Article By: Rob Massey
GUELPH — The Guelph CVI Green Gaels snapped a
long losing streak against the Bishop Macdonell Celtics in District 10
senior girls' basketball play Tuesday and secured a home playoff game in
the process.
A strong second quarter sparked the Gaels to
a 44-36 win over the Celtics in league play at GCVI. With the win, the
Gaels climbed to 9-1 while the Celtics sit at 6-3.
"Beating BM is a monkey off our back," GCVI
coach Matt Blair said. "They're a very good team and very disciplined.
It's been a few years since we've beaten BM so we're happy about that."
The Gaels had lost at least 19 consecutive
league games to Bishop Mac dating back to the 2006 season. Individual
game results from before that season are not available.
GCVI did edge the Celtics 35-34 in the 2010
semifinals before falling 52-18 to the Centre Wellington Falcons in the
final. The Gaels haven't won a playoff game since as they've been ousted
from the quarterfinals in four consecutive years.
That the Gaels are leading the D10 loop must
have seemed like a dream at the beginning of the season as the Gaels
struggled to find players. A helping hand from the junior squad that
sent three Grade 10 players to the seniors allowed the Gaels to keep the
team going.
"First practice, we had six kids so we were
beating the bushes to get kids," Blair said. "We're ecstatic (about the
record)."
"I'm really proud of our team and how we
came together," GCVI captain Sydney Wilson said. "I knew that we'd be
good and we had a lot to work on, but I didn't expect the team to come
together this well."
The top four finishers in the seven-team
league will get home games in the playoffs. The first-place team will
get a bye to a semifinal match they'll host while the second-, third-
and fourth-place teams will host quarter-final matches.
"I do think that we play very well here,"
Wilson said after Tuesday's home win. "We practise here. We know the
floor so it's really an advantage for us."
Wilson, who had buzzer-beaters at the end of
the first and second quarters, led the Gaels with 20 points Tuesday
while Jenna Falconer had 10 and Cassie Reynolds five.
Sophie Nash had nine points for Bishop Mac
while Rachael DiGravio collected eight and Dianne Priamo added six.
Centennial 40 Ross 36
Carter Godman connected for 18 points for
Centennial while Ashlan Best followed with seven. Maddy Darling
collected 12 for Ross while Mya Leacock netted 11.
Lourdes 47 Orangeville 18
Jenna Vettoretto led Lourdes with 18 points
while Madelyn McIntosh had 10. Acadia Smith gathered nine for
Orangeville.
D10 Jr. Girls Basketball
Lourdes 41 Orangeville 19
Scoring details not reported.
St. James 47 Centre Wellington 14
Sophia Lago hit for 17 points for St. James while Amanda Gray had six for Centre Wellington.
Centennial 39 Ross 24
Sabrina Smith struck for 13 points for
Centennial while Megan Vandermere had 10 and Abby Cain added seven.
Courtney Ing had five for Ross while Payton Rickers and Aliesha Lewis
had four apiece.
Bishop Macdonell 52 Guelph CVI 5
Ashley Coverdale had 13 points for Bishop
Mac while Grace Drewry chipped in with 11. Leksi Dawes and Hannah
Saunders had two apiece for GCVI.
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