In the Southern finals, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams defeated the Raymond Comets 70-66; 71-66 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, LCI prevailed 70-66 as Glen Michelson scored 21 and Gordie Dincombe 16. Keith Gibb led the Comets with 17. Steele Tollestrup added 16. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Rams prevailed 72-66 as Gary Michelson scored 23, Murray Shapiro 19 and Randy Meroniuk 10. Bill Walker led the Comets with 19. Randy Uther added 18.
In the Calgary playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the William Aberhart Trojans pounded the Western Canada Redmen 50-37 as Brian Wiseman scored 25, Allan Hogg 11 and Jack Pottman 11. The Trojans hit 22-62 from the floor and 13-24 from the line. Frank Sutton paced the Redmen with 9. Garry Rivers added 5, Tom McCabe 5 and leading scorer Gordon Whitley 4 on 1-19 from the floor. The Redmen also included Bill Myers. The Redmen hit 10-71 from the floor and 10-12 from the line. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Central Memorial Rams dusted the St. Mary’s Saints 72-50 as Wayne Thomas scored 26, Jim Piper 14 and Werner Schmidt 11. Joe Forzani led St. Mary’s with 19. Julius Kiss added 10 and Tom Gronin 10. …………………………………………………… In the city finals, the Central Memorial Rams defeated the William Aberhart Trojans 48-47; 42-46; 60-47 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Central Memorial edged the Trojans 48-47 as Steve Lathrop hit the winner in the final minute. The Trojans led 10-8 after one quarter. The Rams led 26-23 at the half and 41-33 after three quarters. Wayne Thomas paced the Rams with 16. Jim Piper added 14. Fred Ratzlaff paced the Rams with 14. Brian Wiseman added 12, Allan Hoegg 10 and Pete Patterson 10. The Rams hit 17-31 from the line, while the Trojans were 15-21. …………………………………………………… In game two, Aberhart prevailed 46-42 after leading 10-5, 26-14 and 32-28 at the quarters. Brian Wiseman paced the Trojans with 18. Allan Hoegg added 12, Jack Potman 8, Pete Patterson 5 and Ron Lepan 3. The Trojans hit .394 from the floor and .400 from the line. Jim Piper paced the Rams with 17. Wayne Thomas added 1, Frank Bailly and John Wieland 3. The Rams hit 15-62 (.240) from the floor and 12-21 (.571) from the line. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Rams took the series with a 60-47. The Trojans led 11-10 after one quarter. The Rams led 48-32 after three quarters. Jim Piper paced the Rams with 20. Wayne Thomas added 19, Frank Bailly 10, John Weiland 8, Werner Schmidt 2 and Peter Jeffreys 1. Allen Hoegg led the Trojans with 19. Pete Patterson added 17, Brian Wiseman and Jack Potman 5. The Rams hit 24-65 from the floor and 12-20 from the line, while the Trojans hit 19-44 from the floor and 9-25 from the line.
In the Edmonton city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Eastglen Blue Devils dispatched the Victoria Composite Redmen 41-35 as Bob Ainsworth scored 18. Terry Sulyma led the Redmen with 14. Preben Hansen added 11. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds clipped the Strathcona Lords 47-42 as Tim Kallal scored 13 and Gary McClain 12. Dennis Helmers led the Lords with 12. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Ross Shepherd Thunderbirds dusted the Eastglen Blue Devils 35-15 as Tim Kallal scored 13, Garry McClain 7, Ken Van Loon 6 and Larry Dufresne 5. Gary Addley scored 10 to pace the Blue Devils (coached by Don Munro). Bob Ainsworth added 4.
In the provincial semis, held in Edmonton, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams clipped the Calgary Central Memorial Rams 53-43 as Gordon Duncombe scored 19. Central Memorial led 25-14 at the half. Wayne Thomas paced Central with 19. Jim Piper added 13.
In the other semi, the Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds whipped the Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 67-22 as Jim Kallal scored 30. Dave James led the Raiders with 8.
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary Central Memorial Rams dusted the Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 73-36 as Wayne Thomas scored 22, Jim Piper 19 and John Wieland 8. Dave Raine led the Raiders with 9. The Rams led 27-10, 40-11 and 59-28 at the quarters. The Raiders (coached by Lou Lorincz, manager Roger Warner) also included Ryan Harju, Dave Yule, Les Parry, Butch Pixley, Gary Wood, Ken Potter, Dave Gunderson and Dave James.
In the final, the Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 39-34. Lethbridge led 17-11 at the half. The Thunderbirds led 36-27 with two minutes to play but three buckets and a free throw within a 40 second period rallied the Rams to within two. The Thunderbirds with a 3-0 run to close out the affair. Ken Van Loon paced the Thunderbirds with 10. Jim Kallal added 9, Harry Vandervelde 9, McLain 8 and Larry Dufresne 3. Gordon Duncombe led the Rams with 15. Murray Shapiro added 10. The Thunderbirds finished (20-2) on the season.
The bronze medalist Calgary Central Memorial Rams: Wayne Thomas; Jim Piper; John Wieland; Vic Garcia; Pete Jeffreys; Werner Schmidt; Steve Lathrop; Bob White; Barry Dunkley; John Wieland; Frank Bailly; Bob Nash; Dave Lathrop; coach Ken McKenna
The silver medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams: Gordon Duncombe, Murray Shapiro, Gary Michelson, Richard Burke, Jim McElvoy, Kitch Wilson, Bill Mucklow, Kent Dow, Marion Guthowaly, Grant MacIntosh, Randy Meroniuk, coach Jim Whitelaw
The gold medalist Edmonton Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds: Jim Kallal; Ken Van Loon, Butler; McLain, Dreany, Henry Vandervelde, Mowat, Hayword, Gus Harvey, Larry Dufresne, Dutton, coach Lee Fairbanks, manager Wansel, assistant manager Ayers.