| Double knockout tourney Rd 1: Calgary Mount Royal Cougars 81 Hamilton Quigley’s 63 UBC Jayvees 82 Fredericton Elms 57 Victoria Chinooks 72 Halifax All Saints 50 Rd 2: Victoria Chinooks 48 Montreal Orchids 42 Hamilton Quigley’s 79 Fredericton Elms 68 (eliminated) UBC Jayvees 64 Calgary Mt. Royal 59 Rd 3: Montreal Orchids 75 Hamilton Quigley’s 69 (eliminated) Calgary Mount Royal 104 Halifax All Saints 67 (eliminated) UBC Jayvees 55 Victoria Chinooks 34 Rd 4: Calgary Mount Royal 77 Montreal Orchids 61 (eliminated) Semi: Victoria Chinooks 77 Calgary Mt. Royal 59 (eliminated) Final: UBC Jayvees 58 Victoria Chinooks 48 |
In the Toronto finals, the Toronto East End Grands d’d Toronto Andy’s AC 64-50 (g1).
In the Ontario semis, Hamilton Quigley’s d’d Toronto.
In the Ontario finals, the Hamilton Quigley’s d’d Windsor AKO 88-70; 94-81 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton dusted Windsor 88-70 as Peter Dalla Riva scored 23, Darrell Bowman 14 and Vic Vinerskis 13. Ken McQuire led Windsor with 17. Rus Fields added 14 and Paul Canter 13. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton prevailed 94-81 as Darry Bowman scored 21, Vince Vinerskis 17, Peter Dalla Riva 17, Carl Glatt 15, Jim Connor 13, Majas 4, Mowat 3, Wylie 2 and Kennedy 1, while Coulen was scoreless. Paul Carter and Ross Fields each scored 20 to lead Windsor (coached by Lino Truant). Ken McQuire added 12, Tom Hawkins 9, Hawk 9, Miacak 4, Dave Anderson 3, Basinski 2 and Payne 1, while John Smith was scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis, the Victoria Chinooks defeated the North Shore Mountaineers 54-42; 72-50 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria clipped the Mountaineers 54-42 as Ken Jackson scored 20, Barney Spaven 19, Ron Bowker 6, Don Frampton 3, Doug Gregory 3, Barry Turner 2 and Bryan McIntyre 1, while Ron Stubbings, Rick Humber, Barry Burch and Brian Brumwell were scoreless. John Hart led North Shore with 16. Warren Cline added 8, Frank Dyck 6, Tom Crombie 5, Mike Dowty 4, Ken Kabush 2 and Tony DeWitt 1, while Bill Turner was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Chinooks took the series with a 72-50 win as Jackson scored 25, Gregory 12, Spaven 8, Frampton 8, Stubbins 5, Humber 5, Bowker 2, Turner 2, Burch 2 and McIntyre 2. Cline led the Mountaineers with 12. Kabush added 10, Hart 8, Dowty 7, Dyck 6, Crombie 5 and Turner 2.
In the other B.C. semi, the University of British Columbia Jayvees defeated Vancouver YMCA 47-42; 65-58 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. prevailed 47-42 as Joe Kainer scored 12, Bob Molinski 11, Sam Vandermeulen 11, Reinhart Blumenscheit 10, Ken Kern 7, Glen Carter 4 and Langley 3, while Dave Rice and Quinn were scoreless. Howie Knapfl led YMCA with 14. Molberg added 9, Gatley 9, Field 4, Joyner 2, Cooper 2 and Ashenbrenner 1, while Rick Myer was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. took the series with a 65-58 win as Rice scored 15, Kern 11, Vandermeulen 9, Kainer 8, Carter 7, Blumenscheit 6, Quinn 4, Langley 3 and Molinski 2. Knapfl led YMCA with 20. Molberg added 11, Cooper 7, Etherington 5, Myers 5, Gatley 4, Aschenbrenner 2, Field 2 and Kootchin 1.
In the British Columbia finals, the U.B.C. Jayvees defeated the Victoria Chinooks 65-44; 53-29; 42-34 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. torched Victoria 65-44 as Sam Vandermeulen scored 17, Dave Rice 15, Bob Molinski 11, Joe Kainer 9, Kern 6, Blumenscheit 3, Carter 3 and Langley 1, while Quinn was scoreless. Dave Frampton led the Chinooks with 14. Spaven added 10, Ron Bowker 8, Ken Jackson 4, Gregory 4, Brumwell 4, McIntyre 1 and Humber 1, while Stubbings, Burch and Turner were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. clocked the Chinooks 53-29 as Rice scored 17, Vandermeulen 16, Kainer 12, Molinski 6 and Kern 2, while Langley, Blumenscheit, Jagger, Carter and Quinn were scoreless. Frampton led Victoria with 8. Spaven added 6, Bowker 6, Jackson 4, Stubbins 2, Gregory 2 and Humber 1, while McIntyre, Burch, Turner and Brumwell were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, U.B.C. prevailed 42-34 after leading 28-21 at the half. Ken Kern led the Jayvees with 13. Sam Vandermeuelen added 8, Dave Rice 8, Blumenscheit 6, Joe Kainer 4, Bob Molinski 2 and Langley 1, while Quinn and Carter were scoreless. Ron Bowker paced Victoria with 13. Spavens added 8, Ken Jackson 6, Gregory 3, Don Frampton 2 and Turner 2.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal University Settlement Orchids defeated Chomedey Y 45-68; 98-44 (Total: 143-112). …………………………………………………… In game one, Chomedey torched the Orchids 68-45 as Dave Urman scored 17, Barry Chaim 15 and Arnie Borenstein 13. Brent Myles led the Orchids with 17. Wayne Kobukee added 11. The Orchids led 25-20 at the half. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Orchids dusted Chomedey 98-44 as Ray Mischook scored 35, Bob Atkinson 18, Hudson Alleyne 10, Bill Holt 10, Gord Wells 7, Claudius Kuncevicius 7, John Morash 6 and Jeff Van Hartesveldt 4. Henry Bigandet led Chomedey with 11. Mark Steinman added 11.
In the opening game of the national championships, held in Victoria, Calgary Mount Royal JC thrashed Hamilton Quigley’s 81-63. The Cougars opened with a 17-2 run as their transition game caught Quigley’s flatfooted. Calgary led 36-24 at the half and was never threatened. Wayne Haldaine paced Mount Royal with 17. Pete Jeffrey added 14, Dan Quance 14, Ashley Court 13, Skip Cronck 12, Don Andrews 5, Ken Lockwood 2, Bill Newcombe 2 and Phil Stoochnoff 2, while Dick Mather was scoreless. Daryl Bowman led Hamilton with 19. Jim Hajas added 13, Carl Glatt 12, Vic Vinerskis 8, Peter Coulen 6 and Peter Dalla Riva 5, while Jim Connor, Bob Wiley, Bruce Mowat and John Kennedy were scoreless. Hamilton coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “Calgary took the best part of our game away from us. That was the fastbreak. And they did that by controlling the backboards.” The dominance forced the Quigley’s into a zone.
The University of British Columbia Jayvees dusted the Fredericton Elms 82-57 by dominating the boards. “They’re a good team,” Fredericton coach Gary Smith told Canadian Press. “We talked about ways of combating their press, but our execution wasn’t sharp.” Smith his troops were also impacted by having to sleep at Toronto airport a night earlier because of a blizzard. UBC coach Norm Watt said “they have two fine ballplayers, Gary Crandelmire and David Nutbrown.” Bob Molinski led B.C. with 18, along with 13 boards. Sam Vandermeulen added 14, Joe Kainer 11, Dave Rice 11, Ken Kern 10, before injuring his ankle, Phil Langley 8, Reinhardt Blumenscheit 7 and Glen Carter 3, while Alan Quinn was scoreless. Crandelmire led Fredericton with 18. Dave Nutbrown added 12, Ron White 12, Bob Bonnell 8, Ron Mitton 3 and Mason Coates 1, while Murray Watt and Bill Saunders were scoreless. Elms coach Gary Smith told the Vancouver Sun that “every time they had to take someone off, the guy who replaced him was better. How long can they keep that up?”
The Victoria Chinooks thrashed Halifax All-Saints 72-50 after leading 40-19 at the half. Barney Spaven and Ken Jackson each scored 16 for the Chinooks. Ron Bowker added 15, Barry Burch 5, Ron Stubbings 4, Don Frampton 4, Doug Gregory 4, Rick Humber 3, Brian McIntyre 2 and Brian Brumwell 2. Irving Cohen led All-Saints with 23. Jim Lovett added 10, Leigh Ford 10, Peter Morrison 4 and Louie Dixon 3, while Rod McKenzie, Don Homas, Dave McLellan and Allen Waye were scoreless.
In round two, Hamilton Quigley’s eliminated the Fredericton Elms 79-68. The Elms folded in the last three minutes of play. They’d led 45-40 at the half but tired, having been reduced to seven players when Ronald Mitton fractured his left ankle during their 82-57 loss to UBC. Vinerskis led Hamilton with 24. Bowman added 17, Hajas 12, Glatt 10, Peter Coulan 10 and Peter Dalla Riva 6, while Connor, Mowatt, Wiley and Kennedy were scoreless. Hamilton coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “we had to slow down Fredericton’s attack. With that first timeout, I called for a man-to-man defence. That slowed the Elms tempo. Then we switched to the halfcourt press. That finished Fredericton.” Grandelmire led the Elms with 23. Nutbrown added 15, Bonnell 13, White 10, Coates 4 and Saunders 3, while Watt was scoreless.
The British Columbia Jayvees defeated the Calgary Mount Royal Cougars 64-59. The Cougars led 14-2 early but tired in the second half. Joe Kainer paced the Jayvees with 19. Sam Vandermeulen added 18, along with 10 boards, Dave Rice 11, along with 11 boards, Langley 10, Bob Molinski 4, along with 11 boards, and Blumenscheit 2, while Carter, Kern and Quinn were scoreless. Wayne Haldane paced the Cougars with 31. Dan Quance added 11, Cronck 11, Ashley Court 2, Stoochnoff 2 and Don Andrews 2, while Newcombe, Matner, Jeffrey and Loughwood were scoreless. Jayvees coach Norm Watt told the Vancouver Sun that “we couldn’t really work the press full-out when we were behind. But once we got close, it was different. Then we really put it on and when we got ahead, it forced them to come out of their zone defence and we had them.” Cougars coach Jack Kenyon told Canadian Press that nerves and “foolish mistakes” undid his troops, along with the absence of Ashley Court, who was sidelines by the flu.
The Victoria Chinooks edged the Montreal Orchids (who’d drawn a bye in the opening round) 48-42 despite shooting just 5% from the floor in the first half. The Chinooks tooked their first lead when Ron Bowker hit a free throw to make it 43-42. Ken Jackson added three free throws and Bowker two more as Victoria took command. Ken Jackson led Victoria with 17. Ron Bowker added 16, Gregory 7, Spaven 6 and Frampton 2, while Stubbins, McIntyre, Humber, Turner, Brumwell and Burch were scoreless. Mischook led the Orchids with 11. Holt added 9, Morash 7, Atkinson 7, Yashan 3, Alleyne 2, Kuncevicious 2 and Jeff Van Hartlesveldt 1, while Willis, Wells and Wahn were scoreless.
In round three, the Montreal Orchids eliminated Hamilton Quigley’s from title consideration 75-69. The Orchids trailed 45-36 at the half but rookie Hudson Alleyne was inserted into the line-up and hit four quick buckets to completely shift momentum and launch the Orchids en route to their victory. Mischook paced the Orchids with 25. Holt added 17, Atkinson 10, Alleyne 10, Kuncevicious 5, Morash 5 and Van Haretlesveldt 3, while Willis and Yashan were scoreless. Darrell Bowman led Hamilton (coach Wes Hicks, manager Ray Jones) with 21. Peter Dalla Riva added 11, Vic Vinerskis 10, Carl Glatt 8, Pete Coulen 7, Jim Hajas 6 and Jim Conner 6, while Bruce Mowat, Bob Wylie and John Kennedy were scoreless.
The Calgary Mount Royal Cougars eliminated Halifax All-Saints 104-67. Dan Quance led the Cougars with 21. Skip Cronck added 18, Wayne Haldane 17, Court 15, Stoochnoff 10, Jeffrey 8, Andrews 6, Mather 4, Lockwood 3 and Newcome 2. Irving Cohen led Halifax with 32, Louie Dixon 23, Ford 7, Jim Lovett 2, Peter Morrison 2 and McLellan 1, while Mackenzie, Homans and Wave were scoreless. Irving Cohen paced Halifax with 32. “In the East, the game is offence,” lamented Halifax coach Rev. Blair Dixon to Canadian Press. “It’s offence at nearly every level.”
The British Columbia Jayvees pounded the Victoria Chinooks 53-34. The Jayvees zone press befuddled the Chinooks. Ken Kern led the Jayvees with 14. Vandermeulen added 12, Langley 9, Rice 7, Kainer 6, Blumenscheit 4 and Molinski 3, while Carter and Quinn were scoreless. Jayvees coach Norm Watt told the Vancouver Sun that Kern “is an amazing character. His ankle is taped so much it must feel like he’s wearing a cast but he says it’s alright and he goes out and gets 14 points. The Jayvees broke to a 10-1 lead and romped. Jackson led Victoria with 12. Brumwell added 10, Frampton 6, Turner 4 and Bowker 2, while Stubbins, MacIntyre, Humber, Burch, Spaven and Gregory were scoreless.
In round four, the Calgary Mount Royal Cougars eliminated the Montreal Orchids 77-61 as Court scored 21, Quance 15, Cronck 11, Jeffrey 9, Haldane 9, Andrews 7, Lockwood 3 and Mather 2, while Stoochnoff and Newcombe were scoreless. Ray Mischook scored 24 to pace the Orchids (coached by Danny Kanath). Alleyne added 14, Atkinson 12, Morash 7, Holt 2 and Kuncevicious 2, while Willis, Yashan and Harvesveldt were scoreless.
In the semis, Victoria Chinooks eliminated the Calgary Mount Royal Cougars 77-59. Cougars coach Jack Kenyon told Canadian Press that “we lost it on defence. We played man to man all season but tonight we looked as if we never played it before.” The Cougars shot just .250 from the floor, while Victoria was .550. Doug Gregory’s defence on Ashley Court proved the difference. Ken Jackson led Victoria with 23. Don Frampton added 17, Ron Bowker 17, Gregory 7, along with 9 boards, Spaven 7 and Brumwall 6, while Stubbings, McIntyre, Humber, Burch and Turner were scoreless. Wayne Haldane led the Cougars (coached by Jack Kenyon) with 20. Danny Quance added 15, Pete Jeffery 10, Phil Stoochnoff 4, Skip Cronck 4, Bill Newcombe 3 and Ashley Court 3, while Dick Mather, Ken Lockwood and Don Andrews were scoreless.
In the final, the UBC Jayvees defeated the Victoria Chinooks 58-48. UBC took a 32-22 half-time lead and opened the second half with a 7-0 run. The outcome was never in doubt. Sam Vandermuelen scored 19 to paced the Jaycees. Dave Rice added 14, Ken Kern 11, Kainer 6, Blumenscheit 3, Molinski 2, Langley 2 and Carter 1, while Quinn was scoreless. Ron Bowker led the Chinooks with 18. Ken Jackson added 15, Gregory 6, Brumwell 4, Spaven 3 and Frampton 2, while Stubbings, McIntyre, Humber, Burch and Turner were scoreless. Both UBC coach Norm Watt and Victoria coach Ollie Goldsmith told Canadian Press that the Jayvees depth proved the difference. “Kern wasn’t even one of my starts at the start of the season,” said Watt. “But after a midseason exhibition with Seattle University, Ken came along in tremendous fashion.” The Jayvees hit 22-53 (.410) from the floor, while the Chinooks hit 19-55 (.340)
The all-tournament team featured: Sam Vandermuelen (U.B.C. Jayvees); Ken Kern (U.B.C. Jayvees); Ken Jackson (Victoria); Ron Bowker (Victoria); Wayne Haldane (Mount Royal)
The runner-up Victoria Chinooks: Ron Bowker; Ken Jackson; Don Frampton; Doug Gregory; Ron Stubbings; Brian McIntyre; Rick Humber; Barry Burch; Turner; Barry Spaven; Brian Brumwell; coach Ollie Goldsmith
The champion University of British Columbia Jayvees: Wayne Haldane; Bob Molinski; Sam Vandermuelen; Dave Rice; Ken Kern; Reinhardt Blumenscheit; Joe Kainer; Phil Langley; Alan Quinn; Glen Carter; coach Norman Watt