Unfortunately for the Phoenix, they did not even get a shot off in the final seconds and fell by that two-point margin.
Pereira (double-double with 10 reobunds) and Schneider had 12 each for Resurrection, while Mwangi also hit double digits (10) before leaving with his injury. 6-foot-4 forward Stephen Cordle was solid off the bench, chipping in 8 points and 7 rebounds.
For Northern, Carter Winberg had a game-high 15 points, and Mike Girling added 13 off the bench.
The Vikings advance to today's championship semifinals, where they will play AN Myer (Niagara Falls). Myer defeated the other CWOSSA club on the championship side of the bracket, Guelph St. James.
Boxscore
RCSS 18-09-13-10-06 = 56
SNOR 13-06-20-11-08 = 58
Resurrection
J. Rodrigues 1-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 3 Reb, 0 Ast - 2 Pts.
C. Gibbs 2-6 FG, 1-2 FT, 2 Reb, 0 Ast - 7 Pts.
M. Pereira 5-9 FG, 2-4 FT, 10 Reb, 1 Ast - 12 Pts.
A. Mwangi 4-10 FG, 1-1 FT, 9 Reb, 2 Ast - 10 Pts.
T. Schneider 2-12 FG, 6-9 FT, 5 Reb, 2 Ast - 12 Pts.
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J. Moi 0-1 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 2 Ast - 0 Pts.
J. Chris 0-2 FG, 1-2 FT, 6 Reb, 1 Ast - 1 Pt.
C. Kenning 0-2 FG, 1-2 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 1 Pt.
S. Cordle 4-5 FG, 0-2 FT, 7 Reb, 0 Ast - 8 Pts.
J. Keil 1-3 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 3 Pts.
Field Goals: 19-52 (.365). Free-Throws: 12-20 (.600). Three-Point Goals: 6-20 (.300): C. Gibbs 2-4, T. Schneider 2-8, A. Mwangi 1-3, J. Keil 1-3, M. Pereira 0-1, J. Moi 0-1.
Sarnia Northern
C. Winberg 4-11 FG, 7-10 FT, 4 Reb, 2 Ast - 15 Pts.
R. Souala 2-5 FG, 1-3 FT, 1 Reb, 3 Ast - 5 Pts.
J. Ravenhorst 3-9 FG, 3-9 FT, 4 Reb, 1 Ast - 11 Pts.
T. Dowding 2-10 FG, 0-2 FT, 3 Reb, 1 Ast - 6 Pts.
B. Dafoe 2-3 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 0 Ast - 4 Pts.
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M. Girling 5-11 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 1 Ast - 13 Pts.
R. Hardick 0-0 FG, 1-2 FT, 2 Reb, 0 Ast - 1 Pt.
Q. Dowding 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 4 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
J. Burns 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 1 Ast - 0 Pts.
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