Spots Available: Resurrection CSS Senior Boys Tournament

Attention Senior Boys Coaches:

Resurrection CSS in Kitchener is hosting a senior boys' basketball tournament on Friday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 4th of this year. 

At present, there are still a couple of spots remaining for any teams that may be interested.

For further information, please contact Resurrection CSS' senior coach, Tom Schneider:

Tom.Schneider (at) wcdsb.ca

Senior Girls: Eagles Lose in Tip-Off Championship

It's been a long time since the St. John's Eagles senior basketball team had lost a game.

Since the Eagles went undefeated en route to an OFSAA "AAAA" gold medal last year, they had last lost a game in 2008, to be exact.

Now, after dropping a game in the recent Purple & White touranment to London Pope John Paul II, the Eagles were nipped again, this time by Hamilton St. Mary's 61-59 on Sunday evening (at St. Mary's) in the championship game of the St. Mary's Tip-Off Classic.

Of course, when your losses are to two of Ontario's elite senior girls basketball programs by a combined 7 points, that still bodes very well for your medal possibilities at OFSAA later this fall.

Kelly Van Leeuwen and Kayla Santilli each scored 14 points in the game, which was a rematch of a semifinal game at last year's OFSAA championship --- obviously won by St. John's (51-43), though they did trail 40-37 heading into the 4th quarter of that contest.

Earlier on Sunday, the Eagles had defeated Hamilton St. Thomas More 57-33 to reach the final, backed by 10 from Santili and 9 from Van Leeuwen.

We should clarify that this is probably one of the most high profile senior tournaments in Ontario.  The format was such that pool winners (4) advanced to Sunday's semifinals; but getting out of your pool is an issue in itself --- St. John's pool featured Burlington Notre Dame (OFSAA AAAA Silver 2010), Ingersoll (OFSAA AAA #3 ranking last year) and Regiopolis from Kingston (2009 KASSAA champs).  The Eagles went 3-0 in their pool, with the following results:

St. John's 52, Burlington Notre Dame 39

In a rematch of last year's OFSAA championship game, the Eagles again topped the Irish.  Van Leeuwen (18) and Santilli (10) were the top scorers.

St. John's 69, Ingersoll 49

Van Leeuwen and Santilli scored 18 each in the win.

St. John's 59, Regiopolis ND (Kingston) 44

SJC:  Katie Polischuk 16, Van Leeuwen 16, Santilli 16.

The above trio (Polischuk, Van Leeuwen and Santilli) were all named to the tournament all-star team along with Karly Roser (St. Mary's - MVP), Jenna Bugiardini (St. Mary's), Danielle Boiago (St. Thomas More) and Andrea Kiss (St. Anne's).

Meanwhile, another CWOSSA school, the Waterloo CI Vikings also participated in the tournament.  The Vikes finished 2nd in their pool (2-1) and did not qualify for the semifinals. 

WCI's scores were:

St. Thomas More (Hamilton) 58, WCI 45

WCI 58, Sarnia Northern 52

WCI 46, Thomson (Scarborough) 36

Of note:  Thomson was ranked #5 in the latest GTA-area senior girls' ranking on hooptowngta.com.

BAA Monday: Knights, Crusaders Sweep Games

BAA Senior Girls - South Division


Walkerton DSS 39, Chesley DHS 23
WDHS:  Becky McTeer 10, Kathleen Whale 8


Kincardine DSS 43, John Diefenbaker SS (Hanover) 17
KDSS:  Marissa Jolley 14


Sacred Heart HS (Walkerton) 36, Saugeen DSS 9
SHHS:  Carly Moore 12
SDSS:  Kayla Kloosterhof 4




BAA Junior Girls - South Division


Sacred Heart HS (Walkerton) 22, Saugeen DSS 14
SHHS:  Amber Smallnarz 8
SDSS:  Kelly Gribbons 6


Kincardine DSS 17, John Diefenbaker (Hanover) 14
KDSS:  Brandie Machina & Emily McLennan combined for 12 points


Chesley DHS 37, Walkerton DSS 12

D8 Monday: Eagles Top Celtics, Stay Undefeated

The St. Mary's Eagles defeated the St. David Celtics by a 50-35 score in D8 senior girls' action on Monday; with the win, the Eagles remain as the only undefeated team left in the league.

Laura Boterman put home 14 points, while Alyshia Hergott added in 11 for the winners en route to the victory.  For the home side, Katie Watson was the lone Celtic in double figures with 10; teammate Emily Brown chipped in 8 points.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 3-0, with all those wins coming against teams that many feel will be the other 3 playoff teams at year's end --- Resurrection, Monsignor Doyle and St. David.  They have won each of those contests by at least 15 points.

In the other senior game on Monday, the Doyle Mustangs had little trouble with their cross-town rivals, as they dispatched St. Benedict by a 48-29 final.  Alisa Tkaczyk (18) and Sam Edwards (17) were a solid one-two punch on Monday afternoon for the Mustangs.

In Monday's junior action, the St. Mary's Eagles got a much needed victory at the hands of the St. David Celtics, defeating them by a 35-17 final to get their first win of the season.  At time of this post, scoring details were unavailable from source.

The other junior game saw the St. Benedict Saints, arguably the favourite in the D8 junior circuit, thump the Doyle Mustangs to the tune of 57-19.  Though the Saints' scoring details were unavailable, we can tell you that Taylor Fitzpatrick (6) and Jade Loehle (5) led the way for Doyle.

Senior D8 Standings

1.  St. Mary's 3-0

2.  St. David 3-1

3.  Monsignor Doyle 2-2

T4.  St. Benedict 1-2

T4.  Resurrection 1-2

6.  Rockway 0-3

Junior D8 Standings

T1.  St. Benedict 3-0

T1.  Resurrection 3-0

3.  Monsignor Doyle 2-2

4.  St. Mary's 1-2

5.  St. David 1-3

6.  Rockway 0-3

D8 Monday: Eagles, Celtics Square Off in Big Game

Season D8 Picks Record:  6-0 (1.000)

In one of 2 D8 games on Monday, the St. Mary's Eagles will travel to Waterloo to take on the St. David Celtics (5:00pm tip time).  Both teams have gotten off to great starts, with the Celts winning their first 3 league contests; the Eagles are also sporting an unbeaten (2-0) record on the campaign.

The game is also a rematch of last year's D8 final, a close game that was won by the Celtics.

Look for their initial battle of the 2010 season to be similar in nature.  For SDCSS to come out on top again, they'll need to get a big performance from leaders like Tabitha Ziegfriend and they'll also find a way to slow down the St. Mary's offense, which has been firing on all cylinders early and often this year.  In their last league affair, the Eagles piled up 66 points against a Resurrection defense that has otherwise been relatively solid.

Another thing to keep in mind is that many "experts" are projecting that these two clubs to meet in the D8 final later this fall ---- so with this game, another league game and then potentially a D8 final on tap, we'll have to see exactly what the coaches decide to show in this contest.

Pick:  SMHS

St. Benedict (1-1) at Monsignor Doyle (1-2)
Another very big rivalry game down in Cambridge; early on in the year, it would appear that both clubs will be fighting alongisde Resurrection for the other 2 playoff berths in the D8 league.

Despite losses to both St. Mary's and Resurrection, they've kept things respectable (losing by 15 & 19) and I think they might have enough to get by the Saints.  To add to that, they're also playing at home, so I'll put my undefeated record on the line behind the 'Stangs.

Pick:  MDCSS


Junior Games
St. Mary's (0-2) at St. David (1-2)
Pick:  SDCSS

Big game for both teams here.  If the Celtics can win, it would put the top 4 teams in the D8 league (the "playoff positions" so to speak) a full 2 games clear of the bottom couple of teams in the league.  Yes, there's still a long way to go, but in my opinion, St. Mary's really needs this game. 

I don't think the Celtics will be kind hosts, however, and I look for them to end up on top here.

St. Benedict (2-0) at Monsignor Doyle (2-1)
Pick:  SBCSS

The St. Benedict Saints may be one of the "surprise teams" in CWOSSA this season.  Though I don't suspect they'll sneak up on the Doyle Mustangs, they do have the firepower to be able to pick up the win here ---- that is, if they're not looking ahead to Wednesday's game with the other undefeated team in D8, Kitchener Resurrection.

Weekend Review: Lions Continue To Roar

Lions Win EDSS Junior Tournament

The St. James Lions continued to roll this past weekend, going 3-0 and capturing yet another tournament --- this time the Elmira DSS Invitational.

In the process, the Lions extended their season record to 16-1, with their only loss being a game in Toronto that 4 starters missed due to traffic issues (not being able to make the game due to a road closure) or injury.

Their three games on the weekend saw the Lions defeat host Elmira DSS 57-21 (Brittany Gazzola, 20); Walkerton Sacred Heart 63-10 (Maddi McGarr 12, Ashley Benham 11); and Stratford Northwestern 58-26 (Brittany Gazzola, 23 - including 3 threes).

The Lions resume their D10 league schedule on Thursday when they play host to Centre Wellington.  Game time is 4:00pm.

Eastwood Gets Solid Games in Kingston

The ECI Rebels' senior girls basketball team travelled to Kingston, Ontario, this past weekend to participate in the Queen's University tournament. 

The Rebels' first opponent, Thousand Islands Secondary School from Brockville, is historically known as a girls' basketball powerhouse.  The alma mater of former WNBA star Stacey Dales, they have won 7 of the last 12 EOSSAA titles. 

At any rate, despite 19 points from star forward Michelle Hudyn, the Rebels dropped a 35-29 decision to the Pirates.

However, ECI did rebound in their second contest, against Markham DHS where they came away with a 45-34 victory thanks to 16 points from Caitlyn Schlegel and 15 from Hudyn.

The Rebels then dropped their third and final contest to St. Mary's HS of Brockville, 33-28, despite leading for most of the second half.  Hudyn again topped the scoring with 20 points.

Eastwood has a huge week ahead of them in WCSSAA league play --- they host Cameron Heights tomorrow afternoon (5:00pm) and then travel to Bluevale on Thursday (3:30pm).  All three of those teams are off to 3-0 starts on the season.

BrantNews.com: Green Eagles Continue to Build

Article By:  Tom Kennedy

Retrieved From:  http://www.brantnews.com/sports.cfm?page=sports&section=read&articleId=8859

It’s no secret the St. John's College Green Eagles have a strong senior girls' basketball program.

The North Park Collegiate Trojans knew what they were in for when they hosted the Green Eagles on Thursday, but coach Andrea Hawkins was excited for another opportunity to learn from their challenging opposition.

When all was said and done, the Green Eagles had claimed a 57-27 win over the Trojans, but the winning coach and his team are always working.

Green Eagles coach Steve Van Leeuwen said that while his team played a fluid, fast game, there was always work to be done.

"We're just working to get a consistent effort," he said. "If we can continue to do that I think it will bode well for us in the future."

The Green Eagles controlled the first half of the game, dictating the pace of the play and the movement of the ball, but it wasn't without some hassling from the Trojans.

The biggest difference between the two teams, and the reason for the Eagles leading 17-5 at the end of the first quarter and 35-11 at the half, was the precision of the Eagles.

"It's certainly to our advantage to play a high-tempo game" Van Leeuwen said. "The Trojans have a lot of size and we just have to take advantage of our speed."

In attack, they were swift, as they were led by the provincial experience of Kelly Van Leeuwen, Kayla Santilli and Katie Polischuk.

On top of their three provincial players, the Eagles rotated their bench throughout the game to ensure all members of the team were game ready by the time playoffs roll around. 

"I think if you're going to play at the level we play, you have to play with a lot of depth," Van Leeuwen said. "The younger girls are certainly stepping up."

Despite the large deficit and the promise of another torrid half of ball, the Trojans kept working in the third and fourth quarters.

Trojan Laura Chapple's work rate could not be ignored, particularly during one instance in the third quarter when she fought for three of her own rebounds before sinking a basket.

The Green Eagles were led in scoring by Kelly Van Leeuwen (19 points), Kayla Santilli (16 points) and Katie Polischuk (10 points. The Trojans were led by Cassie Fletcher (six points), Holly Ryerse (five points) and Jenny Howell (four points).

AAAA: Weekly Top 10 Power Ranking

Here's this week's installment of the CWOSSA Top 10 AAAA Teams. 

The big "movers and shakers" on the week in the senior rankings included:

-Centre Wellington (Fergus):  Big week for the Falcons, especially Thursday where they knocked off the previously unbeaten JF Ross Royals.  Also defeated a Kaitlyn Schenck-less Kitchener St. Mary's in tournament play on the weekend (which is still a very good team).

-Cameron Heights (Kitchener):  The Gaels are sitting at 3-0 in league play after dominating Elmira and Southwood this week.  At the start of the year, they lost a close game in the ECI tournament to St. Mary's.  Next week will be a big test with Eastwood and WCI on the schedule.

As usual, last week's rank in brackets:

Senior AAAA
1.  St. John's College - Brantford (Last Week:  1)
2.  Waterloo CI - Waterloo (Last Week:  2)
3.  St. Mary's CHS - Kitchener (Last Week:  4)
4.  Cameron Heights CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  9)
5.  Centre Wellington DHS - Fergus (Last Week:  NR)
6.  JF Ross CVI - Guelph (Last Week:  3)
7.  Eastwood CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  5)
8.  Assumption CS - Brantford (Last Week:  7)
9.  Guelph CVI - Guelph (Last Week:  6)
10.  Bluevale CI - Waterloo (Last Week:  9)

Dropped Out:  Resurrection CSS - Kitchener (Last Week:  10).


Junior AAAA
1.  St. John's College - Brantford (Last Week:  1)
2.  Assumption CS - Brantford (Last Week:  2)
3.  Bluevale Collegiate - Waterloo (Last Week:  4)
4.  St. Benedict CSS - Cambridge (Last Week:  6)
5.  Grand River CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  5)
6.  Resurrection CSS - Kitchener (Last Week:  7)
7.  Guelph CVI - Guelph (Last Week:  9)
8.  Centennial CVI - Guelph (Last Week:  8)
9.  Cameron Heights CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  10)
10.  Eastwood CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  NR)

Dropped Out:  Waterloo CI - Waterloo (Last Week:  3).

CWOSSA Top 10: Weekly Power Ranking (AAA)

Here's this week's "AAA" Top 10 Ranking.  Last week's rank in brackets:

Senior AAA

1.  North Park CVS - Brantford (Last Week:  1)

2.  Kitchener CI - Kitchener (Last Week: 2)

3.  Brantford CI - Brantford (Last Week: 3)

4.  St. David CSS - Waterloo (Last Week:  4)

T5.  Galt CI - Cambridge (Last Week:  5)
T5.  Elmira DSS - Elmira (Last Week:  7)
T5.  Preston HS - Cambridge (Last Week:  6)
T5.  Southwood SS - Cambridge (Last Week:  T9)
9.  Westside SS - Orangeville (Last Week:  T9)
10.  Waterloo-Oxford DSS - Baden (Last Week:  8)

Dropped Out:  Simcoe CS - Simcoe (Last Week:  T9); St. James CHS - Guelph (Last Week - T9).

Junior AAA
1.  St. James CHS - Guelph (Last Week:  1)
2.  Jacob Hespeler SS - Cambridge (Last Week:  2)
3.  North Park CVS - Brantford (Last Week:  3)
4.  Waterloo-Oxford DSS - Baden (Last Week:  7)
5.  Brantford CI - Brantford (Last Week:  5)
6.  Preston HS - Cambridge (Last Week:  4)
7.  Elmira DHS - Elmira (Last Week:  NR)
8.  Kitchener CI - Kitchener (Last Week:  6)
9.  Southwood SS - Cambridge (Last Week:  9)
T10.  Glenview Park SS - Cambridge (Last Week:  10)
T10.  West Hill SS - Owen Sound (Last Week:  NR)

Dropped Out:  Westside SS - Orangeville (Last Week:  8)

CWOSSA Top 5: Weekly Power Ranking (A/AA)

Here's the initial installment of the "Top 5" junior & senior "A / AA" clubs:

AA - Senior
1.  Bishop Macdonell (Guelph/D10)
2.  Our Lady of Lourdes (Guelph/D10)
3.  Owen Sound CVI (BAA)
4.  Kincardine DSS (BAA)
5.  Sacred Heart HS (Walkerton/BAA)

AA - Junior
1.  Our Lady of Lourdes (Guelph/D10)
2.  Bishop Macdonell (Guelph/D10)
3.  Kincardine DSS (BAA)
4.  Owen Sound CVI (BAA)
5.  Erin DHS (D4)

A - Senior
1.  Walkerton DHS (BAA)
2.  Valley Heights SS (NSSAA)
3.  Delhi DSS (NSSAA)
4.  Rockway Mennonite (Kitchener/D8)
5.  Chesley DHS (BAA)

A - Junior
1.  Peninsula Shores (Wiarton/BAA)
2.  Delhi DSS (NSSAA)
3.  Walkerton DHS (BAA)
4.  Woodland CHS (Breslau/D4)
5.  Rockway Mennonite (Kitchener/D8)

Simcoe Reformer: Juniors Getting Better Every Quarter

Article By:  Jacob Robinson

Retrieved From:  http://www.simcoereformer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2782040

The first week of any junior team sport is always a touch-and-go process. Even more important than winning is the ability to clear those mental hurdles many players face entering the high school sports scene for the first time.

The girls basketball contest at Holy Trinity between the Titans and visiting Waterford Wolves was a prime example. A low scoring game with plenty of missed shots and giveaways in the first half for both teams morphed into a much better all-around effort in the second half.

The Wolves held a tiny lead going into the break, and increased it in the second half to win 24-14.

Winning their first game against Valley Heights Tuesday, the Wolves were thrown off just a bit by facing a much different Titans club.

"I think having a big lead Tuesday, it kind of gave us a little bit too much confidence and then we got out on the court and it was a bit of a different setup," said Waterford point guard Ericka Chuli, who led all scorers with 11 points. "Our team was really stressed, uptight and it wasn't like Tuesday (when Waterford played Valley Heights) -- harder team, better players, we were all uptight. But during halftime, we got everyone to calm down."

The process worked, and the team that had just two players score in the first half suddenly saw four find the scoresheet in the second.

"I think we just got it together -- we got a couple points in a row and just kept building on it from there," said Chuli. "At the half, we got everyone to calm down and think positively about the game."

The Titans are a very young squad, and are still trying to get their plays and chemistry going before taking a run at a win.

"It's only our second game, we're still trying to get together as a team and just learn each other's movements and just kind of come together. I think by our third or fourth game we'll do better," said Titan Lindsay Kalliokoski.

Down by just three heading into the second half, the Titans were outscored 9-5 in the third and 8-5 in the fourth.

"I think maybe we just got a little bit tired and then I think when we started seeing their score creeping up, we maybe started to lose a bit of confidence. But this game was much better than our other game," noted Kalliokoski.

"We tried to stay enthusiastic and keep cheering each other on."

Both teams will enjoy next Tuesday off for Young Canada Day before getting back on the court for Game 3 next Thursday.

Currently undefeated, the Wolves are looking to keep things on an even keel.

"I don't think we can think too highly about ourselves and say we've got it the whole season. That's not really what we should be thinking," said Chuli.

"We should be playing hard, playing the same game every game -- not expecting a win nor a loss, just an unknown and going in and playing the best that we can."

Rachel Szymezko followed Chuli with eight points and Jasmine Atkinson had four. Kayla Kasynski scored one.

For the Titans, Eleta Mitton registered seven points, Logan Land had four, Jenna Dierick got two and Kalliokoski scored one.

BAA North: Thursday Results

Senior

Owen Sound CVI 54, St. Mary's (OS) 14
OSCVI:  Erika French 17, Jocelyn Anderson 14
SMHS:  Sarah VanSlightenhorst 6, Kortney Holm 4

West Hill 30, Peninsula Shores 18


Junior

Owen Sound CVI 44, St. Mary's (OS) 20
OSCVI:  Brooke Whetstone 14
SMHS:  Courtney Torrie 10

West Hill 26, Peninsula Shores 24
PS:  Rachel Ward 10

WCSSAA Senior: Top Teams Continue To Roll

The top clubs in the WCSSAA senior circuit continued their winning ways on Thursday afternoon.  The WCI Vikings, KCI Raiders, Eastwood Rebels and Cameron Heights Golden Gaels and the Bluevale Knights all improved to 3-0.

That said, look for some "shake up" in the standings next week as we see four games between the aforementioned clubs:  Cameron Heights at Eastwood (Tuesday), Bluevale at WCI (Tuesday), Cameron Heights at WCI (Thursday) and Eastwood at Bluevale (Thursday).

Here's a look back on yesterday's results.  Note that SJAM got the "bye win" against HHHS.

Waterloo-Oxford 37, Forest Heights 35
My Pick:  WODSS

The Crusaders nip the Trojans despite 18 points from Blair McNaughton in a losing effort --- in the process, they improve to 1-2 while keeping FHCI out of the win column.

Galt 46, Elmira 39
My Pick:  EDSS
The Galt Ghosts are quickly becoming my arch-nemesis.  All 3 of my "incorrect selections" so far have involved GCI.  After losing to Southwood on Tuesday, Galt rebounds with a solid road win at Elmira.  Liz Phillips (19) had a huge game in the win, with Milica Stevanovic adding in 11 as well.  Katie Martin (11), Amy Hachman (8) and Jessica Reichard (6) were the high scorers for EDSS --- so looks like the Ghosts held Lydia Frey in check.

WCI 65, Glenview Park 27
My Pick:  WCI

Another day, another win for the Vikes who improve to 3-0 and continue to extend their regular season win streak.  As usual, any Vike can lead them in scoring and on this night it was Julia Pavlik with 16.  Alyssa Shortt chipped in 12 points, while Alyssa Goodridge had double digits (10) for GPSS.

Eastwood 35, Jacob Hespeler 24
My Pick:  ECI

I said that the Hespeler Hawks had to keep this one low-scoring to have a chance, and they did; however, the Rebels were still too much at home.  Michelle Hudyn poured in 20 points for ECI, with Jamie Cote adding in 5.  Sarah Guttin was the high-scorer for JHSS with 8.

KCI 54, Grand River 34
My Pick:  KCI

The Raiders continue to put up some points, this time taking care of GRCI at home.  Raiders' coach Nick White noted that his squad is now finally getting back to full strength, so keep an eye out for them going forward.  Kate McTavish poured in 23 big points in the win on this night, with Barbara Robertson adding in 9.  Aileen MacLellan (13) and Kailey DeBoer (10) were tops for Grand River and had to do a lot of work ---- the Rens had only 6 available players.

Bluevale 40, Preston 27
My Pick:  BCI

The Knights pick up another win, thanks to their balanced scoring attack.  Shannon Curran (9), Andrea Bartlett (8) and Donna Cloes (8) led the way here.  Kirsten Leach had a game-high 13 points for Preston.

Cameron Heights 59, Southwood 34
My Pick:  CHCI

The Gaels pound SSS at home and improve to 3-0 with a couple of big contests upcoming next week.  Liz McLellan (19) and Siki Jez (17) were the Gaels' top performers, while Kelly Johnston (13) and Alex Palvetzian (7) were tops for Southwood.


Senior Standings
T1.  WCI 3-0
T1.  Bluevale 3-0
T1.  KCI 3-0
T1.  Eastwood 3-0
T1.  Cameron Heights 3-0
T6.  Galt 2-1
T6.  SJAM 2-1
T8.  Elmira 1-2
T8.  Jacob Hespeler 1-2
T8.  Southwood 1-2
T8.  Preston 1-2
T8.  WODSS 1-2
T13.  Forest Heights 0-3
T13.  Grand River 0-3
T13.  Glenview Park 0-3

WCSSAA Junior: Panthers Keep WCI Winless

Glenview Park 24, Waterloo CI 17
The GPSS Panthers pick up their first win on the season and, in the process, keep the WCI Vikes winless.  A bright spot for WCI has been the play of Sarah Coghlin, and she led the way again for the Vikes with 6 points.  Jocelyn Kivell was tops for GPSS with 8.

Huron Heights 37, SJAM 35
The Huskies eke out a win over SJAM --- also their first win of the year.  They got a huge performance from Emily Bidinosti, who scored 18 in the win.  Aly Jacobs also chipped in 5 for the Huskies, while Jillian Reiter (11) and Katie Fowler (10) led the way for the Highlanders.

Waterloo-Oxford 53, Forest Heights 7
Look out for the Crusaders this year.  After being nipped by the Hespeler Hawks, they take out some frustrations on the FHCI Trojans and cruised to an easy victory on Thursday.  WODSS' Maddie Horst scored in double figures for the third straight contest (10 points).

Elmira 41, Galt 20
The Lancers are now 2-0 after handling the Ghosts at home.  Krista Weins was tops on this night for Elmira, with 14; Julia Frey, Emilie Mechler and Emily Sider all added 6 each.  Cass Ramlal was tops for GCI with 6.

Jacob Hespeler 54, Eastwood 30
The Hawks improve to 3-0 on the campaign, backed by big performances from Brooklynn Wright (19) and Naomi Adams (16).  The Rebels received 9 each from Lori Stankiewicz and Reihanne Scott.

Grand River 31, KCI 22
I stopped in while doing an after-work run to check out a bit of this match-up between these two undefeated clubs and it was definitely a defensive struggle.  After being tied at half (13-13), the Rens used a second-half run to gradually pull away and earn their third straight win for first-year coach Scott Reynolds.  Ana Milanovic (10) and Steph Schumacher (8) were the high scorers for GRCI, while Christiana Koebel had another big game for KCI with 14 points.  She's actually scored exactly half of KCI's points during regular season contests (47 of 94).

Bluevale 47, Preston 30
The Knights were able to withstand an 18-point effort from PHS' Ashley White and win their third straight to start the year, while concurrently handing the Panthers their first loss on the campaign.  Natalie Bishop (11) and Sarah Hamm (10) contributed double-digit efforts for the Knights.

Cameron Heights 37, Southwood 35
In what looks like it was the best game of the day, Cameron Heights nipped Southwood at home.  Ashanti Lewis (14) and Cathy Bekhyt (11) led the Gaels to victory in this one, while Cali Doran was again high-scorer for SSS with 11 as well.

Junior Standings
T1.  Bluevale 3-0
T1.  Grand River 3-0
T1.  Jacob Hespeler 3-0
4.  Elmira 2-0
T5.  KCI 2-1
T5.  Preston 2-1
T5.  Cameron Heights 2-1
T5.  Waterloo-Oxford 2-1
9.  Huron Heights 1-1
T10.  Eastwood 1-2
T10.  Glenview Park 1-2
T10.  Southwood 1-2
T13.  WCI 0-3
T13.  Forest Heights 0-3
T13.  SJAM 0-3
T13.  Galt 0-3

D10 Thursday: Lourdes Crusaders Sweep Spartans

Here's the rundown from the D10 Senior and Junior leagues, starting as usual with senior action.....

Senior

Lourdes 50, Centennial 26

My Pick:  OLOL

No trouble for the Crusaders in this rare "noonish" start.  Kiera Bunnaman led the way for Lourdes with 14 points, while Chelsey Mathieu added in 12.  Charlotte Clarke, CCVI's top scorer on the year, was the top scorer on this night with 10.

Centre Wellington 55, JF Ross 44

My Pick:  CWDHS

As I thought they might, the Falcons get past the Royals on the road.  Erica McFadden pumped in 27 points, which is the most any D10 player has scored this season.  Jamie Janssen added in 13 more for the winners, while Julia Robertson (12), Vanessa Martini (8) and Kelly Dunk (8) were tops for Ross.

Bishop Mac 65, St. James 29

My Pick:  BMac

No trouble again for the Celtics as they crushed the Lions at home.  Their balanced attack was led by 10 points from Rebecca Keil and 9 from Alison Morris.  Erica Zen was tops for St. James, with 8 points.

Guelph CVI 64, Orangeville 29

My Pick:  GCVI

Sierra McLaren pumped in 16 while Alyshia Warnholtz added in 14 as the Gaels improved to 3-1 by handling the ODSS Bears.  Tori Quinn was again the leading scorer for Orangeville, contributing 7 on this night.

Senior Standings

1.  Bishop Mac 4-0

T2.  Guelph CVI 3-1

T2.  JF Ross 3-1

T2.  Lourdes 3-1

5.  Centre Wellington 2-2

6.  Centennial 1-3

T7.  ODSS 0-4

T7.  St. James 0-4

Junior

Lourdes 50, Centennial 34

The Lourdes Crusaders continue to roll, this time taking out the CCVI Spartans.  Lourdes received double-digit performances from 3 players en route to the win ---- Victoria Brombal (15), Monica Trimble (11) and Cecilia Hudecki (11).  Hannah Ferguson (12) and Micayley Cromwell (10) led the way for CCVI.

St. James 60, Bishop Mac 39

The Lions continue to own D10 competition; they improve to 4-0 and are winning games by an average of 25+ points.  Brittany Gazzola led the way on this night for St. James with 16; Ashley Benham also contributed 14.  Rebecca Morris was tops for the Celts with 15.

Guelph CVI 52, Orangeville 26

Several big individual performances in this one ---- Jamie Young led GCVI and all scorers with 23 points.  Katie Strongman added in 14 for the winners, while Evelyn Burgess had 15 for the Bears.

JF Ross 32, Centre Wellington 29

In a battle of winless "AAAA" schools, the Royals pick up their first win of the season.  Caleigh Cargo-Froom (8) and Ciara Fragomeno (5) were tops for JF Ross, while Abby Humber (10) and Madison Fennell (9) were the high scorers for the Falcons.

Junior Standings

T1.  St. James 4-0

T1.  Lourdes 4-0

3.  GCVI 3-1

4.  Bishop Mac 1-2

T5.  JF Ross 1-3

T5.  Centennial 1-3

T5.  ODSS 1-3

8.  Centre Wellington 0-3