Box Score The York Lions caught fire and outscored the Warriors 32-20 in the final quarter to defeat Waterloo 86-79 on Thursday evening at the PAC.  The Lions were unstoppable on the boards corralling a total of 51 rebounds, 34 of which were defensive boards while Waterloo only had 19 total. 



The win improves York's record to 3-2 while the Warriors are still in search of their first win dropping to 0-4 on the season.



After falling behind 10-0 early on the Warriors awoke and crawled their way back into the game with strong outside shooting by Jaspreet Gill (Oliver/) and Mark Peterson (Kitchener).  After outscoring York 24-9 in the second quarter Waterloo held a 38-30 lead at half.



An even third quarter kept the teams close heading into the fourth but the Lions simply wore down the black and gold on the inside and took over the game en route to the 86-79 victory.



Gill continued his dominant play with a game high 24 points in the loss going 8-for-20 from the field and knocking down five three-pointers.  Fifth year guard Wayne Bridge (North York) had 14 points while Mike Helsby (Waterloo/) had 12 in the loss.  Peterson and Myles Charvis (Mississagua/) were also in double digits with 11 and 10 points respectively.



For the Lions, Richard Iheadindu gave Waterloo all they could handle and ended up with 22 points while adding six assists.  Ryan Ejim was huge on the boards with 14 rebounds in the contest while also adding 21 points. 



The Warriors will be back at it on Saturday with another home contest this time they welcome the Queen's Gaels to the PAC.  Tip-off is set for 8pm as part of Waterloo's think pink game.  21 brave Warriors will be cutting or shaving their hair to be donated to numerous organizations including Pantene Beautiful Lengths, Locks of Love and Little Princess Trust in order to make wigs for individuals battling cancer.