WCSSAA: Tuesday Pick

Today's lone WCSSAA senior contest is a "rescheduled season opener".  Here's a look at it:

Eastwood (0-5) at Southwood (2-3)
My Pick:  SSS by 23
The Southwood Sabres might be one of the best "2-3" teams around --- their losses have come to three teams that are a combined 16-2 (WODSS, JHSS, CHCI).  

The Eastwood Rebels, despite their winless record, have been hanging around in games with some strong efforts on the defensive end.  Look for that trend to continue here, with the Rebs hanging around early before Southwood takes home the victory at home.

D10: Tuesday Picks

YTD:  18-2 (.900)

Although WCSSAA schools have a "scheduled" day off today (one make-up game on the books), the D10 is back with a full-slate of post-Thanksgiving games.

Here's a rundown of what's on tap today, starting with what is undoubtedly the "game of the day" featuring the league's two unbeaten squads (that one goes at 3:45pm, for those interested):

Bishop Mac (6-0) at Lourdes (6-0)
My Pick:  Lourdes by 3
These two teams have defeated all 6 other squads in the D10 league, so it looks as though they will not only battle it out for the D10 title, but also the "AA" CWOSSA berth.  Another chapter in their rivalry, and I'll go with the home team today in a toss-up.

Guelph CVI (1-5) at Orangeville (0-6)
My Pick:  GCVI by 11
Assuming the GCVI Gaels aren't too slow on the court as a result of a hearty Thanksgiving dinner, they "should" extend the losing streak of the ODSS Bears here today.

Centennial (1-4) at Centre Wellington (2-4)
My Pick:  CWDHS by 10
With CCVI's injury woes not quite resolved as of yet, look for the home-court Falcons to pick up their third win of the year here.

St. James (4-2) at JF Ross (3-2)
My Pick:  STJ by 4
Another coin flip on Tuesday's radar; this time, I'll go with the visitors from St. James to squeak past the Ross Royals.

CWOSSA Players Showcased as Part of CIS Exhibition "Doubleheaders"

CWOSSA teams and players will be a part of a couple of worthwhile events this coming weekend.

CWDHS Tripleheader Tonight
Firstly, Centre Wellington DHS in Fergus is playing host to a "tripleheader" this evening ($6 admission; proceeds to CWDHS' Aboriginal Centre).

The games start at 4pm, with Elmira DSS playing Centre Wellington in a senior girls' game.  Interestingly enough, CW's coach (Keith Cressman's) nieces will be suiting up for Elmira in that one.

This will be followed by University of Guelph (women's and men's) exhibition games.  On the women's side, Gryphons' star recruit Erica McFadden will be making her return home to CW, where she helped lead the Falcons to back-to-back D10 titles.

Wildhawks in Toronto
The Wildhawk "AAU" U-19 team will be in Toronto playing the "Triple Threat" AAU team prior to a York University exhibition game against Marietta College on Sunday (12pm approx tip time). 

Announced/confirmed team members participating for the 'Hawks this weekend include Josh Johnson (Holy Trinity/Simcoe); Jesse Kendall (Bishop Mac/Guelph); Javon Masters (SJK/Breslau); Vedran Dmitrovic (Cameron Heights/Kitchener); Chuder Teny (Grand River/Kitchener); John Efechaobor (Bluevale/Waterloo); Dani Elgadi (Waterloo CI/Waterloo); Adam Voll (SJK/Breslau); and Malcolm Piazza (Waterloo CI/Waterloo).

Coaches Aaron Tomlin and Scott Reynolds will man the sidelines.

Jacob Ranton (Waterloo CI/Waterloo) is on a visit to Memorial University in Newfoundland so will not be with his usual Wildhawk squad this weekend.

CWOSSABasketball.com Senior Power Rankings: Week 3

Like the junior rankings, not much maneuvering at the top of the Power Rankings for this week, as WCI, Assumption and St. John's are all in the top 3.

The big mover on the week was the Waterloo-Oxford Crusaders, who jump up to 4th overall after strong league performances as well as an impressive effort against the #2-ranked Assumption Lions.

Here's my thoughts this week:

1.  Waterloo CI Vikings / Waterloo
Last Week:  #1
A couple more easy league wins, and a strong tournament performance in Hamilton have the Vikes atop the CWOSSABasketball.com power rankings for the 3rd consecutive week.

2.  Assumption College Lions / Brantford
Last Week:  #2 (Tie)
Moved the Lions ahead of the St. John's Green Eagles after last week's strong effort at the Centennial Tournament --- including wins over WODSS and Rez, both "top 10" teams this week.

3.  St. John's College Green Eagles / Brantford
Last Week:  #2 (Tie)
The Eagles got a strong performance in a 50-35 league win over #8 North Park.  Not much separates them from the #2 Lions, as their league game (OT) will tell you.

4.  Waterloo-Oxford DSS Crusaders / Baden
Last Week:  #6
Although they are young (all grade 11 starters), the Crusaders still have a chance to make some noise this year, as evidenced by their perfect league record and strong tournament results.

5.  Jacob Hespeler SS Hawks / Cambridge (AAA)
Last Week:  #7
The Hawks soared to victory at the Bishop Mac tournament over the weekend; key wins there included a semifinal win over Bishop Mac and a championship final win over another D10 school, Guelph Lourdes.

6.  Bluevale CI Knights / Waterloo
Last Week:  #4
The Knights slipped up a bit last weekend, but regained their stride in league play as they maintained their perfect record through 2 more games this week.

7.  Bishop Macdonell HS Celtics / Guelph (AA)
Last Week:  #5
Big game coming up for the Celts on Tuesday, as they'll travel to #9 Lourdes to play the "other unbeaten" team in D10 play.

8.  North Park CVS Trojans / Brantford (AAA)
Last Week:  #8
Lost in all the D5 talk of Assumption and St. John's, the North Park Trojans are a pretty solid club themselves and a certain contender for another "AAA" title.

9.  Our Lady of Lourdes HS Crusaders / Guelph (AA)
Last Week:  #9
The Crusaders came close to Jacob Hespeler this past weekend after beating JF Ross in a hard-fought semifinal; unfortunately, I can't quite bump them up yet but a win against BMAC on Tuesday would certainly do that.

10 (Tie).  Cameron Heights CI Golden Gaels / Kitchener
Last Week:  10
The Gaels easily handled winless Galt and Eastwood this week; things will get tougher starting next week with Forest Heights and then WCI on the horizon.

10 (Tie).  Resurrection CSS Phoenix / Kitchener
Last Week:  NR
The D8's top squad is undefeated in league play and has won each of those games by 20+ points.  We'll see what St. Mary's and St. Benedict have to say about it, but right now they have a solid grip on the D8's "AAAA" CWOSSA berth.

Honourable Mentions / "On The Radar"
John F. Ross / Guelph
St. James / Guelph
Southwood / Kitchener
Kitchener CI
Forest Heights / Kitchener

CWOSSABasketball.com Junior Power Rankings: Week 3

There's not much shifting at the top of the CWOSSA Power Rankings this week.

The long "minor change" comes with North Park taking the #2 spot (previously:  T2) and St. John's dropping to 3rd (previously:  T2) as a result of North Park's 46-41 league win earlier this week.  With Assumption also being a very strong team in Brant County, there are certainly some more games worth watching as we go forward.

Without further delay, let's get to it:

1.  Grand River CI Renegades / Kitchener
Last Week:  #1
The Rens got pushed by Bluevale yesterday, but still maintained their perfect mark with a 51-43 victory.  Can anyone get closer than that in league play?

2.  North Park CVS Trojans / Brantford (AAA)
Last Week:  #2 (Tie)
North Park's win over St. John's vaults them into sole possession of second place this week.

3.  St. John's College Green Eagles / Brantford
Last Week:  #2 (Tie)
The Gaels are a serious contender for both the D5 and CWOSSA "AAAA" titles; rebounded from Tuesday's loss to NPC by holding Paris DHS to just 5 points.

4.  Waterloo Collegiate Vikings / Waterloo
Last Week:  #4
The Vikes got past SJAM and KCI (another top-10 team) this week in league play to maintain their hold on the 4th overall spot.

5.  Bishop Macdonell HS Celtics / Guelph
Last Week:  #5
The Celts are still atop the D10 standings with Guelph CVI; both squads have 5-1 records but the Celts dumped the Gaels by 14 in their league meeting.

6.  Assumption College Lions / Brantford
Last Week:  #6
Two league losses to two of my top-3 CWOSSA teams; otherwise the Lions have been perfect in D5 play, and have looked solid in tournament action.

7.  Elmira DSS Lancers / Elmira
Last Week:  #7
The Lancers won their home tournament and picked up 2 league wins in a perfect week.  They actually don't have any league games next week as their scheduled date will be a "bye win" against Southwood.

8.  Guelph CVI Gaels / Guelph (AAA)
Last Week:  #9
The Gaels dumped CWDHS yesterday to stay tied record-wise with Bishop Mac at 5-1 in D10 play.  Right now, I have them as the second-rated "AAA" school behind North Park, although KCI and Guelph St. James is certainly in the mix as well.

9.   Kitchener CI Raiders / Kitchener (AAA)
Last Week:  #8
The Raiders rebounded from a loss to the WCI Vikings to handle Huron Heights with ease on the road.  Their upcoming league schedule is fairly light, so I certainly see the Raiders at 9-1 heading into a game against Bluevale on October 25th.

T10.  Resurrection CSS Phoenix / Kitchener
Last Week:  #10 (Tie)
The Phoenix are atop the D8 standings with a spotless mark, and maintain their spot in the top-10 for another week at least.  Celia McGlynn is off to a great start for the Rez juniors.

T10.  Bluevale Collegiate Knights / Waterloo
Last Week:  NR
The Knights are a new entry into this week's top 10 after their strong league showing (4-2) and a respectable single-digit loss to the top-ranked Renegades.

Dropped Out:  St. James/Guelph (Last Week:  #10 - Tie)

Honourable Mentions / "On The Radar"
St. James / Guelph
SJAM / Waterloo
St. Benedict / Cambridge
Forest Heights / Kitchener
Lourdes / Guelph
JF Ross / Guelph 
St. David / Waterloo

Thursday BAA Results

Just one junior, and one senior game to discuss from Thursday over in the BAA.  Here's a look:

Junior:  Owen Sound 33, St. Mary's (OS) 18
OS:  Julie Jones 9
SM:  Nicole Sutton 8

Senior:  Owen Sound 43, St. Mary's (OS) 33
OS:  Audrey Liskauskas 20
SM:  Katie Langdon 16

Brantford Expositor: Senior Trojans are "Coming Along As A Team"

Article By:  Darryl G. Smart

In the past, Jessica Grant and teammates Abbey Sayles and Allyson DeLorenzi played their roles while their older teammates led the charge for the North Park Collegiate Trojans.

This year is different.

With several players from last year's team graduated, Grant is one of the players handed the keys to a machine that's seen plenty of success over the last several years.

On Thursday, she led by example as the Trojans ran away with a 43-20 win over the Pauline Johnson Collegiate Thunderbirds in a senior high school girls basketball game.

"This team is so much different than last year," Grant said. "The chemistry is a bit off right now because we're still getting to know each other. A game like this is good for the chemistry."

Although Grant scored only one point, there's much more to her game than scoring.

"Being one of the older players, I'm a leader now," she said. "All these years Ally (DeLorenzi), Abbey (Sayles) and I have been able to sit back and be role players. This year, it's nice to be able to step up and be a leader and direct positive traffic.

"It's pressure in a good way," she said. "It's taken a while to get used to but I've really enjoyed it."

As is Sayles, who scored eight points Thursday night, while DeLorenzi led the way with 14.

"I think were coming along as a team," Sayles said.

She said one of the biggest differences this year is the team's size.

"We're all guards and don't really have any posts," Sayles said "So there's players playing in positions they aren't used to playing. But they're getting it. It's tough not having a big on the floor like we're used to but we work around that and run our new offence."

And she said a game like Thursday's is perfect for that.

"I thought it gave a chance to run a lot of different plays," Sayles said.

"We've played against the zone in tournaments but haven't been able to really practice it. This game was good for that because they threw a zone at us and we had to work hard for our shots."

While the Trojans continue to get to know each other on the court, the Thunderbirds keep improving.

"I think we had a pretty good game," Katie Lunn said.

"We did a lot better than we normally do, especially on defence. We also got a lot more shots than we usually do."

She credits the new defence the coaching staff has showed them.

"This one works so much better because you don't have to run around as much and get tired," she said. 


"We're getting more confident and the coaches are doing a great job of keeping us loose on the bench."


Senior results

North Park 43, Pauline Johnson 20
NPC: Allyson DeLorenzi 13, Abbey Sayles 8, Kyanna Wray 5, Kirsten Sowa 4, Abbey Johnston 4, Jasneet Dhanoa 4, Jessica Grant 1. 
PJC: Shelby Laughlin 5, Brianne Lavelle 5, Madeline Dailey 5, Amber Kozinski 2, Ciara Artoski 1, Ainslee Waller 2.

St. John's 49, Paris 26
SJC: Bridget Monkman 10, Monica Polgar 9, Kendra Van Leeuwen 9, Brianna Bavota 6, Rebecca Dabor 6. 
Paris: Pamela Vellenga 8, Skylar Wright 6, Kenzie Coomb 6.

Assumption 58, Brantford CI 34

Junior results

North Park 35, Pauline Johnson 8 
NPC: Gabrielle Marton 10, Halle Sitarski 9, Brooke Cesar 5. 
PJC: Isabella Mitchell 2, Chelsea Brook 2, Elita Sweers 2, Brianna Tobias 2.

Assumption over Brantford CI

St. John's 47, Paris DHS 5

Retrieved From:  http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/10/04/senior-trojans-are-coming-along-as-a-team

WCSSAA Senior Thursday: Favourites Come Through on Thursday

A perfect picks sheet on Thursday for me, although a couple of teams certainly received some challenges.

The Elmira Lancers, for starters, moved to 2-4 but it didn't come easy at the hands of winless Galt as they held of a Ghost rally to win 40-36.

Krista Wiens had 12 and Emily Sider 8 for Elmira, while Melissa Smith had a game-high 15 for the Ghosts and Megan White chipped in with 5.

Meanwhile, the Jacob Hespeler Hawks got off to a 13-0 lead but gradually saw the Southwood Sabres chip away before running out of time in a 40-33 final.  Brook Wright had 15 and Candice Wright 11 in the win; Taylor White had 12 and Nicole Barnard 11 for Southwood.

Here's a recap of the rest of Thursday's action:

WCI 69, SJAM 18
My Pick:  WCI by 31
The Vikes certainly rolled on Thursday, putting four players in double-figures --- Julia Pavlik (15), Kaylee Anagnostopoulos (15), Anja Gorrie (11) and Courtney Banham (10).  Malena McCrossan-Moses (5) and Safina Hussein (4) topped SJAM's scoring.

Cameron Heights 53, Eastwood 20
My Pick:  CHCI by 15
Wasn't as close as I expected, as the Gaels did a great job defensively on Thursday.  Liz McLellan poured in a huge 29-point effort, while Shama Saleh added 7.

WODSS 60, Forest Heights 43
My Pick:  WODSS by 22
Maddy Horst put in 14 points and Jenny Newcombe and Becca Payne added 8 each as the Crusaders stayed perfect in WCSSAA play.  Blair McNaughton poured in 27, while Sara Potter added 11 for the Trojans.

Bluevale 60, Grand River 40
My Pick:  BCI by 22
Like W-O, Bluevale also stayed perfect heading into the Thanksgiving break.  Sarah Hamm and Kailee Sawyer had 15 each for Bluevale, while Kailey Deboer (13) and Leticia Skeete (6) led GRCI.

KCI 47, Huron Heights 37
My Pick:  KCI by 22
Closer than I anticipated, but the Raiders still came out on top.  Scoring details weren't immediately available.

Preston 42, Glenview Park 28
My Pick:  PHS by 15
Ashley White led the way with 13, while Taylor Devries added 8 to give the Panthers a key win in the playoff race.  Jocelyn Kivell had 13 and Justine Schwier 6 for Glenview.

Senior WCSSAA Standings 
1.  WCI 6-0
2.  Waterloo-Oxford 6-0
3.  Bluevale 6-0
T4.  Jacob Hespeler 5-1
T4.  Cameron Heights 5-1
T6.  KCI 5-1
7.  Forest Heights 4-2
8.  Southwood 2-3
T9.  Grand River 2-4
T9.  SJAM 2-4
T9.  Elmira 2-4
T9.  Preston 2-4
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13.  Eastwood 0-5
T14.  Galt 0-6
T14.  Huron Heights 0-6
T14.  Glenview Park 0-6

WCSSAA Junior Thursday: Rens Tested By Bluevale, Stay Perfect

The Grand River Renegades haven't had much experience playing in close games.

Having won by large margins in most of their games this year, the Rens received their first "true test" of the season but came through on the positive side of the scoreline, holding off the Bluevale Knights 51-43 yesterday afternoon at Grand River.

The win moved GRCI to a 6-0 mark, while Bluevale drops to 4-2.  Maya Day led the winners with 12, while Nyamuoch Teny had 11.  Rachael Hamm netted a game-high 19 for Bluevale, with Megan Reid also in double-figures with 10.

Here's a shakedown of the rest of Thursday's scores:

JHSS - bye win (over SSS)
CHCI - bye win (over ECI)

WCI 41, SJAM 29
The Vikes helped separate the logjam of 4-1 teams by dropping the 'Landers to 4-2 with a home win.  Dani Sauve netted 15 and Olivia Bender added 10 for WCI; Milica Koprivica had 14 for SJAM.

Elmira 40, Galt 19
The Lancers are 5-1 after doubling-up the Ghosts in Cambridge.  Nicole Cressman led the way with 12, while Kelsey Freeman added 8.  Emma Buck (10) and Amy Cureton (4) led Galt.

Forest Hts. 42, WODSS 26
Sona Khalifth had a huge Thursday, outscoring the Crusaders as she poured in 27 points.  Rylee Mitchell-Becker had 7 and Payton Hofstetter 6 to lead WODSS.

KCI 41, Huron Hts 16
Alia Hazineh (7) and Leah McBain (6) topped a balanced KCI scoresheet in the win, while Buse Celik and Kiana Chin had 4 each for the Huskies.

Preston 30, Glenview Park 26
This all-Cambridge Panther battle was a close one, but Preston came out on top.  Emilie Lutz had a game-high 18 for GPSS; Preston was led by Kristen May (10) and Avery Levert (9).

Junior WCSSAA Standings
1.  Grand River 6-0
T2.  WCI 5-1
T2.  Elmira 5-1
T2.  Cameron Heights 5-1
5.  Forest Heights 4-1
T6.  SJAM 4-2
T6.  Bluevale 4-2
T6.  KCI 4-2
9.  WODSS 3-3
10.  Jacob Hespeler 2-3
11.  Galt 2-4
T12.  Huron Hts. 1-5
T12.  Preston 1-5
14.  Glenview Park 0-6

D10: Thursday Results

Another solid day in the D10 senior picks department, with Centre Wellington defeating Guelph CVI and matching my prediction of a 5-point spread, while Bishop Mac won by 36 when I picked them by 37. 

With that bragging out of the way, here's the rundown:

Senior

Bishop Mac 57, Orangeville 21
My Pick:  BMAC by 37
Andrea Priamo (14) and Jess Morris (12) led the way as the Celts cruised to their 6th straight league win.  Claire Fenton had 10 and Jessica Gut 5 for Bishop Mac.

Centre Wellington 44, Guelph CVI 39
My Pick:  CWDHS by 5
Chloe Trapp (13) and Kristen Gora (10) had double-figure efforts as the Falcons picked up an important win on Thursday afternoon.  Jamie Young registered 11 and Clay Barley-Janzen 8 for the Gaels.

D10 Senior Standings
T1.  Bishop Mac 6-0
T1.  Lourdes 6-0
3.  St. James 4-2
4.  JF Ross 3-2
5.  CWDHS 2-4
6.  Centennial 1-4
7.  GCVI 1-5
8.  Orangeville 0-6

Junior

Bishop Mac 55, Orangeville 12
BMAC:  Carter Godman 8, Johanna DeJong 8

GCVI 50, Centre Wellington 28
GCVI:  Ijeoma Staunton 18, Sydney Wilson 16
CWDHS:  Kayla Teeter 21, Rebecca Witzel 4

D10 Junior Standings
T1.  Bishop Mac 5-1
T1.  Guelph CVI 5-1
3.  St. James 4-2
4.  JF Ross 3-2
5.  Lourdes 3-3
6.  Centennial 2-3
7.  CWDHS 1-5 
8.  Orangeville 0-6 
 

WCSSAA: Thursday Picks

YTD WCSSAA Record:  37-3 (.925)

For my "game of the day", I'm going to go to Cambridge for an intra-city battle between Southwood (2-2) and Jacob Hespeler (4-1).  The game goes at 3:30pm at JHSS.

Both squads, along with KCI (4-1), appear to be in the running for the two CWOSSA "AAA" berths at this point in time, and this game could certainly go a long way to influencing that result.

I'll stick with the hot hands of the JHSS Hawks in this one, but Southwood could certainly make it interesting.  Jacob Hespeler by 9.

As for the rest of today's action:

Preston (1-4) at Glenview Park (0-5)
My Pick:  PHS by 15
I'll avoid my usual "the Panthers will win" comment (oops) and say that this is an important game in the playoff race.  Look for both Ashley White (PHS) and Jocelyn Kivell (GPSS) to put up some big numbers but for the Preston Panthers to be ahead at the end.

WODSS (5-0) at Forest Heights (4-1)
My Pick:  WODSS by 22
The depth and balanced attack of the WODSS Crusaders will be too much for Forest Heights to handle today, even at home.

SJAM (2-3) at WCI (5-0)
My Pick:  WCI by 31
The Vikes will roll to another league win in this all-Waterloo battle.

Bluevale (5-0) at Grand River (2-3)
My Pick:  BCI by 22
The Knights could get a challenge from GRCI here, but I look for them to keep pace with the other undefeateds (WCI & WODSS) by beating the Rens.

KCI (4-1) at Huron Heights (0-5)
My Pick:  KCI by 22
The defensive-minded KCI Raiders should improve to 5-1 today at the expense of Huron Heights.

Cameron Heights (4-1) at Eastwood (0-4)
My Pick:  CHCI by 15
Girls or boys, this rivalry is always a lot closer than the talent level on the two teams.  I think that trend continues today, but CHCI should still come out on top.

Elmira (1-4) at Galt (0-5)
My Pick:  EDSS by 14
Look for the Lancers to make it two straight today down in Cambridge.

D10: Wednesday Results & Thursday Picks

One "doubleheader" to report in D10 play, although only 1 junior score and 1 senior score have been reported to this point.

In senior action, Lourdes stayed undefeated by handling St. James 56-40.  Monica Trimble netted 17 and Hannah Pearsall added 13 in the win; Brittany Gazzola (15) and Ashley Benham (10) were both in double figures for the Lions.

Meanwhile, the JF Ross juniors handled the Centre Wellington Falcons 39-25.  Candice Getsel (10) and Emily Kate Grey (8) were the leading Royals while Kayla Teeter had a nice performance and a game-high 19 for CWDHS.

Now, onto the two games on today's schedule:

Orangeville (0-5) at Bishop Mac (5-0)
My Pick:  BMAC by 37
The Celtics will win this one easily at home.

CWDHS (1-3*) at Guelph CVI (1-4)
My Pick:  CWDHS by 5
Going to figure it'll be a close one in downtown Guelph today, but I'll pick the visiting Falcons in this one.

BAA: Tuesday/Wednesday Results

Senior

Owen Sound 50, Peninsula Shores 23
OS:  Audrey Liskaukas 12
PS:  Rachel Ward 8, Bryanna Bell 8

Sacred Heart 49, Walkerton 15

Kincardine 40, Saugeen 10
KDSS:  Nicole McLeod 14
SDSS:  Rachelle Schroeder 4 

Senior - North
1.  OSCVI 1-0
2.  St. Mary's 0-0
3.  Peninsula Shores 0-1

Senior - South
1.  Sacred Heart 4-0
2.  Kincardine 2-1
T3.  Walkerton 1-2
T3.  John Diefenbaker 1-2
5.  Saugeen 0-3

Junior

Peninsula Shores 35, Owen Sound 26
PS:  B. Ashcroft 17
OS:  M. Boley 16

Walkerton 33, Sacred Heart 12

Kincardine 33, Saugeen 13
KDSS:  Maddie Duncan 10

Junior:  North
1.  Peninsula Shores 1-0
2.  St. Mary's 0-0
3.  OSCVI 0-1

Junior - South
T1.  Walkerton 3-0
T1.  Kincardine 3-0
3.  Sacred Heart 2-2
T4.  John Diefenbaker 0-3
T4.  Saugeen 0-3

D8 Wednesday: Phoenix Stay Perfect in Junior, Senior Loops

The junior and senior Resurrection Phoenix are still perfect in D8 play after a Wednesday sweep of the Woodland Cavaliers.

The senior (52-22) win handled Woodland their first loss of the season, and put Rez in solid control of the D8 standings after "one loop" (5 games) of the 10 game schedule.  The Phoenix have put up 232 points while allowing only 86 --- an average margin of victory of nearly 30 PPG.  Their closest game was a 45-24 win against St. Mary's earlier this week.

Sarah Schulz poured in 26 points in yesterday's contest, increasing her league-leading scoring average to 23.8 PPG.  Marley Niescier added 12 more for Rez, while Rebecca Oosterhof had 5 for Woodland.

In junior, Rez got 18 from Celia McGlynn and (slight more than) doubled-up the Cavs 42-20.  Julianna Thompson had 12 for Woodland in defeat.

Here's a look at the other games from Wednesday, and the current standings in both leagues:

Senior

St. Mary's 59, Rockway 17
No trouble for the Eagles in this one, with Jenn Joseph pouring in 16 and Emma Jada adding 6.  Emma Kschesinski and Sam Veltri had 6 each for the Flames.

Senior D8 Standings
1.  Resurrection 5-0
T2.  Woodland 3-1
T2.  St. Mary's 3-1
T4.  St. Benedict 1-3
T4.  Rockway 1-3
6.  Mons. Doyle 0-5

Junior

St. Mary's 40, Rockway 5
Brittany Gulic had 18 points and Sara Jankovic netted 6 as the Eagles solidified their opportunity to grab  one of the 4 available playoff spots with a big home win against Rockway.  Katarina Klassen had 4 of Rockway's points.

St. David 37, PRDG 0
The Chevaliers couldn't get anything on the board against the tough Celtic D on Wednesday night.  Bobbi-Sue Hentges led the Celtics with 12.

Junior D8 Standings
1.  Resurrection 6-0
2.  St. Benedict 5-1
3.  St. David 3-2
T4.   St. Mary's 3-3
T4.  Mons. Doyle 3-3
6.  Woodland 2-3
7.  PRDG 1-5
8.  Rockway 0-6

Cory Kenning's Recruitment Heating Up In Florida

Former Resurrection forward (6'8"/235) Cory Kenning's recruitment trail is certainly heating up, as a quick stroll around the internet will tell you.

Kenning, who moved down to attend Golden Gate HS in Naples, FL, along with Rez teammate Adam Schneider, recently participated in the 7th edition of THEWorkout presented by Nike Team Florida; this event featured over 90 college prospects in attendance displaying their talents to college coaches and over a dozen national and regional scouts.

Kenning was noted as one of the "top performers" during the camp (see http://www.floridahoops.com/):

Cory Kenning (Golden Gate HS)

6'8 - PF - 2013 
The Canadian big man was very successful scoring in the post on Saturday.  Kenning shows patience on the block and is a willing passer from the post to go along with his scoring ability.  The senior can also step out and knock down an open jumper and with big man always at a premium, Kenning should draw plenty of traffic to Golden Gate HS this season.

According to his MaxPreps Profile, his current list of schools that have shown interest includes South Florida (USF), Arizona State, USC, Nebraska, Rutgers, La Salle, Buffalo, Old Dominion, Brown, Western Kentucky, Montana, Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State, and Rice University.