Final regular season standings:
South (5); George Brown (18-0); Sheridan (10-8); Seneca (7-11); Centennial (3-15); Georgian (0-18)
North (4): Cambrian (11-0); Rouyn-Northwestern (6-6); Canadore (4-8); Northern-Kirkland Lake (2-9)
West (3): Mohawk (15-3); St. Clair (13-5); Niagara (6-12)
East (7): Algonquin (16-2); St. Lawrence-Kingston (15-3); St. Lawrence-Brockville (10-8); Loyalist (10-8); Durham (6-12); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (4-14); St. Lawrence-Cornwall (2-16)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Canadore (North Bay) Panthers: Brian Ranger, Bob Piche, Don Marsden, Mike Sikorski, Dale Barker, Gilles Michaud, Ron Maxwell, Terry Marshall, Mike Parlett, Brian Doucette, Willy Flynn, Gary Peplinski, Mark Doucette, coach Bob Clemenhagen
Centennial Colts: Paul Clarke; Andre Griffith; Rudy Brooker, Nick Degiorgio, Vince Ientile, Mark Trall, Dick Longland, Phil Berry, Tim McMenamin, Brent Dainard, Gary Martin and John Bruce.
Durham Lords: Chris Montgomery, Larry Horruzey, John Sczespanski, Pete Lowery, Darryl Bodashefky, Fred Szermet, Doug Rae, Garry Raymond, Daryl Bobick, Dan Watson, George Bouwmeester, Bob Lunney, Don Catto, Milton English, coach Dave Stewart
Georgian Generals: Bob Dewar, George Botma, Louis Lacroix, Jason L’Abbe, Don Bartley, Wayne Rutherford, Doug McCann, Tom Sylvester, Cal Parker, Peter Kenney, Lyle Lovely
Niagara Knights: Mike Soucie, Brian Johnson, Wayne Wiese, Dave Zalba, John Thompson, Tom Boese, Carl Smit, Larry Dance, Kurt Bromhall, Mark Tessier, Rudy Buksbaun, Brad Miller, Ken Stewart, coach Peter Rylander, manager Dave Rotella, statistician Brad Chatwin
Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies: Dan Kelly, Roy Green, Doug Bruce, Louis Kuret, Albert Scragg, Bob Boudreau, Denis Gilles, Tim Hodgins, Jase McNaughton, Brian Koski, Serge Moreau, Mike Blatchford, Eric Ellenor, Claude Montreuil, Serge Albert and Brian Waldron.
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough: John Behan, Scott Harrigan, George Wong, Steve Pepper, Tom McArthur, Randy Hanes, Steve Dinsdale, Lorne Wood, Peter O’Grant, Dave Cluett, Steve Sullivan, Doug Klotz, Steve Cornell and Lee Robinson.
St. Lawrence-Cornwall Sharks: Al Campbell, Gary Dexter, Ken Smith, Rick Carriere, Tom Clearly, Alan Hare, J.P. Langlois, Mike Saucier, Duane Moak, Ron Hamilton, Steve Morris, Rheal Oulette.
In the South division semi, the Sheridan Bruins dumped the Seneca Braves 88-74 as Gord McNeice scored 25, including 17 in the first half. Ron Southwick added 21, Gary Brooks 18 and Mick Maandag 11. Raffi Der Boghossian paced Seneca with 24. John Melchiori added 18. The Braves also included Leonard Noel, Matt Wukasch, Wally Blasko, Rory Brush, Rick Lostracco, Jim Reid, Nino Paolucci, Craig Purdie, Kurt Burstahler and Fred Koreman. …………………………………………………… In the finals, the George Brown Huskies dumped the Sheridan Bruins 101-74; 90-59 (2g-0). In game one, Rick Chase scored 20, Curtis Tillman 19 and Gary McKeigan 16 to lead the Huskies. Nick Maandag had 22 for the Bruins. Sheridan (coach Dick Ruschinsky) also included Gord McNiece, Ron Southwick, Mike Ouellette, Larry Frost, Gary Brooks, Norm Hicks, Ken Clarke, Ted Mitchener, Grant Woods, Kim Thompson, Ross Woolford, Fred Pilles, Bob Gibson and Eric Moore.
In the North playoffs (best of three), the Cambrian-Sudbury Colts dispatched the Rouyn-Northwestern Les Gaillards 64-41; 51-45 (2g-0). Les Gaillards included Serge Baribeau, Yves Pichette, Jean Lapierre, Real Tousignant, Denis Legault, Georges Bordeleau, Julien Doyon, Michel Landry, Louis Bordeleau, Steve Pratte and Sylvain Simard.
In the West division final, the Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the St. Clair Saints 114-93 as Mike Sharp scored 26, Jim Stephenson 26, Bob Bricker 17, Laurie Cahill 15 and Bruce Webb 12. Mountaineers coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “our defence was great. That’s probably the best offensive game we’ve ever had. We passed the ball as few times as possible on our fastbreak. At times, we brought the ball up the floor with three passes. Saints coach Al Hoffman said “we only played eight men while they can play their whole team. Their fastbreak certainly hurt us and their press really affected our style of play.” Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “we couldn’t handle their pressure defence. I also can’t remember seeing a college team shooting as well as they did (.620) in the first half. That’s when the game was decided, in the last five minutes of the first half, when they scored 12 points. That gave Mohawk a 64-42 lead.” Jim Stephenson and Mike Sharpe led the Mountaineers attack. Mike Roos led the Saints with 28, along with 13 boards. Henry Koscielski added 26. The Saints outrebounded Mohawks 42-32. The Saints also included Duane Newby, Doug Towers, Greg Marchant, Wayne Loiselle, Silvio Corrente, Brent Robinson, Terry Firr, Ron Miles, Ken Geitz, Dan Derenowski, Rick Stewart, Don Browne and Joe Donlon.
In the East division semis, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings defeated St. Lawrence-Brockville 82-73. Brockville included Fred Tarlington, Bob Ward, Jeff Boisvert, Henry Bouwhuis, Don McDade, Rob Summerby, Gerry Vankeeken, Steve Miller, Rudy Wehner, Bernardo Machado and Allan Kall. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Algonquin Thunder dumped the Loyalist Lancers 82-73. The Lancers included Ken Fairbank, Dave Culmer, Jim Belfall, Peter Scott, Mike Lynch, Randy Starke, Wilf Lemoire, Chris Kennedy, Karl Ward, Clint McWhirter, Barry McKeown, B Conley, Dave Williams, Garry Simonds, T Lynch and Roy Tucker. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Algonquin Thunder defeated the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 81-60. The Vikings (coached by Ted Batchelor) included John Sutton, Bruce Sheen, Tino Mussio, Dave DunDon, Mike Sequin, Ken Smith, Bill Garret, Juan Martinez, Andy Heidebrecht, Dave Noble, George Aboub, Craig Scales, Jerry Snider, Derrick O’Brien, Serge Ribenboim, Mike Heon and Jack Carey.
In the Final Four semis, held in Sudbury, the George Brown Huskies dusted the Cambrian-Sudbury Colts 69-49. Rick Chase and Herman Shephard each scored 12 to pace the Huskies. Curtis Tillman added 10, Gary McKeigan 7, Randy Wilson 6, Mike Horniblow 6, Roger Bisson 6, Albert Da Silva 4, Don Weber 4 and Vince Sparks 2. Tony Tomini paced the Colts with 13. Bill Whitmell added 11, Bruce Arkilander 10, Brian Kassinen 8, Bob Swain 4, Paul Schaffer 2 and Henry Laszutko 1.
In the other semi, the Mohawk Mountaineers clubbed the Algonquin Thunder 85-65 as Jim Stephenson scored 22, Bob Bricker 18, Mike Sharp 16, Bruce Webb 12, Dan Casuccio 7, Laurie Cahill 4, Chris Wilson 4 and Bruno Snaidero 2. Mountaineers coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “it was a scary one. With 5:16 to play, we were only up four. But the kids came through. We went to a zone and it paid off.” Brent Martin paced the Thunder with 21. Gerry Foster added 10, Rob Mitchell 10, Larry Trenholm 8, Richard Harper 6, Larry Lanthier 6 and John Sabourin 4.
In the bronze medal match, the Cambrian-Sudbury Colts defeated the Algonquin Thunder 59-49 as Bill Whitmell scored 16, Tony Tomini 14, Bruce Arkilander 11, Brian Kassinen 10, Bob Swain 4 and Paul Schaffer 4. Brent Martin paced the Thunder with 19. John Sabourin added 11, Gerry Foster 8, Rob Mitchell 4, Richard Harper 4 and Larry Lanthier 3. The Thunder also included Ken Heimstra, Steve Douney, Larry Trenholm, Greg Malvey, Marc White and Steve Kenny.
In the final, the George Brown Huskies edged the Mohawk Mountaineers 83-81 as Detroit, Michigan-product Curtis Tillman scored 48, Herman Shepherd 11, Gary McKiegan 11, Albert Da Silva 6, Rick Chase 5 and Gord Skinner 2. Mike Sharp led the Mountaineers with 19. Dan Casuccio added 16, Bruce Webb 15, Bob Bricker 13, Jim Stephenson 12 and Chris Wilson 6. Mountaineers coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “we couldn’t play any better. We played almost a perfect game. But on the whole, I think I would have to say that they are a better club since they beat us three times this season.”
The bronze medalist Cambrian-Sudbury Colts: Bob Swain; Paul Schaffer; Bruce Arkilander; Henry Laszutko; Tony Tomini; Bill Whitmell; Bill Williams; Richard Golanski; Allan Hall; Harold Valli; Brian Kassinen; Richard Zydb
The silver medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Jim Stephenson; Bruce Webb; Mike Sharp; Dan Casuccio; Bob Bricker; Laurie Cahill; Bruno Snaidero; Tom Laziel; Tom Hardie; Mike Keanney; John Hyslop; coach Wes Hicks
The gold medalist George Brown Huskies: Herman Sheppard; Gary McKeigan; Mike Horniblow; Ken Moses; Rick Chase; Curtis Tillman; Randy Wilson; Albert De Silva; Roger Bisson; Vince Sparks; Don Weber; Gord Skinner; coach Vince Drake; assistant Alex Barbier