Final regular season standings (10): Seneca (16-2); Humber (15-3); Mohawk (13-5); Centennial (10-8); Sheridan (10-8); George Brown (9-9); Fanshawe (8-10); St. Clair (5-13); Conestoga (4-14); Algonquin (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Algonquin Cats: Kennedy Williams, Colin Weeks, Christie Wilkinson, Mark Cantor, Rob Mellan, Emmanuel Matsoukas, Stan Sinclair, Rob Street, Peter Saunders, Tim Boisvert, Nicholas Chaar, Peter Nesbeth, Enzo Truglia, Jeff Whibley, Ross McCullough, Tom Patrick, Rob Braithwaite, Dino Pezoulas, Marc Cashman and Trevor Costello.
Conestoga Condors: Gary Minkhorst, John Peck, Ed Janssen, Trevor Thompson, Sean Gardner, Reinhard Burow, Tibor Veszenyi, Paul Bauer, Joe Huot, Byron Day, Thomas Amorim, Shane Rooney, Trevor Lumb, Steve McIlwain, Mike Henderson, Peter Barbuto, Zak Tamachi, coach Mike Oughtred
Fanshawe Falcons: Chris Leather, Andy McGregor, Mike Goble, Andy Rombouts, Gord Paddock, Greg Nixon, Tom Arndt, Gary Mayers, Donald Collins, Derek Lall, Neil MacNeil, Paul Wharton, Tim Lyon, Jeff Schotter, Lean Wallace and Jay Garton.
St. Clair Saints: Kris Rock, Steve McGregor, Dan Habuda, Ken Foster, Jim Martin, Russ Wilson, Darcy Solway, Steve Thompson, George Napier, John Dowhaniuk, Denis Lalonde, Andrew Sokolik, Scott Cushman, Ed Peretti, Al Djordjevic, Sean Fabel, Jeff Turner, Jeff Wilder, Daren Haskell, Joe Gibb and Joe Renaud.
The Tier II champ St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings exercised their right to challenge the sixth-place finishers in Tier I, the George Brown Huskies. In the challenge game, the George Brown Huskies throttled the St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings 86-57 as Robert Bonnick scored 23. Mike Maschi paced the Vikings with 15. Randy Lambert added 9. “They jumped us at the start and were ahead 14-2 three minutes into the game,” said Vikings coach Ted Batchelor. “We scrapped back to tie it 18-all but they finished the half with another flurry and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to go up 41-27. In the second half, we got to within 10 points on several occasions but that was as close as we got. George Brown plays a physical game and we didn’t have the legs.”
In the quarterfinals, the Centennial Colts edged the Sheridan Bruins 75-72. The Bruins included Albert Green, Lloyd Oliver, Frank Parris, Errol Clarah, Rob Drasdo, Lyndon Lowe, Rodger Thomas, Rohan Stephens, Garnet Richards, Kelly Flack, Jeff Scott, Warren Osborne, Francis Tyrell and Sean Kostachuk.
In the other quarterfinal, the Mohawk Mountaineers whipped the George Brown Huskies 81-63. The Huskies included Robert Bonnick, Winston Allen, Kevin Barna, Alrick Hughes, Anthony Grey, Darko Ficko, Rene Belliard, Joe Lewis Jr., Victor Svirksts, Horace Jones, Dave Best, Troy Thompson, Albert Devera and Les Trotman.
In the semi-finals, the Centennial Colts stunned the top-seeded Seneca Braves 73-70. Colts coach Owen Officer was elated. “No one expected us to do anything against Seneca. They have been the top team all season. But we went into the game knowing what we had to do and it was a great win.” The Colts trailed by 19 with six minutes to play and by eight with two minutes on the clock. “Then we just put it all together. We ran off a lot of points and Seneca didn’t know what to do. It even took me a minute to realize we had won. It showed a lot of people what we could do. We went into it with a strong game plan, to shut down their inside game with a tight zone, and for the most part, it worked. It was one of the best wins I’ve ever seen.”
In the other semi, the Humber Hawks defeated Mohawks Mountaineers 77-70 as George McNeil scored 27. McNeil said the Hawks were nervous. “We came in a little too hyped up. I figured if we calmed down, we could get back into the game. Things worked out and I’m glad we won.”
In the bronze medal match, the Mohawk Mountaineers clocked the Seneca Braves 97-77. The Braves included Desmond Rowley, Adrian Henry, Floyd Cobran, Rupert Russell, Doug Kerr, Mark Otto, Lloyd Lawrence, Garth Faubert, David Peach, Donovan Whittaker, Anthony Baptiste, Brian Hill, Chris Celestine and Michael Williams.
In the final, the Humber Hawks thrashed the Centennial Colts 75-55. The Colts led by 10 early but Humber rallied to within 30-29 at the half, leaving the Colts were bickering in the locker room. “I wasn’t happy about that,” said Centennial coach Owen Officer. “We might have been a bit tense. We just never seemed to get going. Humber is a tremendous team and they deserved to win.” The Hawks completely blew open the game down the stretch. George McNeil paced Humber with 30. Humber assistant coach Tom Elwood said the Hawks were elated to win their first provincial title. “We worked really hard for this one; the whole college is excited, from the players on up. “We knew we had a very strong team, but in a short playoff situation you never know. It’s just great it worked out for us.” Grant Wilton led the Colts with 14. Tournament MVP George McNeil told the Coven that the Hawks “weren’t nervous,” despite the one-point margin at the half. “We let them dictate the pace (in the first half. But) run-and-gun is our offence. When it’s working it’s one of the best in the league.” Cohayne Sutherland added that “we always start out slow. We had to make up for it on defence.”
The bronze medalist Mohawk Mountaineers: Mike Dunn; Jim Gaunt; Manfred Hoyer; Richard Gaunt; Vince Casali; Mike Bibby; Sean McKenna; Darren Bibby; Randy Shea; Scott Donnelly; Nick Servinis; Arnold Pinnoch; Jeff Wright; Dave Lightfoot; Ian Clarke; Henry Wroblewski; Shurland Halch; Deryck Allen; coach Barry Hutton
The silver medalist Centennial Colts: Neal Tyrell; Richard Brewster; Michael Trought; Lincoln Bruney; Wilton Grant; Ranford Foster; Wayne Brooks; Michael Browne; Delroy Rowe; Roy Lawrence; Christopher Hunt; Delroy Wynter; David Ferguson; Kevin Timmons; coach Owen Officer
The gold medalist Humber Hawks: George McNeil; Ainsworth Whyte; Justin Liddie; Donavan Howell; Cohayne Sutherland; Heath Thomlinson; Tony Carvalho; Paul Sylvester; Donald Henriques; Otis Williams; Richard Clarke; Fraser McCartney; Gerry McMahon; coach Mike Katz; assistant Ted Elwood