In the East regional semis, the Kingston Regiopolis Notre Dame Redskins stunned the heavily-favoured Ottawa St. Pius X X-Men 59-56 as David Norris scored 28, Rick Sagriff 10 and Jason Raymond 8. The X-Men were unable to shutdown Norris from the perimeter. He hit 13-19 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. “We couldn’t stop him,” St. Pius coach Gino Milito told the Ottawa Citizen. “I was hoping he wouldn’t keep it up, but he did.” The X-Men tried tripling-teaming Norris and even that proved ineffective. “The point guard got me the ball and their man didn’t play defence,” Norris said. “I shot well in the warmup and hit some shots early in the game. Once you get a pattern, you must keep with it.” The X-Men struggled to resolve the Redskins zone, committed 8 turnovers in the second quarter and hit just 4-16 from the line. The Redskins hit 11-15 from the line. Peter Ruiter led the X-Men with 21. Kevin Chadwick added 14. The X-Men also included Tim Mau, Marty Corcoran, Steve Bagshaw, John Obertier. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals shocked the Peterborough Adam Scott CVI Lions 51-44. The Bengals led 27-18 at the half. The score was knotted at 28 after three quarters. The Bengals won it from the line as Mark Harris hit 9-10 down the stretch to finish with 11 points. “Mark had lost all confidence shooting in the last few games, but he missed only one tonight,” Borden coach Bob Bonisteel told the Ottawa Citizen. “Mark also shut down Doug Lukinuk with his defence. It was Mark’s game.” Paul Brousseau led the Bengals with 17. Larry Elliott added 13. …………………………………………………… In the East regional final, the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals defeated the Kingston Regiopolis Notre Dame Redskins 56-51 as Paul Brousseau scored 17, Larry Elliott 12, Mark Harris 11 and Leacroft Panton 6. David Norris and Peter Robb each scored 12 to pace the Redskins. Jeff McKenna added 8. The Redskins (coached by Paul Walsh) also included John Besselink, Jeff Mckenna, Jason Raymond, Rick Sagriff, Victor Casto, Gilmour, Hendy and Coleman. Redskins coach Paul Walsh told the Ottawa Citizen that the Bengals “played tremendous defence. They were aggressive and made the right decisions.” Bengals (then the Blues) coach Bob Bonisteel said “we had no discipline at all in that first quarter. We’re usually not like that. I was disappointed. I only had to call two team meetings during games all year. Being a rookie coach and since the team is good, I didn’t have much to say. But I felt that I had say something today. We’re a good team, a team that prided itself in being unselfish and using one another. It was like they were trying to get their name in the paper next.” Regiopolis led 17-11 after one quarter. Borden led 41-40 after three quarters and opened the final frame with an 11-2 run. They iced it at the line.
In the Northern regional: …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans dusted the Sudbury LaSalle Lancers 61-41 as Eric Johns scored 16, Sean Roy 15 and Anthony Coccomiglio 15. Trojans coach Les Kennedy told the Sault Star that his troops played “good defence, really good defence.” …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Sudbury Secondary North Stars pounded the Sault Ste. Marie Sir James Dunn Eagles 66-44. Dan Bruni led the Eagles with 25. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Sudbury Secondary North Stars clocked the Sault Ste. Marie Lakeway Trojans 60-46 as Paul Gautreau scored 13, Mike Swanson 10 and Tymchuk 10. Sean Roy led the Trojans with 16. Peter Van Hoof added 11, Anthony Coccomiglio 6 and Joe DiLillo 6. The Trojans also included Eric Johns, Butch Johns.
In the Metro Toronto regional: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Runnymede Redmen edged the Scarborough Cedarbrae Colts 66-62 as Darren Thomas scored 10. Eric Hammond led the Colts with 21. …………………………………………………… The Scarborough West Hill Warriors nipped the North York Earl Haig Secondary Haigers 65-64 on a Leroy Williams free throw in the final seconds. Delroy Williams paced the Warriors with 30. Sean Tidd led the Haigers with 25. …………………………………………………… The Etobicoke Martingrove Bears whipped the North York Westview Wildcats 57-42 as John Boney scored 14. Gary Scott led the Wildcats with 11. …………………………………………………… The Oakwood Barons dumped the Scarborough L’Amoreaux Collegiate Saints 65-55 as Andrew Merritt scored 21. Davil Clarke led the Saints with 16. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Runnymede Redmen edged the Oakwood Barons 73-71 as Garrett Williams hit an 18-footer in the final seconds. “It was a clutch shot with lots of nerves rattling,” Williams told the Globe & Mail. “Sure was the biggest thing in my life so far.” Redmen coach John Petruschak noted that “we were in trouble and the kids on the bench their guts out in playing a heck of a game.” The Barons led 27-24 at the half. Williams paced the Redmen with 17. Lyndon Campbell added 14, Peter Sambu 12, Darren Thomas 11 and Warren Kerr 10. Andrew Merritt led the Barons with 28. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Martingrove Bears nipped the Scarborough West Hill Warriors 51-50 as John Boney scored 18. Delroy Williams led the Wildcats with 15. The Wildcats (coached by Paul White) included Leroy Williams, Delroy Williams. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Martingrove Bears defeated the Runnymede Redmen 64-63 as John Boney hit a jumper with 2 seconds to play. John Johnson led the Bears with 21. Boney added 12. Warren Kerr led the Redmen with 14. Garnett Willliams added 12 and Darren Thomas 12. With the score knotted at 62, the Redmen pressed and forced a turnover. Williams was fouled by Bears guard Paul Sylvester and hit 1-2 from the line with 5 seconds to play. They rushed up court and ball was deflected out of bounds by a Runnymede player. Bears coach Dave West called a time out and called for “stack. It’s a designed play where three players stack themselves in a line,” West told the Toronto Star. “Then they split up and Boney comes down the middle to take a pass and hopefully, get a shot off. It worked like magic today.” Boney took the inbound pass from Roy Tyghter and wheeled and tossed a jump shot. “It was do or die,” the 6-7 centre said. “We work on the play in practice a lot, but in a situation like that, you just aren’t sure until the ball goes in.” Both squads advanced to OFSAA.
In the South regional: …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, the Hamilton Scott Park Spartans torched the Burlington M.M. Robinson Rams 67-47 as Jeremy Henry scored 13, Grant Lehman 10, David Ormerod 10, Ron Schnell 8, Jason Johnston 7, Brian Rennie 6, Rob Cowan 6, Paul Szcryry 3, Stacey Bayre 3 and Steve Diloreto 2, while Brian Williams and Jim Drahuaz were scoreless. Spartan Ron Schell told the Hamilton Spectator that “we were kind of on a high coming in here and we couldn’t get our shooting going until the second half, when we started running.” Mike Goodwin led the Rams with 15. Albert Green added 8, Andrew Skuja 8, Lloyd Oliver 6, Scott Morey 4, Rich Chen 2, Chris Forgal 2 and Dave Chen 2, while Kevin Stirling, Hossein Golanbari, Ray Samuels and Mike Gauthier were scoreless. Rams coach Dave Nelson said “they put on a full-court press and rattled our kids. I kept stressing rebounding but Scott Park killed us on the boards. And the other thing that bothers me is that they must have had 16 points on second and third shots.” The Rams also included Lloyd Oliver, Richard Chen, Andrew Skuja. …………………………………………………… The St. Catharines Denis Morris Redmen whipped the Hamilton Cardinal Newman Cardinals 56-40 after leading 23-16 at the half. Redmen post Adrian Bak dominated the boards. Paul Phillopson led the Redmen with 16. Darren Newbold added 9, Adrian Bak 8, Pat Sullivan 8, Mike Pullar 8 and Tom Stackaruk 7, while John Phillipson, Mike Schmahl, Gerry Coppola, Anthony Biancaniello and John Triveri were scoreless. Ed Madronich led the Cardinals with 16. Dino Perri added 14, Steve Begadon 6 and Rob Antonucci 4, while Dave Treasure, Al DeLuca, Steve House, Ed James, Marcelo D’Angelo and Henry Stachurski were scoreless. Cardinals coach Dave Strecker told the Hamilton Spectator that “we should have beaten them. We just got away from our game plan and threw the ball away when we got the lead.” The Cardinals also included Steve Kelenko. …………………………………………………… The Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets clipped the Mississauga Morningstar Mustangs 57-49 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 23, Greg Phelps 18, Brian McMahan 10, Paul Ibey 4 and Ruel Mesquite 2, while Wayne Sills, George Mammolits, Matt Moccio, Gleen Eastland, Mark Howlett, John Kimman, John Boyle and Steve Nicholls. Hornet Greg Phelps told the St. Catharines Standard that “with the [2-1-2] zone, we didn’t have to worry about getting beat with the one-on-ones. We thought they might be a bit quicker than us. So this way, we concentrated on the big guy (Dennis Watson) and shut him down inside. … Against the press, we were just unorganized because we were thinking about how they beat us last year by using that press. But we got it enough times to get the cheap shots, the easy layups. And we worked the ball inside pretty good on offence.” Ruel Mesquite added that “by getting our own pressure on them that made them turn over the ball. But we did make mental errors when we didn’t need to and turned the ball over ourselves.” The Hornets led 10-6, 28-23 and 39-35 at the quarters. The Hornets broke open a 33-33 tie with a pair of buckets by Stiefelmeyer. The Hornets hit 22-50 from the floor and 13-29 from the line. The Mustangs hit 21-62 from the floor and 7-8 from the line. Stafford Lowe paced the Mustangs with 16. Horace Hinds added 12, Dennis Watson 12 and Wayne Purboo 9, while Jim Sarmiento, Mike Ricci, Hugh Amiel, Peter Holtt, Mick Balanzano, Wayne Kilingbeck, Rick Ianucci and Dennis Berardi were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the St. Catharines Lakeport Lakers crushed the Brampton Bramalea Secondary Broncos 73-51 (also reported as 75-51) as Scott Smith scored 24, Steve Smith 17, Ed Spera 16, Frank Spagnuolo 9, Ron Fast 6 and Kevin Lindegaard 3, while Mark Huys, Joe Montpellier and Hans Huistra were scoreless. Errol Clarah led the Broncos with 18. Howard Neikle added 11, Humphrey Hill 8, Hugh Davidson 5, Mike Smith 4, Gary Bernard 3 and Gary Nicholson 2, while Phil Johnson, Shiek Aziz, Gamil Nasir, Ted Harrod, Orim Meikle and Mike Aman were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Hamilton Scott Park Spartans edged the St. Catherines Lakeport Lakers 36-32 (also reported as 365-30) as David Ormerod scored 14 (also reported as 15), Brian Rennie 10, Jeremy Henry 4, Ron Schnell 2, Rob Cowan 2, Grant Lehmann 2 and Jason Johnson 1. Ormerod knotted the score at 30 with a transition layup with 3:55 to play. But the Spartans closed it out with a 9-4 run. Steve Smith led the Lakers with 13. Ed Spera added 7, Scott Smith 6, Frank Spagnuolo 4 and Mar Huys 2. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets edged the St. Catharines Denis Morris Redmen 59-50 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 38, Brian McNicholl 11, Greg Phelps 4, Ruel Mesquite 2, Paul Ibey 2 and John Boyle 2. Stiefelmeyer scored 15 in the fourth quarter as the Hornets took command. The Hornets led 11-10 after one quarter. The Redmen led 23-22 at the half and 37-33 after three quarters. Paul Phillipson led the Redmen with 16. Adrian Bak added 133, Tom Stackaruk 9, Pat Sullivan 5, Mike Pullar 4 (also reported as 8) and Darren Newbold 3.…………………………………………………… In the final, the Niagara Falls Stamford Hornets torched the Hamilton Scott Park Spartans 67-40 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 30 (also reported as 27), Greg Phelps 13 (also reported as 10), Matt Moccio 9, Brian McMahon 8, Ruel Mesquite 2 (also reported as zero), Wayne Sills 2, Glenn Eastland 2, Mark Howlett 2, John Boyle 2 and John Kimman 1. The Hornets led 14-4 early and kept pilfering the ball for runouts as they extended the lead to 26-9 after one quarter. They led 40-20 at the half, 56-26 after three quarters and by as many as 34. Steifelmeyer told the St. Catharines Standard that “Denis Morris was a tough game for us and we hadn’t been playing as well as we should have. We came back late in the last half of that game and carried the momentum into this game.” Hornets coach Bob Coull said “everybody worked really hard and shot well, played well offensively and got the game off to a nice start. The game wasn’t exactly over in the first quarter but the way it started off was good.” The Hornets hit 26-64 from the floor and 15-25 from the line. The Spartans hit 17-54 from the floor and 6-15 from the line. Ron Schnell led the Spartans with 6. Paul Paul Szcryry added 5, Jeremy Henry 5, Dave Ormerod 4, Brian Rennie 4, Stacey Bayre 4, Grant Lehmann 4, Steve DiLoreto 4, Jim Drahuaz 3 and Brian Williams 1. Spartans coach Ken Ormerod said “I think this game was probably a little anti-climactic after our win over Lakeport (in the semis). … That’s not taking anything away from Stamford, of course. I think they’re more experience in tournament play and that showed tonight. When you go up like they did by 20 points, you feel more loose and start to shoot from everywhere you want. But did reasonably well. This was our worst loss of the year.”
In the West regional: In the quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The London H.B. Beal Raiders dispatched the Kitchener Cameron Heights Golden Gaels 58-50 as Louis Medeiros scored 25 and Tony Marcotullio 9. The Raiders led 29-24 at the half. Andrew Scharschmidt led the Golden Gaels with 11. Andre Zienchuk added 11, Marc Boterman 9, Steve Taylor 8, Brett Marchand 6 and Joe Richardson 5. The Golden Gaels (coach Roy Dahl, assistant Brian Henry) also included Garnet Richards, Al Vassell, Doug McQueen, Steve Taylor, Paul Georgopoulos, Jeff Krause and George Lutzer. Dahl told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “it wasn’t our inexperience but their experience that won the game for them. We couldn’t take the ball of them. They never made mistakes.” Dahl added that Marcotullio dictated the tempo and masterfully dissected the Gael defence. …………………………………………………… The Guelph John F. Ross Royals defeated the Windsor Centennial Cougars 61-53 as Dave Poxon scored 16 and Rob Fraser 11 (also reported as 17). The Royals hit 29-40 from the line. Don Douglas led the Cougars with 16. Andy Johnston added 10 (also reported as 12). Cougars coach Wayne Curtin told the Windsor Star that “it’s a sad way to end the season It’s a bitter pill to swallow when you play two poor games in a row. … Every loose ball to be had, they got it. We couldn’t make a layup and they made really every foul shot. Oddly enough, they didn’t foul us.” Cougar Mark Dennis hit a bucket to pull Centennial within 48-44 but two free throws each by Rob Fraser and Mark Johnson stretched the margin back to eight. …………………………………………………… The Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers dumped the Brantford St. John’s Green Eagles 65-51 as Jeff Nekkers scored 28, Ross Kuruliak 11 and Ken Karachi 12. Ross Kuruliak dominated the boards for the Clippers, though the Green Eagles took a 27-25 lead at the half. Clippers coach Chris McCaffery told the Windsor Star that “he had five consecutive defensive rebounds and outlet the ball each time at one point. That’s by far the most dominant stretch he’s had in a while. He got us running and got it in gear for the other kids to finish.” Kennedy took a 43-35 lead after three quarters. Kuruliak said “I think the pressure got to us. Then in the second half, we decided we better get going. From now on, it’s kamikaze. We’ve got to go right at them.” Jeff Nekkers said the Clippers were inspired because “coach was yelling and screaming” at half-time. McCaffery said “it was loud. That’s all I remember. The guys looked like they were playing scared and I don’t know why.” Green Eagles coach Frank Petrella said “we couldn’t contain (Nekkers) enough. They’re too good a team for us at this time.” Mike Yuhasz led the Green Eagles with 12. Dennis Perras added 12 and Mike Polger 11. The Green Eagles also included Dave Neziol, Jamie Robertson, Scott Hager, Mike Donerty, Randy Ongena, Tim Dawson and Andrew Bol. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions spanked the London Catholic Central Crusaders 61-48 as Nino Miksic scored 23, Alex Urosevic 16, Lance Lockhart 7, Gary Lankowski 6, Chris Troyak 5, Ron Seftel 2 and Peter Arcand 2. Lions coach Tom Kieswetter told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “the first half was excellent. … They came back shooting. We played a little too easy in the second half. The players thought they could carry it home.” Kim Lonc led the Crusaders with 21. Jon Pensa added 12. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions dispatched the Guelph John F. Ross Royals 51-38 as Nino Miksic scored 17, Chris Troyak 11 and Alex Urosevic 11. Rob Fraser led the Royals with 14. Dave Poson added 10. The Royals also included Mark Johnson, Darylle Milne. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the London H.B. Beal Raiders defeated the Windsor W.C. Kennedy Clippers 60-51 as Tony Marcotulllio scored 24, Mike Alessio 11, Medeiros 10 and Hayden 9. Marcotullio told the Windsor Star that “at first we complained about the draw and having to play Kennedy in the semis. Now, I’m glad it worked out that way because now they are going home instead of to OFSAA. Send them some tickets.” Raider Mike Alessio added that “nobody was worried about Windsor. We’re afraid of the Toronto teams.” Beal dominated the boards and were far more physical. Alessio said “you think that was aggressive? You should see our practices – fights, fight, fights.” Clippers coach Chris McCaffery said “the rules of basketball are the rules of basketball. And there’s a certain amount of physicality allowed within the rules, but after that … The problem we’ve had all year, our Achilles heel from day one, has been our difficulty in handling an aggressive man-to-man defences. And when Mita (point guard Mita Drazilov) picked up fourth foul and had to come out of the game, we were just hanging on after that. He’s our only true guard and we’ve got to have him in the game. … They did what they had to do to win. And we didn’t. But we’re going out with more class than they’re going out with.” Raiders coach Dan Colfax said Marcutillio asked to guard Clipper Jeff Nekkers. Marcutillio said “why not? I’ll tell you right now I knew where he would drive. Besides, he’s 6-5 and kind of slow. I know he got intimidated because I was quicker.” Colfax said his troops “could smell it. They’re tough kids. This will be the biggest memory for some of these kids.” The Clippers led 31-25 at the half and 43-39 after three quarters. But the Raiders rallied to knot the score at 45. Ken Karachi gave the Clippers their last lead at 46-45 with a free throw. Alessio pilfered the ball from Karachi for a runout as Beal took a 54-48 lead with three minutes to play. The loss meant that for only the second time in two decades, Windsor would not have a representative at OFSAA. Jeff Nekkers paced the Clippers with 16. Rick Clark added 12. …………………………………………………… In the final, the London H.B. Raiders edged the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions 49-47 as Tony Marcotullio scored 17, Mike Alessio 17 (also reported as 9), Luis Medeiros 10, Dave Kleuskens 10. The Raiders raced to a 10-4 lead and led 16-6 in the second quarter. The Lions took a 43-42 lead on a three-point play by Nino Miksic but Tony Marcotullion scored four and Mike Alessio and and-one to pull out the win for the Raiders. Raiders coach Dan Colfax to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we jumped into a couple of big leads in the first quarter. … It seems every time we’ve done that this year, we have trouble.” Nino Miksic led the Lions with 18, while nabbing 15 boards. Alex Urosevic added 12 and Chris Troyak 8. Lions coach Tom Kieswetter said “they are an excellent team who made some important shots down the stretch. They rattled us with their presses and they shouldn’t have. We also had some poor outside shooting.”
In the provincial quarterfinals, held in London, the Niagara Falls Stamford Collegiate Hornets defeated the Ottawa Sir Robert Borden Bengals 59-48 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 29, Brian McMahon 15, Ruel Mesquite 6, Greg Phelps 5 and John Boyle 4. The Bengals led 10-8 after one quarter. The Hornets led 25-24 at the half and 38-29 after three quarters. Hornet Paul Ibey did not play because of a broken leg. John Boyle pilfered the ball several times in the fourth quarter to stymie Bengal hopes of a rally. The Bengals (coached by Bob Bonisteel) included Mark Harris, Paul Brousseau, Larry Elliot.
The Toronto Runnymede Redmen dusted the Sudbury Secondary North Stars 66-45 as Darren Thomas scored 16. The Redmen led 30-24 at the half. The North Stars (coached by Rod McHugh) included Jim Gautreau, Paul Gautreau?, Mike Swanson, Tymchuk, Dave Schuster.
The London H.B. Beal Raiders edged the Hamilton Scott Park Spartans 48-45 as Mike Alessio scored 23. The Spartans led by 11 in the first quarter and 28-20 at the half. Spartans coach Ken Ormerod told the Hamilton Spectator that “we just couldn’t seem to make the shots when they counted.” Raiders coach Dan Colvas said Ormerod “is a great ball player and he was killing us in the first half. We put our quick guard Rob Hayden on him and he did a tremendous job shutting him down.” David Ormerod led the Spartans with 11. The Spartans (coached by Ken Omerod) also included Ron Schnell, Brian Rennie, Paul Szczyry, Rob Cowan, Jeremy Henry, Jason Johnston, Stacey Bayne, Steve Diloreto, Jim Drahuaz, Grant Lehman and Bryan Williams.
In the last quarterfinal, the Etobicoke Martingrove Bears dispatched the Kitchener St. Jerome’s Lions 44-39 as Scott Bleue scored 14, John Boney 8 and John Johnson 8. Nino Miksic paced the Lions with 12. Alex Urosevic added 12, Chris Troyak 6, Gary Lankowski 4, Lance Lockhart 3, Peter Arcand 2 and Ron Seftel 1. The Lions (coach Tom Kieswetter) also included Tom Amorim, Cam Ball, Brian Bishop, Darren D’Aguilar, Brian Denomme, Andy Hummel and Mario Halapir. Kieswetter told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “before the game, we were concerned about their quickness but we started pressing them and wound up doing it the whole game. The trouble was they played just as good defensively and, in the end, they were substantially bigger up front than we were and we didn’t make some crucial foul shots in the last quarter.” The Lions hit 10-17 from the line.
In the semis, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen edged the London H.B. Beal Raiders 75-73 on a late, long jumper by Wayne Taylor in overtime. Raider Tony Marcotullion notched an and-one with five seconds to play in overtime to knot the score at 73. But Runnymede’s Lyndon Campbell heaved a desperation 25-footer as the buzzer sounded to win it for the Redmen.
In the other semi, the Niagara Falls Stamford Collegiate Hornets nipped the Etobicoke Martingrove Bears 49-45 as John Stiefelmeyer scored 22, Brian McMahon 12 and Real Mesquite 8. Stiefelmeyer fouled out in the fourth quarter with 4:24 to play but the Hornets maintained their poise, while Greg Phelps and Brian McMahon hit critical buckets down the stretch. The Bears rallied to within 44-41 with 55 seconds to play but Mesquite drained two free throws and McMahon a pair from the line to ice it. The Hornets 2-3 zone proved effective, forcing the Bears to play a perimeter game. Mark Haughton led the Bears with 8. Tony Jones added 7, Ray Tyghter 6 and Paul Sylvester 6.
In the bronze medal match, the Etobicoke Martingrove Bears edged the London H.B. Beal Raiders 69-66 as John Boney scored 14 and Scott Bleue 12. Tony Marcotullio led the Raiders with 26. Louis Medeiros added 12. The Raiders (coach Dan Colfax) also included Mike Alessio, Hayden, Dave Kleuskens.
In the final, the Toronto Runnymede Redmen dispatched the Niagara Falls Stamford Collegiate Hornets 58-56 as Darren Thomas hit a 15-foot baseline jumper with five seconds to play. Lyndon Campbell paced the Redmen with 15. Peter Sambu 13, Darren Thomas 12 and Garnet Williams 10. The Hornets led 13-10, 28-27 and 43-38 at the quarters. They led 47-40 midway through the fourth quarter. But the Redmen hit three buckets, including a pair by Lyndon Campbell and one by Peter Sambu, and then benefitted from a missed referee’s call when the ball came off a Runnymede player out of bounds and was awarded to the Redmen. They knotted the score at 50 and took a 54-52 lead but John Stiefelmeyer knotted the score with a jumper. Warren Kerr answered for the Redmen but Brian McMahon hit a pair from the line to knot the score at 56. The Redmen stalled for a final shot and won it on a Darren Thomas bucket with one second to play. Redmen coach John Petruschak told the Niagara Falls Review that “if Darren had missed that shot, we had overtime again. I’m happy for Darren as he is graduating and for the rest of the players too as they worked hard and never gave up.” John Stiefelmeyer led the Hornets with 26. Greg Phelps added 10, Real Mesquite 7 and Brian McMahon 6. Hornets coach Bob Coull said “we are two evenly matched team and they won tonight. The three quick baskets late in the game made the difference.”
The bronze medalist Etobicoke Martingrove Bears: John Boney; Scott Bleue; Roy Tyghter; Mark Haughton; Tony Jones; Paul Sylvester; coach Dave West
The silver medalist Niagara Falls Stamford Collegiate Hornets: John Stiefelmeyer; Greg Phelps; Brian McMahon; Paul Ibey (who missed the season with a knee injury); Ruel Mesquite; Wayne Sills; George Mammoliti; Matt Moccio; Glenn Eastland; Mark Howlett; John Kimman; John Boyle; Steve Nicholls; Mark Howlett; Brian Bassett; Paul Hurley; Dusan Nikolic; John Boyle; coach Bob Coull; assistant Chris Bain; assistant Brian Mulligan
The gold medalist Toronto Runnymede Redmen: Garnet Williams; Lyndon Campbell; Peter Sambu; Darren Thomas; Warren Kerr; Andrew Merritt; Wayne Taylor; Ray Langley; Anthony Martin; Doug Lawrie; Richard Gentiles; Devon Stewart; Garnet Williams; coach John Petruschak; assistant Bruce Mason; manager Paul Melnik; manager Daryl Baker