Article By: Darryl G. SmartThe North Park Collegiate Trojans were three minutes away from pulling off the big upset.
Unfortunately for the No. 10 seed, the Trojans run at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAA boys basketball championships is over.
After defeating Windsor's W.F. Herman Secondary School 48-38 Monday evening, the Trojans dropped a 55-43 decision to the No. 2 ranked Jean Vanier from Scarborough in the quarter-final.
The Trojans kept things close, leading 8-7 after one quarter. Both teams went basket for basket in the second quarter, resulting in a 26-26 score at the half.
In the third quarter both teams kept exchanging blows, with Jean Vanier grabbing a 37-35 lead.
With just over three minutes to go in the fourth quarter, a Dan Howell layup tied the score at 38-38. But that was as close as the Trojans got.
"Our kids gave everything thing they had but the wear and tear of playing back-to-back games against teams that full-court pressed the whole game finally took its toll," Trojans coach Todd Andrew said."
Jean Vanier went on a quick 8-0 run that put the game away. Jon Dulmage led the Trojans offensively with 17 points, while Nick Minutillo scored eight, and Matt Minutillo added seven.
"It was a great gutsy effort by my boys," Andrew said.
"I'm very proud how they represented our team, school, community and region. These were some of the most exciting and hard fought basketball games I have ever coached in which is a tribute to the never quit attitude our players displayed throughout the OFSAA championship, especially at the defensive end."
Andrew said this was the second time in school history, the Trojans made it to the OFSAA quarter-finals.
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