In the Southern League opening round, the Barnwell Wolves defeated the Coaldale Gophers 50-31; 44-33 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Barnwell prevailed 50-31 as Slavik scored 17, T LeBaron 14, Bev Johnson 8, Johnson 5, Marlin Anderson 2 and D Le Baron 2, while Morgan Anderson was scoreless. Fairhurst led the Gophers with 15. Kanashiro added 9, Toyama 3, Stevenson 3 and Kenney 1, while Nievermeir and Gruneweld were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Barnwell completed the series sweep by clipping Coaldale 44-33 as Slavik scored 21. Fairhurst led Coaldale with 7.
In the Southern quarterfinals, the Barnwell Wolves defeated the Medicine Hat Alexandra Imps x-x; 38-32 (2g-0). In game two, Barnwell completed the series sweep with a 38-32 win as J Slavik scored 16, Ted LeBaron 7, A Anderson 7 and B.B. Johnson 3, M LeBaron 3, while D LeBaron, D.E. Johnson, G Johnson, D Jensen, and M.O. Anderson were scoreless. Colthorp led the Imps with 9. Ron Miller added 7, Goldie 7 Carscadden 4, Johnson 4 and Alec Donal 1, while Richardson, Biscott and Baillie were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the Cardston Golden Ghosts defeated the Hillspring Panthers 43-35; 49-33 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Cardston prevailed 43-35 as Verle Leavitt scored 15, Morgan Beazer 11, Keith Nelson 4, Hugh Olsen 4, Alex Elder 4, Purnell 2, Kay Wood 1 and Mark Aldridge 1, while Loran Godfrey, Bill Brooks, Bryon Forsythe, Norman Broadhead and Dale Nish were scoreless. Sloan led the Panthers with 21. Dan Davies added 6, L Danes 6 and Garner 2, while Dale Davies, Jackson, Brooks, Bunnage, Meldrum, Toknan and Fulson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Cardston completed the series sweep by dumping Hillspring 49-33 as Hugh Olsen scored 15, Verle Leavitt 10, Alex Elder 10, Kay Wood 6, Morgan Beazer 4, Keith Nelson 2 and Keith Lee 2, while Mark Aldridge, Bryon Forsyth, Loran Godfrey, Purnell, Bill Brooks, Norman Broadhead and Weiss were scoreless. L Davies led the Panthers with 12. Sloan added 7, Jackson 5, Garner 5 and Dale Davies 4, while Dan Davies, Tolman, Brooks, Bunnage, Meldrum and Olsen were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the Raymond Mustangs defeated the New Dayton Hounds 39-30; 32-39; 44-31; 31-26 (3g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond prevailed 39-30 as Bobby Dahl scored 12. Ernie Meldrum led the Hounds with 8.
…………………………………………………… In game two, New Dayton evened the series with a 39-32 win as Hal Cronkhite scored 10, L Cress 8, H Gorrill 8, G Hale 7, C Kaupp 4, H Kaupp 2 and J Gorrill 2, while Kaupp, El Meldrum and A Kurtz were scoreless. Ray Erickson paced the Mustangs with 14. Attwood added 10, Dahl 4, Kirkham 2 and Snow 2, while Nemeth, Gough, Ralph and Heggie were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Raymond prevailed 44-31 win as Gough scored 13, Robert Dahl 8, Bob Dahl 7, Salmon 5, Nemeth 5 and Flexhaugh 3, while Holmes was scoreless. K Kaupp paced the Hounds with 9. Hale added 8, H Gorril 3 and J Gorrill 1, while E Kaupp, Ernie Meldrum and Kurtz were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game four, Raymond took the series by clipping the Hounds 31-26 as Robert Dahl scored 10, Rex Erickson 10, R Atwood 4, L Ralph 2, Gordon Snow 2 and G Kirkham 1, while G Gough, G Heggie and E Nemeth were scoreless. Hal Cronkhite led the Hounds with 13. L Cress added 10 and H Gorrill 3, while G Hale, H Kaupp, C Kaupp, E Meldrum, J Gorrill, E Kaupp and A Kurtz were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Barons Chinooks defeated the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Huskies 32-22; 36-35; x-x (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Barons prevailed 32-22. Ralph Thrall led the Huskies with 7.
…………………………………………………… In game two, the Huskies prevailed 36-35 as Marvin Kirchiner scored 14, Herb Adams 9, Keith Christensen 4, Alec Murray 4, Don Hamling 3, Ralph Thrall 2 and Trevor Fregren 2, while Bruce Christensen, Tom Harris and Tom Davies were scoreless. The Huskies (coached by Harry Steiger and managed by Neil Sissons) also included Mervin Adams. George Anderson paced the Chinooks with 18. A Harris added 8, W Harris 7 and A Hayes 2, while F Hayes, Nelson, McClam, Kotkas and Irving were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Barons took the series with an x-x win.
In the Southern semis, the Barnwell Wolves defeated the Barons Chinooks 21-18; x-x (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Barnwell prevailed 21-18 as Ted Le Baron scored 9, Slatik 5, M Le Baron 3, Anderson 2 and D Le Baron 2, while Beverley Johnson, Jensen and Bruce Johnson were scoreless. Harris led the Chinooks with 8. Andrekson added 5, F Hayes 4 and A Hayes 2, while Irwin was scoreless.
In the other semi, the Cardston Golden Ghosts defeated the Raymond Mustangs 34-30; 45-30; 46-37 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Raymond prevailed 34-30 as Bob Dahl scored 10, Gough 6, Nemeth 5, J Dahl 4, Spackman 4, Flexhaug 4 and Salmon 1, while L Ralph, G Ralph, Heggie and Holmes were scoreless. Verle Leavitt led the Golden Ghosts with 12. Hugh Olsen added 8, Keith Lee 6, Morgan Beazer 2, Alex Elder 2 and Kay Wood 2, while Mark Aldridge, Keith Nelson, Loran Godfrey, Purnell, Bill Brooks, Dale Nish and Norman Broadhead were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Cardston evened the series with a 45-30 win as Herb Olsen scored 15, Verle Leavitt 14, Alex Elder 4, Morgan Beazer 4, Keith Lee 3 and Mark Aldridge 2, while Keith Nelson, Loran Godfrey, Purnell, Bill Brooks and Bryon Forsyth were scoreless. Nemeth paced the Mustangs with 13. Gough added 8, Salmon 3, L Ralph 3, Spackman 2 and Flexhaugh 2, while Bob Dahl, J Dahl and G Ralph were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Cardston took the series with a 46-37 victory as Verle Leavitt scored 17, Hugh Olsen 12, Alex Elder 8, Morgan Beazer 4, Keith Lee 3 and Keith Nelson 2, while Kay Wood, Mark Aldridge, Loran Godfrey, Bryon Forsyth, Purnell, Bill Brooks, Dale Nish and Norman Broadhead were scoreless. J Dahl paced the Mustangs with 12, Koytata added 8, Gough 7, Nemeth 5 and Bob Dahl 4, while Flexhaug, Salmon, L Ralph, G Ralph, Spackman, Heggie and Holmes were scoreless.
In the southern final, the Cardston ‘B’ Golden Ghosts defeated the Barnwell Wolves 34-32; 35-26 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Golden Ghosts edged the Wolves 34-32 after leading 18-13 at the half. Hugh Olsen paced the Golden Ghosts with 12. Verle Leavitt added 10, Morgan Beazer 5, Alex Elder 3, Kay Wood 2 and Keith Lee 2, while Keith Nelson was scoreless. J Slavik led the Wolves with 14. M Anderson added 7, M Le Baron 6, T Le Baron 4 and Bev Johnson 1, while D Le Baron and Bruce Johnson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Golden Ghosts completed the sweep with a 35-26 win after leading 20-6 at the half. Verl Leavitt paced the Golden Ghosts with 9. Hugh Olsen added 7, Kay Wood 9, Keith Lee 5 Alex Elder 4, Morgan Beazer 1, while Mark Aldridge, Keith Nelson, Bryon Forsyth, Bill Brooks, Dale Nish and Norman Broadhead were scoreless. J Slavik led the Wolves (coached by Stanley Leavitt) with 9. M Anderson added 8, M LeBaron 5, R LeBaron 2, D LeBaron 2 and Bruce Johnson 2, while T LeBaron, Bev Johnson, D Jensen, M Anderson were scoreless.
In the provincial final, the Cardston ‘B’ Golden Ghosts defeated the host Edmonton Victoria Composite Redmen 48-50; 49-37; 46-45 (2g-1).
In game one, Victoria Composite prevailed 50-48 as Ed Lucht hit the winner with a minute to play. The Golden Ghosts had rallied to take lead at 48-46 with three minutes to play on a Hugh Olsen bucket. Lucht paced the Redmen with 22. Bentley added 7, Don Montcrief 6, Reed 5 and Polonick 2, while Ostryznuiko, Saddy, Gtalanaka and Day were scoreless. Hugh Olsen led the Golden Ghosts with 17. Keith Lee added 11, Alex Elder 9, Verle Leavitt 8 and Kay Wood 3, while Morgan Beazer, Mark Aldridge, Keith Nelson, Loran Godfrey, Bill Brooks, Purnell, Norman Broadhead, Bryon Forsyth and Dale Nish were scoreless.
In game two, Cardston evened the series with a 49-37 win. The Redmen led 15-13 after one quarter and 20-19 at the half. The Golden Ghosts led 34-24 after three quarters. Verle Leavitt and Hugh Olsen each scored 13 to pace the Golden Ghosts. Kay Wood added 12, Keith Lee 8, Alex Elder 2 and Morgan Beazer 1, while Mark Aldridge, Keith Nelson, Loran Godfrey, Bill Brooks, Purnell, Norman Broadhead, Byron Forsyth and Dale Nish were scoreless. Dan Montcrief led the Redmen with 15. Ed Lucht added 8, Morrison 6, Polonick 5 and Reed 5, while Bentley, Ostryznuiko, Saddy, Gtalanaka and Day were scoreless.
In game three, the Golden Ghosts took the series with a 46-45 win. Verle Leavitt hit a bucket to tie the score at 45 with 40 seconds to play and then a free throw to win it. The Redmen led 13-10 after one quarter. The Golden Ghosts led 22-21 at the half and 39-35 after three quarters. Verle Leavitt paced the Golden Ghosts with 25. Hugh Olsen added 10, Kay Wood 4, Keith Lee 3, Alex Elder 2 and Morgan Beazer 2. Don Montcrief paced the Redmen with 16. Ed Lucht added 12, Polonick 10, Bentley 4, Morrison 2 and Reed 1.
The runner-up Edmonton Victoria Redmen: Don Montcrieff; Ed Lucht; Polonick; Bentley; Morrison; Reed; Oxteyzniuk; Saddy; Palanka; Day
The champion Cardston ‘B’ Golden Ghosts: Norman Broadhead; Hugh Olsen; Keith Lee; Keith Nelson; Loran Godfrey; Morgan Beazer; Dale Nish; Bill Brooks; Mark Aldridge; Jay Burnett; Bryon Forsyth; Verle Leavitt; Kay Wood; Alex Elder; Purnell; Weiss; coach Orzle Steed