In the Toronto city finals, the De La Salles defeated MacGregor 77-36; 59-37 (Total: 136-73).
In the quarterfinals, St. Catharines YMCA defeated Port Rowan x-x; 149-12 (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game two, St. Catharines stomped Port Rowan 149-12 as Bill Bevan scored 49, Don Misener 28, V Tick 25, Walt Oprzedeck 25, Mike Quinn 10 and MacPherson 10, while Peacock, Collins, Gould and Tick were scoreless. Bergen led Port Rowan with 4, Vantheyre added 3, Overbaugh 2, Bantam 2 and Maudford 1, while Dedrick, Beaseart, Cooper and Phillips were scoreless.
In the Ontario semis, Toronto De La Salles defeated St. Catharines Y 92-68; 39-37 (Total: 131-105). …………………………………………………… In game one, De La Salle prevailed 92-68. …………………………………………………… In game two, Jerry McElroy scored 20 to lead Toronto to a 39-37 win. Snake Conroy paced St. Catharines Y with 12.
In the other semi, Guelph Notre Dame defeated Windsor Teen Town 54-26; 50-32 (Total: 104-58).
In the Ontario final, Toronto De La Salles defeated Guelph Notre Dame 70-47; 49-41 (Total: 119-88). …………………………………………………… In game one, De La Salle prevailed 70-47. …………………………………………………… In game two, Johnny Balazovic scored 19 as the De La Salles won 47-41. Jerry McElroy added 18. Gene Valeriote led Guelph with 10. Bill McLellan added 8.
In the New Brunswick semis, Moncton CY-Hi defeated the Saint John All-Stars 59-69; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint John prevailed 69-59 as John Rockwell scored 25, Ken Gould 18, George Willard 11, Roger Lawrence 4, David McKinney 2, Phil Morehouse 2, Hal Murray 2, Rom Gimby 1, Art McKay 1 and Dick Mackie 1. Bucky Brine led Moncton with 20. Douglas Buck added 12, Billy Steeves 8, George Gaudet 6, Gerry Flemming 4, Eric Hachey 2 and Michael Bourque 1, while Bob Lutes, Pat Donnell and Van Erwen were scoreless.
In the other New Brunswick semi, the Fredericton All-Stars defeated Bathurst 80-43; x-x (Total: x-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Fredericton torched Bathurst 80-43 as Wayman Fairweather scored 33, Gordie Petrie 14, Jack Campbell 11, Don Morgan 7, Gorman 7, D MacKenzie 2 and Hagerman 2, while M MacKenzie was scoreless. Bruce Jamieson led Bathurst with 21. McLean added 6, Dingee 5, Chaisson 4, Kamermans 2, Beniot 2, Smith 1 and McLellan 1, while Amos (Ames?) was scoreless.
In the New Brunswick final, the Fredericton All-Stars defeated Moncton CY-Hi 78-54; 48-37 (Total: 126-91).
In the Eastern semi, the Fredericton All-Stars defeated Toronto De La Salles 81-58; 72-54 (Total: 153-112). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint John YMCA prevailed 81-58 after leading 27-16, 44-24 and 57-36 at the quarters. Wayman Fairweather led Fredericton with 28. Gordon Betrie added 27, Don Morgan 20, Ray Adams 4 and Dave MacKenzie 2. Jerry McElroy paced the De La Salles with 29. John Valazovic added 16, Brian Conroy 6, Hugh Inkster 5 and Bill Howlett 2, while O’Connor, Lough and Birkenmeyer were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Fredericton clocked Toronto 72-54 as Fairweather scored 26, Petrie 22, Morgan 16, MacKenzie 6 and Adams 2. McElroy and Inkster each scored 16 to lead Toronto. Valazovic added 24, Hollett 6 and O’Connor 2. Saint John led 20-18; 40-30 and 55-36 at the quarters. Prior to the start of the series, five of the all-stars – Jack Campbell, Francis McHugh, Ed Haggerman, Stirl Gorham and Mike Mackenzie – were disqualified as being over age, leaving the team with a nine-man roster. Players had to be before January 1 of the playing year.
In the Eastern final, Halifax Queen Elizabeth High defeated the Fredericton All-Stars 59-55; 52-48 (Total: 111-103). Also reported as a two-game series, with Queen Elizabeth winning 72-63; 58-59; 43-32 (2g-1).
In game one, Halifax edged Fredericton 59-55 as Simmonds scored 22, Noble 13, Nickerson 10, Bendelier 9, Woodworth 4 and Lawrence 1. Fairweather led Fredericton with 22. Morgan added 18, Petrie 7, McKenzie 7 and Adams 1.
In game two, Halifax prevailed 52-48 as Simmons scored 11, Woodworth 11, Nickerson 9, Bendelier 7, Noble 5 and Lawrence 2. Petrie led Fredericton with 18. Fairweather added 15, Morgan 11, Adams 2 and McKenzie 2..
The Eastern runner-up Fredericton All-Stars: Wayman Fairweather; Gordon Petrie; Ray Adams; Don Morgan; Dave Mackenzie; Jack Campbell; Stirl Gorham; Ned Hagerman; Mike MacKenzie; Frances McHugh; coach Mike Coster
The Eastern champ Halifax Queen Elizabeth High: Pete Simmonds; Mike Noble; Warren Nickerson; George Bendelier; Woodworth; Lawrence; Cunningham; Danker; McDonough; Willett; coach Alf Johnson;
In the British Columbia finals, the Vancouver Our Lady of Perpetual Help Panthers defeated the Strong’s Tom Boys 62-36; 31-35 34-22 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game two, Strong’s evened the series with a 35-31 win as Billings scored 9, Bisnar 6, Laidlaw 6, Ferguson 5, Sands 4, Ron Collishaw 2, Schrieber 1 and Heyes 1, while Arthur, Standerwick and Bunting were scoreless. Scott Simpson led the Panthers with 6. Andrews added 6, McFeely 6, McKee 4, Stan Lindskog 4, Bruchet 4 and Reg Bennett 1, which Rich Bennnett and Waites were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Our Lady of Perpetual Help took the series with a 34-22 win as Charlie McKee scored 13, McFelley 10, Lindskog 7 and Brochet 4, while R Bennett, Simpson, Rich Bennett, Whaites and Andrews were scoreless. Collishaw paced Strong’s with 11. Bisnar added 6, Billings 3 and Ferguson 2, while Arthur, Heyes, Laidlaw, Schreiber and Sands were scoreless.