In the Regina city quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Miller Marauders whipped the Thom Trojans 64-35 as Terry Eisler scored 20 and Tim Fogarty 14. Marauders coach Bernie Schmidt told the Regina Leader-Post that “I was worried going into this one. We were going to have to start two guys (because Rob Gosselin had been benched for missing a practice and Tim Fogarty had a broken hand) and we ended up going with three guards. (Terry) Eisler had a really good game and so did Tim (Fogarty). We weren’t too sure how he’d be.” Trojans coach Dale Wilde said “it wasn’t much of game. We had a very bad first few minutes and we couldn’t turn it around. (Warren) Ponesak and Fogarty did a super job of blocking us out. Fogarty played very well and if he was hurting, it didn’t show.” Alan McEachern, Rick Hawrysh and Loring Lascue each scored 8 to pace the Trojans. The Trojans (coached by Dale Wilde) also included Don Craig, Scott McLaren and Rich Scheske. …………………………………………………… The Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clocked the Scott Blues 85-53 as Aaron Murzyn scored 23 and Mark Benesh 18. Darcy Holt led the Blues with 16. Dan Pettigrew added 13. The Blues also included Grant Vegtor, Jim Ross. …………………………………………………… The Campbell Tartans nipped the Luther Lions 69-68 as Tom Yarnton hit the winning free throw with four seconds to play. Brian Burgess led the Tartans with 18. Tom Yarnton added 17, Bob Wyma 12 and Terry Cochrane 10. Ben Schoots led the Lions with 20. Don Powers added 14 and Wayne Schellenberg 10. The Lions (coached by Dick Stark) also included Dave Hall, Brent Harold, Ward, Doug Powers, Franklin, Needham and Ast. …………………………………………………… In the last quarterfinal, the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans dumped the Balfour Redmen 81-56 as Frank Macera scored 26. Dale Anderson led the Redmen with 22. The Redmen also included Mike Nagel. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans dumped the Miller Marauders 62-47 as Frank Macera scored 16. Rob Gosselin led the Marauders with 21. The Marauders (coached by Bernie Schmidt) also included Tim Fogarty, Terry Eisler, Warren Ponscak, Brant Taylor, Lorne Leibel, Salagubas, Pelletier, Marten. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns clubbed the Campbell Tartans 101-71. Brian Burgess scored 22 to lead the Tartans. Bob Wyma added 15 and Ron Lancaster 12. Golden Suns coach Howie Schweitzer told the Regina Leader-Post that “it was our best performance this year. Our kids were ready for it. We were shooting in the 50s in the first half and we didn’t get an offensive rebound in the second half. We just fast broke so well. It’s a nice change for LeBoldus. The past two years we’ve always been denied in the semi-finals. The kids wanted it really badly.” Tartans coach Glenn Szabo said “we set our goal for the provincials and we were peaking but we ran into a hot team. And we didn’t get the boards. But the kids never quit. … These kids have nothing to hang their heads about. They gave it their best shot.” The Tartans (coached by Glenn Szabo) also included Terry Cochrane, Tom Yarnton, Gord Marceca, Chris Yee. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns dispatched the Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 72-66 as Mark Benesh scored 19, Tom Nichols 15, Aaron Murzyn 13, Casey 11, Holzer 10 and Boychuk 4. The Golden Suns height proved the difference, along with Titan foul trouble, almost from the start. Titan coach Al Collins said “we didn’t shoot well enough. We had lots of opportunities but the fouls hurt us.” Golden Suns coach Howie Schweitzer said “I don’t think we played too well. We turned the ball over too many times but cool heads prevailed. I’ve got total team dedication.” Frank Macera led the Titans with 19. Derrick Duczek added 18, Rob Palmerin 12, Larry Geni 6, Gerald Zimmer 5, Brian Zimmer 4 and K Duczek 2, while Grant Jakubowski was scoreless.
In the northern playoffs and Saskatoon quarterfinals: …………………………………………………… The Holy Cross Crusaders nipped the Bedford Road Redmen 54-53 as Dave Ostertag scored 13 and Kurt Wilchuk 10. Larry Kachuk led the Redmen with 12. John Kuzma added 10. …………………………………………………… The Aden Bowman Bears clipped the E.D. Feehan Trojans 61-48 as Steve Olley scored 17 and Spero Kobonas 15. Perry Welch led the Trojans with 14. Alan Roth added 11. The Trojans also included Mark Huber, Mark Zakreski, Don Fabian, Rob Herrick, Paul Soron, Dennis Pilipiak, James Zacaruk and Greg Kitella. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Holy Cross Crusaders stunned the top-seeded City Park Cowboys 48-47. The score was knotted at 24 at the half. City Park led 47-44 down the stretch but committed four consecutive fouls to allow the Crusaders to pull out the win. Dave Ostertag paced the Crusaders with 27. Kurt Wilchuk added 10. John Dewar led the Huskies with 15. Rich Hallson added 8 and Dave Derkson 8. Crusaders coach Dave Hardy told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “that’s two playoff games by one point in two days. I don’t know if I can take any more of this but I’ll tell you, I’ll sure take tonight’s win. We were in first place last year and we got knocked out. So tonight kind of makes up for last year.” Cowboys coach Ian Mirtle said “we took too many cheap fouls at the wrong time. Those fouls hurt us. They really hurt us. They also outboarded us. They really did a super job on the boards. They were getting two and three shots off rebounds and we weren’t getting any.” …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Evan Hardy Souls clipped Aden Bowman Bears 57-50 as Paul Humbert scored 16 and Rory Bashnik 13. Spero Kokonas paced the Bears with 13. Kevin Thurston added 12. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Evan Hardy Souls dispatched the Holy Cross Crusaders 58-46 as Paul Humbert scored 20 and Darryl Wacker 8. The Souls led 28-17 at the half. Jim Ostertag paced the Crusaders with 16. Dave Ostertag added 14. Souls coach Ross Wilson told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix “I’m really excited. We’ve been together now as a team for three years and we’ve really put it together. Tonight’s win was a total team effort. Both our veteran posts fouled out early and we had to send two of the younger guys in there and they did the job.” Crusaders coach Dave Hardy said “I was confident going into the game, except that Jekyll & Hyde thing. We haven’t been able to put two games together since Christmas; we play well and win one, then we play poorly and lose the next. Tonight was no different; we just continued with our Jekyll & Hyde routine. … We knew we would have to rebound and we didn’t do it. We had only nine rebounds in the first half. Offensively, the ball just wouldn’t drop for us. We were only 4-16 from the line in the first half and I don’t think we were any better in the last half. Hardy is a tough team to come back against. They don’t panic or throw the ball away.”
In the provincial semis, the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns defeated the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders 81-53.
In the other semi, the Regina Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans defeated the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 64-63.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders edged the Saskatoon Evan Hardy Souls 71-67. The Souls (coached by Ross Wilson) included Paul Humbert, Darryl Wacker, Rory Vashnick, Fredeen, Greenshields, Buckley, Schebel, McAskill, Huggill and Rizos
In the final, Aron Murzyn scored 23 to lead the Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns past Regina Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans 60-54. Mark Benesh added 12, Brian Holzer 9, Boychuk 8, Wihak 6 and Tom Nichols 2. Derrick Duczek led O’Neill with 22. Larry Geni added 7, Rob Palmarin 6, Brian Zimmer 5 and Frank Macera 4. Golden Suns coach Howie Schweitzer told the Regina Leader-Post that “our turnovers were cut down tremendously from the last game. We’ve been working on it and they weren’t playing as aggressively. The kids knew we’d be up against a tough ball team. I thought it was a much cleaner game, a much cleaner, better brand of basketball.” Titans coach Al Collins said “no shooters. We had them last night (in the semis) but not tonight. That’s the way it goes.”
The bronze medalist Saskatoon Holy Cross Crusaders: Jim Ostertag; David Ostertag; Kurt Wilchuk; David Wilchuk; coach Dave Hardy
The silver medalist Regina Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Titans: Derrick Drezek; Grant Jakubowski; Frank Macera; Larry Geni; Rob Palmerin; Larry Geni; Gerald Zimmer; Brian Zimmer; K Duczek; coach Al Collins
The gold medalist Regina Dr. Martin LeBoldus Golden Suns: Aaron Murzyn; Mark Benesh; Tom Nichols; Casey; Brian Holzer; Boychuk; Wihak; Toth; Lebiolda; Pauldel; Rizak; Heyman; coach Howie Schweitzer