In the quarterfinals of a six-team draw held in St. Stephen, the host St. Stephen Sparts torched the Saint John Simonds Seabees 59-19 as S Pomeroy scored 16, Scullion 16, Hossack 9, Jarvis 9 and Johnson 6. Lois Russell led the Seabees with 8. Rose Whittaker added 3, Lizotte 2, Sears 1 and Meinert 1, while Black, Thomas, Stephenson, Tucker, Green and Mills were scoreless.
In the other quarterfinal, the Fredericton Black Kats spanked the Moncton Purple Knights 44-29 as Doak scored 21, Carr 15, Stivesn 6 and West 2. Betty Oulton led the Purple Knights with 14. Elaine Oulton added 13 and Mary Betts 2, while Ann MacKenzie, Liz West, Beverly Brine, Audrey Truman, Ann McKinley, Margaret LeBlanc, Helen Harrison, Sandra Powers, Carol Coburn, Sheila Bulmer, Dede Humes, Brenda Rivers and Ann Hill were scoreless.
In the semis, the Saint John Greyhounds dusted the Campbellton Tigers 39-23 as Smith scored 12, MacCullum 11, Henderson 9 and Whitehead 7. G Johnson led the Tigers with 9. M Middescombe added 4, Guimond 4, O’Donnell 3 and S Johnson 2.
In the other semi, the St. Stephen Spartans edged the Fredericton Black Kats 38-34 as Scullion scored 15, Johnson 13, S Pomeroy 6, Hossack 2 and Jarvis 1. Carr led the Black Kats with 16, Doak added 9, Green 4, Stives 3 and Oldham 2.
In the final, the St. Stephen Spartans defeated the Saint John Greyhounds 41-26 as 14-year-old Sandra Pomeroy scored 22, Scullion 12, Johnson 4 and Jarvis 3. Whitehead led the Greyhounds with 12. Smith added 7, McCollum 5 and Henderson 2.
The co-bronze medalist Fredericton Black Kats: Ardeth Coak; Joanne Carr; Green; Eileen Stivens; Oldham; Dunphy; Dobie; Neilson; Read; Sinclair; West; Wilson;
The co-bronze medalist Campbellton Tigers: Geraldine Johnson; M Biddescome; Guimond; O’Donnel; S Johnson; English; Brewer; F Biddescombe; Rice; Roberts, Trites; Fitzgerald;
The silver medalist Saint John Greyhounds: Diane ‘Dede’ Smith; Janet Whitehead; Fran MacCollum; Valerie Henderson; Ely; Harvey; McElmon; Malcolm; Joyce; Banks; McClafferty; Strong; coach Gladys Bell
The champion St. Stephen Spartans: Sandra Pomeroy; Kay Scullion; Eleanor Johnson; Pat Pomeroy; Donna Hossack; Phyllis Jarvis; Margaret Nelly; Nancy Mitchell; Flagg; Barbara McIntee; Judy Lowe; Pauline Montgomery; Sandra O’Neill; Marilyn Smythe; Mary Flagg; coach Duncan McGeachy; manager Joan McGarry