St. Thomas defeats Milton in U12 girls' Ontario Cup Division five final
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
St. Thomas Shock, Ontario Cup
under-12 girls Division five champions, from
left, are; front - coach Jody Parrack,
Brooklyn Roberts-Neef, Hannah Wedlake, Abbie
Neil Maya Ambrose, Cole Walker; back row - coach
Karen Lawrence, Giorgia Muller, Blaire Dawdy,
Emily Chapman, Sarah Pfeffer, Lucy Doan, Jade
Lawrence, Zrinka Raic, Hailey Titchner, coach
Amanda Pfeffer.
By Rob J. Ross
The St. Thomas Shock are under-12 girls' Ontario Cup Division Five champions.
Defence carried the Shock to a 40-29 comeback win over the Milton Stags, in the final, at St. Catharines, April 7th.
Trailing by nine points with four minutes remaining in the first half, the Shock combined consecutive steals and converting on the fast break to swing the momentum.
By half-time, St. Thomas led by seven points.
Hannah Wedlake led the Shock in scoring.
St. Thomas coach Karen Lawrence said their tenacious defence and ability to capitalize on the fast break, led the team to a 4-0 record.
St. Thomas went 3-0 in pool play, defeating Niagara Falls Red Raider, 38-23, Dundas Dynamo, 48-31 and Chatham Kent Wildcats, 42-32.