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Undefeated Dreams and Redemption Stories: This Week’s OSBA Highlights

By Damien Lisi, 01/20/25, 6:15PM EST

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This week the OSBA offers three exciting matchups featuring league leaders across all divisions. In the Trillium Men’s West Division, Victory Academy faces a tough matchup against No. 1 Brampton City Prep (National) in this week’s first Game of the Week (GOTW) matchup. Adding to the night’s action is an OSBA Men’s East division meeting between the undefeated Royal Crown Lions (7-0) and Crestwood Preparatory College. The GOTW schedule finishes strong with a battle in the Women’s West Division between Orangeville Prep and King’s Christian on Thursday night.

BRAMPTON CITY PREP (NATIONAL) VS. VICTORY ACADEMY

  • Tip-Off: Tuesday, January 21st at 7: 00p.m EST
  • Location: David Suzuki Secondary School in Brampton
  • Division: Trillium Men’s West Division
 

VICTORY ACADEMY

Victory Academy enters the game at 2-6 and is ranked No. 7 in the West. Victory has excelled at stealing possessions this season, boasting three of the top ten league leaders in steals per game. Zohar Dhaliwal leads that group with 4.2 steals per game and was the team’s leading scorer in Victory’s last matchup against Brampton City Prep, scoring 12 points.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Angelo Yap: Sixth in steals per game (3.2)
  • Kevonne Fuller: Ninth in steals per game (3.0)
 

BRAMPTON CITY PREP (NATIONAL)

Brampton City Prep (BCP) enters this matchup ranked No. 1 in the West Division at 8-1. In BCP’s last game against Victory Academy back in December, they won 77-70. Leading scorer Jaiden Kandasamy had no problem getting to the basket that night, leading all players with 23 points. Kandasamy has been highly efficient on offence, ranking ninth in the league with 20.9 points per game.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Isaiah Olunloyo: Averaging 6.0 assists per game, ranked second in the league
  •  Te’Ziah Malcolm: Averaging 21.7 points per game (6th) ranked 9th in rebounds per game (10.6)
 

Tuesday’s game features a key matchup between BCP’s top scorer, Kandasamy, and Victory’s defensive stalwart, Dhaliwal.

CRESTWOOD PREPARATORY vs. ROYAL CROWN 

  • Tip-Off: Tuesday, January 21st at 7: 00p.m EST
  • Location: Royal Crown School in Scarborough
  • Division: OSBA Men’s East Division
 

ROYAL CROWN

The Lions remain undefeated entering Tuesday’s matchup, boasting a 7-0 record after a decisive win last week against Lincoln Prep. Standout Xavier Istomin-Monroe played a key role in Crown’s win over the Huskies, dominating the paint and dropping 17 points in the process. Royal Crown is still firmly at the top of the East Division and has won each of its games by six or more points.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Yann-Ariel Kouakou-Aphely: Leading the league in blocks with 4.5 per game, ranked fourth in rebounds (10.0).
  • Justice Hasley: Ranked fourth in the league for assists per game (4.0), No. 8 on the OSBA Men’s MVP watch list
 

CRESTWOOD PREP

Crestwood Prep enters this game ranked fourth in the East Division with a 2-3 record. Crestwood has only lost one of its last three games, but will face its toughest matchup yet against Royal Crown. Christophe Tshibola has been heavily leaned on for offence this season, averaging 22.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. Tshibola, No. 2 on the OSBA Men’s MVP Watch list, could strengthen his resume even further with a win against the undefeated Lions.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Mangok Lok Gach: Tied for fifth in the league for steals (2.3), ranked fifth in blocks per game (1.8)
  • Colton Crowdis: Ranked third in the league for assists per game (6.0)
 

Tshibola’s scoring prowess faces a big challenge against Crown’s team defence. Can Crestwood pull off the upset, or will Crown continue move to 8-0 and stay undefeated?

ORANGEVILLE PREP vs. KING’S CHRISTIAN 

  • Tip-Off: Thursday, January 23rd at 4: 00p.m EST
  • Location: King’s Christian Collegiate in Oakville
  •  Division: OSBA Women’s West Division
 

ORANGEVILLE PREP

Orangeville Prep comes into Thursday night’s matchup ranked No. 3 in the West Division, holding a 4-2 record. With Cameron McMaster and Ayla Corrigale ranked No. 8 and No. 10 on the OSBA Women’s MVP watch list, this team has plenty of offensive firepower. Both McMaster and Corrigale average at least 15 points per game, making Orangeville difficult to defend on any given night.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Lexee Anderson: Averaging 10.0 rebounds per game, ranked fifth in the league, and eighth in blocks per game (1.5).
 

KING’S CHRISTIAN

King’s Christian aims to avenge its narrow 85-83 loss to Orangeville Prep in December. Christian enters this game with a 4-3 record and is ranked just behind Orangeville in the standings at No. 4. Carletta Bennett has been impressive on offence this season as the league’s fifth-leading scorer, averaging 17.4 points per game. Bennett also contributes an average of 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, all of which has landed her as the current No. 5 in the OSBA Women’s MVP watch list.

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCH:
  • Mikaela James: Averaging 5.3 assists per game, ranked second in the league
  • Emma Donglemans: Averaging 2.2 blocks per game, ranked fifth in the league.
 

Thursday’s game is a key matchup for both teams who are trying to improve their position in the Women’s West Division. With the No. 5 and No. 8 leading scorers facing off against one another, this matchup promises plenty of offence.

These GOTW promise for exciting matchups across multiple divisions as teams continue to battle for play-off contention.
 

Fans and supporters are encouraged to tune in to OSBA TV on YouTube to catch all the action live.