In the opening round of a 14-team draw, held in Blind River: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions nipped the Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts 78-75 in overtime as Steve Visser scored 23. Jon Wood led the Colts with 35. …………………………………………………… The Tilbury District Titans clocked the Ignace Falcons 52-27 as Jim Stevenson scored 18. Jim Wagar led the Falcons with 9. …………………………………………………… The Belleville Collegiate Institute & Vocational School clipped the Gravenhurst Gryphons 63-55 as Kurt Van Cliff scored 23. Cory Smith led the Gryphons with 10. …………………………………………………… The Blind River W.C. Eaket Royals crushed The Woodbridge Wyverns 68-51 as Mike Zwerink scored 22. Frank Femla led the Wyverns with 15. …………………………………………………… The Oakville St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Raiders (then Gordon E. Perdue Raiders) dumped the Desbarats Central Algoma Huskies 49-39 as Danny Radice scored 14. Jody Fiegehan led the Huskies with 17. John Wells added 8. …………………………………………………… The Guelph St. James Lions clocked the Ridgeway Crystal Beach Blue Devils 62-42 as Dave Haines scored 18. Mark Lindsay led the Blue Devils with 14. …………………………………………………… The Timmins O’Gorman Knights clocked the Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders 50-37 as Danny Bennett scored 11. Rob McGregor led the Marauders with 14. Both teams drew byes into the quarterfinals.
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions stomped the Ignace Falcons 90-37 as Dave Eyre scored 32. Danny Blals led the Falcons with 21. …………………………………………………… The Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts clipped the Tilbury District Titans 67-57 as John Wood scored 25. Denis Tremblay led the Titans with 15. …………………………………………………… The Woodbridge Wyverns clipped Belleville Collegiate 52-42 as Frank Femla scored 16. Tim Mathieson led Belleville with 13. …………………………………………………… The Blind River W.C. Eaket Royals edged the Gravenhurst Gryphons 69-67 in double-overtime as Mike Zeerink scored 19. Tony Aubin led the Gryphons with 21. …………………………………………………… The Oakville Gordon E. Perdue Raiders whipped the Ridgeway Crystal Beach Blue Devils 53-37 as Suman Bhasker scored 19, Danny Radice 14, A Sfredda 12 and John Prostran 10. Mark Lindsay led the Blue Devils with 12. The Blue Devils (coach Jim Stephenson) also included Todd Winger, Jason Ehrhardt, Ken Kells, Scott Darragh, Jay O’Toole, Greg Wake, Griffis, Jim Stephenson Jr, Andy Chan and Blair Morden. …………………………………………………… The Guelph St. James Lions clocked the Desbarats Central Algoma Huskies 46-36 as Paul Lasagra scored 12. John Wells led the Huskies with 14. Jody Fiegehen added 8 and Mitch Clark 7. The Huskies also included Scott Trivers, Tim Pollard.
In the quarterfinals, the Elgin Rideau District Lions defeated the 13th-seeded Woodbridge Wyverns 78-71 in overtime. The 3rd-seeded Lions had forced the extra session when Steve Visser hit a four-foot jumper with 10 seconds remaining on the clock to knot the score at 66. Visser finished with 26. The Lions hit 8-8 from the line in overtime. David Eyre added 17 points, Scott Wykes 14 and Bill Woods 12. The Lions led 35-32 at the half. Frank Femla paced the Wyverns with 35.
The Oakville Gordon E. Perdue (now St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic) Raiders stunned the 2nd-seeded Parkhill North Middlesex Marauders 61-55 as Al Stredda scored 23. Rob McGregor led the Marauders with 28.
The Timmins O’Gorman Knights dumped the Guelph St. James Lions 60-44 as Scott Jason scored 20. Tony Puscetta led the Lions with 13.
In the last quarterfinal, the Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts dispatched the Blind River W.C. Eaket Royals 46-38 as Noah Cantor scored 13. Jeff Mitchell led the Royals with 12. The Royals also included Gord Lennin, John Bobiwash, Brian Stoneman, Mike Zweerink.
In the semis, the Elgin Rideau District Lions defeated Oakville Gordon E. Perdue (now St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic) Raiders 50-48 when Scott Wykes hit a five-foot jumper with 18 seconds remaining on the clock. Steve Visser led the Lions with 13. David Eyre added 10. Rideau District led 25-20 at the half. Perdue included Suman Bhaskar, Danny Radice, A Sfredda, John Prostran.
In the other semi, the Timmins O’Gorman Knights defeated the Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts x-x.
In the bronze medal match, the Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts defeated the Oakville Gordon E. Purdue Raiders 61-51 as Jon Wood scored 20 and Noah Cantor 20.
In the final, the Timmins O’Gorman Knights defeated the 3rd-seeded Elgin Rideau District Lions, (then Crosby South Rideau Heights) 62-52. O’Gorman led 16-11 after one quarter, and 24-19 at the half and then exploded for a 22-7 run in the third quarter. Rideau District coach Ron Stenzl told the Kingston Whig-Standard that his troops “went flat for three or four minutes. There seemed to be a lid on the basket. When we started to miss, they got a little bit of confidence. Their outside shooters jammed some three-pointers. It was tough for us to get back. A 20-point lead is hard to overcome. … We scouted them all week and they came out strong in the first quarter. They were taking 13-point leads after the first quarter. Our goal was not to get blown out early because they tend to get ordinary after that.” Brian Marks led O’Gorman with 19 points, including five treys. The Lions also hurt themselves by hitting only 9-21 from the line. Scott Hallady paced the Lions with 16. Steve Visser added 13 and Scot Wykes 10.
The bronze medalist Rockcliffe Ashbury Colts: Jon Wood; Noah Cantor; Andre Baribeau; M Hamilton; F Bakhtiar; Jason Dewar; Duncan Pound; A Harewood; J Tickle; E Hardie; P Comeau; J Merrit; D Hodgson; M Harris; S Riff; Dylan Matthews; J Winberg; coach R.I. Gray; assistant R.B. Napier
The silver medalist Elgin Rideau District (then Crosby South Rideau District) Lions: Scott Hallady; Steve Visser; Scott Wykes; David Eyre; Bill Woods; coach Ron Stenzl
The gold medalist Timmins O’Gorman Knights: Brian Marks; Scott Jason; Danny Bennett; coach Paul Colameco; assistant Gerry Labelle