In the Toronto city finals, Adam Beck Playground defeated C of AN 92-51.
Hamilton Zion defeated Sarnia x-x; 71-64 (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario semis, Toronto Adam Beck Playgrounds defeated Peterborough 75-66; 68-64 (Total: 143-132). …………………………………………………… In game one, Adam Beck prevailed 75-66. …………………………………………………… In game two, Lloyd Thompson scored 29 for Toronto as they collected a 68-64 win. Harry Pharosh added 19.
In the other Ontario semi, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Hamilton East Kiwanis 96-47; 55-41 (Total: 151-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor dusted Hamilton 96-47 as Ron Brown scored 40, Gerry Weingarden 27, Glaser 10, Borofsky 9, Cherniak 6 and Polsky 4, while Salem, Lasser, Alexis, Freed and Tepperman were scoreless. Doug Gregor led East Kiwanis with 21. Martin added 13, Ogrodnik 9, Brazier 2 and Antelich 2, while McKenna, Leclaire, Hotrum and Wilkinson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor took the series with a 55-41 win as Ron Brown scored 25, Bid Borofsky 12, Weingarden 8, Glaser 2, Cherniak 2, Salem 2, Polsky 2 and Freed 2, while Lasser, Alexis and Tempperman were scoreless. Gregor led Hamilton with 24. Martin added 5, Antelich 5, Ogrodnik 4 and Brazier 3, while McKenna, Hotrum and Wilkinson were scoreless.
In the Ontario final, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Toronto Adam Beck 64-46; 80-81 (Total: 144-127). …………………………………………………… In game one, Toronto led 14-12 after one quarter but the Blues rallied to a 29-21 lead at the half and extended it to 45-30 after three quarters. Toronto hit 12-19 from the line, while Windsor was 12-29. Ron Brown led Windsor with 25. Rosenbaum added 16, Weingarden 7, Glaser 7, Salem 5, Borofsky 2 and Cherniak 2, while Polsky, Freed and Lasser were scoreless. Thompson led Toronto with 25. Pharoah added 8, Dunn 6, Gates 3, Barr 2 and Logan 2, while Square and Clark were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Adam Beck edged Windsor 81-80 as Thompson scored 33, Dunn 21, Barr 1, Pharoah 7, Gates 5 and Logan 4, while Clark was scoreless. Weingarden paced Windsor with 22. Cherniak added 17, Rosenbaum 17, Glaser 11, Salem 8, Borofsky 3 and Brown 2, while Polsky and Lasser were scoreless.
In the Montreal city finals, the Montreal YMHA Blues defeated Montreal Park Extension x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Quebec/Ottawa Valley playoff, Montreal YMHA defeated Cornwall St. Lawrence High 73-58; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, YMHA clipped St. Lawrence 73-58 as Don Wright scored 26, Irv Altman 14 and Ben Vogel 13.
In the Eastern quarterfinals and Maritime finals, the Saint John Marcus Miners defeated the Halifax Comets 83-46; 53-47 (Total 136-93).
In the Eastern semis, Montreal YMHA defeated Saint John Marcus Miners 74-57; 57-53 (Total: 111-99). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Blues dumped the Miners 54-46 as Don Wright scored 17, Irving Altman 14, Mel Ellen 13, Shostak 4, Luiterman 4 and Vogel 2, while Balitzky, April, Rayman, Devine and Leiner were scoreless. Essing led the Miners with 17. Dixon added 9, Garnett 8, Vaughan 6, Carson 5 and Talbot 1, while Regard, Daniels, Peters and Scale were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal edged Saint John 57-53 as Don Wright scored 16, Vogel 12, Irving Altman 8, Shostak 8, Devine 1 and Lutterman 1, while Leiber, Rayman and April were scoreless. Garnett paced the Miners with 20. Scale added 8, Dixon 5, Peters 5, Esson 4, Carson 3 and Vaughan 2, while Regan and Talbot were scoreless.
In the Eastern final, the Windsor Shaar Blues defeated Montreal YMHA 69-58; 76-62 (2g-0) to win the Lord Byng Trophy, which had been donated in 1946.
In game one, Windsor clipped Montreal 69-58 after leading 42-17 at the half. Ron Brown led Windsor with 20. Rosenbaum added 12, Gerry Weingarden 10, Glaser 8, Cherniak 8, Salem 6 and Borofsky 5, while Polsky and Lasser were scoreless. Windsor hit 26-83 from the floor. Ben Vogel led Montreal with 18. Lu Herman added 10, Devine 8, Wright 8, Altman 5, April 5, Shostak 2 and Rayman 1, while Leiner and Bentsky were scoreless. Montreal hit 22-71 from the floor.
In game two, Windsor prevailed 76-62 as Ron Brown scored 36, Gerry Weingarden 16, Borofsky 5, Cherniak 4, Rosenbaum 4 and Glaser 1, while Salem, Polsky and Lasser were scoreless. Don Wright led Montreal with 18. Irving Altman added 14, Vogel 9, Lutterman 9, Devine 9 and Shostak 3, while Bentzky, Rayman and Leiner were scoreless.
The Eastern runner-up Montreal YMHA Blues: Don Wright; Irving Altman; Mel Ellen; Shostak; Luiterman; Ben Vogel; Balitzky; April; Rayman; Devine; Leiner; Lu Herman;
The Eastern champion Windsor Shaar Blues: Ron Brown; Earl Rosenbaum; Gerry Weingarden; Cal Glaser; Earl Cherniak; Joe Salem; Sid Borofsky; Jack Polsky; Harvey Lasser; Gerry Alexis; Gerry Freed; Tepperman; coach Saul Nosanchuk
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Vancouver finals, Vancouver Marpole defeated Virden (Virdex?) 38-35 as Bull scored 19, Schloss 6, Levy 4, Kendall 4 and Cox 3, while Tanton, Moulds, Sibbald, Inglis, Murphy, Cory and Malecki were scoreless. Carl led Virden with 11. Peterson added 6, Ross 5, Robbins 4, Elkington 4, Noble 3 and Larsen 2, while Woodward, Anderson and Drummond were scoreless.
In the British Columbia semis and Lower Mainland finals, Vancouver Marpoles defeated Lynn Valley 42-46; 48-42 (Total: 90-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, Lynn Valley prevailed 46-42 as Todd scored 11, Strachan 9, Nowell 8, Crozier 8, Pallot 4, Smith 4 and McDonald 2, while Shores was scoreless. Levy led the Marpoles with 17. Bull added 9, Schloss 6, Kendall 5, Malecki 2, Cox 2 and Sibbald 1, while Inglis and Tanton were scoreless.
In the B.C. semis and Island finals, Victoria St. Louis College defeated the Alberni Athletics 37-52; 47-30 (Total: 84-82). …………………………………………………… In game two, Victoria took the series with a 47-30 win as Ron Martin scored 20, McGhee 8, Kieran O’Neill 7, Ed Longpre 6, Clarkson 4 and Cassidy 2, while Rittich, Housden, Dawson and Delparte were scoreless. Ulander led Alberni with 10. Gailloux added 7, Price 6, Schick 4, Pederson 2 and Marshall 1, while Watts, Wake, Honery and Pearce were scoreless.
In the British Columbia finals, Vancouver Marpole defeated Victoria St. Louis College 54-40; 56-44 (Total: 108-84).