In the East regional: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Ottawa Fisher Park Phoenix clipped the Kingston CVI Blues 59-48 as Paul Draper scored 14, Ross Obonsawin 11, Ed Collins 10 and David Welsh 10. Chris Williams led the Blues with 15. The Blues (coached by Hans Garsch) also included Peter Panopoulos, Derek Taylor, badour, Bill Miklas, James Paulsen, Wallace, Cooke, Little. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen dispatched the Ottawa Ridgemont Spartans 78-72 as Peter Gordon scored 16. Stan Kustec led the Spartans with 14. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen dusted the Ottawa Fisher Park Phoenix 63-42 as Peter Gordon scored 18 and Al Rienstra 18. Dave Webster led the Phoenix with 16. Brett Wilson added 10. The Phoenix (coached by Pat Dinardo, Bob Dagenais, Joey Granata and Dan O’Connor) also included Paul Draper, Eddie Collins, David Welsh.
In the South regional, held in Oakville: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Malton Westwood Warriors clipped the Hamilton Hill Park Rams 43-37. Mike Preocanin led the Rams with 11. Rich Griffiths added 10. The Rams also included Rupert Wilson. …………………………………………………… The St. Catherines Collegiate Saints whipped the Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtis 64-45 as John Pilling scored 27, Randy Fowler 12, Mike Hendsbee 8, Bruce Adams 5, David Dennis 4 and Dan Cappel 4. Saint John Pilling told the St. Catharines Standard that “once we got the fastbreak going, we kept doing it. I played a garbage first half but the last basketball before the half was important, giving us a 6-point lead … It was a matter of time before we would pull away. We were confident at halftime things were going to go our way.” Oscar Fiorino led the Celtics with 10. Jamie Morton added 10 and Don Taylor 10. The Celtics (coach Joe DiTrapani, also included Velimir Omazic, Mike Trosket. Bishop Ryan led 12-10 after one quarter. The Saints led 262-0 at the half and 44-32 after three quarters. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets whipped the Burlington Assumption Catholic Crusaders 81-45 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 21, Paul Ibey 17, Greg Phelps 13, Ruel Mesquite 10, Dusan Nikoluk 9, Brian McMahon 6 and Matt Moccio 6. The Hornets zone appeared to baffle the Crusaders. Rick Kraemer led the Crusaders with 12. The Crusaders (coached Fred Scione) also included Mike Goodwin, Pat Kelly, Steve Soroko, Darren Laurin. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Mississauga Morning Star Mustangs defeated the St. Catharines Lakeport Lakers 46-38 as Rohan Stephens scored 15 and Adrian Younger 12. The Mustangs led 10-6, 25-20 and 35-28 at the quarters. Steve Smith led the Lakers with 14. Ed Spera added 8, Bruce Chapman 4, Ron Fast 4 and Frank Spagnuola 4. Smith told the St. Catharines Standard that “they were bigger and their height was intimidating. We’re more or less an inside team. Coach told us to only good jumpers within a 10-foot perimeter. We wouldn’t get many rebounds.” Ed Spera said “we knew they were a good team so if we played well and controlled the ball, we had a shot at them. We got carried away at times but most of the time, we took good shots.” The Lakers (coach Bob Mandzuk) also included Dave Brunton, Brad Wellings, Darren Clark, Chris Uahacz. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs dispatched x. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets whipped the Malton Westwood Warriors 72-46 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 20, Greg Phelps 18, Paul Ibey 14, Ruel Mesquite 10 and Brian MaMahon 5. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs clocked the St. Catherines CI Saints 69-42 after leading 33-15 at the half. John Pilling led the Saints with 23, while nabbing 10 boards. Rob Eller added 9 and Bruce Adams 4. Saints coach Larry Miller told the St. Catharines Standard that “we got the jitters early and missed 6 or 8 uncontested layups early in the game. We just couldn’t score. After that, we were afraid to take the ball to the hoop because we didn’t want to miss.” The Saints (coach Miller) also included Dave Farnsworth, Doug Helmkay, Larry Bone, Can Capell, Mike Hendsbee, Gerald Moore, Kevin Penner. ………………………………………………… In the final, the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs clocked the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets 64-45 (also reported as 64-54). Paul ibey led the Hornets with 17. Ruel Mesquite added 10, John Stiefelmeyer 10, Brian McMahon 6 and Greg Phelps 2. Hornets coach Bob Coull told the Niagara Falls Review that “we missed some easy shots early. But we had a better second half as we played even with them and maybe that will give us enough confidence to think we can compete at this level.”
In the North regional final, the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans nipped the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 54-53 in overtime.
In the Metro Toronto regional: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen spanked the Toronto Oakwood Barons 63-45 as Ivan Matthew scored 12 points in the final quarter. The Barons (coach Terry Thomson, manager Tony Gentile, manager Claudio Micelli) included Andrew Merritt, Richard Stewart, Mark Kovinsky, Sita Kalostipis, Wayne Gray, Peter Hertz, Winston Hosang, Andrew Martella, Lance Winn, Wayne Hosang, Ed Reid, Finbar Strachan and Peter Sarellas. …………………………………………………… The Toronto George Harvey Hawks clipped the Scarborough W.A. Porter Blue Eagles 66-56 as Radcliffe Llewellyn scored 32. The Blue Eagles slowed the game to a crawl but were unable to contain Llewellyn. Deryck Dyall led the Blue Eagles with 18. The Blue Eagles (coach Mike Jovanon, manager Mary Misasi) also included Eric Newman, Colin Josephs, Derek Nobles, Chris Banton, Ravi Persad, Tom Lazarou, Junior Stephenson, Michael Clarke, Amleto Lini, Philip Constantinidis, Everton Clennon, Owen Nelson, Nigel Dyal and Ken Ferguson. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints edged the Scarborough Dr. Norman Bethune Bears 46-41 as Charles Rochelin scored 13. Lescelles Henry led the Bears with 19. The Bears (coach Bob Selkirk) also included Barry Bhagwandat, Mark Nelson, Roger Otto, Chris Wharton, Roy Maynard, Leroy Lewis, Tussaint Xaiver, Desmond Rowley, Mark Clarke, Jeff Petter, Terry Sylvan and Robert Heron. …………………………………………………… The Toronto Jarvis Bulldogs clocked the Scarborough Albert Campbell Celtics 58-41 as Andrew Arthurs and Arthur Kirkwood each scored 16. Anthony Grant and Mark Otto each scored 12 to pace the Celtics. The Celtics (coach Mike Sokovnin, manager Michael Higgins, manager Michelle Williams) also included Terry Ramjit, Donovan Alrische, Stephen Grant, Rosevelt Broomes, Gregg Tennant, George Markakos and Brian Bailey. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Runnymede Redmen edged the George Harvey Hawks 58-56 as Ivan Matthew notched two late buckets. The Hawks led 18-5 early but the Redmen stormed back to pull out the win. Ivan Matthew led the Redmen with 20. Mark Henry added 14 and Ray Tone 12. Radcliffe Llewellyn paced the Hawks with 20. Richard Walker added 11 and Claude Heath 11. The Hawks (coach Bill Kostyk, assistant Rick Wasson, manager Richard Gordon) also included Winston Allen, Lloyd Minott, Paul Burnett, Robert Ellis, Dwight Smith, Junior Alexander, Adrianne Atherlay, Paul Campbell and Ken Mohamed. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Eastern Commerce Saints clocked the Jarvis Bulldogs 67-53 as Charles Rochelin scored 21 and nabbed 16 boards. Courtney Dwyer added 16. The Bulldogs (coach Marvin Pearl, assistant Warren Beatty, manager John Chow, manager Sherman Lam, stats Nancy Cheung) included Isaiah Gayle, Steve Angel, William ‘Jo Jo’ Magdaluyo, Andrew Arthurs, Willie Wong, Victor Young, Kai Moser, Nick Saul, Glen Daniel, Sean Figueros, Joe McDonald, Zack Young, Arthur Kirkwood, Sam De Boni, Jim Spyropoulos and Steve Henrik. …………………………………………………… In the Metro Toronto regional final, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen edged the Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 75-72 (also reported as 75-71). Redmen coach John Petruschak told the Toronto Star that point guard Darren Thomas “handles the ball exceptionally well, is an excellent penetrator and gets the big points when they’re really needed. He’s bailed us out many times. Mark Henry led the Redmen with 30. Ivan Matthew added 18 and Darren Thomas 9. Charles Rochelin paced the Saints with 17. Courtney Dwyer added 16. The Saints led 37-36 at the half.
In the West regional quarterfinals, the Guelph John F. Ross Royals clipped London Sir Frederic Banting Broncos 53-41 as Dave Paxon scored 13, Rob Fraser 11, Eaton Donald 10, Johnson 9, Chrobot 6, Lago 2 and Mathieu 2. Moe Willoughby led the Broncos with 18. John Cordeiro added 5, Dave Bruce 4, Neil Emery 4, Tim Jeffrey 4, Kenny 2, Ron Kimball 2 and Andrew Tweedie 2. The Broncos (coach Doug Marshall) also included Sean Cunningham. …………………………………………………… The Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational Mustangs edged the Windsor F.J. Brennan Cardinals 54-51 as Roger Piovesan scored 17, Howie Yuhasz 14, Dave Peach 9, Fairfax 6, Rodway 3, Dunham 3 and Slote 2. Henry Valentini scored 17 to lead the Cardinals. John Lopez added 11, Bob Koczwara 11, Sean Costello 6, Sean McManus 4 and Paul Korosec 2. The Cardinals (coach Ron Innocent, assistant Hugo Ferrone) also included John Cacciatto, Jim Farrand, Pete Krayacich, Brian Lund, Tim Rocheleau and Joe Shembri. …………………………………………………… The Windsor W.D. Lowe Trojans clubbed the London Clarke Road Trojans 55-47 as Ted Novak scored 14, Ken Foster 11, Dino Genovese 10, Rob Issell 6, Dhaliwal 4 and Akos Tozser 4. Joe Cabral paced Clarke Road with 11. Davis added 8, Bacci 6, Gardiner 5, Fulop 4 and Hanna 3. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins smacked the Kitchener Eastwood Rebels 86-63 as Geoff House scored 23, Jeff Gaudette 19, Craig Laliberty 18, Joe Stach 17, Clark 5, Carter 2 and Sam Soufan 2. Mark Hart led the Rebels with 14. Andy Hofer added 12, Jim Lawson 11, Bob Carberry 7, Rick Wissmach 7, Steve Peng 5, Steve Sikic 4, Mike Peng 2 and Mark Dekker 2. The Rebels (coach Joe Martino) also included Owen Alliman, Garcia Sebastian, Johnny Tauer and Don Fronchok. Martino told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “this is worst beating we’ve taken in the last four years.” …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Windsor W.D. Lowe Trojans bombed the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 74-45 as Rob Issell scored 24, Garry Nolan 23, Dino Genovese 10, Ted Novak 10, Ken Foster 4, Ristic 2 and Momcliovic 1. Geoff House scored 11 to lead the Green Griffins (coached by Royal Church). Jeff Gaudette added 9, Craig Laliberty 8, Sam Soufan 5, Carter 4, Joe Stach 4 and Clark 4. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational Mustangs smacked the Guelph John F. Ross Royals 65-44 as Dave Peach scored 22, Roger Piovesan 17, Howie Yuhasz 16, Rodway 4, Dunham 2, Cohoon 2 and Johnston 2, while Fairfax as scoreless. Rob Fraser led the Royals with 18. Dave Paxon added 11, Eaton Donald 7, Mark Johnson 6 and Mathieu 2, while Larry Chrobot was scoreless. The Royals (coach Jim Milne) also included Al Vamos, Darryl Milne. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Windsor W.D. Lowe Trojans edged the Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational Mustangs 46-42 as Rob Issell scored 13, Ken Foster 12, Ted Novak 8, Garry Nolan 6, Dino Genovese 4 and Martin 3. Dave Peach led the Mustangs with 12. Kent Rodway added 10, Roger Piovesan 9, Howie Yuhasz 5, Mark Neeve 4 and Mike Dunham 2. The Mustangs (coached by Peter Dennis) also included Bob Kipp, Scott Thorne, Joe Cohoon, Terry Fairfax, Rob Slote.
In the North regional playoffs: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans torched the Sudbury St. Charles Cardinals 63-46 after leading 37-14 at the half. Tony Colosimo led the Trojans with 15. Eric Johns added 14 and Joe DiLillo 12. Rob Parisotto led the Cardinals with 17. John Carpino added 15 and Rob Zulich 10. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights clocked Sudbury Secondary 74-56 after leading 39-23 at the half. Paul LeBreux led the Knights with 27. Henry Kielar added 13 and Dan Byron 11. Jim Gautreau led Sudbury with 17. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans nipped the Sault Ste. Marie St. Mary’s Knights 54-53 in overtime as Scott Kenney scored 12. Trojans coach Les Kennedy told the Sault Star that “we got up a couple of shots and put on the freeze hoped they would foul. … I thought the key to the game was keeping the pressure on them from one end to the other.” Dan Zagardo led the Knights with 12. Henry Kielar added 12 and Paul Lebreux 11. The Knights also included Dan Byron, Denny Palarchio.
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in Toronto at the U of Toronto Varsity Gymn, the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets defeated the Windsor W.D. Lowe Trojans 55-54 (also reported as 54-53) in overtime as Greg Phelps scored 15 and John Stiefelmeyer 10. Rob Issell led the Trojans with 15. Gary Nolan added 15. Trojans coach Gerry Brumpton told the Windsor Star that “we got buried in the first half and you can’t do that here. At this level of play, everyone here is a champion and if don’t play them tough, you are in trouble. We had the opportunities to win. We just didn’t play intelligently.” The Hornets led 34-21 at the half and 44-32 after three quarters, but then, “we got very tentative,” said Stamford coach Bob Coull. We were supposed to be scoring but it didn’t happen.” Trojan forward Dino Genovesse tied the score at 50 with a minute to play. There was no other scoring in regulation. In overtime, Rob Issell’s second bucket gave Lowe a 54-53 lead with 1:15 to play but Greg Phelps answered with the winner with 16 seconds on the clock. Issell said “we started slowly and then came back. In the second half, we realized we had to get the job done but we came up short.” The Trojans (coached by Gerry Brumpton, assisted by Dave McWha) also included Ted Novak, Martin, Ken Foster, David Van Dyke, Dhaliwal, Akos Tozser.
The Oshawa O’Neill Redmen clipped the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs 65-50 as Peter Gordon scored 24, nabbed 7 boards and dished 9 assists. Jeff Nekkers added 17. The Mustangs (coach John Rodger) included Lyndon Lowe, Stafford Lowe, Derrick Kent, Rohan Stephens, Adrian Younger.
The Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints dusted the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans 63-37 as Charles Rochelin scored 17, while nabbing 10 boards, Calvin Green 10 and Vincent Bowen 10. Rochelin told the Toronto Sun that “it was easy. We were psyched up because our coach Lou Sialtsis has been waiting for this occasion for a long time. We don’t want to miss this opportunity and let it slip by. We wanted to exploded, stay disciplined as possible and not get crazy. … I was basically there to control the boards and play defence.” Saints coach Lou Sialtis liberally used his bench and told the Toronto Star that “I have to keep all my guys fresh in such an important series and furthermore, a good coach makes use of all his players in key opportunities. We have a new motto and we call it ‘run, shoot and substitute’.” Lakeway hit 7-19 free throws on the match but missed six in a row early as the Saints took a 19-11 lead. Commerce led 28-15 at the half and 39-23 after three quarters. Eric Johns led the Trojans with 12. Scott Kennedy added 10 and Joe Dilollo added 9. Trojans coach Les Kennedy told the Sault Star that “we were tense for two-and-a-hal quarters and then halfway through the third quarter, we started to play ball. The kids finally relaxed. Eastern Commerce played an awful lot of games. They’re so aggressive. … It was an eight-point game for a long time and we missed six in a row. That kind of deflated us a bit. And after we missed those foul shots, they broke out on transition for three fastbreak baskets in a row and that broke the game open.” The Trojans (coached by Les Kennedy, manager Rob Walsh) also included Sean Roy, Tony Colosimo, Peter Van Hool, Mario Scarpino, Joe White, Joe Alexander, Anthony Coccimiglio, Carlo Chiabelli.
In the last quarterfinal, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen bombed the Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational Mustangs 67-46 as Mark Henry scored 16 and Ivan Matthew 16. Howie Yuhasz led the Mustangs with 19. The Mustangs (coached by Peter Dennis) also included Roger Piovesan, Kent Rodway, Tery Fairfax, Dave Peach, Mike Dunham, Cohoon, Johnston.
In the semis, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen nipped the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen 51-49 as Mark Henry scored 18, nabbed 10 boards and blocked 6 shots. Ray Tone added 13, Kevin Pollard 10 and Ivan Matthew 6, along with 8 boards. Al Reinstra led the Redmen with 14. Jeff Nekkers added 12 and Peter Gordon 12. With Runnymede leading 48-47, O’Neill had a three second call in the lane and an over-and-back called against them, while committing a series of turnovers on careless passes. Star Runnymede forward Ivan Matthew missed the first quarter because of a doctor’s appointment to deal with a mild case of pneumonia. “We didn’t know where he was and it messed up our initial game plan,” guard Darren Thomas told the Toronto Star. “Fortunately, we were still in the game when he appeared and slowly got things rolling again.” The Redmen led 12-10, 32-23 and 46-41 at the quarters. O’Neill coach John Darlington said his troops got “some pretty raw calls from the Toronto-based officials. There were a lot of controversial calls against us, and especially when we had the momentum. These teams are equal by most standards but the same was won from the foul line.” The Redmen had an 11-0 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters and included six free throws.
In the other semi, the Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints clocked the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets 64-35 as Courtney Dwyer scored 17, Vincent Bowen 14 and Charles Rochelin 8. Paul Ibey led the Hornets with 10. Greg Phelps added 8, John Stiefelmeyer 7, Brian McMahon 4, Ruel Mesquite 2, John Kimmin 2 and Matt Moccio 2. Steifelmeyer told the Niagara Falls Review that “Rochelin was not as great as I thought he would be. He’s quick, that’s all.” Mesquite said “their press wasn’t that hard to beat. It was just we were all tired.” Hornets coach Bob Coull said “I sort of think we can maybe play with the top-rated teams in the province. Their press never hurt us. We handled it fine. … worked very hard and maybe we got a little tired.”
In the bronze medal match (if played), Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets versus the Oshawa O’Neill Redmen.
In the final, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen defeated the Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 59-55. Mark Henry hit a jumper with 16 seconds to play to break a 55-55 tie. He then missed a putback after being fouled on a rebound of a missed Courtney Dwyer shot. But teammate Ivan Matthew nabbed the rebound, was fouled and hit two insurance free throws to give the Redmen the crown. Mark Henry led the Redmen with 18. Ivan Matthew added 18, along with 18 boards. Vincent Bowen paced the Saints with 15. Charles Rochelin added 11 and Earl Moncrieffe 11. Runnymede coach John Petruschak captured the first of his four titles. “I always thought we’d never get there,” Petruschak told Canadian Press. “When you finally get there and lose two games, you think, ‘oh boy, is this what it is all about?’ Once you win, now you can say this is the best team in the province and it kept evolving and growing. … My philosophy is, the first thing I tell kids is attitude. You’ve got to have the proper attitude to play on this ball club. Everyone has the ability or they wouldn’t be playing basketball. My job is to make sure they play it the way I want to play it.” Petrushchak told the Toronto Star that it was “our best performance all year. Henry got the winning points and Matthew sealed it and they are the best 1-2 combo around.” Matthew said “this game meant more to me than anything else I have experienced.” The Redmen led 35-25 at the half and shot 9-12 from the line. The Saints hit 17-22 from the line. Petrushak told the Toronto Sun “this is the greatest feeling. Four times in the final and we’re now a bride instead of a bridesmaid. We finally did it. … I still can’t believe it. When the clock was winding down, I look over to Mase (assistant Bruce Mason) and said how ironic it is to have Mark hit the winning shot and Ivan adding the final two. These are the two kids who have carried us all year. When we needed a basket, we went to Mark or we went to Ivan.” The Redmen led 35-25 at the half. With Runnymede point guard Darren Thomas on the bench in foul trouble, the Saints trapping zone allowed them to trim a 58-48 Redmen lead and knot the score on an and-one by Earl Moncrieffe with 28 seconds to play.
The co-bronze medalist Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets (coached by Bob Coull) included Brian McMahon; Greg Phelps; Paul Ibey; John Stiefelmeyer; Ruel Mosquite; Dusan Nikoluk; Matt Moccio; John Kimman; Brian Bassett; George Mammoliti; Wayne Sills; Paul Hurley; coach Bob Coull; assistant Chris Bain
The co-bronze medalist Oshawa O’Neill Redmen: Peter Gordon; Jeff Nekkers; Al Rienstra; Harry Sillen; Art Sharp; coach John Darlington
The silver medalist Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints: Charles Rochelin; Earl Moncrieffe; Calvin Green; Vincent Bowen; Courtney Dwyer; Keastner Dawkins; Ranford Foster; Andy Henry; Gary James; Terry Lyder; Austin Mayers; Delroy Wynter; coach Lou Sialtsis; assistant Harri Baird; assistant Simeon Marrs; manager George Bexis; manager Manprit Bal
The gold medalist Toronto Runnymede Redmen: Darren Thomas; Mark Henry; Wayne Taylor; Warren Kerr; Mark Blackwell; Ivan Matthew; Kevin Pollard; Robert Smith; Dennis Smith; Ray Tone; Ken Habal; Devon Stewart; coach John Petrushchak; assistant Bruce Mason
Thanks to: Redmen guard Ray Tone for provision of the final eight press guide, as well as the Metro Toronto regional program.