In the Calgary playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the northern division final, the William Aberhart Trojans edged the St. Francis Browns 44-42 as Rick Horb scored 14 and Morris Dickson 13. Gary Pruden led the Browns with 15. John Stayura added 11. …………………………………………………… In the southern division final, Ernest Manning clipped the St. Mary’s Saints 44-32 as Barrie Bennett scored 12 and Clark Sloan 11. Terry Dolan led St. Mary’s with 14. …………………………………………………… In the Calgary city final, the Ernest Manning Griffins defeated the William Aberhart Trojans 48-44 as Clark Sloan scored 15, Doug Van Gaalen 15, Harry Campbell 8, Jerry Baker 6, Barrie Bennett 2 and Gord Dunkley 2. Dickson Morris led the Trojans with 10. Rick Horb added 8, Jim Reid 8, Rick Anderson 8, Brian Orr 6 and Dick Carrington 4.
In the Edmonton playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Victoria Redmen thrashed the Eastglen Blue Devils 69-40 as Dick Krenz scored 24, Gus Harvey 11 and Bruce Wyley 10. The Blue Devils included Bruce McNeil. …………………………………………………… The Bonnie Doon Lancers pounded the Strathcona Lords 66-47 as Bill Terry scored 18, Don Kadatz 14 and Don Squire 13. Rick Molstad paced the Lords with 14. Bobby Morris added 10. The Lords also included Bill Patrick, Bill Ward. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Victoria Composite Redmen stomped the Bonnie Doon Lancers 60-38.
In the Central Alberta playoff, (featuring the loser of the Edmonton city final) the Bonnie Doon Lancers defeated the Red Deer Lindsay Thurber Raiders 69-30 after leading 21-9, 35-14 and 54-17 at the quarters. The Raiders (coached by Bill Baergen) included Harry Moffet, Larry Toepfer, Bruce Jones, Lorne Weinkauf, Eldon Johnson, Don Belanger, Rudy Grab.
In the Southern semis, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams defeated the Lethbridge Catholic Central Cougars 72-49; 72-60 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, LCI prevailed 72-49 as Jim Ehlert scored 22, Gary Young 22, Robert Laing 12 and Bob Kasting 10. Jim Campbell led Catholic Central with 10. Reg Saunders added 9, Hugo Brees 8. …………………………………………………… In game two, LCI completed the series sweep with a 71-60 win as Gary Young scored 20 and Rob Laing 18. Mike Slavich led Catholic Central with 17. Jim Campbell added 17. The Cougars (coached by Denny O’Donnell, trainers Jim Troman and Dennis Todd) also included Reg (Brian?) Saunders, Hugo Brees, Rob Anderson, Cal O’Brien, Rich Whitcroft and Terry Royer.
In the other southern semi, the Raymond Comets defeated Medicine Hat High 86-49; 83-46 (Total: 169-95). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond prevailed 86-49 as Peter Hague scored 20, Bill Magierowski 17, Tim Tollestrup 15 and Phil Tollestrup 14. Bill Verhege led Medicine Hat with 15. John Baker added 13. …………………………………………………… In game two, Raymond pounded Medicine Hat 83-46 as Tim Tollestrup scored 20, Phil Tollestrup 13 and Peter Hague 13. John Baker led Medicine Hat with 18.
In the Southern finals, the Raymond Comets defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 61-39; 56-38 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond whipped LCI 61-39 as Tim Tollestrup scored 20, Al Williams 16, Phil Tollestrup 9 and Bill Magierowski 9. Rob Laing led the Rams with 13. Gary Young added 11. …………………………………………………… In game two, Raymond completed the series sweep by dusting LCI 56-38 as Peter Hague scored 18, Tim Tollestrup 14 and Phil Tollestrup 9. Gary Young led the Rams with 12. Robert Laing added 8. The Rams (coached by Jim Whitelaw) also included Ron Low, Daryl Ferguson, Ron Berlando, Dick Lebeau, Bob Davison, Kastings, Jim Ehlert, John Dahm, Scott Whitelaw, Bob Casting and Martin Weaver.
In the semis, held in Edmonton, the Raymond Comets clocked the Edmonton Bonnie Doon Lancers 59-40. Comets coach Bob Gibb was disappointed. “It’s embarrassing the way we played tonight. Without a doubt it is the poorest game we have played this year. We continually gave the ball away and without controlling the backboards the way we did we could have been in trouble.” Phil Tollestrup paced the Comets with 22. Al Williams added 11, Tim Tollestrup 10 and Peter Hague 7. The Comets led 29-18 at the half. Don Squire paced the Lancers with 14. Bill Terry 13 and Don Kadatz 3.
In the other semi, the Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen dusted the Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins 64-53 as Dick Krentz scored 21, Ken Turnbull 18, Don Melnychuk 9 and Jack Schwarzberg 8. The Redmen led 16-1 after one quarter. Barrie Bennett paced the Griffins with 11.
In the bronze medal match, the Edmonton Bonnie Doon Lancers whipped the Calgary Ernest Manning Griffins 63-30. The Griffins included Clark Sloan, Doug Van Gaalen, Gord Dunkley, Harry Campbell, Rob Tivy, Barrie Bennett, Jerry Baker.
In the final, the Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen defeated the Raymond Comets 59-56 in overtime. Raymond had been (36-0) entering the final. The Comets led 25-24 at the half. The Redmen led 46-42 after three quarters. The Comets rallied to take the lead but Gus Harvey, who’d been a member of the Edmonton Ross Sheppard title team in 1963, drove for a layup and then Allan Melnychuk hit a pair of free throws as the Redmen took command. Dick Krentz paced the Redmen with 13. Jack Schwartzburg added 12, Ken Turnbull 10, Allan Melnychuk 10 and Bruce Wyley 8, while dominating the boards. Tim Tollestrup and Peter Hague each scored 14 to pace the Comets. Phil Tollestrup added 12. Redmen coach John Baker told the Edmonton Journal that “the idea was to press the Raymond guards as soon as they brought the ball into play, hoping they would turn the ball over on errors. My team sustained the pressure beautifully. It didn’t lose its poise once.”
The bronze medalist Edmonton Bonnie Doon Lancers: Don Squire; Don Kadatz; Bill Terry; Trevor Whitehead; coach Johnny Bright
The silver medalist Raymond Comets: Phil Tollestrup; Tim Tollestrup; Peter Hague; Al Williams; Bill Magierowski; Grant Williams; Zobell; Heggie; Stone; Hill; coach Bob Gibb
The gold medalist Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen: Dick Krentz; Ken Turnbull; Jack Schwartzburg; Bruce Wyley; Don Groot; Hal Grey; Al Melnychuck; Jim Lovatt; Gus Harvey; Doug Murray; coach John Baker