HENRY HEADLINES OCAA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

MARKHAM, Ont. - The top men’s volleyball players in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) were honoured Thursday morning in Markham, Ont. in advance of the 2011 OCAA men’s volleyball championship hosted by Seneca College.

Andrew Henry (Brampton, Ont.) of the Sheridan Bruins is the OCAA player of the year. Henry led Sheridan to a 15-3 regular season record in 2010-11 averaging 3.69 offensive points, 2.72 kills and 0.87 blocks per game. The fifth-year middle is also a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) all-Canadian, as well as an OCAA West Division first-team all-star.

Henry’s head coach, Dave McAllister, is a nominee for CCAA coach of the year. The OCAA West Division coach of the year led Sheridan to its first playoff appearance since 1994. The Bruins won 13 straight games to end the regular season, clinching a bye into the OCAA championship in the process.

Justin Scapinello (London, Ont.) of the Mohawk Mountaineers is the OCAA rookie of the year. The OCAA West scoring champion led all active players in the region averaging 4.02 points and 3.35 kills per game. The right side player is also the OCAA West rookie of the year as well as a West first-team all-star.

OCAA East scoring champion P.J. Cornelius (London, Ont.) of the Durham Lords is a CCAA all-Canadian and an East first-team all-star. Cornelius led all active OCAA players averaging 4.77 points per game.

Josh Lappala (Kingston, Ont.) of the Loyalist Lancers is the OCAA East rookie of the year. The left side player averaged 2.37 points per game, was second on Loyalist with 130 kills while contributing 21 service aces.

Andrew Hinchey of the Durham Lords is the OCAA East coach of the year. The East Division champion Lords earned a record of 16-2 this past season and flirted with a perfect record, beginning the season with 13 straight victories.

Joining Henry and Scapinello as OCAA West first-team all-stars are Fanshawe’s trio of Jordan Westman (London, Ont.), Andrew Thorpe (Ingersoll, Ont.) and Jordan McTavish (Chatham, Ont.); Nipissing’s Scott Coulthard (Wingham, Ont.); and Matthew Isaacs (Pickering, Ont.) of the OCAA West champion Humber Hawks.

OCAA West second-team all-stars include Paul Kemboi (Brampton, Ont.), Derek Quinn (Mississauga, Ont.) and Steven Cheung (Toronto) of Humber; Cody Williams (Milton, Ont.) of Sheridan; Hogan Smith (North Bay, Ont.) of Canadore; Frankie Edgecombe (Elmvale, Ont.) of Nipissing; and Christian Vandergeest (Kitchener, Ont.) of Redeemer.

Joining Cornelius as OCAA East first-team all-stars are Durham teammates Dave McMann (Elmvale, Ont.) and Jeff Silver (Whitby, Ont.); Kyle Donnan (Pickering, Ont.) and Greg Gillespie (Elmvale, Ont.) of Loyalist; and Jason Hernandez (Harron, Ont.) and Kyle McCann (Scarborough, Ont.) of Seneca.

The OCAA East second-team all-stars are made up of Boreal trio Alexandre Piquette (Sturgeon Falls, Ont.), Eric Robert (Sudbury, Ont.) and Robert Gignac (Penetage, Ont.); Algonquin duo Alexandre Corsi Caya (Ottawa) and Josh Harris (Kitchener, Ont.); Peter Christian (Chatham, Ont.) of Seneca; and Loyalist’s Matt Woods (Pickering, Ont.).

2011 OCAA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS AND ALL-STARS

Men's Volleyball East Division Champions:
Durham Lords

Men's Volleyball West Division Champions:
Humber Hawks

OCAA Men's Volleyball Player of the Year:
Andrew Henry, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Volleyball Rookie of the Year:
Justin Scapinello, Mohawk

CCAA Men's Volleyball All-Canadians:
Andrew Henry, Sheridan
P.J. Cornelius, Durham

CCAA Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year Nominee:
Dave McAllister, Sheridan

Men's Volleyball East Division Scoring Champion:
P.J. Cornelius, Durham

Men's Volleyball West Division Scoring Champion:
Justin Scapinello, Mohawk

Men's Volleyball East Division Rookie of the Year:
Josh Lappala, Loyalist

Men's Volleyball West Division Rookie of the Year:
Justin Scapinello, Mohawk

Men's Volleyball East Division Coach of the Year:
Andrew Hinchey, Durham

Men's Volleyball West Division Coach of the Year:
Dave McAllister, Sheridan

Men's Volleyball East Division First-Team All-Stars:
P.J. Cornelius, Durham
Kyle Donnan, Loyalist
Jason Hernandez, Seneca
Dave McMann, Durham
Greg Gillespie, Loyalist
Kyle McCann, Seneca
Jeff Silver, Durham

Men's Volleyball East Division Second-Team All-Stars:
Alexandre Corsi Caya, Algonquin
Josh Harris, Algonquin
Alexandre Piquette, Boreal
Peter Christian, Seneca
Eric Robert, Boreal
Matt Woods, Loyalist
Robert Gignac, Boreal

Men's Volleyball West Division First-Team All-Stars:
Justin Scapinello, Mohawk
Scott Coulthard. Nipissing
Jordan Westman, Fanshawe
Matthew Isaacs, Humber
Andrew Henry, Sheridan
Andrew Thorpe, Fanshawe
Jordan McTavish, Fanshawe

Men's Volleyball West Division Second-Team All-Stars:
Paul Kemboi, Humber
Cody Williams, Sheridan
Hogan Smith, Canadore
Frankie Edgecombe, Nipissing
Christian Vandergeest, Redeemer
Derek Quinn, Humber
Steven Cheung, Humber

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