In the opening round of a 13-team draw held at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton: …………………………………………………… Newcastle Harkins clocked the Campbellton Tigers 30-9 as Murphy scored 15, McCullum 8, Dalton 4, McWilliam 4, Richards 2 and Anderson 2. Cook led the Tigers with 4. Calder added 2, Conely 2 and Myles 1, while Dickson, Steeves, Tareton, Troy and Worrell were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Fredericton Black Kats dumped the Centreville Cougars 31-19 as Gibson scored 9, Foster 8, Grant 8 and J King 4. Brown led the Cougars with 11. Crawford added 4, Watson 2, London 1 and Perry 1, while Basett, Cliff, Clowater, Giggey and Gray were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Woodstock Thunder edged the McAdam Warriors 22-19 as Tommy scored 18, Seeley 2 and R Smith 2. Ashes Moffitt paced the Warriors with 12. Gregory Crotty added 3, Wendell Arsenault 3 and Thomas 1, while Dougle, Coburn, Watson, J Smith and Day were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Rothesay Red Hawks clipped the St. Stephen Spartans 33-19 as Slipp scored 21, Harrington 6 and Alcorn 6. Eastman led the Spartans with 11. Kirk added 8, while Clarke, Manuel, Ganong, Campbell, J Quartermain, A Quartermain and Boles were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Saint John Greyhounds whipped the Edmunston Comets 36-20 as Fox scored 12, Ketchum 9, Goodwin 6, Willis 3, Cosman 2, Hopkins 2 and Fowler 2. McKinley led the Comets with 8. Atkinson added 4, Cade 4 and Branscombe 4, while MacAlary, Morin, Wetmore, Estey, Lapraik and Currie were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, Newcastle Harkins dispatched the Rothesay Regional Red Hawks 33-20 as Murphy scored 11, McWilliam 8, Dalton 8, Daley 4 and Richards 2. Alcorn paced the Red Hawks with 10. Slipp added 6, Harrington 3 and Harriott 1, while Wright, Robertson, Smith, McLean, Morrow, Boland, Gifford, Anglin, Campman, Nesbits and Clarke were scoreless.
The Saint John Greyhounds clubbed the Fredericton Vocational Training School – Army 35-10 as Fox scored 8, Ketchum 8, Flower 7, Goodwin 4, Cosman 4, Hopkins 2 and Wills 2. Brennestaul led Vocational Training with 5. Riddle added 2, Faulkner 2 and Sharkey 1, while Hill, Gray, Mallory, Thompson, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Colburn and Chance were scoreless.
The Woodstock Thunder dispatched the Fredericton Black Kats 21-6 as Seeley scored 9, Tommy 4, Dowrie 4, Hayden 2 and Stewart 2. Grant led the Black Kats with 10. J King added 2, Foster 2 and MacDougall 2, while Blackmer, Jim Gibson, John Gibson, Glass, B King, Whittingham and P Grant were scoreless.
The Moncton Purple Knights dispatched the Saint John Vocational Vultures 26-16 as Chapman scored 11, Coyle 5, Lounder 4, Jamieson 2, Algie 2 and Brewster 1. Turbill led Vocational with 6. Coffil added 6, Smith 2 and McDowell 1, while 1 point was unallocated and Pederson, Hansen, Hunter, Wood, Hughes and Russell were scoreless.
In the semis, Newcastle Harkins defeated the Woodstock Thunder 21-12 as McWilliam scored 15, Murphy 2, Richards 2 and Daley 2. Newcastle led 8-2 at the half. Tommy paced the Thunder with 4. Dowrie added 4, Hayden 2 and Smith 2.
In the other semi, the Saint John Greyhounds nipped Moncton 16-15 as Cosman notched the winner in the final two minutes. Ketcham led the Greyhounds with 6, Fox added 4, Wills 4 and Cosman 2. Hughes led Purple Knights with 6. Chapman added 5, Lounder 1, Jamieson 1 and Algie 1. The Purple Knights led 8-6 at the half.
In the final, Newcastle Harkins defeated the Saint John Greyhounds 22-13 as McWilliam scored 14, Murphy 6 and Dalton 2. Ketchum paced the Greyhounds with 7. Fox added 4 and Hopkins 2.
The co-bronze medalist Woodstock Thunder: Ronny Tommy; Seeley; Don Dowrie; Hayden; Stewart; Tomlyn; Montgomery; Breneol; Winslow; Lockhart; R Smith; McGuire; Hoyt; Kaye; coach Bob Brown
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Purple Knights: Chapman; Coyle; Lounder; Jamieson; Algie; Brewster; Edgett; Lounder; Hughes; McPherson;
The silver medalist Saint John Greyhounds: Larry Ketchum; Jimmy Fox; Goodwin; Wills; Bert Cosman; Hopkins; Fowler; McKinnon; Herrington; Berton; Magnusson; Roberts; coach Ronald Shaw
The champion Newcastle Harkins: George McWilliam; Jimmy Murphy; A McCullum; Don Dalton; A Richards; Anderson; K Daley; Ramsay; G Staples; R Houlston; Ryan; W Andrews; Whalen; coach William Dalton; manager Stephen Teed