When the big three are rolling, the SJAM Highlanders are tough to beat. When the big three AND the SJAM bench are rolling, the SJAM Highlanders are going to be hard-pressed to be beat.
In the first annual Jacob Ranton Memorial Tournament championship final, all ten SJAM players hit the scoresheet in an 81-53 victory over Kitchener Eastwood.
It was a similar story in the semifinal, with the 'Landers again topping the 80-point plateau in an 81-67 win over Kitchener Grand River. That contest saw the SJAM reserves pile up 34 bench points in a game where SJAM maintained a comfortable double-digit lead for virtually the entire game (24-12 after 1Q, 41-24 at half, 60-43 after 3Q).
SJAM also posted a first-round victory over Welland Centennial (57-44), and then handled Guelph St. James by a 66-38 count in the second round.
As for finalists Eastwood CI, they had a solid weekend including a 1-point win (61-60) over WCI #1, and an eye-opening 67-55 win over Kitchener St. Mary's where they had a double-digit advantage for the majority of the second half.
On the consolation side, WCI, who split their team among two entries in the tournament, earned some well-deserved hardware by taking the consolation title over Kitchener Resurrection, 69-61. Antoney Bell netted 24 for the Vikes in the win, while Korbil Gany had 17 for Rez.
WCI's split teams, certainly playing with added motivation, racked up a 5-2 overall record.
As a side note, it was certainly great to see the support for the tournament and the importance of Mental Health awareness that it brought to the forefront. In talking with players, you could tell that it was certainly a message that hit home -- so it was impressive to see that impact.
1st Round
WCI #1 60, St. David 39
Eastwood 72, Holy Cross 44
St. Mary's 74, WCI #2 61
Stratford Central 62, Forest Hts. 50
St. James 49, Bluevale 41
SJAM 57, Welland Centennial 44
Grand River 80, Resurrection 75
KCI 51, Huron Hts. 30
Championship Side:
Championship QFs
Eastwood 61, WCI #1 60
St. Mary's 85, Stratford Central 55
SJAM 60, St. James 42
Grand River 81, KCI 67
Championship SFs
SJAM 81, Grand River 67
Eastwood 67, St. Mary's 55
Championship Final
SJAM 81, Eastwood 53
Consolation Side:
Consolation QFs
St. David 59, Holy Cross 48
WCI #2 47, Forest Hts. 36
Welland Centennial 46, Bluevale 37
Resurrection 58, Huron Hts. 49
Consolation SFs
Resurrection 59, Welland Cent. 37
WCI #2 def. St. David
Consolation Final
WCI 69, Resurrection 61
Top Scoring Performances:
28 - Kuel Thomas, HHSS vs. RCSS
25 - Greg Smith, BCI vs. STJ
24 - Miro Iliev, GRCI vs. RCSS
24 - Nedim Hodzic, SJAM vs. STJ
24 - Alex Durigon, STJ vs. KCI
24 - Antoney Bell, WCI vs. RCSS
23 - Greg Smith, BCI vs. Well. Cent.
22 - Hanani Ujullu, ECI vs. HC
22 - Adham Eleeda, SMHS vs. Str. Cent.
22 - Stefan Simic, KCI vs. GRCI
22 - Cham Ujullu, ECI vs. SMHS
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