Hoops 4 Haiti Event

Pickering High School is proud to announce a special event called "Hoops 4 Haiti" that will take place on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH at Pickering High School (new gym).

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO HAITI RELIEF!

Id like to thank all the coaches for agreeing to play in this event.

SCHEDULE

12 noon Pickering Midgets (gr 9) vs Mother Teresa Midgets (gr 9)

1:30pm Pickering Juniors vs Henry Carr "A" juniors

3:00pm J Clarke seniors vs Henry Carr seniors

4:30pm Pineridge seniors vs Eastern Commerce seniors

6:00pm Notre Dame (ajax) seniors vs Mother Teresa seniors

7:30pm Pickering seniors vs Vaughan seniors


ADMISSION (gets you in for all the games)

STUDENTS minimum $5 donation (must have school I.D.)
ADULTS minimum $10 donation

Plus, we will be having concessions and entertainment b/w some games!

Again, ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO HAITI RELIEF! Plus, the Canadian government will match $ for $!!

I will post more info as we confirm some things, but all teams and times have been confirmed.

Gordo

Wow, amazing event. Not only we will see competitive ball but the event will also raise money for people in need. Good job and thanks from myself to the Organizer!

Way to go Gordo! Great concept, great teams...and your heart is in the right place.

We are honoured and excited to participate.

Coach Melnik

Great Event! Any idea that can raise money and awareness for Haiti is truly something significant at this point in time.
Also, that Henry Carr vs. J Clarke match up should settle things until OFSAA. I'm sure that will be quite the rematch and much anticipated by both teams and fans alike. The East (Durham) vs. West (Toronto) concept is appealing as well....if you had Oakwood in there instead of Vaughn..you would have a total Toronto vs. Durham....East Side vs. West Side event from top to bottom. Regardless, I hope it is well attended so that as much money as possible can be donated to the Hait Relief Effort.

I think they should put a dunk off or three point compettion somewhere in there just my opinion I think that would definately bring more donations...thought I let that idea float in the atmosphere

underdog wrote:I think they should put a dunk off or three point compettion somewhere in there just my opinion I think that would definately bring more donations...thought I let that idea float in the atmosphere

I agree a dunk off would be quite interesting indeed.

Pickering Basketball- great idea to raise money for a great cause- I've heard that the government will match all monies donated- not sure of the details- hopefully, the event will be well attended- good luck

Why didn't you guys invite Loyola, instead of a team like Notre Dame? You are making this stacked tournament and all you needed was to add Loyola and then they would either shut up or put by playing Carr and Richardson. Loyola guy talks a lot on this board, tell him to get his team to this tourney.

Loyola is at the All-Catholic in St. Catharines- they won the Halton Qualifier a few weeks ago

Update!

1. This is NOT a tournament.....just 6 exhibition games!
2. Since it is in Durham, obviously every game will feature a Durham team
3. We were supposed to play Vaughan early in the year in an exhibition game, but could not find a date, that is why I invited Vaughan. Make no mistake, they are an excellent team, and still part of the GTA!!
4. I am considering including a slam dunk contest and 3pt shootout....both great ideas.....have to see if it is feasible.


Please remember.....this is totally for HAITI RELIEF.

gordo

Gordo;
Great idea for a worthy cause!

Mauro

My hats off to Coach Gordensky with this idea. It will be some great ball and I will try to be there to make a donation.

jt wrote:Why didn't you guys invite Loyola, instead of a team like Notre Dame? You are making this stacked tournament and all you needed was to add Loyola and then they would either shut up or put by playing Carr and Richardson. Loyola guy talks a lot on this board, tell him to get his team to this tourney.

OMG jt, get a grip.

Anyone with any predictions on the games??

Has a dunk off been added?

Winners:
Pickering Midgets
Henry Carr "A" Juniors
Henry Carr Seniors
Eastern Commerce Seniors
Mother Theresa Seniors
Pickering Seniors

JUST A REMINDER ABOUT SATURDAY'S EVENT!

GAMES TIP OFF AT 12NOON

FOOD AND DRINKS AVAILABLE ALL DAY

so far, MT's Midget team won a close on
Henry Carr A Slapped Pickering by around 30
Henry Carr Seniors beat J Clarke handily by around 16 or 18

Grade 9 Game: Mother Teresa 54 (Brandon Simon 15) - Pickering 51 (Kadeem Smithen 12)

Junior Game: Henry Carr A 81 (Tevin Findlay 28) - Pickering 52 (Damion Rashford 18)

Senior Games:
Henry Carr 72 (Raheem Isaac 22) - JC Richardson 56 (Alex Henry 15)
Pine Ridge 63 (Mamadou Mutumbo 24) - Eastern Commerce 59 (Tyrone Chambers 15)
6:00pm - Notre Dame (ajax) seniors vs Mother Teresa seniors
7:30pm - Pickering seniors vs Vaughan seniors

why didn't Shavon Miller play against Eastern that was a good game Eastern had a lot of fouls mamadou play great and adam plummer had a great game but I wondering why Shavon didn't play is it a injury

Shavon Miller didn't play because he injured his elbow and shoulder earlier in the week. He is kind of day to day right now. Hopefully, he'll be ready when the opening round of playoffs start this Thursday.

I don't know the high scorers, but, Mother Teresa beat Notre Dame(Ajax) by a score of 70-57. Alot of people were really impressed by Notre Dame. They are not getting the same recognition as J Clarke, Pickering or even Pine Ridge, however, they played well. They look like a dangerous team and could upset easily upset someone in the playoffs if a team is off their game.

In the last game, Vaughn beat Pickering by six points. Vaughn was up by 20 points at the half....I believe the score was 38-18 at half. Pickering went really small..(Kaza, Natiel, Asher, Rowan, Jevon and cut into the lead by the end of 3rd...60-45. They put on the typical Pickering fourth quarter run but Vaughn held on in the end for a good win.
Does anyone know why MiKyle Macintosh was not there? Why didn't Haboubacar Mutombo play?

word is that Mikyle was in the states. Not sure why Haboubacar wasn't playing,

But with these results what do the rankings look like?
Carr back to #1?
Pine Ridge makes a jump?(big wins over eastern and vaughn earlier in the week)
Vaughn gets a little further ahead with a win over a mikyle-less pickering squad?

I totally forgot to mention the real purpose of this whole event....not the basketball itself but raising money for the Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort. The event raised close to $4000 which is absolutely fantastic. Gordo, Farley Flex and all the Pickering High School vounteers did an excellent job putting on this basketball event. It was well attended and an overwhelming success. Congratulations!!!!! The basketball Community in the GTA maybe can take a page out of the NBA book and do more things in the area of charity and community service. Special thanks also to the referees who officiated all the games without their usual pay and just volunteered their time.

Best of luck to Shavon hope everything goes well ..Pine Ridge needs a player with lots of energy by the way
Who does Pine Ridge play first in playoff ? Does anyone know?

I'm not absolutely sure about our first round match up. The playoffs start this Thursday and we can potentially face Ajax, Clarington Central or St. Marys. Pine Ridge should be focused this year....last year they got upset by St. Mary's in the 1st round, quarter-finals...many of the players were apart of that defeat so it will serve as motivation and a reminder not to take anyone lightly.