Final standings (7): Douglas (10-2); Malaspina (8-4); Trinity Western (8-4); Cariboo (5-7); Vancouver College (4-8); Fraser Valley (4-8); Capilano (3-9)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Capilano Blues: B Hokansen, M Bunting, Mike Anastasi
Fraser Valley Cascades: Kim Bartel, Mark Wapples, Mark Grant, Vince VanDyk, Bruce Hamilton, Harry Gill
Langara (Vancouver College) Falcons: Peter Rubin, T Poole, N Vogie
In the semis, the Douglas Royals defeated the Cariboo Chiefs (now the Thompson Rivers Sun Demons) 101-66; 66-71; 85-63 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game two, Cariboo prevailed 71-66 as Richard Gauthier scored 20. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Royals prevailed 85-63 despite playing getting limited minutes from their star 6-11 post Chris Vandermark, who’d sprained an ankle in practice. “We played well for a half,” Chiefs coach Jerry Karpiuk told Kelowna This Week. “But we just basically ran out of gas. We didn’t have the horses to go with them all game.” Karpiuk said his troops were victimized by “occasional runs in the second half,” and that the absence of All-Canadian Chris Vandermark actually benefited the Royals. “They didn’t play well when he was in the game,” but with Vandermark out of the line-up, “they put quicker guys in and that’s what probably hurl us. When he was in the game, it kind of took away their quickness.” The Chiefs also included Rich Gauthier.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Trinity Western Spartans defeated the Malaspina Mariners 71-84; 88-79; 68-61 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, host Malaspina prevailed 84-71 as Brett Nohr scored 21, Cory Klassen 20, Kevin Jangula 17 and Cam Isenor 10. Klassen told the Nanaimo Daily News that “we came out flat at first. (Defence) was the emphasis. We knew they were quicker and that they were a lot bigger. It took us a while to get going under the boards. I guess a lot of guys weren’t used to getting bounced around and getting hit. After a few reaming out sessions from coach Simpson, we started to get the point.” Trinity Western shot .350 from the floor. Paul Chaffee led the Spartans with 18, Jason Kinlock 11 and Jason Wubs 11. Spartans coach Tim Teer said “I thought Brett Nohr was the key guy for them. I don’t remember him missing many. We tried to get out on him too.” …………………………………………………… In game two, host Trinity Western evened the series with an 88-79 win as Paul Chaffee scored 22 and Jason Wubs 21 and Jason Kinlock 18. …………………………………………………… In game three, Trinity Western took the series with a 68-60 win over host Malaspina as Paul Chaffee scored 20, Jason Wubs 14, Jason Kinloch 12, Dave Downey 11, Plenkovich 7, Randy Ellis 3 and Mike Morgan 2. Cory Klassen paced the Mariners with 16. Kevin Jangula added 11, Brett Nohr 9, Liam Sullivan 6, Cam Isenor 6, Leighton 5, Tony Bryde 5 and Ed Mulrooney 2. Mariners coach Tim Teer told the Nanaimo Daily News that “we came out real good and played good defence but I guess if I had to sum it up, it was Chaffee. He was just so tough.” Klassen said “Chaffee was god-like. … He campe to play. That was it.”
In the finals, the Douglas Royals defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 75-70; 81-82; 81-76 (2g-1)
In game one, Douglas defeated Trinity Western 75-70 as Onkar Hayne scored 18 and Werner Knopp 17. Paul Chaffee led the Spartans with 19. Randy Ellis added 14 and Jason Kinloch 12. The Spartans led 37-32 at the half.
In game two, Trinity Western wins 82-81 as Randy Ellis hit a free throw with less than a second left on the clock. Paul Chaffee paced the Spartans with 26. Jason Wubbs added 16, Jason Kinloch 11 and Randy Ellis 10. Ted Vanderwal led the Royals with 17.
In game three, Douglas defeated Trinity Western 81-76 to take the crown. The Royals led 38-31 at the half. Jason Wubbs paced the Spartans with 21, including five treys. Paul Chaffee added 18, along with 12 boards, Jason Kinloch 16 and Dave Downey 15.
After the season, Duncan McCallum announces his retirement from Langara.
The co-bronze medalist Cariboo Sun Demons (then the Chiefs): Todd Dulaba, Derek Dixon, Tim Schroeder, Dale Androlick, Max Beckett, Jamie Kippan, Jay Johnstone, Hardeep Bains, Rich Gauthier, Gordon Edall, Jason Nicholls, Paul Patterson, Jason Beck, Rav Pannu and Herb Konig; coach Lindsey Karpiuk
The co-bronze medalist Malaspina Mariners: Kevin Jangula; Brett Nohr; Ed Mulrooney; Cam Isenor; Liam Sullivan; Tony Bryce; Cory Klassen; Marco Casagrande; Dave Bowen; Leighton; coach Mark Simpson
The silver medalist Trinity Western Spartans: Paul Chaffee; Jason Kinloch; Kendall Kauffeldt; Jason Wubbs; Russ Schofield; Randy Ellis; Dave Downey; Mike Morgan; Duane Zander; Gerry Dyck; Scott Dolph; Peter Gruenhage; Dave Plenkovich; coach Tim Teer; assistant Mike Sprenger; manager Mark Stockburger; manager Kim Mobach; athletic director Murray Hall
The gold medalist Douglas Royals: Ted Vanderwal; Werner Vander Mark; Onkar Hayne; Werner Knopp; Taras Maslechko; Chris Vandermark; Lak Johal; Dave Gill; coach Steve Beauchamp