In the quarterfinals, held in Quispamsis, the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats stomped the 8th-seeded Saint John Simonds Seabees 94-36 as Gammon scored 27, Mclellan 19, Petrie 10, Benson 8, Ingraham 6, Boldon 6, Moran 6, Dalmas 4, Clayden 4, McLean 2 and Macleod 2. Darlene Tracey paced the Seabees with 17. Hackett added 6, MacPhee 4, Messer 4, Howard 4 and Partridge 1, while O’Keefe and Partridge were scoreless.
The 3rd-seeded Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans whipped the 6th-seeded Miramichi Valley Pulamoo 72-56 as Ryder scored 21, Lund 15, Rae 12, Speer 11, Surrette 10, Cormier 2 and Keays 1. Alice Kamermans paced the Pulamoo with 20. Woods added 12, DeWolfe 7, Hill 4, Landry 4, C Gallant 4, Vickers 2 and Burns 1, while D Gallant was scoreless.
The 4th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders dispatched the 5th-seeded Saint John Greyhounds 68-56 as MacDonald scored 18, Ashley 18, Lutes 12, McCormick 8, Pierce 6 and Gormley 6. Nancy Colwell led the Greyhounds with 12. Maureen Allen added 11, Brenda Cameron 10, Maxwell 8, Cathy Cogswell 8, Mary Woolway 4 and Maureen Dickens 2, while McCain, Pott, Landry and Chisholm were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights spanked the 7th-seeded Miramichi James M. Hill Tommies 86-37 as Hicks scored 16, Robinson 16, Hardy 16, Irving 12, Thompson 10, Carey 10, Steeves 4, and Harris 1. Dewey led the Tommies with 12. MacDonald added 6, Leggatt 5, McCarthy 4, J Masterson 4, Daley 4 and E Masterson 2, while Leaman was scoreless.
In the semis, the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats clubbed the 4th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 86-65.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights dispatched the 3rd-seeded Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans 57-43 as Hardy scored 16, Thompson 15, Carey 4, Hicks 2 and Dalton 2. Spear led the Trojans with 9. Keays added 8, Surrette 6, Ryder 6, Rae 6, Cormier 4 and Lund 4.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans whipped the 4th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 87-67 as Rae scored 18, Ryder 17, Spear 13, Lund 12, Keays 12, Cormier 7 and Surrette 6. Debbie Ashley led the Crusaders with 19. Lorraine McCormick added 15, Rosemary Gormley 12, Mary MacDonald 10, Pierce 10 and Debbie Lutes 1.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights stunned the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats 72-59. Second-seeded Moncton had lost two early season tournaments, then went got on a roll and won four straight games into the provincials. Robinson paced the Purple Knights with 22. Hardy added 19, Thompson 14, Irving 9 and Hicks 8. Gammon led Fredericton with 18. Mclean added13, Michaud 13, Mcleod 6, Moran 4, Boldon 2, Ingraham 2 and Petrie 1.
The bronze medalist Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans: Carla Ryder; Bev Lund; Donna (Debbie?) Rae; Liz Speer; Cindy Surrette; Cormier, Sue (Sharon?) Keays, Wendy McNutt; Pat Campbell;
The silver medalist Fredericton Black Kats: Carolyn Gammon; Anne McLellan; Petrie; Jane Benson; Ingraham; Boldon; Moran; Candy Michaud; Dalmas; Clayden; Joanne Mclean; Macleod
The champion Moncton Purple Knights: Diane Thompson; Heather Carey; Ruth Irving; Levangie; Kim Hayward; Joan Teed; Jane Vincent; Janis Dalton; Carolyn Robinson; Karen Hardy; Sue Harris; Anne Steeves; Gigi Hicks; Atkinson; coach Greg Gould; assistant Terry Miller; manager Sandra Thompson