In the opening round, held in Harrow: …………………………………………………… The Guelph Bishop MacDonnell Celtics, a last-minute entry into the tourney, having been invited to represent CWOSSA after Port Elgin Saugeen declined to enter, whipped the Waterdown District Warriors 89-52 as Marty Dillon scored 16, Sharp 15 and Wayne Dillon 12. Brian MacLeish led Waterdown with 13. Murray Forth added 10. The Warriors 9coach Kaye Patterson) also inlcued Ron Service, Gerald Huigkamp, Tom Pett. …………………………………………………… The Whitby Henry Street Hawks clipped Sudbury Lively District 67-56 as Craig Maunder scored 21 and Andy Roblin 18. Lively District included Blair Breen, Mike Fahey, Mike Bell. …………………………………………………… The Ernestown Eagles dispatched the Harrow Hawks 64-51 as Sean Pritchard scored 21, Ron Heidebrecht 13, Tom MacKay 11, Jim Finn 10 and Dennis Stover 8. Agenor Ferreira led the Hawks with 16. Tim Lee added 10. The Hawks also included Terry Lee. …………………………………………………… The Chatham Tecumseh Braves edged Port Arthur 65-63 as Dave Driscoll scored 20 and Johnathan Bennett 19.
In the quarterfinals, the Guelph Bishop MacDonnell Celtics, with an enrolment of 550, defeated the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 71-63 as Marty Dillon scored 20, Mike Sharpe 16, Wayne Dillon 10, Naterelli 9, McDermott 7, Paul Valeriotte 4, Pete Valeriotte 4 and Tessaro 1. John Vargara led the Fighting Irish with 26. Dave Brown added 8, P Brown 8, T Butler 7, Luigi Cicchini 4, Lepore 4, Mundy 2, Pitts 2 and McHenry 2, while Gelinas was scoreless.
The Ernestown Eagles dusted the Whitby Henry Street Hawks 65-41 as Sean Pritchard scored 21, Jim Finn 10, Tom McKay 10, Ron Heidebrecht 8, Topping 6, McKinnon 5, Solc 4 and Stover 1. Eagles coach Tom Frood told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “we regained our poise for the second game and went out to win it early.” (The Whig-Standard reported the quarterfinals as the Eagles having beaten Cochrane, while Hamilton McNab defeated Whitby Henry Street, with high scorers for the losers accordingly repositioned) Andy Roblin led the Hawks with 15. Craig Maunder added 15, Aikenhead 12, Sovichetti 5, Huntley 4 and Scott 2.
The Hamilton Sir Allan McNab Lions clocked the Cochrane Cobras 87-53 as Dave Roser scored 30, Stan Miazga 23, Andrews 12, Russon 10, Cameron 4, Zavitz 2, Rogers 2, Kaufman 2 and Layland 2. Stan Granger led the Cobras with 15. Tom McWhirten added 11, Gauthier 4, Schock 4, Calaezzi 3, Fox 2, Innes 2 and Greer 1.
In the last quarterfinal, the Stayner Spartans dumped the Chatham Tecumseh Braves 57-45 after lead 28-16 at the half. Jeff Smith led the Spartans with 26. Laycock added 9, Hewitt 6, Buie 6, Kenny 5 and Broadhurst 5. Dave Driscoll paced the Braves with 19. Jonathan Bennett added 11, Brian Beattie 7, Terry 6 and Grant 2, while Andrye, Stang and Clark were scoreless.
In the semis, the Guelph Bishop MacDonnell Celtics defeated the Hamilton Sir Allan McNabb Lions 69-64 as Marty Dillon scored 16, Mike Sharpe 15, Pete Valeriotte 11, Materelli 9, Wayne Dillon 7, Paul Valeriotte 6 and Tessaro 5. The Celtics led 34-30 at the half. Dave Roser paced the Lions with 27. Steve Miazaga added 19, Russon 7, Rogers 6 and Zavitz 5.
In the other semi, the Ernestown Eagles defeated the Stayner Collegiate Spartans 65-49 as Sean Pritchard scored 24, Ron Heidebrecht 17, Stover 8, Tom MacKay 8 and Jim Finn 8. Jeff Smith paced the Spartans with 29. Hewitt added 7, Laycock 6, Buie 2, Kenny 2, Broadhurst 2 and Church 1.
In the final, the Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics defeated the Ernestown Eagles 70-39. Ernestown opened with a 3-0 lead before Bishop McDonnell responded with a 20-0 run and assumed total control of the contest. Mickey Sharpe led Guelph with 23. Marty Dillon added 17, Wayne Dillon 7, Naterelli 4, Paul Valeriotte 3, McDermott 3, McClelland 3 and Tessar 1. Sean Pritchard paced the Eagles with 14. Ron Heidebrecht added 8, Tom McKay 6, Jim Finn 5, Stover 2, McKinnon 2 and Solc 2. Bishop MacDonnell coach John Lovelock told the Windsor Star that “I believe we won the tourney with great depth. I was able to substitute freely without losing quality. … They tried to substitute with us but got hurt doing it. I think they are pretty well even with us if you count only the top five players on each team.” MacDonnell finished (22-8) on the season. Eagles coach Tom Frood told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “I used our entire bench but nothing seemed to work. We were missing shots from right underneath the basket.”
The co-bronze medalist Stayner Collegiate Spartans: Jeff Smith; Hewitt; Laycock; Buie; Kenny; Broadhurst; Church;
The co-bronze medalist Hamilton Sir Allan McNabb Lions: Dave Roser; Steve Miazaga; Jim Russon; Rogers; Zavitz; Stan Miazaga; Ron Andrews; Cameron; Rogers; Kaufman; Layland;
The silver medalist Ernestown Eagles: Sean Pritchard; Ron Heidebrecht; Jim Finn; Tom McKay; Don Topping; Steve McKinnon; Bob Solc; Dennis Stover; S Finn; Colin McCue; coach Tom Frood; assistant Reg Stevens; manager Gord Rogers
The gold medalist Guelph Bishop MacDonnell Celtics: F Morris; Paul Valeriotte; Marty Dillon; McClelland; B. Morris; Mike Sharpe; Tessaro; Natarelli; Adams; McDermott; Wayne Dillon; Pete Valeriotte; coach John Lovelock; assistant J. Riley; manager Lesar; assistant manager Fisher