Sports

Final Standard leading scorers

By Bernie Puchalski

- December 6, 2024

Following are the leading scorers after Friday’s games of the 61st Annual Standard High School Basketball Tournament.

Noah Budgell. Simcoe 120

Kai Schatz, Eden 96

Sean Hill, Collegiate 87

Travis Palmer, DM 60

Kadmiel Patrong, Collegiate 58

Christopher Nyakabasa, Smithville 56

Jack Ciocca, St. Francis 55

Logan Higginson, Smithville 50

Julian Sobota, West Niagara 47

Ari Steenhuis, Simcoe 45

Luka Rafanelli, BT 45

Nicholas Nyimbili, Ridley 44

Tayte Fraser, Thorold 44

Cole Kelly, DM 43

Marco Reyes, Centennial 42

Daniel Attia, Smithville 42

Seth Jafelice, Churchill 40

Matteo D’Aria, Holy Cross 39

Elijah Quissua, St. Francis 37

Joseph Young, Holy Cross 37

Domenic Olesin, Eden 35

Matteo Villella, BT 34

Reid Oakes, Simcoe 32

Drase Charles, Churchill 30

Andrew Ens, St. Francis 29

Sam Riddell, St. Francis 28

Isaak Pino Martinez, Churchill 28

Nate Perna, Centennial 26

Chrystian Kyslytsya, West Niagara 25

Nate Jones, GFESS 25

Ben Unrau, West Niagara 24

Armann Sandhu, Thorold 24

Travis Joyce, Secord 24

Awab Ali, St. Francis 23

Geremy McRae, DM 23

Austin Hinds, St. Francis 21

Scott D’Cunha, West Niagara 21

Bo Langendoen, Smithville 20

Gabe Lefrancois, Collegiate 19

Abdi Farah, Secord 19

Dominic Akpan, Ridley 19

Malachi Davis, Secord 18

Israel Anuku, Thorold 18

Miller Miotto, Thorold 18

Carter, Lewis, GFESS 17

Jack Millar, DM 17

Rafael Cokcan, Ridley 17

Owen Bowman, West Niagara 16

Derek Posthumus, Smithville 16

Francesco Forte, Eden 16

Anderson Blanchard, Simcoe 16

Graeme MacDonald , Crossley 15

Brandon Falk, Eden 14

Lucas Andres, Secord 14

Seun Martins, Ridley 14

Jayden Thompson, Crossley 13

Callum Brown, Centennial 13

Marley Smith, St, Francis 12

Nate Sweeney, Simcoe 12

Elijah Kpioyo, Crossley 12

Harland Kelly, GFESS 12

DeAndre Lindsay, Churchill 12

Vinny Gallicchio, Holy Cross 12

Lincoln van der Wier, Smithville 12

Mujeeb Aruna, Thorold 12

Parker Weston-Thwaites, West Niagara 11

Gian Rozwel Villanueva, Collegiate 11

Ryan Zucco, Crossley 11

Jalen French, St. Francis 10

Soran Subhani, Collegiate 10

Bernie Puchalski

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.