In the semis, the Cardston Cougars defeated Medicine Hat Alexandra 25-15. The Hatters opened with a 7-0 run before Cardston got a free throw and Lowell Parish and Jess Olson hit buckets to get them on track. Ford Parrish added a bucket as Cardston rallied to within 11-9 lead at the half. Ford Parrish tied it and then Lowell Parrish put the Cougars in the lead for good. They dominated the second half on solid defence from Evan Wynder and Lee Card. Jess Olsen paced the Cougars with 12. Ford Parrish added 9, Lowell Parrish 4 and Evan Wynder 1, while Mark Low, Lee Card, Harold Lee and Harold Layton were scoreless. Russell paced Medicine Hat with 4. Dally added 3, Nicholls 2, McBean 2, McBain 2, while Laurence, Buchanan and Preston were scoreless.
After officials from Lethbridge Collegiate Institute protested that the game was held too early (i.e., before the Southern League regular season had been completed, though the Cougars were by then assured of the regular season title), the Alberta Basketball Association subsequently forced the Cougars (then the Terriers) to replay their series with Southern league runner-up Raymond and East division champ Medicine Hat.
Cardston defeated Raymond 33-16 as Ford Parrish scored 15, Lowell Parish 11 and Jess Olsen 7, while Mark Low, Evan Wynder, Lee Cardol, Harold Layton and Harold Lee were scoreless. R Kirkham and J Kirkham each scored 5 to pace the Comets. M Taylor added 3, J Woolley 2 and B Rolfson 1, while Van Orman and L Hawkins were scoreless.
Cardston then defeated Medicine Hat Alexandra 24-17 as Jess Olsen scored 13, Lowell Parish 10 and Ford Parrish 1. Russell led Medicine Hat with 6. Preston added 4, McBean 3, Nichols 2 and Daly 2. Alexandra also included Powell, Niblock, Riley, Harding, Lawrence and Buchanan.
In the provincial semis, the Cardston Cougars defeated Calgary Normal 19-8 as Lowell Parrish scored 9, Jess Olsen 5, Ford Parrish 2 and Mark Low 2, while Wynder, Card, Lee and Layton were scoreless. Oakes led Calgary with 4. Kennedy added 2, Oulton 1 and Zeabok 1, while Ashton, Robertson, Cardiner, Smith and Paris were scoreless.
In the provincial final, the Cardston Cougars captured their third consecutive provincial crown by defeating the Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen 28-14 despite playing on a floor that was about three quarters the size of a normal court. Cardston led 8-3 after one quarter and 14-4 at the half. Victoria rallied within 14-10 but then the wheels completely fell off and the Cougars coasted to the easy win. Jess Olsen and Lowell Parriah each scored 10 to pace the Cougars. Ford Parrish added 6 and Mark Low 2, while Evan Wynder, Lee Card, Harold Lee and Harold Layton were scoreless. C Albers and Shandro each scored 6 to lead Victoria. Hull added 2, while R Albers, David, Harding, Gowda, Nikiforuk and McConnachie were scoreless. The Cougars (then the Terriers) finished 16-1 on the season when star Ford Parrish sprained an ankle, shortly before the match, by stepping on a broken plank in the sidewalk of Raymond’s main street.
The runner-up Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen: C Albers; Shandro; Hull; R Albers; Harding; Gowda; Nikiforuk; McConnachie; David;
The Cardston Cougars: Ford Parrish; Lowell Parrish; Jesse Olsen; Mark Low; Evan Wynder; Lee Card; Harold Lee; Harold Layton; coach Rulon Hicken