The annual "Luke Santi Memorial Tournament" hosted by Resurrection CSS had some quality teams from both within and outside of the CWOSSA region participate this past weekend.Here's a quick summary of the early results:
1st Round
Resurrection 78, St. Michael's (Stratford) 48
RCSS: Ali Rashid 19
SM: Jack Reilly 12
St. James 34, St. Thomas Aquinas (London) 27
STJ: Keegan Feeney 11
STA: Nathan Vicary 6
Jean Vanier (Richmond Hill) 75, Lourdes 43
JV: Kascius Small-Martin 20
OLOL: Sean Gade 16
St. Patrick (Sarnia) 47, Bishop Macdonell 28
STP: Joe Jarvis & Pat Surdyka 12
BMAC: Jack Morris 9
2nd Round (Winners Vs. Losers - OFSAA Style)
Resurrection 70, St. Thomas Aquinas (London) 30
RCSS: Joe Hunter 17
STA: Peter Dobson 8
Jean Vanier (Richmond Hill) 84, Bishop Macdonell 42
JV: Kascius Small-Martin 25
BMAC: Greg MacEachern 20
St. Patrick (Sarnia) 56, Our Lady of Lourdes 39
STP: Nick Iacobelli & Joe Jarvis 12
OLOL: James Gerstenkorn 15
St. James 58, St. Michael (Stratford) 49
STJ: Keegan Feeney 18
SM: Jack Reilly 25
Consolation Semifinals
Our Lady of Lourdes 54, St. Thomas Aquinas (London) 36
OLOL: David Casupanan 17
STA: Peter Dobson & Kalvin Bennett 8
Bishop Macdonell 50, St. Michael (Stratford) 41
BMAC: Greg MacEachern 21
SM: Jack Reilly 24
Championship Semifinals
Resurrection 67, St. Patrick (Sarnia) 59
In the first of the two championship semifinals, the Resurrection Phoenix got off to a slow start against the St. Patrick's (Sarnia) Fighting Irish; St. Pat's 6'11" big-man Joe Jarvis was able to establish himself as a force on the offensive and defensive ends to allow the Irish to take a 31-24 halftime lead.
However, the Phoenix came out strong in the third quarter, using a 22-15 push to even things up heading into the fourth, where they would prevail by the 67-59 margin. Ali Rashid led the way for Resurrection with 23, while Joe Hunter added 16. Joe Jarvis had 25 points + 15 rebounds (both game-highs) for the Irish.
Boxscore
RCSS 10-14-22-21 = 67
STP 11-20-15-13 = 59
Resurrection
J. Hunter 6-11 2-5 16, A. Rashid 9-15 4-5 23, P. Dang 2-6, 3-6 7, M. Iluya 4-11 2-5 10, J. Kenning 1-1 0-0 2, M. Perak 0-1 0-0 0, J. Rush 1-5, 2-4 5, K. Mullings 1-1 0-0 2, S. Hotwani 0-3 2-2 2.
Field Goals: 24-55 (.436). Free-Throws: 15-27 (.556). Three-Point Goals: 4-15, .267 (J. Hunter 2-4, A. Rashid 1-1, J. Rush 1-3, P. Dang 0-2, S. Hotwani 0-2, M. Iluya 0-3). Rebounds: 32 (M. Iluya, 12). Assists: 10 (A. Rashid, 4).
St. Patrick's (Sarnia)
C. Schaller 2-5 0-1 6, P. Surdyka 1-4 0-0 3, N. Iacobelli 3-4 0-0 6, S. Brown-Burke 3-16 1-2 9, J. Jarvis 10-13 5-8 25, J. Ennis 2-4 0-0 5, D. Ferrera 0-3 0-0 0, K. Cox 2-3 1-2 5, C. Boerkamp 0-0 0-0 0.
Field Goals: 23-52 (.442). Free-Throws: 7-13 (.538). Three-Point Goals: 6-20, .300 (C. Schaller 2-4, S. Brown-Burke 2-8, J. Ennis 1-2, P. Surdyka 1-3, D. Ferrera 0-3). Rebounds: 32 (J. Jarvis, 15). Assists: 10 (P. Surdyka & J. Jarvis, 3).
Jean Vanier (Richmond Hill) 76, St. James 39
The GTA #2 ranked Jean Vanier Jaguars of Richmond Hill got off to a hot start offensively and didn't look back in the second semifinal against the St. James Lions.
The Jaguars put home 30 points in the opening quarter en route to a 48-23 halftime lead, and added another 23 points in the 3rd quarter (71-33). Both benches saw extensive fourth quarter minutes with the outcome having been decided.
Kascius Small-Martin had a very efficient 23-point (on 10/12 FG), 5 rebound, 4 assist performance for the Jaguars, while Alex Durigon had 20 points and 8 rebounds to pace the Lions.
Boxscore
JVRH 30-18-23-05 = 76
STJ 15-08-10-06 = 39
Jean Vanier
L. Merced 4-6 1-2 9, C. Ardena 1-2 0-0 3, B. Raisi 1-3 1-5 4, K. Small-Martin 10-12 2-3 23, D. Andrade 5-11 1-1 11, J. Brennan 2-3 0-0 5, H. Dryden 3-7 0-0 8, W. Homayon 4-8 1-1 11, K. Bada 1-3 0-0 2, J. Vicari 0-2 0-0 0, N. Miller 0-1 0-0 0, A. Oyewunmi 0-2 0-0 0.
Field Goals: 31-60 (.517). Free-Throws: 6-12 (.500). Three-Point Goals: 8-15, .533 (H. Dryden 2-2, W. Homayon 2-3, J. Brennan 1-1, C. Ardena 1-2, B. Raisi 1-2, K. Small Martin 1-2, A. Oyewunmi 0-1, J. Vicari 0-2). Rebounds: 34 (K. Bada, 6). Assists: 16 (K. Small Martin & L. Merced, 4).
St. James
N. Marquis 3-12 0-0 8, A. Sherriff 0-3 0-1 0, K. Feeney 4-11 2-4 10, J. Morales 0-2 0-0 0, A. Durigon 8-13 4-4 20, N. Sanvido 0-0 0-0 0, M. Zen 0-1 2-6 2, M. Piovesan 0-1 0-0 0, V. Garbuio 0-1 0-0 0, J. Nodwell 0-0 0-0 0.
Field Goals: 15-44 (.341). Free-Throws: 8-15 (.533). Three-Point Goals: 2-15, .133 (N. Marquis 2-7, J. Morales 0-1, M. Piovesan 0-1, V. Garbuio 0-1, K. Feeney 0-2, A. Sherriff 0-3). Rebounds: 24 (A. Durigon, 8). Assists: 9 (K. Feeney, 7).
