In the Southern finals, the Raymond Comets defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 94-58; 61-55 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond clocked Lethbridge 94-58 as Don Heggie scored 27, Randy Milner 22 and Bob Gibb 16. Bill Mucklow led the Rams with 18. Gary Young 14 and Jim McElroy 10. …………………………………………………… In game two, Raymond completed the series sweep with a 61-55 win as Don Heggie scored 15, Steele Tollestrup 15 and Randy Milner 12. Bill Mucklow led the Rams with 22. Jim McElroy added 13 and Gregg Pratt 8.
In the Calgary city playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Central Memorial Rams clocked the Western Canada Redmen 83-58 as John Weiland scored 24, Wayne Thomas 18, Ian Gent 16, Pete Jeffrey 11 and Wayne Davies 10. Phil Stochnoff led the Redmen with 14. Bob McLeod added 12. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the William Aberhart Trojans edged Viscount Bennett 50-48 as Karl Brinker scored 21, Jack Potman 18 and Fred Retzlaff 10. Ken Reese paced Viscount Bennett with 21. Munro Mabey added 11, Rob Rouleau 9 and Dave Hodges 7. Viscount Bennett (coached by Ken Hodges) alleged that the last 8 seconds were allowed to run off the clock despite the referee’s whistle. …………………………………………………… In the finals, the Central Memorial Rams edged the William Aberhart Trojans 48-44 after leading 13-6, 23-19 and 36-23 at the quarters. Pete Jeffrey paced the Rams with 20. Wayne Thomas added 15 and John Weiland 7. Karl Brinker led the Trojans with 13. Fred Retzlaff added 11, Fred Wallace 8 and Ron LePan 6. The Trojans also included star Jack Potman, who fouled out. The Rams hit 21-57 (.340) from the floor and 6-13 (.460) from the line, while the Trojans hit 20-59 (.327) from the floor and 4-11 (.364) from the line.
In the Edmonton city semis, the Strathcona Lords edged the Victoria Redmen 56-54 as Ed Molstad scored 23. Warren Champion led the Redmen with 21. The Redmen (coach John Baker, manager? Joe Prodor) also included Rick Nykorak, Jim Masson, Bill Clarke, Peter McEwen, Wilf Kozuk, Dick Krenz, Bruce Wiley, Orville Pyrcz, Brad Bryson and Mike Day. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Eastglen Blue Devils defeated the Bonnie Doon Lancers x-x as Henry Huberts scored 13. Ken Lombaert paced the Lancers with 17. Dave Wright added 14. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Strathcona Lords clubbed the Eastglen Blue Devils 49-33 as Ed Molstad scored 18, Bill Buxton 8 and Ken Hass 8. Jim Bilsky paced the Blue Devils with 10. Pete Golanski added 8, Les Eliuk 8 and post Henry Huberts 1. The Lords had last won a city title in 1957, when coaches Bob Ratke and Harry Beleshko were players.
In the provincial semis, held in Raymond, the host Comets dusted the Edmonton Strathcona Lords 73-36 as Don Heggie scored 23, Tim Tollestrup 13 and Steele Tollestrup 9. Bill Buxton led the Lords with 14. Ed Molstad added 7 and Ken Hass 7. The Lords entered the draw after a week in which seven members of the team were bedridden after being struck with the flu.
In the other semi, the Calgary Central Memorial Rams dispatched the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 54-47 as Wayne Thomas scored 20, John Weiland 12 and Pete Jeffrey 11. Gary Young led Lethbridge with 13. Bob Forsythe added 12 and Bill Mucklow 9.
In the bronze medal match, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams clipped the Edmonton Strathcona Lords 60-50 after leading 19-7 after one quarter and 33-19 at the half. Bill Mucklow paced the Rams with 19. Gary Young added 15 and Bob Forsythe 13. The Rams hit 22-73 (.300) from the floor and 5-8 (.625) from the line. Ed Molstad led the Lords with 12. Ken Pervis added 11 and Bill Buxton 10. The Lords hit 20-68 (.290) from the floor and 10-23 (.435) from the line. The Lords (coached by Harry Beleshko and Rob Ratke) also included Ken Hass, Neil Bowker, Terry Lambert.
In the final, the Raymond Comets clocked the Calgary Central Memorial Rams 69-49 as Tim Tollestrup scored 27, Steele Tollestrup 14 and Randy Milner 10. The Comets hit 30-72 (.417) from the floor and 9-14 (.643) from the line. The Comets led 17-5 after one quarter. Wayne Thomas paced the Rams with 21. John Weland added 14. The Rams hit 18-72 (.250) from the floor and 13-23 (.574) from the line.
The bronze medalist Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams: Bill Mucklow; Gary Young; Bob Forsythe; Jim McElroy; Kent Dow; Gary (Glen) Alexander; Gregg Pratt; Greg Huntrods, John Weavers, Greg Clark, Bob Broderick, Don Jestin, coach Jim Whitelaw
The silver medalist Calgary Central Memorial Rams: Wayne Thomas; John Weiland; Pete Jeffrey; Bob Ham; Vic Garcia; John Lagasse; Dave Lathrop; Brydon Ward; Bob Nash; Ted Williams; Ken Patterson; Ian Gent; Wayne Davies; John Rule; Don MacKimmie; coach Martin Lundmark
The gold medalist Raymond Comets: Tim Tollestrup; Peter Hague; Steele Tollestrup; Garth Bacon; Randy Millner; Don Heggie; Keith Gibb; Bill Vance; LaMonte Anderson; Dale Pushor; David Gibb; coach Bob Gibb; manager Richard Nilsson