In the WOSSA playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Windsor Patterson Panthers clipped the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions 60-51 as Max Karcz scored 14, Harold Newton 13, Jacobs 9, Drebot 8, Don Parsons 8, Willie Casanova 3, Stone 2, MacEwan 2 and Kohn Smith 1, while Cinat was scoreless. Joe Karai paced the Lions with 26. Ralph Della Flora added 7, Doug Lehman 4, Paul Schwan 4, Earl Ford 4, Bob Kuntz 3 and Ed Crowley 3, while Harold Webowecki, Henry Couch and Albert Alessandrini were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Sarnia Collegiate nipped the London Arva Medway Cowboys 36-34. The Lions (coach Clem Faust, manager Peter Graf) also included Schnepf, Ed Crowley, Eliasz, Chalk, Flanigan, Nowak, Fehrenbach and Sterlace. …………………………………………………… The London Sir Adam Beck Spartans clocked the Woodstock Red Devils 41-14. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Leamington Lions nipped the Kitchener-Waterloo Scarlett Raiders 28-27 as Tempich scored 10, Hicks 7, Gillanders 6, Liddle 2, Wigle 2 and Robinson 1. Len Collins led the Red Raiders with 8. Ian Ballantyne added 7, Douglas Schlicter 5, Amos 4, Ayrton Kipp 2 and John Hemphill 1. The Red Raiders (coach Ed Devitt, manager Paul Class) also included Washburn, Ken Thompson, Powers, John Gable, Joe Hemmen, George Stouros and Paton. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Windsor Patterson Panthers dusted Sarnia Collegiate 73-29 as Casanova scored 22, Parsons 14, Jacobs 8, Newton 8, Drebot 6, Smith 6, Karcz 5 and Stone 4, while Cinat and MacEwan were scoreless. Abell led Sarnia with 8. Ferguson added 5, Kelch 4, Gilbert 4, McCann 2, Roseborough 1 and Dayman 1, while Phillips and Hill were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the London Sir Adam Beck Spartans defeated the Leamington Lions x-x. The Lions included Tempich, Hicks, Gillanders, Liddle, Wigle, Robinson, Cole, Emerson, Kungel and Mitchell. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Windsor Patterson Panthers dispatched the London Sir Adam Beck Spartans 44-35 as Kurcz scored 12, Drebot 9, Casanova 9, Newton 4, MacEwan 3, Cinat 2, Parsons 2, Jacobs 1 and Stone 1, while Smith was scoreless. Hutton led the Spartans with 9. Mungar added 7, Thompson 7, Cook 4, D Goddard 4, Cooper 2, B Goddard 1 and future Alberta Premier Don Getty 1, while Wanamaker and Nixon were scoreless.
In the NOSSA playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, Sudbury Tech spanked Kirkland Lake 48-31 as Eadie scored 15, Didych 14, Koretz 7, Zinn 7 and Pella 2, while Lupstack, Finke, Mulligan, Romaniuk and Siltana were scoreless. Roman led Kirkland Lake with 14. Yates added 6, Howes 3, McNiven 3, Uhryn 3, Preston 2, Bucknich 2 and Finleman 1, while Markovich and Siscoe were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats torched the North Bay Trojans 91-25 as Jerry Kahle scored 20, Prokop 16, Heaney 14, Forster 10, Donnelly 8, Sheppard 8, Kozak 6, Peterson 6, Hargreaves 2 and Venetz 1. Keith Rutledge led the Trojans (coached by Al Zanussi() with 5. Don O’Neil added 5, Grant Pearson 4, Pete Sutherland 3, Jack Robinson 2 and Bob Muldoon 1, while Bernie Mulligan, Ryan and Alvin Morris were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sault Collegiate Wildcats edged the Sudbury Tech Blue Devils 51-47 as Kozak scored 14, Forster 11, Prokop 8, Kahle 7, Heaney 6, Hargreaves 4 and Donnelly 1, while Peterson, Shepherd and Venetz were scoreless. Pella led the Blue Devils with 22. Zinn added 12, Eadie 8, Koretz 5 and Dalseg 1, while Luptake, Vangriski, Romaniuk, Didych, Mulligan, Flake and Sillandpaa were scoreless.
In the EOSSA playoffs: ……………………………………………………In the semis, Brockville Collegiate clipped Kingston Collegiate 58-48. …………………………………………………… In the final, Brockville Collegiate dusted Renfrew Collegiate 59-37.
In the COSSA playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, Peterborough edged Owen Sound 40-39 as Northcott scored 16, Thompson 15, Young 6, Bailey 2 and Grafstein 1, while Sergeant, Hall, Ackford, Cranfield, Armstrong, Robinson and Taylor were scoreless. Cy Lemon paced Owen Sounds with 14. Earl Georgas added 9, Ralph Martin 6, Angus Matheson 4, Erv Garvie 3, Don Johnston 2 and Wilf Bryce 1, while Don Moon, Barry Clark, John Matheson, John Olmstead and S Squire were scoreless.
In the provincial opening round: …………………………………………………… The Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders completely outclassed the Toronto Humberside Huskies 59-28 as Hank Swain scored 12, Dick McKenzie 9, Pete Sorley 7, Pete Potter 5, McManus 4, Fry 5, Brinda 2, Sullivan 6, W. Potter 0, Carl McKenzie 0, Howie Triano 4 and Howse 0. Ted Sahadiak paced Humberside with 8. Don Osborne added 7, Bob Ford 5, Mike Newediuk 3, Allen 0, Obal 0, Peace 0, Sorspiell 2, Dutfield 2 and McKay 0. The Huskies (coached by Al Merritt) also included Andy Coppolini. …………………………………………………… Belleville Collegiate whipped the Toronto Jarvis Bulldogs 48-35. The score was knotted at 21 at the half but Belleville opened the second frame with a rush to take a 13-point lead. Tom Buchanan paced Belleville with 17. Lloyd Faulkner added 11, Ed McClay 10, Bews 0, Dolan 0, Ewald 0, Galbraith 0, Ketcheson 5, McBride 0, Mcmillan 0, Massey 2, Muirhead 0, Rose 0 and Summers 5. Bud Natanson paced Jarvis with 12. Eric Wiley added 10, Storey 0, Magdar 4, Kamoeka 0, Ed Wells 1, Borovolis 3, James 0, Sowten 2, Yakomin 2, A. Wiley 0 and Rogers 3. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Runnymede Redmen edge Hamilton F.R. Close Tech 27-24 as Jack Garbutt scored 8, Ernie Darragh 5, Mandzy 5, Ringer 0, E. Elliott 1, Bultina 0, Dan Nelles 4, Hanna 0, Parsons 5, and B. Elliott 0. Jim Hart paced Hamilton Close Tech with 10. Bill McFarlane added 5, Rocchi 0, McMullen 4, James 1, Robertson 2, Burroughs 0, Kosakowski 2, Eacott 0 and Stuchna 0. …………………………………………………… The Toronto East York Huskies edged the Hamilton Westdale Warriors 34-29 as Neil Brown scored 10, Norm Dyson 9, White 0, Harrison 2, B. Johnson 3, D. Johnson 0, Bentley 5, Montgomery 3, Dyson 9, Roberts 0, Kimoff 1 and Surphliss 0. Joe Marko led Westdale with 8. Rich Bethune added 7, Swan 0, Jerry Urquhart 3, Dave Lowden 2, Tom Lowden 5, Sauchuk 0, Giglis 0, Bruce Baillie 4 and French 0. …………………………………………………… The Sudbury Tech Blue Devils dumped the London Sir Adam Beck Spartans 41-29 as Roy Dellas scored 25, Marvin Zinn 2, Wally Koretz 0, Eadie 6, Bill Didych 3, Dalseg 4, Jaworski 0, Kuptak 3, Milligan 0, Fine 0, Romaniuk 0 and Kovalchuk 0. Sir Adam Beck, was paced by Don Getty, who scored 9 points and later became a two-term Tory premier of Alberta. Mungar added 6, B. Goddard 0, Hawden 5, Roy Wanamaker 2, Thompson 2, Cook 0, John Nixon 0, Hutton 4 and D. Goddard 2. …………………………………………………… Windsor Patterson, Ottawa Lisgar and Sault Ste. Marie received first round byes.
In the quarterfinals, the Sault Ste. Marie CI Wildcats defeated the Toronto East York Collegiate Huskies 36-30 as Larry Kozak scored 11, Gerry Kahle 8, Donnelly 0, Forster 6, Doug Hargreaves 5, Peterson 0, Prokop 2, Shepherd 0, Venetz 0 and Gerald Heaney 3. Neil Brown paced East York with 13. White added 0, Harrison 3, B. Johnson 0, D. Johnson 0, Jim Bentley 3, Montgomery 2, Norm Dyson 8, Roberts 0, Kimoff 2 and Bill Surphliss 0.
The Ottawa Lisgar Lords defeated Belleville Collegiate 31-29 in overtime. The Lords forced overtime when Bernie Pollock hit a free throw with five seconds on the clocks. Nicol scored the winner in the final seconds of overtime. Mark Zunder led Lisgar with 13. Jim Phillips added 4, Wesley Nicol 3, John Milliken 3, Paul Hudson 0, Don Peters 2, Hugh Bostock 2, Ned Rainboth 1 and Buddy Pollock 4. Lloyd Faulkner led Belleville with 10. Galbraith added 4, McBridge 2, Ketcheson 3, Dolan 0, Ewald 0, McClay 5, Tom Buchanan 0, Massey 4, McMillan 0, Summers 2 and Muirhead 0.
The Windsor Patterson Panthers dumped the Toronto Runnymede Redmen 46-38. Patterson led 22-14 at the half and 38-27 at the three-quarter mark before easing off the pedal. Max Karcz led Windsor with 11. Harry Newton added 7, Don Parsons 7, Mike Drebot 5, John Smith 5, Cinat 0, Phil Jacobs 3, Bill Cassanova 5, Stone 0, Don MacEwan 1 and McBain 0. Mike Bulina paced Runnymede with 18. Jerry Mandzy added 4, Ringer 1, Jack Garbutt 4, Ernie Darragh 8, Ed Elliot 2, Don (Bob?) Nelles 0, Hanna 0, Parsons 0 and B. Elliott 0.
In the last quarterfinal, the Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders defeated the Sudbury Tech Blue Devils 66-49 as 6-5 centre Hank Swain scored 19, Paul Brinda 16, Vince Fry 11, McManus 8, Pete Sorley 0, Dick MacKenzie 4, Carl MacKenzie 2, Howie Triano 0, Fred Bromhall 1, Pete Potter 2, W. Potter 0 and Sullivan 4. Roy Pella led Sudbury Tech with 14. Marvin Zinn added 11, Wally Koretz 17, Eadie 1, Jack Dalseg 0, Bill Didych 1, Mulligan 0, Flake 0, Lupiak 4, Romaniuk 0, Jaworski 0 and Bell 0.
In the semis, the Sault Ste. Marie Wildcats dumped the Windsor Patterson Panthers 45-33. The Soo took a 24-13 lead at the half and coasted to the win. Gerald Kahle paced Sault Ste. Marie with 14. Doug Hargreaves added 7, Larry Kozak 6, Donnelly 4, Bob Forster 5, Peterson 0, Prokop 2, Shepherd 0, Venetz 0 and Gerald Heaney 5. John Smith led Patterson with 7. Willie Cassanova added 6, E. Karcz 0, Phil Jacobs 3, Mike Drebot 5, Larry Cinat 3, Smith 7, McBain 0, Harold Newton 2, Don Parsons 3, Max Karcz 2, MacEwan 2 and Stone 0.
In the other semi, the Niagara Falls CVI Red Raiders defeated the Ottawa Lisgar Lords 58-32. Niagara Falls roared to an early 39-16 lead and coasted. Paul Brinda scored 12 for the Red Raiders. Hank Swain added 11, Dick McKenzie 8, Vince Fry 7, McManus 11, P. Potter 2, W. Potter 0, Paul Sullivan 2, Sorley 0, Bromhall 0, C. McKenzie 0 and Howie Triano 2. Mark Zunder scored 12 to lead Lisgar (coached by Harold Rothwell and managed by John Middleton). Jim Phillips added 2, Wesley Nicol 6, John Milliken 2, Paul Hudson 0, Don Peters 3, Hugh Bostock 0, Ned Rainboth 5, Bob Abelson 0, Bernie Pollock 0 and Syd Addleman 0.
In the final, the Sault Ste. Marie Wildcats whipped the Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders 54-35. The Wildcats domination was complete. They outran, outshot and outdefended the Red Raiders. They led 25-18 at the half and 38-26 after three quarters. Gerry Kahle paced the Wildcats with 12. Gerald Heaney added 9, Doug Hargreaves 9, Larry Kozak 8, Bob Forster 7, Prokop 5, Donnelly 2 and Shepherd 2, while Peterson and Venetz were scoreless. Hank Swain paced the Red Raiders with 9. Paul Brinda added 5, Dick McKenzie 5, C McKenzie 5, Brinda 3, P Potter 3, Fry 2, McManus 1 and Trinao 1, while Bromhall, Sorley and Howse were scoreless. Hargreaves later coached RMC basketball, as well as Dalhousie, RMC and Queen’s football.
The co-bronze medalist Windsor Patterson Panthers: John Smith; Willie Casanova; E Karcz; Phil Jacobs; Mike Drebot; Larry Cinat; Kohn Smith; McBain; Harold Newton; Don Parsons; Max Karcz; MacEwan; Stone; coach Joe Mencel
The co-bronze medalist Ottawa Lisgar Lords: Mark Zunder; Jim Phillips; Wesley Nicol; John Milliken; Paul Hudson; Don Peters; Hugh Bostock; Ned Rainboth; Bob Abelson; Bernie Pollock; Syd Addleman; coach Harold Rothwell; manager John Middleton
The silver medalist Niagara Falls Collegiate Red Raiders: Hank Swain; Paul Brinda; Dick McKenzie; Vince Fry; McManus; Pete Potter; W. Potter; Paul Sullivan; Pete Sorley; Bromhall; C. McKenzie; Howie Triano; Howes; coach Jimmy Rose
The gold medalist Sault Ste. Marie Collegiate Institute Wildcats: Gerry Kahle; Gerald Heaney; Doug Hargreaves; Larry Kozak; Bob Forster; Donnelly; Peterson; Lloyd Prokop; Shepherd; Venetz; coach Tom Tipton