Mountaineers come up short against Sheridan
Submitted by Al Craig, Ignite Sports on March 2, 2026 – 6:15 pmNo Comment
Mohawk will not repeat as Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men’s basketball champions. The Sheridan Bruins rallied from a 14 point second quarter deficit to defeat the Mountaineers 88-70 at Seneca College Saturday night (March 2).
Mohawk got off to an outstanding start, dominating the Bruins, the top team in the West, in pretty well every phase of the game and led 21-10 after the first quarter. They increased their lead to 33-19 early in the second quarter, but it was at that point that Sheridan started to peck away at the Mountaineer margin to trail 39-33 at half time.
Mohawk got the first basket of the third quarter, but then the Trevor Williams show started for Sheridan. Williams, the Championship MVP, sank a couple of three-pointers to tie the score, then had a two point bucket to put his team ahead for the first time in the game, 43-41. It was part of an 18-2 Sheridan run and the Bruins led 65-56 at three quarter time.
The fourth quarter was all Sheridan as it was raining three-pointers for the Bruins, while Mohawk struggled mightily with its shots and rebounding.
While the Mountaineers ended their season with a silver medal, Sheridan took the gold and will go to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Championship at John Abbott College in Montreal, March 14-16.