In the EOSSA playoffs and Ottawa city finals, the Glebe Gryphons defeated the Fisher Park Phoenix 47-46; 52-47 (Total: 99-83). …………………………………………………… In game one, Glebe nipped Fisher Park 47-46 as Pete Richardson scored 16, Ross Hutchison 11, John Farnsworth 6, Don Hayes 5, Allan Carswell 4, Danny Genn 3 and Gerry Coleman 2, while Hugh Davidson, Bill Pick, Wally Rourke and Gordie Watts were scoreless. The Gryphons (coached by R.D. Campbell, manager Ron Marshall) also included Kerr. Pete McBurney led the Phoenix with 13. Bob Ripley added 7, Skuce 6, Butler 6, Sprague 6, Miles 5, Halliday 2 and Macfarlane 1, while Gardner and Fitzsimmons were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Glebe dispatched Fisher Park 52-47 as Carswell scored 12, Hutchinson 12, Richardson 10, Genn 8, Farnsworth 5, Davidson 4 and Rourke 1, while Coleman, Pick and Watts were scoreless. Bill Skuce paced the Phoenix with 17. Jim Butler added 10, Gord Halliday 7, Miles 4, Ripley 4, Pete McBurney 3 and Sprague 2, while MacFarlane, Fitzsimmons and Robertson were scoreless.
In the COSSA playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Niagara Falls CVI Red Raiders defeated Belleville 2-0 (withdrew). …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Peterborough clipped Barrie 42-32. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Niagara Falls CI Red Raiders dusted Peterborough 68-28 as Howie Triano scored 21, John Sheppard 19, W Burleigh 10, L Triano 5, H Logan 4, R Nagy 4, A Fisher 3 and E Badovinac 1, while R Renzetti, R McDougall and D Hanniwell were scoreless. Murray Grafstein scored 9 to lead Peterborough (coach Goulding). Griffin added 7, John Langhorne 6, Cunningham 3, Corbett 2 and Hampstead 1, while Allan, Ash, Roberts and Boorman were scoreless.
In the NOSSA playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats received a bye. …………………………………………………… The Kirkland Lake Red Devils clipped the Sault Tech Troans 45-35 as Baxter scored 8, Novac 7, Sprague 7, Ross 6, Posiwata 6, Kramarczyk 5, Killips 4 and Akehurst 2, while Boissinot, Reynolds and Urekan were scoreless. Roy Seigman scored 6 to lead the Trojans (coached by Atkinson). Ed Derach added 7, Dale Summerfelt 6, Falcini 3, Pat Heaney 2 and Gregorini 1, while Dowding, McMillan, Thompson, McBride, Zorzil and Buchan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Tech Blue Devils whipped Timmins 72-48. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats dispatched Sudbury Tech 43-38 as Parr scored 15, Burns 11, Frolick 5, Carscadden 4, Creery 4 and Redmond 4, while Collins, McMaster, Mattioli and McColl were scoreless. Gargol led Tech wit 11. Glen Eadie added 9, Gary Eadie 5, Haldin 4, McKay 3, Punch 3 and Furchner 3, while Makela was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sudbury High North Stars defeated Kirkland Lake x-x. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sudbury High North Stars (then the Wolves?) spanked the Sault Collegiate Wildcats 58-37 as Bob Ross scored 27, Don Stringer 10, Frank Bell 10, Smith 6, Babulic 2, Sarmatiuk 2 and Dunn 1, while D Bell and Koth were scoreless. Ray Burns scored 13 to pace the Wildcats (coached by Alex McPherson). Creery added 9, Carscadden 8, Redmond 5, Parr 1 and Frolick 1, while Collins, McMaster, McColl and Mattioli were scoreless.
In the WOSSA playoffs, the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders defeated Woodstock. Woodstock included Sutherland, Jim Carnworth, Brown, Robertson, O’Bright and Milburn. The qualifiers included Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Red Raiders (Paul Schweitzer, Mendel Somer, Jerry Knechtel, Richard Putnam, Ray Bugry, Shelby Kosky, Alfred Spricenieks, Paul Thomas, Mike Woeller, Ray Schock, Harold Seegmiller, William Harvey, coach Ed Devitt, manager Ronald Poth).
A week before the tournament, the EOSSA champ Ottawa Glebe Gryphons withdrew. The vacancy was filled a coin toss before the loser of the TSSAA final (North Toronto) and the loser of the TDIAA semis (Brampton and York Memorial). North Toronto won the coin toss.
In the provincial quarterfinals, held at Ryerson Institute in Toronto, the Sudbury High North Stars defeated Toronto Bloor 50-31 as Frank Ross scored 16, Bob Bell 9, (also reported as Frank Bell and Bob Ross) John Narozinski 8, Dunn 2, Babelle: 4, Stringer 3, Roy 0, Frank Bell 2, C. Smith 5, Koth 0, Sarmatuik 0, B. Smith 0 and Cole 1. Bill Karpinski led Bloor with 9. Izzy Pastushak added 8, Ted Grizzle 7, Hank Galka 4 and Oneschuk 2. Bloor (coached by Bill Pierce) also included Snier, Gene Semchyn, Bolton, Hall and MacDonald, Bill Karpinski.
The Toronto Runnymede Redmen defeated the Peterborough Raiders 49-34 as Eric Kjertinge scored 11, Tom Skimming 10, Saunders 0, Fleck 0, Watson 4, Chester 0, Hawkett 0, Hanford 0, John Butler 5, Paul Parsons 9, Janison 0 and Gary Vipond 8. Doug Ash led Peterborough with 10. Dave Allen added 6, Larry Cunningham 6, Langhorn 4, Roberts 0, Corbett 8, Bototman 0, Grafstein 4 and Griffin 5.
The North Toronto Norsemen defeated the Hamilton Central Golden Ghosts 54-42 as Vic Kurdyak scored 10, Larry Scott 13, Dave Sutherland 9, Bill Beamish 4, Bruce Swinden 0, Halbert 0, Eakin 2, Hall 0, Benson 0, Jeans 0, Wewrychuk 0 and Humphreys 5. Bert Raphael led the Golden Ghosts (coach Ron Weston) with 15. George Munroe added 10, Chuck Astle 5, Dave Whyte 5, Bobby Bell 0, Bill Muir 4, George Serewa 0, Yuska 0, Hicks 0 and Davis 0.
The Niagara Falls CVI Red Raiders defeated the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 50-47 despite trailing 22-12 at the quarter and 12 points at the half. The Purple Raiders rallied in the third quarter and finally tied the game in the fourth as Larry Triano hit a field goal. Larry Triano later hit two free throws to give Niagara Falls its first lead. Howard Triano finished the game with 19 points, Horbie Logan 12, Bill Burleigh 10, Larry Triano 5, Hanniwell 0, John Sheppard 5, Badovinec 0, Bob MacDougall 0, Jack Fischer 1, Ron Renzetti 0 and Ray Nagy 0. Jack Hool scored 18 to pace the Purple Raiders (coached by Father Charles Armstrong). Ted Zalba added 17, Charles Cameron 2, Robert Kefgen 1, Larry Mushro 6, Len Greaves 0, E Vernes 0, J Hodges 0, L Ouellette 0, Joseph Alvia 0 and Barnie 0. The Purple Raiders also included Edgar Raedle. Two weeks later, the Purple Raiders fell 35-32 to the Windsor-Walkerville Tartans in the WOSSA championship.
In the semi, the Niagara Falls CVI Red Raiders defeated the Toronto Runnymede Redmen 61-42. The score was knotted at 16 after one quarter. But Niagara Falls clawed to a 33-24 lead at the half and extended it to 47-31 after three quarter. Bill Burleigh paced Niagara Falls with 17. Howie Triano added 15, Larry Triano 9, John Sheppard 9, Herbie Logan 5, McDougall 3 and Fisher 2, while Hanniwell, Badovince, Renzetti and Nagy were scoreless. Eric Kjertine led the Redmen with 14. Gary Vipond added 9, Tom Skimming 5, John Butler 5, Parsons 4, Watson 4 and Saunders 1, while Fleck, Chester, Hanford and Hawkett were scoreless.
In the other semi, the North Toronto Norsemen defeated the Sudbury High North Stars 46-44 as Vic Kurdyak scored 16 and Larry Scott 10. Frank Bell paced Sudbury with 12. Bob Ross added 9.
In the final, the Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders captured its third consecutive provincial crown by defeating the North Toronto Norsemen 61-44 after overcoming a four-point deficit in the first half to lead by five at the break. They took over the game in the second half as they breezed to a 62-44 victory. Howie Triano scored 27, Bill Burleigh 14, John Shepherd 12, Horace Logan 7 and Larry Triano 2, while Andy Fisher, Bob McDougall, Dave Hanniwell, Emil Badovinac, Ray Nagy and Ron Renzetti were scoreless. The win was the Purple Raiders 40th straight victory. North Toronto led 12-8 after one quarter but Niagara Falls rallied to 25-30 lead at the half and extended their edge to 43-27 after three quarters. Larry Scott paced the Norsemen with 19. Dave Sutherland added 10, Vic Kurdyak 6, Bill Beamish 5 and George Eakin 4, while Benson, Hall, Halbert, Bruce Swinden and Bob Humphries were scoreless.
The co-bronze medalist Sudbury North Stars: Frank Bell; Bob Ross; (also reported as Frank Ross and Bob Bell); Bob Bell; Don Stringer; B Smith; Babulic; Sarmatiuk; Dunn; D Bell; Koth; Roy; John Narozinski; Babelle? C Smith; Cole (different papers list different players, highly confusing).
The co-bronze medalist Toronto Runnymede Redmen: Eric Kjertinge; Gary Vipond; Tom Skimming; John Butler; Bruce Saunders; Fleck; Andy Watson; Lane Chester; Gord Hawkett; Hanford; Jamison; Paul Parsons; coach Jack Luke
The silver medalist North Toronto Norsemen: Larry Scott; Dave Sutherland; Bill Beamish; Vic Kurdyak; Bruce Swinden; Halbert; George Eakin; Hall; Benson; Jeans; Wawrychuk; Bob Humphries; Hands; Gartner; coach Hal Brown
The champion Niagara Falls CVI Red Raiders: Bill Burleigh; Dick McKenzie; Howie Triano; Horace Logan; John Sheppard; Jack Fischer; Larry Triano; Dave Hanniwell; Emil Badovinec; Bob MacDougall; Ron Renzetti; Ray Nagy; Andy Fisher; coach Jimmy Rose; manager Frank Slater