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        St. Lawrence Secondary School Saints Play a Great


        Season and Are Looking Forward to Next Year




        By  Molly Kett                        playoffs.    However,  Carr  says  the
                                              team  didn’t  have  their  best  game
            t. Lawrence Secondary School’s    at  the  provincials.      “We  lost  our
        Sbasketball  season  just  came  to   opening  game  in  overtime,  which
        an  end,  and  a  fairly  successful  end   was  a  tough  loss.    That  loss  made
        at that.  Coached by Jamie Carr, the   our  path  to  ultimate  success  much
        team unfortunately lost in the quarter-  harder,” says Carr.  “As they did all
        finals of the Ontario Championships,   year, they bounced back with a great

        but they ended their season with 33   effort in the next game, defeating the
        wins and 8 losses.  They were also    fifth ranked team to move on to the

        11-0 in league play and won the local   quarter-finals.  We were defeated in

        championship  (SDG),  as  well  as    the quarter-finals by the number four

        the  Eastern  Ontario  Championship   seed Central Toronto.”
        (EOSSAA).
                                                Carr says the team’s success came
          Carr  says  the  team’s  dislike  for   from  having  a  very  skilled  group
        losing  fuelled  their  energy  for   of  players  that  worked  extremely                                                           Photo Submitted
        consistent  wins.    “The  team  hated   hard.  “We played over 40 games and
        losing. They worked hard at practice   practised about the same amount of   can  improve  on  is  our  attention  to  functioned well together, and is ready
        to prepare for each game,” says Carr.     times.    Each  practice  they  worked   details.    At  the  provincial  level  all  for a bigger win next season.   “I think
        “One of our keys to success was our   hard  and  got  better,”  says  Carr.     the teams are good and we found out  we continue to do what we have been
        tough defence, which is a sign of a   “Their dedication is definitely one of   that little mistakes are the difference  doing. Last year we were second at

        hardworking team.  If they lost, they   the keys to our success.”           between  winning  and  losing,”  says   EOSSAA and were eliminated from

        came  back  and  worked  harder  the                                        Carr.  “If we can eliminate a few of   OFSAA  prior  to  the  quarterfinals
        next day at practice.”                  Although  they  had  a  successful   those  mistakes  we  can  continue  to   and went on to win the consolation
                                              season,  Carr  says  there  is  more  to                                    side. This year we won EOSSAA and
          The    team    won     the   SDG    improve  on.    He  is  already  looking   improve.”                        made  it  to  the  quarter-finals,”  says

        championships  by  going  9-0  during   ahead  to  next  year  and  what  the   Other  than  continuous  attention   Carr.  “Hopefully  next  year  we  can
        the  regular  season  and  2-0  in  the
                                              team can do better.  “One thing we  to  detail,  Carr  thinks  the  team  make another step forward.”

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