The Championship game pitted the 2 teams that most had predicted would meet up in the big game. Toronto CCYAA knew that the Pirates were coming hard this year, and they knew that they would need a big time scorer to combat the quicker and more athletic Jersey guys. The usual Toronto contingent of David Kuo, Stan Ong, Jeff Fong, and multitime MVP Richard Zhu would need a little more umph if they were going to take home another chip. Toronto persuaded NACBA Top 25 pick Robert Choy to leave his longtime Chicago Dragons teammates with the promise of greener pastures. The Pirates would feature a balanced attack, with the steady backcourt play of Ted Hom and Min Pham, coupled with the excellent but frontcourt play of Steve Lee, Hak Lee, and Rich Lo. And of course, New Jersey would always have the necessary star power that living legend Beaver Ho provides. The only thing that could hurt NJ’s chances was the absence of 6-4 post player Osman Hsieh. But on paper, this looked like it had the makings of something special. The game started with Toronto establishing the dominance of Zhu (15 pts, 4-4 ft, 1 triple). It became clear that the absence of Osman Hsieh was going to be a big hurt for the Pirates, as Zhu was simply a beast when he wanted to be. New Jersey realized that they would have to start focusing on stopping Richard. That would mean Toronto’s other 4 guys would start to get uncontested shots as the mind bogglingly unselfish Zhu would use his size and court vision to spot the open teammate. The CCYAA supporting cast got their flow going, as Robert Choy (All-Tourney, 10 pts, 4-4 ft) and Stanley Ong (16 pts, 3-3 ft) made it a pick your poison choice for NJ. Toronto seized control, taking a 10 point lead by halftime. In the second half, NJ’s Beaver Ho (9 pts, 1 treyball) and Teddy Hom (10 pts, 5 assists) picked up the tempo as the Pirates tried to make a run. But the deficit proved to be too much to overcome, and Toronto would sink 10 of 12 freebies to win the game 51-35. Toronto has now championed 5 of the last 6 Senior titles and looks to take another on their home turf next year.