Brookwood takes on Defending Champs & stays Undefeated

The Brookwood Bullets headed into the past weekend prepared for a much anticipated match up against the defending Midget Champions from 2010, The PX Knights. This was the match up both the players and coaching staff were looking forward to, both as a regular season game but also a testing point to see how far the Brookwood midget program has come over the last 2 months.
Brookwood came out very strong on the defensive side of the game, only limiting the PX Knights to 25 half court points. The strong defense lead to many steals which ultimately lead to many fast breaks and foul shots for Brookwood. Second half proved to be more challenging for Brookwood as their defense decided to relax. 2nd half defense has been the weak point to the Brookwood team this season and will continue to work on it.

Leading Brookwood in scoring was Kamal Spinsby who took it upon himself to set the tone of the game early as he dropped 27 points. After taking a hard fall early in the game and a few more throughout the game, Reynard Robinson contributed 14 points in a strong shooting performance. Jalen Rose had 12 points as his consecutive foul shot streak ended at 14. First year forward coming back from Injury, Mamadou Keita, scored 11 points in his first game of the season. The ball was spread out evenly as 8 of the 12 players playing, got on the scoresheet.

Brookwood will take a breather from the season games as they head into the St. Bruno Tournament this coming weekend. Brookwood looks to test their skills as they are placed in the Juvenile AA category in the tournament. The first game is Friday at 7pm and the rest of the game times depend on the outcome of the first game. Schedule of game time and location of gyms are located in the Schedule section.

Brookwood starts the season 2-0!!

Brookwood kicked off their first home game of the year with a rather convincing win over Sun Youth, in their only regular season match up this season. Brookwood coming off its first loss this year in a tournament came into this game looking to bounce back into their normal rhythm. It didn't come back all at once as Brookwood started off slow once again with only glimpses of strong play in the first half. By half time, Brookwood held Sun Youth to 17 points, which is rather impressive considering Brookwood's lapses on defence. They took a 32-17 lead into halftime.

Coming out with a little more fire in the 2nd half, Brookwood maintained their presence on the offensive side, outscoring Sun Youth again in the 2nd half and defeating Sun Youth 76-55. Leading the team once again was Reynard Robinson with 19 points and 6 rebounds, 4 of which coming off of strong offensive rebounding. Daniel Fisher showed his strong inside presence by scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds but fouled out late in the 4th qtr. Kamal Spinsby also scored 15 points and had 2 steals as he continues to push the fast breaks. Jalen Rose scored 10 points and had 3 steals. Jalen went a perfect 4/4 at the foul shot line.

Brookwood finishes up a busy month of November this Sunday, Nov 28, at the defending Midget Champions, Parc X, 2:15 pm. This match up should prove to be a tough battle for two undefeated teams.

Brookwood Suffers 1st loss of the year in Express Final!!

This past weekend, the Brookwood boys took on the challenges of a last minute tournament in Saint Laurent. After a team withdrew from the Express Tournament, Brookwood was invited to replace them and Brookwood didn't disappoint. With only half of the team representing themselves in the first game Saturday morning, the team came out with an 84-66 victory over high school team Felix-Leclerc. Leading the team in scoring was Kamal Spinsby with 30 points, 9 of which came from three 3 pointers. Following right behind Kamal, was Reynard Robinson shooting his way to 24 points. Abdul Kamane cleaned up all the boards and scored 14 points in the win.

In the second game of Saturday, Brookwood Bullets took on the midget team from Jean XXIII. With more of the team there for the later game, the boys handled the game from start to finish, demolishing the Jean XXIII squad 105-34. Pressing his way to some easy lay-ups was Reynard who scored 28 points. Following right behind him was Kamal who had 22 points and Jalen Rose who had 16 points. Combined Kamal and Jalen had 16 steals. In an all around game, both Cyrus Senior, 12 points, 6 assists and 7 steals and Abdul Kamane 8 points, 9 steals and 5 blocks helped provide some much needed defensive effort.

Sunday morning marked the 3rd game of the weekend and the semi-finals for both Brookwood and The Sun Youth Hornets. Starting out strong, Brookwood took their offensive game towards the Hornets and were up big early, heading to halftime with a 48-31 lead. Starting out the 2nd half slowly, Brookwoods lead diminished to single digits. Coming through in the end with a score of 71-65, Reynard led his team with 19 points and real leadership in the finishing moments of the game. Kamal, who struggled with his short range shot, finished with 17 points and 3 steals and his fellow guard Jalen, finished with 15 points and 5 steals.

Going into the finals, Brookwood was facing another MBL opponent in the Dawson Blues. Another obstacle to overcome was the fact that Brookwood was going into the finals without their 2 starting big men, who where playing in the finals for their high school. Matching up very well with Dawson, Brookwood came out struggling with their shots not falling and missing key opportunities when they were presented. While a late run by Brookwood got the score to striking distance, fatigue and miscommunication was the downfall as Brookwood fell to Dawson 77-62. Leading the team was Kamal with 19 points & 7 steals while Jalen broke out of his shell this weekend, scoring 18 points with 4 assists and 5 steals. Chipping in was Cyrus with 9 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Brookwood looks to get back into the winning column this weekend, Sunday November 21, with a rematch against Sun Youth. Game is at Riverdale high school with a start time of 3:15. This is Brookwood's first home game of the year and hope to see a lot of support there cheering us on.

COACH K

Brookwood is 1-0!!

The Brookwood Bullets opened up the season much like the way they won the Classic Tournament a few weeks ago, convincingly!! Going into the weekend, the Bullets were very familiar with their opponents, Page Concordia, whom they played and defeated in the Classic Tournament finals. Much like the first 2 meetings, Brookwood came out strong and ready to play. Showing a very intense press defense, the Bullets were able to get some easy baskets off turnovers and didn’t look back.

Leading the team in scoring was Reynard Robinson with 25 points, shooting 11 for 21 from the field. Following right behind Reynard was Kamal Spinsby with 14 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. Big men Daniel Fisher, 12 points, & Abdul Kamane, 10 points, combined for 18 rebounds and 6 blocks. Cyrus Senior chipped in with 10 points and 4 assists, six of those points coming from the free throw line, going a perfect 6 of 6.

After what looks to be a great start to the season, Brookwood gets back to action in a couple weeks, playing against Sun Youth Hornets in their first home game of the year. Game is February 21 at 3:15 pm sharp at Riverdale High School, front gym.

Info on the St. Bruno Tournament

Come December 3-5, we will officially be in the St. Bruno Tournament looking to win another tournament. So far, the teams listed below are teams that are currently in our category. I will fill you in on any other info and schedule when I get it.

Midget AAA
1. Cougars de St-Bruno
2. Dawson Community Blues
3. École sec. Félix Leclerc Repentigny
4. Vert & Or Séminaire St-Joseph Trois-Rivières
5. Séminaire des Pères Maristes Québec 
6. Express École Sec. Saint-Laurent
7. Riverains Marie-Rivier Drummondville
8. Lynx de St-Hubert  
9. Brookwood Bullets