Final regular season standings:
West (12): Mohawk (19-3); Fanshawe (19-3); St. Clair (19-3); George Brown (15-7); Seneca (14-8); Sheridan (13-9); Centennial (9-13); Humber (7-15); Conestoga (6-16); Niagara (6-16); Northern-Kirkland Lake (5-17); Cambrian (0-22)
East (6): St. Lawrence-Kingston (12-3); Durham (10-5); St. Lawrence-Brockville (9-6); Algonquin (6-9); Loyalist (4-11); Canadore (4-11)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Cambrian: Dan Yoisten, Peter Lavigueur, Rick Landry, Lou Petrone, Mark Gualtieri, Paola Chinea, Jean Taillefer, Mike Gallagher, Warren Wahamaa,
Canadore: Doyle Anthony, Al Wilson, Steve Follis, Randy O’Donnell, Dan Kapitanchuk, John Jones, Vic Simkus, Richard Sivret, Jeff Hamilton, Craig Lasseter and Jack Brunette.
Centennial: Noel Nedrick, Dikran Zabunyan, Garvin Antoine, Cliff Taylor, Cedonir Trivanovich, Scott Weidmark, Doug Aitchison, Clarence Alberga, Paul Taylor, Chris Manos, Locksley Blades, Dom Serafino, Dwight Cole and Angelo Nasato.
Conestoga: Tom Eva, Mike Grace, Mark Minielly, John Bess, Tim Darling, Tom Finlayson, Bernie Smit, Mark Valiquette, Lee Kelvin, Rick Rose, Williams Wyatt and Don Curzon.
Humber Hawks: Steve Sutton, Paul Simonaitus, Dino Tenaglia, Clyde Walters, Doug Poulanen, Kevin Smith, Brian Morrison, Vytas Storcius, Ward Yorke, Mike Hanafin, Joe Kemp, Peter McLeod, Frank Godfrey, Scott McCallum, Chris Ross, Jasper Matthews, coach Doug Fox
Loyalist: Peter Bilodeau, Bob Watts, Tom Eberwin, Brian Lambo, Rob Boucher, Joe King, Kerry Eberwein, Martin Seemungal, Paul Kelly, Wayne Merrithew, Carson Ogilvie, Brian Daley and Randy Ryckman.
Niagara Knights: Bill Gwynne, Bruno Couloigner, Joe Baldinelli, Bob Czerlau, Wilf Muller, Dave Patterson, Tony Cabras, Tom Rose, Harold Ross, George Knisley, Frank Ruzycki, Tim Brown, Dave Damude, David Rasmussen, Dave Marye, coach Dan Radobenko; coach Don Lesco
Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies: Pat Mosely-Williams, Rob Carbonneau, Al Scragg, Stephen Wright, Dean Gatien, Mike McLaughlin, Dan Horne, Bryce Pajunen, Mike Smaill, Dan Griffiths, Paul Hanak, Mannga Simduwah and Gord Fitzgerald.
Sheridan Bruins: Steve Nero, Al Cameron, Don Gambacort, Jeff Venter, Dave Zezella, Tony Gittens, Jamie Hillis, Glen Wolstenholme, Wayne Boxxer, Scott Warrick, Chuck Williams, Bob Klettke, Darrell Wilson and Scott McDonald.
In the East semis: …………………………………………………… The Durham Lords dispatched the St. Lawrence-Brockville Rams 74-69 as Mike Timpano scored 20, Paul Hill 17, Nick Wind 16 and Ron Winterink 12. “That’s the fourth time we’ve played Brockville this year and each time it was a five-point spread,” Lords coach Ted Harrison told the Durham Chronicle. “We won three of the four but those games could have gone either way. … We only had them by three points with two minutes to play. We had a strong defensive finish forcing their players to shoot from outside the key and we picked up all the rebounds.” The Brahma Bulls included Henry Mulder, Mike Rasenberg, John Keays, Chris Burns, Jeff Boisvert, Don Cooper, Don Wright, Stephen Lawn, Steve Johnson, Phil Publow and John Whitley. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Algonquin defeated the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 80-68 as Don Roberts scored 28, Francois Cyr 19, John Sissons 18, Ebrecht 12, Smith 2 and Solan 1, while Bell, Sauve and Siurna were scoreless. John Sutton led the Vikings with 21. Frank Potter added 18, Leigh Knox 10, Mark Soule 10, Harry Heikkila 5, Don Potter 2 and Terry Walsh 2, while David Cox, Bill Duncan and Ken McGill were scoreless. Vikings coach Ted Batchelor told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “we put up a lot of shots but it’s not how many you take, it’s how many go in. We had shot around 48 per cent all season and then we come in here and come up with a lousy effort like that.” The Vikings also included Brian Wood, Mark Soule, Tom Jensen and Don Potter. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Durham Lords dumped the Algonquin Thunder 78-62. Lords coach Ted Harrison told the Durham Chronicle that it was “an easier win. But we still had to play hard. We had five players with double figures. Everybody played well.” Larry Pearson led the Lords with 16. Mike Timpano was chosen the Eastern region tournament MVP. Teammate Nick Wind joined him on the all-star team.
In the West semis: …………………………………………………… George Brown Huskies: Wilfred Delas, Joe Braunstein, Mike Day, Craig Jarvis, Greg Allan, Henry Jackowski, Nathan Blackburn, Mike Willins, Alan Kurtz, Wilson Wong, Terry North and Frank Fender.
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in Windsor, the Seneca Braves (4th, West) dumped the Durham Lords (1st, East) 62-47. Andy Lawrence paced the Braves with 18. Paul Berry added 12, Brian Crown 7, Glenn Bannan 7, Dan Andonoff 6, Fred Raininger 6, Talbert Walters 6 and Steve Gourlie 2, while Gary Davis, Keith Collymore, Ron Bell and Paul Masson were scoreless. Braves coach George Kraus told the Windsor Star that “I don’t think the entire team had the flow of the game. It was a slow, deliberate game. I’m just happy we won. We got a break tonight. We didn’t play well.” Mike Timpano paced the Lords (coached by Ted Harrison) with 14. Bob Watchorn added 9, Nick Wind 8, Ron Winterink 4, Paul Hill 3, Larry Pearson 3, Rob Tavone 2, John Paul Dunn 2 and Vince Ball 1, while Adolph Rowe, Doug Thompson were scoreless.
In the other quarterfinal, the St. Clair Saints (3rd, West) dispatched the Algonquin Thunder (then the Cats) 86-60. Bruce Grand paced the Saints with 22. Jim Wilson added 12, Duane Matthews 11, Mark Kuni 8, D’Arch Colbreath 8, Dale Laiberte 8, Ken Pratt 5, Milan Mijatovic 3, Mike Dagenais 3, Darryl Crosby 1, and Terry Earley 1, while John Forsyth and mark Demore were scoreless. Saints coach Al Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “we like to run and headman the ball. We have enough people and can afford to get into that type of game.” Bruce Grand said “we were trying to get inside. But they were collapsing and giving us the outside shot. They did a pretty good job for a while but they couldn’t keep up. Our running game is our ace in the hole.” Francois Cyr paced the Thunder with 25. Jon Sissons added 10, Don Roberts 8, Norm Ebrecht 8, Al Solari 4, Tom Bell 3 and Norm Smith 2, while Louis Sauve, Don Siurna and Rob Velthuizen were scoreless. The Thunder also included Bill Holmes and Mark Cullen. Thunder coach Jock Simpson said “they managed to change the tempo of the game. We were in foul trouble and that was dictating our defence.” Francois Cyr added that “I guess they were in better shape than we were. I was getting tired in the second half.”
In the semis, the Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the Seneca Braves 68-56. John Hemmer paced the Mountaineers with 18. Terry Kazulak added 16, Dave Dinney 14, Mark Korczynski 8, Adrian Warner 7, Steve Grossi 4 and Benny Zubas 1, while Terry Jaszkowski, Bob Urie, Brian Wheeler, Gordon Buch, Greg Peart and Rob Cruickshank were scoreless. Andy Lawrence led the Braves with 20. Dan Andonoff added 17, Paul Berry 4, Brian Crown 4, Fred Raininger 3 and Glenn Bannan 2, while Gary Davis, Ron Bell, Talbert Walters, Paul Masson and Steve Gourlie were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Fanshawe Falcons defeated the St. Clair Saints 59-54 as Al Ratcliffe scored 13, while nabbing 22 rebounds. John Hayden scored 12, Grant Taylor 12, Vito Frijia 10, Mike DeJager 8, Bob Horvath 8 and Bill Sewell 6. Bruce Grand and Jim Wilson each scored 12 to pace the Saints. Darcy Colbreath added 9, Duane Matthews 8, Mark Kuni 7, Dale Laliberte 4 and Ken Pratt 2.
In the bronze medal match, the St. Clair Saints dumped the Seneca Braves 113-68 as Bruce Grand scored 30, Mark Kuni 19, Darcy Colbreath 16, Jim Wilson 11, Duane Matthews 10, Milan Mijatovic 10, Ken Pratt 9, Dale Laliberte 4, John Forsyth 2 and Terry Earley 2. Saints coach Al Hoffman told the Windsor Star that “any suggestion that we ran up the score is untrue. We’re not going to walk the ball up the floor. Last night, we did that and look what happened.” Bruce Grand said “we were a little disappointed in ourselves after losing to Fanshawe. That’s why we went out and gave it our all today.” Andy Lawrence led the Braves with 18. Fred Raininger added 12, Glenn Bannan 10, Paul Berry 9, Talbert Walters 6, Steve Gourlie 6, Paul Masson 4, Ron Bell 2 and Dan Andonoff 1, while Gary Davis and Brian Crown were scoreless. The Braves also included Terry Spearman, Jim Gmaz and Keith Collymore.
In the final, the Fanshawe Falcons won their third straight title as coach Glenn Johnston’s team used its familiar slowdown ball control game to defeat Mohawk 78-53. Fanshawe was led by Grant Taylor 18, tourney MVP Mike DeJaeger 12, Vito Frijia 12, Bob Horvath 9, Al Ratcliffe 8, along with 12 boards, Bill Sewell 7, John Hayden 6, Dave Webber 3, Ed Alaskiewicz 2 and Rick Mutchky 1. Perry Kazulak led Mohawk with 16. Dave Dinney added 10, John Hemmer 8, Steve Grossi 8, Mark Korczynski 7, Bob Urie 4, Adrian Warner 2, Brian Wheeler 2 and Greg Peart 2. Mohawk coach Wesley Hicks told the Windsor Star that the Falcons “are, without a doubt, the best ballhandling team in the OCAA. We tried everything to get them out of their set offence but nothing worked. We’re definitely not a ballhandling team and when you go up against a team like Fanshawe, you’d better have something else going for you. … They are a better team. It’s that simple. To beat them you have to get them out of their system.” Hicks had hoped to set the Falcons on their heels with full-court pressure. But Fanshawe wasn’t rattled as it build a 20-7 lead. “We knew they were going to use a press against us,” said Bob Horvath. “We prepared for it by inbounding the ball to our guards and getting it up the floor fast.” Fanshawe used its press break to streak to a 41-20 lead at the half. “If you press us man-to-man, you’re wasting your time,” said coach Glenn Johnston. “As soon as we eliminated the turnovers, we had them playing our game. … If my team plays the tempo I want, we’ll win every time. We have to handle the press. Today, it turned into layups.” Mike Jaeger said “we like to run a patterned offence, as opposed to Mohawk, which likes to run. We expected them to press a lot. We knew exactly what they would do.”
After the season, the league’s divisions are re-structured to create two nine-team divisions.
The bronze medalist St. Clair Saints: Bruce Grand; Duane Matthews; Mark Kuni; Darcy Colbreath; Jim Wilson; Dale Laliberte; Terry Earley; John Forsyth; Ken Pratt; Darrell Crosby; Milan Mijatovic; Mike Dagenais; Mark Demore; Richard St. Pierre; coach Al Huffman
The silver medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Perry Kazulak; Dave Dinney; John Hemmer; Terry Jaszkowski; Bob Urie; Adrian Warner; Benny Zabus; Steve Grossi; Brian Wheeler; Mark Korczynski; Gordon Buck; Greg Peart; Bill Yole; Dan Yole; Peter Todorovich; Alex Petkovich; coach Wesley Hicks; assistant Laune Cahill; assistant Mike Sharp
The gold medalist Fanshawe Falcons: Bob Horvath; Mike DeJaeger; Vito Frijia; John Hayden; Bill Sewell; David Fries; Rick Mutuchky; Ed Alaskiewicz; Dave Webber; Al Ratcliffe; Grant Taylor; Wayne Duncan; Mike Foubert; Rick Fines; coach Glenn Johnston; manager Jim Carty