POOL A | NS | ONT | MAN | SASK | Record | ||
Nova Scotia Juniors | —– | 66-58 | 93-85 | 76-47 | (3-0) | ||
Windsor AKO | 58-66 | —– | 73-65 | 93-52 | (2-1) | ||
Winnipeg St. Vital Grads | 85-93 | 65-73 | —– | 88-64 | (1-2) | ||
Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads | 47-76 | 52-93 | 64-88 | —– | (0-3) | ||
POOL B | NFLD | BC | ALTA | Record | |||
Memorial U. Beothuks | —– | 64-46 | 86-81 | (2-0) | |||
Victoria Trilecs | 46-64 | —– | 71-59 | (1-1) | |||
Edmonton Blazers | 81-86 | 59-71 | —– | (0-2) | |||
Semi | Windsor AKO 70 Memorial U. Beothuks 67 | |
Semi | Nova Scotia Juniors 66 Victoria Trilecs 52 | |
5-7th | Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads 70 Edmonton Blazers 65 | |
5th | Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 71 Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads 65 | |
Bronze | Memorial 66 Victoria Trilecs 64 | |
Final | Windsor AKO 83 Nova Scotia Juniors 81 | |
In the Saskatchewan final, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads defeated the Regina Downtowner Optimists 60-54 as Gerry Gilewicz scored 12 and Rick Hatchman 12. The Grads led 37-28 at the half. Mike Wright led the Optimists with 10. Rick Ledingham added 10.
In national pool A play, held in Saint John, New Brunswick, with an entry fee of $1700: …………………………………………………… Windsor AKO beat Saskatoon Holy Cross 93-52 after going on an 18-0 run in the second quarter. Wayne Lauzon scored 22, Duane Matthews 21, Tom Johnson 18, Daryl Atkin 11, Roy Renaud 7, Harris 4, Len Kane 4, Mike Sobocan 4 and Dennis Bravo 2. The Grads were led by Duane Litchenwald’s 17. …………………………………………………… The Nova Scotia Juniors beat Windsor AKO 66-58 as Shawn Parker scored 26, Geoff MacIver 25, M Parker 5, Bill MacDonald 4, Screaton 4 and Brinson 2. Duane Matthew paced AKO with 14. Darryl Atkin added 10, Tom Johnson 8, Wayne Lauzon 6, Mike Harris 6, Paul Banks 6, Len Kane 4, Mike Sobocan 2 and Roy Renaud 2. Windsor coach Randy Sasso told the Windsor Star that “they did what we expected them to do but they did a little better than we expected.” …………………………………………………… The Nova Scotia Juniors beat the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 93-85 as Geoff MacIver scoring 22 and Shawn Parker 20. …………………………………………………… Windsor AKO beat Winnipeg St. Vital 73-65 as Duane Matthews scoring 18, Len Kane 15, Darryl Atkin 14, Mike Harris 8, Tom Johnson 8, Wayne Lauzon 6 and Paul Banks 4. Lorne Duncan led the St. Vital Grads with 18. Andy Erickson added 14, Brian Kornburger 10, Simpson 9, Ferguson 8 and Sigurdson 6. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg St. Vital Grads clubbed the Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads 88-64 as Brian Kornburger scored 23 and Lorne Duncan added 23. Murray Douglas led Saskatoon with 16. Dwayne Litchenwald added 15.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The Victoria Trilecs beat the Edmonton Blazers 71-59. Ernie Lotz paced Edmonton with 21. Murray Proctor added 18. …………………………………………………… The Memorial U. Beothuks nipped Edmonton 86-81 as Glen Normore scored 52. …………………………………………………… The Memorial U. Beothuks beat Victoria Trilecs 64-46 as Doug Spurrell scored 20 and Glen Normore 18.
In the 5-7th playoff, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads dispatched the Edmonton Blazers 70-65.
In the semis, Windsor AKO nipped the Memorial University Beothuks 70-67 despite trailing 41-38 at the half, largely because of the pressure put on the ball by guards Dick Power and Doug Spurrell of the Beothuks. Memorial went on a 9-0 run early and was up 18-14. Memorial also went on a 10-0 stretch early in the second half to take a 59-52 lead. But AKO ran off eight straight in response, including two field goals by Len Kane to take the lead back. Darryl Atkin held Glen Normore to 25. Duane Matthews 25 paced AKO with 25. Wayne Lauzon added 22, Tom Johnson 8, Darryl Atkin 3, Len Kane 8, Paul Banks 4, Dennis Bravo 4 and Mike Harris 2. Duane Matthews told the Windsor Star that “the first few games, we were spread out more, not getting the ball inside as much. But tonight, we tightened it a bit and started looking for the plays inside.” Sean Brown added 22 for Memorial, Dick Power 8, Kielly 4, Wadden 4 and Doug Spurrell 4.
In the other semi, the Nova Scotia Juniors smacked Victoria Trilecs 66-52 as Geoff McIver scored 23, Shawn Parker 18 and Scott MacLachlin 15. Darrel Johnson paced the Trilecs with 12. Gwyn Shipman added 10. Nova Scotia coach Claude MacLachlin told Canadian Press that “before the tournament started, I saw only a glimmer in the player’s abilities. The glimmer is still there. We can play much better. We were playing at about 35% against BC and got away with it.”
In the fifth-place playoff, the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads defeated the Saskatoon Holy Cross Grads 71-65. The St. Vital Grads included Brian Kornburger, Lorne Duncan, Andy Erickson, Simpson, Ferguson, Sigurdson The Holy Cross Grads (coached by Vic Karwacki) included Ken Freeden, Chris Boychuk, Rick Hatchman, Gerry Gilewicz, Jerry Rochon, Dan Ragush, Doug Murray, Ernie McCullough, Mark Bihari, Ward Marlotte and Dwayne Litchenwald.
In the bronze medal match, Memorial nipped Victoria Trilecs 66-64. The Trilecs included Chris Calhan, Steve Dunbar, Gord Lee, Bruce English, Bill Barber, Art Plewes, Al Duddridge, Don Erickson, Rick Jeffery, Doug O’Byrne and Darrel Johnston.
In the final, Windsor AKO avenged a round robin loss and took the title with an 83-81 victory as Mike Harris hit a bucket on a drive into the lane with 10 seconds to play. Nova Scotia was up 53-39 at half but the Sasso brothers calmed their team down at the break and they slowly rallied back, led by Duane Matthews. With 1:11 to go, Wayne Lauzon drove the baseline to put AKO ahead 81-79. Shawn Parker missed a tying shot. Bill MacDonald and Paul Banks tied up the rebound. Geoff MacIver scored off the jump ball to tie up, setting the stage for Harris’ heroics. Harris told the Windsor Star that “when I took the shot, I didn’t think there was that much time left.” Duane Matthews led AKO with 33, including 19 in the first half. Darryl Atkin added 12, Wayne Lauzon 18, Tom Johnson 2, Dennis Bravo 20, Paul Banks 6, Mike Harris 6 and Roy Renaud 4. Nova Scotia was led by Geoff MacIver’s 24. Shawn Parker added 20, Bill MacDonald 10, Screaton 10, Scott MacLachlan 15 and M. Parker 2.
The all-tourney team featured MVP Duane Matthews (Windsor AKO); Wayne Lauzon (Windsor AKO); Glen Normore (Memorial U); Geoff MacIver (Nova Scotia Juniors); Shawn Parker (Nova Scotia Juniors)
The bronze medalist Memorial University Beothuks: Glen Normore;
The runner-up Nova Scotia Juniors: Geoff MacIver; Shawn Parker; Bill MacDonald; Screaton; Scott MacLachlan; M. Parker; Brinson;
The champion Windsor AKO Fratmen: Duane Matthews; Wayne Lauzon; Mike Harris; Darryl Atkin; Len Kane; Paul Banks; Tom Johnson; Roy Renaud; Mike Sobocan; Dennis Bravo; Tony Gyemi; Kevin Coon; co-coach Randy Sasso; co-coach Sam Sasso