Third Place for Bantam Hornets
in Eastern Ontario
Division 2 Championships
The Goulbourn Hornets Bantam
Basketball team took third place at the Eastern
Ontario Basketball Association Division 2
Championships held April 17th and 18th, 2009 at
Sacred Heart High School. The Hornets entered the
tournament ranked sixth of eight teams and upset two
of the three higher seeds they faced to finish third
in the tournament.
The first game of the tournament
was a must win situation as a loss would send the
Hornets to the B side of the tournament and erase
all chance of a tournament championship. The Hornets
faced the number two seed, the Cornwall Lions in
this initial match. The Hornets came out of the gate
hard and played tenacious defense to lead the
contest 16-11 at half. The Hornets continued their
tough defensive pressure in the second half and the
Lions found themselves unable to mount a sustained
attack as the Hornets won the game 44-39.
Appearing in the
photo are:
Front Row (Left to Right): Mike
Shoveller, Matthew McCaughey, Brendan
Stoqua, Nathan Edwardson, Ben Streatch, Jeff
Whitesell, James Anderson
Back Row (Left to Right):
Assistant Coach Kim Currie, Ben Mahony,
Lucas Mahony, Taha Piepers, Andrew Cross,
Corey Johnson, Daniel Currie, Head Coach
John Johnson
Missing from photo:
Assistant Coach Colin Anderson
On Saturday morning the Hornets
played the tournament number two seed, the Nepean
Bobcats. The Hornets played a super first half to
trail by only two points at the break. Unfortunately,
the Hornets faltered in the second half and went on to
lose the contest 48-38. This loss set up a final game
versus the fifth seed Ottawa Shooting Stars. The
Hornets initially got off to a slow start and trailed
10-0 in the first quarter but rallied to lead 28-20 at
the half and went on to win the game 52-45 and place
third in the tournament.
The Hornets are coached by John
Johnson, Kim Currie and Colin Anderson and are
managed by Sonia Viau.
The Hornets would like to thank
the following sponsors for their support during the
2008-2009 season: KineMedics, Moreno, Pizza Pizza, R
& R Auto, SportSystems Canada, Stittsville Signs,
Sittsville Trailers, and Walters' Valu-Mart.
Major Bantam Hornets Win Gold!
The
Goulbourn Hornets Major
Bantam boys won gold
medals at the Blessed
Sacrament Yellow Jackets
2009 Invitational
Tournament the weekend
of April 4th-6th, 2009
in Hamilton.
The Hornets tipped off in a late
evening draw on the Friday evening versus the Sarnia
Fighting Irish. The Hornets started slow after a long
day of travel but picked up the pace in the second half
to seal a 47-40 victory to start the tournament.
The Hornet’s second game in pool play
was Saturday morning versus the Orillia Lakers. The
Hornets lead 23-17 at halftime. In the second half, the
Hornets continued to play great defence and prevailed
43-30. The Hornet’s third and final game of pool play on
the Saturday afternoon was against the Burlington
Skyhawks #2 squad. The Hornets came out on the top end
of a 55-31 final score to advance to Sunday’s semi-final
play.
Appearing in the
photo are:
Front Row (Left to Right): Jeff
Whitesell, Nathan Edwardson, Brendan Stoqua,
Ben Streatch, Matthew McCaughey
Back Row (Left to Right): Head
Coach John Johnson, Taha Piepers, Daniel
Currie, Andrew Cross, Corey Johnson, Mike
Shoveller, Lucas Mahony, James Anderson,
Assistant Coach Colin Anderson, Ben Mahony,
Assistant Coach Kim Currie
On Sunday morning, the Hornets
faced Blessed Sacrament #4 in semi-final action. The
Hornets lead from start to finish and posted a 54-34
victory to advance to the tournament championship.
Late Sunday afternoon, the Hornets
met Brantford CYO#3 to decide the tournament
championship. The Hornets got off to a very slow
start and trailed 18-6 partway through the second
quarter. A time-out by Coach John Johnson settled
the team and they began to chip away at the lead. At
the break they were down only four points, 22-18. In
the second half, the Hornets continued to play
excellent defence and managed to put a few points on
the board to tie the game before the third quarter
was out. The game remained tight throughout the
forth quarter. The Hornets tied the game with eight
seconds left on the clock. Brantford subsequently
turned the ball over and then fouled with two
seconds to play. A last minute foul shot gave the
Hornets the lead for the final time. At the buzzer,
the Hornets took the Division 7A tournament
championship by a single point, 48-47.
The
Hornets are coached by John Johnson, Kim Currie and
Colin Anderson and are managed by Sonia Viau.
