Holy Cross Captures OFSAA Silver After Strong Run in Burlington

By Scott Arnold

The Holy Cross Hurricanes battled their way to a silver medal at the OFSAA Boys A/AA Field Lacrosse Festival in Burlington, finishing second among 12 competing schools from across Ontario.

Peterborough’s holy cross hurricanes bringing home silver medal (photo courtesy ofsaa boys a/aa field lacrosse festival

The Peterborough school put together an impressive tournament, winning three straight games before falling to McKinnon Park of Caledonia yesterday in the championship final.

Holy Cross opened the festival with a dominant 14-3 victory over King's Christian School of Oakville. Hayden Heigh led the offence with four goals and two assists, while Tyson Kitchen added three goals and two assists. Logan Pyke earned the win in net.

The team followed that up with a 9-7 win over St. Mary's of Owen Sound, coached by former Peterborough Laker Adam Jones. Colton Adams scored three times, while Braxtin Howard and Tyson Kitchen each found the back of the net twice. Pyke picked up his second win of the day.

Holy Cross then secured its spot in the final with a 9-5 victory over Governor Simcoe of St. Catharines. Howard paced the attack with two goals and two assists, while Zachary Kinchen and Hayden Heigh each scored twice. Pyke earned another win between the pipes.

In the gold medal game, Holy Cross came up against a strong McKinnon Park squad and fell 12-4. Ryder Evans led the Peterborough side with two goals and an assist.

The silver-medal-winning roster included Jacob McMahon, Hayden Heigh, Colton Giles, Oliver Pacey, Graydon Walst, Ben Chambers, Emmett Colby, Morgan Johnston, James Dueck, Zachary Kinchen, Tyson Kitchen, Ryder Evans, Teegan Delaney, Cole McMahon, Anthony Farace, Eddie Post, Noah Gaudet-Barton, Hudson Riel, Landon Jessup, Kade Villa, Camden Ryan, Braxtin Howard and Colton Adams.

Ty Vickers and Logan Pyke served as the team's goaltenders.

The team was coached by head coach Geoff McKinley and coach Chris Moher.

The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) is the governing body for high school sports in Ontario and represents one of the largest high school athletic sport organizations in North America. Bringing home silver from a provincial championship event is another strong accomplishment for Holy Cross and Peterborough's proud lacrosse community.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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