In the quarterfinals, held in Newcastle, the top-seeded Saint John Greyhounds crushed the 8th-seeded Miramichi James M. Hill Tommies 74-40 as Allen scored 18. Dawna Leggatt led the Tommies with 16. The Tommies also included Jo-Anne Dewey.
The 5th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders torched the 4th-seeded Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans 93-67 as Gormley scored 33, Barnett 11 and Pierce 11. Carla Ryer led the Trojans with 18. Sharon Keays added 16. The Trojans also included Pat Campbell, Lynn Sealey, Coleen White, Laurie Burns, Edele Belliveau.
The 2nd-seeded Fredericton Black Kats stomped the 7th-seeded Oromocto Blues 62-33 as Moran scored 18 and McLennan 14. Lorraine Clayton led the Blues with 6. The Blues also included Sharon Urbanosky.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights clipped the host and 6th-seeded Miramichi Valley Pulamoo 86-67 as Robinson scored 23 and Hardy 22. Sandy Hill led the Pulamoo with 18. Dorothy Gallant added 16. The Pulamoo also included Sue Woods.
In the semis, the 2nd-seeded Fredericton Black Kats stomped the 3rd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights 62-39 as Moran scored 20 and McLellan 14. Hardy led the Purple Knights with 14. Robinson added 11.
In the other semi, the top-seeded Saint John Greyhounds defeated the 5th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 72-62 in overtime as Maxwell scored 26 and Barry 12. Gormley led the Crusaders with 17. Pierce added 16 and Lutes 14. The Crusaders led 40-25 at the half. The score was knotted at 60 after regulation.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders whipped the 3rd-seeded Moncton Purple Knights 93-75 as Lutes scored 20, Pierce 18, Ashley 15 and Baldwin 10. Karen Hardy led the Purple Knights with 40. The Purple Knights also included Carolyn Robinson, Anne Steeves.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Fredericton Black Kats capped another girls/boys double as they trounced the top-seeded Saint John High Greyhounds 75-47 as Moran scored 19, Mclennan 18 and Delmas 15. Black Kats coach Greg Gould told the Saint John Telegraph-Journal that “I expected it to be a closer game that what it was. We pressed them defensively and tried to slow the game down a little offensively. We got a big jump on them early in the game (a 15-2 lead) and were up by 15 points at halftime. Then in the second half, we scored the first 5 of 10 baskets and then they cut our lead to about 13 points. But after that, we didn’t much trouble winning.” Gould told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “the key to beating Saint John was our zone press, both full-court and halfcourt. We kept pressure on them all the time and they kept turning the ball over to us. We were very deliberate on offence. Instead of a lot of running, we were taking it much slower. I think that helped us a lot.”
The bronze medalist Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders: Rose Gormley; Linda Barnett; Kim Pierce; Debbie Lutes; Debbie Ashley; Libby Baldwin;
The silver medalist Saint John Greyhounds: Maureen Allen; Alyson Maxwell; Patricia Barry; Mary MacDonald; Cathy Cogswell; coach Fran Hughes
The champion Fredericton Black Kats: Marleigh Moran; Anne McLennan; Paula Briggs; Lynn Estabrooks; Leslie Ingraham; Andrea Garland; Mary Delmas; Marie Mcleod; Susan Clayden; Kathy Norman; Bev Bennett; coach Greg Gould; manager Susan Acheson