In a reclassification, the 4A divisions is dedicated the schools with an enrolment over 400.
In the northern semis: …………………………………………………… The Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen defeated the Saskatoon Mount Royal Mustangs 42-30 as Kelly Bowers and Ron Brose each tossed in 15. Kirk Hall led Mount Royal with 8. The Mustangs (coached by Terry Little) also included Irvine Kostynuik, Wayne Dyck, Kelly Koberinski, Larry Larson, Larry Mantyka. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Eugene McWillie scored 22 and George Braithwaite 13 as Saskatoon Tech upset the Aden Bowman Bears 53-42. Bob Thompson led Aden Bowman with 13. Jerry Friesen added 8. The Bears also included Murray Fox, Rob Kimpton. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen defeated Saskatoon Tech 51-36 as Kelly Bowers scored 18, Lanny Penrod 11, all in the first half. Bedford Road led 28-21 at the half. Eugene McWillie led Saskatoon Tech with 11. John Robillard added 10. Saskatoon Tech also included George Braithwaite, William Fingler, Walt Fingler, Wayne Quiring.
In the southern semis (for schools with more than 400 boys enrolled): …………………………………………………… The Moose Jaw A.E. Peacock Toilers nipped the Regina Sheldon-Williams Spartans 35-33 as Roy Verity scored 10, Dennis Hunter 7, Brian Welsh 7, Stark 3, Holmes 2, Dave Sutherland 2 and Breen 2, while Brian Fryklund, Viquart and Curren were scoreless. George Jacoby scored 12 to lead the Spartans (coached by Lorne Aston). Paul Jacoby added 8, Ken Traynor 5, Don Stamp 2, Doug Forsyth 2, Logie 1 and Vic Grudner 1, while Jim Herbison, Rick Axtell, Vinson, McLeod and Miller were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Regina Campion Maroons (who later defeated the Sheldon-Williams Spartans 2g-1 to win the Regina city title) dispatched the Regina Campbell Tartans 46-40 as Danny Hill scored 16, Billy Martin 12, Emily Vertes 7, Dave Pickett 6 and Zoltan Vertes 3, while Hans Bauman, Bill Fitzgerald, McDougall, Hugh Phelan and Glen Weisgerber were scoreless. Wayne Magee scored 16 to lead the Tartans (coached by Wilf Foss). Lawrence Bintner added 13, Ian Bailey 4, Dale Wilde 4 and Peter Smith 3, while Berry, Little, Hart, Herman, Walker, Balfour and Kainer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Regina Campion Maroons clubbed the Moose Jaw Peacock Toilers 51-26 as Danny Hill scored 21, Emile Vertes 9, Hugh Phelan 7, Billy Martin 5, Ray Manz 5 and Dave Pickett 4, while Hans Bauman, Bill Fitzgerald, MacDougall, Glen Weisgerger and Zoltan Vertes were scoreless. The Toilers included Roy Verity, Brian Welsh.
In the provincial final, the Regina Campion Maroons defeated the Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen 48-43 as Bill Martin scored 15, center Danny Hill 10, Dave Pickett 8, Bill Fitzgerald 8, Emile Vertes 5 and Glen Weisgerber 2, while Hans Bauman, Zoltan Vertes and MacDougall were scoreless. Point guard Emile Vertes, “The Cat”, led Campion’s defence, doing a sterling job on Bedford Road’s point guard Kelly Bowers. Ron Brose led Bedford Road with 14. Lanny Penrod added 10, Garry Wilson 8, Kelly Bowers 7, Merv Komarnicki 2 and Milt Atwell 2, while Bill Soroski, Craig Meakin, Larry Giles, Terry Pearson, Henry Strelioff and Jim Dyck were scoreless. Campion shot .520 from the floor and 8-13 form the line. Bedford Road shot .430 and 9-21 from the line. The Maroons led 11-9 after one quarter. The Redmen led 27-17 at the half. The Maroons played without leading rebounder and playmaker Ray Manz, who was hospitalized by a mouth infection. Maroons guard Danny Hill told the Regina Leader-Post that “it was just one of those things. We didn’t shoot any different in the second half but the ball went in.”
The silver medalist Saskatoon Bedford Road Redmen: Kelly Bowers; Ron Brosse; Lanny Penrod; Terry Pearson; Craig Meakin; Bill Soroski; Henry Strelioff; Bob Thompson; Scott Fairbrother; Garry Wilson; Milt Atwell; Larry Giles; Jim Dyck; Merv Komarnicki; Jim Penrod; coach Merv Houghton; manager Mike Atwell; statistician Gary Graham
The gold medalist Regina Campion Maroons: Bill Martin; Danny Hill; Dave Pickett; Emile Vertes; Bill Fitzgerald; Weisgerber; Hans Baumann; Zoltan Vertes; MacDougall; Hugh Phelan; Ray Manz; coach Dick Stark