The Regional school’s division of play was established in 1951 to account for proliferation of regional high schools.
| YR | CHAMPION | COACH | FINAL | RUNNER-UP | ALL-TR/ALL-PROVINCE |
| 50-51 | Minto Memorial | H.D. Loughery | (4-0) | St. George E. Charlotte | |
| 51-52 | St. George E. Charlotte | J. Hildebrand | 44-5 | Stanley Regional | |
| 52-53 | Minto Memorial | Phil Reynolds | 33-31 | Rothesay Regional | |
| 53-54 | Rothesay Regional | 32-30 | Salisbury Regional | ||
| 54-55 | Back Bay L’Etete United | (2-0) | Perth Regional (1-1) | Ron Hooper – Back Bay Mariner Leavitt – Back Bay John Wentworth – Back Bay Fred Johnson – Perth Regional Sherman Saunders – Harvey Regional |
1951
In a five-team round robin tournament, held in Saint John: …………………………………………………… St. George Eastern Charlotte clipped the Campobello Island Consolidated Vikings 30-17 as Leland scored 12, Barrett 8, Patterosn 4, Justason 2, Smith 2 and Dewar 2. Mitchell led the Vikings with 9, Matthews added 4, Finch 2 and Cronk 2. …………………………………………………… The Saint John Simonds Seabees edged the Grand Manan Breakers 25-121 as Bustard scored 10, Matthews 4, Williams 3, Golding 2 and Stewart 2. McLaughlin led the Breakers with 14. Guptill added 4, Foster 2 and Lahey 1. …………………………………………………… The Minto Memorial Tigers clocked the Campobello Island Consolidated Vikings 53-27 as Ropac scored 26, Corbin 10, Grimmer 10, Briggs 4, Lawson 2 and Tooke 1. Matthews led the Vikings with 10. Fitzsimmons added 6, Mitchell 4, Lank 3, Corey 2, Finch 2 and Calder 2. …………………………………………………… St. George Eastern Charlotte clipped the Saint John Simonds Seabees 504-0 as Leland scored 23, Patterson 13, Justason 6, Barrett 4 and Maxwell 4. Colding led the Seabees with 10. Bustard added 10, Matthews 10, Stewart 9 and Williams 1. …………………………………………………… The Minto Memorial Tigers dusted the Grand Manan Breakers 38-12 as Ropac scored 21, Corbin 10, Grimmer 4, Tooke 2 and Spencer 1. McLaughlin led the Breakers with 6. Guptill added 2, Cook 2 and Foster 2. …………………………………………………… The Saint John Simonds Seabees dispatched the Campobello Island Consolidated Vikings 36-23 as Bustard scored 10, Brown 7, Williams 6, McPhee 6, Black 3, Matthews 2 and Chappell 2. Mitchell led the Vikings with 10. Lank added 9, Matthews 2 and Fitzsimmons 2. …………………………………………………… St. George Eastern Charlotte defeated the Grand Manan Breakers 36-24 as Leland scored 21, Maxwell 6, Justason 6, Patterson 2 and Barrett 1. Mclaughlin led the Breakers with 13. Guptill added 4, B Small 4, Lahey 2 and Foster 1. …………………………………………………… The Minto Memorial Tigers nipped the Saint John Simonds Seabees 29-27 as Ropac scored 15, Corbin 12 and Grimmer 2. Bustard led the Seabees with 16. Matthews added 5, Golding 2, Williams 2 and Brown 2. …………………………………………………… The Grand Manan Breakers clubbed the Campobello Island Consolidated Vikings 41-17 as W Guptill scored 8, B Foster 4, J McLaughlin 14, B Small 9 and W Cook 7, while H Titus, E Small, G Brown and B Lahey were scoreless. K Mitchell paced the Vikings with 8. E Matthews added 4, M Lank 3 and D Fitzsimmons 2, while I Corey, R Finch, W Calder, G Newman and C Anthony were scoreless. The Vikings also included M Cronk, R Newman. …………………………………………………… The Minto Memorial Tigers dispatched St. George Eastern Charlotte 32-25 as Ropac scored 10, Grimmer 9, Corbin 8, Spencer 3 and Thurott 2. Leland led St. George with 10. Patterson added 5, Barrett 4, Maxwell 3 and Justason 3. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Minto Memorial (4-0); St. George Eastern Charlotte (3-1); Saint John Simonds (2-2); Grand Manan (1-3); Campobello (0-4)
Teams from Saint John Simonds Seabees, Minto Regional Tigers, St. George, the Campobello Island Consolidated Vikings and Grand Manan Breakers.
The Minto Memorial Regional Tigers finished with a (4-0) record.
The bronze medalist Saint John Simonds Seabees: P Bustard; S Matthews; S Williams; C Golding; G Stewart; E Thomas; D Hickey; G Chappell; R Brown; F McPhee; C Black;
The silver medalist St. George Eastern Charlotte: M Leland; L Barrett; L Patterson; R Justason; B Smith; B Dewar; T Hatt; B Seavey; D Boyd; F Maxwell;
The champion Minto Memorial Regional Tigers: F Ropac; B Corbin; D Grimmer; J Briggs; N Thurott; D Tooke; V Myers; R Spencer; J Logue; W Lawson; coach H Loughery
1952
The old A, B & C tournaments are abolished and replaced with three new classifications. R for regional and L and M for Large and Medium schools.
In the quarterfinals, held in Minto, the Stanley Regional Blue Devils clipped the Grand Manan Breakers 38-24 after leading 7-4, 14-7 and 26-15 at the quarters. Boulter the Blue Devils with 17. The Breakers (coach Jack McConkey) included R Benson, G Brown, W Cook, E Carvie, R Daggett, B Foster, W Guptill, B Small, G Tottam and B Small.
St. George Eastern Charlotte edged the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks 33-29 as Lealand scored 13. Eastern Charlotte led 11-15, 21-11 and 27-20 at the quarters. E MacDougall led the Red Hawks with 7. The Red Hawks (coach P Davidson) also included E Britten, I Collins, M Conley, G Crowe, P Crowe, R Kelly, G Lawrence, D McDougall, M McDougall, C Sproul, J Westover and G White.
The Minto Memorial Tigers dispatched the Petitcodiac Regional Panthers 3730 after leading 14-5, 23-10 and 30-20 at the quarters. Thurott paced the Tigers with 15. Ken Howatt led the Panthers with 12. The Panthers (coach R Legere) also included D Howatt, B Wilson, B Cuthbertson, G Garland, J Graves, R Jones, S Mann, R McCully and R Jones.
In the last quarterfinal, the Centreville Cougars received a bye.
In the semis, the Stanley Regional Blue Devils nipped the Minto Memorial Tigers 21-17 as Fullerton scored 10. The Blue Devils led 8-2, 15-5 and 17-11 at the quarters. Thurott led the Tigers with 7.
In the other semi, St. George Eastern Charlotte whipped the Centreville Regional Cougars 50-33 as Lealand scored 32. Eastern Charlotte led 18-6, 28-12 and 35-23 at the quarters. Lamoreau paced the Cougars with 11.
In the final, St. George Eastern Charlotte Regional defeated the Stanley Regional Blue Devils 44-5 as Lealand scored 22. Eastern Charloote led 13-0, 22-3 and 33-4 at the quarters.
The co-bronze medalist Centreville Regional Cougars: S Lamoreau; D Craig; R Green; David Greene; D Greene; B McGinley; C Peterson; B Reed; R Smith; Tr Trafford; coach G Bassett
The co-bronze medalist Minto Memorial Tigers: N Thurrott; J Logue; J Briggs; V Meyers; M Swift; R Sypher; W Nightingale; A Caterini; K Hardin; R Chase; S Trzop, coach H.D. Loughery
The silver medalist Stanley Regional Blue Devils: L Boulton (Boulter?); H Fullerton; C Flynn; H Thibault; D Beaman; V Dunphy; B Tomilson; R Stewart; O Foreman; C MacAloon; coach E Gould
The champion St. George Eastern Charlotte Regional: Murray Lealand; D Boyd; R Brown; R Dewar; T Hatt; R Justason; R Leavitt; M Leslie; F Maxwell; K MaWhinny, W Smith; coach J Hildebrand
1953
In the quarterfinals, the Minto Memorial Tigers dispatched the Grand Manan Breakers 31-25 a Logue scored 10, Nightingale 5, Swift 5, Pitre 4, Brogan 2, Tzrop 2, Catarini 2 and Chase 1. Cook led the Breakers with 13. Guptill added 7, Small 2, Daggett 2 and Tatton1, while Benson, Cowie and Ingersoll were scoreless.
The Centreville Regional Cougars received a bye.
The Rothesay Regional Red Hawks clipped St. George Eastern Charlotte 36-29 after leading 19-6, 20-12 and 28-19 at the quarters. D MacDougall paced the Red Hawks with 21. Kelly added 8, Westover 4 and Britten 3. Mawhinney led Eastern Charlotte with 11. Dewar added 10, Hatt 4, Brown 2 and Leavitt 2, while Leslie, Dodds, Boyd and Maxwell were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Salisbury Regional Sabres clocked the Stanley Regional Blue Devils 44-27 after leading 10-6, 19-10 and 27-17 at the quarters. Tait led the Sabres with 14. Constantine added 8, Coates 8, Colpitts 6, Henry 3, Marshall 3 and Taylor 2. Froman paced the Blue Devils with 9. C Flynn added 4, Sillick 4, Beaman 4, McAloon 2, Varis 2, Thibault 2 and Tomolosin 1, while S Flynn and Sandwith were scoreless.
In the semis, the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks dispatched the Centreville Cougars 45-36 as Kelly scored 21, D MacDougall 10, Crowe 9 and Britten 4. Reid led the Cougars with 12. D Green added 11, Black 8, Peterson 3 and $ Green 2. The Cougars led 8-6 after one quarter and 19-17 at the half. The Red Hawks led 31-27 after three quarters.
In the other semi, the Minto Memorial Tigers nipped the Salisbury Sabres 33-32 as Logue scored 15, Swift 8, Myers 4, Chase 3 and Pitre 3. Coates led the Sabres with 11. Tait added 7, Colpitts 6, Marshall 4, Taylor 4 and Henry 2.
In the final, the Minto Memorial Tigers edged the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks 33-31 as Mike Swift hit the winner with two seconds to play. Logue led the Tigers with 15. Swift added 14, Mayers 2, Chase 1 and Pitre 1. D MacDougall led the Red Hawks with 18. Westover added 7, Crowe 4, Britten 1 and Kelley 1.
The co-bronze medalist Centreville Regional Cougars: Burnell Reid; D Green; G Black; C Peterson; R Green; Tompkins; E Page; T Trafford; McGinley; George Peterson; D Craig; V Peterson; coach G Bassett
The co-bronze medalist Salisbury Sabres: Coates; Tait; Colpitts; Marshall; Taylor; Henry; Constantine; Taylor; MacWilliams; Panter; Killiam;
The silver medalist Rothesay Regional Red Hawks: Don MacDougall; Jack Westover; George Crowe; Ellis Britten; Bob Kelley (Kelly?); M MacDougall; White; Conley; Blair; Collins;
The champion Minto Memorial Tigers: James Logue; Mike Swift; Victor Mayers; Robert Chase; Rene Pitre; Wayne Nightingale; Stanley Trzop; Keith Harding; Armand Caterini; Harold Brogan; coach Phil Reynolds
1954
In the quarterfinals, held in Centreville, the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks clipped the Centreville Cougars 31-23 as Britten scored 16, Kelly 10 and Crowe 5. B Reid scored 7 to paced the Cougars (coach C O’Hara). R Greene added 5, G Thompkins 5, D Greene 4 and E Page 2, while A Olmstead, T Hardlin, Hardlin, Peterson, P Craig and T Rattray were scoreless. The score was knotted at 6 after one quarter and at 10 at the half. The Red Hawks led 22-20 after three quarters.
The Petitcodiac Regional Panthers clubbed the Chipman Forest Avenue Knights 51-29 as Howatt scored 28, Blakney 15, Sperano 4 and Garland 4. Boyd led the Knights with 17. King added 8, Demming 3 and Austin 1, while Hargrove, Fairweather, Dykeman, Wiley and Hawks were scoreless. The score was knotted at 10 after one quarter. The Panthers led 24-18 at the half and 40-24 after three quarters.
The Stanley Regional Blue Devils spanked Canterbury High 45-21 as Tomlinson scored 18, Flynn 14, R Humble 4, H Sellick 2, N Sellick 2, Thomas 2, D Humble 2 and Thibault 1. J Donovan paced Canterbury with 11. Morell added 6, W Grant 2 and A Grant 1, while P Kielty, R Donovan and McKay were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Salisbury Regional Sabres whipped the Andover Regional 53-20 as McWilliams scored 11. Beckwith 9, Sentell 5, Brown 5, Marshall 4, Taylor 3, Paynter 2 and Milner 2. Titus led Andover with 9, Grant added 2, Dyer 2, Don DeMerchant 2, Crawford 2, Barr 2 and Parent 1, while Young, Dick DeMerchant and L Titus were scoreless.
In the semis, the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks edged the Petitcodiac Regional Panther s30-27 as Britten scored 15, Kelly 9, McGuire 5 and Crowe 1. Blakny led the Panthers with 15. Howatt added 8, Garland 3 and Sperano 1.
In the other semi, the Salisbury Regional Sabres nipped the Stanley Regional Blue Devils 41-39 as McWilliams scored 14, Marshall 12, Constantine 8 and Taylor 7. Flynn led the Blue Devils with 13. Tomilson added 11. R Humble 9 and H Sellick 6.
In the final, Rothesay Regional Red Hawks defeated Salisbury Regional Sabres 32-30 as Britten scored 10, Crowe 10, Kelly 8, McGuire 2 and Moore 2. Constantine led the Sabres with 9. McWilliams added 9, Marshall 6, Taylor 4 and Beckwith 2.
The co-bronze medalist Petitcodiac Regional Panthers: Howatt; Blakny; Sperano; Garland; Douthwright; Hughes; Harmer; Brown; Mellish; Gilmore
The co-bronze medalist Stanley Regional Blue Devils: Tomilson (Tomlinson?); Flynn; R Humble; H Sellick; N Sellick; Thomas; D Humble; Thibault; L Sellick;
The silver medalist Salisbury Regional Sabres: McWilliams; Beckwith; Sentell; Brown; Marshall; Taylor; Paynter; Milner; Colpitts; Constantine;
The champion Rothesay Regional Red Hawks: Ellis Britten; Kelly; Crowe; Moore; McGuire; Connolly; Brown; Lawrence; Bard; Pickle; Hanson
1955
The regional title was decided in round robin play after Grand Manan School was closed shortly before the tournament was to be held.
In the 3-team round-robin draw: …………………………………………………… Perth Regional dispatched the Harvey Regional Lakers 34-28 after leading 20-12 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Back Bay L’Etete United crushed Perth Regional 64-44. …………………………………………………… Back Bay l’Etete United stomped the Harvey Regional Lakers 88-45. …………………………………………………… Final standings: Back Bay (2-0); Perth Regional (1-1); Harvey Regional (0-2)
The bronze medalist Harvey Lakers: Sherman Saunders;
The silver medalist Perth Regional: Fred Johnson;
The champion Back Bay L’Etete United Bruins: Ron Hooper; Mariner Leavitt; John Wentworth; Darrell Dick; Paul Hooper;
After the season, the province was divided into eight zones and the schools reclassified into either M or L depending on enrolment. The regional class of schools was eliminated.