In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The underdog Hillside Middle School Highwaymen stunned the pre-tournament favorite Burnaby South Secondary Rebels 49-47 using a 1-3-1 zone to befuddle the favourites. Mark Spencer paced the Highwaymen with 20. John Gordon added 16, Craig Hoover 6, Gary Gordon 4 and Dave MacAdams 3, while Alan Carr, Jack Touhey, Steve Panz, Jamie Galloway and John Ingledeur were scoreless. Highwaymen coach Ralph Wallace told the Vancouver Sun that “everybody wrote us as sure losers. I’ve told my players all season that we’re as good as any team in the province. We’re not going to lie down like a carpet.” Rebels coach John Bain said “I can’t put my finger on it. Our attitude was certainly a factor. We didn’t have enough desire because we were overconfident. It backfired.” Mark Spencer hit two free throws with 51 seconds to play. Guy Gordon, a 5-9 guard, helped forced 24 Rebel turnovers. Rick Hanson paced the Rebels with 14. Larry Street added 10, Mike Simms 6, John Parker 5, Bob Fletcher 4, Marsh Hawley 4, Al McGee 2 and Bill Houston 2, while Doug Noble, Dale Rosling, Bill Anderson and Dave Waters were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Victoria High Totems edged the Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 35-34 as Jim Griffin scored two buckets in the final two minutes. Bulldogs coach Rick Inrig told the Vancouver Sun that “I guess we were looking ahead to the next round, instead of concentrating on Victoria. Our kids deserved a better fate.” Jim Griffin led the Totems with 15. John Hampton added 9, Steve Rothwell 5, Kevin Townsend 4 and Sean Flynn 2, while Doug Irving, Tony Flynn, Dan Talbot, Nick Shulleri, Garnet Moen, Vanni Barbon and John Lynch were scoreless. Bill MacEwan led the Bulldogs with 10. Gavin Beck added 8, Shawn Wilton 7, Dan Craig 7 and Andy Salt 2, while Rick Ambrose, Hugh Fraser, Len Ammerlaan, Chris Robertson, Ed Lewin, Russ Gjernes and Steve Wohlieben were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Prince George Polars edged the Delta Secondary Pacers 52-50 as John Wagner scored 20, John Dawson 12, Larry Lavalle 9, David Fulks 5 and Daryl Pullman 4, while Andy Nauchbauro, Rick Steveson, Al Ericson and Terry Bergman were scoreless. Tyler Kushnir led the Pacers with 16. Dean Bauck added 13, Dave Scott 10, Brian McKenzie 6, Chris Gingell 3 and Doug Preedy 2, while Brian McGill, Mike Fey, Don Leach, Cary Van Zanten, Tom Fine, Terry Carlson and Steve Roscoe were scoreless. Polars coach Pat Roberts told the Vancouver Sun that “once we overcame our awe of this building, we settled down.” …………………………………………………… The Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs thrashed the Rutland Voodoos 63-33 as Lars Hansen scored 18 and fellow starters Art Abram 6, Greg Hoskins 8, Brian Fulton 7 and Terry Uotuk 8. Bench scoring was provided by Rob Davidson 6, Arnold Anderson 6, Gary Hoite 2 and George Musseau 2. Mitchell Dudoward, Dave Bedwell, Andy Berthaudin and Al Godin were scoreless. Daryl Weningar led the Voodoos with 10. Benno Faith added 6, Ken Angus 6, Tim Murphy 4, Ken Bartel 2, Randy Runzer 2, Terry Reiger 2 and Dennis Wolfe 1, while Bob Wikenheiser, Bill Lang, Terry Scheider, Benny Schindel and Jim Basran were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Belmont Bulldogs stomped the Terrace Caledonia Kermodes 77-42 as Lee Edmondson scored 20, John Hunter 13, Jim Kupiak 8, Jim Mertz 8, Clive Hans 8, Jack Munch 8, Rich Denman 6, Scott Allen 4 and Gary Davidson 2, while Don Salmons, Ken Lidstone and Mike Diblee were scoreless. Richard Green led the Kermodes with 9. Vern Jacques added 7, Lorne Dakin 7, Brent Kluss 6, Arne Janzen 5, Bob Tooms 4, Bill Janzen 2, Dale Priest 1 and Pat McDonald 1, while Joe McGowan, Jim Cheawley and Dave Sharpe were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockers dumped the North Vancouver Handsworth Royals 50-40 as Mike Conklin scored 18, along with 13 boards, Brian Polovnikoff 13, along with 22 boards, Ken Carlson 9, Bob Rafter 4, Jeff Pantages 4 and John Haley 2, while Lawrence Gordon, Bill Jankola, Richard Baff and Doug Bigsby were scoreless. Gord Penn led the Royals with 20. Greg Smith added 6, Rob Steenson 5, Jim Davidson 4, Paul Wilson 4 and Cam Hair 1, while Rob Halstead, Scott Leasing, Tom Bye, Kelvan Goch, Pat Flamer and Dunc McLellan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver John Oliver Jokers dispatched the Victoria Oak Bay Bays 58-49 as Norm Knowles scored 16, Tom Easterbrook 11, Bruce Wong 8, Rick Slaco 7, Randy Holt 6, Rob Cheung, Rick Wlodarczk 2, Henry Neufeld 2 and John Ruthven 2. Mark Campbell led the Bays with 17. Mark Anderson added 12, Chris Trumpy 9, Dave Anderson 6 and Grant Boland 5. …………………………………………………… The North Delta Huskies whipped the Vancouver Killarney Cougars 49-32 as John Buis scored 20, Stu Graham 12, Rick Tough 6, Mike McNeill 5, Terry Beitel 2, Dan Chapman 2, Don Clipperton 1 and Bruce Lowe 1. Ken Sherlock led the Cougars with 9. Tim Lancaster added 9, Norm Slavik 6, Fred Tham 5, Jim Firth 2 and George Dengin 1.
In the quarterfinals, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs defeated the Castlegar Stanley Humphries Rockers 67-43 as Lars Hansen scored 16, Greg Hoskins 11, Art Abram 8, Brian Fulton 8, Arnold Anderson 8, Rob Davidson 4, Terry Uotuk 4, Mitchel Dudoward 2, Gary Holte 2, George Musseau 2 and Andy Berthaudin 2, while Al Godin was scoreless. John Haley led the Rockers with 15. Brian Polovnikoff added 8, Lawrence Gordon 6, Mike Conklin 6, Ken Darlson 4, Jeff Pantages 2 and Doug Bigsby 2, while Rob Rafter, Bill Jankonia and Richard Baff were scoreless.
The Victoria Belmont Bulldogs dumped the Hillside Middle School Highwaymen 56-47 as Jim Kupiak scored 21, Cliff Haas 8, Lee Edmondson 8, John Hunter 8, Jim Merz 7 and Jack Munch 2, while Gary Davidson, Don Salmons, Ken Lidstone, Scott Allen, Mike Diblee and Rich Denman were scoreless. Lee Edmundson told the Vancouver sun “I twisted it (ankle) on the first play of the first quarter. It’s been giving me pain on and off ever since.” The Bulldogs led 36-18 at the half and prevailed though Edmondson and John Hunter fouled out. Mark Spencer led Hillside with 22. Craig Hoover added 16, John Gordon 4, Jack Toumey 3, Gary Gordon 1 and Guy Gordon 1, while John Ingledew, Jamie Galloway, Dave McAdams, Alan Carr, Steve Panz and Bill Sparling were scoreless.
The North Delta Huskies dispatched the Prince George Polars 44-38 after lead 26-15 at the half. The Polars rallied within 42-38 down the stretch but fell short. Stu Graham led the Huskies with 15. John Buis added 8, Rick Tough 8, Dan Chapman 6, Mike McNeill 5 and Don Clipperton 2, while Terry Beitel, Pat Rolila, Bruce Lowe, Rick LeBlanc and Glen Hilder were scoreless. John Dawson led the Polars (coached by Pat Roberts) with 12. Andy Nachbaur added 7, John Wagner 6, Larry Lavallie 5, Joe McLaughlin 3, David Fulks 3 and Don Ramsey 2, while Daryl Pullman, Terry Bergman, Al Ericson and Rick Stevenson were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers clubbed the Victoria High Totems 51-32 as Norm Knowles scored 13, Henry Neufeld 12, Rick Staco 8, Bruce Wong 6, Hans Bjornsgaard 4, Tom Easterbrook 4, Rob Cheung 2 and Rick Wlodarczak 2, while Rob Mase, Steve miller, Randy Holt and John Ruthven were scoreless. Kevin Towsend paced the Totems with 20. Tony Flynn added 4, Vanni Barbon 3, Sean Flynn 2, John Hampton 1, Steve Rothwell 2, and John Lynch 1, while Dan Talbot, Nick Shullen, Garnet Moen, Jim Griffin and Doug Irving were scoreless.
In the semis, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs defeated the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers 58-45 as Lars Hansen scored 39 points, grabbed 25 rebounds and shot .700 from the floor. Greg Hoskins added 10, Brian Fulton 6, Terry Uotuk 2 and Art Abram 1. Henry Neufeld paced the Jokers with 9 points and 13 rebounds. Norm Knowles added 8, Rob Cheung 7, Tony Easterbrook 6, Bruce Wong 6, Hans Bjerrisgaard 4, Rick Slodarczak 3 and Rick Slaco 2, while Rob Liase, Steve Miller, Randy Hope and John Ruthven were scoreless.
In the other semi, the North Delta Huskies defeated the Victoria Belmont Bulldogs 52-42 as Mike McNeill scored 12, Stu Graham 11, Dick Tough 9, John Buis 8, Don Clipperton 8 and Dan Chapman 4, while Terry Beitel, Pat Rohia, Bruce Lowe, Rick LeBlanc, Glen Hilder and Allen Staples were scoreless. Lee Edmondson led the Bulldogs with 16. Jack Munch added 9, Jim Kupiak 9, Jim Merz 5 and John Hunter 3, while Gary Davidson, Don Salmons, Ken Lidstone, Clive Hass, Scot Allen, Mike Diblee and Rich Denman were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Victoria Belmont Bulldogs defeated the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers 80-59 as Lee Edmondson scored 29, John Hunter 18, Jim Kupiak 13, Jack Munch 8, Rich Denman 4 and Clive Haas 2, while Gary Davidson, Don Salmons, Ken Lidstone, Mike Dibbles and Jim Merz were scoreless. Norm Knowles led the Jokers with 26. Henry Neufeld added 14, Rob Cheung 5, Tom Easterbrook 4, Bruce Luong 4, Hans Bjerrisgaard 2, Rob Mase 2 and John Ruthven 2, while Steve Miller, Randy Holt, Rick Slaco and Rick Wlodarczak were scoreless.
In the final, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs pounded the North Delta Huskies 60-40 before 9,200 at the Pacific Coliseum. The final was a rematch of the Fraser Valley championships, which North Delta had won over Centennial 53-52. In that contest, North Delta coach Stan Stewardson had used a 1-3-1 zone to contain Lars Hansen to 11 points but in the provincial final, the Huskies used a man-for-man defence, sagging off inside on Hansen. “I thought we could win the other way,” Huskies coach Stan Stewardson told the Vancouver Sun. Changing midway wasn’t the answer. “It was too late at the beginning of the game. It was 38-30 for them then and if I had pulled out the zone, they would have stalled.” But it was Lars Hansen’s night, as the 6-10 centre scored 39 points, one less than entire North Delta team. Hansen scored 20 of the Centaurs 24 first-half points. North Delta never led and John Buis, Mike McNeill and Rick Tough all fouled out trying to contain Hansen. Centennial also received 9 points from Greg Hoskins, 8 from Terry Uotuk and 4 from Brian Fulton, while Rob Davidson, Mitch Dudoward, Art Abraham, Gary Holte, George Mousseau, Dave Bedwell, Al Godwin and Arnold Anderson were scoreless. North Delta was led by guard Dan Chapman’s 13 points, most of them achieved driving the lane. Stu Graham added 9, Mike McNeill 9, John Buis 7 and Don Clipperton 2, while Terry Beitel, Pat Rohla, Bruce Lowe, Rick LeBlanc, Glen Hilder, Allen Staples and Rick Tough were scoreless. Hansen told the Sun that “I’ve dreamed about this night for years and years. I’m going to take a rest now and worry about my education. That’s all.” Years later, Hanson, who attended the University of Washington, told the Vancouver Province that “I can remember in the warm-up looking at coach (Gordon) Betcher and telling him, ‘Don’t worry, coach, you’re not going to lose the game.” Huskies coach Stan Stewardson said “at the playing of the national anthem, I started staring at Lars. I found his eyes. And when Lars never looked down, I knew he was going to have a good game. I think if I did that the year before, he would have looked down. It was a blatant attempt on my part to intimidate.” Prior to the final, Hansen slam dunked a basketball in the pre-game warm-up and was assessed a technical foul.
The bronze medalist Victoria Belmont Bulldogs: Lee Edmondson; John Hunter; Gary Davidson; Jim Kupiak; Don Salmons; Ken Lidstone; Clive Hans; Scott Allen; Jack Munch; Mike Diblee; Jim Merz; Rich Denman; coach Wally Russell
The silver medalist North Delta Huskies: John Buis; Mike McNeill; Rick Tough; Dan Chapman; Stu Graham; Terry Beitel; Don Clipperton; Bruce Lowe; Rick Tough; Pat Rohia; Rick LeBlanc; Glen Hilder; Allen Staples; coach Stan Stewardson
The gold medalist Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs: Lars Hansen; Art Abram; Greg Hoskins; Brian Fulton; Terry Uotuk; Rob Davidson; Arnold Anderson; Gary Holte; George Musseau; Mitchell Dudoward; Dave Bedwell; Andy Berthaudin; Al Godin; coach Gordon Betcher