In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Abbotsford Panthers opened with an 83-45 thrashing of Nelson L.V. Rogers Bombers as Dave Lescheid scored 17 and Larry Clarkson 14. Darren Hernandez led the Bombers with 12. Murray McDonald added 11. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Eric Hamber Griffins dusted the Nanaimo District Islanders 75-62 as Todd Kozinka scored 20 and John Munro 17. Gordon Schmidt led the Islanders with 22. John Solmie added 18. The Islanders (coached by Gordon Graham) also included Glen Brown, Marino Specogna, Steve Dorsay, Roger Schmidt, Scott Liebich. …………………………………………………… The North Surrey Huskies clipped the Kelowna Westsyde Whundas 57-42 as Shawn Kalinovich scored 29 and Jay Sidhu 14. Sean MacNamee led the Whundas (coached by Graeme MacKay) with 13. Dean Lange added 10. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Killarney Cougars clocked the Quesnel Correlieu Clan 81-43 as Steve McKean scored 24 and Paul Verret 21. The Cougars led 12-10 after one quarter and 36-26 at the half. Steve Dyck led the Clan with 16. George Pawluk added 8. The Clan (coached by Mike Stevens) also included Mike Smith, Dave Pontius, Glen Benischek, Dave Miller, Brian Olson …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Kitsilano Blue Demons edged the Vernon Panthers 71-70 as Mike Bachinski and Christos Melandidis each scored 8. Larry Olson led the Panthers with 33. Rich Kaufman added 12. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Mount Douglas Rams nipped the North Vancouver Carson Graham Eagles 53-51 as Daryn Lansdell scored 21 and Ken Passmore 10, including a putback at the buzzer that won it for the Rams. John McEwen led the Eagles with 18. Chris Mulder added 13. The Eagles included Graham Fairfield, John Mulder, Andy Lankester. …………………………………………………… The Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs dusted the Prince Rupert Rainmakers 79-47 as Kevin Parkinson scored 24. Daryl Wulf led the Rainmakers with 19. Maurice Basso added 10 and Wayne Gurney 10. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver College Fighting Irish dispatched the Campbell River Christian Cougars 84-66 as Stuart Robinson scored 25 and Tony Medic 22. Dave Healy led the Cougars with 24. Dan McMillan added 23.
In the quarterfinals, the Abbotsford Panthers pounded the Vancouver Kitsilano Blue Demons 77-46 as Dave Lescheid scored 22, Surinder Sarowa 16 and Larry Clarkson 14. Gary Nguyen paced the Blue Demons with 10. The Blue Demons also included Mike Bachinski, Christos Melandidis.
The Vancouver College Fighting Irish clipped the Victoria Mount Douglas Rams 85-72 as Tony Medic scored 39, Stuart Robinson 12 and Rod Hemming 12. Daryn Lansdell paced the Rams with 25. Keith Grew added 12. The Rams (coach Rick Humber, manager Mike Bryant, manager David Durant) also included Ken Passmore, Wade Louckes, John van Cylenborg, Magdy Ghobrial.
The North Surrey Spartans defeated the Vancouver Eric Hamber Griffins 59-51 as Shawn Kalinovich scored 37 and jay Sidhu 10. Todd Kozinka paced the Griffins with 24. Charlie Chang added 12. The Griffins (coached by Randy Clark) also included John Munro, John Coleman, Mike Smith, Mitch Freedman.
In the last quarterfinal, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs dusted the Vancouver Killarney Cougars 74-53 as Kevin Parkinson scored 16, Paul Parolin 14 and Greg Nyte 14. Paul Verret led the Cougars with 20. Heath Staley added 12. The Cougars (coached by Tom Tagami) also included Norm Zeller, Geoff Beaumont, Greg Barber, Steve McKean, Graham McDonald, Tony Falcone.
In the semis, Larry Clarkson scored 28 and Dave Lescheid 21 to lead the Abbotsford Panthers past the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 71-55. Tony Medic paced the Fighting Irish with 18. Sean Kuban added 13.
In the other semi, the North Surrey Spartans defeated the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs 67-49 as Blair Gibson scored 28 and post Shawn Kalinovich 21. Kevin Parkinson paced the Centaurs with 18. Paul Parolin added 11.
In the bronze medal match, the Vancouver College Fighting Irish dispatched the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs 80-77 in double-overtime as Tony Medic scored 20, Doug Correa 20 and Stuart Robinson 16. Kevin Parkinson paced the Centaurs with 26. Greg Nyte added 16, Paul Parolin 14 and Brian Brown 14.
The top-ranked Abbotsford Panthers captured their first provincial crown after 18 tournament appearances, as the Larry Clarkson and Dave Lescheid-led squad breezed through the tournament with double-digit victory margins, thumping the North Surrey Spartans 68-54 in the final. Coached by Norm Bradley, assisted by Sam Vandermeulen, who’d played in the 1964 final which Abbotsford had lost by two points, the Panthers started 6-7 centre Larry Clarkson, point guard Chico Duncan, guard Bob Fehr, small forward Surinder Sarowa and forward Dave Lescheid. Meeting for the fourth time in the season, Fraser Valley rivals Abbotsford and North Surrey played it close in the first half, with Abbotsford ahead 30-28 at the break. But they pulled away in the fourth quarter outscoring the Spartans 28-16 in the final eight minutes to finish 36-1 on the season. Dave Lescheid scored 19, Surinder Sarowa 16, Chico Duncan 15, Bob Fehr 12, Larry Clarkson 4 and Sukhvinder ‘Ace’ Brar 2. Panthers coach Norm Bradley told the Abbotsford News that “there was no way Panthers would let anyone beat them. They’ve worked too hard this season.” Leischeid noted “it’s still a dream,” while Clarkson called it “unbelievable.” The Panthers led 22-16 after one quarter and 40-38 after three quarters. North Surrey was led by Shawn Kalinovitch’s 26 points, although the star guard only scored two field goals in the second half. Blair Gibson added 12, Jay Sidhu 8, Kevin Rokosh 4, Ian David 2 and Mark Avery 2. Abbotsford was coached by Norm Bradley and assisted by Sam Vandermeulen, who’d set the tournament scoring record with 58 points in a consolation game in 1965 for the Panthers.
The bronze medalist Vancouver College Fighting Irish: Tony Medic; Sean Koban; Stuart Robinson, Rod Hemming; Sean Koban; Doug Correa; Lester Chow; Jim Farenholtz; Mike Sweeney; Antonio Alvarez; John Clarke; Peter Erceq; Paul Dalla-Lana; coach Earl Farenholtz; manager Carlos Amaronto; manager Jason Grant
The silver medalist North Surrey Spartans: Blair Gibson; Shawn Kalinovich; Jay Sidhu; Kevin Rokosh; Ian David; Mark Avery; coach Marinus Horsting
The gold medalist Abbotsford Panthers: Dave Lescheid; Larry Clarkson; Surinder Sarowa; Chico Duncan; Bob Fehr; Sukhvinder ‘Ace’ Brar; Stephan Rick; Mike Forsythe; Pat Huestis; coach Norm Bradley; assistant Sam Vandermeulen