| DOUBLE-KNOCKOUT TOURNEY Rd 1: Alberni Athletics 104 Sarnia Knights 89 Winnipeg Madisons 65 Halifax Schooners 61 Rd 2: Winnipeg Madisons 78 Vancouver IGA Grocers 77 Sarnia Knights 100 Lethbridge Chinooks 73 Rd 3: Alberni Athletics 72 Lethbridge Chinooks 47 (eliminated) Vancouver IGA Grocers 54 Halifax Schooners 49 (eliminated) Semis: Winnipeg Madisons 75 Sarnia Knights 70 Vancouver IGA Grocers 72 Alberni Athletics 57 Final: Vancouver IGA Grocers 56 Winnipeg Madisons 52 |
In the Ontario Senior A playoffs, held in Ottawa, Sarnia Knights, Windsor Alumni and Ottawa Braves all finished 2-1 after their round robin tourney but the Knights won the title on the basis of points differential. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia Knights thrashed Ottawa 118-70 as Barry Howson scored 47, including 29-32 from the line, Ron Vernoche 29, John Brikmanis 14, Mike Suzuki 8, Barry Tremblay 8, Doug Marshall 6, Doug Shaver 4 and Grant Gordon 2, while Dick Hames was scoreless. Tom Gorman led Ottawa with 13. Wayne Kilfoyle added 10, Barry Agar 9, Buchanan 8, Dave Gorman 6, John Scobie 6, Barry Nicholds 5, Rick Barriger 4, Bob Moore 4, Dave Bonhower 3 and Dave McConnell 2. …………………………………………………… The Windsor Alumni defeated Sarnia 79-70 as Ed Petryshyn scored 19, Bob Turner 18, Greg McCullough 13, Mario Baggio 11, Tom Henderson 8, Bob Hanson 4, Steve Rogin 4 and Gerry Senen 2, while Dexter Robinson, Mike Gloster, Gary McDonald and Leo Innocente were scoreless. Barry Howson led the Knights with 26. Ron Vernoche added 19, Doug Shaver 16, John Brikmanis 6, Mike Suzuki 2 and Doug Marshall 1, while Dick Hames, Grant Gordon and Barry Tremblay were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Sarnia Knights clocked the Toronto Andy’s 85-67 as Barry Howson scored 29, Grant Gordon 18, Doug Shaver 15, John Brikmanis 12, Doug Marshall 4 and Dick Hames 2, while Mike Suzuki and Barry Tremblay were scoreless. Rolly Goldring led the Andy’s with 20. Dave West added 19, Mike Muir 12, Ollie Dunlap 6, Ruby Richman 4, Bernie Bouchey 3, Ken Barclay 2 and Gary Bryan 1, while Warren Dalton and Doug Gaidy were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Ottawa defeated Windsor 60-51 as Tom Gorman scored 14, Wayne Kilfoyle 11, Barry Agar 11, Bob Moore 8, Buchanan 8, Barry Nicholds 4, Rick Barrigar 3 and Dave Gorman 1, while John Scobie, Dave McConnell, Dave Bonhower were scoreless. Mario Baggio paced Windsor with 15. Ed Petryshyn added 12, Tom Henderson 11, Bob Turner 6, Greg McCullough 4 and Gerry Senen 3, while Dexter Robinson, Mike Gloster, Bob Hanson, Steve Rogin, Gary McDonald and Leo Innocente were scoreless. …………………………………………… Windsor nipped the Toronto Andy’s 72-70 as Mario Baggio scored 17, Gerry Senen 16, Bob Turner 12, Tom Henderson 11, Ed Petryshyn 6, Greg McCullough 5, Steve Rogin 2 and Mike Gloster 2, while Dexter Robinson, Leo Innocente and Gary McDonald were scoreless. Mike Muir led the Andy’s with 24. Dave West added 9, Rolly Goldring 8, Bernie Boucley 8, Ruby Richman 6, Ken Barclay 6, Ollie Dunlap 5 and Doug Gaidy 4, while Gary Bryan, Warren Dalton and McKibbon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Ottawa Braves clipped the Toronto Andy’s 79-69 as Tom Gorman scored 21, Bob Moore 10, Barry Agar 10, Rick Barrigar 8, Dave Bonhower 8, Barry Nicholds 6, Dave McConnell 5, Dave Gorman 5, Wayne Kilfoyle 4 and John Scobie 2. Dave West led the Andy’s with 17. Ruby Richman added 14, Rolly Goldring 12, Ken Barclay 11, Mike Muir 6, Doug Gaidy 5 and Gary Bryan 2, while Warren Dalton, Ollie Dunlap and Bernie Bouchey were scoreless.
In the Manitoba playoffs, the Winnipeg Madisons defeated Winnipeg St. Andrews Dunlops 96-86; 75-85; 64-60; 69-87; 64-57 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Madisons clipped the Dunlops 96-86 as Fred Ingaldson scored 23, Don McLean 23, Bill Moody 18, Gerry Boehm 15, Ken Larsen 14, Bob Hazel 10 and Jim Bannon 3, while Myron Kuzych was scoreless. Les Kaehler scored 32 to lead the Dunlops (coached by Jim Bulloch). John Cook added 17, Dave Mills 13, John Klassen 10, Cliff Stark 8, Glen Torgerson 4 and Grant Alfonso 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Dunlops evened the series with an 85-75 win as Les Kaehler scored 35, John Cook 17, Dave Mills 13, Cliff Stark 11, Glen Torgerson 8 and Grant Alfonso 1, while Bud Grant was scoreless. Fred Ingaldson led the Madisons with 24. Ken Larsen added 12, Myron Kuzych 10, Bill Moody 9, Gerry Boehm 8, Don McLean 8, Jim Bannon 2 and Bob Hazel 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Madisons edged the Dunlops 64-60 as Ken Larsen scored 20, Fred Ingaldson 16, Myron Kuzych 12, Don McLean 11, Bill Moody 4 and Gerry Boehm 1, while Ken Galanchuk, Fred Pisclevitch, Jim Bannon and Bob Hazel were scoreless. John Cook led the Dunlops with 23. Les Kaehler added 14, Glen Torgerson 12, Dave Mills 6, Cliff Stark 3 and Grant Alfonso 2, while Bud Grant, Bruce Pirnie and John Klassen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game four, the Dunlops again evened the series with an 87-69 win as Dave Mills scored 22, Les Kaehler 21, John Cook 15, Cliff Stark 12, Grant Alfonso 11, Glen Torgerson 4 and Bruce Pirnie 3, while John Klassen was scoreless. Ken Larsen led the Madisons with 22. Fred Ingaldson added 14, Gerry Boehm 14, Myron Kuzych 10, Bill Moody 5, Don McLean 2 and Ken Galanchuk 2, while Bob Hazel, Jim Bannon and Fred Pesclevitch were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Madisons took the series with a 64-57 win as Ken Larsen scored 21, Don McLean 15, Gerry Boehm 11, Myron Kuzych 9 and Fred Ingaldson 8, while Bill Moody was scoreless. Les Kaehler paced the Dunlops with 19. Dave Mills added 15, Glen Torgerson 10, Cliff Stark 8 and John Cook 5, while Grant Alfonso was scoreless. The Dunlops (coached by Jim Bulloch Sr.) also included Bill Carpenter, Jim Bulloch Jr., Frank Kiraly, Ross McCallion, Kevin Collins and Bob Kingsmill.
In the British Columbia semis, the Vancouver IGA Grocers defeated the Vancouver Spots 60-63; 68-51; 72-66; 63-59 (3g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Spots (coached by Bill Norton) edged the Grocers 63-60 as Brent Watson scored 18, Dave Way 11, Ian Hunter 11, Alex Brayden 10 and Keith Hartley 10. Billy-Joe Price led the Grocers with 18. Vince Knight added 18, Gene Rizak 11 and Al Britles 9. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Grocers evened the series with a 68-51 win as Birtles scored 17, Suderman 10, Price 8, Knight 7, Rizak 7, Turriff 6, Williscroft 5, Atkinson 4, Kuehn 3 and Yorston 1. Hartley led the Spots with 12. Brayden added 9, Watson 6, Hunter 5, Way 5, MacDonald 4, Farenholz 4, Anthony 2, Kettlewell 2 and Hart 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Grocers clipped the Spots 72-66 as Price scored 27, Knight 11, Williscroft 11, Birtles 11, Rizak 8 and Koehn 4. Watson led the Spots with 16. Hunter added 12, Brayden 11, Kettlewell 11, Way 10, Hartley 4 and Hart 2. …………………………………………………… In game four, the Grocers took the series with a 63-59 win as Knight scored 20, Price 15, Williscroft 11, Rizak 8, Birtles 7 and Yorston 2, while Atkinson and Wouters were scoreless. Way led the Spots with 21. Hunter added 14, Brayden 12, Watson 8, Hart 2 and McDonald 2, while Farenholz and Anthony were scoreless.
In the other B.C. semi, the Alberni Athletics defeated the Victoria Coffee Macs 102-70; 83-52 (2g-0).
In the B.C. finals, Vancouver IGA Grocers defeated the Alberni Athletics 72-61; 100-75; 64-62 (3g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Grocers notched a 72-61 win as Billy-Joe Price scored 14, Al Birtles 15, Knight 13, Yorston 10, Atkinson 8 and Wouters 2, while Turriff was scoreless. Neil Dirom led the Athletics with 22. Don Krego added 11, Brinham 8, Johnson 7, Lehtonen 6, Pitcher 6 and Devries 1, while Jossul and McPherson were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Grocers torched Alberni 100-75 as Vince Knight scored 22, Gene Rizak 19, Birtles 16, Price 14 and Bob Yorston 11. The Grocers led 47-29 at the half. Neil Dirom paced the Athletics with 25. Doug Brinham added 17. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Grocers prevailed 64-62 as Billy Joe Price notched two putbacks in the final minute of play. The Grocers led 30-25 at the half. Billy Joe Price paced the Grocers with 20. Williscroft added 11, Rizak 10, Knight 8, Birtles 6, Suderman 5 and Yorston 4. Neil Dirom led Alberni with 23. Johnson added 13, McPherson 9, Don Krego 8, Larry Lehtonen 8 and Jossul 1.
In the Saskatchewan final, the Saskatoon Commodores defeated the Regina Canadians 76-61; 68-62 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Commodores defeated the Canadians 76-61 as Terry Little scored 23, Fred Heal 14 and Ted Wright 14. The Commodores (coach Al Anderson, general manager Spero Leakos) also included Gale Downey, Bill Carruthers, Don Poindexter, Bob Pepper, Brent Batting, Dale Prokop, Iain MacLean and Cam Gjoslund.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal Grads defeated the Montreal Orchids 100-96 as Alex Garrow scored 25, Larry Tomlinson 22 and Charlie Smith 21. The Grads did not participate in the nationals because of a lack of funds.
In the Western Canada Senior A playoffs, the Winnipeg Madisons won the double knockout draw by defeating the Saskatoon Commodores 96-86, losing to the Southern Alberta Chinooks 68-69; again defeating the Saskatoon Commodores, and then finally defeating the Chinooks 99-79 to win the tourney on a points differential basis. But both teams advanced to the national playoffs because it was held in the West. The draw outraged the Saskatoon Commodores. General manager Spero Leakos told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “we were more than a little disturbed by the draw. It gave Lethbridge an automatic bye into the championships. We felt we had a better team than Lethbridge but we were never given the opportunity to prove it.” With the withdrawal of Quebec from the national tournament, two teams from the Prairie region were to obtain berths at nationals. “If only one of the three teams were going to BC, then losing twice to the Madisons would have been alright,” said Leakos. “But once they decided to send two teams, we should have played Lethbridge to determine who was actually second best.” But Lethbridge received a bye into the final (a CABA decision). “Winnipeg just toyed with Lethbridge on Sunday. But against us, they had to work hard in both games to beat us by 10 points. We were losing to the second-best men’s team in Canada. It simply wasn’t fair for one-team to knock us out of a three-team tournament.” …………………………………………………… In the Madisons 96-86 win over the Commodores, they led 23-17 after one quarter and 45-42 at the half. Ken Larsen paced the Madisons with 22. Playing coach Fred Ingaldson added 20, Don McLean 16, Gerry Boehm 12, Bill Moody 12 and Dave Mills 8, while Ken Galanchuk and Myron Kuzych were scoreless. Terry Little led the Commodores with 28. Iain MacLean, Ted Wright and Bill Hook each added 14, Bob Davis 10, Bill Carruthers 4 and Don Poindexter 2, while Cam Gjosling, Brent Batting, Fred Heal and Dale Prokop were scoreless. Bill Hook and Bob Davis were Commodore additions to the squad for the Western Canada playoffs. …………………………………………………… In the Madisons 99-79 win over the Southern Alberta Chinooks, Fred Ingaldson scored 31, Ken Larsen 31 and Don MacLean 14. Bob Inglis led the Chinooks with 19. Gordon Balog added 15 and Dean Dahl 14.
All teams were permitted to recruit two players from within their province. The Vancouver IGA Grocers added Keith Hartley and Ian Hunter from the Vancouver White Spots, while the Alberni Athletics picked up Dave Way and Alex Brayden from the same White Spots squad.
In the opening round of the national tourney, held in Port Alberni, the host Alberni Athletics thrashed the Sarnia Knights 104-89 after racing to a 26-6 lead. Barry Howson rallied the Knights to within seven at the half 53-46 but the Athletics power was too much for Sarnia in the second half as Neil Dirom scored 24, Larry Lehtonen 22, Dave Way 22, Don Krego 14, Brinham 8 and McPherson 4, while Sadler, Johnson, Devries, Jossul and Pitcher were scoreless. Ron Vernoche of Port Huron, Michigan led the Knights with 32, including 22 in the second half. Barry Howson added 22, John Brikmanis 8, Petryshyn 7, Doug Shaver 6, Henderson 5, Gordon 5 and Suzuki 4, while Hames was scoreless.
The Winnipeg Madisons edged the Halifax Schooners 65-61. Winnipeg opened with a 21-8 lead at the quarter but the Schooners rallied to within 33-31 by halftime. Brian Heaney scored three straight field goals early in the second half to give Halifax a 43-40 lead but Winnipeg fought back to take a 10-point lead into the final quarter. Jerry Boehm led the Madisons with 15. Bill Moody added 14, Ken Larsen 14, Ingaldson 8, McLean 7, Cook 3 and Milne 2, while Galenchuk and Kuzych were scoreless. Brian Heaney led the Schooners with 20. Dave Rode added 13, Andy Kranack 9, MacMillan 8, Archibald 7 and Smith 4, while Simmons, Haley and McLachlin were scoreless.
In the second round, the Madisons nipped tournament favorite Vancouver 78-77 after taking a 44-29 halftime lead and going up as many as thirteen with four minutes to go. But 6-9 c Billy Joe Price rallied the Grocers to within six with four minutes to go and tied the game at 75-all with 55 seconds to go when he scored a jumper and a free throw to complete a three-point play. But Keith Hartley fouled Ken Larsen, who hit a free throw and Vince Knight fouled Don McLean, who hit both his free throws as Winnipeg sought to ran out the clock with its stalling game. Fred Ingaldson led the Madisons with 16. Don McLean added 14, Ken Larson 13, Gary Boehm 9, Bill Moody 9, Cook 6, Mills 4, Kuzych 4 and Galenchuk 3. Billy Price scored 13 of Vancouver’s final 14 points in the final minutes of the contest to finish with 40. Keith Hartley added 10, Rizak 10, Vince Knight 8, Hunter 4, Yorston 2, Birtles 2 and Atkinson 1, while Woutern and Turniff were scoreless. Vancouver was later described as “Price and the Plodders,” Canadian Press reported.
Sarnia Knights recovered from their opening round loss by pasting the Lethbridge Chinooks 100-73 after taking a 21-11 lead at the quarter and a 51-38 lead at the half. Barry Howson scored 29, Grant Gordon 25, Ron Vernoche 17, Art Suzuki 11, Dick Hames 9, John Brikmanis 7, Ed Petryshyn 4, Tom Henderson 3, Hames 2 and Doug Shaver 2. The Chinooks were led by 7-0 centre Bob Inglis who scored 20 points and nabbed 17 boards. Gordon Balog added 16, Ev Nowlin 12, Lyndon Hutchinson 10, Jack Hicken 9, Dean Dahl 4 and Maury Van Vliet 2, while Logan Tait, Ron Hutchinson, Nobby Dzurin, Glen Berry and Jim Gladstone were scoreless.
The Chinooks bowed out of the tourney with their second straight spanking, losing 72-47 to the Alberni Athletics in the third round. Dave Way paced the Athletics with 14. Larry Lehtonen added 13, Neil Dirom 13, Brayden 7, Krego 6, Devries 4, Brinham 4, Jossul 4, Johnson 3, McPherson 2 and Sadler 2, while Pitcher was scoreless. Bob Inglis paced Lethbridge with 12. Ev Nowlin added 10, Gordon Balog 9, Tait 5, Hicken 3, Berry 2, Hutchinson 2, Van Vliet 2, Dzuren 1 and Gladstone 1, while Dahl and Hutchinson were scoreless.
Vancouver eliminated Halifax in the third round with a 54-49 overtime win. After the Grocers took a 15-7 lead, Brian Heaney responded with an 8-0 run to put Halifax ahead 17-16. It was a see-saw battle thereafter. Halifax was ahead 24-21 at the half and 39-34 at the three-quarter mark when Vancouver switched from a zone to man-to-man and a 3-2 zone press to take a 42-40 lead. Halifax coach Jim Logue attempted the slow down the pace by going to a ball control game in a bid to shut down Price. The Schooners played a box-and-one with big man Pete Simmonds on Billy Joe Price. He held him to five points. Brian Heaney scored five straight in the final minutes to force overtime after the teams were tied at 45 in regulation play. Peter Simmonds missed an easy layup early in the first half. Knight missed a jumper and Neil Williscroft missed the tip. With the score knotted at 50 in overtime, Vince Knight got a breakaway layup to put Vancouver ahead by two after Heaney had hit to straight jumpers to tie the game at 49-all. The Schooners raced back but Price then blocked a Heaney jumper and Simmonds missed two field goal attempts before Williscroft sealed the victory with two free throws with 32 seconds to go. Ian Hunter scored four points in overtime for the Grocers. Vince Knight paced Vancouver with 21. Ian Hunter added 9, Al Birtles 9, Williscroft 8, Price 5 and Hartley 2, while Turriff, Atkinson, Yorston and Wouters were scoreless. The Schooners (coached by Jim Logue) were led by Brian Heaney’s 21 points. Larry Archibald added 9, Pete Simmonds 7, Andy Kranack 7, Ian McMillan 3 and Dave Rode 2, while Claude McLachlin, Peter Haley and Don Smith were scoreless.
In the semis, Winnipeg St. Andrews eliminated the Sarnia Knights from contention by a 75-70 count after breaking open a close contest with a 14-0 run in the first half. Winnipeg took a 45-31 lead and opened the second half with a 6-0 run as they built a 51-31 lead. Barry Howson and Ron Vernoche closed the margin by bombing from outside and cut Winnipeg’s lead to 66-64 with six minutes to play. But the Madisons hit the next two buckets and then proceeded to stall. Sarnia pressed but kept fouling the Madisons, who hit their free throws to put the game out of reach. Ken Larsen paced the Madison Chimneys with 26. John Cook added 18, along with 11 boards, Fred Ingaldson 15, McLean 7, Moody 4, Mills 4 and Boehm 1, while Kuzych and Galanchuk were scoreless. Barry Howson paced the Knights with 17. Tom Henderson added 17, Vernoche 14, Gordon 14, Shaver 6 and Suzuki 2, while Hames, Petryshyn and Brikmanis were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Vancouver IGA Grocers eliminated the Alberni Athletics 72-57 after the Athletics had closed to within four with 10 minutes to play. The Grocers were ahead 51-47 at the time and responded with a 13-0 run to put the game out of reach. Neil Williscroft paced the Grocers with 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Gene Rizak, who had just coached his high school team to the B.C. title, added 17, all in the second half, Vince Knight 13, Al Birtles 13, Billy Joe Price 10, along with 5 blocks and Hunter 1, while Hartley, Yorston, Atkinson, Turriff and Wouters were scoreless. Larry Lehtonen led the Athletics with 20. Neil Dirom added 14, Way 12, Brayden 8, Johnson 2 and Brinham 1, while McPherson and Krego were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Alberni Athletics defeated the Sarnia Knights 84-69 as Neil Diron scored 22, Alex Brayden 17, Dave Way 14, Larry Lehtonen 14, Krego 11, Brinham 4 and Johnson 2, while McPherson, Pitcher, Devries and Sadler were scoreless. Grant Gordon led the Knights with 16. Ron Vernoche added 15, Doug Shaver 12, Barry Howson 12, Tom Henderson 6, Ed Petryshyn 4, Art Suzuki 2 and John Brikmanis 2, while Dick Hames was scoreless.
The final saw Vancouver avenge its opening round loss as Billy Joe Price scored 20 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and shot 9-14 from the floor to give the IGA Grocers a 56-52 victory. Vince Knight and Gene Rizak each scored 10, Iain Hunter 8, Al Birtles 5 and Neil Williscroft 3, while Hartley, Yorston, Atkinson, Turriff, Wouters and Suderman were scoreless. Winnipeg was paced by Fred Ingaldson with 16. Ken Larsen added 12, John Cook 10, Mills 5, Moody 4, Kuzych 4 and Boehm 1, while McLean and Galenchuck were scoreless. Vancouver took a 15-5 lead and were ahead 30-25 at the half. Winnipeg rallied to within 49-45 at the three-quarter mark but Vancouver opened the fourth quarter with a full court press and rattled six straight points by Billy Joe Price and Gene Rizak. Winnipeg rallied back to take a five-point lead with five minutes to go, when Vancouver switched to a full court 3-2 press and rallied to tie the game at 52 with 32 seconds to go with Rizak hitting two buckets and Al Birtles one. Price tipped the ball in a mad scramble to give the Grocers the lead. Ingaldson tried a long hook to tie it, which missed, and Rizak, fouled on the rebound, added two free throws with five seconds to go to seal the victory. TR MVP Price hit a combined 30-49 from the floor in Vancouver’s four contests.
The all-tourney team featured MVP Billy Joe Price (Vancouver IGA Grocers); Fred Ingaldson (Winnipeg Madisons); Ken Larsen (Winnipeg Madisons); Neil Williscroft (Vancouver IGA Grocers); and Barry Howson (Sarnia Knights). Honorable mentions were: Gene Rizak (Vancouver IGA Grocers); Larry Lehtonin (Alberni Athletics); and Brian Heaney (Halifax Schooners
The bronze medalist Alberni Athletics: Larry Lehtonen; Neil Dirom; Dave Way; Alex Brayden; Marvin Johnson; Doug Brinham; Chris McPherson; Don Krego; Barry Sadler; Corky Jossul; Raynor Devries; Gill Pitcher;
The silver medalist Winnipeg Madison Chimneys: Ken Larsen; Don McLean; John Cook; Dave Mills; Gerry Boehm, Bill Moody; Ken Galanchuk; Peter Scheerle; Fred Pesclevitch; Bob Brickey; Jim Bannon; Bob Hazel; Frank Clarke; Myron Kuzych; playing coach Fred Ingaldson; bench coach Harvey Lipkin
The champion Vancouver IGA Grocers: Vince Knight; Billy Joe Price; Gene Rizak; Ken Atkinson; Al Birtles; Ian Hunter; Keith Hartley; Jim Turriff; John Wooters; Ed Suderman; Bob Yortson; Neil Williscroft; coach Mel Brown; manager Ted Milton