In the Toronto city finals, the De La Salles defeated MacGregor 77-36; 59-37 (Total: 136-73).
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 Eastern semi, Saint John YMCA (also called 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. Waymon Fairweather led Fredericton with 28. Gordon Betrie added 27 and Don Morgan 20. McElroy paced the De La Salles with 29. Balozobic added 16. …………………………………………………… In game two, Wayman Fairweather paced Saint John with 26, Gordon Betrie added 22. Jerry McElroy and Hugh Inkster each scored 16 to lead Toronto. 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 Saint John YMCA 72-63; 58-59; 43-32 (2g-1). Queen Elizabeth was led by 15-year-old Eric Durnford.
Windsor Star reported that Halifax Queen Elizabeth was to face Saint John YMCA in the Eastern final. Did that series occur?
The Eastern runner-up: Saint John YMCA: Wayman Fairweather; Gordon Betrie; Ray Atkins; Don Morgan; Dave Mackenzie; coach Mike Cosler
The Eastern champ Halifax Queen Elizabeth High: Eric Durnford; 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.