"A" CWOSSA: PRDG, Georgian Bay Take Titles

The four-team "A" CWOSSA tournament wrapped up in Kitchener, and it was an entertaining day of basketball, particularly in the Senior Championship game.  Here's a quick rundown of the action:

Junior
PRDG captured the school's first-ever CWOSSA title, backed by outstanding efforts from their leading scorer, Pat Martini.

Martini poured in 29 points in the championship game, which went down as a 63-29 win for the Chevaliers.  Sam Coachman netted 15 for GBSS.

Georgian Bay got past Waterford (30-22) and PRDG took out Emmanuel Christian (51-27) in the morning's semifinals.

Senior
After both teams scored comfortable wins in their opening games --- Woodland 52-32 over Peninsula Shores and Georgian Bay 41-25 over Waterford --- it was quite the barn-burner in the Senior "A" championship final.

I got to the Rockway gym with the score 30-29 for GBSS in the fourth, and the teams would go back-and-forth for the remainder of the game.  GBSS extended to a 34-30 lead, only to see Woodland go on a 9-3 run to take a 39-37 lead.  

With the score tied at 39, Georgian Bay was fouled on a drive with only 8 seconds left to play.  After missing the first FT, the second free throw --- just like you would see in a movie --- bounced off the back rim, up in the air, back down, back up, and in for what would prove to be the winning point.

Woodland had one last chance, but Shane Clarke's desperation three-point attempt was off the mark.

With the win, Georgian Bay advances to "A" OFSAA in early March.  The win was the school's first CWOSSA victory since 1990, when they were a "AA" school.