In the Ottawa city finals, the Glebe Gryphons defeated Ottawa Technical 30-11; 39-18 (Total: 69-29). …………………………………………………… In game one, Glebe dusted Technical 30-11 as Bob Huband scored 11, Gordy Smith 10, Ross Robertson 7 and Roy Sadler 2, while Ruggles Pritchard, Graham Cooh, George Wilson, Bobby Wilson, Ross Grant, Walter Waddell, Roger Lee and Brian Woodside were scoreless. George Steele led Technical with 4. Don Tinsley added 3, Dalton Wilson 2, Vic Kubisevsky 1 and Royden Young 1, while George Nicholson, Bill Card, Bill Wells, Ken Tinsley, Kitchen, Bill Watson, Bernard Somers and Tom Douglas were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Glebe pounded Technical 39-18. Gordie Smith scored 13 to lead the Gryphons (coached by Bob Campbell). Bob Huband added 10, Ross Robertson 8, Roy Sadler 5 and Graham Cooch 3. Dalton Wilson scored 5 to lead Technical (coached by George Laughren). George Nicholson added 4, Don Tinsley 4, Vic Kubisevsky 3 and Bill Wells 2.
In the Central (COSSA) opening round, the Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders dispatched St. Catherines Merritton x-x. …………………………………………………… In the COSSA final, the Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders defeated Fort Erie 57-42; x-x (Total: x-x). The Red Raiders coached by Jimmy Rose and managed by Vernon Anderson) included E.J. McGirr, Jack Potter, Des Clements, Frank Shepherd, Bill Sullivan, Dan Pangborn, Bob Rodgers, Cliff Priest, Paul Thomas, Shurlie Christenson and Cligg MacGillivary.
In the COSSA semis, Niagara Falls nipped Peterborough 33-32.
In the other COSSA semi, Owen Sound whipped Belleville 49-31.
In the COSSA final, the Niagara Falls CI Red Raiders pounded Owen Sound 64-48 as Thomas scored 21, Sullivan 14, Sheppard 12, Clements 6 and MacGillivray 1, while Potter, Priest and Panghorn were scoreless. The Red Raiders (coach James Rose) also included Christensen, Rodgers and Clements. Don Bonner led Owen Sound (coached by Verdie Wendorf) with 16. Doug Christen added 13, Bob Capel 8, Clyde Long 5, Bruce Vanstone 4 and Jim Henderson 2, while Fleming, Ross Gardhouse, Wellane and Don McNeill were scoreless.
In the WOSSA opening round, the Kitchener-Waterloo Scarlett Raiders defeated Brantford Collegiate 19-20; 37-33 (Total: 56-53). …………………………………………………… In game one, Brantford nipped the Scarlett Raiders 20-19 as Dick McMillan scored 13, Jim White 4, Hugh King 2 and Jim Maben 1, while Hawkins, Campbell, Haynes, H White, Rapaport, Rutherford and Mike Hitcon were scoreless. Smith led Kitchener-Waterloo with 8. Turner added 7, Swartz 2 and Hett 2, while Shelley, Arriss, Butler, Berlett, Augustine, Kaufman, Armour and Hicks were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Kitchener-Waterloo took the series with a 37-33 overtime win as Swartz scored 15, Turner 7, Smith 5, Hett 5, Arriss 4 and Berlett 1, while Shelley, Augustine, Hicks, Armour and Butler were scoreless. J White led Brantford with 10. Campbell added 9, McMillan 7, H White 6 and Hitchon 1, while Hawkins, Maben, King, Haynes, Rutherford, Rapaport and Trout were scoreless. The fouls favoured Kitchener-Waterloo by a 25-12 count, with Brantford asserting that Kitchener referee Augie Boehmer was biased, fouling out three Brantford players and even over-ruling a fellow referee’s call.
In the WOSSA quarterfinals, the Windsor-Walkerville Tartans defeated the Leamington Lions 42-30; 49-27 (Total: 91-57). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Tartans clipped the Lions 42-30 as Frank Marchand scored 16. Irvin led Leamington with 14. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor-Walkerville dispatched Leamington 49-27 as Frank Marchand scored 15, Glenn Gilliland 10 and Postovit 8. Bob Irvin led the Lions with 13. Gow added 9, Barlow 6, Rose 4 and Bruner 1, while Neufield, McMillan, Pazur, Cantor and Moran were scoreless.
In the WOSSA quarterfinals, the Kitchener-Waterloo Scarlett Raiders defeated Stratford 37-26; 34-38 (Total: 71-64). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Scarlett Raiders prevailed 37-26 as Smith scored 133, Swartz 9, Ariss 8, Turner 3 and Hett 2, while Berlet, Kaufman, Armour, Butler and Shirk were scoreless. Karl Billo led Stratford with 7. Ramon Mulford added 6, Reinhardt 6, Rehfritsch 5 and Davey 2, while Pratt, Schaus, McTavish, Sorenson and Tolton were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Stratford prevailed 38-34 as Ramon Mulford scored 16, Bob Reinhart 8, Linc Rohfritsch 7, Davey 3, Billo 2 and Pratt 2, while Schaus, McTavish, Watt and Tolton were scoreless. Swartz led the Scarlett Raiders with 17, Smith added 8, Turner 6 and Hett 3, while Ariss, Berlet, Kaufman, Armour, Shirk and Butler were scoreless.
In the WOSSA semis, the Windsor-Walkerville Tartans defeated Owen Sound by default after the latter withdrew from competition.
In the other sudden-death WOSSA semi, the London Central Golden Ghosts defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Scarlett Raiders 27-21 as Wearring scored 12, Stone 6, Skutovich 5 and Skinner 4, while Bradford, Templeman, Ball, Hill and Lewis were scoreless. Norm Hett led the Scarlett Raiders with 8. Bob Turner added 5, Sim Swartz 4 and Lou Smith 4, while Al Butler, Ken Berlet, Mush Kaufman, Bill Armour, Shelley and Grant Shirk were scoreless. The Scarlett Raiders (coach Ed Devitt, manager Hal Wallace) also included Gord Ariss, Hicks and Augustine.
In the sudden-death WOSSA final, London Central defeated the Windsor-Walkerville Tartans 18-15 as George Wearring scored 9, Don Stone 5 and Ronnie Skinner 4, while Bradford, Skutovich, Lewis, Ball, Dodsworth, Hill and Templeman were scoreless. Despite sitting on the bench for three quarters with an injured ankle, Frank Marchand scored 7 to lead the Spartans (coach Ian Allison, coach Ball). Bill Meeke added 3, Leo Postovit 2, Jack Newby 2 and Glenn Gilliland 1, while A Bondar, Kozma, Mike Daypuk, E Tustansky and B White were scoreless. The Tartans also included G Elliott.
In the NOSSA semis, Sudbury Tech torched the North Bay Trojans 48-35 as Walter Shelby scored 24, Sigurdson 10, Roinenen 9, W Smith 2, R Smith 2 and White 1, while Svec, Duncan and Bubalo were scoreless. Frankie Morris scored 12 to pace the Trojans (coached by Leo Troy). Jack Grinton added 8, Jerry Acetic 5, Bob Richardson 4 and George Grinton 1, while George Martyn, George Beal, Walters, Parr and Thompson were scoreless.
In the other NOSSA semi, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats blasted Kirkland Lake 59-19 as Ben Lapointe scored 22, Lively 9, Lowe 8, Nichols 8, Lukenda 6, Fisher 4 and Ketola 4, while Barnes and Babluck were scoreless. Ylitalo scored 8 to lead Kirkland Lake (coached by Howard Jacobson). Tikkala added 6, Thompson 2, Morgan 2 and Oravec 1, while Swan, Sarabura and Missia were scoreless.
In the final, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats (coached by Tom Tipton) clipped the Sudbury Tech Blue Devils 43-31.
In the annual Golden Ball tournament, there were 18 entrants: Oakwood; Northern Vocational; Riverdale; Central Commerce; Lawrence Park; Humberside; Danforth Tech; Western Tech; Scarboro; East York; Runnymede; Parkdale; Oshawa; Hanover; Sudbury; Richmond; Brantford; Orillia; Oakville
In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The Toronto East York Huskies clocked Toronto Parkdale 63-13. Parkdale included Luck, Scott, Flyn. …………………………………………………… Richmond Hill edged Lawrence Park 21-18. …………………………………………………… Toronto Central Commerce nipped Sudbury 21-19. Sudbury included Jerry Goodearle, Romaniuk, Chorodicki, Crang, Benton, Ken Flake, Querry. …………………………………………………… Brantford defeated Humberside 2-0, by default as Humberside did not have an adequate number of players. …………………………………………………… Danforth clipped Runnymede 24-17. …………………………………………………… Toronto Riverdale thrashed Hanover x-x. …………………………………………………… Scarboro earlier defeated Oshawa 26-16. Scarboro included Clayton, Bryan, Mclauchlan, Cawkill, Dick. …………………………………………………… Western Tech nipped Orillia 37-36. Orillia included Rutherford. ……………………………………………………
In the second round: …………………………………………………… The Toronto Central Commerce Riders defeated Toronto Riverdale 38-35. Riverdale included Ed Link, Bob Ludvig, J Gray. ……………………………………………………
In the quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… Toronto Western Tech defeated Brantford 46-21 as Orr scored 13, Stanley 10, Buchanan 9, McIntyre 6, Cox 4, Joe Pickins 2 and Cook 2. Boomer led Brantford with 10. Good added 5, Rappaport 2, Meben 2 and Miller 2 …………………………………………………… Toronto East York Huskies crushed Richmond Hill 50-8. …………………………………………………… Oakville Collegiate defeated the Toronto Central Commerce Riders 41-23. The Riders included Litvack, Kutney, Mednick. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Oakwood Barons edged Toronto Northern Vocational 36-35. Vocational included Johnson, Burkholder, Neilson, Longwill, Anderson. …………………………………………………… Danforth Tech defeated X.
In the other semi, the Toronto Oakwood Barons dumped Danforth Tech 34-15.
In the other semi, the Toronto East York Huskies defeated Western Tech 41-20 (also reported as 42-19). Western Tech included George Birinyi, Jack Gray, Howie Cox.
In the final, the Toronto East York Huskies dumped the Toronto Oakwood Barons 39-33.
The co-bronze medalist Western Tech: Jack Gray; Ken Stanley; Joe Pickins; Harry Wilson; Birinyl; Howie Cox; O’Brien; J Tickins; J Cooke; R Glatt; J Webster; George Birinyi; W Clarke; J Dowsley; coach Dalton White; assistant W Clark; assistant F Corner; assistant E.E. Cavell
The silver medalist Toronto Oakwood Barons:
The gold medalist Toronto East York Huskies: Jack Fries; Gino Genise; Charlie Watson; N Watson; Ken Bainbridge; Rison; Syd Blackwood; Frame; Saunders; Poole;
Thanks to: Teacher/coach Ray Tone for provision of the Western Tech roster.