In the opening round, held in Leamington and Kingsville: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Chatham John McGregor Panthers defeated the 5th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 55-28 as Scott Dunlop scored 16 and Scott Jackson 10. Bob Lavoie led St. Patrick’s with 6. …………………………………………………… The 12th-seeded Wallaceburg Tartans defeated the 10th-seeded Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics 66-60 as Dennis Davis scored 27, Brent Stucke 18 and Chad MacPhail 11. Carlo Zen and Pat Stradiotto each scored 12 for MacDonell. Dave Marcheson added 11 and Don MacKenzie 10. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ajax Rams defeated the 2nd-seeded Almonte District Orangemen 64-58 as Matt Gottwald scored 19. Kory Hallas led Almonte with 20. …………………………………………………… The 15th-seeded Dryden Eagles edged the 13th-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones 33-31 as Keon Filwich scored 17. Jeff Critch and Junston Weismer each notched 7 to lead Crossley. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Ancaster Royals whipped the 4th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 52-31 as Jack Vanderpol scored 16 and John VanLoon 13. The Royals led 29-10 at the half. Royals coach Bob Wynne told the Hamilton Spectator that “we played very intensively and even after they had their starters in, we continued to swamp them.” Mike Dalliale led the Blues with 8. …………………………………………………… The 16th-seeded Scarborough Mother Teresa Titans nipped the 14th-seeded Orillia Park Street Trojans 45-43 as Keith Vassell scored 23. Joe Murphy led Park Street with 12. Brian Wilson added 11. …………………………………………………… The 9th-seeded Oakville Gordon E. Perdue dumped the 11th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans 60-50 as John Tino scored 21 and Ron Santiago 12. Jason Davis led Moira with 14. Dave Irwin added 10. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded North Bay West Ferris Trojans clipped the 8th-seeded Ottawa Lester B. Pearson Panthers 74-68 as Shawn Plamondon scored 28 and Walter Johnson 25. Brian Rose led Pearson with 19. Pat Serediuk added 12, John Strznicky 10 and Curtis Houlden 10.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 7th-seeded Chatham John McGregor Panthers defeated the 10th-seeded Guelph Bishop MacDonnell Celtics 62-50 as Scott Dunlop scored 24 and Scott Jackson 16. Carlo Zen led MacDonell with 19. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 12th-seeded Wallaceburg Tartans 73-58 as Keith Gallivan and Todd Landon each scored 18. Brent Stucke led Wallaceburg with 20. The Tarns also included Dennis Davis. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Ajax Rams nipped the 13th-seeded Fonthill E.L. Crossley Cyclones 49-48 as Cory Langdon scored 15 and Marc Gottwald 14. Justin Wismer led Crossley with 23. The Cyclones also included Bill Karner, Geroge Bosma, Jeff Crich, Keith Schoen, Steve Bieda, Jason Baty, Joe Dekker, Wade Elliott and Jeff Kormos…………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues defeated the 16th-seeded Scarborough Blessed Mother Teresa Titans 52-43 as Loe Barrette scored 20. Keith Vassell led Mother Theresa with 24. …………………………………………………… 9th-seeded Oakville Gordon E. Perdue defeated the 8th-seeded Ottawa Lester B. Pearson Panthers 79-63 as John Tino scored 32 and Steve Duncan 28. Pat Serediuk led the Panthers with 28. The Panthers also included Curtis Houlden. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Almonte District Orangemen edged the 15th-seeded Dryden Eagles 42-38 as Kevin Lee and Kevin Hickey each scored 11. Keon Filewich led the Eagles with 18. …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Ancaster Royals whipped the 14th-seeded Orillia Park Street Trojans 70-45 as Jack Vanderpol scored 15, George Souza 14, Joe Howcroft 13 and John VanLoon 12. Royals coach Bob Wynne told the Hamilton Spectator that “we got everyone in … We had no problems against them.” Glenn Brown led Park Street with 14. …………………………………………………… The 11th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans edged the 6th-seeded North Bay West Ferris (formerly Algonquin College) Trojans 60-59 as Bob Hitchon scored 17. Shawn Plamondon led North Bay with 22. The Trojans (coached by Jim Randle, assistant Larry Tougas, assistant Al Tennyson) also included Walter Johnson, Ton Krajci, Bob Beattie, Jay Andrews, Cliff Valley, Micky Jain, Lance Evers, Mike Forth, Tom McDonald, Don Robarts and Bob Talbot.
In the quarterfinals, the 7th-seeded Chatham John McGregor Panthers defeated the 2nd-seeded Almonte District Orangemen 63-55 as Scott Jackson scored 17 and Scott Dunlop 14. Kory Hallas paced Almonte with 26. The Orangemen (coached by Duane Todd) also included Kevin Hickey.
The 4th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues defeated 9th-seeded Oakville Gordon E. Perdue 52-44 as Craig Campbell scored 17. Steve Duncan and Ron Santiago each scored 10 to lead Perdue.
The top-seeded Ancaster Royals whipped the 11th-seeded Belleville Moira Trojans 68-50 as Jack Vanderpol scored 22 (also reported as 20)), John Van Loon 14, Hoe Howcroft 14 and Ollie Gleeson 14. Royals coach Bob Wynne told the Hamilton Spectator that “we started off very poorly … but we had an excellent second quarter (and led 38-21 at the half). We just then held the ball and tried to rest as much as possible and still maintain the lead.” Matt Middleton paced Moira with 17. The Trojans also included Bob Hitchon.
The 5th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 3rd-seeded Ajax Rams 59-51 as Keith Gallivan scored 18 and Bob Lavoie 16. Doug Scotchburn led Ajax with 17. Jim Kakouros added 14.
In the semis, the 7th-seeded Chatham John McGregor Panthers upset the top-seeded Ancaster Royals 52-45 as Scott Dunlop scored 12, Frank Little 11 and Scott Jackson 10. Jack Vanderpol led Ancaster with 20, while nabbing 20 boards. John Vanloon added 10, while going 10-13 from the line. Royals coach Bob Wynne told the Hamilton Spectator that his troops missed injured starter Shawn Till. “We’re at a different level with him. We would have easily won the tournament. Without Shawn we were down to the point where we were vulnerable and it eventually caught up with us. … We didn’t get the ball to Jack (Vanderpol) as much as we should have. In the second quarter, we just went flat and didn’t execute our offensive in the second half as well as we should have.”
In the other semi, the 5th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish defeated the 4th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 66-49 as Todd Landon scored 19, including 16 in the fourth quarter. Bob Lavoie added 14. Mike Dallaire paced Timmins with 13. Darcy Osipenko added 12.
In the bronze medal match, the top-seeded Ancaster Royals defeated the 4th-seeded Timmins HVS Blues 50-45 as George Sousa scored 14, Joe Howcroft 12, John VanLoon 11 and Jack Vanderpol 10. The Blues led 20-14 at the half.
In the final, 7th-seeded Chatham John McGregor Panthers defeated the 5th-seeded Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 40-32. St. Patrick’s tried to slow the game to a crawl, having been drubbed in the opening round by the Panthers. They went into a 1-3-1 zone and kept the score knotted at 12 after one quarter. McGregor led 20-17 at the half and 26-24 after three quarters. Frank Little led the Panthers with 14. Scott Dunlop added 12 and Scott Jackson 10, all on free throws in the final quarter. Bob Lavoie topped St. Patrick’s with 14. Keith Gallivan added 10.
The bronze medalist Ancaster Royals: Jack Vanderpol; John VanLoon; Joe Howcroft; Ollie Gleeson; Shawn Till; George Sousa; Brendon Christian; Carlo Iacletti; coach Bob Wynne
The silver medalist Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish: Bob Lavoie; Keith Gallivan; Todd Landon;
The gold medalist Chatham John McGregor Panthers: Frank Little; Scott Dunlop; Scott Jackson; Dave Oliphant; coach Larry Lahey