26 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 Knights dullSabres for Juvenile Girls’banner The Suburban By Mike Hickey LCC defence paves way to GMAABantamcrown “We alwayshaveaslowstart, butthere wasno slow-starttoday,” saidKnightsheadcoach DavidDuboisabout “We wantedtofocuson16(Megan Michael Moodysaidafterthegame. for thisgame,”LCCheadcoach throughout thegame. lead whichtheywouldmaintain as theLionsjumpedouttoa10-2 eight ofherteam’s first10points semifinal action. Royal West Academy37-26in Billings 50-6whileECSdowned when theydefeatedHowardS. playoffs. LCCadvancedtothefinals were thetop-seededteamsin ECS won29-26inJanuary, and beat ECS18-11inDecemberand pair ofregularseasongames,LCC game evenlymatched.Theysplita Howard S.BillingsHighSchool. Championship Wednesday at to capturetheGMAABantamGirls Edgar’s andMissCramp’s School vincing 27-14winoverMiss team defenceenroutetoacon- Lions employedanaggressive his team’s championship win. “The teamstarted ontheicequicklyandthatwas key tothematch.” SPORTS “We preparedwelldefensively LCC’s AmberStarkescored The twoteamsenteredthetitle The LowerCanadaCollege LCC 27 | ECS 14

defensive scheme,wasnamedthe and wasakeyplayerintheLions who ledallscorerswith12points of controllingtheballonoffence.“ to score.Ourguardsdidagodjob notti) tomakeitharderforthem Bernier) and18(ChristianaIan- MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN 18 (ChristianaIannotti)tomake itharder forthemtoscore. Ourguards didagodjobofcontrolling theballonoffence.” “We prepared welldefensivelyforthisgame,” LCCheadcoachMichaelMoodysaidafterthegame. “We wantedtofocuson16(Mega Point guardKayleeSchwartz, together.” the catalystinbringingteam Moody. “Allyearlongshehasbeen year onandoffthecourt,”said earned praisefromhercoach. game’s MostValuable Playerand Schwartz, whileproudofher “Kaylee hasbeenourleaderall

ANDREW SOONG / THE SUBURBAN The Suburban By MarkLidbetter riod withacommanding 4-0lead. Shanahan thatended thefirstpe- slap-shot bygameMVPKristina Sabres’ netcapped-offwithabig ered threemoregoalsintothe rally herteammateswhodeliv- terson. Landry’s goalseemedto sisted byteammateMelinaPat- Landry whoopenedscoringas- broken bytheKnights’Amy However, thedeadlockwasfinally struggling forcontroloftheice. ternoon goldmedalmatch-up in theopeningminutesofaf- that wasthekeytomatch.” started ontheicequicklyand championship win.“Theteam David Duboisabouthisteam’s today,” saidKnightsheadcoach but therewasnoslow-start LCC inNDG. Championship Tuesday atthe year’s JuvenileGirlsGMAA the CNDSabres5-0totakethis The Sabresbegan tofend-off Both teamswereneckand “We alwayshave aslowstart, The STHSKnightsshut-out practice weworkedonourteam fun, playhardandstayfocused.In teammates. “Ijustwanttohave said asshecelebratedwithher complishment. the championshipwasateamac- MVP performance,insistedthat “It feelsgreat,veryspecial,”she St. Thomas 5 | CND 0 Sena Catteral.However, thesec- one-more Knightsgoalscoredby their creasethatonlyallowed their rival’s incursionstowards ond placeteamseemedtofalter ended thatmatch-up 5-0. points intoher team’s netthat Lazar disallowed anyfurther Sabres goalieMargotRoland- shots ongoal.Moreover, rookie out-shot almosttwo-to-onewith their opponentsaswellbeing sure inthefaceof5-0leadby Sabres maintainedtheircompo- away ontheice.However, the scoreless astheminutesticked them inthesecondperiod.” changes thatfinallycontained the teamwastiredandmade Gendron. “ThefirstperiodIknew turning players,”conceded ward tonextyearwithourre- yesterday’s game, butIlookfor- one againstKuper.” last 24hoursanditwasatough dron “We playedtwogamesinthe Sabres headcoachSylvainGen- the scoreboard.Accordingto match-up andgrowingvoidon weight oftheprevioussemifinal play opportunities,underthe unable tocapitalizeontwopower proud ofthegirls.” at theendofseasonandIam in theyearbutwecameonstrong Sue Brasswasproudofherteam. defence anditwasateamvictory.” The finalperiodremained “The teamwasoutofgasafter Bernier ledECSwith10points. “We wereinfourthplaceearlier Despite thelossECSheadcoach n Bernier)and THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 • 27 “We like to switch defences a lot so the “We balanced attack was led by Westmount’s “I just try to play hard and help my team Westmount reached the finals by defeat- Westmount “We started the game well but didn’t re- “We Kayne Jarvis had 10 points. White led LCC with 15 points and did an excellent job dis- post, added 16 to the winning cause while tributing the ball to his teammates. other team doesn’t know what to expect,” coach Donald Chan said after Westmount were nervous at the begin- the game. “We ning of the game but I knew we would be okay once we settled down.” Robinson who tallied a game-high 17 points Most Valuable and was named the game’s Bostic, an imposing figure in the Player. win,” Robinson said modestly. “We concen- “We win,” Robinson said modestly. Academy while the top-seeded Lions had playoff wins over St. Thomas High School trate on defence and playing as a team and today is a good feeling.” spond to their pressure,” LCC head coach Stephen Lee said as his team received their silver medals. “We had a great season and silver medals. “We ing Herzliah High School and Marymount and Selwyn House. these guys will have four more years to- gether.” 40 LCC | 60

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Every time the Lions appeared on the The Knights The Westmount The Lions, who defeated the Knights by

SPORTS noon. Westmount extended their lead to 27- noon. Westmount 18 at halftime and the Knights never looked back. The Lions cut the deficit to five points re- early in the third quarter but Westmount double digit lead. ended the first half of the GMAA Bantam Boys Championship on a 12-0 run that pro- pelled them to a 60-40 victory over the Lions Thursday after- The Suburban The By Mike Hickey By Mike “We were nervous at the beginning of the game but I knew we would be okay once we settled nervous at the beginning of the game but I knew we were “We coach Donald Chan said after the game. Westmount down,”

Bantam Boys’ Championship Boys’ Bantam Westmount’s defence keys GMAA keys defence Westmount’s verge of getting back in the game West- mount’s Renoldo Robinson or Benjamin mount’s Bostic would answer with a timely basket. sponded with a 9-0 run that restored their three points during the regular season, jumped out to a 16-10 first quarter lead. However Westmount took control of the However Westmount game by effectively switching defences. Their full court pressure forced turnovers while the half court zone controlled LCC’s top the half court zone controlled LCC’s player Devawn White. ATHCE H SUBURBAN THE / HICKEY MATT 28 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 The Suburban By Mike Hickey to winmidget boys title Marymount edgesRiverdale points asRiverdaleclosedthegapto52-49 back. Hescored18ofhisteam’s next20 Campbell ignitedanotherSpartancome- their doubledigitlead,40-27,before start ofthethirdquarterandregained mount leadto36-29athalftime. sparked aRiverdalerallythatcuttheMary- Rhoan ShawCampbell.Theirinsideplay the talentedduoofTyrell Williamsand came tolifeinthesecondquarterbehind for a20-7firstquarterlead.TheSpartans penetrate forlay-upsandopenjumpsshots a better afterthefirstbutwehaven’tplayed head coachRobMyersonsaid.“We played and thatwasthedifference,”Riverdale evening. ball Championships67-62Wednesday to capturetheGMAAMidgetBoysBasket- held apotentRiverdalecomebackattempt 13-point firstquarterleadandthenwith- SPORTS teamthatquickallyear.” Marymount startedquicklyagainatthe Marymount’s quicknessallowedthento “We didn’texecuteinthefirstquarter Marymount Academyjumpedouttoa MMA 67 | RHS 62 hard andtheyplayedwithheart.” and Iamveryproudofthem.Theyplayed was achallengefortheplayerswhostayed “We lostplayersforvariousreasonsandit and todaywedressedeight,”Collinssaid. road toatitlewasrockyattimes. ing withconfidence.Headdedthatthe by balancingtheflooronoffenceandplay- to neutralizeRiverdale’s heightadvantage said afterthegamethathisteamwasable and Kellyhad12. Iziah Alexandrechippedinwith15points named thegame’s MostValuable Player. led byPeartwhonetted23pointsandwas the otherhandhadmorebalancedscoring while Williamsadded24.Marymount,on tory. mount withawell-deservedfive-pointvic- Kelly addedafoulshottoprovideMary- a 66-62lead.AfterdefensivestopCamden up byJerdiasPeartthatgaveMarymount the finalminuteofplaywasadrivinglay- swer withatimelybasket.Thekeyplayin utes buteachtimeMarymountwouldan- different occasionsinthefinaleightmin- tans camewithinasinglepointonthree at theendofthirdquarter. TheSpar- “We startedtheseasonwith14players Marymount headcoachMatthewCollins Campbell ledallscorerswith33points The Suburban By Mike Hickey the finalswith identical 13-1records gold medalgame. Thetwoclubsentered ketball teamto a 64-45victoryinthe Riverdale Spartans JuvenileBoysbas- game hype. match-up didnotliveuptoits pre- league’s toptwoteamsbutthedream closely contestedbattlebetween the Championship wasexpectedto bea

ers whostayedandIamveryproud ofthem. They playedhard andtheyplayedwithheart.” Matthew Collinssaid. “We lostplayers forvariousreasons anditwasachallengefortheplay- “We startedtheseasonwith14players andtodaywedressed eight,” Marymountcoach MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN basketball title Riverdale cruisesto juvenile An explosivesecondquarterlifted the The GMAAJuvenileBoysBasketball Riverdale 64 | WHS 45 team. PlayingintheirhomegymWest- Fabian Baxtertried valiantlytogettheir Elijah Stewart,QuaryWhyne and the thirdquarter. Westmount’s trioof tended theirleadto50-27bythe endof was quicklydashedasRiverdale ex- of asecondhalfWestmount comeback manding 37-19halftimelead.Any hope on a25-7runthatgavethemcom- the secondquarterSpartanswent good looksonoffence. mount neverledandstruggledtoget but theSpartanswereclearlybetter With thescoredtied12-12earlyin See RIVERDALE, onpage 30 30 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 SPORTS for teamstodefendus.” ability tospread thefloormakes itdifficult team defence. This wasateamvictory. Our fence andreally concentrate onplayinggood after theone-sidedvictory. “We stress de- Riverdale headcoach Trevor Sinodhinossaid “This iswhatweare capableofdoing,” had usonheelsformostofthegame. execute onoffenceandplaytogether.” big games,”hesaid.“Playgooddefence, and youknowwhathavetodoin Spartans. able Player, said familiarityhelpedthe and wasnamedthegame’s MostValu- and theSpartanoffencewasclickingon team backincontentionbutthe be backnextyear.” We hadagood season,11-1,andwewill today,” hesaid.“Theyplayharderand credit tothewinners. with 14and10pointsrespectively. while StewartandBaxterchippedin cellent gameatbothendsofthecourt winning cause.Edwards,whohadanex- wards Jr. added18pointsapiecetothe while DevontayGreenandRupertEd- tan attackwithagame-high19points teams todefendus.” spread thefloormakesitdifficultfor This wasateamvictory. Ourabilityto centrate onplayinggoodteamdefence. tory. “We stressdefenceandreallycon- Sinodhinos saidaftertheone-sidedvic- doing,” RiverdaleheadcoachTrevor all cylinders. Riverdale’s defencewastootenacious MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN RIVERDALE Cont’d frompage28 “We didn’thave alotgoingforus Westmount coachRobertLavoiegave Whyne ledWestmount with15points “We havebeen together fortwoyears “This iswhatwearecapableof Daniel WilliamsledabalancedSpar- SPORTS Kuper rallies to win Juvenile Boys title games and entered the playoffs as the top One of those big players was Tasso a Kuper defenceman in the offensive zone Kuper 5 HRHS 4 | two seeds and put on an exciting display of Housakos who had a goal and an assist and and then scored on a rising slap shot. hockey before a standing room only crowd. received the Steve Mitchell award as the Kuper cut the deficit to 3-2 midway By Mike Hickey Heritage led for most of the game but game’s Most Valuable Player. through the second period when Housakos The Suburban Kuper scored twice in the final seven min- Heritage opened the scoring two minutes took control of the puck along the boards utes to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 victory. into the game when Joshua Veilleux picked and delivered a perfect pass to Tyus Cum- Kuper Academy needed a late third period “The break between the second and third up a loose puck deep in the Kuper zone and mings who was positioned in the side of the rally to edge Heritage Regional High School periods really helped us,” Kuper head coach fired it home. net and was able to steer the puck pass Her- 5-4 to capture the GMAA Juvenile Boys Jon Silver said as his team celebrated. “We It took Kuper just a minute to respond as itage goaltender Mathieu Valiquette. Hockey Championships Tuesday evening at cut down the bench in the third and our big Cameron Weitzman skated down the left Andrew Rinaldi tied the game at 3-3 when Lower Canada College’s Glenn J. Arena. players played big.” side and fired a shot from a difficult angle he stole a clearing pass and was able to skate The two clubs split a pair of regular season that found the back of the net. Heritage re- in alone on Valiquette, beating the netmin- gained the lead minutes later on another der with a well-placed wrist shot. bang-bang play as Jared Desveaux picked up Another Heritage turnover late in the the goal with assists going to Philip Boisvert game enabled Tommy Elipolous to score the and Brandon Gauthier. winning goal. Heritage increased its lead to 3-1 on a Behind for the first time in the game Her- great individual effort by Boisvert as he in- itage tried to send the game to overtime but tercepted a pass in his own zone, warded off the Kuper defence kept them at bay. ANDREW SOONG / THE SUBURBAN “The break between the second and third periods really helped us,” Kuper head coach Jon Silver said as his team celebrated. “We cut down the bench in the third and our big players played big.” Riverdale cruises to juvenile basketball title MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN Riverdale played a dominant game to claim Juvenile Boys’ basketball crown.

Championship was expected to be a closely Riverdale 64 | WHS 45 contested battle between the league’s top two teams but the dream match-up did not By Mike Hickey live up to its pre-game hype. The Suburban An explosive second quarter lifted the • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 • THE WEST ISLAND SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, See RIVERDALE, page 30

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swer with a timely basket. The key long ball to defeat St. Thomas play in the final minute of play was a driving lay-up by Jerdias Peart that gave Marymount a 66- 62 lead. After a defensive stop Camden Kelly added a foul shot to provide Marymount with a well- deserved five-point victory. Campbell led all scorers with 33 points while Williams added 24. Marymount, on the other hand had more balanced scoring led by Peart who netted 23 points and was named the game’s Most Valu- able Player. Iziah Alexandre chipped in with 15 points and Kelly had 12. Marymount head coach Matthew Collins said after the game that his team was able to neutralize Riverdale’s height ad- vantage by balancing the floor on offence and playing with confi- dence. He added that the road to a title was rocky at times. “We started the season with 14 players and today we dressed MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN eight,” Collins said. “We lost play- “We started the season with 14 players and today we ers for various reasons and it was dressed eight,” Marymount coach Matthew Collins a challenge for the players who said. “We lost players for various reasons and it was a stayed and I am very proud of challenge for the players who stayed and I am very proud of them. They played hard and they played with them. They played hard and they heart.” played with heart.” MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN “I am proud of the girls because of the way they played defence,” JRHS coach Phil Charbon- neau said. “It has been a battle all year but they really came to play today.”

JRHS 41 | St. Thomas 33 “I am proud of the girls because of the way

they played defence,” Charbonneau said. “It 7 7 SIMULATORSSIMULATORS THE WEST ISLAND SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 • By Mike Hickey has been a battle all year but they really The Suburban came to play today. The bench did a good job 3 with the latest for us and I was glad everyone got a chance software upgrades The John Rennie High School Juvenile to play. When you have the best high school software upgrades Girls repeated as GMAA champions Wednes- point guard (Corsi), it makes everyone step day evening when they outlasted the St. up their game.” Play some of the best courses Thomas Knights 41-33. It was the third Corsi, who finished with a game high 16 meeting of the season between the two West points and was named the game’s Most Valu- in in thethe worldworld PebblePebble Beach,Beach, Bayhill,Bayhill, Island rivals and although each game was able Player, said that her team was motivated hotly contested, Rennie won all three games. by the prospect of winning their third con- St-Andrews, and more!!! John Rennie relied on the long ball and secutive GMAA title and returning to the the scoring ability of Kelly Corsi and Meagan provincial championships that will be held ORIGINAL SIMULATORS ALL Charbonneau to jump out to an early lead in April. Rennie won the Midget title two that they never relinquished. The duo com- years ago and last year captured the Juvenile Monday to Thursday SIMULATORS bined for seven three pointers and scored 31 Championship last year with Corsi sidelined All Day & Night - Reg. $27 Saturday Night after 7 pm of their team’s 41 points. with a concussion. * * Rennie led 16-4 at halftime and gradually “The championship was a team effort,” NOW $22 for 18 holes per player NOW $22 for 18 holes per player increased their margin to 33-14 before St. she said after receiving her MVP plaque. “We Reservation required Reservation required Thomas engineered a spirited rally led by had a very strong defensive game and that is Zoe Arvanitis. They cut the deficit to a mere what won it for us. We wanted to three-peat *Taxes not included. Cannot be combined with any other offer. eight points with just over a minute to play and go back to provincials. I’ve been working but a pair of foul shots by Charbonneau iced on my outside shot and my teammates were 212 Dorval Ave Dorval H9S 3H3 the victory getting me open.” Rennie head coach Phil Charbonneau said Charbonneau finished the game with 15 Tel : 514-633-8881 after the game that the key to the title was points while Arvanitis led St. Thomas with www.golfomaxdorval.com 29 team defence. nine points.