In the opening, seeding round, held in Timmins: …………………………………………………… The Chatham John McGregor Panthers dumped the Timmins Ecole Secondaire Theriault 62-33. …………………………………………………… Sudbury Lively dumped the Orillia District Blues 85-60 as Robin Tipludy scored 36 and Vic Dumas 22. Rob Town led the Blues with 24. …………………………………………………… Woodstock College Avenue dispatched the Kingston Frontenac Falcons 63-41 as Steve Richards scored 18, Steve Folkerson 16, Brad Knott 8, Dave Hopper 7, Pat Brill-Edwards 6, Bert Udema 4, Daryl Hanmer 2 and Don Lajoie 2. Woodstock led 20-9, 32-15 and 44-24 at the quarters. Dave Dempster paced the Falcons with 14. Doug Atkinson added 9, Steve Simmons 7, Steve Spence 5, Bert Nelson 4 and James Richardson 2. Woodstock coach Peter Ewing told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “we run for 25 minutes solid before a game so we’re not nervous when the game starts. We’re just warmed up. We play man-to-man fullcourt press the whole game if we can get away with it. We have seven starters on our team and most our opposition gets tired trying to keep up with them eventually.” Falcons coach Jack Aldridge said “we weren’t cutting and giving each other ball and when they got tired, we couldn’t seem to take advantage of things.” …………………………………………………… Belleville Collegiate dumped the Dryden Eagles 64-33 (also reported as 59-33). …………………………………………………… The Welland HVS Tigers crushed Barry’s Bay Madawaska District 64-44. …………………………………………………… The Orangeville District Scarlett Bears dispatched the Timmins Vocational Blues 45-35 (also reported as 45-39, and 49-44).
In the second round: …………………………………………………… Sudbury Lively District and Belleville Collegiate receive second-round byes? …………………………………………………… The Chatham John McGregor Panthers defeated the Kingston Frontenac Falcons 80-59 as Glyn Hughes scored 20, Bo Ostveen 14, Frank Ostveen 12, Matt Ross 10, George Denkers 7, Calvin Antaya 6, Craig Jones 4, Ed Rybanski 4, Frank Rusan 2 and Mike Kuni 1. The Panthers led 23-9 after one quarter. Dave Dempster led the Falcons with 15. Steve Simmons added 13, Doug Atkinson 13, Bert Nelson 6, Steve Spence 6, James Richardson 3 and Terry McHenry 3. Atkinson told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “we got so far behind after the first quarter, we were playing catch-up from then on and it was almost impossible to do.” The Falcons (coached by Jack Aldridge) also included Bruce McIntyre, Don MacFarlane, Geoff Wing, Brian McLeod, Richard Hughes and John Boyce. …………………………………………………… The Welland HVS Tigers pounded Timmins HVS 70-47 as Phil Tamburino scored 22. …………………………………………………… Woodstock College Avenue thrashed Timmins Ecole Secondaire Thereiault 66-43. …………………………………………………… The Orangeville District Scarlett Bears clubbed Barry’s Bay Madawaska District 60-22.
In the quarterfinals, the Chatham John McGregor Panthers dumped the Dryden Eagles 70-31 (also reported as 70-33).
The Welland HVS Tigers defeated the Sudbury Lively 64-63 as Phil Tamburino hit a free throw with one second to play on a technical called against Lively coach Tino Lenti for calling a timeout when he did not have one. Tamburino paced the Tigers with 19.
The Woodstock College Avenue stunned top-seeded Belleville Collegiate 57-49.
In the last quarterfinal, the Orillia District Blues clipped the Orangeville District Scarlett Bears 52-47. The Scarlett Bears (coach Ed Boates, assistant Dave Creighton, manager Andrew DeCastro, manager Doug Drysdale) included Bill Bricker, Tom Shumaker, Steve Eyles, Steve Orme, Calvin Campbell, Terry Davenport, Keith Aubrey, Joe Dumond.
In the semis, the Chatham John McGregor SS Panthers defeated the Welland HVS Tigers 77-74.
In the other semi, Woodstock College Avenue defeated the Orillia District Blues 69-41.
In the bronze medal match, the Welland HVS Tigers edged the Orillia District Blues 64-61 as Phil Tamburino scored 21 and Richard Trotter 14. Fred Sisulak paced the Blues with 30.
In the final, the Chatham John McGregor SS Panthers thrashed Woodstock College Avenue SS 69-49 as Glyn Hughes scored 18 and Bob Oostveen added 16. Woodstock was led by Pat Brill-Edwards 16 points. The Chatham John McGregor Panthers finished (28-8) on season.
The bronze medalist Welland HVS Tigers: Phil Tamburino; Richard Trotter; Mike Csanyi; Robert Cii; Jim Watson; Jay Tober; Jim Gamaz; Carino; Mauro; Ravenda; S Trotter; Geremia; Drug;
The silver medalist Woodstock College Avenue: Steve Richards; Steve Folkerson; Brad Knott; Dave Hopper; Pat Brill-Edwards; Bert Udema; Daryll Hanmer; Don Lajoie; coach Peter Ewing
The gold medalist Chatham John McGregor Panthers: Glyn Hughes; Bob Oostveen; Calvin Antaya; George Denkers; Craig Jones; Mike Kuni; Frank Oostveen; Matt Ross; Frank Rusal (Rusan?); Ed Rybanaky; coach Larry Lahey; statistician Dan Hosfeld; statistician Mark Meko; timer Graham Kemble; scorer John Meko