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Friday, December 30, 2011
Purple & White Championship Article in London Free Press
Hamilton trounces Panthers
After all, the campus at Western is practically a home away from home for the perennial Hamilton high school basketball power.
They won the 1994 OFSAA AAA tournament at Alumni Hall and Friday night made it three Purple and White tournament victories in six years with a 71-56 win over the Brampton D'Youville Panthers that wasn't even that close.
And it made Gaels head coach Brian Daly 12-0 at the Purple and White - he was the assistant for his brother Mark when Cathedral won in 2006 and 2007.
"That's hilarious," Daly said with a big smile. "It's a little-known fact, but it's a running joke in the family. Maybe I should retire now."
The Gaels simply dominated in every facet of the game against a team that may have been more athletic, but just didn't compete at either end of the court.
"That was probably our best game of the year," Daly said, who only had nine players at his disposal. "The positive is we played well and we came together as a team and beat an excellent team with relative ease. The thing a lot of people think you can't do against an athletic team is rebound, yet we're taller than them at every position except one. The guys just came to play for a full 32 minutes."
None more so than tournament MVP Steve Dely. He's built like a football player, but he has a deft dribble, can hit the outside shot and is a presence on the boards. He scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the opening two quarters as the Gaels took a 40-23 lead and were never threatened.
"This is a bit unexpected," he said. "They're ranked high in the province, but we just hit our shots early. We just came off a tough loss (to Ancaster Tonnos in league play) and we were really hungry to come here and use this as an opportunity to get back on track."
Both teams are AAAA schools, so a meeting at OFSAA isn't out of the question.
"We're just going to look at this as a positive, but we also know we've got adjustments to make to out outside defence," Dely said. "We know these are going to be the teams we're going to have to beat down the road, so we have to prepare for them being quicker."
Panthers head coach Carlo Zoffranieri was understandably dismayed by his team's effort.
"That's what we're like sometimes," he said. "Sometimes, we just don't show up. Maybe they didn't sleep well last night. Maybe they didn't take today seriously. But it's frustrating and disappointing, because we demand more from them.
"We win some games where we don't play well, but we don't always play teams as good as that one. We're consistent with our lack of focus at times."
Neil Santos, the Gaels' dynamo at point guard, added 17 points for Cathedral. James Agyeman, Abed Emran and Aaron Ariri all had 13 for the Panthers, with Jazz Rai adding 10.
Dely and Santos were joined on the first all-star team by Gerge Johnson of London Catholic Central, which lost 52-41 to Cathedral in the semifinals earlier Friday, Kevin Ramos of D'Youville and Caleb Agada of Burlington Assumption.
Named to the second all-star team were Rai, Dani Elgadi of Waterloo CI, Mike Grantis of St. Catharines Governor Simcoe and Garrison Thomas of Assumption.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS': Cathedral Gaels win 71-56 over Brampton
The Cathedral Gaels might want to start thinking about coming to London a bit more often.After all, the campus at Western is practically a home away from home for the perennial Hamilton high school basketball power.
They won the 1994 OFSAA AAA tournament at Alumni Hall and Friday night made it three Purple and White tournament victories in six years with a 71-56 win over the Brampton D'Youville Panthers that wasn't even that close.
And it made Gaels head coach Brian Daly 12-0 at the Purple and White - he was the assistant for his brother Mark when Cathedral won in 2006 and 2007.
"That's hilarious," Daly said with a big smile. "It's a little-known fact, but it's a running joke in the family. Maybe I should retire now."
The Gaels simply dominated in every facet of the game against a team that may have been more athletic, but just didn't compete at either end of the court.
"That was probably our best game of the year," Daly said, who only had nine players at his disposal. "The positive is we played well and we came together as a team and beat an excellent team with relative ease. The thing a lot of people think you can't do against an athletic team is rebound, yet we're taller than them at every position except one. The guys just came to play for a full 32 minutes."
None more so than tournament MVP Steve Dely. He's built like a football player, but he has a deft dribble, can hit the outside shot and is a presence on the boards. He scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the opening two quarters as the Gaels took a 40-23 lead and were never threatened.
"This is a bit unexpected," he said. "They're ranked high in the province, but we just hit our shots early. We just came off a tough loss (to Ancaster Tonnos in league play) and we were really hungry to come here and use this as an opportunity to get back on track."
Both teams are AAAA schools, so a meeting at OFSAA isn't out of the question.
"We're just going to look at this as a positive, but we also know we've got adjustments to make to out outside defence," Dely said. "We know these are going to be the teams we're going to have to beat down the road, so we have to prepare for them being quicker."
Panthers head coach Carlo Zoffranieri was understandably dismayed by his team's effort.
"That's what we're like sometimes," he said. "Sometimes, we just don't show up. Maybe they didn't sleep well last night. Maybe they didn't take today seriously. But it's frustrating and disappointing, because we demand more from them.
"We win some games where we don't play well, but we don't always play teams as good as that one. We're consistent with our lack of focus at times."
Neil Santos, the Gaels' dynamo at point guard, added 17 points for Cathedral. James Agyeman, Abed Emran and Aaron Ariri all had 13 for the Panthers, with Jazz Rai adding 10.
Dely and Santos were joined on the first all-star team by Gerge Johnson of London Catholic Central, which lost 52-41 to Cathedral in the semifinals earlier Friday, Kevin Ramos of D'Youville and Caleb Agada of Burlington Assumption.
Named to the second all-star team were Rai, Dani Elgadi of Waterloo CI, Mike Grantis of St. Catharines Governor Simcoe and Garrison Thomas of Assumption.
Purple & White Finals Set
Championship Final
D'Youville vs. Cathedral 5:30pm Alumni Hall
Consolation Final
WCI vs. Governor Simcoe 3:30pm Alumni Hall
D'Youville vs. Cathedral 5:30pm Alumni Hall
Consolation Final
WCI vs. Governor Simcoe 3:30pm Alumni Hall
Jazz Rai + Kevin Ramos- D'Youville
D'Youville's Kevin Ramos and Jazz Rai talk about their win over Burlington Assumption in the Purple & White Championship Semis.
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Day 3 Results
For live updates check coach Campbell on Twitter @Brad_Campbell_3 #purpleandwhite
Other Games
Sarnia Northern 60
London MTS 53
North- Ravenhort 14 pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 20pts
Windsor CCH 61
Cardinal Newman 60
CCH- Mylder 17pts
Newman- Gillen 15pts
St. Chris 49
St. Theresa 54
St Chris - Mike Rocca 15pts
St. Theresa - Stubbs 16 pts
Banting 66
Anderson 62
Banting- Field 23pts
Anderson - Huftcroft 35 pts
Consolation Semi
Gov Simcoe 58
Westminister 19
Gov- Mike Grantis 14 pts
North Park 31
WCI 38
WCI- Elgadi - 22pts
NP- Marcus Jones 11pts
Championship Semi
D'Youville 52
Assumption 41
Cathedral 52
London CCH 41
Cath- Saleh 12pts
CCH - George Johnson 15 pts
Other Games
Sarnia Northern 60
London MTS 53
North- Ravenhort 14 pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 20pts
Windsor CCH 61
Cardinal Newman 60
CCH- Mylder 17pts
Newman- Gillen 15pts
St. Chris 49
St. Theresa 54
St Chris - Mike Rocca 15pts
St. Theresa - Stubbs 16 pts
Banting 66
Anderson 62
Banting- Field 23pts
Anderson - Huftcroft 35 pts
Consolation Semi
Gov Simcoe 58
Westminister 19
Gov- Mike Grantis 14 pts
North Park 31
WCI 38
WCI- Elgadi - 22pts
NP- Marcus Jones 11pts
Championship Semi
D'Youville 52
Assumption 41
Cathedral 52
London CCH 41
Cath- Saleh 12pts
CCH - George Johnson 15 pts
Thursday, December 29, 2011
54th Annual Purple & White Draw for Friday Dec. 30th
Championship Semi Finals
Burlington Assumption vs D'Youville 1:30pm Alumni Hall
Cathedral vs. London CCH 1:30pm Thames Hall
Consolation Semi Finals
North Park vs. WCI 12:00pm Alumni Hall
Westminster vs. Gov Simcoe 12:00pm Thames Hall
Other Games
Windsor CCH vs. Cardinal Newman 9am Alumni Hall
Sanria Northern vs. MTS 9am Thames Hall
St. Theresa vs. St. Chris 10:30am Alumni Hall
Banting vs. Anderson 10:30am Thames Hall
Burlington Assumption vs D'Youville 1:30pm Alumni Hall
Cathedral vs. London CCH 1:30pm Thames Hall
Consolation Semi Finals
North Park vs. WCI 12:00pm Alumni Hall
Westminster vs. Gov Simcoe 12:00pm Thames Hall
Other Games
Windsor CCH vs. Cardinal Newman 9am Alumni Hall
Sanria Northern vs. MTS 9am Thames Hall
St. Theresa vs. St. Chris 10:30am Alumni Hall
Banting vs. Anderson 10:30am Thames Hall
Audio Interview with London CCH's Curtis D'Hollander
Chat with Curtis D'hollander after his game winning 3pt shot vs St. Theresa to take CCH to the Purple & White Championship Semi Final (CCH 43- St. Theresa 42).
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Purple & White Round 1 & 2 Results Results
Round 1
Burlington Assumption 52
London Westminster 48
West - E. Franklin 10pts
Assumption - Caleb Aganda 25pts
St. Chris 62
Brantford North Park 57
St Chris - Mike Rocca 26pts
NP- Marcus jones 16pts
Cardinal Newman 50
Governor Simcoe 37
Gov- Mike Grantis 13pts
Newman- J Goldson 19pts
Windsor CCH 68
Sanria Northern 54
North- R. Soula 15pts
CCH- Mychal Mulder 17pts
St. Theresa 41
WCI 39
WCI - Jacob Ranton 19pts
St. Theresa - R. Fox 14pts
London CCH 58
Anderson 46
CCH- George Johnson 24 pts
Anderson - Jake Hutchcroft 22pts
Cathedral 51
Banting 49
Banting- Jason hawke 15pts
Cathedral - Neil Santos 14pts
D'Youville 65
London MTS 52
DY- Jazz Rai 16pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 20pts
Round 2
Championship Side
Assumption 70
Windsor CCH 69
Assumption- Caleb Aganda 24 pts
CCH - Mychal Mulder 27 pts
Cathedral 67
St, Chris 62
Cathedral- Furas Saleh 16pts
St. Chris - Mike Rocca 26pts
London CCH 43
St. Theresa 42
D'Youville 66
Cardinal Newman 38
Consolations Side
Westmister 58
Northern 54
West- E. Franklin 20pts
Northern - C. Winberg 11pts
North Park 44 OT
Banting 42
North Park - Marcus Jones 15pts
Banting - J. Field 18pts
Governor Simcoe 63
London MTA 51
Gov- Max Dottin 18pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 28pts
WCI 66
Anderson 42
Anderson - Jake Hutchcroft 16 pts
WCI - Jacob Ranton 21 pts
Burlington Assumption 52
London Westminster 48
West - E. Franklin 10pts
Assumption - Caleb Aganda 25pts
St. Chris 62
Brantford North Park 57
St Chris - Mike Rocca 26pts
NP- Marcus jones 16pts
Cardinal Newman 50
Governor Simcoe 37
Gov- Mike Grantis 13pts
Newman- J Goldson 19pts
Windsor CCH 68
Sanria Northern 54
North- R. Soula 15pts
CCH- Mychal Mulder 17pts
St. Theresa 41
WCI 39
WCI - Jacob Ranton 19pts
St. Theresa - R. Fox 14pts
London CCH 58
Anderson 46
CCH- George Johnson 24 pts
Anderson - Jake Hutchcroft 22pts
Cathedral 51
Banting 49
Banting- Jason hawke 15pts
Cathedral - Neil Santos 14pts
D'Youville 65
London MTS 52
DY- Jazz Rai 16pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 20pts
Round 2
Championship Side
Assumption 70
Windsor CCH 69
Assumption- Caleb Aganda 24 pts
CCH - Mychal Mulder 27 pts
Cathedral 67
St, Chris 62
Cathedral- Furas Saleh 16pts
St. Chris - Mike Rocca 26pts
London CCH 43
St. Theresa 42
D'Youville 66
Cardinal Newman 38
Consolations Side
Westmister 58
Northern 54
West- E. Franklin 20pts
Northern - C. Winberg 11pts
North Park 44 OT
Banting 42
North Park - Marcus Jones 15pts
Banting - J. Field 18pts
Governor Simcoe 63
London MTA 51
Gov- Max Dottin 18pts
MTS- Adam Vandervoort 28pts
WCI 66
Anderson 42
Anderson - Jake Hutchcroft 16 pts
WCI - Jacob Ranton 21 pts
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Today's London Free Press Article On Purple & White
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UWO offers preview
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Western event has some intriguing matchups
Fans of top-level Ontario high school boys' basketball are once again getting a late Christmas present in the form of the Purple and White senior tournament at Western.
The 54th edition, which tips off Thursday at Alumni and Thames halls, brings together six local entries with some of the best from across the province. Carrying the local hopes will be Westminster, Banting, Mother Teresa and Catholic Central from London, as well as the dynamic Sarnia duo of Northern and St. Christopher's.
Among the top out-of-town teams are Whitby Anderson (last year's OFSAA AAA champion, whose roster includes a surefire NCAA Division I recruit in Dyshawn Pierre), Hamilton Cardinal Newman, Windsor Catholic Central, Hamilton Cathedral and Brampton D'Youville (one of the top 10 teams in the province).
"The teams we try to bring in are the creme de la creme of the province," said Western men's assistant coach John Curcio, who is also the Mustangs' chief recruiter. "So the London teams are going to get tested early. It's a good measuring stick and we try to match up the local teams with teams across the province, so they get to find out early where they stand."
Among the more intriguing first-round matchups Thursday are Northern vs. Windsor CCH at 10:30 a.m. at Alumni and Banting vs. Hamilton Cathedral at the same time at Thames. Northern and Windsor CCH will almost certainly cross paths at the SWOSSAA AAA level, while Banting, which made it to the OFSAA AAA tournament last season, will be facing a perennial OFSAA participant in the Gaels.
But the tournament serves another purpose, as it's Western's best chance to recruit.
"We want to bring in the best players in the province to see our campus, see our facilities and get to know our program and our coaches," Curcio said. "More than half of our current roster has played in the Purple and White, which is nice. We talk to a lot of kids across the province throughout the recruiting process, but to spend two days with them and their families and coaches certainly helps in us getting to build a relationship with the kids.
"We try to reserve some spots for local teams with players we're trying to recruit, but we also go across the province looking for the best teams with players who have (university) potential."
And the tournament has seen many now-familiar names play in it, such as former NBAer and former Canadian national coach Leo Rautins, Western greats John Steifelmeyer and Jimmy Grozelle, former Olympian Barry Howson and a pair of 2011 NBA first-round draft picks in Cory Joseph of Pickering (San Antonio Spurs) and Tristan Thompson of Brampton (who played at D'Youville), who were teammates at the University of Texas.
The tournament begins Thursday at 9 a.m., with the championship game set for Friday at 5 p.m. at Alumni Hall.
--- --- ---Purple and White
When: Thursday and Friday
Where: Alumni and Thames halls, UWO
Schedule: Thursday — First round — At Alumni: Westminster vs. Burlington Assumption, 9 a.m.; Northern vs. Windsor CCH, 10:30 a.m.; St. Catharines Governor Simcoe vs. Hamilton Cardinal Newman, noon; Mother Teresa vs. Brampton D’Youville, 1:30 p.m.; At Thames: Brantford North Park vs. St. Christopher’s, 9 a.m.; Hamilton Cathedral vs. Banting, 10:30 a.m.; Midland St. Theresa vs. Waterloo CI, noon; London CCH vs. Whitby Anderson, 1:30 p.m.; Championship quarterfinals, 3 and 6 p.m. at Alumni and Thames; Consolation quarterfinals, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Alumni and Thames; Friday — Consolation semifinals, noon at Alumni and Thames; Championship semifinals, 1:30 p.m. at Alumni and Thames; Consolation final, 3:30 p.m. at Alumni; Championship final, 5 p.m. at Alumni.
Admission: $3 for single game, $5 for a one-day pass, $8 for two-day pass; available at the door.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
54th Annual Purple & White Pre-view
The London Free Press' Steve Green and Mustangs' assistant coach John Curcio preview the 54th annual Purple & White Senior Boys High School Basketball Tournamnet Dec. 29-30.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Quinn Henderson Selected Daemen College Tournament All-Star
Quinn Henderson averaged 15 ppg and 5rpg during the two game Daemen Classic Tournament and was rewarded with his selection to the all- tournament team.
All-Classic Team
Mark Coppola Daemen
Jim Regan Daemen
Quinn Henderson Western Ontario
Kevin Dawson St. Francis
Dennis Norford Fisher.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Mustangs fall 54-53 to Host Daemen College
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AMHERST, N.Y. – A layup by Daemen College’s Mark Coppola with 34 seconds left in the game proved to be the winner Thursday night, as the host Wildcats edged the visiting Western Mustangs, 54-53, in an exhibition game at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, NY.
In their second game of the Daemen College Holiday Classic, the Mustangs fell just short in their comeback bid on Thursday after being outscored by eight in the first half. The Western men shot 54.5% (12-for-22) in the second period, and a Greg Morrow dunk gave the Mustangs a slim two-point lead (53-51) with 58 seconds left on the clock, but the Wildcats’ Troy Nowak made a free throw with 34 seconds to go and Coppola put the home team ahead following a steal and a layup. The Mustangs had two chances on the other end, but were unable to convert either and dropped their second straight in the Holiday Classic.
For the second day in a row, Quinn Henderson led the Mustangs in scoring with 16 points and six rebounds. The second-year guard was 5-of-9 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from three-point range. Jermaine Bernard had 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while Peter Scholtes had nine points and added a team-high four assists and four steals.
Jim Regan was the top scorer for the Wildcats, going 7-for-11 from the floor for 15 points. Dom Mazzocchi had a game-high nine rebounds.
Mustangs again played without Ryan Barbeau, Charlie Drouin and Adam Jespersen all due to injuries.
The Mustangs (3-5) will return to OUA action following the Christmas break with a pair of road games against Lakehead (7-1) on Friday, Jan. 6 and Saturday, Jan. 7 before returning home to play the Guelph Gryphons (5-3) on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Alumni Hall. For tickets, click here. That game will also be available via Live Stream at: http://www.ssncanada.ca/game/2976
AMHERST, N.Y. – A layup by Daemen College’s Mark Coppola with 34 seconds left in the game proved to be the winner Thursday night, as the host Wildcats edged the visiting Western Mustangs, 54-53, in an exhibition game at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, NY.
In their second game of the Daemen College Holiday Classic, the Mustangs fell just short in their comeback bid on Thursday after being outscored by eight in the first half. The Western men shot 54.5% (12-for-22) in the second period, and a Greg Morrow dunk gave the Mustangs a slim two-point lead (53-51) with 58 seconds left on the clock, but the Wildcats’ Troy Nowak made a free throw with 34 seconds to go and Coppola put the home team ahead following a steal and a layup. The Mustangs had two chances on the other end, but were unable to convert either and dropped their second straight in the Holiday Classic.
For the second day in a row, Quinn Henderson led the Mustangs in scoring with 16 points and six rebounds. The second-year guard was 5-of-9 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from three-point range. Jermaine Bernard had 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while Peter Scholtes had nine points and added a team-high four assists and four steals.
Jim Regan was the top scorer for the Wildcats, going 7-for-11 from the floor for 15 points. Dom Mazzocchi had a game-high nine rebounds.
Mustangs again played without Ryan Barbeau, Charlie Drouin and Adam Jespersen all due to injuries.
The Mustangs (3-5) will return to OUA action following the Christmas break with a pair of road games against Lakehead (7-1) on Friday, Jan. 6 and Saturday, Jan. 7 before returning home to play the Guelph Gryphons (5-3) on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Alumni Hall. For tickets, click here. That game will also be available via Live Stream at: http://www.ssncanada.ca/game/2976
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Mustangs fall to St. Francis in Daemen College Tournament
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AMHERST, N.Y. -- The Western Mustangs were outshot down the stretch Wednesday afternoon and lost their opening game of the Daemen College Holiday Classic, 66-54, to the University of St. Francis Cougars (NAIA) at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, NY.
Trailing by two points at the half, the Mustangs shot just 35.7% (10-for-28) in the second period, while the Cougars went 13-for-25 (52.0%) to surge ahead and secure the 12-point victory in the exhibition contest.
Q Owens led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-21 shooting. Kevin Dawson had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars, while Scott Kohne produced a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Western's Quinn Henderson (Dundas, Ont.), a second-year guard, led the Mustangs with 14 points and eight rebounds. Rookie Jermaine Bernard (Toronto, Ont.) had 13 points and a pair of steals, while Peter Scholtes (London, Ont.) finished with 11 points and four assists in the low-scoring affair. Western's leading scorer, Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.), did not play in Wednesday's game.
In a close first half, the Mustangs took a lead for the first time, 24-22, with 2:35 left on the clock. But a pair of jumpers by Kohne and Owens sent the Cougars into halftime with a 26-24 advantage. The game remained close for the first eight minutes into the second half, and Nick Berardi (Barrie, Ont.), a first-year forward, pulled the Mustangs even at 36-36 with 12:19 left. But St. Francis began to pull away at that point, starting with an Owens three-pointer. Just over three minutes later, Western was down 12.
Mustangs played without Ryan Barbeau, Charlie Drouin and Adam Jespersen all due to injury.
The Mustangs are back in action tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 22, for another exhibition contest -- this time against the host Daemen College Wildcats at 6 p.m. at Lumsden Gymnasium.
AMHERST, N.Y. -- The Western Mustangs were outshot down the stretch Wednesday afternoon and lost their opening game of the Daemen College Holiday Classic, 66-54, to the University of St. Francis Cougars (NAIA) at Lumsden Gymnasium in Amherst, NY.
Trailing by two points at the half, the Mustangs shot just 35.7% (10-for-28) in the second period, while the Cougars went 13-for-25 (52.0%) to surge ahead and secure the 12-point victory in the exhibition contest.
Q Owens led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-21 shooting. Kevin Dawson had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars, while Scott Kohne produced a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Western's Quinn Henderson (Dundas, Ont.), a second-year guard, led the Mustangs with 14 points and eight rebounds. Rookie Jermaine Bernard (Toronto, Ont.) had 13 points and a pair of steals, while Peter Scholtes (London, Ont.) finished with 11 points and four assists in the low-scoring affair. Western's leading scorer, Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.), did not play in Wednesday's game.
In a close first half, the Mustangs took a lead for the first time, 24-22, with 2:35 left on the clock. But a pair of jumpers by Kohne and Owens sent the Cougars into halftime with a 26-24 advantage. The game remained close for the first eight minutes into the second half, and Nick Berardi (Barrie, Ont.), a first-year forward, pulled the Mustangs even at 36-36 with 12:19 left. But St. Francis began to pull away at that point, starting with an Owens three-pointer. Just over three minutes later, Western was down 12.
Mustangs played without Ryan Barbeau, Charlie Drouin and Adam Jespersen all due to injury.
The Mustangs are back in action tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 22, for another exhibition contest -- this time against the host Daemen College Wildcats at 6 p.m. at Lumsden Gymnasium.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Mustang Assistant Coach John Curcio Talks London High School Basketball #2
In this week's installment Steve Green of the London Free Press and Mustang assistant coach John Curcio talk about this week's marquis match-up Banting vs MTS and more.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Mustang Assistant Coach John Curcio Talks London High School Basketball
Current Mustang Assistant Coach John Curcio and the London Free Press' Steve Green Talk about London's top High School Basketball match-up this week.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Coach Campbell & Ryan Barbeau Visit London Ramblers U12 Practice
Thanks to the Ramblers U12 Boys who let Coach Campbell and Ryan Barbeau do some instruction during Monday night's practice. Good Luck this season!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Ryan Barbeau - Captain's Blog #2
5th year PG Ryan Barbeau gives us his 2nd Captain's Blog installment.......
Tis The Season!
Hello all! I just wanted to bring you up to date on basically the first half of the season, our progression and what the second half looks like for your Mustangs! As you have probably read about, we are currently 3-5 and sit at the bottom of the OUA west standings, but the light is certainly not as dim as it seems, as that record could easily read as its reciprocal. Some poor late game execution and lack of toughness down the stretch is all that keeps us from being in the middle of the pack.
After the trip to Ottawa, where we played very poorly and came away with two losses, we knew that it was time to make a change and we needed to become tougher and more disciplined with the stuff that we were trying to accomplish, both offensively and defensively. Playing at the University of Toronto the following Friday night was a very tough task for our young team, as Toronto is one of the better teams in the East and a very veteran group. I thought that we battled extremely hard all game and with Pete providing an offensive spark for us we were able to be in a one possession game with the clock winding down and had it not been for yours truly missing a crucial three pointer we may have been able to get the game into overtime. That loss definitely hurt but we had to regroup to face a very athletic Ryerson team the very next night. Once again, the fourth quarter hurt us and we were unable to come up with enough defensive stops to secure the win, and ended up losing that game as well. I think what we learned from that weekend was that we are very capable of competing and giving ourselves a chance to win the game, we just need to be more disciplined and learn to execute better in the fourth quarters. Being 1-5, we knew we needed two wins the following weekend against Queens and RMC. Quinn Henderson (16 points) provided us with an offensive spark against Queens and our three point shooting allowed us to come away with the win, in front of 1200 screaming grade 6 kids from all over London. It was a pretty cool environment to play in and definitely one of the highlights of the season so far! The next day we played RMC and were able to come away with the win behind a double double from freshman Jermaine Bernard (15 points, 10 assists). Safe to say it was nice to end the first half of the season on a winning note and hopefully we can carry this momentum into January.
I truly do not think that our team is very far away from becoming one of the better teams in the OUA West. Getting Adam back, hopefully in January is going to add toughness and a rebounding aspect that we have been lacking thus far this season. I can see that the rookies on the team are starting to feel their way into the system and becoming more comfortable with what we are trying to do, and I also think that because guys are starting to know their roles it is going to make January and February much more successful!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Western Gazette Article on Friday's Game vs Queen's
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By Christian Campbell Western Gazette
Mustangs end losing skid in dominating way
December 6, 2011By Christian Campbell Western Gazette
Looks like the sixth time was the charm on Friday night as the Western Mustangs finally snapped their five game losing streak by defeating the Queen’s Gaels 85-64.
Alumni Hall was filled with a raucous crowd of elementary school children that cheered every Mustangs basket and booed every Gaels score, and Mustangs head coach Brad Campbell believes the support fuelled his team.
“We had a little bit more energy out there. We just seem to play a little harder and have a little bit more energy at home. The big crowd helped us today,” he said.
The Mustangs came out of the gate quickly, opening up a 9-2 advantage in the first three minutes of the game.
However, the Gaels responded with back-to-back three-pointers from Matt Baker and Mackenzie Simpson, cutting the Mustang’s early lead to one.
The two teams then began to battle for the advantage.
The Mustangs connected on multiple three-pointers, however they were unable to pull away because the Gaels’ swarming interior defence forced the Mustangs to commit several turnovers, which led to points on the other end for Queen’s.
By the end of the first quarter, the Mustangs had a five-point advantage with a score of 21-16.
In the second frame, the Gaels looked to slow the Mustangs’ offence down with a full-court press that transitioned into a 2-3 zone. However the Mustangs countered with crisp passing and deadeye three-point shooting.
On the game the Mustangs shot a scorching 51 percent from beyond the arc, hitting 17 three-pointers in total.
Leading the way was starting point guard Ryan Barbeau, who in the quarter played the role of zone buster by connecting on three of his game-high six three-pointers.
“Barbeau is a great three-point shooter—Higgins as well. And in their home gym they were shooting the ball a lot better than they have in their last few games. Unfortunately, defensively we gave them too many open looks and they knocked them all down,” Chris Aim, Queen’s assistant coach, said.
With their defence unable to stem the tide, the Gaels looked for help from their offence to keep pace with the high scoring Mustangs.
However, Western used an aggressive man-to-man defensive scheme to prevent the Gaels from getting any open looks at the basket, and Queen’s subsequently went cold from the field.
They were unable to find a rhythm offensively and the Mustangs doubled Queen’s score in the quarter, outscoring them 26-13.
At halftime the score was 47-29 for the Mustangs.
Looking to avoid the second half letdown that has typified their games as of late, the Mustangs came out playing a full-court press in the third.
This forced the Gaels into multiple turnovers as they struggled to get the ball up the court against the speedy Mustangs defenders. The steals led to fast breaks for the Mustangs and allowed them to continue to extend their lead.
Leading the way once again was Ryan Barbeau, who finished the game with three steals.
“Our defensive energy in the first three quarters was outstanding. Our pressure really helped us today,” he said.
The third quarter also marked a significant milestone in Barbeau’s career. At the midway point of the third quarter, he scored his 1,000th career point as a Western Mustang.
Unsurprisingly, the point came off of a fast-break lay-up.
“I knew about the milestone heading into the game. I can’t say that I wasn’t thinking about it, I was a little bit, but my main focus today was just getting a win,” Barbeau said.
Barbeau finished the game with 32 points and six assists.
At the end of the third, the Mustangs had once again doubled the Gaels’ output, outscoring them 24-12, pushing their lead to 71-42.
However, the Gaels showed heart in the final quarter. They crashed the offensive boards, played physical defence and began to connect on three-pointers, refusing to give up on the game. The Gaels outscored the Mustangs 23-14 in the final quarter.
“We have to play 40 minutes of consistent basketball. We’ve been getting better as the year has gone on, playing well for 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, but we haven’t yet been able to put together a full game,” Aim said.
However, when the final buzzer sounded, the Mustangs had still pulled out a rather lopsided 85-64 victory.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Mustangs 94 RMC 53
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| Mustangs #8 Quinn Henderson, #5 Jermaine Bernard and #12 Greg Morrow vs RMC |
Article from London Free Press By Steve Green
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A second one-sided win over a Kingston school in as many days has the Western men's basketball team in a lot better shape heading into the Christmas break.
Saturday's 94-53 win over the Royal Military College Paladins, coming on the heels of an 85-64 drubbing of Queen's, improved the Mustangs to 3-5 in the OUA West Division and kept them well in the playoff hunt.
As expected against a team that fell to 0-8 in the OUA East, the Mustangs dominated in all facets. They outshot the Paladins 59.4% to 35.2%, out-rebounded them 47-19 and had 19 steals to the visitors' seven.
Peter Scholtes led six Mustangs in double figures with a game-high 20 points as well as seven rebounds. Jermaine Bernard added 15 points, Greg Morrow had 13 and Ryan Higgins and Quinn Henderson 12 apiece for the Mustangs, who blew the game open early with a 31-7 first quarter.
Nicholas Fowler, James Byun and Connor Duke all had 13 points for the Paladins.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Barbeau hits 1,000th career point in rout of Queen's, 85-64
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By Brad Congelio Mustangs Athletics
By Brad Congelio Mustangs Athletics
The shooting clinic was open.
The University of Western Ontario Mustangs (2-5) shot a blistering 51-percent from beyond the arc on its way to an 85-64 victory over visiting Queen’s University, snapping a five-game skid. The Mustangs were led by Ryan Barbeau, who continued to cap a stellar career with a 32-point performance, one of which was the 1,000th of his career.
With just under three minutes elapsed in the game, it seemed that a Mustang rout was on as they sprinted out to a 9-2 lead thanks to two foul shots by Peter Scholtes. Queen’s University quickly cut the Mustang momentum with back-to-back 3-pointers from Matt Baker and Mackenzie Simpson. Simpson’s trey at the 4:18 mark pulled Queen’s to within one – but that is as close as it would get for the rest of the game.
Western Ontario would bust the game wide open early in the second period off of a Charlie Drouin layup which put the spread in double-digits, 28-18. The Mustangs continued their 3-point clinic en route to shooting over 50-percent from 3-point land in the second quarter. UWO took a 47-29 lead into the locker room.
The game became, arguably, out of reach mid-way through the third stanza when a Queen’s turnover led to a coast-to-coast Mustang fast break that led to an easy layup by Nathan DiLoreto, one that would point the point spread in favour of Western by 31.
Barbeau’s 32, including going 6-for-10 from deep, led the Mustangs. Additionally, Quinn Henderson and Scholtes contributed 16 and 11, respectively. Barbeau also marked three steals on the afternoon.
The Western Mustangs will be in action again on December 3rd when they welcome RMC into Alumni Hall for a 3p.m. tipoff.
The University of Western Ontario Mustangs (2-5) shot a blistering 51-percent from beyond the arc on its way to an 85-64 victory over visiting Queen’s University, snapping a five-game skid. The Mustangs were led by Ryan Barbeau, who continued to cap a stellar career with a 32-point performance, one of which was the 1,000th of his career.
With just under three minutes elapsed in the game, it seemed that a Mustang rout was on as they sprinted out to a 9-2 lead thanks to two foul shots by Peter Scholtes. Queen’s University quickly cut the Mustang momentum with back-to-back 3-pointers from Matt Baker and Mackenzie Simpson. Simpson’s trey at the 4:18 mark pulled Queen’s to within one – but that is as close as it would get for the rest of the game.
Western Ontario would bust the game wide open early in the second period off of a Charlie Drouin layup which put the spread in double-digits, 28-18. The Mustangs continued their 3-point clinic en route to shooting over 50-percent from 3-point land in the second quarter. UWO took a 47-29 lead into the locker room.
The game became, arguably, out of reach mid-way through the third stanza when a Queen’s turnover led to a coast-to-coast Mustang fast break that led to an easy layup by Nathan DiLoreto, one that would point the point spread in favour of Western by 31.
Barbeau’s 32, including going 6-for-10 from deep, led the Mustangs. Additionally, Quinn Henderson and Scholtes contributed 16 and 11, respectively. Barbeau also marked three steals on the afternoon.
The Western Mustangs will be in action again on December 3rd when they welcome RMC into Alumni Hall for a 3p.m. tipoff.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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