Final regular season standings (8): Fraser Valley (12-2); Trinity Western (11-3); Vancouver College (x-x); Cariboo (x-x); Capilano (x-x); Malaspina (x-x); Selkirk (x-x); B.C.I.T. (x-x)
Non-participant? Douglas Royals: Rick Mesich, Glen Cote
Playoff non-qualifiers:
British Columbia Institute of Technology: George Brajugh
Capilano Blues: Tim Mills, Si Huynh, Tony Nelson, coach Neil Chester
Malaspina Mariners: Ian Kaefer, Brian Neary, Kevin Barfoot, Nathan Thornton, Steve Sperger, Glen Johnson, coach Larry Roy
Selkirk Saints:
In the semis, the host Trinity Western Spartans dispatched the Vancouver College (Langara) Falcons 79-73 in overtime as Doug Devries scored 19. Roger Rai led the Falcons with 27.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Fraser Valley Cascades whipped the 4th-seeded Thompson Rivers (then-Cariboo) Sun Demons 79-66 as Mike Jackson scored 18, Greg Margharitis 15 and Brian Phillip-Stewart 14, while Steve Klassen dished seven assists and Mark Klassen 6 assists. Joe Gobeil led the Sun Demons with 28. Cariboo coach Tim Teer told the Abbotsford News that “when it got down to the crunch, in the final 6 or 7 minutes, they made their shots and we didn’t.”
In the bronze medal match, the Langara Falcons edged the Thompson Rivers Sun Demons 82-79 as Roger Rai scored 22 and Mike Ponkonjak 16. Peter Jory paced the Sun Demons with 16. Joe Gobeil added 14.
In the final, the Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 78-74 as player of the game Steve Klassen scored 20, Greg Margharitis 13, Phillip Stewart 13 and Kirk Tyfting 9. Cascades coach Tom Antil told the Abbotsford News that “they want to go to nationals. That is what made them come back (for another year). Both our games represented the way we’ve played all season. It was a team effort. Our system worked again.” Doug Devries paced the Spartans with 19. John Devries added 12. The Spartans broke to a 22-11 lead but faltered after John Devries and Paul Chaffee found themselves in foul trouble.
The all-tournament team included MVP Roger Rai (Langara); Doug Devries (Trinity Western); Greg Margharitis (Fraser Valley); Brian Phillip-Stewart (Fraser Valley); Joel Gobeil (Cariboo); and Jeff Strother (Cariboo)
The bronze medalist Langara (then Vancouver College) Falcons: Roger Rai; Mike Potkonjak; Dion Demarco; Ron Arnold;
The silver medalist Trinity Western Spartans: Doug Devries; Paul Chaffee; Rob Elgie; John Devries; Mike Nesbitt; Fraser McCulloch; Jeff Davis; Ron Lugowski; Kevin Bradshaw; Nevin Gleddie; Dave Plenkovich; Kim Crockett; Magdy Ghobrial; Dan Wilson; Kevin Bruger; John Devries; coach Dean Snider; manager Diane Stevenson; manager Mark Stockburger; assistant manager Bob Lee
The gold medalist Fraser Valley Cascades: Steve Klassen; Greg Margharitis; Brian Phillip-Stewart; Mike Jackson; Stan Thiessen; Kirk Tyfting; Steve Antil; Ron Driedeger; Mark Klassen; Bruce Hamilton; Greg Margharitis; coach Tom Antil; assistant Sam Vandermeulen