In the wildcard play-in game, the West Vancouver Highlanders edged the Penticton Lakers 62-59. Willie Polukoshko paced the Lakers with 23.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Victoria Oak Bay Bays, now coached by Don Horwood, who later went on to tremendous coaching success and two national crowns at the U. of Alberta, returned to the provincial scene with the first of its powerhouse squads. Entering the tourney with a 30-4 record, Oak Bay opened with a 64-54 defeat of the Hope Mustangs as Thad Newman scored 11, Chris Trumpy 18 and 14 rebounds and Brian Sutherland-Brown 15. Centre Dave Kirzinger added 14 and grabbed 10 rebounds, even though he was playing his first complete game since being in an automobile accident a month earlier. Point guard Robbie Parris spent most of the game on the bench with a cracked fibula. He scored 2. Grant Boland notched 4, while Tim Carlson, Kane Straith, Tony Anderson and Evan Jones were scoreless. The Bays led 17-10, 30-24 and 46-40 at the quarters. Mike Ferguson paced Hope (coached by Gordon McKay) with 23. Steve Ferguson added 10, Dan Kelley 10, Neil McPhedran 6, Ed Graham 3 and Cy Blackhall 2, while Dennis Brown, Alan Soltis, Andy Schonberger, Ryan Mulligan and Dave Miller were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The West Vancouver Highlanders thrashed the Prince Rupert Rainmakers 63-44 as Gavin Chu scored 16, Bruce Galpin 14, Doug Andrews 14, Per Eskeson 8, Ian McNeill 7 and Bruce Clarke 4. The Highlanders led 33-24 at the half. Darrel Hauptman paced the Rainmakers (coached by Skip Cronck) with 11. Sandy Billing added 10, Smith 7, Ciccone 6, Brown 4, John Rydde 2 and Hebb 2. The Rainmakers also included Mike Lindsay. …………………………………………………… The Burnaby Central Wildcats clipped the Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockers 63-48 as Tom Lawson scored 15, Glen Lapthorne 14, Pearson 10, Hasheim 10, Al Greenwood 6, Steve Vandervelden 4, Lawrie 2 and Gunn 2. Mike Conklin led the Rockers with 20. Bigsby added 10, Rafter 8, Morran 6 and Gordon 4. …………………………………………………… The North Delta Huskies edged the Kamloops Red Devils 49-46 as John Buis scored 17, Pladson 12, Al Staples 12, Chapman 4, Beitel 2 and Dullum 2. Mike Ledoux led the Red Devils with 14. Ken Miller added 12, 6-11 post Al Chapple 11, Kevin Powell 7 and Al McLean 2. The Red Devils also included Doug Tidball, Henry Carey, Homer Hamm and Gary Vandeislander. The Huskies effectively contained Chapple by double-teaming him with Al Staples and John Buis. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Mount Douglas Rams edged the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 41-38 as Kevin Worth scored 10, Doug Mosher 9, Brent Hansen 8, Mike Gains 8, Rick Jones 6, Mike Gains 6 and Don Huestis 2, while Dave Neal, Steve Wallinger, Gordon Wood and Bruce Fougner were scoreless. Rams coach Dale Bate told the Vancouver Sun that “you might say we’ve played some tough games this year. We definitely should have been rated higher but we didn’t really mind. It just made us all the more determined.” The Rams led 15-7, 19-15 and 31-21 at the quarters. Fighting Irish coach William Cassidy said “we just did everything wrong tonight. They beat us on the boards. They outshot us and they outran us.” Dave McGivern led the Fighting Irish with 11. Gary Lawrence added 8, Tom Wylie 5, John Lenehan 4, Dave Hancock 4, Peter Hopkins 4 and Dan Sullivan 3. The Fighting Irish (coached by Brother Cassidy, managers Russ Smoler and Tyrone McClay) also included Gary Shotton, Andy McKinnon, Tim Nixon, Dave McGivern, Mike Mylett and Steve Toporowski. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Lord Byng Grey Ghosts stomped Victoria Mount View (which closed a year later) Hornets 61-40 as Jan Bohn scored 25, along with 17 boards, Randy Delmonico 12, Rob Stevenson 12, Allan Helton 6, Colin Grady 4 and Steve Vasser 2, while Vaughn Cocke, John Sainas and Mark Dayton were scoreless. Gary Budd led the Hornets with 13. Dan Daviault added 10, Kevin Gilbert 6, Dave Hagstrom 5 and Glen Alexander 4, while Tom Moffat, Manjeet Ghag, Ken Espien and Dwayne Robinson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The North Vancouver Delbrook Hilltoppers whipped the Prince George Polars 47-23 as Rick Parry scored 14, Dave Baker 13, Hanrahan 8, Denley 4, Peter Shaughnessy 4, Herb Evers 2 and Konkin 2. Larry Lavallee led the Polars with 14. Don Ramsay added 5, Wayne Ward 4 and Norm Dodson 2. The Polars (coached by Robin Lemoin and managed by Frank Svatos) also included Zoel Robinson, Len Christianson, Greg Antosz, Dennis Dickson, Bob Husband, Doug Norberg, Larry Simister, Blair Wilson and Richard Lapp. …………………………………………………… The North Surrey Spartans clocked the Vancouver Templeton Titans 55-37 as Scanlon scored 16, Berzins 15, Brad Harwood 14, Stacey 7, Belcourt 2 and Gaspard 1. Magistrale led the Titans with 10. Donnelly added 8, Mason 7, Govorchin 4, Dollery 2, Norokov 2 and Flynn 2.
In the quarterfinals, the Victoria Oak Bay Bays defeated the North Vancouver Delbrook Hilltoppers 68-40 as Chris Trumpy scored 22, Dave Kirzinger 16, Grant Boland 20, Brian Sutherland-Brown 4, Evan Jones 4, Kane Straith 2, Tim Carlson 2 and Tony Anderson 2, while Rob Parris was scoreless. Bays coach Don Horwood told the Victoria Times-Colonist that “we had the full court press on in the opening half and they were killing us by sending one player down floor to take a long pass. We went straight man-for-man in the second half and that cut off the breakaway.” Delbrook (which closed four years later after a devastating fire) was led by Rick Parry’s 14 points. Don Baker added 13, Sean Hanrahan 4, Pete Shaughnessy 2, Mark Fromberg 2, Dave Denley 2, Herb Evers 2 and Ken Thornicroft 1, while Gord Beebe, Gavin Rankin, Gary Ley, Dan Konkin, Peter Racey and Don Abney were scoreless.
The North Surrey Spartans edged the Burnaby Central Wildcats 48-47 as Harward scored 24, Berzins 10, Scanlon 7, Belcourt 6 and Stacey 2. Tom Lawson led the Wildcats with 19. Pearson added 10, Al Greenwood 6, Glen Lapthorne 6, Gunn 2, Steve Vanderveiden 2 and Haaheim 2. The Wildcats also included Lawrie.
The West Vancouver Highlanders clipped the Victoria Mount Douglas Rams 44-38 as Bruce Galpin scored 16, Doug Andrews 11, Gavin Chu 7, Ian McNeill 7 and Per Eskeson 3, while Bill Statton, Ray Lord, Neil Carlisle, Tony Fraser and Don Wark were scoreless. Doug Mosher led the Rams with 12. Rick Jones added 10, Kevin Worth 6, Bent Hansen 6 and Bruce Fougner 2, while Dave Neal, Steve Wallinger, Gord Wood, Don Huestis and Mike Gains were scoreless. The Rams also included Randy Jackson.
In the last quarterfinal, the North Delta Huskies dispatched the Vancouver Lord Byng Grey Ghosts 45-31 as John Buis, Don Chapman 12, Al Staples 10, Terry Beitel 7, Steve Dullum 4 and Brian Unruh 1. Jan Bohn paced the Grey Ghosts with 17. Colin Grady added 3, Randy Delmonico 2, Allan Helton 2, Rob Stevenson 2, Vaughn Cocke 2 and Mark Dayton 2. The Grey Ghosts (coached by Derek Sankey) also included Steve Vasser, John Seines.
In the semis, the Victoria Oak Bay Bays defeated the West Vancouver Highlanders 57-46 as 6-2 forward Chris Trumpy scored 15, guard Grant Boland 14, Brian Sutherland-Brown 10, Evan Jones 4 and Thad Newman 2, while Kane Straith, Tim Carlson and Tony Anderson were scoreless. Bruce Galpin led the Highlanders with 12. Doug Andrews added 12, Ian McNeill 8, Gavin Chu 7, Per Eskeson 3, Ray Lord 2 and Tony Fraser 2, while Bill Statton, Neil Carlisle, Don Wark and Bruce Clarke were scoreless.
In the other semi, the North Surrey Spartans defeated the North Delta Huskies 34-38 as Ken Stacey scored 11, Brad Harwood 11, along with 11 rebounds, Jim Scanlon 8, all in the final quarter, Robbie Belcourt 2 and Bill Berzins 2, while Glen Fung, Peter St. Hilaire, Rick Salewski, Grant Adkins, Frank Nicolette, Jim Gaspard and Gordon Dykstra were scoreless. John Buis paced the Huskies with 10. Al Staples added 5, Steve Dullum 5, Dan Chapman 4, Terry Beitel 2 and Gord Pladson 2, while Pat Rohia, Brian Unruh, Brad Mason and Bryan Jakeman were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the North Delta Huskies dumped the West Vancouver Highlanders 47-41 as Dan Chapman scored 13, John Buis 11, Terry Beitel 9, Steve Dullum 8, Al Staples 3, Gord Pladson 2 and Brad Mason 1. Bruce Galpin paced the Highlanders with 13. Bruce Clarke added 11, Andrews 11, Don Wark 2, Per Eskeson 2 and Gavin Chu 2. The Highlanders also included Ian McNeill, Bill Statton and Neil Carlisle.
In the final, the Victoria Oak Bay Bays annihilated the North Surrey Spartans 52-31 as they shot .560 from the floor and grabbed 39 rebounds to North Surrey’s 35. North Surrey shot .250 from the floor. North Surrey used a zone in the first half but Grant Boland shot it down. A switch to man-to-man in the second half proved equally ineffective as they were completely outclassed by Oak Bay. The Bays were led by Grant Boland’s 12 points, including eight in the first half. Brian Sutherland-Brown added 12, Dave Kirzinger 9, Chris Trumpy 8, Rob Parris 4, Thad Newman 4, Kane Straith 2 and Tim Carlson 1, while Tony Anderson and Evan Jones were scoreless. Horwood told Canadian Press that “we knew from the start of the season that we were the best team in the province and the B.C. championship was our goal. Let me tell you we worked very hard to achieve it.” Horwood told the Victoria Times Colonist that “I’m really big on the psychological aspect of this game. And they played cool ball all season. … We decided to run them (North Surrey) and we didn’t allow them to rest, I was amazed at how we controlled the boards, though Kirzinger got 24 rebounds and Sutherland-Brown. who had a heck of a game, had 17.” The score was knotted at 10 after one quarter. The Bays led 28-21 at the half on the perimeter shooting of Boland and the boardwork of Dave Kirzinger and Sutherland-Brown. Oak Bay led 39-25 after three quarters. Brad Harwood led the Spartans with 11. Ken Stacey added 6, Robbie Belcourt 6, Jim Scanlon 4 and Bill Berzins 4, while Glen Fung, Peter St. Hilaire, Rick Salewski, Grant Adkins, Frank Nicolette, Jim Gaspard and Gordon Dykstra were scoreless.
The bronze medalist North Delta Huskies: John Buis; Al Staples; Terry Beitel; Dan Chapman; Gord Pladson; Steve Dullum; Pat Rohia; Brian Unruh; Brad Mason; Bryan Jakeman;
The silver medalist North Surrey Spartans: Ken Stacey: Bradley Harwood; Jim Scanlon; Jim Gaspard; Bill Berzins; Robbie Belcourt; Glen Fung; Peter St. Hilaire; Rick Salewski; Grant Adkins; Frank Nicolette; Gordon Dykstra; coach Robin Arden
The gold medalist Victoria Oak Bay Bays: Robbie Paris; Grant Boland; Dave Kirzinger; Chris Trumpy; Thad Newman; Brian Sutherland-Brown; Evan Jones; Kane Straith; Tony Anderson; Tim Carlson; coach Don Horwood; manager Malcolm McConechy; manager Western Higbie