Article By: Darryl SmartJordan Hill and his Holy Trinity Titans teammate knew they made history.
When Holy Trinity opened in 2001, a rivalry with Simcoe Composite School immediately began.
That rivalry was probably at its most fierce on the basketball court.
On Tuesday, the two schools created a new chapter as the Titans captured the inaugural Silver Sneaker trophy with a 39-33 win over the SCS Sabres.
“This was a huge win,” Titans’ Jordan Hill said. “It’s the first-ever Silver Sneaker. It means a lot to win. We’re cross-town rivals and playing them we know it’s always the biggest game of the year for us. This makes it even bigger.”
The Silver Sneaker will now be annually given to the winner of the Titans-Sabres head-to-head senior boys basketball battle. In the team’s first meeting, at SCS, the Titans won 48-45.
“A lot of the guys had a great mentality going into it,” said Hill, who dropped in eight points. “We came into this game knowing we didn’t want them to have it (Silver Sneaker). “
Hill, a Grade 12 student is very familiar with the rivalry between the two schools, and said winning the Silver Sneaker is a huge deal, even though there’s plenty of work ahead.
“It (rivalry) goes on after school too,” Hill said. “There’s lots of chirping on the internet and stuff like that. I’m not involved in it. But I know the history between these two schools, especially when it comes to basketball.
“Knowing that we’re the ones with this Silver Sneaker is great,” he said. “It’s great for us and the school. But we know there are bigger things ahead with the playoffs coming up. It’s nothing until we win in the playoffs.”
But the win was a huge one nonetheless, especially when it comes to the standings.
“We’re hoping that this win helps us out,” Hill said. “We’re now in a three-way tie for first with them and Waterford. If we win out we can have a chance at first place and home court throughout the playoffs.”
Which, in all honesty somewhat surprises Hill.
“At the beginning of the season I had no idea what to expect,” he said. “SCS has beat us my entire high school career. This is the first and second time we’ve beat them. It’s great to be in the hunt. But we know we still have a lot of work ahead.”
NSSAA BASKETBALL RESULTS
Junior
Holy Trinity 32, SCS 21
Holy Trinity: Parker Morris 6, Quinton Francis 7, Cole Feeney 4, Hunter Forrest 3, Jacob McGivern 4, Alex Dalton 2, Braden Morrison 6
SCS: Noah Defreyne 12, Ausitn Rayner 3, Blake Pow 4, Tyler Kozak 2
Senior
Holy Trinity 38, SCS 33
Holy Trinity: Brafen Olngena 4, Mark Gubbels 15, Jordan Hill 8, Derek Slaght 4, Tevan Gardner 2, Parker Holliday 5
SCS: Jordan Peever 15, Denton Oliver 2, Evan Drescher 3, Miles Caley 2, Austin Gulley 5, Steve Kozak 6
