Unfortunately for St. John's, a fourth quarter rally by Sarnia St. Christopher allowed them to capture the Southwood Roundball Classic in a 61-59 thriller.
The Green Eagles led 47-36 after three, but St. Christopher went on a 15-3 run capped by an Eric Steeves three-pointer that gave the Cyclones their first second-half lead at 51-50.
The teams would swap leads before Josh Elsely hit a three-pointer of a nice find from Mike Rocca which gave St. Christopher a 56-54 edge (1:45 left).
The Cyclones would take a 4-point lead before Tim Dawson hit a three-pointer and :20 on the clock. However, Rocca was able to dribble off 13 seconds (and pass off to Elsely) before St. John's was able to foul. Elsely made one-of-two for the final margin as St. John's was unable to get a shot off on their last possession.
Rocca finished with 22 points to lead St. Christopher and all scorers while Tim Dawson had 19 for St. John's.
In earlier results:
3rd Place: St. Benedict 48, Southwood 45
St. Benedict was fouled on a three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left and made all 3 FTs for the win. Brenden Flannigan had 15 for SBCSS while Zac Sauer led Southwood with 20.
Consolation Final: KCI 48, Preston 35
KCI: Stefan Simic 19
PHS: Nathan Walsh 16
7th Place: Brantford CI 59, Woodstock 56
BCI: Chris Gorski & Ben Candy 16
Early Saturday Results
St. Christopher 63, Southwood 41
SSS: Zac Sauer 17
St. John's 65, St. Benedict 64
STJ: Connor Kuzmich & Cam Post 13
SBCSS: Tyler Moulton 28
Preston 59, Woodstock 43
PHS: Patrick Iskat 21
KCI 70, Brantford CI 47
KCI: Sasha Simic 19
BCI: Chris Gorski 13
First Round: Friday Results
St. Benedict 52, Brantford CI 50
SBCSS: Aaron Zammit 17
BCI: Chris Gorski/Ben Candy 12
St. John's 69, KCI 49
STJ: James Terejko 22, Tim Dawson 19
KCI: Amanj Saber 13
Southwood 52, Preston 34
SSS: Riley Clipper 15
PHS: Tanner Derjugin 13
St. Christopher 56, Woodstock 24
