2015 Pinky Lewis Tournament Draw

The 2015 Norman "Pinky" Lewis Senior Basketball Tournament will be contested on the campus of McMaster University with 12 teams participating.  Teams in the draw are:

Pool A:  Assumption (Burl), Hill Academy, S J A Macdonald (Ham) and St Martin (Miss)
Pool B:  Cathedral (Ham), King's Christian (Oak), Orchard Park (S Creek) and St Marcellinus (Miss)
Pool C:  BTB Prep, Frank Hayden (Burl), S J Brebeuf (Ham) and Westdale (Ham)
Pool D:  St Francis (St Catharines), S T Aquinas (Oak), Villanova (K City) and Westmount (Ham)

The draw is below and results will be posted through out the tournament

Fri Nov 27

10:00 am  East Aux (C)  Westdale  68 vs            S J Brebeuf  79
                                         Steven Lavniac 22       Tafari Simms 19
11:30 am  East Aux (A)  SJA Macdonald 52  vs   Assumption  61
                                        Kaleed Rose 14             Kristopher Rotheman 18
1:00 pm    East Aux (D)  Westmount  31 vs   Villanova  59
                                        Noah Riddles 8        Stefano Spagnuolo 29
1:00 pm    Smith      (B)  Orchard Park  51 vs   Cathedral  72
                                        Khaled Aljnainati 12    Isaiah Parkinson 23
1:00 pm    Burridge (D)  St Francis 54 vs St Thomas Aquinas  45
                                        Alex Makubya 14      Calvin Murphy  9
2:30 pm    East Aux (B)  St Marcellinius 71  vs King's Christian  53
                                        Jaden Campbell  28         Kobe Antwi 14
2:30 pm    Burridge (C)  S J Brebeuf  65 vs   BTB Prep  71
                                        J R Calura 19          Liban Mohammed 13
4:00 pm    East Aux (C)  Frank Hayden 31 vs Westdale  78
                                        Gene Zorbas 13         Steven Levniac 18
4:00 pm    Burridge  (A) Hill Academy70   vs St Martin 32
                                        Justin Andrew 24      Marcus Monticcido 6
5:30 pm    East Aux  (D) S T Aquinas  60  vs Villanova  48
                                         Tony Sagl  18          Stefano Spagnuolo 29
7:00 pm    East Aux  (D) Westmount 42  vs    St Francis  97
                                         Troy Bromfield 12   Cele Kasamba 20
7:00 pm    Smith       (B)  Orchard Park 55 vs   King's Christian  71
                                        Milos Lalovic 14       Kobe Antwi 18
8:30 pm    East Aux  (A) Hill Academy 88 vs  SJA Macdonald  54
                                        Justin Andrew 17      Ahmed Mohammed 21
8:30 pm    Burridge  (B)  St Marcellinius  52 vs Cathedral  55
                                         Josh Noton 24             Mohammed Gaafer 26

Sat Nov 28

8:30 am    East Aux (D)  S T Aquinas  64 vs Westmount  46
                                        Tyrell Nordin 16     Troy Bromfield 21
10:00 am  East Aux (A)  St Martin  50 vs  SJA Macdonald  51
11:30 am  East Aux (A)  Hill Academy 82 vs Assumption 43
                                        Nick Rudell 22         Kristopher Rotherman 12
1:00 pm    East Aux (C)  BTB Prep 66   vs Frank Hayden 20
                                        Warsome Mohammed 17    Eric Zorbas 14
1:00 pm    Smith      (B)  Orchard Park  32 vs St Marcellinius  61
                                        Gavin Schrader 8      Tyrell McLean  13
6:00 pm    East Aux (B)  Cathedral 65 vs   King's Christian  71
                                        Mohammed Gaafer 27     Phil Ragsdale 16
6:00 pm    Smith      (C)  S J Brebeuf 81 vs Frank Hayden 43
                                        J R Calura 15        Josh Maxwell 15
6:00 pm    Burridge (D)  Villanova 51 vs St Francis 48
                                        Stefano Spagnuolo 24      Cele Kasamba 18
7:30 pm    Smith      (A)  St Martin 67  vs   Assumption  64
                                        Zachary Swaby 16      Colyn Sterling 21
7:30 pm    Burridge (C)  BTB Prep 77  vs Westdale  49
                                        Michael Asante 14   Steven Levniac 19

There were ties that were broken as follows based on point differential:

Pool A 2nd place - Assumption +6, St. Martin +2 and SJA Macdonald -8
Pool B 1st place - St. Marcellinius +12, Cathedral -5 and King's Christian -7
Pool D 1st place - St. Francis +6, ST Aquinas +3 and Villanova -9


Sun Nov 29

9:30 am   Burridge  SF #1  Hill Academy  73 (1st A) vs St. Marcellinius   55 (1st B)
                                           Jeremiah Usiosefe 15            Josh Noton  18
11:00 am Burridge  SF #2  BTB Prep  65 (1st C) vs St. Francis  38 (1st D)
                                           Dayquan Martin  11        Cele Kasamba 21
12:30 pm Burridge  Assumption 66 (2nd A) vs  Cathedral 68 (2nd B) in OT
                                Kristopher Rotherman 19   Isaiah Parkinson 19
2:00 pm   Burridge  S J Brebeuf 69 (2nd C) vs S T Aquinas  24(2nd D)
                                 Anthony Bradshaw 14      Tyler Sagl 9
3:30 pm  Burridge   Championship - Hill Academy 86 vs   BTB Prep  76
                                                           Justin Jackson 22       Liban Mohammed 17

All Stars

Jaden Campbell - St. Marcellinius, Cele Kasamba - St. Francis, Michael Asante BTB and Justin Andrews - Hill Academy

All Star and MVP

Nick Russell - Hill Academy

45th Edition Teams are named

Director Jim Weatherbee has advised the following schools will make up the 45th Edition of the Teacher's Life Society Silver Fox Invitational.  They are in alphabetical order:

Adam Scott CI - Peterborough
A N Myer SS - Niagara Falls
Bishop P F Reding CSS - Milton (updated Dec. 30th)
Cardinal Newman CSS - Stoney Creek (updated Jan. 5th)
Cathedral HS - Hamilton
Holy Names CHS - Windsor
Holy Trinity CSS - Oakville
Oakwood CI - Toronto
Pine Ridge SS - Pickering
Saltfleet DHS - Stoney Creek
Sir Allan MacNab SS - Hamilton
Sir John A Macdonald SS - Hamilton (updated Jan 14th)
Sir John A Macdonald SS - Waterloo
St. Anne CHS - Lakeshore
St. Benedict CSS - Cambridge
St. Jean de Brebeuf CSS - Hamilton
St. Thomas More CSS - Hamilton
West Humber CI - Etobicoke

This edition will run from January 14th - 16th at Glendale SS, Saltfleet DHS and St. Jean de Brebeuf CSS.  Draw is now posted.

And the award goes to......

The 44th Teacher's Life Silver Fox Invitation is in the books.  Some great play and games over the duration of the Tournament that saw an epic final wrap up with Jamari Stephenson hitting the winning hoop with 4.2 seconds left to give the St. Mary's (Kitchener) Eagles their first Silver Fox title.

Special thanks to the folks at Bishop Ryan CSS, Cardinal Newman CSS, Glendale SS and Saltfleet DHS who were our hosts this past weekend.  Also, special thanks to those who worked behind the scenes to make the event run so well!!

As always, there was hardware to give out.  Congrats to the following.  And the envelope please.....

Hamilton Spectator 3 point Shooting Champ - Christian David, Bishop Reding (Milton) with 34
Bob Knuckle Academic Award (supported by Teachers Life) - Nevell Provo, Pine Ridge (Pickering)
Ron Kovoljenic Fair Play Award - Tesloth Simon, St. Mary's (Kitchener)
Tournament Director Defensive Player Award - Jamari Stephenson, St. Mary's (Kitchener)

2nd Team All Stars

J.R. Calura - St. Jean de Brebeuf (Hamilton)
Abu Kigab - St. Francis (St. Catharines)
Nick Pett - Saltfleet (Stoney Creek)
Nevell Provo - Pine Ridge (Pickering)
William Sesay - Oak Park (Winnipeg)

1st Team All Stars

Keshon Montague - St. Marguerite D'Youville (Brampton)
DamiAnn Prehay - St. Marguerite D'Youville (Brampton)
Tesloth Simon - St. Mary's (Kitchener)
Chase Vassell - Pine Ridge (Pickering)

M.V.P. and 1st Team All Star

Jamari Stephenson - St. Mary's (Kitchener)

Congratulations to all participants.  Best of luck with the rest of your high school season and will see you in 2016!!!

44th Silver Fox is underway!!!

You will find the draw for the 44th edition of the Silver Fox below.  Action will commence on Thursday January 29th at Glendale SS and Saltfleet DHS.  On Friday the 30th, Bishop Ryan CSS and Cardinal Newman CSS will be utilized as well.  Action on Saturday the 31st is at Glendale and Saltfleet.  Pine Ridge have been tabbed as the top seed followed by defending champion Oakwood, St. Francis and St. Marguerite D'Youville rounding out the top four.

As results come available, they will be posted on this below:

Thursday January 29th

Game 1  5:00 pm  Glendale SS      Cathedral  70 vs.    Sir Allan MacNab  75
                                                        (Kareem Samuel 29)    (Sam Jenkins 20)
Game 2  6:30 pm  Glendale SS      St Jean de Brebeuf  65  vs. Corpus Christi  43
                                                       (Jan Fajardo 17)                    (Simisola Shittu & Gian Lampus 13)
Game 3  5:00 pm  Saltfleet DHS    Westdale  28 vs. Cardinal Newman  68
                                                        (Jacobus Vanderpol 9)   (Tyrell Hebert 18)
Game 4  6:30 pm  Saltfleet DHS    Holy Trinity  48  vs. Saltfleet  54
                                                        (Ignas Brazdeikis 24)      (Nick Pett 16)
Game 5  8:00 pm  Saltfleet DHS    St. Mary's (Kitchener)  58   vs. Bishop Reding  50
                                                        (Tesloth Simon 27)                        (Christian David 20)

Friday January 30th

Game 6  10:00 am  Glendale SS     Centennial  44 vs.   St. Patrick's (Sarnia)  48
                                                         (Raheem Silcott 18)     (Josh Elsley 10)
Game 7  10:00 am  Saltfleet DHS   Cathedral 65  vs. Bishop Reding  55
                                                         (Kareem Samuel 25)    (Christian David 16)
Game 8  10:00 am  C Newman       Westdale  45 vs.       Corpus Christi  59
                                                         (Jacobus Vanderpol 20)  (Simisola Shittu 19)
Game 9  10:00 am  Bishop Ryan    St. Patrick (Ottawa)  41 vs. West Humber  59
                                                        (Ryan Kabuya 11)                         (Hassan Mouhamoud 17)
Game 10 11:30 am  Saltfleet DHS  Thornlea  47 vs.    Oak Park  50
                                                        (Brandon Persad 13)     (Nik Zoric 18)
Game 11 11:30 am  C Newman      Cardinal Newman  59 vs. Pine Ridge  62
                                                         (Anthony Torresin 18)               (Chase Vassell 22)
Game 12 11:30 am  Bishop Ryan   Sir Allan MacNab  66  vs. Oakwood  63
                                                        (Brandon Kenyon 13)             (Dwan Williams 26)
Game 13  2:30 pm  Glendale SS     St. Patrick's (Sarnia)  55 vs. St. Francis  66
                                                         (Jay McAuley 16)                          (Abu Kigab 30)
Game 14  2:30 pm  Saltfleet DHS   Centennial  44 vs. Holy Trinity  86
                                                         (Raheem Silcott 13)     (Ezeoha Santiago 21)
Game 15  2:30 pm  C Newman       West Humber  60 vs. St. Marguerite D'Youville  92
                                                         (Fenanov Dafinise 17)       (Damiann Prehay 19)
Game 16  4:00 pm  B Ryan QF       Oak Park 77 vs.    Pine Ridge  80
                                                         (William Kohler 23)   (Chase Vassell 30)
Game 17  4:00 pm  Glendale SS      St. Patrick (Ottawa)  59 vs. Thornlea  66
                                                          (Mike Soy 22)                              (Darius Thorne 17)
Game 18  4:00 pm  Saltfleet QF      Saltfleet  55 vs. Sir Allan MacNab  46
                                                         (Nick Pett 12)         (Shai Alexander 13)
Game 19  7:00 pm  Glendale SS      Bishop Reding  74 vs. Centennial  30
                                                          (Xavier Ochu 20)                (Zack Mullins 13)
Game 20  7:00 pm  Saltfleet DHS   Oakwood  28 vs. Holy Trinity  38
                                                         (Calvin Epistola 6)    (Chris Hawkins 14)
Game 21  7:00 pm  C Newman       West Humber  68 vs. Corpus Christi  52
                                                         (Tyvell Peters 20)              (Simisola Shittu 25)
Game 22  7:00 pm  Bishop Ryan     St. Patrick's (Sarnia)  73 vs. Cathedral  82
                                                         (Karol Derech 20)                          (Kareem Samuel 27)
Game 23  8:30 pm  Glendale QF     St. Jean de Brebeuf  51 vs. St. Marguerite D'Youville  65
                                                         (J.R. Calura 15)         (Damiann Prehay & Keshon Montague 14)
Game 24  8:30 pm  Saltfleet QF      St. Mary's (Kitchener)  70 vs. St. Francis  61
                                                         (Tesloth Simon 30)                               (Abu Kigab 22)
Game 25  8:30 pm  C Newman       Cardinal Newman  53 vs.  Thornlea  44
                                                         (Tyler Brown 23)                          (Dre McIntosh 12)
Game 26  8:30 pm  Bishop Ryan    St. Patrick (Ottawa)  59 vs. Westdale  49
                                                         (Rone Aya and Adhal Bwolo 8)       (Greg Gordon 18)

Saturday January 31st

Game 27  9:00 am  Glendale          Cardinal Newman  74 vs. West Humber  34
                                                         (Anthony Torresin 27)      (Hassan Mahamoud 7)
Game 28  9:00 am  Saltfleet           Cathedral  30  vs. Holy Trinity  61
                                                         (Jorge Leitao 12)       (Ignas Brazdeikas 18)
Game 29  10:30 am  Glendale        St. Jean de Brebeuf  76  vs. Oak Park  62
                                                        (J R Calura 21)                         (Chris Howell 19)
Game 30  10:30 am  Saltfleet          St. Francis  45  vs. Sir Allan MacNab  59
                                                        (Abu Kijab 28)      (Shai Alexander 27)
Game 31  noon        Glendale SF    St. Marguerite D'Youville  77 vs. Pine Ridge  65
                                                         (Keshon Montague 23)                     (Jordan Henry 21)
Game 32  noon        Saltfleet SF     St. Mary's (Kitchener)  61 vs. Saltfleet  47
                                                        (Tesloth Simon 15)                                (Woods Brown 13)
Game 33  1:30 pm  Saltfleet         Cathedral  69 vs. West Humber  72 (ot)   Art Fairley Final
                                                                  (Jorge Leitao 31)       (Tyshane McLawrence Gayle 18)
Game 34  1:30 pm  Glendale        Holy Trinity  50 vs. Cardinal Newman  43  Roach/Towler Final
                                                                 (Ignas Brazdeikis 19)      (Anthony Torresin 18)
Game 35  3:00 pm  Saltfleet         St. Francis  59 vs. Oak Park  53      MacLean/Newton Final
                                                                 (Abu Kigab 26)           (William Sesay 16)
Game 36  4:30 pm  Saltfleet         S.A. MacNab  43 vs. S.J.  Brebeuf  62  Joe Raso Final
                                                                 (Justin Andrews 11)          (J R Calura 18)
Game 37  6:00 pm  Saltfleet         Saltfleet  63 vs. Pine Ridge  66      Ken Omerod Final (3rd)
                                                                 (Woods Brown 23)   (Jordan Henry 18)
Game 38  7:30 pm  Saltfleet         St. Mary's  58 vs. S.M. D'Youville  56    Championship
                                                                 (Adham Eleeda 18)    (DamiAnn Prehay 15)
                                                                 M.V.P. from St. Mary's Jamari Stephenson

Other awards and all stars will be posted in a bit!!!