In the wildcard games: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers clipped the Winnipeg Fort Richmond Centurions 73-63 as Mike Thomas scored 24, Anthony Clements 12, Roy Cohn 12 and Rob Schherch 11. Tarik Badour led the Centurions with 20. Chris Henry added 12 and John Biglow 10. The Centurions (coached by Kevin Rowan, assisted by Brad Gusdal, manager Richard Dorga, trainer Darren Simpson) also included Myron Klysh, Stan Majowski, Guy Gusdal, Mark Becker, Ken Kumar, Ken Allen, Stan Majowski, Grant Rogers, Shahzad Shah and Dave Vukets. …………………………………………………… The Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals dispatched the Winnipeg Sisler Spartans 72-61 as Garry Dear scored 25, Eddie Still 17, Dan Speer 13 and Bill Burrows 10. Kevin Kline led the Spartans with 17. Rick Litke added 16. The Spartans (coached by Gary Comack) also included Asf Rana, Tony Raposo, Mark Tynes.
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Westwood Warriors defeated the Winnipeg Transcona Titans 99-32 as Mark Johannson scored 27, Morgan Smail 16 and Willie Parker 15. The Titans included Brad Scott, Colin Isaak, Grant Richter. …………………………………………………… The Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals defeated the Winnipeg River East Kodiaks 78-67 as Dan Speer scored 33 and nabbed 19 boards. The Kodiaks (coached by Gord Puttaert) included Henry Verbeck, John Klassen, Curt Bauer, Mike Schween, Hans Hildebrant, Yaniel Maharaj. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Elmwood Eskimos clocked the Winnipeg Windsor Park Royals 72-45. The Royals included Keith Ferley, Darcy Poole, Jeff Wong, Bob Dyce. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans clipped the Winnipeg Kildonan East Reivers 78-65. The Reivers included Robert Brown, Andy Kostyniuk, Neil Eden, Chris Moskal, Leo Eden. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Dakota Lancers edged the Winnipeg Gordon Bell Panthers 63-57. The Panthers included Kevin Toney, Perry Scarlett, Edward Lewis, Brian Kelly. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers whipped the Brandon Crocus Plains Plainsmen 76-55. The Plainsmen (coached by Dwight Kearns) included Larry Fleury, Brad Martin, Murray Baker, Jim Myers, Dave Dixon, Ritchie Jacobson, Gary Young, Richard Pemkowski, Darrell Ewasiuk, Glen Thiessen and Richard Brugger. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons dusted the Brandon Vincent Massey Vikings 78-59. The Vikings (coached by Dan Rajnovich) included Eric Derksen, Scott Bender, Mike Stone, John Fehilly, Al Mitchell, Rob Allen, Dave Olson, Ken McEwan, Scott West. …………………………………………………… The Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders defeated the Winnipeg Kelvin Clippers 42-34. The Clippers included Tom McGonigal, Craig McTaggert, Dean Seidel, Shawn Wallace, Matt Bilash, Mike Dangerfield.
In the quarterfinals, 6-0 guard Willie Parker scored 10 points and hounded the Selkirk Lord Selkirk Regional Royals into a host of turnovers as the Winnipeg Westwood Warriors prevailed 69-51. Mark Johannson hit for 28, while Brett Vickery scored 9. Warriors coach Dave Guss told the Winnipeg Free Press that “everyone played with a lot of intensity.” Gary Dear led Selkirk with 16. Dan Spear added 10. Royals coach Peter Gerbrandt was at a loss to explain the turnovers. “Perhaps their easy win a night earlier lulled the Royals into a sense of complacency,” he mused. The Royals (coached by Peter Gerbrandt, assisted by Murray Hamm) also included Russ Carriere, Eddie Still, Bill Burrows, Ed Still, Trevor Hoilett, Darcy Carroll.
The Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers edged the Winnipeg Dakota Lancers 45-41. The Lancers (coached by Dale Bradshaw, who retired after the season) included Neil Kornberger, Gord Ginter, Kirby Ottenbreit, Garth Randles, Tim Bradshaw.
The Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans dumped the Winnipeg Elmwood Eskimos 61-52. The Eskimos (coached by Ken Kelsch) included Blaine Acton, Andrey Mazur, Glen Young.
In the last quarterfinal, the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons edged the Winnipeg Oak Park Raiders 55-49. The Raiders included Ben Roberts, Rory Herget, Don Vosters, Kelly Chesney.
In the semis, the Winnipeg Westwood Warriors defeated the Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers, who were representing the City North Conference, 61-46. The Tigers led 14-12 at the quarter. Westwood was ahead 25-24 at the half despite a dreary first half shooting performance. The Warriors looked confused by the alternating box-and-one and 1-3-1- zone which St. John’s presented, but their pressure defence eventually wore down the Tigers. A 16-5 run in the final quarter iced it. Westwood’s press, led by Brett Vickery and 6-1 g Bruce Rannard, forced 19 turnovers. Mark Johannson led Winnipeg Westwood with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Morgan Smail added 14 and Brett Vickery 10. Mike Thomas led St. John’s with 14 points. Devon Clunis added 11. Johannson told the Winnipeg Free Press that the early shooting woes were inexplicable. “I don’t know what it was. We never seem to get good bounces off these rims here.” But the bench took the pressure off the starters, he added. Westwood coach Dave Guss said “I think St. John’s played really well. They alternated from a box-and-one defence to a 1-3-1 which kept us off balance most of the game. But our constant pressure finally got to them in the fourth quarter.”
In the other semi, the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons defeated the Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans of the Cloverleaf Conference 74-69 as point guard Leony Ong pounded the ball inside to Joe Ogoms, who finished with 21 points. Ong added 13 and Mel Bothelo 12. Massey was paced by Mark Zachanowich 17, Don Collignon 15, Rob Butler 12 and Kevin Kelly 10. Maroons coach Lori May told the Winnipeg Free Press that Ong is “such a good playmaker. He gets the ball into Joe (Ogoms) so easy, and he has also got a great outside shot.” May added that the Maroons lacked intensity. “No doubt about it. They were looking ahead to Westwood. We lost to them in the Wesmen Classic, and they want another chance at them.”
In the final, the top-seeded Winnipeg Westwood Warriors nipped the Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons 55-54 as Wayne Patterson and Bruce Rannard held 6-6 c Joe Ogoms to 11 points before he fouled with three minutes to play. “Joe always turns to his left under the boards, so we simply played him there and broke his rhythm,” Patterson told the Winnipeg Free Press. Daniel McIntyre had a glorious chance to win it with 8 seconds to go but 6-4 Howard Green lost the handle on a left-handed layup. Bruce Rannard grabbed the loose ball, and passed it up court to Will Parker, who ran out the clock. “Our press didn’t give us as much as it has in the past either,” said Winnipeg Westwood coach Dave Guss. “They handled it pretty will. They were very patient in bringing the ball up. They’d didn’t score much off it but it kept our guys moving.” Morgan Smail led Winnipeg Westwood with 21 points. Mark Johannson added 14. Ong and Howard Green each scored 14 for Daniel McIntyre. Mel Bothelo added 10. Daniel McIntyre coach Laurie May said that “I didn’t expect Smail to come up hot. We even pulled Joe over to defend against him and he lofted several over the top of him and hit nothing but net.” Morgan
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Mark Johnson (Westwood); Morgan Small (Westwood); Joe Ogoms (Daniel McIntyre); Leony Ong (Daniel McIntyre); Mike Thomas (St. John’s) and Don Collignon (Winnipeg Vincent Massey)
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg St. John’s Tigers: Mike Thomas; Devon Clunis; Ron Balingit; Anthony Clements; Rob Schnerch; Ilija Dragojevic; Joe Thomas; coach Bill Wedlake;
The co-bronze medalist Winnipeg Vincent Massey Trojans: Mark Zachanowich; Don Collignon; Rob Butler; Kevin Kelly; coach Jerry Hildebrand
The silver medalist Winnipeg Daniel McIntyre Maroons: Joe Ogoms; Leony Ong; Mel Bothelo; Howard Green; Neil Enns; John Raposo; Frank Cotreono; Miyai; Barlow; Vargas; coach Laurie May
The gold medalist Winnipeg Westwood Warriors: Mark Johannson; Morgan Smail; Will Parker; Brett Vickery; Bruce Rannard; Wayne Patterson; Jim Zinko; Don Wiebe; Tim Cherwinski; coach Dave Guss