Girls basketball quarterfinals set for Tuesday

It's crunch time in the Girls High School Basketball League as quarterfinal playoff action in both the junior and senior divisions is set to begin on Tuesday.

In senior, three quarterfinals are scheduled while the St. Mary's Knights, who finished with a perfect 12-0 record, received a bye into Thursday's semi-final round and will face the lowest remaining seed.

In junior, the first place St. Basil Saints, who finished at 10-0, and second place St. Mary's have received a bye and will host the two quarterfinal winners in Thursday's semi-final round.

*** 2005 GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:

Junior games begin at 4 p.m. Senior games begin at 6 p.m.

SENIOR DIVISION:

Quarterfinals: (Tuesday, Nov. 15)

#7 Bawating vs. #2 Korah #6 Sir James Dunn vs. #3 St. Basil #5 White Pines vs. #4 Mount St. Joseph College

Semi-finals: (Thursday, Nov. 17)

#4 vs. #1 St. Mary's #3 vs. #2

JUNIOR DIVISION:

Quarterfinals:

#6 White Pines vs. #3 Korah #5 Bawating vs. #4 Sir James Dunn

Semi-finals:

#4 vs. #1 St. Basil #3 vs. #2 St. Mary's

* City Final: Saturday, Nov. 19 @ Korah Junior - 4 p.m Senior - 6 p.m.

* NOSSA AA & AAA: Friday/Saturday, Nov. 25-26 in Sault Ste. Marie

* OFSAA: December 2-4

*** REFEREE'S AWARD NOMINEES:

Seven senior division players are in the running for the Lyn Cole Memorial Trophy, symbolic of the Referee's Award winner for the player best combining sportsmanship and ability.

This year's nominees include Amanda Whitmell (Bawating), Sarah Levesque (Korah), Miranda Chaimbrone (Mount St. Joseph), Lara Stilin (St. Basil), Kathleen Thorburn (St. Mary's), Stephanie Davies (Sir James Dunn) and Bridgit Hindermeier (White Pines).

The winner will be announced following the senior division championship game on Saturday at Korah.

*** FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS:

SENIOR DIVISION

St. Mary's 12-0 Korah 10-2 St. Basil 8-4 Mount St. Joseph 6-6 White Pines 3-9 Sir James Dunn 2-10 Bawating 1-11

JUNIOR DIVISION:

St. Basil 10-0 St. Mary's 8-2 Korah 6-4 Bawating 3-7 Sir James Dunn 3-7 White Pines 0-10

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