Final regular season standings:
North (4): Cambrian (10-2); Northern (7-5); Northwestern (4-8); Canadore (3-9)
South (4): Seneca (17-2); Sheridan (16-3); Centennial (5-13), George Brown (5-14). Standings include a game between Centennial and Conestoga that was protested and no points awarded.
East (6): Durham (12-3); Loyalist (11-4); St. Lawrence-Kingston (8-7); St. Lawrence-Brockville (7-8); Algonquin (6-9); St Lawrence-Cornwall (1-14)
West (5): Fanshawe (12-4); St. Clair (10-6); Niagara (6-10); Mohawk (6-10); Conestoga (1-14). Standings include a game between Centennial and Conestoga that was protested and no points awarded.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algonquin Thunder: Gerry Foster, Will Schoenmakers, Brent Martin, John Sabourin, Wayne Yeldon, Tony D’Ettore, Mark White, Norm Ebrecht, Mike Rudkins, Vic Avalos, Steve Downey, Bill Storey and Steve Knight.
Canadore Panthers: Don Marsden, G McCausland, Mike Sikorski, K MacIntosh, B Hoffman, C Russell, P Lavoie, R Tomlinson, Terry Marshall and M Berrigan.
Centennial Colts: Tony DiRollo, Terry Mercury, Pat Tulloch, Maurice Harriston, Paul Clarke, John Dodaro, Denek Konecny, Rudy Brooker, Peter Crews, Mark Trail and Shawn Killins.
Conestoga: Glen Walpole, Dale MacPherson, Eugene Todd, Gord Larone, Rick Hoover, Terry Foutre, Dennis Mueller, Wayne Burton, Mike Arnold, Keith Bruder and Steve Vickery.
George Brown Huskies: Don Weber, Brian Johnston, Alamo Wocker, Shawn Timmins, Vincent Intile, Alfred Johnson, Kamal Abunassar, Vernon Ward, Kevin Johnston, Dave Gregoire, James Hendrickson, Kevin Alvarez, Richard Gallant, Jake Vanderplaats, George Beaulieu, Don Robataille, Joseph Mills and Norbert Stewart.
Mohawk Mountaineers: Dana Wedlock; Gary Dinsmore, Brian Boettcher, Chris Dennis, Ted Rakoczy, Joe Zabukovec, John Hyslop, Tom Pett, Tim Small, Dennis Mitchell, Bob Donaldson, Keith Aubrey, Lu Bahn, James Pietro, Nick Dinardo, Ian Maxwell and Ray Albert.
Northwestern (Rouyn) Les Gaillards: Denis Legault, Yves Pichette, Louis Bordeleau, Steve Pratte, Pierre Betty, Marc Girard, Real Lampron, Roger Beaulieu, S Simard, M Juneau, Jacques Daigle and Michel Landry.
St. Lawrence-Cornwall Sharks: Allan Campbell, Gary Dexter, Richard Carriere, Duane Moak, Jim Ward, Gil Lalonde, Rheal Thibeault, Cliff Criter, Jim Reed, Chris Bertrand, Brian Tardiff, V.P. Lanclois, Steve Morris, Russ Tardiff, Gerry Zeran, Dave Higgins, Dennis Legault and Mario Lalonde.
In the North playoffs, the Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies defeated the Cambrian Colts 38-35; 66-54 (2g-0). The Colts included Tony Tomini, Danny Pelot, Richard Golanski, Paul Schaffer, Richard Zydb, Doyle Anthony, Alan Antoniazzi, B Roach, Paul Scarfone, Emilio Ceccheto, J McKenzie and Gary Toporowski.
In the South finals, the Seneca Braves dispatched the Sheridan Bruins 76-72; 65-61 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Leonard Noel paced Seneca with 16. Raffi Der Boghossian added 14 and Nino Paulucci 14. Ron Morton paced Sheridan with 18. Paul Kane added 16. The Bruins also included Jerry Auger, Phil Davies, Joe Wade, Nick Mandaag, Norbert Wilging, Howard Hairston, Gin Zubrickas, Mike Pope, Scott McAndrew and Martin Convery.
In the West semis, the St. Clair Saints defeated the Niagara Knights 64-58 as Henry Koscielski scored 25, Kevin Boutette 17, along with 11 boards, Bob Schwager 8, Dave Maynard 5, John Herbert 4, along with 10 boards, Doug Collins 3 and Roy Leach 2. Saints coach Alex Hoffman said “our game plan was to hold (Ted) Kicinski and (Mike) Soucie to 20 points between them. Kicinski only got 10 and Soucie, their big man, was held to a mere 3, mainly because (Kevin) Boutette did a fantastic job on him man-to-man.” Niagara drew within 60-58 down the stretch but St. Clair shifted to a zone and held the Knights scoreless over the final 2:30. Jim Watson paced the Knights with 20. Irv Overmeyer added 13, Ted Kicinski 10, along with 12 boards, Terry Krawec 5, Angelo Perrella 5, Mike Soucie 3 and Pat Kilby 2. The Knights (coached by Peter Rylander, assistant Ted Gurnick, manager Bob Jones) also included Carl Smith, Ken Stewart, Malcolm Norris, Brian Russell, Jeff Hagar, Bob Boyne, Bob Merrill, Phil Pragnell, Lee Anderson and Jim Muratori. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Fanshawe Falcons dumped the St. Clair Saints 72-54. A pair of 10-0 runs gave the Falcons a 33-23 lead at the half. Saints coach Alex Hoffman told the Windsor Star “we came up flat. … We had no offensive continuity at all.” The Saints kept coughing up the ball against the press, while the Falcons double and triple-teamed Henry Koscielski. Pierre Sonier led the Falcons with 19. Bert Udeam added 16, Gabe Romano 12, Bob Horvath 10, Terry Shabot 10 and Ron Bailey 4, while Mike Chevrette was scoreless. The Falcons hit 32-61 from the floor and 8-17 from the line. The Saints hit 25-71 from the floor and 4-10 from the line. Henry Koscielski paced the Saints with 16. Bob Schwager added 11, Kevin Boutette 8, John Herbert 6, Dave Maynard 4, Roy Leach 2 and Doug Collins 2. The Saints also included Terry Firr, Brent Robinson, Jim Berthiaume, Ken Gietz and Bob Lauzon.
In the East semis, held in Belleville, the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings dumped the Loyalist Lancers 69-58 as Bruce Sheen scored 23, Garth Kelly 20, Andy Heidebrecht 9, Ken Smith 6, Al Greig 6 and Mike Seguin 2. Vikings coach Ted Batchelor told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “a key factor in our winning was freshman guard Garth Kelly. He had a super game, especially during the first half when he picked up the slack … During the second half, we dominated the boards and converted a lot of second efforts.” Ron Crook led the Lancers with 16. Brian Bell added 13 and Darryl Broughton 8. The Lancers also included Ken Fairbank, Dave Culmer, Jim Belfall, Mike Lynch, Mike Smith, Bob Watts, Steve Galloway, Kevin Shannon and Al Webster. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the top-seeded Durham Lords defeated the 4th-seeded St. Lawrence-Brockville 78-58 as Joe Fitzpatrick scored 25, Dave Morgan 16, Vic Kneitas 13, Roy Green 12, Doug Askew 4, Gino Pascuzzi 2 and Brian Trigg 2. Barry Spence led the Brockville with 17. Brockville also included Don McDade, Harold Roobol, Steve Miller, Tim Darling, Randy Burke, Charles Wehner, Joe Aninnos, Bernardo Machado, Matt Easton, Jesus Melina and Michael Decaire. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Loyalist Lancers dispatched St. Lawrence-Brockville 69-56. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Durham Lords dumped the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 61-58. The Lords broke to a 24-8 lead but the Vikings rallied to knot the score at 34 at the half. The tide turned down the stretch when Bruce Sheen, who scored 30 for the Vikings, fouled out with minutes to play. Dave Morgan led the Lords with 16. Joe Fitzpatrick added 13, Vic Kneitas 11, Roy Green 7, Dave Lapos 6, Gino Pascuzzi 4, Mike Baker 2 and Larry Horruzey 2. The Vikings included Bruce Sheen, Al Greig, Ken Smith, Mike Sequin, Andy Hiedelbrecht, Rob Stone, Garth Kelly, Julius Szabo, Dan Nichols, Pete Kobal, Bill Garrett, Neil Campbell and Whan Marinez.
In the OCAA Final Four semis, held at Northern College in Kirkland Lake, the Fanshawe Falcons dumped the Durham Lords 82-56. Joe Fitzpatrick led the Lords with 18. Vic Kneitas added 14.
In the other semi, the Seneca Braves thrashed the host Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies 91-60 as John Melchiori scored 34, Raffi De Boghassian 16, Leonard Noel 12 and John Morache 4. Tim Hodgins led the Huskies with 15.
In the bronze medal match, the Durham Lords defeated the Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies 84-77 as Roy Green scored 16, Joe Fitzpatrick 15, Mike Baker 11, Dave Lapos 11, Dave Morgan 10, Vic Kneitas 9, Larry Horruzzey 7, Gino Pascuzzi 6 and Doug Askew 2. Dan Kelly paced the Huskies with 33. Denis Giles added 17, Michel Paquet 12, Tim Hodgins 7, Eric Ellenoc 2, Brian Koski 2, Louis Kuret 2 and Jase McNaughton 2. The Huskies included Bob Boudreau, Claude Montreuil, Mike Blatchford, Jeff Reid, Brian Waldron and R Barker.
In the final, the Seneca Braves defeated the Fanshawe Falcons 68-62 as tournament MVP John Melchiori scored 26, Leonard Noel 16, Raffi Der Boghossian 12, Rick Lostracco 6, Nino Paolucci 5 and Raphael Harris 5. Ron Bailey paced the Falcons with 13. Bob Horvath added 10, Barry Brady 9, Bert Udema 9, Pierre Sonier 8, Terry Shabot 8 and Bob Romano 6.
The bronze medalist Durham Lords: Joe Fitzpatrick; Vic Kneitas; Dave Lebos; Mike Baker; Gino Pascuzzi; Dave Morgan; Roy Green; Rob Travone; Larry Horruzey; Doug Askew; Brian Trigg; Dave Lapos; Bruce Fudger; Dan Watson; coach Dave Stewart
The silver medalist Fanshawe Falcons: Ron Bailey; Bob Horvath; Bert Udema; Pierre Sonier; Barry Brady; Terry Shabot; Mike Chevrette; Gabe Romano; Scott Johnson; Doug Cochrane; Don Rusk; Frank Romani; Steve Fortner
The gold medalist Seneca Braves: John Melchiori, Leonard Noel; Raffi Der Boghassian; Annino Paolucci; Raphael Harris; Peter Klein; Rick Lostracco; George Bisolchi; George Pastaljian; John Morachi; Joseph Wilson; Steve Leahy; Craig Purdie; coach Neil William