WHS Edges Marymount to Claim GMAA Bantam Boys Title (Marymount) Tired at the End,” Chan WHS 63 | MMA 59 Explained
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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. The Suburban Newspaper, Quebec's Largest MARCH 6, 2013 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, Weekly Newspaper, is currently seeking an GMAA MVPs – BASKETBALL Advertising Consultant We are looking for: Midget girls: Kelly Corsi – John Rennie • Self-starter with 2 years minimum/ sales experience • Outstanding verbal, written and Juvenile girls: Carolyn Task – St. Thomas presentation skills • Bilingual • Excellent prospecting skills • Deadline oriented Bantam boys: Oeishawn Hoyte – Westmount • Computer and internet knowledge • Strong listening and negotiation skills • Professional appearance Midget boys: R. J. Edwards – Riverdale • Car essential All interested candidates please send your resume to: [email protected] Juvenile boys: Jeffrey Pyper – John Rennie or by fax 514-484-9616 39 SPORTS sportsrousseau.com Corsi paces John Rennie midget girls to GMAA title Player honors. JRHS 52 | ECHS 47 John Rennie led 15-4 at the end of the first quarter thanks in part to a buzzer- beating three-point shot by Meagan By Mike Hickey Charbonneau. The Renegades appeared The Suburban on their way to an easy one-sided victo- ry as they extended their lead to 16 The John Rennie midget girls basket- points midway through the second ball team jumped out to a first-half, dou- quarter. But ECS finished the half on an ble-digit lead over Miss Edgar’s and 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 26-19 at Cramp’s and then had to hold off a spir- halftime. ited second half rally to capture the The second half was a see-saw affair as GMAA championship last Wednesday in ECS cut the deficit to a single point in a game played at Bialik High School. the opening moments of fourth quarter Point guard Kelly Corsi sparked the only to have Corsi score eight consecu- Rennie victory with a game-high 21 tive points to spark a 13-2 Rennie run. points on a variety of drives and long ECS continued to battle into the final jump shots. Her point totals only tell seconds of the game but the Renegades part of the story as she also set up her held on for the hard-fought victory. teammates for easy baskets and her “The girls were nervous and it was heroics earned her game Most Valuable sloppy in the first and third quarters but we came into our own in the second quarter,” ECS head coach Alrick Crawford said after the game. LAUNDROMATS THE THE MOSTMOST “The basketball gods were not with us BEAUTIFUL today. Still we played hard and we had a LANDROMATS LANDROMATS good season and I am very proud of the ROYAL team.” PLUS IN IN TOWNTOWN Corsi, who is enrolled at the John $ 25 Rennie Sport Etude program and also WASH WOW!! plays for the West Island Lakers, said she ONLY 1 had to change her offensive mindset 6 LLOCATIONSOCATIONS IINN CC.D.N.D.N & NN.D.G..D.G. during the game. 5808 Cote St.Luc “When their defence helped out I was passing to the open player but after a 4906 Decarie while they stopped helping and I looked 946 Decarie (V.S.L.) to score,” she said. 6861 Victoria “I have to see how the defence and 4824 C.D.N. (24 hrs.) respond accordingly.” 6705 Darlington Kelly Cardazzi and Charbonneau also scored in double figure for John Rennie OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR! with 14 and 10 points respectively while Variety of washers + large dryers. Tiffany Stavrakis led a well-balanced Convenient hours: 7:00 am – 23:00 pm ECS attack with 15 points. Well kept, A/C, some locations with WIFI Send your story WE WE AREARE THETHE BESTBEST ANDAND OUR OUR PRICESPRICES AREARE UNBEATABLE!UNBEATABLE! and Athlete of the Week For information, please call: suggestions to 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 con- nected on two three-pointers and scored 10 points to give Riverdale a 27-22 half- time 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 connect- ed 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 • THE SUBURBAN, WEDNESDAY, 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 JRHS 83 | MMA 49 By Mike Hickey The Suburban 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.