Final regular season standings (7): Trinity Western (11-1); Vancouver College (9-3); Malaspina (7-5); Douglas (7-5); Fraser Valley (4-8); Cariboo (4-8); Capilano (0-12)
Fraser Valley Cascades: Mark Grant, Rob Schmidt, Reid Trustham, Kevin Tyfting, Kris Saether, Shayne Rodgers, Steve Antil, Craig Upshaw
Thompson Rivers (then Cariboo) Sun Demons: Greg Lusk, Max Beckett, Glen MacDonald, Graham Nickell, Mike DeNeef, Rick Sweet, John Favela, Chris Gremaud, Paul Patterson, John Enns, Jay Johnstone, Steve Alain, Tim Schroder, Ken Sunderland, Jason Nicholls, coach Harry Harker
In the semis, the Vancouver College Falcons defeated the Malaspina Mariners 100-95; 75-72; (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Falcons prevailed 100-95. The Falcons led by as many as 31 in the second quarter. Kevin Jangola paced the Mariners with 26. Cam Isenor added 17, Greg Pierce 14, Brett Nohr 13 and Glen Johnson 9, while dishing 13 assists. Mariners coach Wayne Clouthier told the Nanaimo Daily News that “the guys played like slow zombies in the first half. … We got beat to the ball continuously. In the second half, it was a complete turnaround. We got mad. We got hungry and we got down to playing some serious basketball.” …………………………………………………… In game two, Vancouver prevailed 75-72 as Harple Manhas scored 25. Cam Isenor paced the Mariners with 19. Brett Nohr added 16, Kevin Jangula 15 and Greg Pierce 10. The Mariners led 33-28 at the half. The Mariners were undone by Greg Pierce’s knee injury in the third quarter, coach Wayne Clouthier told the Nanaimo Daily News. “It really took the steam out of us.” The Falcons promptly went on a 15-3 run to take a 50-47 lead.
In the other semi, the Trinity Western Spartans defeated the Douglas Royals 102-73; 69-61 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Spartans whipped the Royals 102-73 as Paul Chaffee scored 19. Ted Vanderwal led the Royals with 25.
In the finals, the Langara Falcons defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 81-83; 75-73; 82-78 (2g-1).
In game one, Trinity Western edged Langara 83-81 as Jason Kinloch scored 19, Paul Chaffee 17, Dave Plenkovich 16, Doug Devries 12 and Mike Hanik 10. Plenkovich hit the winner with 13 seconds to play. “It was an incredible feeling. The clock said 13 and instinct said go for it,” Plenkovich told the Langley Advance.
In game two, Langara defeated Trinity Western 75-73 as Danny McMullan scored 21 and Rick Gill 15. Paul Chaffee paced the Spartans with 19. Jason Kinloch added 17, Dave Plenkovich 11 and Jason Wubs 9.
In game three, Vancouver wins the series by an 82-78 count as Rick Gill scored 18, Ross Polkoniak 15 and Dereck Dirom 15. Paul Chaffee paced the Spartans with 25. Jason Kinloch added 21.
The co-bronze medalist Malaspina Mariners (the league “awarded” the Mariners the bronze for having finished third during regular season play): Brett Nohr; Greg Pierce; Terry Griff; Cam Isenor; Glenn Johnson; Mike James; Kevin Jangula; coach Wayne Clouthier
The co-bronze medalist Douglas Royals: John Mujcin; Fred Apolinario; Andrew Zawada; Taras Maslechko; Chris Vandermark; Ted Vanderwal; Dave Gill; Rory Brown;
The silver medalist Trinity Western Spartans: Paul Chaffee; Jason Kinloch; Clay Gimmaka, Gerry Dyck; Doug Devries; Dave Downey; Tim Bartel; Kendall Kauffeldt; Mike Dejong; Russ Schofield; Jason Wubs; Dave Plenkovich; Mike Hanik; coach Tim Teer; assistant Mike Sprenger; manager Keri Mewhirter; manager Diane Stevenson
The gold medalist Langara (then Vancouver College) Falcons: Danny McMullan; Rick Gill; Ross Polkoniak; Dereck Dirom; Sukh Sanga; Harple Manhas; coach Duncan McCallum