In the Toronto city finals, Adam Beck Playground defeated C of AN 92-51.
Hamilton Zion defeated Sarnia x-x; 71-64 (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario semis, Toronto Adam Beck Playgrounds defeated Peterborough 75-66; 68-64 (Total: 143-132). …………………………………………………… In game one, Adam Beck prevailed 75-66. …………………………………………………… In game two, Lloyd Thompson scored 29 for Toronto as they collected a 68-64 win. Harry Pharosh added 19.
In the other Ontario semi, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Hamilton East Kiwanis 96-47; 55-41 (Total: 151-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor dusted Hamilton 96-47 as Ron Brown scored 40, Gerry Weingarden 27, Glaser 10, Borofsky 9, Cherniak 6 and Polsky 4, while Salem, Lasser, Alexis, Freed and Tepperman were scoreless. Doug Gregor led East Kiwanis with 21. Martin added 13, Ogrodnik 9, Brazier 2 and Antelich 2, while McKenna, Leclaire, Hotrum and Wilkinson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor took the series with a 55-41 win as Ron Brown scored 25, Bid Borofsky 12, Weingarden 8, Glaser 2, Cherniak 2, Salem 2, Polsky 2 and Freed 2, while Lasser, Alexis and Tempperman were scoreless. Gregor led Hamilton with 24. Martin added 5, Antelich 5, Ogrodnik 4 and Brazier 3, while McKenna, Hotrum and Wilkinson were scoreless.
In the Ontario final, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Toronto Adam Beck 64-46; 80-81 (Total: 144-127). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto led 14-12 after one quarter but the Blues rallied to a 29-21 lead at the half and extended it to 45-30 after three quarters. Toronto hit 12-19 from the line, while Windsor was 12-29. Ron Brown led Windsor with 25. Rosenbaum added 16, Weingarden 7, Glaser 7, Salem 5, Borofsky 2 and Cherniak 2, while Polsky, Freed and Lasser were scoreless. Thompson led Toronto with 25. Pharoah added 8, Dunn 6, Gates 3, Barr 2 and Logan 2, while Square and Clark were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Adam Beck edged Windsor 81-80 as Thompson scored 33, Dunn 21, Barr 1, Pharoah 7, Gates 5 and Logan 4, while Clark was scoreless. Weingarden paced Windsor with 22. Cherniak added 17, Rosenbaum 17, Glaser 11, Salem 8, Borofsky 3 and Brown 2, while Polsky and Lasser were scoreless.
In the Montreal city finals, the Montreal YMHA Blues defeated Montreal Park Extension x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Quebec/Ottawa Valley playoff, Montreal YMHA defeated Cornwall St. Lawrence High 73-58; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, YMHA clipped St. Lawrence 73-58 as Don Wright scored 26, Irv Altman 14 and Ben Vogel 13. Marel led Cornwall with 15. Titeau added 15 and Dick McAllister 12.
In the New Brunswick semis, the Saint John Marcus Miners defeated the Woodstock Comets 54-24; 62-57 (Total: 116-81). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint John torched Woodstock 54-24 as Jack Garrett scored 17, Blair Dixon 16, Leon Essing 14, Bob Regan 3, Dick Talbot 2, Dave Carson 1 and Peter Daniels 1, while Don Seale, Mac Peters, Bill Vaughn and Dave Shaw were scoreless. Nickerson led the Comets with 6. Kitchen added 6, Connell 5, MacDonald 4, and Jones 3, while Arch, Mooers and Hamilton were scoreless.
In the New Brunswick finals, the Saint John Marcus Miners defeated St. Joseph’s University 88-28; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint John prevailed 88-28 as Blair Nixon scored 25, Mac Peters 16, Jack Garrett 14, Carson 8, Essing 8, Vaughan 5, Daniels 4, Shaw 3, Regan 2, Seale 2 and Talbot 1. Roy Eloide led St. Joseph’s with 8. Herve Landy added 6, Lawrence Bourgoin 6, Govin 4 and Murchland 4, while Aubut, Wilson and Savoie were scoreless.
In the Eastern quarterfinals and Maritime finals, the Saint John Marcus Miners defeated the Halifax Comets 83-46; 53-47 (Total 136-93). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint John torched Halifax 83-46 as Dixon scored 23, Garrett 19, Mac Peters 9, Essing 7, Carson 6, Daniels 4, Talbot 3 and Seale 2, while Regan and Shaw were scoreless. Murray Fenton led the Comets with 13. Ron Franklin added 9, Ken Dunsworth 9, Hollebone 6, Paul Goldman 5, Charlie Longley 3 and Richardson 1, while Sinclair was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Marcus Miners took the series with a 53-47 win as Dixon scored 15, Garrett 12, Essing 8, Talbot 6, Peters 5, Carson 4, Shaw 2 and Seale 1. Goldman led Halifax with 17. Sinclair added 6, Richardson 5, Fenton 5, Dunsworth 4, Langley 4, Hollebone 4 and Franklin 2.
In the Eastern semis, Montreal YMHA defeated Saint John Marcus Miners 74-57; 57-53 (Total: 111-99). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Blues dumped the Miners 54-46 as Don Wright scored 17, Irving Altman 14, Mel Ellen 13, Shostak 4, Luiterman 4 and Vogel 2, while Balitzky, April, Rayman, Devine and Leiner were scoreless. Essing led the Miners with 17. Dixon added 9, Garnett 8, Vaughan 6, Carson 5 and Talbot 1, while Regard, Daniels, Peters and Scale were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal edged Saint John 57-53 as Don Wright scored 16, Vogel 12, Irving Altman 8, Shostak 8, Devine 1 and Lutterman 1, while Leiber, Rayman and April were scoreless. Garnett paced the Miners (coach Bob Neal) with 20. Scale added 8, Dixon 5, Peters 5, Esson 4, Carson 3 and Vaughan 2, while Regan and Talbot were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Montreal YMHA 69-58; 76-62 (2g-0) to win the Lord Byng Trophy, which had been donated in 1946.
In game one, Windsor clipped Montreal 69-58 after leading 42-17 at the half. Ron Brown led Windsor with 20. Rosenbaum added 12, Gerry Weingarden 10, Glaser 8, Cherniak 8, Salem 6 and Borofsky 5, while Polsky and Lasser were scoreless. Windsor hit 26-83 from the floor. Ben Vogel led Montreal with 18. Lu Herman added 10, Devine 8, Wright 8, Altman 5, April 5, Shostak 2 and Rayman 1, while Leiner and Bentsky were scoreless. Montreal hit 22-71 from the floor.
In game two, Windsor prevailed 76-62 as Ron Brown scored 36, Gerry Weingarden 16, Borofsky 5, Cherniak 4, Rosenbaum 4 and Glaser 1, while Salem, Polsky and Lasser were scoreless. Don Wright led Montreal with 18. Irving Altman added 14, Vogel 9, Lutterman 9, Devine 9 and Shostak 3, while Bentzky, Rayman and Leiner were scoreless.
The Eastern runner-up Montreal YMHA Blues: Don Wright; Irving Altman; Mel Ellen; Shostak; Luiterman; Ben Vogel; Balitzky; April; Rayman; Devine; Leiner; Lu Herman;
The Eastern champion Windsor Shaar Blues: Ron Brown; Earl Rosenbaum; Gerry Weingarden; Cal Glaser; Earl Cherniak; Joe Salem; Sid Borofsky; Jack Polsky; Harvey Lasser; Gerry Alexis; Gerry Freed; Tepperman; coach Saul Nosanchuk
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Vancouver finals, Vancouver Marpole defeated Virden (Virdex?) 38-35 as Bull scored 19, Schloss 6, Levy 4, Kendall 4 and Cox 3, while Tanton, Moulds, Sibbald, Inglis, Murphy, Cory and Malecki were scoreless. Carl led Virden with 11. Peterson added 6, Ross 5, Robbins 4, Elkington 4, Noble 3 and Larsen 2, while Woodward, Anderson and Drummond were scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis and Lower Mainland finals, Vancouver Marpoles defeated Lynn Valley 42-46; 48-42 (Total: 90-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lynn Valley prevailed 46-42 as Todd scored 11, Strachan 9, Nowell 8, Crozier 8, Pallot 4, Smith 4 and McDonald 2, while Shores was scoreless. Levy led the Marpoles with 17. Bull added 9, Schloss 6, Kendall 5, Malecki 2, Cox 2 and Sibbald 1, while Inglis and Tanton were scoreless.
In the B.C. semis and Island finals, Victoria St. Louis College defeated the Alberni Athletics 37-52; 47-30 (Total: 84-82). …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria took the series with a 47-30 win as Ron Martin scored 20, McGhee 8, Kieran O’Neill 7, Ed Longpre 6, Clarkson 4 and Cassidy 2, while Rittich, Housden, Dawson and Delparte were scoreless. Ulander led Alberni with 10. Gailloux added 7, Price 6, Schick 4, Pederson 2 and Marshall 1, while Watts, Wake, Honery and Pearce were scoreless.
In the British Columbia finals, Vancouver Marpole defeated Victoria St. Louis College 54-40; 56-44 (Total: 108-84).