In the New Brunswick semis, the Saint John Atlantics defeated Fredericton High School 79-75 in overtime as Price scored 23, Goss 17, Brien 14, Budreski 12, MacNeill 6, Morris 4 and Wilson 3, while Palmer, Vautour and Conway were scoreless. Slipp led Fredericton with 21. Gould added 21, Dovan 14, Harten 11, Somerville 6 and Arbeau 2, while Morton, Beattie and Homes were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the St. Stephen Spartans dispatched Moncton YMCA 73-60 as MacLeod scored 19, White 19, Corby 9, Horne 8, Ingram 6, Haley 4, Macintee 3, Libby 2, McShane 1 and Outlet 1. Lebans led Moncton with 21. Foster added 15, Davidage 8, Gowan 5, Mclaren 4, Burgess 4 and Cassidy 2, while Graham and Roger were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Atlantics edged St. Stepehn 75-73 in overtime as Jake Brien scored 23, including a pair of free throws with nine seconds to play in the extra session. Paul Budreski added 19, Don Price 15, Goss 6, Palmer 6 and Macneill 4. Horne led St. Stephen with 21. Macleod added 18, White 17, Haley 9 and Corby 8.
The Eastern final was to have been a three-team round-robin tournament but Hamilton failed to show.
In the Eastern final, the St. John Atlantics defeated St. Lambert CSA 66-70; 81-72 (Total: 147-142). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. Lambert edged St. John 70-64 as Rick Cadieux scored 28 (possibly a two-game total), Art McQuade 12 and Jim Logan 12. Mike (Jake?) Brien scored 15 for St. John. Paul Budreski added 9. …………………………………………………… In game two, St. John prevailed 81-74 to take the total-point series by three. Don Price paced the Atlantics with 21. Jake Brien added 18, Paul Budreski 14, Bob Brewster 12 and Pete Morris 12. Art McQuade paced St. Lambert with 14. Jim Logan added 13. St. Lambert manager Jack Kurtz told the Montreal Gazette that Paul Budreski “was their quarterback, their key man. And he’s the guy that gave it to them. He killed us.” The Atlantics hit 22-36 from the line, while St. Lambert hit 12-27.
The runner-up St. John Atlantics: Paul Budreski; Don (Dave?) Price; Jake Brien; Bob Brewster; Pete Morris; Bob Goss; MacNeill; Wilson; Palmer; Vautour; Conway;
The champion St. Lambert CSA: Rick Cadieux; Art McQuade; Jim Logan; Willy Follette; Jerry St. Pierre; Kim Kurtz, Gary McGuire; Chris Charbonneau; Steve Gilliams; Andy Kuzmicki; Bob Unger; coach Jerry Holt; manager Jack Kurtz