In the Ontario semis, Hamilton Our Lady of Mercy CYO defeated Welland Notre Dame x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario finals, Hamilton Our Lady of Mercy CYO defeated Welland Notre Dame High 67-52; 86-75 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton took the series with a 67-52 win as Leon Meskauskas scored 36 and Al Vinerski 25. Roy Royer led Welland with 31. Bob Carpenter added 28.
In the Montreal finals, the University Settlement Orchids defeated Davis YMHA 72-59; 76-73 (Totl: 148-132). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Orchids clipped Davis YMHA 71-59 as Gordie Wells scored 16, Bob McDonough 12 and Ron Harrison 12. Bill Keller led YMHA with 26. Sheldon Zimmer added 13. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Orchids prevailed 76-73 as Bob Davis scored the last three points in the final five seconds.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal University Settlement Orchids defeated Rock Island 91-33; default (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Orchid clocked Rock Island 91-63 as Andre Boileau scored 21, Mike Wozniak 18, Bob McDonagh 17 and Ron Harrison 12. Bob Morgan led Rock Island with 12. …………………………………………………… In game two, Rock Island defaulted.
In the Eastern semis, the Montreal University Settlement Orchids defeated the Saint John Boys Club Celtics 68-59; 85-70 (Total: 153-129). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Orchids clipped Saint John 68-59 as Gordie wells scored 13. Montreal led 16-1 after one quarter and 36-21 at the half. They hit 14-23 from the line. Pat Arsenault scored 14 to lead the Celtics. Ken Haley added 13 and Richard Simms 11. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal took the series with an 85-70 win as Ray Mischook scored 32, Bob Mcdough 10 and Mar Zanolin 9. Saint John hit 30-47 from the line. The Celtics (coached by Clarence Cogswell) included Ken Haley, Pat Arsenault, Gary Breen, Fred Nice, Terry Montague, John Darling, Tom McGratton, Kevin Murphy, Richard Simms, Bill Crawford and Dave Brewer.
In the Eastern Canadian finals, Hamilton Our Lady of Mercy defeated the Montreal University Settlement Orchids 63-58; 72-61 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Hamilton prevailed 63-58 as Victor Vernaskis scored 23, Leon Meskausas 23, Bleikaitis 9, Vendasius 6 and Della Riva 1, while Kubartas as scoreless. Hamilton coach Joe Stark told the Hamilton Spectator that “their rebounding and shooting in the first half was better than ours was, but in the second half, we seemed to jell and come alive.” Gordon Wells led the Orchids with 17. Bob McDonough added 12, Mischook 10, Zanolin 7, Harrison 5, Wozniak 5 and McKendricks 3, while Gordon and Boileau were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hamilton took the series with a 72-61 win as Meskauskas scored 37, Vinerskis 16, Bakaitis 6 and Della Riva 3, while Blekaitis, Vendasius and Kubartis were scoreless. Bob McDonough led the Orchids with 11. Nar Zanolin added 10, Mischook 9, Wozniak 8, Wells 5, Harrison 4 and Boileau 4, while McKendricks and Gordon were scoreless.
The East runner-up Montreal University Settlement Orchids: Gordie Wells; Bob McDonough; Ray Mischook; Bruce MacKendricks; Nar Zanolin; Mike Wozniak; Mordy Gordon; Bob Harrison; Andrew Boileau; coach Bob Polack; assistant? Archie Slifka
The Eastern champ Hamilton Our Lady of Mercy CYO: Leon Meskauskas; Bob Carpenter; Al Vinerskis; Simon Bakaitis; Butch Blekaitis; Arvidas; Arvidas Vendasius; Della Riva; Kubartas; coach Joe Stark
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Vancouver finals, the Vancouver Eilers Jewellers defeated Vancouver YMCA 34-33; 55-38 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Eilers prevailed 34-33 in overtime as Bob Potuzak hit a free throw with 30 seconds to play. Murray West led the Eilers with 15. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Eilers Jewellers dusted Vancouver YMCA 55-38 as Murray West scored 19.
In the B.C. Semis and Coast finals, the Victoria Haida Braves defeated the Vancouver Eilers Jewellers 34-19; 40-52 (Total: 74-71). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria prevailed 34-19 as Denny Morris scored 10, Ron Stubbings 9, Haslam 6, Whitman 4, Bryant 4 and Wirtanen 1. Wallace led the Jewellers with 4. McLeod added 4, West 4, Potuzak 3, Lochead 3 and McBride 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Vancouver dispatched Victoria 52-40 but lost the total-point series by three. Murray West led the Jewellers with 28. McBride added 9, McLeod 8, Potuzak 5 and Wallace 2, while Lochhead, Hubbard and Woods were scoreless. Ron Stubbings led the Haida Chiefs with 25. Bryant added 4, Morris 4, Whitman 4 and Hoshal 3, while Haslam, Wirtanen and Crawford were scoreless.
In the British Columbia finals, the Victoria Haida Braves defeated the Penticton Royals 70-61; 56-47 (Total: 126-108). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria prevailed 70-61 as Denny Morris scored 15. …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria dumped Penticton 56-47 as Paul Hoshal scored 16. Mike Bishop led the Royals with 20.