The Victoria Daily Colonist billed the tournament as the 7th-annual high school invitational. The Vancouver Sun billed it as the 2nd annual draw.
In the quarterfinals, New Westminster Duke of Connaught Dukes defeated the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 39-35 as Kennedy scored 15, O’Brien 9, House 7, Fowler 6 and Fraser 2, while MacDonald, Kennish, Law and Mawhinney were scoreless. Brian Mulhern paced the Fighting Irish with 11. Bob Pickel added 9, Neil Kelly 6, Len French 4, Peter Muir 4 and Donald Chisholm 1, while Scott Fraser, Armand Paris, Jack Herb and Bill Gatewood were scoreless. The Fighting Irish (coached by Brother W.E. Drayton) also included T Towns.
New Westminster Trapp Tech dispatched the Vancouver Magee Lions 46-39 as Northup scored 18, Ted Mosdell 18, Jones 6 and Hedlund 4, while Sayer, Lindbloom, Sampson, Jobb, Harradine and Hanley were scoreless. Dave Ostrosser paced the Lions (coached by Ron Weber) with 15. Ted Rea added 14, Dennis Wotherspoon 4 and Graham Fraser 3, while Dave McFarlane, Jack Sinclair, John Southcott, Jimmy Loutet, Bill Walker and Marsh Fischer were scoreless.
The Victoria High Totems pounded the Penticton Lakers 46-30 as Ron Casinee scored 25, Tommy Joyce 7, Bernie Anderson 5, Don MacKinno 4, Elmer Matthews 3 and Bhagat Sing 2, while Jim Ireland, Pete Leung, Evan Oakley and Gordy Minnis were scoreless. N Drossos pace dthe Lakers with 12. Raptis added 8, Marshall 6 and Bouldry 3, while Russell, Adams, T Drossos, Raitt, Petley and Collins were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Prince Rupert Rainmakers dusted the Kamloops Red Devils 46-32 as Hartwig scored 21, Thompson 9, Lavigne 7, Flaten 5, Ciccone 2 and Forman 2, while Skog, Davidson and Intermela were scoreless. Dick Reid paced the Red Devils (coached by C Wright) with 11. Gordon McQuarrie added 10, Walter Hamm 4, Don Marriott 4 and Ross Sparrow 3, while Frank Wakida, Ross, Bud Iwaski, Frank Copithorne and Morris Cochran were scoreless.
In the semis, New Westminster Duke of Connaught Dukes defeated the Victoria High Totems 37-29 as Dick Kennedy scored 17, Bob O’Brien 9, Bill House 6, Gordon Fowler 3 and Fraser 2, while MacDonald, Kennish, Law, Mawhinney and Matheson were scoreless. Bernie Anderson led the Totems with 9. Elmer Matthews added 7, Tommy Joyce 6, Jim Ireland 2 and Don McKinnon 1, while Bhagat Singh, Evan Oakley, Pete Leung and Gordy Minnis were scoreless.
In the other semi, New Westminster Trapp Tech clipped the Prince Rupert Rainmakers 47-36 as Ted Mosdell scored 23, Northrup 9, Jones 6, Sayer 5 and Hedlund 4, while Lindbloom, Sampson, Jobb and Harridine were scoreless. Lavigne paced the Rainmakers with 10. Ciccone added 9, Hartwig 6, Forman 5, Flaten 3 and Thompson 3, while Skog, Davidson and Intermek were scoreless.
There is no evidence a bronze medal match was played.
In the final, New Westminster Duke of Connaught Dukes defeated New Westminster Trapp Tech 36-28. Connaught, coached by Ken Wright, won the first of its four titles. Connaught also finished runner-up twice. Bill House paced the Dukes with 12. Bob O’Brien added 10, Dick Kennedy 7, Gordon Fowler 5 and Fraser 2, while MacDonald, Kennish, Law, Mawhinney and Matheson were scoreless. Hedlund paced Trapp Tech with 10. Ted Mosdell added 7, Jones 5, Northup 4 and Sayer 2, while Lindbloom, Sampson, Bill Job, Bud Harradine and Hanley were scoreless.
The co-bronze medalist Victoria High Totems: Ron Casinee; Tommy Joyce; Bernie Anderson; Gordy Minnis; Jim Ireland; Pete Leung; Elmer Matthews; Don McKinnon; Bhagat Singh; Evan Oakley; Des Corry; coach Laurie Wallace
The co-bronze medalist Prince Rupert Rainmakers: Don Hartwig; Mel Thompson; Reg Lavigne (Levine?); Jim Flaten; Eddy Ciccone; Jim Forman; Ole Skog; Bill Davidson; Jim Intermela;
The silver medalist New Westminster Trapp Tech: Ted Mosdell; Northup; Tut Jones; Eric Hedlund; Dick Sayer; Nelson Lindbloom; Bill Sampson; Bill Job; Bud Harradine; Hanley; Philip Walton;
The gold medalist New Westminster Duke of Connaught Dukes: Dick Kennedy; Gordon Fowler; Bill House; Bob O’Brien; Bill Fraser; Jack Kennish; Ritchie Law; Bill Mawhinney; Matheson; Walt MacDonald; Bob Flynn; coach Ken Wright; manager Tommy Hopkins; assistant manager Jim Gilley