For the first time in 33 years, a team from Waterloo Region has captured the annual Heinbuch Classic tournament -- this year, hosted at Conestoga College in Kitchener.The St. Benedict Saints locked down defensively throughout the weekend, culminating in a 48-34 championship victory over Cardinal Newman (Stoney Creek).
SBCSS got to the final with a 53-39 win over Sarnia Northern, after earlier posting victories over WCI (71-42) and Brantford North Park (57-51).
Zubair Seyed was named as the tournament MVP, while Justin Malnerich received first-team all-star honours.
The Saints weren't the only team from CWOSSA to capture hardware over the weekend, as the Brantford North Park Trojans shook off an 0-2 start to rebound and capture consecutive wins en route to the consolation bracket title.
The Trojans, after their aforementioned loss to St. Benedict, dropped a second-round game to St. Thomas More (48-42) before defeating Adam Scott of Peterborough (58-38) and Waterloo SJAM in the final (63-48).
NPC's Cal Hager received second-team all-star honours.
The remaining 5 CWOSSA teams combined for a 4-12 record at the competitive tournament, as follows (with wins noted):
Resurrection (1-2): W 77-72 (OT) vs. Eastwood
WCI (1-2): W 60-46 over St. Thomas More
Eastwood (1-2): W 71-59 over SJAM
SJAM (1-3): W 50-42 over Cameron Heights
Cameron Heights (0-3)
The top 20+ scoring outputs by CWOSSA players were:
28 - Zubair Seyed, SBCSS vs. North Park
27 - Ali Rashid, RCSS vs. J. Clarke Richardson
27 - Kanayo Nnadi, ECI vs. Collingwood
24 - Kanayo Nnadi, ECI vs. Resurrection
21 - Justin Malnerich, SBCSS vs. Sarnia Northern
21 - Filip Popovic, SJAM vs. Cameron Hts.
21 - Antoney Bell, WCI vs. St. Thomas More
20 - Justin Malnerich, SBCSS vs. WCI
20 - Ali Rashid, RCSS vs. Eastwood
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