Game Recaps

York All-Stars vs Toronto Catholic All-Stars

Published by Michael Henry on March 29, 2011

On March 29, 2011, the York Region All-Stars defeated the TDCAA All-Stars 124-117.
Both teams boasted some of the biggest names their region had to offer, and offence was in high supply. The All-Star game, which was an exhibition preparation for the upcoming Battle of the Boards showcase, had the air of what we’d come to expect from a highly athletic game with lots of the speed and athleticism. No team really pulled away from the other especially in the beginning of the game while both teams felt each other out and the York Region All-Stars jumped out to a 30-22 lead after the first.
Hassan Abdullahi was one of the game’s standouts as he put the TDCAA All-Stars on his back with five consecutive makes, all contested baskets, including some dizzying three-pointers. He was making them count from both inside and out to help turn the tables, giving his squad a 65-58 halftime lead.
Kevin Pangos was not to be outdone though. While logging some serious minutes in this game, his steady play along with Aiddian Walters’ finishing around the basket helped to restore the the York lead, 92-87 at the end of the third. York made a concerted effort to slow down the sizzling Abdullahi in the 2nd half which enabled them to stay ahead. As the game drew closer to the end, the intensity picked up. Both teams pushed the ball in order to catch the other off guard, but it wasn’t until really late in the game that it was apparent that York with hold off the TDCAA for the victory 124-117.
Although the there weren’t many (if any) plays run, the skill level of both teams made this quite an entertaining game and a great bellweather of what to expect in the Battle of the Boards showcase on March 30, 2011.
Notably absent from this game for York Region was Andrew Wiggins.

York Region All-Stars Roster	Henry Tan	Zac Marcelline	Darnell Landon	Kevin Pangos
	Zac Marcelline	Troy Reid-Knight	Roshane Roberts	Tyler McLaughlin
	Cy Richard Samuels	Brett Zufelt	Andrew Wiggins	Aiddian Walters

Toronto Catholic (TDCAA) All-Stars Roster	Kenrick Lewis	Ritchie Kanza	Darnell Landon	Samy Mohamed
	Richard Audu	Tre Boutilier	Deshaun Williams	Adika Peter McNeilly
	Hassan Abdullahi	Tyler Persaud	Shaquille Osborne	Revaughn Gayle
	Shane Osyande