REGULAR SEASON

EAST       WEST        
  Laurentian 13-1 23-8 Richie Spears Waterloo 10-2 27-9 Don McCrae  
  Carleton 11-3 18-10 Pat O’Brien Windsor  9-3   Paul Thomas  
  York 10-4 21-8 Bob Bain Guelph  8-4  8-9 Doug Dodd  
  Ottawa  9-5 13-13 Bob O’Billovich McMaster  8-4   Wesley Hicks  
  Toronto  6-8  6-9 John McManus Western  4-8   Doug Hayes  
  Queen’s  5-9  5-13 Peter Smith Brock  2-10  6-10 Walt Szpilewski  
  Ryerson  2-12   Ed DeArmon Wilfrid Laurier  1-11  1-13 Don Smith  
  RMC-Kingston  0-14   Ken Harvey          
                   

Playoff non-qualifiers:

       Brock Badgers: Jim Nelligan, Bob Dunton, Rick Metcalf, Ken Murray, Steve Myrie, Kevin Smith, Bob Blasko, Paul South, Steve Myrie, Frank Tamburino, Bill Horne, Bob Tamburino, John Starrs, Rick Herkimer, coach Walt Szpilewski

       Queen’s Golden Gaels: Scott Sisson, Kim Carlton, Andy Bonniwell, Dave Calnan, Dave Dempster, Henry Garbaty, Steve McCready, Bruce Nichol, Lorenz Paulson, Sean Pritchard, Steve Simmons, Rob Smart, Derek Swinnard, Robert Cooney, Peter Lainey, Mike Flenniken, coach Pete Smith

       Royal Military College Paladins: Tristian DeKonick, Ray Mackley, Nick Garito, John Mackley, Tony Edwards, Glen Thomas, Steve Russell, Craig Sandiland, Guy Robson, Brian Target, Achim Van Weidner, Mike Czich, coach Ken Harvey

       Ryerson Rams: Dave Fogolin, Steve Hunt, Lanny Jarvis, Henry Krutkiewiez, Mike Peterdy, Bill Petryschuk, Ken Toppin, Avo Albo, Brad Ballanger, Gord Benjamin, Roman Berehulka, Alan Dunbar, Joe Gianfranesco, Steve Robbins, Joe Miotto, Dave Paborsa, Murray Wilson, coach Ed DeArmon

       Toronto Varsity Blues: Randy Cook, Frank Wenzl, Joe Braunstein, Tony Braunstein, Doug Fox, Ray Kopiak, Tim McGhie, Chris Miffen, Joe Tucci, Paul Layefsky, Walter Kurcharczyk, George Gorzynski, Emil Alexov, Rick Hollowell, Brian Hummel, George Bobrovskis, Jason Dressler, Frank Wenzl, coach John McManus

       Western Mustangs: Francis Moccio, Rob Niro, Dan Berry, Scott McLeod, Ron Barber, Brock Carleton, Jeff Galbraith, Phil Monkton, Mark Olman, Bruce Meikle, Don MacRobert, Glyn Hughes, Bill Eedy, Al Brown, Francis Moccio, Paul Pavan, Andy Van Ruyven, coach Doug Hayes

       Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: P.J. ‘Mike’ Cleary, Ken Dougherty, Jim Hughes, Fred Koepke, Richard Paulowicz, Greg Shupe, Robert Townsend, Peter Zwart, Larry Labaj, Gord Caldwell, Mitch Rowe, Phil Clarke, Doug Eldridge, Jim Wendland, Zonko Pehar, Larry Adams, Sandy MacDougall, coach Don Smith

In the West semis, 2nd-seeded Windsor defeated 3rd-seeded Guelph 90-83 with coach Paul Thomas attributing the victory to tough defence, rebounding and the fast break. But Guelph’s 8-42 shooting in the first half may have had something to do with it. Windsor was ahead 16-12 at the quarter and went on a 12-0 run, including five field goals and two free throws to take a 44-26 lead at the half. Windsor was ahead 68-47 at the three-quarter mark before a late Guelph rally cut the lead to 70-60 with 90 seconds to go. Guelph outscored Windsor 36-22 in the stretch drive but were so far behind it almost wasn’t noticeable. Windsor out-rebounded Guelph 62-39 and shot 34-86 (.390) from the floor and 22-30 from the line. Lancers coach Paul Thomas told the Windsor Star that “I was not pleased with our offence tonight. Defence was this game for us. Strong rebounding and the fastbreak scored a lot of points. I would venture a guess that only a half-dozen baskets were scored from our normal offence.” Guelph shot 31-91 (.340) from the floor and 21-29 from the line. Windsor was led by Charley Pearsall 18, Dan Devin 17, Vince Landry 14 and Ed Bialek 12, Robson 9, Doimo 6, Bob Oostveen 4 and Alexander 2, while Guelph was paced by Bob McKinnon 25, Vito Bomarito 16, Jim Cotta 14, Henry Vanderberg 13, Marty McCrone 6, Mike Tims 5 and Ambrose Campana 2. The Gryphons (coached by Doug Dodd, assisted by Bob Sharpe) also included Ron Hall, Shane Scott, Jim Haalboom, Bill Henry, Peter Marcus, Eric Dunn and Craig Conklin.

In the other West semi, top-seeded Waterloo clipped 4th-seeded McMaster 95-83. The score was knotted at 36 at the half as both squads struggled to protect the ball. The Warriors broke it open with a 13-0 run early in the second half. Mike Visser scored 7 in the first five minutes and 30 seconds of the second half to give the Warriors a 58-53 lead. Mike Visser led the Warriors with 27, including 20 in the second half. Bob Yuhasz added 22, Lou Nelson 21, along with 14 boards (also reported as 19 boards), Hadwen 14, Brill-Edwards 6 and Larman 5. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “what can I say about the kind of work you saw out there. … When guys like Mike and Bob deliver the way they did in their conditions and we do other good things on offence and defence, you know I’m really pleased in playoff basketball.” Marauders coach Wes Hicks said “a couple of things hurt us out there tonight and one the biggest factor was Visser. We tried three different guys checking him but we just couldn’t stop him. We though we had him forced outside his range but he hit the long ones and beat us in close. His experience showed and he’s just got a great touch.” Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “the turning point was (Mike) Visser’s streak and their zone defence. It took Indrek away from us.”  Indrek Kongats led the Marauders with 27. Tony Valentis added 12, Dave Roser 12, Brian McTaggart 12, Victor Dhue 6, Tim Tufford 6, Gord McLarty 4, Marty Kicul 2 and Al White 2. The Marauders (coach Hicks, assistant Jamie Russell) also included Don Bridgeman, Mark Dubois, Phil Tamburino and Mike Hyrb.

In the West final, top-seeded Waterloo edged 2nd-seeded Windsor 83-79. Windsor led 22-21 at the quarter and 45-40 at the half but Waterloo opened the second half, after trading baskets with Windsor, with a 13-0 run. Windsor shot poorly in the critical second half stretch and couldn’t match the form which saw them outplay in the first half. After Waterloo post and Virginia Tech transfer Lou Nelson picked up his fourth foul, substitute Bob Yuhasz came off the bench to hit three straight buckets to extend the Warriors lead to six. Yuhasz finished with 20, including 14 in the second half. Mike Visser added 18, Don Larman 13, Doug Vance 12, Seymour Hadwen 7, Pat Brill-Edwards 5, Lou Nelson 4 and Phil Tamburino 4. Yuhasz told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I got knocked down after after hitting my last shot and I just couldn’t breathe (and forced to the bench with two minutes to play). … We didn’t play very well in the first half but we stepped up in the second and I think that’s what turned the game around for us. Boy, it was fast out there.” Warriors coach Don McCrae said of the second half rally that “you don’t expect that kind of thing to happen two games in a row but it did.” Waterloo shot 31-58 (.530) from the floor and 21-29 from the line. Windsor hit 33-72 (.460) from the floor and 13-18 from the line and was called for 26 fouls to Waterloo’s 17. Windsor outrebounded Waterloo 39-33. Windsor hit 33-72 from the floor. Charley Pearsall paced Windsor with 22, along with 11 boards. Vince Landry added 14, Mark Smith 10, Jim Minello 8, Dan Devin 7, Ed Bialek 6, Bob Oostveen 3, Arnie Doimo 2 and Larry Oliver 1. Lancers coach Paul Thomas said “our missed shots in the first half and the cold spell in the second combined to be the difference with Yuhasz’ work.” Thomas told the Windsor Star “we could have been 18 or 20 points up at halftime. We had our chances but they just weren’t falling for us. … I thought we had fewer errors tonight that in any game we’ve played in recent weeks.”

In the East semis, held in Sudbury, 2nd-seeded Carleton defeated 3rd-seeded York 63-57 after leading 36-23 at the half. Don Reid led the Ravens with 16. Larry Wilson added 11. Chris McNeilly paced the Lions with 27. With the score knotted at 64 and minutes to play, the teams kept trading buckets before Jon Love gave Carleton a 59-57 lead 1:35 remaining to play. Don Reid hit a pair of free throws with 16 seconds to play to ice it. “It was a question of our team taking them in the first half and the other taking charge in the second half,” Ravens coach Pat O’Brien told Canadian Press. The Yeomen (coached by Bob Bain, manager Ed Gasparotto) also included Lonnie Ramati, Paul Layevsky, Romeo Caligaro, Ted Galka, Rob Pietrobon, Ed Siebert, Ev Spence, Harry Hunter, Mike Willins, Chris Dorland, Warren Cresswell, Mike Betcherman and Paul D’Agostino.

In the other East semi, top-seeded Laurentian defeated 4th-seeded Ottawa 82-66. The Gee-Gees (coached by Bob O’Billovich) included Rick Traer, Bruce Davis, Rocky DiPietro, Jack Eisenmann, John Godden, Steve Huck, Mike Hundt, Rod MacDonald, Pete Paulsen, Phil Piche, Bob Sebera, Frank Papai, Ivan Coulthard and Dale Wilson.

       In the East final, top-seeded Laurentian edged 2nd-seeded Carleton 100-95 after leading 50-47 at the half. Jeff Bennett paced the Voyageurs with 34. Don Reid led the Ravens with 26. Jon Love added 24 and Bill Langford 13. Laurentian coach Richie Spears told The Lambda it “was just one more step on the ladder.” Carleton coach Pat O’Brien told Canadian Press that “it was an uphill struggle all the way. We played an exceptionally good game. It’s just that they played a fantastic game. If they’d had only an average day shooting, we would have beaten them handily.” O’Brien told the Charlatan that Jeff Bennett undid his troops. “Almost every time we made a comeback, and fought our way back from six and eight up and pop a 20-footer, just a super shot. I think that was really it.” Jon Love said that “you’re working your butt off out there and everything is going your way, you’ve held them, and you’ve done the job that the press is supposed to do, and a guy throws up a 20- footer, and they hit them consistently.” Laurentian led 50-47 at the half. With 1:38 to play, Reni Dolcetti hit a bucket to give the Voyageurs a 94-87 lead. Paul Armstrong and Jon Love responded with buckets for Carleton to close the gap to three but Jeff Bennett quickly responded with a pair of hoops. Don Reid and Love drew Carleton to within 98-95 with 11 seconds to play but Steve Pettifer notched an insurance bucket for Laurentian. “I think about half an hour to 45 minutes after the loss, once the players became aware of what the game statistics were … the guys realized that we couldn’t have played much better. In fact, I don’t think we could’ve,” said O’Brien. The Ravens (coached by O’Brien, assisted by Denis Schuthe) also included Kevin Gallagher, Larry Wilson, Pat Stoqua, Jim McSheffrey, Dave McKendry, Bill Langford, Rob Cole, Gary Breen, Drew Love, Pat Henry, Fred Belowitz, Doug Green and Tom Graham.

       The Wilson Cup final saw Waterloo collect its 3rd straight crown by defeating Laurentian 89-83. Waterloo took an early 23-8 lead and extended the margin to 46-32 at the half. The Voyageurs opened the second half with a 16-8 run and trimmed the margin to three before Lou Nelson’s post defence and Doug Vance’s perimeter shooting proved the difference down the stretch. The Warriors hit 36-63 from the floor and 17-22 from the line, while Laurentian was 38-85 from the floor and 7-7 from the line. Seymour Hadwen paced the the Warriors with 29. Mike Visser addd 16, Doug Vance 14, Lou Nelson 13, along with 6 blocks, point guard Pat Brill-Edwards 13 and Yuhasz 4. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “it was a great first half and Seymour set the tone for that. But they beat us on some aspects of the game in the second half which made it seem like a whole bunch of games out there. … There’s no doubt the guys were ready at the start.” Jeff Bennett scored 17 to lead Laurentian. Mike Heale added 17, Paul Mousseau 12, Reni Dolcetti 11, Gurunlian 9, Signorotti 8, Pettifer 5 and Sheridan 4. Voyageurs coach Richie Spears said “the first minutes of the game decided it. … We wouldn’t have had to play so much catch-up ball if we’d played better in the opening. That Hadwen ripped us apart because were having trouble adjusting from offence to defence.”

       The co-bronze medalist Carleton Ravens: Don Reid; Jon Love; Bill Langford; Paul Armstrong; Kevin Gallagher; Larry Wilson; Pat Stoqua; Jim McSheffrey; Dave McKendry; Bill Langford; Rob Cole; Gary Breen; Drew Love; Pat Henry; Fred Belowitz; Doug Green; Tom Graham; coach Pat O’Brien; assistant Denis Schuthe

The co-bronze medalist Windsor Lancers: Charley Pearsall; Vince Landry; Mark Smith; Jim Minello; Dan Devin; Ed Bialek; Bob Oostveen; Arnie Doimo; Larry Oliver; Kevin Greenwood; Fred Robson; coach Paul Thomas

       The runner-up Laurentian Voyageurs: Jeff Bennett; Mike Heale; Paul Mousseau; Reni Dolcetti; Pat Signoretti; Varouj Gurunlian; Steve Pettifer; Francis Sheridan; Mike Mulvihill; Larry Bertulli; Harry Blumenfeld; Mark Bennett; coach Richie Spears; assistant Guy Vetrie

       The champion Waterloo Warriors: Mike Visser; Seymour Hadwen; Lou Nelson; Bob Yuhasz; Pat Brill-Edwards; Phil Tamburino; Donald Larman; Doug Vance; Thomas Darcie; John Freund; Ron Graham; Richard Kurtz; Trevor Briggs; Darcie; coach Don McCrae; assistant Court Heinbuch; manager Shawn McKercher