In the Toronto city finals and Ontario quarterfinals, Toronto Adam Beck defeated St. Christopher x-x; x-x (Total 112-107). …………………………………………………… In game two, Lloyd Thompson paced Adam Beck with 16. Keith Humphrey added 11. Don Warnholz led St. Christopher with 10. Owen Schine added 9.
In the Ontario semis, Toronto Adam Beck defeated Peterborough 75-68; 68-64 (Total: 143-132). …………………………………………………… In game one, Thompson paced Adam Beck with 40. Russ Dunn added 23. A. Dougald led Peterborough with 16.
In the Ontario finals, the St. Catharines Collegiate Institute Saints defeated Toronto Adam Beck 51-66; 96-68 (Total: 147-134). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lloyd Thompson scored 35 to pace Toronto. Russ Dunn added 14 and Keith Humphrey 9. Erion led St. Catharines with 14. MacDougall added 12 and Lansky 9. …………………………………………………… In game two, Thompson scored 30 for Toronto but St. Catharines prevailed 96-68.
In the Nova Scotia semis, St. Mary’s University High defeated the Halifax Comets 31-29; 42-41 (2g-0). Ken Fellows scored a combined 25 points in the two games, while Pat MacDonald tallied 17 and Gerry Conrad 16.
In the Nova Scotia finals, Halifax Queen Elizabeth d’d Halifax St. Mary’s U High x-x; x-x (Total: x-x). St. Mary’s (coached by Frank Baldwin) included John Sark, Don Gillis, Ken Fellows, Gerry Conrad, Robin Falconer, Pat MacDonald, Peter Campbell, Albert Roach, Bob Hanrahan and Viv Rorai.
In the Eastern quarterfinals, St. Catharines Collegiate defeated the Montreal Rosemount Boys Club 55-42; 42-46 (Total: 97-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. Catharines prevailed 55-49. Lou Label Gordon led the Rosemounts with 14. Phil Fleurquin added 12 and Grant Peterson 5. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal edged St. Catharines 46-42 but lost the total-point series by two. Phil Fleurquin paced Montreal with 13. Louis Gordon added 10. Erion led St. Catharines with 12. MacDougall added 10.
In the Eastern semis, St. Catharines Collegiate defeated the Dalhousie Dukes 54-30; 67-38 (Total: 121-68). …………………………………………………… In game two, St. Catharines prevailed 67-38 as Polecrowic scored 13. Buddy Thompson led the Dukes with 17. The Dukes also included McEwen, Christie.
In the Eastern championship, St. Catharines Collegiate defeated St. Mary’s University, or the Halifax Comets, or Halifax Queen Elizabeth (VARIOUSLY REPORTED) 43-32; 71-51 (Total: 114-83)
The Eastern runner-up Halifax Queen Elizabeth High:
The Eastern champ St. Catharines Collegiate: Erion; MacDougall; Lansky; Polecrowic; coach Jim McNulty
In the British Columbia playoffs and Vancouver finals, Gladstone Junior High defeated Templeton Junior High 24-17; 26-16 (Total: 50-33). …………………………………………………… In game one, Gladstone prevailed 24-17 as Wosnuk scored 8, Hayword 8, Langhout 6 and Van Eipren 2, while Foster, Arnold, Golner, Goddard, McIntyre, Palmer and Ursulak were scoreless. Findlay paced Templeton with 7. Iacaubucci added 4, Ponak 3, Spencer 2 and Gearhart 1, while Taylor, Copp, Antenuk, MacEloes, Gromley, Lee and Anderson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Gladstone took the series with a 26-16 win as Hayward scored 8, Foster 5, Wasnock 4, Langhout 3, Palmer 2, MacIntyre 2, Van Iepren 1 and Stoddard 1, while Ursulak, Arnold and Golnar were scoreless. Findlay led Templeton with 9. Ponak added 4, Gearhart 2 and Spencer 1, while Iaccobucci, Anderson, Lee, Top, Taylor, Gromley and Antenuk were scoreless.