| (1) | Humber | 77 | ||||||
| (8) | Mt. St. Vincent | 53 | Humber | 87 | ||||
| (4) | Dawson | 111 | Dawson | 65 | Humber | 68 | ||
| (5) | Lethbridge CC | 93 | ||||||
| —–HUMBER | ||||||||
| (7) | Trinity Western | 97 | ||||||
| (2) | Grant MacEwan | 65 | Trinity Western | 76 | Briercrest Bible | 64 | ||
| (6) | Briercrest Bible | 98 | Briercrest Bible | 79 | ||||
| (3) | Douglas | 97 |
In the quarterfinals, held at Cariboo College in Kamloops, the 7th-seed Trinity Western Spartans spanked 2nd-seed Grant MacEwan Griffins 97-65 as Paul Chaffee scored 21, Dave Downey 18, player of the game Jason Kinlock 15, Jason Wubs 14 and Kendall Kauffeldt 13, while nabbing 10 boards. Griffins coach Ken Larson thought the referees should be embarrassed. “All the little calls went against us, and some of the big ones too. But (the refs) didn’t lose the game for us. We lost the game when we couldn’t get a hoop when we needed one. It was lopsided from the word go.” Grant MacEwan was playing without leading scorer Darren Ross and fell behind 11-4 early but promptly went on a 34-11 run. The Spartans led 47-30 at the half. Although 6-5 forward Chris Neureuter converted a three-point play two minutes into the second half to trim the margin to 12, it was as close as the Griffins would get. Neureuter led the Griffins with 24 (also reported as 25).
The 4th-seeded Dawson Blues defeated the 5th-seeded Lethbridge CC Kodiaks 111-93 as all-Canadian Benoit Deschamps scored 42 and Rick Varisco 24. Kodiaks coach John Jasiukiewicz noted that “if you don’t have the attitude, you don’t fly.” Kodiaks assistant coach Barry Mehew said “we played phenomenal in the first half but dropped off defensively in the second half.”
The 6th-seeded Briercrest Bible Clippers edged the 3rd-seeded Douglas Royals 98-97 in double overtime. Richard Sebbaugh nailed treys at the buzzer to force both overtimes. Ted Vander Wall and Werner Vander Mark each scored 18 to pace the Royals.
In the last quarterfinal, the top-seeded Humber Hawks thrashed the 8th-seeded Mount St. Vincent Mystics 77-53.
In the bronze quarterfinals, the Mount St. Vincent Mystics clipped the Lethbridge CC Kodiaks 83-71. Andre Costa led the Kodiaks with 19. Marty Dusowa added 15, Carlos Maffia 13 and Jim Kaminski 12.
In the other bronze quarterfinal, the Douglas Royals dispatched the Grant MacEwan Griffins 100-84. The Royals led 51-33 at the half. “It was a carbon copy of last night’s game,” Griffins coach Ken Larson told the Edmonton Journal. “We couldn’t hit a thing and the refereeing was even worse.” Taras Maslechko paced the Royals with 18. Ray Hines and Jason Stanier each notched 24 for the Griffins. Daryl Glimps added 19.
In the semis, the top-seeded Humber Hawks clocked the Dawson Blues 87-65.
In the other semi, the Briercrest Bible Clippers edged the Trinity Western Spartans 79-76 as Thor Olesen scored 26. Dave Downey led the Spartans with 20, Paul Chaffe 17, along with 13 boards and Randy Ellis 12, while Kendall Kauffeldt 10 boards. The Spartans led 38-36 at the half.
In the bronze semis, the Douglas Royals eliminated the Dawson Blues 104-90.
In the other bronze semi, the Trinity Western Spartans stomped the Mount St. Vincent Mystics 85-65 as Paul Chaffee scored 26, Randy Ellis 14 and Kendall Kauffeldt 12. The Mystics led 38-32 at the half but reserve Mike Morgan came off the bench, hit three buckets and notched 6 steals to turn the tide. Mark Forward led the Mystics with 20.
In the bronze medal match, the Douglas Royals defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 71-70 on a short pull-up jumper by Taras Maslechko with three seconds to play. Paul Chaffee led the Spartans with 24. Jason Wubs added 13, Jason Kinloch 10 and Dave Plenkovich 7, along with 9 assists. The Spartans also include Kendall Kauffeldt, Randy Ellis, Mike Morgan.
In the final, Humber dumped Briercrest 68-64 to win its first title in the school’s 21-year history, elating athletic director Rich Bendera. “We’re all waited a long time for this to happen. It’s a great feeling.” The Hawks had twice lost in the national final in the previous five years. “That’s what makes it so special, to finally see the team win the title. I know the coaches have worked very hard at it the past years and they deserve so much credit as well.” Tony Carvalho paced the Hawks with 19. Thor Olesen led the Clippers with 21. Humber led 42-34 at the half.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Fitzroy Lightbody (Humber); Larry McNeil (Humber); Thor Olesen (Briercrest Bible); Werner Knopp (Douglas); Paul Chaffee (Trinity Western); and Mark Forward (Mt. St. Vincent)
The bronze medalist Douglas Royals: Ted Vander Wall; Werner Vander Mark; Onkar Hayne; Werner Knopp; Taras Maslechko; coach Steve Beauchamp
The silver medalist Briercrest Bible Clippers: Richard Sabbaugh; Thor Oleson; Rod Adrian; Perry Martens; Matthew Roemmele; Dale Leib; Craig Anderson; Jeremy Adrian; Jon Waind; Gary Davey; Dwight Tonn; Daryn Wall; coach Stan Peters; assistant Carl Hinderager; manager Jayson Dellandrea
The gold medalist Humber Hawks: Fitzroy Lightbody; Larry McNeil; Patrick Rhodd; Doug Lawrie; Tony Carvalho; Hugh Riley; Garfield Thompson; Kevin Dawkins; Karl Phillips; Gareth Broad; Richard Saunders; David Adams; Greg Chornomud; Deon Dwyer; Hopeton Sutherland; coach Mike Katz; athletic director Rich Bendera