In the opening round of a 12-team draw, held in St. Clair Beach: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Gananocque Trojans dusted the Penetanguishene Redskins 70-37 after leading 33-20 at the half. Bill Shane led the Trojans with 18. Randy Lambert added 18 and Percy Steacy 10. Andy Bayfield the Redskins with 10. Dave Bayfield added 9. Trojans coach Jim Laird told the Windsor Star that “we came in a little apprehensive after being seeded number one because we wanted to prove we deserved it. I was nervous because I really didn’t know what to expect but we settled down fairly quickly though. I don’t think Penetanguishene was used to being pressured man-to-man all game the way we played them today. Our guys really did a great job.” The Trojans dominated the boards, particularly 6-8 post Bill Shane and 6-3 forward Randy Lambert. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans edged the Seaforth District Golden Bears 74-72 as Steve Ralke scored 32, Allen MacDougall 20 and Murray Marderosian 12. Barry Campbell led the Golden Bears with 20. The Golden Bears trailed 10-0 early but led by six in the fourth quarter before a committing a series of turnovers, which allow Murray Marderosian to hit several critical buckets. Trojans coach Don MacDougall told the Windsor Star that “I think Seaforth was surprised we had a little left down at the finish. We just have a bunch of guys who dig that little big deeper in key situations.” The Trojans led 34-31 at the half but the Golden Bears rallied on the perimeter shooting of Greg Murray. Post Steve Ralke took command for Niagara down the stretch. Seaforth coach Terry Johnston said “you’d think after playing 40 games, a team would be able to execute under pressure, wouldn’t you? We didn’t, and that was the difference. Our shooting was terrible at the start and not much better at the end. Our defence was atrocious and since defence is mostly desire, that tells you something right there.” …………………………………………………… The Blind River W.C. Eaket Royals clipped the Tecumseh E.S. L’Essor Les Aigles 67-59 as Darren Woodside scored 20, Andy Laderoute 19 and Shawn Ethier 13. Eric Forshaw paced Les Aigles with 19. Daniel Paulin added 13, Richard Hunealth 11 and Marc Fasette 10. Les Aigles led 31-23 at the half. …………………………………………………… The Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders dumped the Cochrane District Cobras 67-56 as Bill Inghan scored 24, Brian Martin 15 and Jim Dixon 11. Brian Starr led the Cobras with 15. Marc McIntyre added 13. …………………………………………………… The Wawa Michipicoten Vikings thrashed the Cannington Brock Bulldogs 66-37 as Pat Lynett scored 22, Ray Archambault 12 and Jamie Tait 10. Peter Verhoog paced the Bulldogs with 11. Kevin Kea added 10. …………………………………………………… The Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames spanked the Harrow Hawks 62-41 as Ron Harder scored 14, Ray Boehm 13, Jamie Schlegel 12 and Dave Fehdereau 9. Sheldon Matthews led the Hawks with 20.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The top-seeded Gananocque Trojans, 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans, Seaforth District Golden Bears and Penetanguishene Redmen received byes. …………………………………………………… The Wawa Michipicoten Vikings edged the Harrow District Hawks 70-68 as Pat Lynett hit a jumper with three seconds to play. Vikings coach Terry LeSarge told the Windsor Star that “Harrow came at us with a full-court press down the stretch and did a fine job of catching us. Only a perfect shot by Pat won it for us.” Pat Lynett paced the Vikings with 33. Sheldon Matthews led the Hawks with 29. The Hawks (coached by Gary MacDonald) also included Mark Tomek, Mark Tiefenbach. …………………………………………………… The Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames dispatched the Cannington Brock Bulldogs 55-48. …………………………………………………… The Tecumseh E.S. L’Essor Les Aigles edged the North Middlesex Marauders 64-61 as Eric Forshaw scored 21, Richard Hunealt 16 and Daniel Paulin 16. A technical was levied against Marauder guard Bill Ingham with the score knotted at 55, for booting the ball out of bounds after being called for fouling L’Essor’s Denis Lalonde. Lalonde hit two free throws. Richard Hunealt missed the technical but notched a jumper on the ensuing possession. …………………………………………………… The Blind River Eaket Royals defeated the Cochrane Cobras 51-45 after leading 21-12 at the half. Andy Laderoute led the Royals with 13. Darren Woodside added 11 and Shawn Ethier 10. Shawn Bulger paced the Cobras with 11. Dean Ash added 10.
In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Gananocque Trojans whipped the Tecumseh E.S. L’Essor Les Aigles 71-41 as Bill Shane scored 20, Randy Lambert 18 and Simon Turner 10. Shane and Lambert controlled the boards. Trojans coach Jim Laird told the Windsor Star that “I don’t say much in the warmups, in the dressing room, or during timeouts because that’s all taken care of in practice. I pretty much let the players figure things out for themselves once the game starts. If the other team calls a timeout, I rarely say anything because they’re the ones with the problem, not us. Our only rule is that we call a timeout if the other club hits three straight baskets.” Marc Fassette led Les Aigles with 19. Daniel Paulin added 10. Les Aigles also included Eric Forshaw, Denis Lalonde, Richard Hunealt.
The Penetanguishene Redmen clipped the Blind River Eaket Royals 59-44 as Dave Bayfield scored 27, Andy Bayfield 12, Rob Gauthier 8 and Pat Dion 8. Shawn Ethier led the Royals with 12. Darrin Woodside added 10.
The Seaforth District Golden Bears nipped the Kitchener Rockway Mennonite Flames 65-63 as Greg Murray scored 22, Barry Campbell 12 and Phil Menary 11. Dave Fehderau led the Flames with 21. Jamie Schliegel added 12.
In the last quarterfinal, the 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans clubbed the Wawa Michipicoten Vikings 77-57 as Steve Ralke scored 27, Murray Marderosian 16 and Allen MacDougall 15. Pat Lynett led the Vikings with 27. Roy Archambault added 11. The Vikings also included Jamie Tait.
In the semis, the top-seeded Gananocque Trojans dispatched the Seaforth District Golden Bears 71-65 as Bill Shane scored 19, Randy Lambert 18, Percy Steacy 17 and Simon Turner 16. Greg Murray led the Golden Bears with 25. Jeff Boyle added 12.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara District Trojans spanked the Penetanguishene Redskins 67-46 as Steve Ralke scored 26 and Murray Marderosian 11. Pat Dion led the Redskins with 14. Dave Bayfield added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the Seaforth District Golden Bears clipped the Penetanguishene Redskins 71-65 after rallying from an early 13-0 deficit. Greg Murray paced the Golden Bears with 17. Phil Menary added 17 and Barry Campbell 15. Pat Dion led the Redskins with 16. Dave Bayfield added 14. The Redskins also included Andy Bayfield, Rob Gauthier.
In the final, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara DSS Trojans defeated the Gananocque Trojans 56-55 as Allen MacDougall scored 29, including 16 in the first quarter. Steve Raike added 20. Randy Lambert paced Gananocque with 16. Bill Shane added 11. Gananocque forward Randy Lambert had a chance to force overtime after being fouled by Allen MacDougall (his fifth) with no time remaining on the clock. But he hit just one of two from the line. MacDougall told the Windsor Star that “I didn’t mean to foul him but I figured to go after the block because he had a pretty easy shot. At worst, we’d be in overtime and at best, we’d win.” Niagara District coach Don MacDougall said “I felt really sorry for (Lambert) because that’s an awful spot to be in. I was almost hoping he’d make it for his sake and that we’d be sent into overtime. But if he had, we’d have been dead turkey without Allen in there.” Gananocque coach Jim Laird said “no question, the youngster surprised us. We didn’t think he was that good a shooter. We had three guys rotating on him in the first quarter and nobody could get a handle on him.” MacDougall said “yeah, I’ve been that hot before. Sometimes you get a feeling everything is going to drop and today I had it. Before today, I felt like I’d been in a slump and I was scared I might not snap out of it. … Steve did an excellent job. He’s so strong, he just kept their big guy off balance all game.” Gananocque took a 47-45 lead with four minutes to play but Niagara rallied to a 52-47 lead on a 7-0 run. A MacDougall bucket off an Andrew Cowan steal made it 54-51 but a three-point play by Bill Shane tied it. Laird said “there were 10 guys taking that shot (the free throw) with Randy. I have to talk to him about that and make sure he doesn’t take all the responsibility himself.”
The bronze medalist Seaforth District Golden Bears: Greg Murray; Phil Menary; Barry Campbell; Jeff Boyle; coach Terry Johnston
The silver medalist Gananocque Trojans: Bill Shane; Randy Lambert; Tom Gelling; Percy Steacy; Simon Turner; coach Jim Laird
The gold medalist Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara DSS Trojans: Allen MacDougall; Steve Ralke; Murray Marderosian; Andrew Cowan; John Emeljanow; Marvin Winter; coach Don MacDougall