In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Richmond Colts thrashed the Prince Rupert Rainmakers 85-53 as Steve Taylor scored 20, Jim Lamond 16, Chris Reeves 11, Ray Doyle 10, Darrel Steinberg 8, Rich Weisgarber 6, Steve Sheardown 4, Shawn Hill 4, Raj Lal 4 and Mike Seselia 2. Colts coach Bill Drisbow told the Richmond Observor that “you can see that these kids re not here to fool around. Everything you tell them to do, they’re doing.” Willis Parnell paced the Rainmakers with 14. Gerard Dolan added 12, Ken Errico 10, David Gomes 6, Steve Comadina 4, Tim Robinson 3 and Dan Burton 2. …………………………………………………… The Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs dusted the Quesnel Correlieu Clansmen 67-57 as Wayne Best scored 23, Dave Parolin 19, Kevin Linton 11, Jason Winslade 6, Warren Thompson 2, Mike Scott 2 and James Hendy 2. The Clansmen led 32-24 at the half but the wheels fell off early in the third when star Craig Anderson, who’d scored 12 in the first half, was sidelined after pulling a hamstring. “We turned the ball over a lot,” said Clansmen coach Mike Stevens. Les Herman paced the Clansmen with 17. The Clansmen also included Greg Lust, Paul Pontius, Shayne Olsen and Mike Kossey. …………………………………………………… The North Surrey Spartans nipped the Vernon Panthers 63-61 as Kerry Rokosh scored 24, Simon Dykstra 13, Richard Ralston 11, Steve Fure 7, Rik Rohee 6 and Randy Wereschuk 2. Tim Tollestrup paced the Panthers with 16. Rod Charlton added 14, Brian Kruger 12, Bruce Babiuk 8, Rob Zimmerman 4, J.D. Jackson 2, Lee Christensen 2 and Ted Vanderun 2. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Killarney Cougars edged the Langley D.W. Poppy Red Hawks 76-73 as Dave Wright scored 31, Bruce McDonald 18, Steve Carroll 14, Bip Sammy 9, Darrel Perry 2 and Chris Francis 2. Andrew Lott led the Red Hawks with 23. Al Church added 16, Robin Lott 15, Alex Vanichuk 9, K.J. Jantzen 4, Harley Kennedy 4 and Collin Dolphin 2. The Red Hawks also included Blair Baker, Jerry Patterson and Dave Chaulk. …………………………………………………… The Penticton Lakers torched the Trail J.L. Crowe Hawks 96-54 as Geoff McKay scored 29, Jonathan Peters 23, Kulwinder Sidhu 12, Mike Brydon 7, Mike Frisby 7, Bob Love 6, Rob Elgie 4, Calvin Zaryski 2, Mike Derry 2, John Swanson 2 and Greg Sieg 2. Terry Altroga paced the Hawks with 12. Jason Altrogge added 10, Greg Negus 8, Barry Parisotto 7, Mike Meadows 4, Don Meadows 2 and John McGowan 1. …………………………………………………… The Abbotsford Panthers clipped the Vancouver John Oliver Jokers 75-63 as Briadn Phillip-Stewart scored 37, Brian Christianson 19, Stan Friesen 8, Ian Andreason 5, Tony Janzen 4 and Tim MacDonald 1. Este Epondulan led the Jokers with 30. Harri Reck added 10, Mark Kriese 9, Dave Tukatau 8 and Tony Cheong 6. …………………………………………………… The Victoria Oak Bay Bays edged the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 83-80 as Dimitri Gilbert scored 23, Rob Mawson 15, Paul Domke 13, Mike Atkinson 6, Colin MacRae 6, Peter Dryden 5, Jackson Ario 2 and Garth Ellis 2. Sean Beattie paced the Fighting Irish with 28. John Donald added 19, Kris Kucera 8, Szilard Fricska 6, Chuck Winternitz 4, Ivan Tsang 2 and Pat Guzman 2. The Fighting Irish (coached by Earl Farenholtz) also included Mike Guthrie, Keiron McConnell, Bill Bailey, Paul Bachmann, Mike Bragagnolo and Jeremy Spiller. …………………………………………………… North Vancouver Windsor Dukes clocked the Victoria Belmont Bulldogs 91-74 as Jason Brinham scored 27, Craig Morgan 26, Colin Bennett 18, Tom Schimmer 10, Chris Murphy 4, David Bustos 2 and Chris Darby (Rerup?) 2. Peter McCart led the Bulldogs with 23. Shane Robertson added 18, Gerry Kennedy 16, Chris Watson 10, Tim Dennett 4 and Steve Chong 3. The Bulldogs (coached by Muzz Bryant, managers Leona McCully, Marie Glashuffer and Jamie Tousignant) also included Kevin Doyle, James Dawson, Russ Green, Steve French, Bob Collins, Rob Snyder, Brad Dore and Williams Burns.
In the quarterfinals, the Richmond Colts defeated the North Surrey Spartans 85-72 as 6-6 forward Jim Lamond scored 22, 6-8 centre Steve Taylor 23, Ray Doyle 20, Darrell Steinberg 13, Chris Reeves 6 and Steve Sheardown 1. Kerry Rokosh led Spartans with 26, while 6-8 post Simon Dykstra added 24, Richard Ralston 11, Randy Wereschuk 5, Rik Rohee 4 and Steve Fure 2.
The Vancouver Killarney Cougars stunned the top-seeded Penticton Lakers 98-87. Dave Wright and Bruce McDonald each notched 29 for the Cougars, while 6-5 Steve Carroll was a defensive force in the paint, blocking several shots and scoring 16. Chris Francis added 3, Darrell Perry 2 and Thomas Wong 2. Geoff McKay led the Lakers with 29. Greg Seig added 15, Mike Frisby 12, Mike Brydon 12, Bob Love 12 and John Swanson 7. The Lakers (coached by Fred Fedorak) also included Rob Eigle, Mike Derry, Jonathan Peters, Kulwinder Sidhu, Calvin Zaryski.
The Abbotsford Panthers clipped the North Vancouver Windsor Dukes 79-67 as Brian Phillip-Stewart scored 28, Brian Christiansen 19, Tony Janzen 10, Stan Friesen 8, Ian Andreason 6, Dave Card 6 and Tim McDonald 2. Colin Bennett led the Dukes with 19. Tom Schimmer added 18, Craig Morgan 15, Jason Brinham 10 and Dave Bustos 5. The Dukes (coached by Phil Langley) also included Chris Murphy, Chris Darby.
In the last quarterfinal, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs dispatched the Victoria Oak Bays 76-65 despite trailing 36-28 at the half. Kevin Linton paced the Centaurs with 20. Dave Parolin added 19, Wayne Best 12, Jason Windslade 8, Mike Scott 6, James Hendy 4 and Scott Bodner 4. Dimitri Gilbert led the Bays with 25. Rod Mawson added 12, Paul Domke 12, Jackson Ario 6, Mike Atkinson 5 and Peter Dryden 3. The Bays also included Garth Ellis, Colin MacRae, Jackson Ario.
In the semis, the Richmond Colts defeated the Abbotsford Panthers 86-76 as Steve Taylor scored 24, Jim Lamond 21, Darrell Steinberg 16, Ray Doyle 11, Glen Tait 8, Chris Reeves 4 and Darren Latrace 2. Richmond was ahead 38-32 at the half and Taylor and Lamond took complete control of the game in the third quarter. Brian Phillip-Stewart led the Panthers with 23. Brian Christiansen added 15, Stan Friesen 13, Dave Card 11, Tony Janzen 2 and Ian Andreasen 2.
In the other semi, the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs defeated the Vancouver Killarney Cougars 76-67 as 6-4 swingman Dave Parolin 19, Kevin Linton 18, Wayne Best 18, James Hendy 15, Jason Windslade 2, Warren Thompson 2 and Mike Scott 2. Bruce McDonald paced the Cougars with 23. Bip Sammy added 20, Dave Wright 16, Thomas Wong 6 and Steve Carroll 2. Killarney coach Ted Cusick told the Vancouver Sun “they stopped David Wright. They put their tall guy on him and it shut him down completely.” Dave Parolin said that Wright is “a helluva shooter. I didn’t care how many I got, just so long as I kept him off the board.” Cusick said “they wanted it so bad. But you can’t force the ball against a good team like Centennial. They were all just trying too hard.”
In the bronze medal match, the Abbotsford Panthers dispatched the Vancouver Killarney Cougars 86-78 as Brian Phillips-Stewart scored 30, Stan Friesen 26, Ian Andreason 13, Brian Christianson 8, Tony Janzen 6, Dave Card 2 and Tim McDonald 1. Panthers coach Norm Bradley told the Abbotsford News that the bronze was on a par with our first place win in 1983. “In 1983, we were expected to win. This time, we were a surprise.” Killarney led 28-24 after one quarter and 43-38 at the half. The Panthers led 60-59 after three quarters. Steve Carroll paced the Cougars with 19. Bruce McDonald added 18, Thomas Wong 11, Bip Sammy 7, Darrell Parry 4 and Chris Francis 2. The Cougars also included David Wright, Darrell Perry.
Prior to the final, Colts coach Bill Drisbow had printed up T-shirts proclaiming Richmond as the B.C. champs on the front and “At Last” on the back. Having suffered three losses in the finals, Drisbow was convinced the Colts time had finally come. “This will relieve some of the pressure,” Drisbow told the Vancouver Sun after the 74-61 win over the Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs. But the final outcome wasn’t as evident as the score indicated. Richmond was ahead 56-46 when 6-8 forward Steve Taylor was forced to the bench at 6:35 in the third quarter with his fourth foul. Dave Parolin keyed a Centennial rally which cut the margin to 60-57. But Glen Tait responded with a field goal for Richmond and Taylor returned from the bench early in the fourth quarter to hit a field goal, block a shot and hit another field goal to stretch the Colt lead back to nine. Kevin Linton and Wayne Best hit buckets to cut the margin to five before Ray Doyle and Darrell Steinberg hit field goals to pull Richmond ahead by nine once more. After Jim Lamond hit 5-6 from the line and Steve Taylor added another point from the line, it was game over. Taylor finished with 25, Jim Lamond 23, Ray Doyle 12, Darrell Steinberg 12 and Glen Tait 2. Doyle told the Richmond Observor that “I predicted a year ago today that we could win it.” Centaurs coach Rich Chambers said “they’re a really good team. They’re well coached and it was their tournament.” Richmond led 20-12 at the quarter but faltered a bit when Steve Taylor found himself in foul trouble. Centennial cut the lead to three in the fourth quarter. Steinberg said “I was worried a bit. But when we got Taylor back, we knew we’d be okay.” Taylor promptly bocked a shot. Taylor said “when I got my chance to go in again. I said “I’m going to run like I’ve never run before’.” Drisbow said “Glen was a very key factor in our winning the game. Chris (Reeves) did a great job for us, but both Abbotsford and Centennial realized that he was not going to put the shot and they laid off on him. They couldn’t do that with Glen, who’s a strong offensive player.” Dave Parolin paced the Centaurs with 24. Wayne Best added 11, Kevin Linton 10, James Hendy 8, Jason Winslade 6 and Warren Thompson 2. Centaurs coach Rich Chambers told the Coquitlam Sunday News that “we just didn’t do the job on Jim Lamond. He really hurt us on the boards, we couldn’t get up on him. He’s not just big, he’s strong and he’s smart. It’s tough to defence that kind of ability. … Lamond and Taylor are their bread and butter. They keep going to them. You stop one, the other is open. They keep the ball in the air. We couldn’t stop it.” Taylor said “hey, it didn’t come easy. We were runners-up last year, so we really wanted this one. They got here because they deserved to. So did we. The guys played great. Jim did a super job while I was out, everybody did.” Glen Tait, whose brother Alan had won the tourney MVP award in 1980, noted that he preferred having won the title. “I remember watching him in here. That’s what has made it so great for me to become a Colt. Winning the championship is a great feeling and he wishes he had done it.” Drisbow noted that his team’s rebounding was the difference in the contest. The Colts captured their first of four provincial crowns and establish their mid-1980s dominance over the province. But for a loss in the 1984 final and an upset loss to Pitt Meadows in the 1986 semis, and a defeat in the 1990 final, coach Bill Drisbow’s Colts might easily have captured seven straight Ken Wright Trophies (formerly the Sparling Trophy). Richmond’s assistant coach was Allan Chapple, who’d led the Kamloops Red Devils to a silver medal in 1974.
The bronze medalist Abbotsford Panthers: Brian Phillips-Stewart; Brian Christiansen; Stan Friesen; Dave Card; Ian Andreason; Tony Janzen; Tim McDonald; Ian Andreesa; Allan Andreesa; coach Norm Bradley
The silver medalist Coquitlam Centennial Centaurs: James Hendy; Dave Parolin; Kevin Linton; Wayne Best; Jason Winslade; Warren Thompson; Mike Scott; coach Rich Chambers
The gold medalist Richmond Colts: Steve Taylor; Ray Doyle; Jim Lamond; Chris Reeves; Darrell Steinberg; Glen Tait; Steve Sheardown; Darren Latrace; Rich Wesgarber; Shaun Hill; Raj Lal; Mike Seselia; coach Bill Drisbow; assistant Allan Chapple; assistant Mike Holub