In the opening round of a 10?-team draw, held in Fredericton: …………………………………………………… The Rothesay Red Hawks blasted the St. Stephen Spartans 38-9 as Harrington scored 13, Smith 9, Farquahar 8, Hannington 4, Alcorn 2 and Tremayne 2. McGellan led the Spartans with 4. Rogers added 2, Irvine 2 and Scovil 1, while Clark, McGeaky, Acker, Quartermain and Thornton were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Fredericton Black Kats clocked the Centreville Cougars 36-18 as McDiarmid scored 16, Baxter 8, Mooers 8, Cummings 2 and Wiley 2. Gladwin led the Cougars with 6. Tracy added 4, while 7 points were unallocated. The Cougars also included Greene, H Bassett, Crawford, Bassett, Simmons and McAuley.
In the quarterfinals, the Newcastle Harkins swamped the Saint John Greyhounds 38-9 as Whalen scored 23, Richards 20 and Murphy 5. Ritchie led the Greyhounds with 4. Bob Kelley added 4 and George Collins 1, while Ketchum, Magnusson, Barry, Morgan, Robinson, McKelvy and Burke were scoreless.
The McAdam Warriors received a bye after Mount Allison Academy withdrew shortly before the tournament.
The Woodstock Thunder thrashed the Campbellton Tigers 40-8 as hay scored 14, R Tommy 8, McKinley 6, Slipp 6 A Tommy 4 and Clark 2. Devidge led the Tigers with 4. Connolly added 2 and Davis 2, while McDonald, Cyr, Mosher, McMillen, Guidry, Cooke and Myles were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Fredericton Black Kats nipped the Rothesay Red Hawks 15-14 as McDiarmid scored 5, Mooers 5, Foster 4, Baxter 2 and Wiley 2. Smith led the Red Hawks with 6. Harrington added 4 and Hannington 4, while Farquhar, Morrow, Connell, Mills, Alcorn and Tremayne were scoreless.
In the semis, Newcastle Harkins dropped the McAdam Warriors 37-10 as Smith scored 10, Richards 9, Whalen 6, Daly 6, Smofsky 2, Ferguson 2 and Murphy 2. Swan led the Warriors with 6. Arsenault added 2 and Gaynor 2.
In the other semi, the Woodstock Thunder dispatched the Fredericton Black Kats 24-11 as McKinley scored 14, Hay 6 and A Tommy 4. Mooers led the Black Kats with 5. McDiarmid added 3, Wiley 2 and Foster 1.
In the final, Newcastle Harkins capped its Cinderella run by dumping the defending champ Woodstock Thunder 13-8 as Whalen scored 9 and Richards 2, while 2 points were unallocated. Hay led the Thunder with 5. McKinley added 3. Woodstock hurt by the loss of forward Alfie Tommy, who picked up four quick fouls. Harkins led 8-3 at the half. Woodstock closed to within 10-8 before Harkins scored the last three points of the contest. Whalen went on to star at St. FX.
The co-bronze medalist Fredericton Black Kats: McDiarmid; Baxter; Mooers; Cummings; Wiley; Lippsleth (Liphshetz?); Haines; Worthen; Atkinson; Pierce; Foster; Miles; Donahue; Rouse; Kierstead;
The bronze medalist McAdam Warriors: Swan; Arsenault; Gaynor; Roberts; Leach; Moffitt; Cortty; Coffey; Rosborough; Thomas; Sangster;
The silver medalist Woodstock Thunder: Alfie Tommy; D Hay; R Tommy; McKinley; J (S?) Slipp; B Clark; L Lockhart; R Lenehan; J Breneol; J Lindsay;
The champion Newcastle Harkins: Lorne Whalen; Alfie Richards; Don Ferguson; Aubrey Smofsky; Ken Daley; Art Demers; Arnold Smith; Reg Doran; Reg Murphy; Smith; manager Paul Leger; no coach