St.Patrick Irish (Ottawa)

2012-2013 NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ Championship and ‘AAA’ OFSAA Silver Medalist Season

The 2012-2013 Season began right away with the returning members of the previous season’s NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ Championship team that went 2-1 at ‘AAAA’ OFSAA anxious to get back to the province’s biggest stage, however a major piece from that team in Marial Shayok would not be returning, seeking exposure in the U.S. at Blair Academy in New Jersey. The returning team leaders led our annual September dryland training to record numbers of students participating. As the season approached the coaching staff implemented changes to accommodate for the team’s lack of height and strengths at the guard position by turning St. Pat’s usual uptempo pace into an all out race.

Tournament and Exhibition Play
The team got its first action on the road when they travelled to the Pinky Lewis Invitational in Hamilton held at McMaster University. The team took their lumps early as they learned to play without last season’s leading scorer and adjusting to a new style of play. Coming out of the tournament 1-2 the team did learn that depth would not be an issue as all travelling members contributed and most of the team saw starting action in one of the tournament games.

The team returned home the following week to play Holy Cross from Kingston in their annual exhibition game. In a tightly fought battle the Irish were able to come up with a last second score to overcome the visitors from Kingston 68-67, led by captain and starting point guard, Braeden Wilkinson’s 20 points. Evening their early season record at 2-2 the Irish would look forward to hosting their first home tournament in over a decade the following weekend.
In their first home tournament the Irish would tip off against a well coached but young Sacred heart team and prevailed 78-41. In their next game the Irish would play Lester B Pearson, taking a mere one point lead into half time but once again it was Braeden Wilkinson that would lead the attack and mount a furious Irish second half to win 77-38. In the tournament finals, the Irish would play against Louis Riel in a matchup of last season’s NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ finals. Completely undersized the Irish played with great focus and intensity to win their host tournament 88-52. The team was led in the finals by first year varsity player and high school junior, Jephte Francois’ 22 points and super athlete, Roydell Clarke’s 17 points respectively.

After beginning league play the following week the team was back on the road as they headed back to the Holy cross Christmas Crusader Classic in Kingston. In their first game of the tournament the team got out of the vans to play a local and tough Frontenac squad who beat up on the Irish by using St. Pat’s style of play against them. The Irish would lose their first game of the tournament 83-69. The Irish would regroup and come together in their second game to defeat a gritty Holy Trinity team from Cornwall 87-65, behind Roydell Clarke’s 20 points. Moving forward in the tournament the Irish would play Sacred Heart from Newmarket in a hotly contested battle. It would be a speedy and resilient Chris Nsenga that would lead the team this time registering a double–double with 19 points and 10 rebounds to help St. Pat’s overcome the opposition 74-66. In the tournament semi-finals, the Irish would play a tough and big Barton team from Hamilton. In a tight game throughout the Irish would lean on their veterans and starters for production as they would move on to the finals with a 79-69 win. In the finals the irish would play a rematch of their exhibition game a few weeks earlier when they would play tournament hosts, Holy Cross on their home floor. Looking to defend their home court, Holy Cross took a four point lead into half time. The second half would see the Irish come alive, led by Roydell Clarke and Gatluak Reathmun who tallied 23 and 16 points respectively. The Irish would take home their second tournament championship of the young season and bring their record to 11-3 heading back to Ottawa.

In their next tournament the Irish headed down the 416 to Brockville after the exam break for the Redram Classic. The Irish would use their swarming defence in the first game against Rideau to win 92-28. The game saw almost every Irish player register a basket with Gatluak Reathmun and Stefan Vijackic leading the way with 13 and 10 points respectively. In their next game St. Pat’s would play a tough KCVI team from Kingston. Using two halves that basically mirrored each other the Irish would win the match 85-71 behind Chris Anderson’s lone double digit scoring tally of 15 points. Next up, the irish had the pleasure of playing Newfoundland’s top team in Gonzaga. An athletic, deep and fired up team kept pace with the Irish through the first half as the two teams were tied at 35 each. The Irish’s superior athleticism and fast style of play might have been the difference in the second half as they would prevail in the tournament semi-finals 85-71 behind the offensive work by the Chris’ (Nsenga and Anderson) and Sheldon Jean’s 18, 11, and 16 points respectively. In the finals the Irish would play near neighbors, Immaculata, who brought a young but talented team. Perhaps overconfident going into the game because of the age difference Immaculata led for most of the first half and took a four point lead into half. Once the Irish woke up in the second half and showed their championship resolve, St. Pat’s would demonstrate the value of experience as they won their third tournament championship of the season 72-59.

In their last tournament of the season the team braved a coming storm to get to the Niagara region early for the annual and prestigious All-Ontario Catholic Classic, hoping to get some stiff competition as a tune up for their playoff run. In their first game the Irish played a string but depleted ACMT team from Hamilton. The Irish got out to a significant lead early but in play that would reflect St. Pat’s entire last tournament before playoffs, the Irish could not maintain their focus or resolve. Despite a 6 point halftime lead the Irish would lose 74-62. Moving on to the consolation side was familiar territory as the Irish have won the consolation bracket of this tournament twice in the last 7 years. In their next game the Irish attempted to get back to basics playing St. Paul’s from Niagara Falls. Again however, it was a struggle to maintain the game plan and intensity required throughout the entire game. In the end St. Pat’s would barely prevail winning 69-62, despite the co-captains doing their best to lead their squad, posting 19 and 14 points respectively. In their third game the Irish would play St. John’s from Brantford. The opposition continually demonstrated what a lack of focus can do to the Irish but despite that fact the Irish still held a four point lead going into halftime. St. Pat’s would not be so fortunate in the second half however as they could not learn the necessary lessons from this tournament and would eventually lose 65-63 and have to make the long trip back to Ottawa finishing their exhibition season with their 5th game of the season.

NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ League Play
The Irish would tip off the 2012-2013 season by hosting former St. Pat’s Coach Rowley and his Mother Teresa Titans on November 27th. Playing a younger squad the Irish exhibited their veteran resolve to the tune of a 73-36 win in which every player dressed contributed in the win. In their second game of the season the Irish would again host Louis Riel. Looking to prove it was not a fluke the Irish again came out hungry against Les Rebelles, taking a 38-18 lead into halftime. The Irish were once again led by Jephte Francois and Roydell Clarke as the team moved to 2-0 in league play behind their 20 and 18 point efforts in the 79-47 win. In their last game before the Christmas Break the team would head to Coach Rowley’s Mother Teresa home floor in a rematch of the first game of the season. The team would again prey on the young opposition as Sheldon Jean and Hamza Roble would each register a double-double in their team’s 78-36 win.

Fresh off the Christmas break the Irish jumped on the 417 to head to West Carleton to play a young but very talented Wolves team in their den. The Irish simply steamrolled over the competition with a complete team effort, led by co-captain, Sheldon Jean’s 21 points and 5 steals, in their 4-0 marking 82-34 win. In their second game back the Irish hosted a young All Saints squad and took advantage of their superior depth to prevail 67-17 with sophomore and first year varsity player leading the attack with 15 points. Next up the Irish would play their yearly televised regular season game against Glebe Collegiate, who along with the Irish and Rebelles were considered a contender for the city championship. Matching up against a tough and well balanced team the Irish used their experience and grit to band together in the second half after being up only three at halftime. Chris Nsenga put on a shooting a display to the tune of 28 points and Sheldon Jean displayed his resolve for another double-double, near triple-double as he registered 14 points, 11 rebounds and 7 steals to help the home team win 80-67 and move to 6-0 in league play. Continuing their long month of January of league okay the team headed into the core to play Lisgar and again used a very balanced attack to prevail 87-34 behind the co-captains double-doubles as Braeden Wilkinson put up 10 points and 13 assists, while Sheldon Jean continued his reliable yeomen’s work with 16 points and 15 rebounds. In their last game before the first semester exam break the Irish hosted a very gritty Earl of March team in what would be one of their toughest contests of the year. In a back and forth game the Irish only led by one pint at half. The second half would see lead changes but in the end the Irish held on for their eighth league win 69-65. Each team member would contribute what they do best as Roydell Clarke and Chris Anderson filled up the hoop with 24 and 14 points respectively while Braeden Wilkinson dished out 10 assists and collected 10 rebounds for good measure, and Sheldon Jean again cleaned the glass for 13 rebounds.

In their first league game back from the exam break the Irish played their ninth game of the season when they travlled again down the 417 to Stittsville in a rematch with Sacred Heart. It should come as no surprise that they would be much better prepared to play St. Pat’s than their first game in November with Tony House at the helm. In a very low scoring first half the Irish would only lead by five at halftime. In the end it would be all that they would need as the two teams played even in the second half with the Irish winning 54-49. In their last game of the season the Irish could’ve stayed in West Ottawa as they played at Earl of March against a team that gave them fits the first time around. This game would be no different as the Lions would demonstrate resolve by keeping the game close and taking small leads at various times. It would be some timely plays and co-captain Braeden Wilkinson’s 20 points that would lead the Irish to post their tenth victory of the season, marking the first time in well over a decade that St. Pat’s would have a perfect regular season record. The team won in a near mirror of the first matchup, 72-68.

NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ Playoffs
With the Irish finishing first overall in the league they received a bye in the first round of the playoffs and had to wait to see who they would play in the quarter-final matchup between Earl of March and West Carleton. In the end West Carleton would make the trip to St. Pat’s for their annual buy-in game. The St. Pat’s community would pack the gym once again for their only home playoff game. As both teams fed off the raucous crowd’s energy, the game seesawed back and forth with the Irish taking a five point lead into halftime. The second half would be a battle as both teams sought to survive in the playoffs. In the end the second half was played evenly and St. Pat’s would please the home crowd with a 62-57 win to head to Algonquin College to defend their city championship. The team was led, almost predictably, by Sheldon Jean’s double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.

The final would see St. Pat’s match up against Glebe Collegiate looking to prove their earlier season loss was a blip on the radar. As Irish faithful packed the gym the Irish brought the needed intensity to win a championship game. St. Pat’s used a steady supply of pressure and speed to execute their game plan. St. Pat’s would falter slightly in the second quarter but still held a one point led going into half time. The second half would see St. Pat’s find their rhythm again as they continually kept the pressure up and executed the game plan as best as possible and when the final buzzer sounded St. Pat’s had claimed their second back to back NCSSAA ‘AAA-AAAA’ city championship in 7 seasons! The team was led offensively by St. Pat’s two season leading scorers Roydell Clarke and Chris Nsenga with 17 and 20 points respectively.

With the win St Pat’s pulled off the improbable feat of not losing a game in the Ottawa area during their 2012-2013 campaign!

‘AAA’ OFSAA Windsor
The team headed back to OFSAA March 3rd to 6th to improve on last year’s quarter-final exit. OFSAA is a tournament of champions and this season proved no different. The team was awarded the #3 seed for their efforts throughout the year. In their first game the tem took on Denis O’Connor as the #9 seed. In a back and forth game the Irish would eventually prevail 78-74, led by the team’s veterans. The second game at OFSAA is always the most dangerous as losing it puts you out of the tournament, winning the first game allows a team to continue into what would be their ‘natural’ matchup in a 16 team tournament. Thus, in the second game St. pat’s found themselves matched up against #14 seed, I.E. Weldon. Weldon proved to be yet another champion among champions with a big and gritty squad that took it to the Irish physically. It was the Irish’s beginning and ending to the game that would secure them the win however as St. Pat’s moved into the quarter-finals with a 72-54 win with only Sheldon Jean posting points in double digits with 15. In the quarter-finals the Irish drew #6 seed, St. Theresa’s – a well disciplined and effective team. The Irish veterans would demonstrate their resolve to get past this game however as they lead the team to a 60-42 win and on to the semi-finals where they would now be guaranteed two shots at an OFSAA medal. St. Pat’s however would not look at the game as one of two shots and wanted to secure a guaranteed medal with a win. To do that however the team would have to go through the #2 seed from Toronto, Jean Vanier. Jean Vanier boasted a veteran, big and talented quad. The irish dug a very deep hole early getting down double digits in the first quarter. St. Pat’s, hungry not to be defeated would slowly chip into the lead and go into halftime down 12 points, 39-27. Making adjustments at halftime the team again rode their veterans in the second half, being patient to cut into the lead bit by bit. The game came down to the end with St. Pat’s taking their first lead under the two minute mark in the fourth quarter. As the two teams exchanged leads St. Pat’s came up with a timely steal and when a fastbreak missed layup fell into the hands of co-captain Sheldon Jean he knew exactly where to put it and St. Pat’s took a one point lead with 7 seconds left. After the opposition’s timeout, St. Pat’s had to come up with one more stop and it was an unlikely Chris Nsenga who would take a charge as the buzzer sounded preventing a layup and securing the Irish the win! The team was led by Roydell Clarke’s 16 points, Sheldon Jean’s 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Braeden Wilkinson’s 12 points on four three-pointers. In the finals the Irish faced the #1 seed, and local team Windsor’s Catholic Central. Catholic Central presented a very veteran, very athletic and big squad that played a similar style of play as the Irish. Playing in front of what was essentially a home crowd at St. Clair college the Irish got a dose of their own medicine as they dug a deep hole early again. Perhaps exhausted from the game before, perhaps not believing in the magnitudes of their accomplishments the Irish could not mentally get into the game in the first half and took a 39-14 deficit into halftime. The second half would see both teams stick to their core rotations but St. Pat’s would look like a different team as they suddenly woke up and began battling. Once they realized they could play with the home team there was no looking back. Unfortunately the first half proved too much as St. Pat’s would concede the win and the gold medal to the home team 75-51.

This marked the second time in 6 years and the third time overall St. Pat’s would medal at OFSAA. The team accomplished amazing feats of success throughout the season and have every reason to be proud of their accomplishments as they made their mark in Ontario high school basketball history. The St. Patrick High School community is beaming with pride over the accomplishments of this 15 man squad! Congratulations!

The following ALUMNI have gone on to play at the college/university level and beyond:

Paul Joseph-Slippery Rock (Division II University in the U.S.A.)
Jafeth Maseruka-Carleton University (National Champion); Pro Basketball in Europe and Africa
Nelson Louro-Carleton University/Cambrian College/Durham College
Ebert Ephraim-Carleton University
Chabine Tucker-Carleton University
Dove Latuya-Algonquin College/Loyalist College
C.J. Anderson-Algonquin College
B.J. Charles-Algonquin College (all-star) and Carleton University (National Champion)
John Kulwartin-Carleton University
Dion Williams-St. Francis Xavier (National Champion)
Edilson Silva-Durham College
Titus Guihede-Windsor
Garry Pierre-SUNY-Canyon (U.S.A.)
Tosin Ajimati-Algonquin
Ali Mahmoud-University of Ottawa and Pro Basketball in Lebanon (also on the Lebanese National Basketball team)
Alex Sabino-Champlain College CEGEP/Northern Michigan (Div.2 U.S.A.)
Isinike Massunken-Lakehead University
Patrick Bush-Algonquin College; Acadia University
Henock Araia-Malcolm X College (JUCO); University of Windsor
Greg Kieran-Ryerson University
Stevy Biayi-Cambrian College
Philbert Louis-Cambrian College
Jesse Duodu-Carleton University (redshirt); Algonquin College
Afeworki Geberkerestos-Ryerson University
Jamael Babnieau-Ryerson University
Greg Carter-Lakehead University (National Silver Medalist); Niagara Riverlions of the National Basketball League of Canada
Anthony MacIntosh-Lakehead University (National Silver Medalist)
Christian Kondo-Concordia University
Shayok Shayok-Bradley University and University of Missouri Kansas City (Division I Universities in the U.S.A.), Windsor Express (NBL of Canada), Unifacisa (Gold League-Brazil)
Brandon Jean – Holland College (PEI)(National Silver Medalist)
Gelson Feireira- Algonquin College
Clifford Roose Lerebours – Queens University (Redshirt)
Ernest Tolete – Fanshawe College; Algonquin College
Jordy Kabuya – Georgian College
Jany Ondongo – Sault College
Braeden Wilkinson – Georgian College
Sheldon Jean – Georgian College
Chris Anderson – Georgian College
Marial Shayok – University of Virginia and Iowa State University (NCAA Division 1 in the USA); Drafted 54th in the 2019 NBA Draft to the Philadelphia 76ers; Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey)
Roydell Clarke – St. Francis Xavier University
Tayo Onabajo – St. Lawrence College
Michael Soy – St. Lawrence College; Algonquin College; Saigon Heat (Professional team in the ASEAN league)
Matthew Desrosiers – Centennial College
Nathan Garcia – Algonquin College
Elijah Davidson – Laurentian University
Lock Lam – Gillette College (Wyoming) NJCAA; Lakehead University
Amiy Ben Nassar – Algonquin College
Eugene Kanku – University College of Cape Breton
Alston Harris – Lakehead University
Frantzini Cambronne – Algonquin College (Redshirt)
Albert Opena – St. Lawrence College

…..More to come ! ! !

St. Patrick High School is proud to host their annual Junior Boys Basketball Kickoff tournament to start the junior boys basketball season. Here are the pools sand draw for the tournament:

Pool A
St. Patrick
Immaculata
St. Francis Xavier

Pool B
St. Paul
St. Peter
LDSS

Pool C
Louis Riel
Carleton Place
Woodroffe

Pool D
Lester B Pearson
Peterborough
St. Matthew

Gametimes:
Thursday, December 6
St. Patrick’s Site
4:00-5:30
St. Patrick 54 vs St. Francis Xavier 28
STP – #14 – Lock Lam – 10 points
STFX – #25 – Edwin Gabikini – 12 points

5:30-7:00
St. Peter 46 vs St. Paul 34
PET- #23 Marquez – 21 points
PAU- #0 Reuben Thorne and #5 Danny Dupuis – 8 points each

7:00-8:30
St. Patrick 45 vs Immaculata 10
STP – #14 Lock Lam and #22 Ryan Kabuya – 8 points each
MAC – #23 Stephen Tierney – 6 points

8:30-10:00
St. Paul 50 vs LDSS 53 (in OT)
LDSS – #33 Ricky Sito – 20 points
STP – #9 Jafari – 12 points

Lester B Pearson Site
400-5:30
Lester B Pearson 75 vs St. Matthew 40
LBP – #32 Davion McDonald – 18 Points
STM – #11 – J. Mcgrath – 23 Points

5:30-7:00
Louis Riel 67 vs Woodroffe 57
LP –
WOD -

7:00-8:30
Lester B Pearson 63 vs Peterborough 65
PET – #25 M. Adamo – 30 Points
LBP- #12 Jordan Corcoran – 22 Points

8:30-10:00
Louis Riel 71 vs Carleton Place 34
LR –
CP

Gametimes:
Friday, December 7

St. Patrick’s Site
1:00-2:30
Immaculata – 46 vs. St. Francis Xavier – 38
MAC – #12 Calvin Mitchel – 11 Points
STFX – #25 Edwin Gabikini 0 13 Points

2:30-4:00
Woodroffe – 44 vs Carleton Place – 18
WOD – #11 Stephan – 13 Points
CP – #21 Brendan – 8 Points

4:00-5:30
St. Peter 63 – vs LDSS – 36
STP – #11 Alex D – 20 Points
LDSS – #21 – 12 Points

7:00-8:30 (Quarter #1)
St. Patrick 66 vs LDSS 32
STP – #24 Will Anikin – 14 Points
LDSS – #33 Ricky – 15 Points

8:30-10:00(Quarter #3)
1B St. Peter vs 2A Immaculata

Lester B Pearson Site
4:00-5:30
St. Matthew 50 – vs Peterborough – 38
STM –
PET -

7:00-8:30 Quarter #2
Lester B Pearson 68 vs Woodroffe 43
LBP – #12 Jordan Corcoran – 24 Points
WOD – #11 Stephan – 13 Points

8:30-10:00pm Quarter-Final #4
Louis Riel 53 vs St. Matthew 46
LR – #15 – 11 Points
STM – #11 J. McGrath – 11 Points

Saturday, December 8th
St. Patrick’s Site
8:30-10:00 Semi-Final #1- St. Patrick 52 vs vs St. Peter 50
STP – Lock Lamb – 16 Points
PET – #11 – 23 Points

10:00-11:30 Semi-Final #2 – Lester B Pearson 52 vs Louis Riel 41
LBP – #11 Muhammed Kabeya 17 points
LR – #4 Honore – 9 Points

11:30-1:00 Friendly #1 – St. Francis Xavier 56 vs Carleton Place 41
STFX – #10 – 10 Points
CP – #14 Nate Cox – 23 Points

1:00-2:30 Friendly #2– St.Paul 54 vs St. Matthew 44
STP – #17 Jabari – 13 Points
STM – #11 J.McGrath- 11 Points

2:30-4:00 Bronze Medal Game St.Peter 42 vs Louis Riel 49
LR – #13 Johnathon – 11 Points
STP – #3 Williams – 13 Points

4:00-5:30 Gold St. Patrick 48 vs Lester B Pearson 68
LBP – #11 Muhammed Kabeya – 29 Points
STP – #22 Ryan Kabuya – 14 Points

Tournament MVP – LBP – Jordan Corcoran

St. Patrick’s Boys Basketball Program is pleased to announce that they will be hosting an inaugural Senior Boys Basketball Tournament November 24-25, 2012.

St. Patrick’s is honored to play host to Nicolas Gatineau, Louis Riel, Christian Life Academy, Sacred Heart, St. Pius X, Immaculata and Lester B. Pearson in their first ever 8 team tournament.

See the attached draw for exact tournament details.

In the first game of the tournament St.Pat’s defended home to the tune of a 77-29 victory over Nicolas Gatineau.

The second game saw Immaculata overcome Sacred Heart 67-34.

In the first hotly contested game Lester B Pearson came back from trailing to beat St.Pius X 60-52.

In the last game of the first round Louis Riel took it to Christian Life Academy by a score of 58-31.

In the first game of the second round St. Patrick took it over Sacred Heart 78-41.

In the next game Immaculata toppled Nicolas Gatineau 70-38.

In the last game of the night Louis Riel beat St. Pius X 56-40.

In what was a barnburner that went to overtime, Lester B Pearson eventually fended off Christian Life Academy 65-61.

In the first semi-final Louis Riel battled through a tough game against Immaculata to move on to the finals with a 65-57 win. In the other semi-final St. Patrick’s overcame a tough first half to beat Lester B Pearson by a score of 77-38

In the first friendly game it took overtime for Christian Life Academy to prevail over Sacred Heart 57-47. In the second friendly St. Pius X beat Nicolas Gatineau>

The Finals were played in front of a packed house as Louis Riel nd St. Pat’s took the floor to face off for the first time since last year’s city final. St. Pat’s did not disappoint the home crowd as they dominated from start to finish and walked away with an 88-52 victory that sealed their first tournament championship of the young season.

The coaches and St. Pat’s community would like to thank all those that came out and were a part of the tournament.

Varsity Boys Basketball News

Tournament and Exhibition News
The 2012-2103 St. Patrick Varsity Boys basketball team has completed their tournament and exhibition schedule for the year. The team played int he first games in the Pinky Lewis Invitational put on by McMaster University in Hamilton, November 9-11, 2012. The team began pool play starting off against Newmarket. Adjusting to new players, systems and rotations, the Irish stuggled to execute at both ends and compounding the problem the Irish struggled in theoir basic fundamentals. In the end the team let a winnable game go by 20 points, losing to newmarket 76-56. In their next game St. Pat’s was able to regroup in a home floor invasion of Westdale from Hamilton. the team was behind early but stuck to the game plan and improved in needed areas to overcome the home team 79-63 in a game marked by 60 combined fouls between the two teams! In a rematch against J.C. Richardson whom they played in their first game of the season last year, the irish looked to build on their improvements in the second game and got off to a great start, doubling J.C. Richardson in the first quarter 22-11, however the team struggled to maintain their focus and let the game slowly slip away as they eventually were defeated 68-62. The team will play their next game, an exhibition game versus Holy Cross from Kingston at home on November 17th at 4:00pm. The following weekend, November 24-25, the team is pleased to host their first ever senior boys tournament in an 8 team tournament. The team has also committed to play in the Holy Cross Crusader Christmas Classic in Kingston November 30-Decemeber 1st. In their last tournament before the Christmas Break the team will travel back to the Annual Eastern Commerce Nike Holiday Classic in Toronto. To start the second semester, the team will travel to St. Catharine’s for the All-Ontario Catholic Classic, February 8-9th.

Regular Schedule
The Senior Boys Basketball ‘AAA-AAAA’ Season will commence November 28th when they head to Mother Teresa to face the Titans and former St. Patrick’s coach, Coach Rowley. The team will next play Louis Riel in their first home game in what is a rematch of last year’s finals. Come out and support your St. Patrick’s Irish!

For further information on league standings check Fatdog under NCSSAA at www.fatdog.ca

PLAYOFFS
‘AAA-AAAA’ playoffs begin in mid-February.

Come out and support your St. Patrick’s Irish!!!

‘AAA-AAAA’ OFSAA will be hosted by Windsor in 2013
The team will have to repeat as NCSSAA champions to return to OFSAA in Windsor from March 3-6, 2013.

Did You Know???
-That in the summer of 2012 Marial Shayok played for team Canada’s Cadet team and started at the World Cadet Championships (U17) in Lithuania where Canada had their best international showing finishing 5th in the world. He also played for Team canada’s U19 team that participated in the Nike Global Challenge in Washington, D.C. that summer that saw team Canada finish silver to one of the USA teams.

-That in the summer of 2012 Chris Anderson participated inthe prestigious Five-Star basketball camp inthe U.S., a camp that Coach Koeslag, and former players Greg Carter, and Brandon Jean also participated in.

-That in the summer of 2012 Sheldon Jean participated in the Jim Boeheim’s Big Orange Syracuse Orangemen basketball camp.

-That in 2011-2012 St. Patrick’s made its first trip back to OFSAA since winning AAA OFSAA back in 2008. The team finished 2-1 after bowing out in the quarter-finals to eventual runaway champions, Vaughan (who St. Patrick’s beat for the 2008 OFSAA Championship in the finals)

-That in 2012 Marial Shayok, Ernest Tolete and Jany Ondongo all played for the east Senior Boys Basketball All-Star team, while juniors, Stefan Vijackic, Jephte Francois and Mike Miller all represented the east in the Junior Boys Basketball All-Star game

-That Marial Shayok was named to two tournament all-star teams, the latest being in the All Ontario Catholic Classic in St. Catharines after the team won the tournament consolation championship.

-That in 2012 St.Pat’s won the National Capital Classic for the first time since 2001. Jany Ondongo was named a tournament All-Star while Marial Shayok was named tournament MVP.

-That after 45 games, grade 11, Marial Shayok totalled 1046 points, surpassing Henock Araia’s single season total points record of 711 which he accomplished in his grade 12 year in 2006-2007 (over 44 games). Marial now holds the single season point total record as well as the single game point total record and the most games in a season with 20 or more points (34 times)!

-That Marial Shayok has continued to break his own record of 15 games with twenty or more points in 2011-2012 as he reached 28 games on February 4th in the championship game of the National Capital Classic in a win over St. Peter’s with a 28 point performance.

-That Marial Shayok was named a tournament all-star at the SOSI tournament in Hamilton after the team won the Consolation Championship and Marial averaged 26 points per game

-That Marial Shayok was a member of the 2011 Canadian Cadet (Under 16) National Team that traveled to Cancun to compete in the FIBA Americas tournament. Marial started every game for the team and led the team in rebounding with 7.8/game as well as was the second leading scorer on the team. The team finished 3rd and qualified for the U17 World Championships in Lithuania in 2012.

- That Marial Shayok was named to and started for the NCSSAA East All-Star team as a grade 10 in 2010-2011.

-That Roydell Clarke lead all scorers in the NCSSAA Junior All-Star game in 2011 with 19 points.

-That Marial Shayok set a team and career record high as a grade 10 when he posted 43 points against Glebe Collegiate in conference play on February 8th, 2011.

-That in the 2010-2011 season the Irish had five different players score over twenty points in a game. They are Marial Shayok (14 Times), Braeden Wilkinson (1 Time), Kevin Ndahiro (1 Time), Ernest Tolete (2 Times) and Sheldon Jean (1 Time).

-That 8 different players had led the team in scoring at some point in the 2010-2011 season.

-That both Marial Shayok and Kevin Ndahiro got thier first career game dunks as grade 10’s. Kevin got his in the Notre Dame Welland tournament while Marial Shayok got his first in the Colonel By Cougar Classic.

-As a grade 9 playing Senior basketball Marial Shayok was St. Patrick’s all-time leading 20+ points in a game over a single season with his 15th of the year. He surpassed Henock Araia in the National Capital Tournament who previously held the record with 14 games with 20 or more points in a season.

-Daemar Thomas got his first game dunk as a grade 11 in the 2009-2010 season. His first dunk came in the second game of the preseason at the Father Henry Carr Adidas Early Bird Classic. This was the same tournament that saw Christian Kondo get his first game dunk in a St. Patrick’s uniform as a grade 11 a year prior.

-That Shayok Shayok was featured in Slam Magazine in an article called “North Pole Heating Up” that featured the top Canadian Basketball Players.

-That Shayok Shayok started for the East Senior Boys All-Star Team in 2009.

-That in the 2009 Jaguar Classic game against Arnprior, every single dressed players (12 players) scored at leat twice in the victory.

-That Farshad Chezani has the record for the most 3 pointers in a season (85) from his grade 12 year (2006-2007)

—En route to their OFSAA Gold medal, the Irish beat the #3 (London’s-Oakridge), #2 (Windsor’s-Catholic Central), and the #1 (Thornhill’s-Vaughan) seed to do so. As well they knocked off the team that knocked them out of OFSAA a year ago (#7-Governor Simcoe).

-That former assistant coach, Dion Williams was a member of the St. Patrick’s OFSAA team that won silver.

-That Coach Koeslag and Coach St. Amour both played at the University Level. Coach Koeslag played for the University of Ottawa and Lakehead University, where he was a starter at both schools. Coach St. Amour played for St. Francis Xavier and was a starter during her time there as well as a conference all-star. Former Junior Head Coach, Dion Williams also played for St. Francis Xavier where he won back to back National Championships and was named a conference all-star during his time as an X-men. Current Junior Boys Coach Leah Hubbard played for the University of Ottawa Geegees while in university and she is assisted by former St. Pat’s player Daniel Lutfy who has also helped coach St.Pat’s intermediate as well as Hillcrest.

-The following ALUMNI have gone on to play at the college/university level and beyond:
Paul Joseph-Slippery Rock (Division II University in the U.S.A.)
Jafeth Maseruka-Carleton University (National Champion); Pro Basketball in Europe and Africa
Nelson Louro-Carleton University/Cambrian College/Durham College
Ebert Ephraim-Carleton University
Chabine Tucker-Carleton University
Dove Latuya-Algonquin College/Loyalist College
C.J. Anderson-Algonquin College
B.J. Charles-Algonquin College (all-star) and Carleton University (National Champion)
John Kulwartin-Carleton University
Dion Williams-St. Francis Xavier (National Champion)
Edilson Silva-Durham College
Titus Guihede-Windsor
Garry Pierre-SUNY-Canyon (U.S.A.)
Tosin Ajimati-Algonquin
Ali Mahmoud-University of Ottawa and Pro Basketball in Lebanon (also on the Lebanese National Basketball team)
Alex Sabino-Champlain College CEGEP/Northern Michigan (Div.2 U.S.A.)
Isinike Massunken-Lakehead University
Patrick Bush-Algonquin College; Acadia University
Henock Araia-Malcolm X College (JUCO); University of Windsor
Greg Kieran-Ryerson University
Stevy Biayi-Cambrian College
Philbert Louis-Cambrian College
Jesse Duodu-Carleton University (redshirt); Algonquin College
Afeworki Geberkerestos-Ryerson University
Jamael Babnieau-Ryerson University
Greg Carter-Lakehead University
Anthony MacIntosh-Lakehead University
Christian Kondo-Concordia University
Shayok Shayok-Bradley University (Division I University in the U.S.A.)
Brandon Jean – Holland College (PEI)
Clifford Roose Lerebours – Queens University (Redshirt)

…..More to come ! ! !

Follow the members of the Varsity Senior Boys Basketball Team all season long on this website as the team marches towards another National Capital Basketball City Championship.