WHS Edges Marymount to Claim GMAA Bantam Boys Title (Marymount) Tired at the End,” Chan WHS 63 | MMA 59 Explained

SPORTS sportsrousseau.com WHS edges Marymount to claim GMAA bantam boys title (Marymount) tired at the end,” Chan WHS 63 | MMA 59 explained. Westmount appeared to have the game By Mike Hickey well in hand as they raced out to a 24-17 The Suburban first quarter lead behind the play of Inaki Alvarez who finished the contest with a Westmount High School withheld a game-high 21 points. Westmount extend- furious fourth-quarter rally by ed the lead to 35-26 at halftime and 49-39 Marymount Academy to win the GMAA at the end of the third quarter. bantam boys basketball championship “Players get nervous in these games Wednesday afternoon. Westmount led but we got off to a great start and that 57-43 midway through the fourth quar- helped us relax,” Chan said. ter when Marymount went on a 14-0 run While the Westmount celebrated their to tie the game on a basket with Jahzeiah hard-fought victory, at the other end of Brown-Jeffers. Westmount responded by the court Marymount struggled with the scoring the next seven points to escape defeat after putting so much effort into with a 63-59 win. their comeback bid. “We showed a lot of character to come “It was a heartbreaking loss, when have through with some baskets and get a you seen a team devastated by a loss the couple of scores when the game was tied, way these guys are,” Marymount coach “kids at this age can get nervous and we Anthony Fowler said. “Basketball is an couldn’t hit a basket during their run,” important part of these kids’ lives. I am Westmount coach Donald Chan said. “It proud of the way we came back, we could would have been easy to give up.” have easily folded. Turnovers hurt us but Chan added that the frenzied come- we are young and those things happen.” back took a physical toll on the Westmount’s Oeishawn Hoyte scored Marymount players. 12 points and was named the game MVP. “It is difficult to come back from so Ronald Robinson led Marymount with 18 many points and I think they points. MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN Westmount’s Oeishawn Hoyte (32) gets on Marymount’s Francisco Hernandez-Perez.

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Gerry 514-993-3933 sports@thesuburban MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN Kelly Corsi of John Rennie looks to dish off the ball. • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, 40 SPORTS sportsrousseau.com Edwards leads Riverdale to midget boys’ GMAA banner said the key to the victory was the team’s defence,” Campbell said. “I said that they “It was a great season, a lot of people did- Rivderdale 48 | WHS 43 second half defence which held Wesmount didn’t have to worry about offence, it n’t expect us to get this far but we accom- to just six points in the fourth quarter. would take care of itself.” plished more than what most people By Mike Hickey “At halftime I told the team that it was Westmount coach Keion McInnis said thought,” he said. “I am very proud of The Suburban our game if we come out and play good that his club exceeded expectations. this”.

R. J. Edwards was the right man in the right spot for the Riverdale High School midget boys basketball team as he sparked them to a 48-43 come-from-behind victory over Westmount High School to capture the GMAA midget championships Wednesday afternoon. Edwards is a rare breed of basketball player, a talented, skilled player who lets the game come to him and plays within the confines of the team concept. And he does it very well. Edwards opened the game with a three- pointer and then faded into the back- ground as Westmount jumped out to a five point lead midway through the second quarter. At that point he began to assert himself and in a four-minute span he connected on two three-pointers and scored 10 points to give Riverdale a 27-22 halftime lead. As has been the case all year Westmount refused to quit and regained the lead, 37-34, with seven minutes remaining in the contest. Once again it was Edwards’ time to shine as he connected on two more treys to put Riverdale ahead to stay. Edwards led all scorers with 25 points while teammate Hakeem Shaw-Campbell added 17 to the winning cause. Eijah Stewarr had an exceptional game for Westmount with a team-high 24 points while Quarry Whyne chipped in with 11. “I try to play a team game, the most important thing is to win and I try to do whatever I can to help my team win,’ Edwards said modesty after receiving his gold medal and MVP plaque. Riverdale head coach Davion Campbell THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 • MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN

Westmount’s Quarry Whyne carves around 41 Riverdale’s Daniel Williams. SPORTS sportsrousseau.com John Rennie cruises to juvenile basketball championship

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The John Rennie juvenile boys Renegades combined an aggressive, opportunistic defence and accurate out- side shooting to cruise to a 83-49 win over Marymount Academy Wednesday evening to capture the GMAA championship. Rennie’s 2-3 defence forced numerous turnovers that MATT HICKEY PHOTOS led to easy baskets at the other end of the court and they James Tyrell (right) of JRHS looks for a way past also connected on seven three-pointers in the battle of Marymount’s Martin Croll. previously undefeated teams. “We didn’t expect this type of game at all,” Rennie 18; Ethan Gabert-Doyon came off the bench and netted coach Kyle Van de Graaf said after the game. “We 13, while Jeffrey Pyper and Marshall Lobo had 12 and 11 expected a close, up-and-down, high scoring game. We points respectively. played a 2-3 zone and we concentrated on keeping the Rose led Marymount with 19 points despite being the ball out of the hands of their best player (Jalen Rose) focus of the Rennie defence. Martin Croll added 12 and we did a good job of that” points while Javon Joseph had 12 points. The game began as expected with plenty of scoring Pyper was named the game’s Most Valuable Player with the host Rennie team holding a 20-13 lead at the although he said after the game that the team victory end of the first quarter but the Renegades began to pull was more important than individual honors. away in the second quarter and held a 42-25 halftime “It was a great season, most of us have played togeth- lead. Any hopes of a Marymount second half rally were er for five years and we have great chemistry,” Pyper quickly dashed when Rennie opened the third quarter said. “We always put the team first and play with com- with an 18-3 run. posure on the court.” The Renegades attack featured balanced scoring with With one title under the belt Pyper and his team- Rennie’s James Tyrell breaks past a defend by Marymount’s Keegan five different players scoring in double figures led by mates will now prepare themselves for the upcoming Fletcher-Barfour. James Tyrell’s 20 points. Daniel Cayer chipped in with provincial championships. Gabriel Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Prestige The Mitsubishi reference in Montreal

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MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN remaining inthecontest.Onceagainit the lead,37-34,withsevenminutes Westmount refusedtoquitandregained time lead.Ashasbeenthecaseallyear 10 pointstogiveRiverdalea27-22half- nected ontwothree-pointersandscored himself andinafour-minute spanhecon- quarter. Atthatpointhebegantoassert point leadmidwaythroughthesecond ground asWestmount jumpedouttoafive pointer andthenfadedintotheback- does itverywell. the confinesofteamconcept.Andhe the gamecometohimandplayswithin player, atalented,skilledplayerwholets Wednesday afternoon. the GMAAmidgetchampionships over Westmount HighSchooltocapture them toa48-43come-from-behindvictory midget boysbasketballteamashesparked right spotfortheRiverdaleHighSchool The Suburban By Mike Hickey midget boys’ GMAAbanner Edwards leadsRiverdale to R. J.Edwardswastherightmanin Edwards openedthegamewithathree- Edwards isararebreedofbasketball Signature: Expiry date: Number: _/_ _/_ iy Province: Tel.: Email: Postal Code: City: Address: Last name: First name: Rivderdale MasterCard Cheque Mr. Mrs. (payable toOldBreweryMissionFoundation) 48 MM | WHS / Visa YYYY Ms. 43 My gift:$ YES, Iwillhelpthehomeless. w T M 250 -393S e w o l .: (514)788-1884 n w this”. t .o thought,” hesaid.“Iamveryproudo plished morethanwhatmostpeople n’t expectustogetthisfarbutweaccom- that hisclubexceededexpectations. would takecareofitself.” didn’t havetoworryaboutoffence,it defence,” Campbellsaid.“Isaidthatthey our gameifwecomeoutandplaygood to justsixpointsinthefourthquarter. second halfdefencewhichheldWesmount said thekeytovictorywasteam’s gold medalandMVPplaque. Edwards saidmodestyafterreceivinghis whatever Icantohelpmyteamwin,’ important thingistowinandItrydo while QuarryWhynechippedinwith11. Westmount withateam-high24points Stewarr hadanexceptionalgamefor added 17tothewinningcause.Eijah while teammateHakeemShaw-Campbell ahead tostay. ed ontwomoretreystoputRiverdale was Edwards’timetoshineasheconnect- r e ld “It wasagreatseason,lotofpeopledid- Westmount coachKeionMcInnissaid “At halftimeItoldtheteamthatitwas Riverdale headcoachDavionCampbell “I trytoplayateamgame,themost Edwards ledallscorerswith25points a l b , Q r e t-J w ue acq er b y e ues S mi c H2Y1N9 sportsrousseau s sio t r n.c e et a .com

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MATT HICKEY / THE SUBURBAN me withalotofsupport,” shesaidwithasmile. older brother. for theWest Island Lakersfollowingthefootstepsofher fun,” shesaid. and evenplaybasketballafteruniversity,” itissomuch ketball willalwaysbeabigpartofher life. worker aftercompletinguniversityand addedthatbas- honors studentsaidthatshewould like tobeasocial mitted toVanier Collegeforthe2013-14season.The to haveanopenshot. block alay-upattemptbyBillingsplayerwhoappeared second quarterwhenshehustledbackondefenceto action. Shemadethedefensiveplayofgamein basket, shequicklygotbackupandreturnedtothe she wasknockeddownseveraltimesondrivestothe court. Shedoveonthefloorforlooseballsandwhen about fallingonmyside.” Carolyn said.“IknowmybodybutIwasstillworried tired, butIfeltgoodandplayedmostofthegame,” fearless atbothendsofthecourt. match asshescoredagame-high24pointsandwas because shewasgettingtired.” worked hardandwelimitedhertimeinthesemifinal said aftertheone-sidedvictoryoverBillings.“Shehas of theseason,”St.ThomasheadcoachPierreDoyon win overLaurenHillAcademy. played abouthalfagameintheteam’s 64-48semifinal week honors. championship andearningTheSuburbanathleteofthe leading St.ThomasHighSchooltoajuvenilebasketball “I comefromavery athleticfamilyandtheyprovide Carolyn startedplayingbasketballat the ageofseven “My goalistoplaycollegeandhopefully university Carolyn graduatesthisspringandhasalreadycom- Her fearsdidnotpreventfrombeingphysicalonthe “We hadanagreementthatIwouldletcoachif Iwas She showednosignsoffatigueinWednesday’s title “We didn’tthinkshewasgoingtobebackfortheend Task returnedtotheKnightsline-uplastMondayand

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