Rez Seniors, KCI Juniors Take Titles at Jacob Hespeler

Jacob Hespeler's annual "Hawks Invitational" tournament, which sees the school's two full-sized gyms host a junior and a senior girls tournament the same weekend, finished another successful event this past weekend.

Several high-calibre CWOSSA teams were present at the event, highlighted by the two qualifiers for the Senior Girls' final -- Resurrection (CWOSSA #1) and Waterloo-Oxford (CWOSSA #3).

That championship game saw the Crusaders hang with Rez early; the game was tied 20-20 early in the third quarter.

However, from that point, the Phoenix went on a 10-0 run keyed by offensive efforts from Krissia Vasquez and solid shooting from Meghan Sharpe.  This was all the offense Rez would need for the remainder of the contest, as they went on to prevail by a 40-27 count.

Sydney Gucker-Wickie was also impressive for the Phoenix, weaving in traffic and displaying impressive aggressiveness for a grade ten player.

Emily Glendinning was solid as usual for the Crusaders, finishing several baskets inside while also displaying her all-around offensive game (ability to handle the ball plus deep three-point range).

The semifinals saw Rez handle Galt, 57-17, while Waterloo-Oxford down the host Jacob Hespeler Hawks 55-36.

First-round scores were Resurrection 52, Cameron Heights 22; WODSS 45, Bluevale 25; and Galt 32, St. Benedict 27.  It was a 7-team tournament, with Jacob Hespeler having an opening round "bye" in the bracketed affair.

Junior
On the junior side, the KCI Raiders were impressive from start to finish over the weekend, winning all three of their games quite easily en route to the title.  I didn't get the final score of their championship win over Bluevale, although the Raiders prevailed handily.

Grace Mickie and Maggie McLean were among the top performers for the Raiders, who received strong performances up and down their roster throughout the tournament.

Semifinal scores were KCI over Guelph Centennial, 62-37, and Bluevale over Resurrection 62-20.

First-round games were Bluevale 43, St. Anne (Clinton) 10; Resurrection 32, Cameron Heights 17; KCI 43, Galt 23; and Centennial 37, Jacob Hespeler 22.