In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Chilliwack Frontiersmen defeated the Kamloops Owls 42-35 as Rod Macdonald scored 22, Bernie Armstrong 11, Bob Geldart 8, Jack Fotheringham 7 and Al Fotheringham 5, while Art Carter, Peter Hiebert, Keith MacDonald, Bob Henderson, Dick Weeden, Doug Lobb and Mel Swenson were scoreless. Chilliwack hit 12-18 from the line, while Kamloops hit 5-20. Brennan paced the Owls with 20. T Holt added 8, B Holt 2, Sparrow 2, Pelkey 2 and Beecroft 1, while Kochi and Whyte were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Surrey Princess Margaret Lions nipped the Penticton Lakers 33-32 on a free throw by Noble Collins in the final minute of play. Sepka paced the Lions with 13. Noble Collins added 7, Barnson 6, Long 4 and McKelvie 3, while Collins, Saito, Rowat, Stewart and Day were scoreless. Jim Boulding paced the Lakers with 12. Gary Kenyon added 8, Bill Johnson 4, Ted Foley-Bennett 4, Gary Ball 2 and Charlie Maissoneuve 2, while Maury Guilbault, Eric Boultbee, Jeffery and Dow were scoreless. The Lakers also included Dave Betts. …………………………………………………… The New Westminster Duke of Connaught Dukes whipped the Mission Roadrunners 48-34 as Paul Buday scored 14, Ernie Nyhaug 10, Sviatko 8, Lewko 7, Jolin 6 and Clark 3, while Abbott, Irwin, Nelson, Pye, Wood and Moore were scoreless. Joe Hrenyk led the Roadrunners with 15. Ken Ellerbeck added 12, Joe Catherwood 2, Cliff 2, Armand Constantine 2 and Brian White 1, while Ott, Sykes, Dick and Don Wilcox were scoreless. The Roadrunners also included Anatooshkin. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver John Oliver Jokers defeated the Victoria High Totems 44-37 as Lee scored 9, Manning 8, Johnson 7, Nantais 4, Sanaka 4, Fleiheidt 3 and Barber 2, while Drinkwater was scoreless. Pete Zarry paced the Totems with 16. Jim Jahraus added 6, Norm Forbes 5, George Woollett 5, Lorne Oakley 4 and Jack Shields 1, while Bob Clarke, Burton, Bob Abbott and Ted Whan were scoreless. The Totems also included Don Donohue and Gerry Rovino?. …………………………………………………… The Alberni Athletics dumped Ocean Falls 37-28 as Don ‘Twitter’ Hill scored 11, Ron Gray 6, Mike Ames 4, John Grohalski 4, Bamfield 4, Bob Nicol 4 and Claude Schick 2, while Frost, Bill Pennington and Pat Sweeney were scoreless. Edmunds led Ocean Falls with 8. Fougner added 8, Meldrum 4, B Hunter 2, Check 2, Rose 1 and D Hunter 1, while Fisher, Marvin? and Reed were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The New Westminster Trapp Tech pounded the Trail Hawks 54-18 as Ken Swalwell scored 19, Cowie 9, Davies 6, Smith 6, Bell 5, Wiley 4, McComb 4 and Skinner 1, while Shuttleworth and Masslow were scoreless. Catalano led the Hawks with 11. Borkes added 2, Reid 2, Frie 2, Fulton 1 and Devito 1, while Lynes, Simons, Corner, Delong and Teed were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Creston dispatched the Burnaby South Rebels 43-33 as Joyce scored 14, Hester 13, Heembrock 6, Kludash 4, Wurst 4 and Bruder 2, while Speaker, Henrickson, Putnam and MacDonald were scoreless. Hoskin paced the Rebels with 11. Ramsay added 10, Carey 5, Rea 3, Oddy 2 and Burne 2, while Purvis, Terkelson, Hepburn and Wren were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver College Fighting Irish edged Coquitlam 24-22 as Purcell scored 7, MacInnes 7, McKibbin 5, Mackenzie 2, Eltherington 2 and Murphy 1, while Chisholm, Mcneil, MacDonald and Henry were scoreless. Olson led Coquitlam with 14. O’Brian added 5, D Hunt 2 and Trotzuk 1, while Payer, G Hut, Irvine, Boe and Dodwell were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, Trapp Tech edged the Surrey Princess Margaret Lions 40-36 as Cowie scored 10, Ken Swalwell 9, Smith 8, McComb 7 and Wiley 4, while Skinner, Shuttleworth, Maslow, Davies and B Swallwell were scoreless. Harry McKelvie paced the Lions with 10. N Collins added 10, Sepka 6, Long 5, Collins 3 and Barnson 2, while Saito, Rowat and Stewart were scoreless.
New Westminster Duke of Connaught whipped the Chilliwack Frontiersmen 46-22 as Jack Lewko scored 10, Ernie Nyhaug 10, Bill Clark 9, Paul Buday 7, Ray Jolin 7, Bill Sviatko 2 and Harry Nelson 1, while Abbott, Pye, Wood and Moore were scoreless. Jack Fotheringham scored 8 to pace the Frontiersman (coached by Ray Hall). Rod MacDonald added 7, Bob Geldart 4, Doug Lobb 2 and Bernie Armstrong 1, while Dick Weeden, Mel Swenson, Keith MacDonald, Al Fotheringham, Bob Carter, Bob Henderson and Pete Hiebert were scoreless.
The Vancouver John Oliver Jokers whipped the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 42-20 as Fenski scored 11, Manning 9, Lee 7, Johnston 6, Freiheldt 5, Santini 2 and Drinkwater 2, while Barber and Young were scoreless. Louis Murphy paced the Fighting Irish (coached by Reg Clarkson, managers Brother M.G. Reilly and Mike Mulholland) with 9. Dunc McInnes added 6, Lorne Etherington 3 and Paul Hendry 2, while Bill McKibbon, Bob Chisholm, Barry McNeil, Jim MacDonald, Gordon McKenzie and Barry Purcell were scoreless. Murphy’s father William later collapsed in the stands as the buzzer sounded in the fourth-place consolation playoff and died.
In the last quarterfinal, the Alberni Athletics defeated Creston 40-32 as Nicol scored 13, Don Hill 9, Groholski 8, Schick 5, Bamfield 4 and Gray 1, while Ames, Frost, Sweeney and Pennington were scoreless. Hester paced Creston with 15. Heemsbrock added 7, Bruder 5, Kludash 2, Joyce 2 and MacDonald 1, while Speaker, Hendrickson, Wurst and Putnam were scoreless.
In the semis, New Westminster Duke of Connaught defeated New Westminster Trapp Tech 46-41 as Buday scored 17, Clark 9, Nyhaug 8, Lewko 7, Jolin 2 and Sviatko 2, while Abbott, Tabin, Nelson, Knapp, Wood and Moore were scoreless. Cowie paced Trapp Tech with 16. Bell added 11, Ken Swalwell 7, Wiley 3, McComb 3 and Smith 1, while Skinner, Shuttleworth, Masslow and Davies were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers clipped the Alberni Athletics 37-25 as Doug Manning scored 14, Young 7, Fenski 6, Freiheidt 5, Johnson 2, Lee 2 and Drinkwater 1, while Barber and Santini were scoreless. Grohalski led the Athletics with 9. Gray added 6, Ames 6, Pennington 4 and Hill 3, while Schick, Nicol, Sweeney, Frost and Bamfeld were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, New Westminster Trapp Tech dispatched the Alberni Athletics 47-36 as Ken Swalwell scored 15, Smith 14, Cowie 8, Bell 4, Skinner 2, McComb 2 and Davies 2, while Shuttleworth, Wiley and Masslow were scoreless. Don Gray paced the Athletics with 10. John Grohalski added 9, Mike Ames 8, Bob Nicol 6, Claude Shick 2 and Keith Bamfield 1, while Don ‘Twitter’ Hill, Pat Sweeney, Frost and Bill Pennington were scoreless. The Athletics (coached by Porky Andrews) also included Dale Preel.
In the final, New Westminster Duke of Connaught defeated the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers 36-21 as Paul Buday scored 12, Ernie Nyhaug 12, Bill Clark 4, Ray Jolin 4, Jack Lewko 2 and Bill Sviatko 2, while Abbott, Irwin, Nelson, Tabin, Wood and Moore were scoreless. Doug Manning paced the Jokers with 10. Barber added 3, Lee 3, Santini 2, Johnston 2 and Fenski 1, while Young, Freiheidt and Drinkwater were scoreless.
The bronze medalist New Westminster Trapp Tech: Ken Swalwell; Vic Smith; Cowie; Bell; Skinner; McComb; Davies; Shuttleworth; Wiley; Masslow; B Swalwell
The silver medalist Vancouver John Oliver Jokers: Doug Manning; Young; Fenski; Freiheidt; Johnston; Lee; Drinkwater; Barber; Santini;
The gold medalist New Westminster Duke of Connaught: Paul Buday; Ernie Nyhaug; Jack Lewko; Ray Jolin; Bill Clark; Abbott; Tabin; Harry Nelson; Knapp; Bill Sviatko; Wood; Moore; Pye; Irwin; coach Ken Wright
Following the season, the Alberta champ Raymond Comets played the BC champion New Westminster Dukes in a challenge series, with the Dukes prevailing 51-46; 45-47; 64-52 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Dukes prevailed 51-46 as Ernie Nyhaug scored 16, Jack Lewko 11, Bill Clark 11, Paul Buday 11 and Abbott 2, while Jolin, Tabin, Nelson, Knapp, Sviatko, Wood and Moore were scoreless. Gary Salmon, Jack Dahl and Ray Stevenson each scored 11 to pace Raymond. Bob Dahl added 7, Flexhaug 2, Gilchrist 2 and Lloyd Ralph 2, while Gough was scoreless. The Dukes took the lead at 41-39 with three minutes to play. The Comets twice trimmed the margin to one but New Westminster invariably had an answered. The Dukes let 13-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 23 at the half. The Comets led 37-33 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… In game two, Raymond evened the series with a 47-45 victory as Gary Salmon hit the winner with 10 seconds to play. Ray Stevenson and Bob Dahl each scored 10 to pace the Comets. Vede Gilchrist added 9, Gary Salmon 7, Gough 6, Jack Dahl 3, Flexhaug 2, while Gilchrist was scoreless. Ernie Nyhaug led the Dukes with 15. Paul Buday added 10, Jack Lewko 8, Ray Jolin 8, Bill Clark 2 and Wood 2, while Abbott, Tabin, Harry Nelson, Knapp, Bill Sviatko and Moore were scoreless. The score was tied at 13 after one quarter. The Comets led 28-27 at the half on a late 10-0 run. The Dukes led 41-40 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… In game three, New Westminster prevailed 64-52 as Ernie Nyhaug scored 16, Paul Buday 14, Bill Clark 14, Jack Lewko 12, Bill Sviatko 5 and Ray Jolin 3, while Abbott, Tabin, Harry Nelson, Knapp, Wood and Moore were scoreless. The Comets led 26-11 early but the Dukes rallied to within 29-27 at the half and took the lead for good five minutes into the second half. Vede Gilchrist led the Comets with 13. Ray Stevenson added 12, Gary Salmon 10, Bob Dahl 5, Gough 5, Flexhaug 3, Lloyd Ralph 2 and Jack Dahl 2.