Final regular season standings (10): Durham (16-2); Canadore (14-4); Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough (13-5); Loyalist (13-5); Cambrian (11-7); Algonquin (10-8); St. Lawrence-Kingston (6-12); Sault (5-13); Georgian (2-16); St. Lawrence-Cornwall (0-18).
Algonquin Thunder: Colin Weeks, Robert Stewart, Mark Sylvester, Dave Serfini, Stacey Kronwald, Roby Street, Peter Saunders, Mike Dallaire, Dino Pezoulas, Allan Brinkert, Bob Shane, Peter Nesbeth, Douglas Schott, Tom Brown, Mark McCue, Craig Salmon, Gary Moore, Sean Moylan and Mike Trancosa.
Cambrian Golden Shield: Guy Fillion, Gilles Philion, Brian Bird, Stuart Fairwell, Mike Huard, Rod Dunn, Luc Paquet, Jeff Deshiens, Scott Savage, Mike Swanson, Raymond Yelle, Enrico Cassin, Mike Lamy, Jeff Hickey, Derek McKinnon, Greg Saunders and Andrew MacMenemey.
Georgian Grizzlies: Bernie Alvarez, Michael Tomlinson, Rob Edwards, Eric Van Weesenbeck, Dino Celetti, Steve Popplewell, Dave Cooper, Antonias Baptiste, Bernie Davison, Hank Zeh, Greg Shea, Jason Fleury and John King.
Sault College: Dan Jodoin, Harold Hosken, Kevin Thompson, John Direnzo, Dwain Newham, John Tatsciore, Karl Toulouse, Gord Wright, David Smart, Chris Essig, Jack Willet, Dave Cooper and Mike French.
St. Lawrence-Cornwall Sharks: Dean Aza, Mark Howlett, John Mahoney, Marc Besner, Todd Lynch, Bernie Thimian, Kevin Windle, Tom Lowther, Richard Burton, Mark McGlynn, Larry McDonald, Graham Wright, Pat Lowrie, Gary McDonald, Dave Johnston, Dave Baggs and Henry Williamson.
St. Lawrence-Kingston Vikings: Sean Henry, Brian White, Robert Hayden, Steve Vizena, David Hughes, Wayne Bedford, Mitch Gaffney-Marks, Bill Mulville, Tim Lyon, Randy Lambert, Tony Ryder, Terry Hetherington, Ken McCafferty and John Tavares.
In the semis, held in Kingston, the Durham Lords whipped the Loyalist Lancers 92-72 as Craig Newton, Derrick Hearon and Chris Ford each scored 18. Anthony Fitzpatrick added 16, David Leslie 13, Paul Doucet 4, Greg Smith 3 and Gary Watson 2. Mike Flaherty paced Loyalist with 25. David Fralick added 15, Kevin Tinsley 11, Shawn Elliott 8, Fernando Fernandes 7, Jeff Bechervaise 4 and Scot Merrylees 2. The Lords led 44-32 at the half. Paul Doucet told the Durham Chronicle “it was closer than the score indicated. We had a really strong effort from our bench.”
In the other semi, the Canadore Panthers defeated the Sir Sandford Fleming Knights 78-69 as John Anstess scored 24, Craig Youdale 19, Pat Geoffrey 13, Ken Sonnenburg 8, Deryk Ryan 7, Rick Warkentin 5 and Rob Roy 2. Jim Shubat paced Sir Sandford Fleming with 26. Tim Stoop added 18, John Turner 10, Peter Villeneuve 5, Pat Proulx 5, Shawn Whitney 3 and Todd Selvege 2. The Panthers led 44-27 at the half.
In the bronze medal match, the Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights defeated the Loyalist Lancers 88-75 as Tim Stoop scored 38. Pat Proulx added 16, Jim Shubat 14, John Turner 7, Todd Selvege 6, Shawn Whitney 4 and Peter Villeneuve 1. Kevin Tinsley paced the Lancers with 20. David Fralick added 19, Mike Flaherty 10, Shawn Elliott 8, Jeff Bechervaise 6, Fernando Fernandes 5, Terry Coe 4 and John Sellars 3. The Lancers (coached by Jim Buck and Bruce Collins) also included Scott Merrylees, Brian McDonald, David Jones and Tom Gabral.
In the final, the Canadore Panthers dumped the Durham Lords 82-65 as John Anstaff scored 22 and tournament MVP Craig Youdale 21. Len Pappano added 21, Pat Geoffrey 12, Ken Sonnenburg 4 and Rick Warkentin 2. Chris Ford paced Durham with 23. Anthony Fitzpatrick added 11, Derrick Hearon 7, Paul Doucet 6, Craig Newton 4 and John Wells 3. Durham athletic director and coach Dave Stewart was distressed at the fourth consecutive silver medal. “It’s so frustrating and disappointing to again get that close and not come away with the win. We have such a talented team. There was such confidence going into the playoffs, and we were ready. But we came up short again.” Stewart, who took over the coaching spot this season, doesn’t think there is a flaw in the program. “We’ve got the talent, the hard work, the desire and, I think, a pretty good coaching staff. But we’ll have to sit down and look at this and see what we can do.” Durham opened the game with five straight points, but couldn’t maintain that intensity. “Each year we get to the table, and when everything is served up, we can’t finish it off. But I have to give credit to Canadore. They played a great game.” Paul Doucet told the Durham Chronicle that “we came out flying. We were leading 13-9 early and then everything seemed to go downhill from there.” Terry Richards said “they started to press us a lot more, which flustered our offence a bit. From then on, we had to play catch-up.” The Panthers led 39-26 at the half. Doucet said “they had us by 17 at one point and then we brought it back to five.” But Panthers coach Kerry Vinson called a time-out and got his troops back on track. Richards said “we kind of caught up in their game. We didn’t play ours. But you have to give them credit for the say they played their game. … I felt I let down for the guys who won’t have another chance next year. Overall, it was a successful season. It’ll give us something more to try for next year.”
The bronze medalist Sir Sandford Fleming-Peterborough Knights: Jim Shubat; Tim Stoop; Pat Proulx; Shawn Whitney; John Turner; Shawn Arney; Peter Villeneuve; Francis Peeters; Boris Susac; Steve Myers; David Metcalfe; Todd Selvage; Neil Collins;
The silver medalist Durham Lords: Craig Newton; Derrick Hearon; Chris Ford; Anthony Fitzpatrick; John Wells; Rob Devlin; David Leslie; Marty Frenette; Paul Doucet; John Wells; Gary Watson; Terry Richards; Greg Smith; Kevin Gray; Mark Blackburn; Ilyas Patel; John Direnzo; coach Dave Stewart
The gold medalist Canadore Panthers: John Anstess; Craig Youdale; Pat Geoffrey; Len Pappano; Rick Warkentin; Ken Sonnenburg; Deryk Ryan; Alf Simms; Rob Roy; James Mallory; Tony Coccimiglio; Jeff Wallace; Claude Tremblay; Craig Thornton; Vince Scott; Chris Cowan; Shawn Rogers; coach Kerry Vinson