As Ron Burgundy would say....."well, that escalated quickly!"The SJAM Highlanders started the game on a 9-0 run and never looked back, running away with the WCSSAA Senior Title to the tune of 70-24 over Cameron Heights at CHCI on Wednesday evening.
The 'Landers were in "lockdown" defensive mode from the get-go, holding Cameron Heights to just 5 points in the opening quarter, and 15 in the first half, as they opened up a 25-point lead at recess.
Meanwhile, SJAM's top guns were on fire from the floor, with Brett Parrott pouring in 19 points by himself in the opening 16 minutes. Justin Hardy also scored in double-figures in the first half with 11, while Nedim Hodzic was his usual force on the backboards, with a 6-point 9 rebound first-half.
By the mid third-quarter, this one was clearly out of reach as the 'Landers padded 11 more points to their margin. Frustrations were clearly mounting for Cameron Heights, as PG Nik Farkic picked up an offensive foul, followed by a technical foul to foul him out of the contest.
With the game decided, Coach Nazim Ramzan started putting in some of his deeper rotation players in the third quarter, though the cold-shooting and turnover bug was a roster-wide problem for Cameron on Wednesday.
In the fourth, both teams went deep to their benches for the final couple of minutes, which led to some entertaining exchanges. SJAM's Miki Maslenjak, who looked like he tweaked an ankle after checking into the game, provided the most memorable of those when he snagged a rebound, dribbled (read: hobbled) up the court, and knocked home a three-pointer that actually drew some of the baseline contingent onto the court in celebration.
.....arguably one of the more memorable moments in finals history, despite the score.
When things were wrapped up, this one went in the books as a 70-24 SJAM win, the largest margin of victory in WCSSAA Finals history.
Both Justin Hardy (22) and Brett Parrott (21) cracked the 20-point barrier for SJAM, with Nedim Hodzic adding 14 points and 14 rebounds. Also on the SJAM scoresheet were Simon Petrov (8), Miki Maslenjak (3) and Karan Heer (2).
For Cameron, Yonatan Ahferom had two three-pointers to lead the Gaels with 6, while their scoresheet was rounded out by Nik Farkic (4), Jackie Do (4), Ivan Cucak (4), Sasha Simic (2), Chris Phomsouvanh (2), and Viktor Gjorgiev (2).
Both teams will participate in this weekend's "AAAA" CWOSSA tournament in Brantford. The 'Landers will take on homecourt team Brantford Assumption at noon on Friday, while Cameron Heights will play St. Mary's in the game that follows.
Boxscore
CHCI 05-10-04-05 = 24
SJAM 19-21-17-13 = 70
CHCI
N. Farkic 2-6 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 1 Ast - 4 Pts.
C. Phmsvnh 1-4 FG, 0-2 FT, 2 Reb, 1 Ast - 2 Pts.
S. Simic 1-5 FG, 0-3 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 2 Pts.
I. Cucak 2-8 FG, 0-2 FT, 7 Reb, 0 Ast - 4 Pts.
J. Do 2-4 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 4 Pts.
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J. Dekker 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 3 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
J. Bradford 0-2 FG. 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
V. Gjorgiev 1-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 2 Pts.
Y. Ahferom 2-5 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 6 Pts.
M. Hameed 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
GT Mander 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
R.P'preddy 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
V. Djurdjevic 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
J. Drew 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
L. Peng 0-3 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
Field Goals: 11-43 (.256). Free-Throws: 0-7 (.000). Three-Point Goals, 2-18 (.111): Y. Ahferom 2-5, N. Farkic 0-1, J. Dekker 0-1, J. Bradford 0-1, V. Gjorgiev 0-1, GT Mander 0-2, S. Simic 0-2, I. Cucak 0-2, L. Peng 0-3.
SJAM
S. Petrov 4-6 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 1 Ast - 8 Pts.
D. Gallivan 0-1 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 2 Ast - 0 Pts.
J. Hardy 8-10 FG, 5-6 FT, 5 Reb, 1 Ast - 22 Pts.
B. Parrott 7-13 FG, 4-4 FT, 8 Reb, 0 Ast - 21 Pts.
N. Hodzic 5-13 FG, 4-6 FT, 14 Reb, 1 Ast - 14 Pts.
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J. Scheele 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
P. Kapoor 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
B. Vedut 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 1 Ast - 0 Pts.
C. Grant 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
I. Amin 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
K. Heer 1-1 FG, 0-0 FT, 0 Reb, 0 Ast - 2 Pts.
M. Maslenjak 1-1 FG, 0-0 FT, 1 Reb, 0 Ast - 3 Pts.
A. Bansal 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT, 2 Reb, 0 Ast - 0 Pts.
Field Goals: 26-51 (.510). Free-Throws: 13-16 (.813). Three-Point Goals, 4-12 (.333): B. Parrott 3-5, M. Maslenjak 1-1, J. Hardy 1-2, J. Scheele 0-2, B. Vedut 0-2.
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