Aakash Senthil’s final basketball game in his home gym was a victorious one.

The Grade 12 student scored 11 points and played well defensively Wednesday to lead the E.L. Crossley Cyclone to a 64-39 victory over the visiting Centennial Cougars in the Niagara Region High School Athletic Association Zone 3 AA championship game.

The 17-year-old, who is graduating high school this spring and has a goal of becoming a doctor, described his final game at Crossley as a little nostalgic.

“It has been such a great experience for me for the last three years,” the Grade 12 said. “It is also a little bit sad but we are going to move on to SOSSA (Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association). We will try to go all the way this time.”

Senthil will have plenty of home gym memories to carry with him as he moves on to the next stage of his life.

“It will be the buyout games when we finally got to play in front of a home crowd. It was always a fun time.”

Crossley head coach Brian Bleich likes what Senthil brings to the court.

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