REGULAR SEASON
Saint Mary’s | 10-2 | 18-10 | Les Goodwin | |||||
Dalhousie | 10-2 | 17-3 | Al Yarr | |||||
Acadia | 9-3 | 22-4 | Gib Chapman | |||||
Mount Allison | 6-6 | 12-9 | ||||||
St. FX | 4-8 | John McFarland | ||||||
New Brunswick | 2-10 | 11-15 | Mel Early | |||||
U.P.E.I. | 1-11 | |||||||
In the regular season, Saint Mary’s and Dalhousie finished tied with (10-2) records, necessitating a one-game playoff.
Non-medalist rosters:
Mount Allison Hawks: Simons, Wood, Goss, Horn, Estey, Blackstone, Meadows, Ward, Horne
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Peter Barr, Bob English, Bob Bonnell, Alex Dingwall, Terry Doran, Dick Slipp, Gord Lebel, Ron McClements, Rick Anderson, Denis Benoit, Ken Pike, Roger Brown, Jeff McCloud, coach Don Nelson, assistant GrahamBenedict, manager Gary Donahee, assistant manager Dick Flynn
Prince Edward Island Panthers: Jim Fitzgerald, Lynch, Marks, Jay Owen, Renfro, White, Gray, MacDonald, Grillo, Quinn
St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Tom McGratton, Ed Dickhaut, Jim Edgar, Charles Austin, Barry Lyndall, Marty Lyons, Rick Rosa, Bob Martin, Dan Cousins, Owen Cameron, John Gabriel, Tom Ryan, coach John McFarland, manager Gene Matthews
During the regular season: …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s thrashed Mount Allison 86-59 (Saint Mary’s Journal reported score as 86-49) as Reardon scored 25, Harris 14, Bartkus 11, Chambers 8, Brown 7, Thomas 7, Whetstone 4, Carney 4, MacPherson 2, Venema 2 and Billingham 2. Simons led the Hawks with 19. Estey added 12, Wood 8, Meadows 7, Ward 5, Horne 4, Goss 2 and Blackstone 2. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s clipped Mount Allison 66-55. …………………………………………………… Acadia dispatched Saint Mary’s 73-61. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s dumped Acadia 66-55 as Reardon scored 21, Brown 18, Thomas 16, Phil Carney 6, Chambers 4 and Bartkus 1. Simons led the Hawks with 16. Wood added 10, Goss 10, Horn 9, Estey 6, Blackstone 2 and Meadows 2. …………………………………………………… Host Saint Mary’s nipped Dalhousie 63-62 as Phil Corney hit the winning free throw with 10 seconds to play. Dennis Reardon paced the Huskies with 16. Carney added 14, Whetstone 10, Brown 7, Chambers 7, Thomas 4, MacPherson 3 and Bartkus 2. John Cassidy led the Tigers with 17, along with 19 boards. Larry Archibald scored 16, Irv Cohen 13, Steve Bezanson 8, Brian Peters 6 and Mike Flinn 2. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s smacked UPEI 109-54 as Brown scored 22, Reardon 15, Bartkus 17, Harris 16, Thomas 11, MacPherson 5, Whetstone 4, Venema 3 and Carroll 2. Gray led the Panthers with 13. Fitzgerald added 11, MacDonald 8, Grillo 7, Marks 7, Renfro 5 and Quinn 3. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s defeated UPEI 71-63. …………………………………………………… St. Mary’s dispatched St. Francis Xavier 90-81 as Phil Carney scored 26, Bill Thomas 20, Al Brown 16, along with 21 boards, John Whetstone 10, Bartkus 8, Chambers 6 and Reardon 4. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s edged St. Francis Xavier 69-63. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s defeated New Brunswick 70-61 (72-61, according to the Brunswickan). Bob Bonnell paced the Varsity Reds with 21. McClements added 12. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s stomped New Brunswick 81-55. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie defeated host Acadia 74-56 as Larry Archibald scored 23, Brian Peters 19, along with 14 boards, Irv Cohen 12 and John Cassidy 9. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie whipped host New Brunswick 74-39 as Brian Peters scored 23, Irv Cohen 15, John Cassidy 14, Larry Archibald 12, Steve Bezanson 5, Brock Savage 2, Albert Slaunwhite 2 and Mike Flinn 1. Barr and English each scored 12 to pace the Varsity Reds. Bonnell added 7, Dingwal 5, Doran 5 and Dick Slipp 2. The Varsity Reds also participated in the U.S. Northeast Conference, finished 3rd in the eight-team loop with a (10-4) record. …………………………………………………… Acadia defeated Dalhousie 69-60 as Steve Pound scored 23, Peter Phipps 18, Gary Folker 14, Nar Zanolin 10 and Rick Eaton 4. Larry Archibald led the Tigers with 16. Brian Peters added 13, John Cassidy 11, Steve Bezanson 6, Iv Cohen 6, Savage 4 and Mike Flinn 4. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie dumped St. Francis Xavier 60-51 as Brian Peters scored 21, John Cassidy 11 and Brock Savage 11. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie clubbed the UPEI Panthers 63-48. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie clubbed the Mount Allison Hawks 78-49. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie nipped the host Mount Allison Hawks 57-55. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s edged Dalhousie 63-62. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison edged Acadia 65-61. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s edged Acadia 72-69 as Dennis Reardon scored 26, Phil Carney 15, Bill Thomas 12, Mike Chambers 9, Al Brown 8 and Luddy Bartkus 2. …………………………………………………… Saint Mary’s clipped St. FX 90-81 as Phil Carney scored 26, Al Brown 16, along with 21 boards, Bill Thomas 20, John Whetstone 10, Bartkus 8, Chambers 6 and Reardon 4. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie defeated Saint Mary’s 65-57. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie clipped New Brunswick 58-42 as Irv Cohen scored 23, Tarry Archibald 12 and John Cassidy 11. Bob English led the Varsity Reds with 13. Peter Barr added 9 and Alex Dingwall 7. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick nipped St. FX 61-58 as Bob English scored 32 on 16-17 from the line. …………………………………………………… Acadia stomped New Brunswick 72-46. Gord Lebel led the Varsity Reds with 15. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison dispatched New Brunswick 56-43. Terry Doran led the Varsity Reds with 19. Bob Bonnell added 19 and Bob English 12. …………………………………………………… UPEI dumped New Brunswick 65-52 as Jim Fitzgerald scored 26. Peter Barr led the Varsity Reds with 15. Bonnell added 14 and English 12.
In the postseason playoff game, Saint Mary’s defeated Dalhousie 61-59 as Bill Thomas took an outlet from Al Brown and drilled a 15-foot jumper with 8 seconds to play. The Tigers set up a play with five seconds on the clock but Irv Cohen missed a 25-foot jumper and Huskie Al Brown nabbed the rebound. Irv Cohen had knotted the score at 59 with a bucket for the Tigers with 26 seconds to play. Bill Thomas paced the Huskies with 21. Mike Chambers added 14, Dennis Reardon 9, Phil Carney 8, Al Brown 8 and Dave MacPherson 1. The Huskies hit 24-47 from the floor. Irv Cohen led the Tigers with 21. John Cassidy added 12, Larry Archibald 10, Brian Peters 5, Steve Bezanson 4, Mike Flinn 4 and Brock Savage 3. The Tigers hit 25-51 from the floor. The Huskies outrebounded the Tigers 33-17. St. Mary’s led 28-25 at the half.
The bronze medalist Acadia Axemen: Steve Pound; Peter Phipps; Gary Folker; Nar Zanolin; Rick Eaton; Terry Condon; Gary Folker; Paul Talbot; Peter Curran; Dan Keegan; John Lewis; Jim Moore; Chuck Smith; Cameron Starritt; coach Gib Chapman; manager Joe Wentworth; manager Gary Stewart; manager Brian Forsythe
The runner-up Dalhousie Tigers: Steve Bezanson; Larry Archibald; Brian Peters; Irv Cohen; John Cassidy; Mike Flinn; Drew Bethune; Bob Howard; Albert Slaunwhite; Joe Leishman; Brock Savage; coach Al Yarr; assistant Eric Durnford
The champion Saint Mary’s Huskies: Al Brown; Phil Carney; Dennis Reardon; Bill Thomas; Mike Chambers; Bill Bellingham; Don Carroll; Luddy Bartkus; Ray Venema; John Whetstone; Dave Harris; Dave MacPherson; coach Les Goodwin; assistant Dick MacLean; manager Greg Vaughn (The following may have been members of the team: Keith Coburn; Dave Hill; Phil White; John Mills; Steve Eldridge; Steve Bennett; Ted Doherty; Joe O’Reilly)