In the quarterfinals, held in Andover, the Fredericton Black Kats mauled the Edmundston Cormier Cougars 67-20 as Lakes scored 20, King 16, Hill 8, Stafford 7, MacAfee 6, Currie 3 and Tingley 2. Perron scored 8 to pace the Cougars (coach Clairmont Sirois). Picard added 6, Pelletier 2, Theriault 2, Beaulieu 1 and Zaichik 1, while Gauvin and Castonguay were scoreless.
Th Perth-Andover Southern Victoria Vikings clocked the Bathurst Phantoms 62-34 as Grant scored 20, Tucker 13, Ross 11, Baker 6, Neilsen 4, Wylie 4 and Kilcup 4. Baxter scored 17 to lead the Phantoms (coach Lorne Whalen). Elliott added 12, White 3 and Jamieson 2, while Loosen, Hinton, Mackay, Robertson, Evans and Doull were scoreless.
The Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints nipped the Moncton Purple Knights 48-47 as Barry scored 32, Road 5, Keating 5, T Murphy 5 and Montague 3. Russell Gahan scored 13 to lead the Purple Knights (coach Ed Skiffington). Ken Sprague added 12, Don Morton 10, Barry White 6, Marshall Beck 4 and Roger Wheaton 2, while Dave Price, Dave Gibson, Reg Sharpe, Angus Orchard, Dave Berridge and Mike Murphy were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Woodstock Thunder dispatched the Saint John Greyhounds 41-36 as Green scored 11, Maguire 6, Daye 5, I Purvis 5 and R Purvis 2. Malcolm scored 11 to lead the Greyhounds (coach Clarence Good). Gimby added 11, Simms 8, Kennedy 4 and J Anderson 2, while Thompson, W Anderson, Chapman and Taylor were scoreless.
In the semis, the Woodstock Thunder edged the Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints 51-50 in overtime as Cornielson scored 20, Green 11, I Purvis 11, Daye 6 and Maguire 3. Barry led the Saints with 16. Haley added 12, REoach 8, Montague 7, T Murphy 5 and Keating 2.
In the other semi, the Fredericton Black Kats torched the Perth-Andover Southern Victoria Vikings 59-34 as Lakes scored 29, Tingley 11, Hill 9, Budovitch 6, Strange 2 and Currie 2. Ross led the Vikings with 14. Grant added 9, Tucker 7, Neilson 3 and Kilcup 1.
In the bronze medal match, the Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints clipped the Perth-Andover Southern Victoria Vikings 54-44 as Barry scored 20, Haley 13, Murphy 10, Roach 5, Montague 2, Keating 2 and K Murphy 2. Dale Grant led the Vikings (coach Bob Terry) with 20. Jim Ross added 10, Tucker 7, John Baker 6, Seward Neilsen 5 and Clifford Kilcup 1, while Jim Wylie, John Dewitt and Gerald Murchison were scoreless.
In the final, the Fredericton Black Kats whipped the Woodstock Thunder 69-37 as Lakes scored 28, Hill 17, Budovitch 12, Tingley 8 and King 2. Green led the Thunder with 11. I Purvis added 11, Cornielson 8, Daye 4, McGuire 2 and Sutherland 1.
The bronze medalist Saint John St. Malachy’s Memorial Saints; Berry; Roach; Keating; T Murphy; Montague; K Murphy; Paulin; Haley; Arsenault, O’Brien; Breau; coach Tom Higgins
The silver medalist Woodstock Thunder: Darrell Cornielson; Ken Green; Joe Maguire; David Daye; Roger Purvis; George Sutherland; Gary Billings, Hayden; David Lenahan; Ian Purvis; coach Ernie Holton
The champion Fredericton Black Kats: Eric Lakes; Stuart King; Dave Hill; Skip Stafford; Jim MacAfee; Art Currie; Dick Tingley; Rob Strange; Mitch Budovitch; Mel Keeling; coach Mal Early; manager Jim Morrell; manager Dawson Hovey