No surprises at all in the D8 senior circuit on Monday, as the three "favourites" all won by comfortable margins. Let's take a look at the results:
St. Mary's 63, Woodland 11
My Pick: SMHS by 45
Feden Kidane notched 20 points while Jeremy Cresswell (12) and Bronson Botehlo (10) were also in double figures for the Eagles in the win. Ben Hoekstra had 3 for the Cavs, with four other Woodland players hitting the scoresheet with 2.
St. Benedict 62, Mons. Doyle 40
My Pick: SBCSS by 19
Tyler Moulton (13) and Brendan Flannigan (10) led the way as the Saints moved to 4-2 on the season. Uzair Khan had 13 and Roberto Atwell 12 for Monsignor Doyle.
Resurrection 79, Rockway 59
My Pick: RCSS by 28
The Phoenix are also 4-2 after a comfortable road win over Rockway. Tyler Bartley and Onique Findlay had 20 each for Resurrection, while Simon Pudwell led the Flames with 15.
D8 Senior Standings
1. St. Mary's 6-0
T2. Resurrection 4-2
T2. St. Benedict 4-2
T2. St. David 4-2
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5. Mons. Doyle 2-4
6. Rockway 1-5
7. Woodland 0-6
Junior
We're one "cycle" through the D8 schedule, and the junior league is certainly more than up for grabs.
Before we get to the standings, let's look at yesterday's results:
St. Mary's 50, Woodland 16
My Pick: SMHS by 36
Henoak Abara and Eddie Omari (8 each) paced a balanced St. Mary's scoring effort on Monday; Shane Clarke had a game-high 12 for the Cavaliers.
Resurrection 83, Rockway 37
My Pick: RCSS by 33
Speaking of balanced scoring attacks, the Resurrection Phoenix received 15 each from Muyang Illuya and Prince Dang, and 14 more from Joe Hunter en route to a big win over Rockway. Connor Huxman (11) and Lukas Winter (8) topped the Rockway scoring.
St. Benedict 39, Mons. Doyle 32
My Pick: SBCSS by 11
You have to figure the MDCSS Mustangs will break through soon --- they've played all four of the league's top teams (SMHS/SBCSS/SDCSS/RCSS) within single digits. On Monday, Alex Douglas (14) and Khiem Tran (11) paced the Saints to victory; Ryan Stafford had a game-high 16 for Doyle with Sohrob Sultani adding 9.
Junior D8 Standings
T1. St. David 5-1
T1. St. Benedict 5-1
T1. St. Mary's 5-1
4. Resurrection 3-3
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5. Mons. Doyle 2-4
6. Woodland CHS 1-5
7. Rockway 0-6
....in case you were wondering, St. David is "technically" first right now at the halfway point on the +/- tiebreaker. They defeated St. Benedict by 8, while losing to St. Mary's by 2 (+6). St. Benedict would be 2nd as a result of their head-to-head win over SMHS; they're also currently -2 in their two games while St. Mary's is -4.
