In the opening round of the Ontario playoffs, the Windsor Sportland Aces defeated the Sarnia Y All-Stars 117-67; 2-0 (default). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Windsor Sportland Aces clocked Sarnia 117-67 as Don Long scored 27, Gary Weir 27, Ross Jacobsen 22, Curgin 14, Zaiba 11, Graves 10 and Oliver 6, while Ted Lucas, Mike Robert, Don Cole and Tommy Grant were “unavailable for action.” Playing coach Bill Pataky led Sarnia with 32. Rome added 11, Bingham 8, Shaw 7, McAffer 4, Simpson 2, Price 2 and Zavitz 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Sarnia defaulted.
In the opening round, London Lounge defeated Galt 75-61; 72-53 (Total: 147-114). …………………………………………………… In game two, London prevailed 72-53 as Ross Buckle scored 17.
In the Ontario quarterfinals, St. Thomas defeated Ingersols 46-59; 72-54 (Total: 118-113)
The Toronto Ukrainians defeated Niagara Falls 56-52; x-x (Total: x-x)
The London Lounge defeated the Windsor Sportland Aces 87-72; 59-53 (Total: 146-125). …………………………………………………… In game one, London torched Windsor 87-72 as Grant scored 28, Buckle 17, Keeler 17, Mungar 14, Mussolum 6, Callaghan 6, Goldstein 5, Kienapple 5 and Christopher 5, while O’Bright and Howard were scoreless. Tommy Grant scored 28 to pace the Aces (coached by Al DeLuca). Ted Zalba added 12, Ross Jacobsen 8, Jim Oliver 5, Tommy Curgin 5, Len Greaves 3 and Weir 2, while Don Long, Ted Lucas and Mike Robert were unable to travel and Gary Weir was injured. …………………………………………………… In game two, London Louge prevailed 59-53 as George Mungar scored 15, Bill Keeler 8, Barry Mussolum 8, Buckle 7, Callaghan 6, Goldstein 6, Fitzgerald 6, Christopher 2 and Kienapple 1, while O’Bright and Howard were scoreless. Ted Zalba led Windsor with 17. Tommy Grant added 10, Don Long 10, Lucas 7, Oliver 5, Curgin 2 and DeLuca 2, while Greaves and Jacobsen were scoreless.
In the Ontario semis, the Niagara Falls Orphans defeated London Lounge 75-73; 57-55 (Total: 132-128).
In the other Ontario semi, Sudbury defeated Kitchener-Waterloo 72-75; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Ontario finals, the Niagara Falls Orphans v Sudbury
In the Ottawa Valley semis and Ottawa finals, the Hilltops defeated Eastview 52-40; 57-55 (Total: 109-95). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Hilltops prevailed 52-40 as Lou Besserer scored 16, Gerry Coleman 10, Stotts 6, Jarman 6, Kehoe 5, Grenon 4, Dempsey 3 and Enright 2, while Dunnigan, Heatherington, Hill and Genn were scoreless. Lavergne led Eastview with 13. Lafontaine added 5, Goneau 5, Grouch 5, Stafford 4, Graves 2, while 6 were unallocated and Smith, Olivier and Leblanc were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Hilltops edged Eastview 57-55 as Ted Jarman scored 19, Gerry Coleman 13, Kehoe 8, Dempsey 5, Genn 3, Heatherington 2, Grenon 2, Entright 2, Hill 2 and Besserer 1, while Stotts and Dunnigan were scoreless. John Lafontaine paced Eastview with 17. Henry Lavergne added 15, Graves 7, Stafford 6, Crouch 3, Oliver 3, Goneau 2 and Demers 2, while Smith and Leblanc were scoreless.
In the Ottawa Valley district finals, the Ottawa IGA Hilltops defeated Cornwall 63-31; 57-62 (Total: 120-93). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Hilltops prevailed 63-31 after leading 25-18 at the half. Ted Jarman scored 17 to lead the Hilltops (coached by Gerry Heffernan). Jerry Coleman added 15, Besserer 9, Rene Grenon 7, Tom Dempsey 6, John Stotts 5, Ron Hill 3, Dan Genn 2, Shirley Kehoe 2 and Gord Hetherington 2, while Lorne Hill and Bill Enright were scoreless. Somerville led Cornwall with 18. O’Brien added 6, Watson 4, Taylor 4, McCallum 4, Boosamra 3 and Johnson 2, while Kalil and Thompson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Cornwall prevailed 62-57 as Watson scored 25, Taylor 13, O’Brien 10, Sommerville 7, McCallum 3, Johnson 2 and Kalil 2, while Bossmra and Thompson were scoreless. Ted Jarman led the Hilltops with 21. Tom Dempsey added 8, Grenon 7, Stotts 6, Kehoe 4, Coleman 4, Besserer 3, Hill 3 and Heatherington 1, while Genn was scoreless.
In the East quarterfinals and Ottawa Valley/Quebec playoffs, the Montreal Lakeshores defeated the Ottawa IGA Hilltops 70-47; 2-0 (default). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Lakeshores prevailed 70-47 as Ed Lucht scored 22, Steve Holic 19, Thompson 7, Phil Fleurquin 7, Sisemore 3 and O’Connell 2, while Connelly, Storie, Pacjokowski, Turnbull and Lemm were scoreless. Ted Jarman paced the Hilltops with 15. Tom Dempsey added 12, John Stotts 6, Jerry Coleman 6, Rene Grenon 3, Shirley Kehoe 3 and Lorne Hill 2, while Besserer, Dan Genn and Bill Enright were scoreless. The Hilltops also included Ron Hill, Gerry Heffernan and Gord Hetherington. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Hilltops defaulted.
In the Maritime finals, Woodstock defeated St. Dunstan’s x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the East semis, the Montreal Lakeshores defeated Woodstock 101-87; 99-90 (Total: 200-177). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Lakeshores dispatched Woodstock 101-87 as Ed Lucht scored 41 and Danny O’Connell 19. Bud Stewart paced Woodstock with 20. Willard Kitchen added 19, Gerry Duffy 17 and Laird McLennan 17. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Lakeshores took the series with a 99-90 win as Steve Holic scored 29, Phil Fleurquin 28, O’Connell 17, Sizemore 9, Pacjakowski 6, Thompson 5, Ed Lucht 3 and Lemm 2, while Storie, Connolly and Turnbull were scoreless. Lair MacLennan paced Woodstock with 31. Bud Stewart added 14, W Kitchen 11, Gerry Duffy 9, C Kitchen 2, Macdonald 2 and Slipp 1, while Red Buckingham and Jones were scoreless.
In the East final, the Montreal Lakeshores defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Seniors 73-75; 100-77; 82-59 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Kitchener-Waterloo edged Montreal as Frank Barnett scored 22 and Jim Swartz 21. Jim Sisemore led the Lakeshores with 17. Steve Holic added 16, Phil Fleurquin 13, Ed Lucht 12, O’Connell 4, Thompson 3 and Pacjakowski 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, Montreal evened the series with a 100-77 as Ed Lucht scored 29, Phil Fleurquin 26, Steve Holic 22, Sizemore 13, Pacjakowski 7 and Thompson 3, Storie, O’Connelly, Lemon and Turnbull were scoreless. Howie Johannes paced Kitchener-Waterloo with 17. Jim Swartz added 16, Frank Barnett 13, Hett 9, Kobza 8, B Young 8, Doug Lehman 2 and Kop 2, while F Young and Thomas were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, Montreal took the series with an 82-59 win as Ed Lucht scored 28, Phil Fleurquin 17, Jim Sisemore 16, Holic 9, O’Connell 8, Thompson 2 and Pacjakowski 2, while Storie, Connolly, Lemm and Turnbull were scoreless. Jim Swartz paced Kitchener-Waterloo with 15. Frank Barnett added 15, Howie Johannes 13, Hett 6, Kobza 6, B Young 6, Lehman 2 and Thomas 2, while F Young was scoreless.
The East runner-up Kitchener-Waterloo Seniors: Frank Barnett; Jim Swartz; Howie Johannes; Hett; Kobza; B Young; Douglehman; Kop; F Young; Thomas; Lehman;
The East champion Montreal Lakeshores: Ed Lucht; Danny O’Connell; Steve Holic; Phil Fleurquin; Jim Sisemore; Pacjakowski; Thompson; Lemm; Storie; Connolly; Turnbull; Lemm;
In the Alberta finals, the Calgary Tech Trojans defeated the Milk River Flyers 75-45; 77-54 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Calgary Tech prevailed 75-45 as Lorne Hillier scored 21, Les Lehr 18, Abe Carlson 16, Ron Komix 12, Horn 4, Joe Stetar 3 and Heaton 1, while Barry Large, Thielen and Kantor were scoreless. Robert Vornbrock paced the Flyers with 12, J Audet added 12, B Dittman 9, G Schmitt 6, R Thielen 6, Rich Vornbrock 2, C Vornbrock 2 and Schmitt 2, while N Vornbrock, J Thielen and Chium were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Trojans completed the series sweep with a 77-54 (also reported as 77-52) win after leading 32-30 at the half. Les Lehr paced the Trojans (coached by John Hamilton) with 24. Abe Carlson added 21, Lorne Hillier 9, Barry Large 9, Ron Komix 9 and Joe Stetar 7. J Audet paced the Flyers with 22. N Vanbrock added 10, Richard Vornbrock 7 and E Dittman 7.
In the Saskatchewan semis, the Saskatoon Westmount Bruins defeated Yorkton x-x; x-x (Total: x-x).
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Saskatoon Westmount Bruins v Regina