Final regular season standings:
South (7): George Brown (18-0); Centennial (13-5); Sheridan (12-6); Seneca (8-10); Humber (8-10); Durham (4-14); Georgian (0-18)
North (5): Cambrian-Sudbury (16-0); Rouyn-Noranda (9-7); Canadore (8-8); Northern-Kirkland Lake (3-13); Sault College-SSM (3-13)
West (4): St. Clair (11-1); Mohawk (7-5); Fanshawe (5-7); Niagara (1-11)
East (5): St. Lawrence-Kingston (15-1); Algonquin (10-2); Loyalist (5-10); Sir Sandford Fleming-Lindsay (4-11); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (3-12)
Divisional playoffs were held to determine qualifiers to the OCCA tourney.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Canadore: Ron Boulton, John Owras, Dan Yachuk, Ted Wiegand, Fage Monestine, Barry Craig, Jim Finlay, Mac Paquette, coach Gary Lumsden
Durham Lords: Dave Fitchett, Chris Staeger, Rod Fillier, Bob Krawec, Steve Ball, Dean Little, Dan Woodward, Bob Bentley, Al Gates, coach Dave Stewart
Fanshawe: Rick Jacob,
Georgian Grizzlies: Bob Greer, Ken Hannah
Humber Hawks: Tim McGhie, George Phee, Roman Berehulka, Basil Fortester, Rob McCormack, Vince Sparks, Dan Ferraro, Gerhard Grosschadl, coach Mike Davies
Niagara Knights: Bob Cavers, Brent Tvinder, John Gojmarad, Rick Ludlow, Steve Manwarren, Tom Easterbrook, David Rose, Wayne Wiesi, Rudy Barell, John Wronski, coach Peter Rylander, manager Dave Robertson
Sault: Lloyd Larone,
Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough: Herm Jansen,
In the East semis, the Algonquin Thunder dusted the Loyalist Lancers 91-71. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings whipped Sir Sandford Fleming-Lindsay 103-48 as Mike Dowling scored 31, Dave Dundon 20, Kim McKenzie 13, Dave Mckenzie 13 and Tino Mussio 11. Keith Ebbs led Sir Sandford Fleming with 18. …………………………………………………… In the East final, the Algonquin Thunder stunned the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 57-51 as Don Hebert scored 12. Kim McKenzie led the Vikings with 19. The Vikings also included Mike Dowling, Dave Dundo, Dave McKenzie, Tino Mussio, James Baldwin, Ted Sleath, John Murphy.
In the South division semis, the Centennial Colts dispatched the Sheridan Bruins 70-63. The Bruins included John Kostas, Damon Alyea, Ireland, Hicks. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the George Brown Huskies clubbed the Seneca Braves 116-63. The Braves included Mike Scinocco, Mike Patrick, Belvedere, Jeff Starr, Paul Ranieri. …………………………………………………… In the South division finals, the George Brown Huskies defeated the Centennial Colts 101-52; 97-59 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Mike Asque scored 28, Marv Snowden 22 and Val Pozzan 18. Perry Doukas led Centennial with 23. The Colts also included Whelan.
In the West playoffs, the St. Clair Saints defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers 55-57; 83-59; 90-82 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Mohawk nipped St. Clair 57-55 as Brian Dick scored 20, along with 16 boards, Cahill 9, Bruce O’Brien 8, Tom Hardie 8, Rick Metcalf 5, Rod MacDonald 4 and Bishop 3. The Mountaineers hit 24-44 from the floor and 9-20 from the line, while nabbing 32 boards. Duane Newby led the Saints with 19. Jim Alton added 14, Rick Chase 10, Fred Logan 8, Tom Murphy 2 and Tom Maloney 2, while Hugo Gatti was scoreless. The Saints hit 25-59 from the floor and 5-8 from the line, while nabbing 25 boards. Saints coach Alex Hoffman told the Windsor Star “they played their best game of the season to beat us by two points and had to use a deliberate stall most of the game to do it.” …………………………………………………… In game two, St. Clair evened the series by dusting Mohawk 83-59 as Duane Newby scored 18, Mike Roos 13, Jim Alton 12, Fred Logan 10, Rick Chase 9, Lussier 8, Tom Murphy 6, Tom Maloney 4 and Brian Langlois 3. Saints coach Alex Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “it was our pride and determination that came into play tonight … We executed our plays better and showed much more character.” Rod McDonald led the Mountaineers with 18. Cahill added 8, Bruce O’Brien 8, Rick Metcalfe 7, Bishop 6, Brian Dick 4, Mandula 4, Major 4 and Tom Hardie 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, St. Clair took the series with a 92-80 win as Fred Logan scored 19, Tom Murphy 17, Hugo Gatti 14, Jim Alton 13, Duane Newby 10, along with 24 boards, Rick Chase 7, Mike Roos 6, Brian Langlois 4 and Tom Maloney 2. Rick Metcalfe led the Mountaineers with 20. Tom Hardie added 15, Rod MacDonald 13, Bishop 8, Mandula 8, Brian Dick 6, Bruce O’Brien 6 and Cahill 2. Saints coached Alex Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “it was (Tom) Murphy and (Fred) Logan who turned the tide for us. As co-captains, they proved to be the leaders in the clutch victory.” Mountaineers coach Wes Hicks said “we changed our game strategy tonight, switching from a deliberate stall to a full-court, man-to-man defence and it didn’t work well enough.”
In the North playoffs, the Cambrian-Sudbury Golden Shield defeated Rouyn-Noranda 70-56; 57-43; 64-56 (3g-0). Rouyn-Noranda included Berthie Desrochers.
In the Final Four semis, held in Windsor, the host St. Clair Saints defeated the Cambrian Golden Shield 97-45 as Tom Maloney scored 17, Jim Alton 17, Fred Logan 13, Rick Chase 12, Duane Newby 11, along with 18 boards, Lussier 11, Mike Roos 6, Hugo Gatti 4, Tom Murphy 4 and Brian Langlois 2. Cambrian was led by 6-11 centre Bruce Arkilander’s 17 points and 16 boards. Bob Piche scored 12, Fahey 7, Swain 4, Whitwell 3 and Cecoarelli 2. The Saints led 45-23 at the half. Saints coach Alex Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “we were concerned a bit. We’d never seen them before and they had that good record (16-0) in league play and that 6-11 centre. We didn’t expect it to be that easy.”
In the other semi, the George Brown Huskies pasted the Algonquin Thunder 93-52 as American guard Marv Snowden scored 27, while nabbing 12 boards, Mike Asque 14, Val Pozzan 14, Amos Coletta 10, Farnham 10, Peterdy 8, Mallen 6, DaSilva 2 and Dean 2. Larry Trenholm paced the Thunder with 14. Norris added 8, Foster 8, Zuro 7, Ward 6, Batch 4, Lockhead 2, McGuire 2 and Hebert 1.
In the bronze medal match, the Cambrian-Sudbury Golden Shield defeated the Algonquin Thunder 74-54 as Bob Piche and Bruce Arkilander each scored 17. The Thunder (coached by Peter Benedek) included Larry Trenholm, McGuire, Lockhead, Norris, Batch, Foster, Zuro, Ward, Hebert.
In the final, the George Brown Huskies handled the St. Clair Saints 75-62 after leading 40-31 at the half. Pittsburgh-born Marv Snowden (who’d also attended West Virginia University and Southwestern University in Oklahoma before transferring to George Brown), who’d scored 87 points in one game against Georgian College, scored 26 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. Chicago-born Mike Asque (who’d played four seasons at William Penn University in Iowa) added 15, along with 10 rebounds. Val Pozzan scored 19. Duane Newby led St. Clair with 18. Rick Chase added 12. The Huskies hit 31-67 (.460) from the floor and 13-28 from the line. The Saints hit 25-74 (.330) from the floor and 12-22 from the line. Huskies coach Vince Drake told the Windsor Star “it was tougher than we figured. I commend St. Clair for playing a fine game, probably their best of the year.” Saints coach Alex Hoffman said that Marv Snowden “is the biggest player I’ve ever seen in this league. In fact, I’ve never seen a college player in Canada any better than he is.”
The bronze medalist Cambrian-Sudbury Golden Shield: Bruce Arkilander; Bob Piche; Fahey; Swain; Whitwell; Cedoarelli;
The silver medalist St. Clair Saints: Tom Maloney; Jim Alton; Duane Newby; Rick Chase; Fred Logan; Brian Langlois; Tom Murphy; Mike Roos; Hugo Gatti; Rick Chase; J Chase; Lussier; LaSouda; Pearson; coach Alex Hoffman
The gold medalist George Brown Huskies: Marvin Snowden, Michael Asque; Val Pozzan; Americo ‘Amos’ Coletta; Harold Farnham; Mike Peterdy; Mallen; Albert DaSilva; Richard Dean; John Cooper; coach Vince Drake