In the Ontario final, the church champs, the Toronto St. Cecilia’s Blue Jets defeated the Toronto Oakwood Presbyterians 32-25; 29-34 (Total: 61-59). St. Cecilia’s was the first Catholic Youth Organization girls’ team to enter the Ontario playdowns. …………………………………………………… In game one, Marilyn McGinnis paced St. Cecilia’s with 17. Mary Ann Taylor added 7. Diane Edgar led Oakwoods with 11. Carolyn Prince added 6. …………………………………………………… In game two, Diane Edgar paced Oakwoods with 22. Lila Howell added 5. Mary Ann Taylor and Odile Vachon paced St. Cecilia’s with 9.
In the Eastern final, Toronto St. Cecilia’s Blue Jets d’d St. Lambert CSA 46-19; 44-40 (Total: 90-59).
In game one, the Blue Jets led 23-9 at the half. Mary Ann Taylor paced Toronto with 16. Marilyn McGinnis added 14. Diane Clarke paced St. Lambert with 6. Norma Cumbersatch added 5.
In game two, St. Lambert led 25-18 at the half but Marilyn McGinnis rallied St. Cecilia’s with a strong second-half performance. She finished with 18 points. Mary Ann Taylor added 11, Odile Vachon 7 and Sandra Roberts 5. Diane Clarke led St. Lambert with 20. Norma Cumbersatch added 17.
The East runner-up Montreal St. Lambert CSA: Diane Clarke; Norma Cumbersatch;
The East champion Toronto St. Cecilia’s Blue Jets: Marilyn McGinnis; Maryann Taylor; Odile Vachon; Sandra Roberts; coach Dot Unroe
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Vancouver finals, the Majorettes defeated the Marpoles x-x; x-x; 27-25 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game three, the Majorettes took the series with a 27-25 win as Marilyn Peterson notched the winner in the dying seconds. Peterson led the Majorettes with 9. McGiveron added 5, Schultz 5, Crawford 5, Hershel 2 and Ramsey 1, while Girardin and Pearson were scoreless. Mary Lambert led the Marpoles with 17. Menzies added 4 and Kent 4, while McAndrew, Moulds, Davies and Storch were scoreless.
In the B.C. semis and Coast final, the Vancouver Majorettes defeated Sooke 29-22; 34-24 (Total: 63-46). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Majorettes took the series with a 34-24 win as Crawford scored 8, Ramsey 7, Schultz 6, Peterson 6, McGiveron 4 and Girardin 3, while Pearson and Hersack were scoreless. Lajeunesse led Sookie with 10. Eve added 8, Smith 4 and Brown 2, while Bryant, Butler, Elder, Hawkins, Lewis and Thew were scoreless.
In the British Columbia finals, the Vancouver Majorettes defeated Vernon 57-25; 42-22 (Total: 99-47). …………………………………………………… In game two, Vancouver took the series with a 42-22 win as McGiveron scored 14, Peterson 13, Hersack 6, Crawford 5, Girardin 2, Ramsey 1 and Schultz 1, while Pearson was scoreless. Kritinski led Vernon with 8. Schuster added 5, Mendenhall 4, Buick 3 and Wynnychuk 2, while Follis, Sasges, Forty, Wiley and Mandrusiak were scoreless.