Final regular season standings:
Incomplete season because of strike. Percentages used in determining West standings.
East (7): St. Lawrence-Kingston (10-2): Loyalist (9-3); St. Lawrence-Brockville (8-4); Durham (7-5); Algonquin (6-6); Canadore (2-10); St. Lawrence-Cornwall (0-12)
West (12): Fanshawe (18-3); Mohawk (17-5); Centennial (17-5); St. Clair (15-5); Sheridan (15-7); George Brown (15-7); Northern (10-12); Niagara (7-14); Cambrian (5-15); Seneca (5-17); Humber (4-18); Conestoga (1-21)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algonquin: Francois Cyr, Don Roberts, Norman Ebrecht, Jon Sissoms, Luc Laviolette, Gerry Foster, Tim Desclouds, Don Siurna, Norman Smith, Ken Mackenzie and Dave Casey.
Cambrian: John Cristo, Brian Yanchuk, Simo Sormaz, Gerry Duhamel, Marcello Gulatieri, Lou Petrone, Warren Wahamaa, Norm Matheson, Rejean Taillefer, Gerry Liikanen, Kevin Kormarnicki and Harry Hirskimaki.
Canadore Panthers: Steve Follis, Doyle Anthony, Gerry McCausland, John Kennedy, Doug McClelland, John Jones, Robert Sime, Jeff Hamilton, Jack Brunette, Ricardo Brun Del Re, Craig Lasseter and Clyde Russell.
Conestoga Condors: Mike Price, Colin Foster, Joseph Kahler, Maurice Lebert, Mark Minielly, Bill Kieswetter, Tom Finlayson, Bernie Smit, Roger Cracknell, Drew Reid, Peter Stewart, Wyatt Williams, coach Kaye Collard
Humber: Steve Arlauskas, Richard Duliunas, Paul Simonaitis, Clyde Walters, Linas Kaknevicius, Carlo Carcasole, Rick Dicresce, Dino Tenaglia, Hal Roobol, Errol Grant, Ray Knapp, Dave Smith, Frank Godfrey, Mike Green, Lloyd Patterson, Scott Dempster, coach Doug Fox
Niagara: Ted Kicinski, Bruno Couloigner, Tim Chambers, Wilf Muller, Mike Czerlau, Doug Smith, Brian John, Harold Ross, David Patterson, Timo Mauro, Jeff Seabrooke, Richard Marr, Joe Nagy, Jeff Weima, Dave Damude, coach Don Lesco
Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies: Peter Gignac, Albert Scragg, Pat Mosely-Williams, Mitch Paquet, Don Horne, Eerol Keltamaki, Mike Spencer, Calvin Greer, Eric Ellenor, Paul Hank, Dan Griffith, Mike McLaughlin and Jack Jarve.
Seneca: Danny Andonoff, Paul Berry, Raphael Harris, Fred Raininger, Keith Lichty, Jim Gmaz, Gary Davis, Harry Baird, Headley Dixon, Bill Arthur, Joseph Mills and Clayton Brockett.
St. Lawrence-Cornwall Sharks: Mark Pidgeon, Allan Campbell, Michael Johnston, John Heemskerk, Andy Tyo, Neil Cattanach, Ken Smith, Howard McCourt, Rheal Thibeault, Steve Morris, Carlos Moncada, Richard Delorme and Richard Lavallee.
In the West quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The George Brown Huskies nipped the Centennial Colts 69-68 as Craig Jarvis scored 24 on 10-13 from the floor and 4-8 from the line, Jeff Lo 13, while Joe Braunstein nabbed 15 boards. Jarvis told the Hamilton Spectator that “we just tried to get tougher, steal the ball, force them to make errors, which fortunately, they did.” Alberta Da Silva led the Colts with 15. Scott Weidmark added 15 and Garvin Antoine 12, while nabbing 16 boards. The Colts also included Lawrence Coombs, Patrick Tulloch, Jim Antonopoulos, Noel Nedrick, Locksley Blades, William MacLean, Clarence Alberga, Chris Manos and Terry Mercury. …………………………………………………… In the other quarterfinal, the Sheridan Bruins edged the St. Clair Saints 65-58 as Jerry Auger scored 20, Andre Gravac 18, while nabbing 15 boards and Ambrose Campana 7. Sheridan coach Dick Ruschiensky had dropped all-star Mark Reis, who’d been average 19 ppg, from the team shortly before the divisionals because he’d sworn at a referee in the final game of the regular season. “Mark didn’t understand the role of the referee in the game. I thought he had been treated badly in the past. Finally, I just couldn’t take a chance with him … Needless to say, I’m ecstatic. That makes me particularly happy because all the guys chipped in. We didn’t try to have one player take his (Reis’) place.” The Bruins hit 23-65 from the floor and 9-14 from the line. Marc Demore led the Saints with 23. Kevin Boutette added 14, Darcy Colbreath 10 and Bruce Grand 7. The Saints also included Len Souliere, Ken Pratt, Dave Plako, Jim Wilson, Rich St. Pierre, John Staley, Dan Driscoll and Mike Dagenais. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the George Brown Huskies stunned the Fanshawe Falcons 68-66 as Jeff K.C. Lo scored 26, Craig Jarvis 10 and Henry Jackowski 10. Guard Wilson Wong hit the winning 20-foot jumper with 40 seconds to play. Huskies coach Val Pozzan told the Hamilton Spectator that “you’ve got to have speed. We’re quick. We get the shot up quick.” The Huskies hit 27-62 from the floor. Fanshawe hit 25-74 from the floor and led 41-38 at the half. Terry Titilopoulos led the Falcons with 13. Bob Horvath added 13, Ron Bailey 12 and Al Ratcliffe 12. …………………………………………………… In the other West semi, the Mohawk Mountaineers nipped the Sheridan Bruins 80-79 as Brian Eves scored 25, while nabbing 17 boards, John Hemmer 16, along with 14 boards and Dave Dinney 14. Mohawk led 37-36 at the half. Eves blocked a shot and forced a jump ball with four seconds to play. The Bruins won the jump but a long bomb by Ambrose Camapana at the buzzer went awry. Mohawk coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “I don’t know how many more of these I can stand. It gets harder and harder.” The Mountaineers hit 29-78 from the floor and 23-33 from the line, while the Bruins were 34-81 from the floor and 4-15 from the line. Bruins coach Dick Ruschiensky said “we didn’t get a break. … And we needed one.” …………………………………………………… Fanshawe qualified for the provincials by defeating the Sheridan Bruins 57-56 in the bronze medal match as Ron Bailey scored 18 and Al Fatcliffe 13. Mike De Jager notched an and-one with 1:30 to play that proved to be the winner. Fanshawe coach Glenn Johnston told the Hamilton Spectator that “if you can’t win the close ones, you shouldn’t be here.” Andre Graovac led the Bruins with 19. Jerry Auger added 19. Bruins coach Dick Ruischiensky said “we had them by four points and we turned over the ball twice.” The Bruins also included Mark Reis, Paul Kane, Don Gambacort, Ambrose Campana, Scott Warrick, Jamie Hillis, Dave Zezella, Tony Gittens, John Mattson, Peter Wong and Rob Dunn. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the George Brown Huskies 71-69 as Chris Dennis and John Hemmer each hit two free throws with five seconds to play to advance the Mountaineers to the provincial tournament. “I thought it would take more than a year to turn the team around,” Mohawk coach Wesley Hicks told the Globe & Mail. “But we did it the first time out.” George Brown took a 33-21 lead at the half by pushing the pace and getting out in transition. “We came out slow, which surprised me because I knew we would have to play a running game to win,” said Hicks. “We put it all together in second half, though.” Forward Brian Eves, who was named to the all-tournament team, scored 20 to lead the Mountaineers. John Rickus added 15, Dave Dinney 11, Hemmer 11 and Dennis 10. Jeff Lo, tourney MVP, notched 19 to lead George Brown. Craig Jarvis, Mike Day and Joe Braunstein each added 12. Huskies coach Val Pozzan told the Hamilton Spectator that “we’re a team that likes to get the ball down the court and get the quick hot. What Mohawk did was take that away from us.”
In the eastern semis: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings (then the Big Blue) thrashed the 4th-seeded Durham Lords 83-64. The Lords led 37-34 at the half. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Loyalist Lancers defeated St. Lawrence-Brockville 76-74. Brockville included Joe Roobol, Henry Mulder, Don Cooper, Stephen Lawn, Don McDade, Mike Rasenberg, Tim Darling, Steve Graham, John Keays, Ian Irving, Robert Trayner and Kirk Sudds. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Durham Lords dispatched the St. Lawrence-Brockville Brahma Bulls 87-72. The Lords (coached by Ted Harrison) included Mark Koson, Joe Fitzpatrick, Jim Sexmith, Nick Wind, Brian Trigg, Chris Parchment, Roy Green, Jeff Bliss, Gerald McLaughlin, Pierre Tiesler, Rob Tavone, Ernie Rainbow, Fred Delvesto, Mario Pacheco and Eugene Dupuis. …………………………………………………… In the eastern final, Loyalist upset St. Lawrence-Kingston 53-49.
In the provincial wild card game, the Fanshawe Falcons thrashed the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 74-55 as Ronald Bailey scored 17, Bob Horvath 13, Terry Fitilopoulos 12, Al Ratcliffe 12 and Gabe Romano 12. Bruce Sheen paced the Vikings with 18. Frank Potter added 15. The Vikings also included Alan Greig, Dave Cox, Andy Heidebrecht, Brian Wood, Terry Walsh, Gary Corbett, Harry Heikkila, Fred Aley, Garth Kelly, John MacFarlane, Ken McGill and Dan Potter.
In the provincial semis, the Fanshawe Falcons whipped the Mohawk Mountaineers 67-53 as Ronald Bailey scored 14, Al Ratcliffe 23 and Gabe Romano 12. The Falcons led 39-28 at the half. Dave Dinney paced Mohawk with 10. The Mountaineers hit 21-72 from the floor, 11-18 from the line, while nabbing 30 boards. Mountaineers coach Wes Hicks told the Hamilton Spectator that “our game plan was to go to the boards very quickly and dominate. Just the opposite happened. They got three or four shots so they dominated the boards. Then we got in foul trouble. … I thought the key to the game was two things. They broke our press without any trouble and our shooting was terrible. It was our worst shooting this year.”
In the other semi, the George Brown Huskies defeated the Loyalist Lancers 64-57 as Joe Braunstein scored 16. Al Rutherford led Loyalist with 15.
In the bronze medal match, the Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the Loyalist Lancers 103-78. The Lancers included Jim Belfall, Steve McCracken, Pete Bilodeau, Rick Labrash, Brian Lambo, Steve Galloway, Al Rutherford, Ron Crook, Ron Bell, Randy Ryckman, Brian Daley, Rob Boucher, Martin Seemungal and Carson Ogilvie.
In the final, wildcard Fanshawe avenged a West playoff loss by whipped the George Brown Huskies 78-55. Falcons coach Glenn Johnston said “we really wanted to come in here as West Division champion, but after losing to George Brown in Hamilton we were forced to go the wild-card route to get into the championships,” Johnston said. Fanshawe took a 20-13 lead after nine minutes and then extended it to 31-20 before George Brown rallied to within 35-28 at the half. The Falcons took control in the second half when George Brown coach Val Pozzan yanked Taiwanese native Jeff Lo after he picked up his fourth foul. Fanshawe promptly extended its lead to 20 on a 13-0 run. Lo returned but soon fouled out. Ron Bailey led Fanshawe with 19. Al Ratcliffe added 13, Gabe Romano 12. Joe Braunstein paced the Huskies with 20. Craig Jarvis added 14.
The bronze medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Chris Dennis; John Hemmer; Brian Eves; Dave Dinney; Ed Tirilis; Bill Yole; John Rickus; Al Kiers; Dave Develter; Brian Boettcher; Rob Cruickshank; Gordon French; John Grumback; coach Wesley Hicks
The silver medalist George Brown Huskies: Jeff Lo; Craig Jarvis; Mike Day; Joe Braunstein; Henry Jackowski; Nathan Blackburn; Mark Cooper; Leonard McKee; Henry Zelasko; Karl Hutchinson; Wilson Wong; Christopher Steele; Emilio Manzo; coach Val Pozzan
The gold medalist Fanshawe Falcons: Ronald Bailey; Bob Horvath; Terry Fitilopoulos; Al Ratcliffe; Gabe Romano;
Bert Udema; Mike Foubert; Grant Taylor; Jerome Grubb; Michael Dejager; Dave Stark; Hugo Ferrone; Scott Livingston; Steve Cummings; Alan Fleming; Rick Fines; Akis Zacharopoulos; Pierre Sonier; coach Glenn Johnston