1980-81 OCAA – men

Final regular season standings:

West (9): St. Clair (15-1); Fanshawe (15-1); Mohawk (12-4); Humber (9-7); Sheridan (8-8); Canadore (5-11); Cambrian (4-12); Conestoga (3-13); Niagara (1-15).

East (9): Seneca (12-2); Centennial (11-3); George Brown (11-3); St. Lawrence-Kingston (9-5); Algonquin (x-x); St. Lawrence-Brockville (5-9); Loyalist (4-10); Durham (3-11); Northern-Kirkland Lake (1-13)

        Algonquin is, for some reason, “withdrawn from schedule.”

        Playoff non-qualifiers:

        Cambrian: Dan Yoisten, Rick Landry, Fabian Teegee, Peter Lavigueur, Roger Lavryssen, Tim Perala, Lou Petrone, Bruce Longlade, Mike Ford, Mike Gallagher, Cory Lariviere and Tom Fahey.

        Canadore: Al Wilson, Tom Binkley, Steve Follis, Bill Banks, Richard Sivret, Randy O’Donnell, Johnnie Jones, Jack Brunette, Rick Quinn, Paul Landry and Craig Lasseter.

        Conestoga: Tom Eva, Tim Darling, Chris Long, Vasile Lostum, Tom Finlayson, Stephen Price, Jeff Kapshey, Eric Manahan, Gary Smith, Mark Wheeton, Greg Marchand and Scott Livingston.

        Durham Lords: Mike Timpano, J.P. Dunn, Larry Pearson, Ron Winterink, Bob Watchorn, Vince Ball, Nick Mikos, Sarto Provenzano, Gregg Cooper, Dave Virgo, Can Sewell, Charles Tyson, Jim O’Hara, coach Ted Harrison

        Loyalist Lancers: Bruce McKay, John Rankin, Mark Hurst, Bob Montgomery, Bruce Collins, Tim Eberwein, Randy Buffman, Richard Gaffney, Bob Dall, Bob Watts, Joe Giorno, Carson Ogilvie, Rick Stewart and Ozzie Musca.

        Niagara Knights: Dave Boc, Dave Patterson, Scott Allan, Henry Vangameren, Pat Morrissey, Harold Ross, Bill Hand, Brian Hastick, Ezio Didomenico, Robert MacKay, Todd Stevens, Ron Fink, Brian Smith, Wayne McDonnell, Steve Apps, Tony Cerone, coach Peter Nylander

        Northern-Kirkland Lake Huskies: Stephen Wright, Rob Carbonneau, Cam Hrerljac, Dean Gatien, Phil Dunn, Terry LaPierre, Mike Smaill, Jack Wong, Mannga Simduwa, Pierre LeClerc, Paul Hanak, Glen Scott, Bruce Hannah and Jacques Boileau.

        St. Lawrence-Brockville: Henry Mulder, Lawrence Bouwhuis, Rob Summerby, Mike Rasenberg, Don Wright, Don Cooper, Harold Roobol, Jim Nedow, Ken Smith, Robert Ferguson, Ben Panter, Paul Donnelly, Pedro Smith and Carolos.
        In the West quarterfinals, the Mohawk Mountaineers advanced with 87-51 win over the Sheridan Bruins. The Bruins included Alan Cameron, Dave Zezella, Nigel Phipps, Leroy Cassanova, Phil Goddard, Glen Wolstenholme, Curtis Crawford, Doug Forsey, Ray Slavko, Ralph Johnson and Ken Cunningham. …………………………………………………… In the West semis, the Mohawk Mountaineers defeated the Humber Hawks 83-58 as Adrienne Warner scores 27. The Hawks (coached by Doug Fox) included Locksley Turner, Dan Stoberman, Clyde Walters, Glenovan Samuels, Scott McCallum, Doug Murdoch, Ken Monteith, Brian Morrison, Scott Stewart, Dan Loukras, Peter Mcleod, Frank Godfrey, Bert Grimshaw, Derek Lownan, Jimmy Liakakis and Kevin Deuma.

In the East playoffs: …………………………………………………… The St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings defeated the Algonquin Thunder 53-45.

The Vikings included Leigh Knox, John Sutton, Dan Potter, Frank Potter, Rob Bessel, Rick Wierzbowski, Mark Soule, Bill Duncan, Tony Rodrigues, Chris Stafford, Randy MacDonald, Paul Renaud and Ed Bettencourt.

        In the provincial quarterfinals, the Centennial Colts defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers 80-59 as all-star Garvin Antoine and Serge Trivanovich each scored 19. The Colts led by 16 at the half. The Mountaineers (coached by Don Bridgeman, assisted by Wes Hicks) included John Hemmer, Harry VanLaar, Dave Boorsma, Steve Grossi, Adrien Warner, Peter Stoyokovich, Don McGrattan, Mark Rosinski, Terry Jaszkowski, Greg Peart, Rob Urie, Paul Mungar, Dave Lark and Brian Wheeler.

In the other quarterfinal, the St. Clair Saints defeated the George Brown Huskies 72-61 after leading 43-27 at the half. Coach Dave McGuffin called it a sloppy win. Duane Matthews scored 17 for St. Clair. D’Arcy Culbreath added 12, Jim Wilson 10 and Tom Wilken 10. Michael Day paced George Brown with 19. Joe Braunstein added 14 and Alan Kurtz 14. The Huskies also included Craig Jarvis, Henry Jackowski, Irvin Duncan, John Weatherup, Noel Cruz, Eric Grizzel, John Thompson, Danny Blackwood, Wade McManus, Patrick Howard, Danny Griffin, Reynolds Watkis, Basil Lewis and Navin Lal.

        In the semis, the St. Clair Saints defeated the Seneca Braves 60-54 as Dale Laliberte notched a pair of buckets with the score knotted at 52 to break open the affair. The Saints capitalized heavily on their full-court press, coach Dave McGuffin told the Windsor Star. “Defensively, we played quite well. But our execution on offence was not that good. … Our full-court press bothered them. … Dale is a better scorer than most people give him credit for. His work just proves that we’re not a two-man team.” Duane Matthews led the Saints with 27. Jim Wilson added 17. The Saints hit 27-57 from the floor and 10-19 from the line. The Braves hit 24-54 from the floor and 6-14 from the line.

        In the other semi, the Fanshawe Falcons defeated the Centennial Colts 65-36.

        In the bronze medal match, the Centennial Colts defeated the Seneca Braves 60-49. The Braves included Andy Lawrence, Ron Keizerwaard, Keith Cameron, Brian Crown, Fred Raininger, Paul Berry, Glenn Bannan, Dave Petrie, Lincoln Ramkeesoon, David Graham, Orrett Williams, Joe Gennaro and Paul Masson.

        In the final, a tough defensive affair, the Fanshawe Falcons prevailed over the St. Clair Saints 49-41. Fanshawe was ahead 10-1. St. Clair led 25-22 at the half. Fanshawe moved back in front in the second half but St. Clair rallied back to within 42-41 with two minutes to play before Fanshawe ripped off a 7-0 run. Two free throws by Vito Frijas, field goals by tournament MVP John Hayden and Grant Taylor and a free throw by Taylor proved the difference down the stretch. Fanshawe shot 21-50 from the floor and 7-8 from the line. Hayden scored 16, including 12 in the second half. Taylor added 15, Vito Frijia 8, Al Ratcliffe 4, Bill Sewell 4 and Darren Syer 2. The Saints shot 21-50 from the floor and 7-12 from the line and only scored five field goals in the second half. Fanshawe coach Glenn Johnston told the Windsor Star that “it’s nice to score only 49 points in a game like this and win by 8. The team that wants it the most is going to get it. Both clubs showed the pressure of the situation but both played well defensively.” Duane Matthews paced St. Clair with 12. Jim Wilson added 10, Mark Kuni 6, Tom Wilken 4, Jim Holmes 4, D’Arcy Colbreath 3 and Dale Laliberte 2. Saints coach Dave McGuffin said “it was their good offence, plus our lack of offensive execution which decided this game. We wanted to get our inside game going. That’s been our bread-and-butter all season. We even went to a double post using Mark Kuni as our second inside man. We thought we could open up their 1-3-1 defence that way. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the ball to Mark often enough to make things happen.” McGuffin also felt the officiating of Harold Breknek and Charlie Tonna “probably favoured Fanshawe.”

        The bronze medalist Centennial Colts: Garvin Antoine; Dikran Zabunyan; Cliff Taylor; Serge Trivanovich; Lebert Veira; Kirk Mondesire; Angelo Nasato; Dom Serafino; Peter Moran; Devon Armstrong; Mark Tranter; Norman Santican; Jay Jackson; Mike Browne;

        The silver medalist St. Clair Saints: Duane Matthews; D’Arcy Colbreath; Jim Wilson; Tom Wilken; Dale Laliberte; Mark Kuni; Mike Dagenais; Jim Holmes; Mark Davis; Terry Earley; John Elliot; John Forsyth; Jeff Sunderland; Rene St. Pierre; Kevin Wickham; Peter Mindorff; Shawn Harrison; coach Dave McGuffin

        The gold medalist Fanshawe Falcons: John Hayden; Vito Frijia; Grant Taylor; Rick Mutuchky; Al Ratcliffe; Bill Sewell; Andrew Benoit; Albert Carlington; Paul Fotia; David Farley; Danny Develtor; Darren Syer; Chris Dewitte; Mike Foubert; Wayne Duncan; coach Glenn Johnstone