Ontario Summer Games: Tri-County Boys Capture Silver Medal

The Tri-County Elite Development Team captured a silver medal last week at the Ontario Summer Games in Toronto.

The team was on fire in pool play, dropping the Mountain Region 70-53, Niagara 75-49, St. Clair 69-50 and Kawartha 72-67 to earn first place.

After winning their semifinal game, they dropped a close 4-point outing in the final to "Central-West" (Oakville & Burlington area).

Here's a look at the squad - the grade will be the grade of the student next season:

Front Row (L-R):  Jermaine Lyle (6'1" G, St. Mary's/Grade 11); Sam Sutherland (5'11" G, Waterloo CI/Grade 10); Christopher Thompson (5'11" G, Glenview Park/Grade 11); Tyrick Thompson (5'10" G, St. Mary's/Grade 11).

Back Row (L-R):  Assistant Coach Rob Sutherland; Brandon Roth (6'4" F, Jacob Hespeler/Grade 11); TJ Lall (6'3" G/F, Galt CI/Grade 11); Brett Parrott (6'6" F, SJAM/Grade 11); Matt Quiring (6'6" F, Jacob Hespeler/Grade 10); Andrew Folkerson (6'3" G/F, JF Ross/Grade 11); Josh McEachern (6'3" G/F, Centre Wellington/Grade 11); Head Coach Andrew Mackay; Assistant Coach Jamie Campbell.

Girls

Meanwhile, on the girls' side, the Tri-County team finished 3rd overall in their pool, with a respectable 53-41 loss to the eventual Gold-Medal winners from Central East.  They also dropped a tight 47-45 game to the Mountain Region, but also posted some impressive wins over St. Clair (50-23) and St. Lawrence (53-41).

The girls' roster included:

Rikayla Baldin (5'4" G/Brantford Assumption, Grade 9)

Jessica Morris (5'7" G/Guelph Bishop Mac, Grade 11)

Hannah Newman (5'5" G/Guelph Centennial, Grade 11)

Rebecca Payne (5'4" G/Waterloo-Oxford, Grade 11)

Alisha Glendinning (5'10" F/Waterloo-Oxford, Gr. 11)

Sarah Schulz (5'9" G/Kitchener Resurrection, Grade 11)

Courtney Wright (6'0" F/Cambridge JHSS, Grade 10)

Candice Wright (6'2" F/Cambridge JHSS, Grade 10)

Megan Thompson (5'9" F/St. John's, Grade 11)

Hunter Johns (Cameron Heights, Grade 10)

Madison Horst (5'6" G/Waterloo-Oxford, Grade 11)

Emma Cain (5'9" G/F/Guelph Centennial, Grade 10)

Coach:  Kerri Jilesen