WEST POOL ALTA BC MAN SASK Record
Alberta —– 76-67 89-80 74-58 (3-0)
British Columbia 67-76 —– 77-62 75-63 (2-1)
Manitoba 80-89 62-77 —– 88-76 (1-2)
Saskatchewan 58-74 63-75 76-88 —– (0-3)
Bronze Saskatchewan 74 Manitoba 73
Final Alberta 129 British Columbia 117

        In round-robin play at the inaugural Western juvenile championships, held in Regina: …………………………………………………… Alberta thrashed Saskatchewan 77-58. Alberta led 34-28 at the half. Harbir Bains paced Alberta with 16, along with 16 boards. David Boivie added 10, along with 9 boards, Jean-Paul Isqueiredo 10 and Benny Bullock 10. “Boivie was outstanding,” Alberta coach Tim Rollingson told Canadian Press. “He played fantastic defence, he was rebounding and blocking shots. He’s a tremendous player. And Benjy Bullock came off the bench and hit some big jump shots for us.” Rollingson said his squad got into foul trouble, but a strong bench made the difference. “Everybody came off the bench and did the job. It’s so good having 12 people you can put on the floor.” Richard Cohee led Saskatchewan with 14, along with 10 boards. Kevin Hoffman added 13, along with 9 boards, and Graham Hackl 11. Harbir Bains told the Regina Leader-Post that “in the first half, we weren’t handling their press very well. In the second, we broke it and were getting into our regular offence. Then we put our press on too. Their outside shooting was non-existent. All we did was stay in our zone and let em shoot. And we got the boards.” Saskatchewan co-coach Jamie Town said “we’re not down and out yet. We’ve been confident in our outside shooting. But this was a really bad day.” Richard Cohee said “we were 2-19 from the line in the first half. That’s really bad. It really hurt us.” …………………………………………………… British Columbia whipped Manitoba 77-62 as J.D. Jackson scored 20, Dale Dergousoff 16, along with 17 boards, and Mike Clarke 13, along with 6 boards. David Nackoney paced Manitoba with 16, along with 7 boards. Raimey Casiro added 13 and Paul Bryant 11. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated British Columbia 76-67 as Jean-Paul Izqueirido scored 14, Brian Halsey 14, Peter Rowe 14, Harbir Bains 10, along with 6 boards, and David Boivie 10. Ty Nichols led BC with 22. Mike Clarke added 16, along with 18 boards, and J.D. Jackson 12, along with 8 boards. …………………………………………………… Manitoba clipped Saskatchewan 88-76 as David Nackoney scored 22, along with 7 boards, Mark Kalinowsky 15 and Paul Bryant 14. Graham Hackl led Saskatchewan with 21. Blair Garneau added 16, along with 8 boards, and Kevin Hoffman 14, along with 11 boards. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated Manitoba 89-80 in overtime as Harbir Bains scored 24, along with 6 boards, Peter Rowe 21, along with 8 boards, and Chris Gaffney 10, along with 10 boards. Alberta trailed Manitoba by four with 38 seconds on the clock but twice stole the ball to force overtime. David Nackoney led Manitoba with 20, along with 14 boards. Mark Kalinowsky added 22 and Mike Pauls 10, along with 11 boards. …………………………………………………… British Columbia dumped Saskatchewan 75-63 as Dale Dergousoff scored 20, along with 14 boards, J.D. Jackson 17, Mike Clarke 18, along with 8 boards, and Ty Nichols 10. Graham Hackl led Saskatchewan with 11. Kevin Hoffman added 10, along with 10 boards.

        In the bronze medal match, Saskatchewan nipped Manitoba 74-73 as Doug Prokop scored 24, Richard Cohee 14 and Blair Garneau 12. Nick Jansen led Manitoba with 18. David Nackoney added 14 and Minichin 11.

        In the final, Alberta defeated British Columbia 129-117 in quadruple overtime. Except for a 2-0 lead at the start, Alberta never led until the final overtime. “Courageous is the word,” Alberta coach Tim Rollingson told Canadian Press. “It was a courageous performance, clawing our way back in.” Tournament MVP John Paul Izqueirdo led Alberta with 33, including a 15-footer with two seconds to play in regulation, as well as 6 points in the fourth overtime. “He played the most amazing basketball game I’ve ever seen anybody play,” said Rollingson. Habir Bains added 21, Benjy Bullock 12 and David Boivie 10. “The kids were really a team, down to a man,” Rollingson said. “Consequently, we survived. We won some games we had no business winning. It was just a fantastic experience.” Izqueirido told the Regina Leader-Post that “I’ve never been in a game this long. I’d say our defence did it. We just held on didn’t let up.” Ty Nichols hit a 12-footer for B.C. with two seconds to play to knot the score at 101 after two overtimes. Harbir Bains added 19 for Alberta, Lorne Blatt 15, Chris Gaffney 13 and Brian Halsey 13. J.D. Jackson led BC with 21. Paul Slaymaker added 20, Ty Nichols 17, Jason Leslie 16, Dale Dergousoff 12 and Corey Martens 11.

        The all-tournament team featured: MVP Jean-Paul Izqueirdo (Alberta); Harbir Bains (Alberta); Mike Clarke (British Columbia); J.D. Jackson (British Columbia); and Ty Nichols (British Columbia)

        The bronze medalists from Saskatchewan: Richard Cohee; Paul Cohee; Kevin Hoffman; Graham Hackl; Blair Garneau; Doug Prokop; co-coach Gary Frederickson; co-coach Jamie Town

        The runner-up British Columbia: J.D. Jackson; Dale Dergousoff; Mike Clarke; Ty Nichols; Paul Slaymaker; Jason Leslie; Corey Martens;

        The champion Alberta: Jean-Paul Izqueirdo; Harbir Bains; Scott Anthony; David Boivie; Benjy Bullock; Dustin Jensen; Scott Gallup; Lorne Blatt; Chris Gaffney; Brian Halsey; Peter Rowe; coach Tim Rollingson

EAST POOL A QUE ONT NFLD Record
Little Burgundy (Que.) —– 99-72 99-70 (2-0)
Toronto JCC 72-99 —– (1-1)
St. John’s High (NFLD) 70-99 —– (0-2)
POOL QUE NS ONT Record
Immaculee Conception —– 76-74 74-72 (2-0)
Glace Bay 74-76 —– (1-1)
Kingston Galloway Lancers 72-74 —– (0-2)
Semi Little Burgundy 107 Glace Bay 81
Semi Immaculee Concepcion 91 Toronto Jewish Community Centre 71
Bronze Glace Bay 92 Toronto Jewish Community Centre 75
Final Little Burgundy 99 Immaculee Concepcion 87

        In Eastern Canada pool A round robin play, held in Montreal, the Little Burgundy Eagles defeated the Toronto Jewish Community Centre 99-72 …………………………………………………… The Little Burgundy Eagles defeated St. John’s High 99-70. ……………………………………………………

        In pool B play, Immaculee Conception nipped Glace Bay 76-74. …………………………………………………… Montreal Immaculee Conception edged Kingston Galloway Lancers 74-72. ……………………………………………………

        In the semis, the Little Burgundy Eagles defeated Glace Bay 107-81.

        In the other semi, Immaculee Conception defeated Toronto Jewish Community Centre 91-71.

        In the bronze medal match, Glace Bay defeated the Toronto Jewish Community Centre 92-75 as Charles Ikejani scored 38.

        In the Eastern Canadian final, the Little Burgundy Eagles defeated Immaculee Conception 99-87 in an all-Quebec final. Eagles coach Bill Saad told the Montreal Gazette that form held through the tournament. “Right from the start, the way we were seeded, we were expected to meet in the final.” Other squads in the draw included Toronto Jewish Community Centre, Glace Bay (NS) High, Kingston Galloway Lancers and St. John’s (Nfld.) High. Perry Douglas paced the Eagles with 32, including 20 in the first half as Little Burgundy took a 46-38 lead into the lockers. Michael Smith and Robert Ferguson held Wilbert St. Juste to just 12 points in the frame. But St. Juste exploded for 19 in the second half to keep Immaculee Conception within reach. “That’s the key to their game,” said Saad. “If the ball gets inside to St. Juste, they’re very dangerous. When we shut him down, it definitely helped our game.” Perry Douglas noted that in the first half “they were slacking off on me. In the second half, I thought they improved a lot on their defence.” The Eagles led 81-80 with three minutes to play when Allan Cox nailed an 18-foot jumper. Douglas then pilfered the ball to give the Eagles some breathing space and they soon extended their lead to double digits. “We lacked a little discipline at one point,” said Saad. “We had them on the ropes and we got into foul trouble. It became a lot closer than I would like it to.”

        The bronze medalist Glace Bay: Charles Ikejani;

        The silver medalist Montreal Immaculee Conception (Que.): Wilbert St. Juste;

        The gold medalist Little Burgundy (Que.) Eagles: Perry Douglas; Michael Smith; Robert Ferguson; coach Bill Saad