OFFICIAL DRAW 2008 adidas Early Bird Classic

POOL A: FATHER HENRY CARR CRUSADERS, ASCENSION EAGLES, WEST HUMBER VIKINGS

POOL B: PICKERING TROJANS, LOYOLA WARRIORS, MILLIKEN MILLS KNIGHTS

POOL C: MOTHER TERESA TITANS, ST THERESA LIONS, MARTINGROVE BEARS

POOL D: ST PATRICKS IRISH (OTTAWA), SACRED HEART CRUSADERS, VAUGHAN VOYAGEURS

On Thursday, November 6th and Friday, November 7th, the doors will not open until 3:00 pm.
IF YOU SHOW UP BEFORE 3:00 pm, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - Pool A and Pool B
1:20 pm West Humber vs. Ascension
2:50 pm Pickering vs. Loyola
4:20 pm Ascension vs. Father Henry Carr
5:50 pm Loyola vs. Milliken Mills
7:20 pm Father Henry Carr vs. West Humber
8:50 pm Milliken Mills vs. Pickering

Friday, November 7, 2008 - Pool C and Pool D
1:20 pm St Patrick’s vs. Vaughan
2:50 pm Mother Teresa vs. St Theresa
4:20 pm Sacred Heart vs. St Patrick’s
5:50 pm St Theresa vs. Martingrove
7:20 pm Vaughan vs. Sacred Heart
8:50 pm Martingrove vs. Mother Teresa

Saturday, November 8, 2008
Game 13 9:00 am Consolation Semi Final #1 - 2nd Place Pool A vs. 2nd Place Pool D

Game 14 10:30 am Consolation Semi Final #2 - 2nd Place Pool B vs. 2nd Place Pool C

Game 15 12 noon Elementary School Exhibition Game - St Dorothy Catholic School vs. Brookview Middle School

Game 16 1:30 pm Championship Semi Final #1 - Winner Pool A vs. Winner Pool D

Game 17 3:00 pm Championship Semi Final #2 - Winner Pool B vs. Winner Pool C

Game 18 4:30 pm Consolation Championship Game - 5th Place - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

Game 19 6:00 pm Bronze Medal Game - 3rd Place - Loser Game 16 vs. Loser Game 17

Game 20 7:30 pm Championship Game - 1st Place - Winner Game 16 vs. Winner Game 17


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

COST OF ADMISSION
Thursday, Nov, 6th and Friday, Nov. 7th - $2 for students WITH ID, $5 for students WITHOUT ID, $5 for adults
Saturday, Nov. 8th - $5 for everyone

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANYONE ENTRY INTO THE GYMNASIUM.

Refreshments of any kind, ie. chewing gum, snacks, food, drinks, etc. are not permitted in the gymnasium. If you are caught with any of these, you will be asked to leave the gym immediately, and refused further entry.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANYONE FROM THE GYMNASIUM.

Pizza and cold drinks will be sold in the cafetorium. However, you must eat and drink in the cafetorium

Thanks for your support of Father Henry Carr basketball events!

Coach Melnik

The Elementary School Game is a nice touch.

Traditionally these are tough teams. I would like to see this!

Oh yeah and the high school teams are also going to put on a great tournament!

good teams, great draw.. .look for an outstanding tourney!

Melnick i was just wondering if Rogers TV is going to broadcast some of these games like last year?

He would probably respond more readily if addressed as Coach Melnick.

i cant wait to see this tournament!

Early predictions would be Carr vs. Vaughan and Pickering vs. Mother Theresa in the semi-finals.

No real potential upsets for first seem to stand out. Some might quickly point to St. Pat's but this year's team won't be nearly as good as last year's awesome AAA champions. (Nice touch with the AAA final rematch in group D.) They were heavy with grade 12s last year and their junior teams haven't been as strong the past couple of years.

Ascension is another unknown. They had plenty of 4th and 5th year players last season and surprised many (including myself) but there might be a one-year rebuild while the grade 11s get up to senior speed.

Agree with Peel Fan 100%. Mother Theresa should cruise past there teams in the pool with Big Mo and Ashton in the game. Pickering should also have little trouble dealin with there pool. Father Henry should have no trouble as well, but I believe that Vaughan might lose to the AAA champs. You can't forget Vaughan has lost the Wiggins brothers as well. I do believe teams like West Humber, Martingrove, Milken Mills, and Sacred Hearts, may possibly throw some upsets. Ascension had way to many 5th year players, and did not hear much about there junoir squad. Interesting to see what will happen.

This will be a great tournament to start the year off and you just might see some of the best basketball of the season in this pre-season tournament. Looks like pool D is the toughest pool as the teams are probably very closely matched. St. Pats did lose some of their best guards to graduation but they are going to be a strong team with the addition of two high quality juniors and an elite transfer that sat out last year due to eligibility rules. Mother Theresa's size will likely be too much for most teams to handle this year and I like them in this tournament, but it definitely would not be an upset if Pickering or FHC won the tournament. Pickering picked up some strong talent (Gagliardi and others) and FHC's junior program has been one of the provinces best over the last few years so they too will be tough to beat.

CARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

this will be one of the best tournaments all season

good luck to Coach Melnik

thats not the real coach bob,because coach bob would never say mt would win like that

I certainly would not!

Does anyone know if all of Pickering's transfers were eligible?

Note the minor changes to Pool A.

Coach Melnik

i think henry carr has the upper hand with the home court advantage and should compete hard vs Pickering/MT whoever they my play in the brand new gym of theres this tourni's goin to be one of the best of the year

This is going to be a great tournament like always. Possibly the top 3 all season

Coach Melnick is Rogers Television going to broadcast like the past year?
and
How is the new Henry Carr gym? (court , bleechers,ect..)

We are hopeful that Rogers can make it, but that has not been confirmed. I think the Rogers crew did a wonderful job last year with the games they broadcast.

Although we really loved our old gym (I am not sure why LOL), this new gym is a definite upgrade from the old gym. We have 6 glass backboards with collapsible rims, which is great for developmental drills. The wood floor is new and there are fewer lines on the court than most gyms. The wall padding is new, the scoreclock is new, the scorers table is new, and the bleachers are new. My only regret is that we cant seat more fans. It seems that this tournament has quickly become a favourite of the fans, possibly because it is the first major tournament of the season. I am certain that we could attract 500 fans for the finals if we could seat them.

A few reminders:

The gym will be closed for the 1:20 pm games on Thursday and Friday. The doors will open at approximately 2:45 pm each day.

The admission fee for Thursday and Friday is $2 for students WITH ID and $5 for adults. On Saturday, to help with crowd control, the admission fee is $5 for EVERYONE.

I hope everyone enjoys the action at the Early Bird Classic!

Coach Melnik

This is what should happen:


POOL A: FATHER HENRY CARR CRUSADERS
VS. ( Carr over St.Pats)
POOL D: ST PATRICKS IRISH (OTTAWA)

POOL B: PICKERING TROJANS
VS. (MT over Pickering)
POOL C: MOTHER TERESA TITANS


Constilation side:

POOL A: WEST HUMBER VIKINGS
VS. (Vaughn over West Humber)
POOL D: VAUGHAN VOYAGEURS

POOL B: MILLIKEN MILLS KNIGHTS
VS. ( Milliken Mills over Martingrove)
POOL C: MARTINGROVE BEARS


Constilation finals:

Vaughn vs. Milliken Mills

Finals:

Mother Teresa vs. Henry Carr




I think this is a reasonable prediction, if you think other wise please write!

who is the best on ascension

Coach Bob a couple days ago didn't you have Martingrove over Milliken Mills what has made you change your decision?

Milliken is a strong team and will CRUISE past Martingrove-that lost 3 of there starters

Oh man EYE OF A TIGER is a true hater of martingrove

baller101 im not hating on anybody it simply makes sence. If you lose 3 of your best player (Michael A, Daine C, Kwame O) plus that big 6'6 C they had your team is going to struggle. Guess they are relying on bench players to step up. It is not hate im just trying to break down every team to get a better understanding

lol u don't know shit about grove and all the transfers they got and besides Matthew was the best player last year not those 3 and the 6'6 C was whack you said it yourself that he isnt that good on a different thread as i quote you EYE OF A TIGER:

"i seen that Colin guy play when he faced us twice last year... he is shit to me cuz he is 6'6 and he had like 2 rebounds and 4 pionts both games"

So if hes shit MCI doesn't need him anyways right? im tellin you there is no chance of milliken mills beaten grove. and u wanna tell me ure not hatin? you've been boostin whci like there gunna win west when there not its gettin kinda obvious u go to whci