In the East regional: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Oshawa O’Neil Redmen stomped the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals 73-39. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Ottawa St. Pius X-Men dispatched the Kingston Queen Elizabeth Red Raiders 73-65 as Steve Mau scored 20, Geoff House 14 and Andy Nara 12. Gary Mahoney led the Red Raiders with 15. Kevin Berndt added 13 and Andrew Harris 12. Red Raiders coach Alec Murray told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “we couldn’t buy a basket.” The Red Raiders (coached by Murray) also included Pete McAuley, Barbosa, Filson, G Harris, Pedro, Steve Gora, Noble, McIntosh and Francogen Carelli. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Oshawa O’Neil Redmen nipped the Ottawa St. Pius X-Men 48-45. The X-Men missed a shot with 10 seconds to play and the Redmen hit a pair of free throws after being fouled on the rebound. X-Men coach Pat Jennings told the Ottawa Citizen “that was the difference. We were only 7-15 from the foul line, while O’Neil sank 22-26. O’Neil shot well from the foul line in the tournament. On the other hand, we haven’t shot well form the foul line all year. It has hurt us in big games throughout the season.” The X-Men included Geoff House, Chris Mindach, Lenny Lecci, Andy Nera, Kevin Chadwick.
In the South regional: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels whipped the St. Catharines CI Saints 73-53 as John Kijonek scored 35, John Wroblewski 14, Pete Giftopoulos 12 and Sam DiFeo 8. John Pilling led the Saints with 19. Bruce Adams added 12 and Bill Littleboy 12. The Saints led 8-0 early and 15-14 after one quarter. But the Gaels shutdown pilling in the second half with a box-and-one. Saint Bruce Adams told the St. Catharines Standard that “we got them mad at first.” Littleboy added that “their press killed us.” The Saints (coach Larry Miller) also included Brian Griffin, Rodney MacPherson, Randy Fowler, Larry Bone, Doug Helmkay, Dave Farnsworth, Dan Despres and Don Capell. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton CI Cougars clipped the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs 60-47 as Ron Braley scored 20 and Rudy Donnick 12. Derrick Kent led the Mustangs with 14. Scott Hardley added 14. …………………………………………………… The Oakville Queen Elizabeth Park Eagles edged the St. Catharines Lakeport Lakers 50-48 as Mark Francis, O’Neil Bailey and Mike Brock each scored 10. Mike Smith led the Lakers with 17. Dan Santavicca added 16 and Mel Jarrett 12. The Lakers led 15-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 20 at the half and at 36 after three quarters. Laker Mike Smith told the St. Catharines Standard that “I don’t want to remember. I was going to the hoop but it wasn’t dropping. Nothing was going.” Doug Hussey added that “they were just mental lapses. We worked all year to get here. There was no letdown. Everybody played hard. We just didn’t get it done.” The Lakers (coach Bob Mandzuk) also included Bruce Chapman, Brad Wellings, Ken Kilmer, Dave Brunton, Martin Schmidt and Waldir Rempel. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish stomped the Burlington Nelson Lords 67-37 as Tom Swick scored 24, Jeff Root 18 and Joe Nero 11. Brent Westgate led the Lords with 11. Swick told the Hamilton Spectator that “we started running and rebounding in the second half and that is our game.” …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels torched the Oakville Queen Elizabeth Park Eagles 71-35 as John Kijonek scored 25 and John Wrobleski 13. The Gaels led 21-6 after one quarter. Mike Brooks paced the Eagles with 8. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish dispatched the Hamilton CI Cougars 47-42. The Fighting Irish led 28-20 at the half but Ron Braley rallied the Cougars to within two down the stretch. But Braley was hit an offensive foul while trying to knot the score in the final minute. Fighting Irish coach Ralph Nero told the Hamilton Spectator that “we are glad to get out of that one.” Cougars co-coach Terry Cooke said “Braley has played the games of his life the last two days.” Braley led the Cougars with 16. Chris Johnson added 12 and Jeff Root 12. The Cougars (coach Mike Leedale, coach Terry Cooke) also included Mike Greene, Rudy Donnick, Tim Renn, Mike Drabuz. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels edged the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 43-40 as John Kijonek scored 24 and Peter Giftopoulis 9. The Fighting Irish took a one-point lead with 7;25 to play but the Gaels won it at the line down the stretch, including two free throws apiece from Kijonek and Giftopoulos. Irish guard Joe Nero was hit with a charging call in the final minute. The Irish were also called for several travelling violations down the stretch. Fighting Irish coach Ralph Nero sarcastically told the Hamilton Spectator that “Cathedral has a very good team. The officials called a good game.”
In the West regional quarterfinals, the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders nipped the London Westminster Wildcats 52-51 as Dante Gatti hit a pair of free throws with nine seconds to play. Dante Gatti paced the Purple Raiders with 17. Gary King added 14 and Carlo Boniferro 11. Assumption coach Jack Hool told the Windsor Star that “I like them to play tough and fast but with some control. Many times tonight, we appeared to be out of control. We Missed three easy layups at one point and committed a lot of turnovers.” The Wildcats included Kevin Rome, Mark McKellar. …………………………………………………… The Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins clipped the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions 55-43 as Joe Stach scored 16, Jeff Gaudette 14, Pierre Moise 11 and Joe Stimac 10. The Green Griffins hit 9-11 from the line in the fourth quarter. The Lions (coach Tom Kieswetter) included Ray Darling, Dave Baranesky, Darryl Cruz, Roger Dietrich, Maro Halapir, Jeff Huffman, Tony Hummel, Chris Schnarr, Tom Schneider, Mark Terlevic. …………………………………………………… The Guelph John F. Ross Royals dumped the Tillsonburg Gemini 54-40. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Kitchener Eastwood Rebels dispatched the London Clarke Road Trojans 58-48 as Andy Hoepfer scored 14, Dan McIntosh 14, Ron Lugowski 8, Jim Lawson 7 and Kirk Johnson 6. Eastwood coach Joe Martino told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I continue to be amazed at how we’ve been playing the last few eeks but as long as we keep winning, that’s what counts the most.” The Trojans led 14-12 after one quarter. The Rebels led 26-22 at the half. Dave Alexander paced the Trojans with 18. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins edged the Guelph John F. Ross Royals 605-8 as Bill Kralovenski hit two free throws with 12 seconds to play. Jeff Gaudette paced the Green Griffins with 17. Karl Leixner added 16, Joe Stach 22, Pierre Moise 9, Craig Laliberte 4, Bill Kralovenski 2 and Joe Stimac 1. Guelph bridged the third and fourth quarters with an 11-0 run but Herman answered with a 6-0 run to draw within 47-41. Guelph took a 58-57 lead on two free throws by Sergio Bolzon with 42 seconds to play, setting the stage Kralovenski’s bucket. Joe Stack added an insurance free throw for the Green Griffins with three seconds to play. Sergio Bolzon paced the Royals with 24. Joe Vejvoda added 14, Darryl Milne 12, Dwight Romans 6 and Mathea 2, while Mike O’Brien was scoreless. The Royals (coach Jim Milne) also included Paul Mathieu. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders nipped the Kitchener Eastwood Rebels 41-39 in overtime as Gary King hit two buckets in the extra session. Dante Gatti led the Purple Raiders with 20. Gary King added 11, Carlo Boniferro 8 and Rob Bertolin 2, while Stan Potvin was scoreless. The Purple Raiders led 8-6, 23-18 and 31-29 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 37 after regulation after the Purple Raiders were held scoreless for the final five minutes, while Kirk Johnson hit two buckets and Ron Lugowski another. Ron Lugowski led the Rebels with 10. Kirk Johnson added 8, Rick Wissmach 7, Jim Lawson 6, Marylyn Doner 4, Andy Hofer 2 and Dan Matetic 2. The Rebels (coach Joe Martino) also included Andrew Liddle, Steve Peng, Garcia Sebastian, Mark Hart, Bob Carberry, Owen Alimon, Mark Dekker and Rudy Hamm. Martino told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I thought we showed a lot of poise. We had a chance to score first in overtime but when Windsor did it forced us to play catch-up, which is a good boost for the team in front.” …………………………………………………… In the final, the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins dispatched the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 52-44 as Pierre Moise scored 19, Karl Leixner 10, Joe Stach 10, Jeff Gaudette 8, Craig Laliberte 4 and Joe Stimac 1. Carlo Boniferro led the Purple Raiders with 15. Dante Gatti added 11, Rob Bertolin 8, Stan Potvin 6 and Gary King 4.
In the Metro Toronto regional playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Eastern Commerce Saints defeated the Scarborough Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Blue Devils 66-59 as James Pettiford scored 24. Ray Dixon led the Blue Devils with 20. The Blue Devils also included Merv Busby, Rob Lazar, Mark Lindo, Conrad La Touche. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Runnymede Redmen edged the Etobicoke Martingrove Bears 69-65 as Martin Johnson scored 20 and Ivan Matthew 18. Kevin St. Kitts broke a 65-65 tie with a pair of free throws. Runnymede coach John Petrushchak told the Toronto Sun that it was “the scare of our lives. They simply outplayed us. We did not play defence. We watched the ball instead of the man and we didn’t shoot well at all.” Patrick Jebbison led the Bears with 24. Chris Bleue added 20. The Bears also included Everton Henry, Winston Pryce, Tad Karpis. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Oakwood Barons clipped the Toronto St. Michael’s Blue Raiders (then the Kerry Blues) 65-58 as Jamie Williams scored 24 and Phil Drew 21. Richard Stanley led the Blue Raiders with 25. The Blue Raiders (coached by Dan Prendergast and managed by Marco Benardi and David Schmidt, trainer Francesco Villiva) also included Brian Cato, Sean Brown, Linus Azubalis, Richard Clarke, John Krasnick, Michael Pullela, Luciano Scatozza, Romas Stanulis, Joseph Tamburo and Robert Wynter. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the George Harvey Hawks dumped the Scarborough Jean Vanier Mavericks 73-61 as Radcliffe Llewellyn scored 21. Leroy Fullwood led the Mavericks with 26. The Mavericks also included Keith Golding. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen clocked the Toronto Oakwood Barons 82-61 as Mark Henry scored 22, Kevin St. Kitts 22, Martin Kohnson 12 and Ivan Matthew 12. Jamie Williams led the Barons with 21. Phil Drew added 20. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the George Harvey Hawks edged the Eastern Commerce Saints 55-51 in overtime as Richard Llewellyn scored 30. Llewellyn forced overtime but hitting two free throws with four seconds to play. Vince Bowen led the Saints with 15. The Saints (coach Harry Bird) also included Calvin Charles, Wayne Jones, Earl Moncrieffe, James Pettiford. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Eastern Commerce Saints clipped the Oakwood Barons 88-74. Phil Drew led the Barons with 33. The Barons (coach Terry Thomson) also included Jamie Williams, John Kovinsky. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Toronto George Harvey Hawks edged the Toronto Runnymede Redmen 87-85 in triple overtime as Marvin Russell notched the winner with three seconds to play. The score was knotted at 71 after regulation as Radcliffe Llewellyn hit a bucket with seconds to play. The score was knotted at 81 after the second extra session after Mark Henry drained a 40-footer at the buzzer. Radcliffe Llewellyn paced the Hawks with 29. Paul Green added 19, David DeAveiro 16 and Richard Walker 12. Mark Henry led the Redmen with 32. Kevin St. Kitts added 24 and Ivan Matthew 23.
In the North regional playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights dispatched Sudbury Secondary 55-48 as Lou Mazzuca scored 16 and Kevin Lowe 15. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sudbury Lockerby Vikings clipped the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans 56-43. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights defeated the Sudbury Lockerby Vikings 52-44 as Lou Mazzuca scored 16 and Jim Dupuis 15. David Turcotte led the Vikings with 16. Knights coach Ray Barsanti told the Sault Star that “we started out very nervous. We had all kinds of good shots in the first quarter but they just weren’t going in. In the third quarter, we got more momentum and it built into the fourth quarter when we felt it was our game.” The Vikings (coach Grant Taylor, manager John Loucks) also included David Serafini, David Harapiak, Bryan Bird, Lorenzo Segator, Chris Zilliax, Shawn Mulligan, Danny Rain, Ian Winter, Dennis Legault and Daren Holmes.
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in Waterloo, the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish dumped the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 78-65 as Ron Swick scored 25, Jeff Root 23, Andy Mosley 18, Joe Nero 7, Brian McMahon 4 and Todd Cooney 1. Fighting Irish coach Ralph Nero told the St. Catharines Standard that ‘they played a triangle-and-two, which we’ve seen all year. Tom and Jeff unselfishly gave up their games to give Mosley 2-t0-3 footers. Pierre Moise led the Green Griffins with 18. Craig Laliberte added 10, Joe Stach 9, Karl Leixner 9, Jeff Gaudette 9, John Stimac 6 and Bill Kralovenski 4. Green Griffins coach Royal Church told the Windsor Star that “we did what we set out to do (on defence). We took away Swick inside and controlled Root, their big outside shooter but taking away two when they’ve got a third and their 33 (Andy Mosley) scored 12 in the first quarter. And he all over, 10-footers, jumpers, everything.” Notre Dame hit 28-48 from the floor and 22-26 from the line. The Green Griffins hit 28-67 from the floor and 9-15 from the line. The Green Griffins (coach Church, assistant Joe Patterson, manager Jamie Perissinotti, manager Louis Lukic) also included Andy Augousti, Nathan Carter, Bill Kralovensky, Paul Mancini, Tony Mannina, Pierre Moise and Rob Shban.
The Toronto Runnymede Redmen whipped the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 77-58 as Mark Henry scored 22. Henry Kielar led the Knights with 15. Lou Mazzuca added 12. Knights coach Ray Barsanti told the Sault Star that “they were too big and they shot too well. They just had too much going for them. Boy could they jump. They were way overheads, literally.” The Knights (coached by Barsanti, manager Paul Bergamin) also included Jim Dupuis, Jeff Thibeault, Paul Lebreux, Peter Pelletier, Dan Zagordo, Jeff Lafave, Enzo Torcaso, Greg Mclean, Kevin Lowe, Ron Zagordo and Kevin Woodside.
The Hamilton Cathedral Golden Gaels dusted the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen 75-44 as John Kijonek scored 24 and Peter Giftopoulos 21. Gaels coach Mark Walton told the Hamilton Spectator that “we were back to playing as a team.” Redmen coach John Darlington said “Cathedral’s reputation proceeds them and by the time we got over our case of the nerves, the game was salted away.” Peter Gordon paced the Redmen with 14. The Redmen (coach John Darlington, assistant George Quinn, manager Barry Hugh) included Charles Brand, Robert Burnett, Peter Ciulla, Tim Cowie, Peter Gordon, Greg Hanoski, Jeff Nekkers, Brent Quinn, Arthur Sharp, Harry Silen and Brian Langerfield.
In the last quarterfinal, the Toronto George Harvey Hawks clipped the Windsor Assumption Purple Raiders 73-63 as Richard Walker scored 22, David DeAveiro 18, Radcliff Llewelyn 13, Russell 9, Green 9 and Allen 2. The Hawks hit 13-21 from the line. Dante Gatti paced the Purple Raiders with 25. Carlo Boniferro added 14, Gary King 12, Robert Bertolin 8, Stan Potvin 2 and Dan Janisse 2, while Chris Bignaire was scoreless. Assumption hit 21-14 from the line. The Hawks opened the second half with a 16-2 run to take a 47-35 lead. Assumption coach Jack Hool told the Windsor Star that “the odds were against us but I honestly thought we could take them. When it got down to six points (69-63), I thought we had a chance. Then (Carlo Boniferro) almost stole one.” Instead, he was called for a foul and David DeAveiro iced the win with four free throws. Hawks coach Bill Kostyk said “they took a look at Assumption’s bench and saw only seven players and thought it would be easy. You could also see their level of intensity fall off.” Assumption led 33-31 at the half. “To their credit, they responded and played the way they could and should in the third quarter,” Kostyk said. The Purple Raiders (coached by Hool, assistant John Upham, manager Dan Boland) also included Brian Leduc, Aron Fisk, Egidio Masaro, Frank Polistena, Paul Kristalowich, David Janisse and Mauro Tonan.
In the semis, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen nipped the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish 47-46 as Ivan Matthew hit a free throw with two seconds to play. Matthew paced the Redmen with 14. Tom Swick led the Fighting Irish with 22. Redmen coach John Petruschak told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record “that’s probably our lowest scoring game of the year because we played at their tempo. We were down by three in that last minute and I told the guys it wasn’t over. We tried to work for good shots and fortunately Ivan (Matthew) and Martin (Johnson) hit the free throws and field goal when we needed them.” Matthew hit a jumper with 40 seconds to play and Johnson tied the game at 46 with 30 seconds to play. Matthew hit the front end of a one-and-one with two seconds on the clock. Redmen wing Kevin St. Kitts told The Villager that “they were a great team. It was a tough game.” Redmen guard Ray Tone added that “our fouls probably caught up to us by the end.” The Fighting Irish led by three with three minutes to play but turnovers by Jeff Root, Todd Cooney and Joe Nero undid their hopes, along with a questionable foul call against Tom Swick, according to the St. Catharines Standard. A protest against the call was rejected.
In the other semi, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels clubbed the Toronto George Harvey Hawks 64-48 as John Kijonek scored 24 on 7-10 from the line. Peter Giftopoulos added 14 and Glen Grant 4. The Gaels led 37-21 at the half. They hit 25-53 from the floor, while the Hawks were 20-55. Kijonek told the Hamilton Spectator that “we played with a lot of intensity tonight. They are very good athletes but we worked as a team and didn’t force anything.” Guard Sam DiFeo added that “we were playing solid defence and they couldn’t shoot over us. We aren’t worried about how good these teams are supposed to be – we want to win and that’s all that matters.” Gaels coach Mark Walton told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I’m not sure it was our best game of the season but it’s at least in the top three. The boys really came to play tonight and what can I say about the performance John (Kijonek) turned in? He can fill it up, can’t he?.” Hawks coach Bill Kostyk said “shooting did us in tonight because their tough zone defences, we needed some outside scoring and we just didn’t get it.” Radcliffe Llewellyn led the Hawks with 17. Marvin Russell added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish edged versus the Toronto George Harvey Hawks.
In the final, the Hamilton Cathedral Gaels defeated the Toronto Runnymede Redmen 57-53 (also reported as 59-55) as John Kijonek scored 23 on 9-11 from the line, Peter Giftopoulos 21 on 9-11 from the line and John Wroblewski 9. The Gaels drove to the hoop more often than normal and drew countless fouls, while their zone defence kept the Redmen on the perimeter. The Gaels, who had declined participation in OFSAA in 1983 in favour of attending a high school invitational tournament in Maryland, led 27-26 at the half, 43-37 after three quarters and by seven in the fourth frame when the Redmen ripped off a 6-0 run. Kijonek then scored 9 of the Gaels next 10 points. Martin Johnson pulled the Redmen within two with 15 seconds to play but Kijonek iced the win with two free throws with seven seconds on the clock. Gaels coach Mark Walton, who played on the 1968 Gaels title team, told the Hamilton Spectator that “if Peter and John were outstanding before, they were magnificent today. It was the same old story for John. They put their best man on him and by the fourth quarter, the guy is sitting on the bench (having fouled out).” Walton, who had moved Giftopoulos to the point, while benching starter Sam Difeo, told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we knew Peter can handle the ball and he simply took charge of the offence. … Runnymede’s (Ivan) Matthew did a good job checking on John (Kijonek) in the first half but it was only a matter of time until John got going when it counted.” Mark Henry led the Redmen with 16. Kevin St. Kitts added 14. Redmen coach John Petruschak told the Toronto Star that “we had no intensity tonight and I didn’t think we had any this whole tournament. Perhaps it could have been the result of the Metro final, I don’t know. But we didn’t have the spark that we get from games with [George] Harvey.” Petruschak bemoaned the loss of Ivan Matthews, who fouled out at the start of the fourth quarter. “We certainly missed him. Our guys just stood and watched sometimes and let the other guys go free. It was almost like we were intimidated.” The Redmen were also befuddled by a Gaels zone. Petruschak told the Hamilton Spectaytor that “we have good outside shooting but you can only hit an 18-footer so often.”
The co-bronze medalist George Harvey Hawks: Radcliffe Llewellyn; Marvin Russell; Paul Green; David DeAveiro; Winston Allen; Richard Walker; Claude Heath; Kevin Pollard; Paul Burnett; Robert Ellis; Ken Mohamed; Lloyd Minott; Junior Alexander; Paul Campbell; coach Bill Kostyk; assistant Rick Wasson; manager Glenford Jones
The co-bronze medalist Welland Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Tom Swick; Todd Cooney; Alan Laki; Frank Mete; Joe Morra; Andrew Mosely; Joe Nero; Jeff Root; Phil Vedova; Terry Bishop; David Caporicci; Brian McMahon; Guy Battaslini; coach Ralph Mero; assistant Ted O’Leary; assistant Mike Rao; manager Bob Lopinski
The silver medalist Toronto Runnymede Redmen: Mark Henry; Kevin St. Kitts; Martin Johnson; Ivan Matthew; Ray Tone; Derwin Thomas; Arthur Malcolm; Nick Franjic; Mario Piccinin; Carlos Martins; Mike Codner; Rob Smith; Gary James; coach John Petrushchak; assistant Bruce Mason; manager Darryl Baker; manager Al Caister
The gold medalist Hamilton Cathedral Gaels: Peter Giftopoulos; John Kijonek; Frank Capretta; John Wroblewski; Rocco Disabatino; Sam Difeo; Glen Grant; Andy Barzetti; Chris Peet; Rob Peet; Steve Huggins; Mike Hare; Rick Mancini; Mirco Rimac; Al Zorro; Fern Materno; coach Mark Walton; assistant John Rocchi; assistant Steve Giftopoulos; manager Henry Wroblewski
Thanks to: Runnymede guard Ray Tone for the provision of newspaper clippings, as well as the OFSAA tournament program and various preseason tournament programs.