This week’s GOTW action featured two exciting games, one from both the Women’s and Men’s divisions. Crestwood Prep proved why it is a championship favourite with a dominant win over St. Jude’s Academy on Tuesday night. To close out the week, Royal Crown rebounded from their first loss of the season, edging out William Academy in a close game on Wednesday.
Crestwood Prep kicked off the Game of the Week schedule with a dominant 88-58 win over St. Jude’s Academy. Crestwood’s hot start on offence and persistence on defence built a lead from which St. Jude’s couldn’t recover.
St. Jude’s falls to 5-2 with the loss, but still retains their No. 2 ranking in the West.
Crestwood remains undefeated and is now riding an eight-game winning streak, with its offence averaging 86.1 points per game during that span. The team is ranked No. 1 in the West Division and remains a championship favourite as the season heads down the stretch. St. Jude’s struggled defensively and will need to bounce back quickly next week against a tough Orangeville Prep team.
Royal Crown bounced back from their loss to Crestwood Prep last week with a narrow 66-65 road win over William Academy. The win marks the second time this season that the Lions have beaten the Vikings, this time overcoming a six-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. William Academy’s untimely mistakes down the stretch allowed Royal Crown to seal the win with key defensive stops.
Royal Crown, now 8-1 and ranked No. 1 in the East, has shown resilience by bouncing back from a loss to defeat another top team in the division—a valuable trait heading into the playoffs.
Despite the loss, William Academy demonstrated it can compete with the league’s best and remains a strong contender in the East at No. 2.
The excitment continues this weekend as OSBA hosts the Grind Session Canada at Royal Crown school in Scarborough with the action kicking off at 3: 15p.m EST on Friday, January 31st.
Cover photo by: Andrew Blair