Hoyas girls’ basketball teams wrap up stellar season

Featured photo: (back from left) Coach Samantha Garrod, Abby Fawcett, Tullsi Clarke, Taylor Smith, Joey Currie, Emma McAlpine, Alexis Roderson, Gabby Arsenault, Iris Martin, Coach Ann Murat, Coach Terry Barber; (front from left) Urvi Patel, Kyra Meredith, and Hanna Cartwright. (Supplied photo)

A well-played season came to an end this week at the GBSSA championships for both of the Hoyas girls’ basketball teams.

The Huntsville Hoyas Junior and Senior Girls basketball teams had travelled to Almaguin Highlands for successful MPS Championships last Thursday, November 10. Both teams won their semi-final games and secured their spots in the MPS finals against the Parry Sound Panthers where they triumphed to be crowned MPS champions with a score of 52-14 for the Juniors and 48-28 for the Seniors.

Senior Urvi Patel said the final was rough and tough and the first quarter was close, but the Hoyas picked up their game by the second as they had practiced their offence in their easier-played semi-final game against the Almaguin Highlanders.

MPS champs, the Hoyas Junior Girls Basketball team: (back from left) Coach Sue Fawcett, Taea Schmidtke, Sonja Tapley, Mykenzie Deziel, Tianna Fraser, Celeste Dupuis, Anjali Jindal, Zoe Long, Aria Platts-Boyle, Coach Jen Creasor (front from left) Paige Jackson, Jamie Steele, Maggie Pitts. Missing coaches: Michelle Murat, Tara Schmidtke (Supplied photo)

On to the GBSSA championships

At the Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association (GBSSA) championships held on Wednesday, November 16 at Patrick Fogarty Secondary School in Orillia, the Juniors made it to the finals after a win against St. Joseph High School but lost 59-45 in a hard-fought battle against Patrick Fogarty. It wasn’t the result they’d hoped for, but can hold their heads high after playing well all season.

The Senior girls outscored Patrick Fogarty Secondary School 57-34 in the semi-finals, a meaningful win for the Hoyas – it was their first win against those opponents in almost four years and they were proud to have beaten their fierce competitors.

In the finals, the Seniors went up against the St. Joseph High School Jaguars. These two girls’ teams were the best of the best, both playing with heart, but the Jaguars put up a hard fight to take the win 61-49. It was a disappointing loss for the Hoyas, particularly for the grade 12 girls for who this was the last game of their high school basketball careers, but they knew they left everything on the court.

Congratulations to both teams for putting in so much effort quarter to quarter, right to the final second of the season!

About Cheyenne Wood

I am a kind-hearted, hard-working teacher, mother and a wife. I love to learn and consider myself a life-long learner. I enjoy being a coach, a tutor, and a supporter in my community. My passion is photography. Capturing the greatest moment, greatest shot is thrilling to me and brings me joy!

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