In the Edmonton city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Bonnie Doon Lancers clipped the Eastglen Blue Devils 51-40 as Allan Hasselgren scored 17, Paul Cahoon 12 and Larry Silvester 12. Stan Ainsworth led the Blue Devils with 15. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Victoria Redmen dispatched the Strathcona Lords 63-53 as Mal Smith scored 15, Al Law 14, Jack Schwarzerg 12 and Alex Dingwall 11. Bob Morris led the Lords with 26. Rick Molstad added 12. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Victoria Redmen edged the Bonnie Doon Lancers 46-43 as Allan Melnychuk scored 14, Al Law 14 and Jack Schwartzberg 9. Larry Silvester led the Lancers (coached by Johnny Bright) with 12. Dave Turner added 10 and Gary Campbell 8.
In the Calgary city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the sudden-death Northern division semi, William Aberhart edged James Fowler 47-44 as Csaba Heszley scored 10 and Gordon Last 10. Ron Betcher led the Falcons with 15. The Falcons also included Jim Lotwin, Don Howie, Pim Ilking. …………………………………………………… In the other Northern semi, St. Francis dispatched Crescent Heights x-x. Crescent Heights included Brent Farch, Ivan Griffan, Ken Kujala, Roy Rennie. …………………………………………………… In the Northern division final and city semis, St. Francis clipped William Aberhart 50-38. Aberhart included Gordie Lait, Csaba Hezsely, Roger Farrell. …………………………………………………… In the south division semis, the Henry Wise Wood Warriors clipped Forest Lawn 44-30 as John Dahm scored 10. Helmut Schempp paced Forest Lawn with 8. …………………………………………………… In the other south semi, Western Canada defeated Ernest Manning x-x. …………………………………………………… In the Southern division final, the Western Canada Redmen edged the Henry Wise Wood Warriors 43-40 as Jerry Diakowicz scored 13 and Don Tamagi 10. Joe Phillips led the Warriors with 10. …………………………………………………… In the Calgary city finals, the St. Francis Browns dumped the Western Canada Redmen 55-42 after leading 30-20 at the half. Gary Pruden paced the Browns with 21 on 8-18 from the floor. Ed Flanagan added 10 and Lorne Prokopy 8. Don Tamagi led the Redmen with 14. Reg Gerlitz added 9. The Redmen also included Dale Swann, Jerry Diakowitz.
In the regional playoffs, the Calgary St. Francis Browns dispatched Red Deer Composite 44-28 after leading 11-6, 21-10 and 3620 at the half. Ed Flannigan paced the Browns with 16. Gary Pruden added 8, Ed Rocheleau 7, Lorne Propkopy 6, John Pierzchalski 4, Rick Oko 2 and John McIntyre 1. The Browns hit 17-52 from the floor, while Red Deer hit 11-50. The Browns led 21-10 at the half. Brian Murray paced Red Deer with 10. Ron MacTavish added 8, Larry Rumohr 6, Bill Learmond 2, Bruce Jones 1 and Eldon Johnson 1. Red Deer coach Ted Hensby told the Red Deer Advocate “we didn’t play the ball I think we are capable of.”
In the Southern finals, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams defeated the Medicine Hat Mohawks 62-56; 81-43 (Total: 143-99). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lethbridge Collegiate prevailed 62-56 as Robert Laing scored 20, Bob Kasting 20 and Merrill Roberts 11. Lloyd Scherer led the Mohawks with 22. Ron Verhage added 12. …………………………………………………… In game two, L.C.I. completed the series sweep with an 81-43 win as Robert Laing scored 18, Merrill Roberts 16, Charles Murray 12 and Jim Ehlert 12. Lloyd Scherer led the Mohawks with 11. Ron Verhage added 10 and Jordan Taylor 9.
In the provincial semis, held in Lethbridge, the Raymond Comets dumped the Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen 54-44 after leading 21-20 at the half. Phil Tollestrup paced the Comets with 19. Al Williams added 13, Bill Magierowski 9, Steve Hicken 9 and Robert Zemp. Jack Schwartzberg paced the Redmen with 12. Al Law added 12, Allan Melnychuk 9, Dingwall 7 and Mel Smith 4.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams clubbed the Calgary St. Francis Browns 74-47 as Bob Kasting scored 23, Robert Laing 10, Ken McCrea 8, Merrill Roberts 7, Roger Baldry 6, Scott Whitelaw 6, Tom Morscheck 4, Jim Ehlert 4, Charles Murray 2 and Martin Wevers 2. The Rams led 34-21 at the half. Gary Pruden paced the Browns with 14. Lorne Prokopy added 10, Tom Forzani 8, Ed Rocheleau 7, Flanagan 6 and Leonard 2.
In the bronze medal match, the Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen clubbed the Calgary St. Francis Browns 76-51. The Redmen led 18-7, 32-24 and 49-34 at the quarters. Jack Schwartzberg paced the Redmen with 25. Allan Melnychuk added 14, Al Law 11, Mel Smith 11, Groat 8, Ken Turnbull 4, Dingwall 2 and Jereniak 1, while Ponch and Gray were scoreless. Lorne Prokopy scored 16 to pace the Browns (coached by Gary DeMan). Gary Pruden added 15, Leonard 9, Ed Rocheleau 4, Capri 1 and Tom Forzani 2, while Becker, Ed Flanagan, Longpre, Nessman, McIntyre, John Pierzchalski and Rick Oko were scoreless.
In the final, held in Lethbridge, the Raymond Comets defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 41-32 after leading 12-7, 23-15 and 33-21 at the quarters. Rams coach Jim Whitelaw sought to slow the game to a crawl with a stall but had no answer on the boards as the Comets dominated the paint. Al Williams led the Comets with 15. Phil Tollestrup added 14, Bill Magierowski 6 and Steve Hicken 6, while Greg Whitbeck, Steve Zobell, Michael Hill, Robert Zemp, Dave Keeler and Harris Sugimoto were scoreless. Bob Kasting led the Rams with 15. Roger Baldry added 8 and Rob Laing 6 and Scott Whitelaw 3, while Merrill Roberts, Tom Morscheck, Charles Murray, Bob Davidson, Jim Ehlert, Ken McCrea and Martin Wevers were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen: Jack Schwartzberg; Allan Melnychuk; Mel Smith; Al Law; Ken Turnbull; Gray; Jerenia; Alex Dingwall; Ponech; Groat;
The silver medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams: Bob Kasting; Roger Baldry; Merrill Roberts; Tom Morsheck; Scott Whitelaw; Rob Laing; Charles Murray; Bob Davidson; Jim Ehlert; Ken McCrea; Martin Wevers; coach Jim Whitelaw
The gold medalist Raymond Comets: Phil Tollestrup; Tim Tollestrup; Alan Williams; Steve Hicken; Steven Zoebel; Dave Keeler; Bill Magierowski; Greg Whitbeck; Steve Zobell; Michael Hill; Robert Zemp; Harris Sugimoto; coach Bob Gibb