In the opening round of an 11-team draw held at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton: ………………………………………………… The Saint John Greyhounds whipped the McAdam Warriors 36-14 as Robinson scored 17, Magnusson 8, Ketchum 5, Murchison 5 and Herrington 1. Crotty led the Warriors with 5. Clarkson added 3, Arnsenault 2, Swan 2 and Moffett 1, while Yerxa, Coffey, S Thomas, Songster and B Thomas were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Fredericton Black Kats clipped St. John Vocational 16-10 as C Foster scored 9, D Foster 4 and Boreland 3. Cameron paced Vocational with 4. Main added 3 and Bustin 3, while McDowell, Kenny, Roberts and Cain were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Moncton Purple Knights clubbed the Campbellton Tigers 35-6 as Davidson scored 8, Brewster 7, Jamieson 6, McKee 4, Lounder 4, Gaudet 4 and Algie 2. Connely led the Tigers with 4. Richard added 2, while Davis, Carleton, Steeves, Cook, McNutt, Martin, Myles and McIntyre were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the St. Stephen Spartans edged the Woodstock Thunder 19-16 as Quartermain scored 6, Eastman 5, Kirk 4 and Irvine 4. Slipp paced the Thunder (coach Bob Brown) with 9. Winslow added 4, McLean 2 and McGuire 1, while R Smith, Downey, Tomlyn, Morehouse, B Smith, Breneol, Lenehan, Kaye and McCan were scoreless.
The Rothesay Red Hawks blasted the Centreville Cougars 42-3 as Alcorn scored 18, Smith 8, Hannington 7, Harrington 3, Tremayne 2, Wright 2, Flemmington 1 and Miller 1. Watson notched all 3 for the Cougars, who also included London, Cliff, Crawford, G Bassett, H Bassett, Perry, Clowater, Thomas and F Bassett.
The Saint John Greyhounds clipped Newcastle Harkins 19-11 as Murchison scored 13, Magnusson 2, Bewick 2 and Ketchum 2. D Dalton led Newcastle with 5. Whaley added 2, Ken Daley 2, Staples 1 and Murphy 1, while H Ryan, McCollum, M Ryan and R Dalton were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Moncton Purple Knights edged the Fredericton Black Kats 31-29 in overtime as McKee scored 9, Gaudet 9, Davidson 8, Algie 3 and Brewster 2. McKee forced overtime with a bucket to knot the score at 29. Gaudet notched the winner in the extra session. The Black Kats led 13-10 at the half and 25-18 after three quarters. Boreland led the Black Kats with 13. Grant added 8 and C Foster 8, while Gibson, Peterson, Bell, Kierstead, Miller, D Foster and Mooe were scoreless.
In the semis, the Saint John Collegiate Greyhounds nipped the Moncton Purple Knights 16-15 as Robinson scored 6, Magnusson 6, Bewick 2, Ketchum 2 and Morgan 1. Gaudet led the Purple Knights with 8. Brewster added 5, Lounders 2 and Algie 2.
In the other semi, the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks spanked the St. Stephen Spartans 32-11 as A Smith scored 14, Alcorn 13, Hannington 4 and Tremayne 1. Kirk led the Spartans with 5. Irvine added 3, Quartermain 2 and McGeachy 1.
In the final, the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks defeated the Saint John Greyhounds 26-15 after leading 10-4, 18-6 and 24-13 at the quarters. Smith paced the Red Hawks with 12. Alcorn added 8, Hannington 4 and Tremayne 2. Magnusson led the Greyhounds with 6. Murchison added 5, Bewick 2 and Howard 2.
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Purple Knights: John McKee; Bubbles Gaudet; Davidson; Algie; Brewster; Lounders; Hill; Fogarty; Edgett; Jamieson;
The co-bronze medalist St. Stephen Spartans: Quartermain; Eastman; Kirk; Irvine; Clark; McGeachy; Horne; Cleghorn;
The silver medalist Saint John Greyhounds: Jimmy Murchison; Robinson; Magnusson; Ketchum; Herrington; Cosman; Hopkins; Bewick; Len Morgan; Wills; Howard; Burton;
The champion Rothesay Regional Red Hawks: Adam Smith; Dan Alcorn; Peter Hannington; Harrington; Tremayne; Wright; Flemmington; Miller; B Smith; Robertson; Hernott; manager Errol Mitchell