Is this some form of double elimination? Although reported as pool play, many of the results do not fit into pools.
In pool C round-robin play, held in Sarnia: …………………………………………………… The Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins defeated the Toronto Eastern Commerce Saints 57-32 as Debbie Cowgill scored 19, Brenda Groulx 14, Pat Ducharme 9, Russ 8 and Sonya Kovacs 7. Lorrie Thompson led the Saints with 7. Debbie Williamson added 7, Reed 6, Saur 4, Marsolais 4, Baird 2 and Dells 2. …………………………………………………… The Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins clipped the Barrie Eastview Wildcats 43-30 after leading 14-5 at the half. Debbie Cowgill led the Green Griffins with 21. Sonya Kovacs added 6, Groulx 6, Russ 4, Pat Ducharme 4 and Mary Beth Langlois 2. Kim Holden led the Wildcats with 10. Anita Pearsall added 9, Debbie Chappel 6, Lynn Slessor 4 and Tracy Twitchell 1. Eastview coach Brian Barnes told the Barrie Examiner that “we couldn’t buy a basket. … We got burnt a couple of times defensively.” …………………………………………………… The Thunder Bay Sir Winston Churchill dispatched the Barrie Eastview Wildcats 41-34 after leading 18-6 after one quarter and 26-13 at the half. Eastview coach Brian Barnes told the Barrie Examiner that “we had first quarter jitters.”
In pool D? play: …………………………………………………… Thunder Bay Sir Winston Churchill dumped the Barrie Eastview Wildcats 42-34. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics defeated the Mississauga Erindale Raiders 82-65. (Could this be the bronze medal match?) …………………………………………………… The Ancaster Royals dumped Flesherton Grey Highlands 64-27. …………………………………………………… The London Central Golden Ghosts whipped the Sault Ste. Marie CI Wildcats 65-38.
In pool A play: …………………………………………………… Ottawa Laurentian High defeated Toronto Victoria Park 37-28. …………………………………………………… Ottawa Laurentian whipped Toronto Sir Wilfrid Laurier 49-27 as Shirley McKegue scored 16, Linda Edwards 8 and Cathy Green 8. …………………………………………………… The Mississauga Erindale Raiders crushed Ottawa Laurentian 44-30. Laurentian post Christine Donovan did not play the first quarter as she struggled with an ankle injury suffered in an early match. “We put Christine into the game after the first quarter but we were just too far behind,” Laurentian coach Rod Matheson told Canadian Press. “From that point on, we held our own but it was just too late.” Laurentian also included Linda Edwards, Sylvia Miller and Shirley McKeague. …………………………………………………… Oshawa Paul Dwyer defeated Toronto Sir Wilfrid Laurier 42-27.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins defeated the Sarnia St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish 42-24. …………………………………………………… The Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins defeated Toronto St. Joseph’s College Catholic Bears x-x. The Bears included Marie Rego. …………………………………………………… The Tilsonburg Glendale Griffins defeated the London Central Golden Ghosts. …………………………………………………… North Dundas defeated Toronto St. Joseph’s 48-38.
In the quarterfinals (??, according to the Windsor Star), the Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics torched the Windsor W.F. Herman Green Griffins 72-37 as Linda Palango scored 22, Debbie Knowles 18, Theresa Grant 15, M Grant 8, Troccoli 7 and Drake 3. Sonya Kovacs paced the Green Griffins with 15. Debbie Cowgill added 9, Pat Ducharme 7 and Groulx 6. The Green Griffins hit 14-48 (.290) from the floor. The Green Griffins (coached by Bob Lennie) also included Mary Beth Langlois, Russ, Skrzydiewski.
In the semi-finals, the Ancaster Royals defeated the Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics 63-57 in overtime. It was to be Celtics last loss over the next three years. “Over the years, we have been involved in close games and the lead in that game went back and forth and six points was the maximum between the teams,” said Bishop Ryan coach Joe Di Tripani. “At three-quarter time and at the end of the game, the score was tied. They had a lot of grade 13s on their team and we had a lot of grade 10’s. “It was the game of the tournament. We had to stop a lot of veterans and we did a pretty good job. We were going on a lot of emotion and a lot of speed.” Bishop Ryan narrowly missed winning when a free throw was missed with seven seconds remaining in overtime.
In the other semi, the Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins defeated the Mississauga Erindale Raiders 40-30.
In the final, the Ancaster Royals defeated the Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins 50-27 as Candy Clarkson, who became a member of the Canadian national team, scored 17, Sue Lindley 10 and Jan McMullin 10. Ancaster led 28-17 at the half. Susan Burton led Glendale with 6. Coach Ernie Rodway says his Celtics experience proved the difference. The team had been playing together five years and finished the season with a (41-1) record. The Griffins finished (26-5) on the campaign.
The co-bronze medalist Mississauga Erindale Raiders:
The co-bronze medalist Hamilton Bishop Ryan Celtics: Linda Palango; Debbie Knowles; Theresa Grant; M Grant; Troccoli; Drake;
The silver medalist Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins: Susan Burton; Liz Horvath; Janet Oleka; Pam Steeves; Jill Demeyere; Cindy Moore; Janet Haycock; Becky Ravin; Patti Napran; Cindy Steeves; Ingrid Gysbers; Elaine Fedoruk, Deb Adlington; Susan Neale; Deb Brazier; Cheryl Anne Verscheure; coach Bill Orr; Mort Cooper; Chris Palmer
The gold medalist Ancaster Royals: Candy Clarkson; Sue Lindley; Jan McMullin; Shelley Filion; Liz Armstrong; coach Ernie Rodway