Semi | Vancouver Villas 79 Scarborough Bo-Peeps 65 |
Semi | Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 70 Calgary Westbrook Warriors 62 |
Bronze | Scarborough Bo-Peeps 107 Calgary Westbrook Warriors 69 |
Final | Vancouver Villas 70 Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 61 |
In the round-robin Ontario Senior A tourney, the Scarborough Bo-Peeps defeated London Host Rent-a-Car 82-65 as Al Birkett scored 21. …………………………………………………… The Scarborough Bo-Peeps thumped the Toronto YMHA Blues 104-84. …………………………………………………… The Scarborough Bo-Peeps clipped the Windsor Merrifield Transports 105-91 as Birkett scored 39, West 17, Stonkus 14, Rollie Goldring 13, Angelo Mazzuchin 11, Bury 5, Brian Thrower 3, Selkirk 2 and McNgin 1. Greg McCullough led Windsor with 26. Ball added 21, Ed Martin 17, Taranczuk 7, Gloster 6, Elcombe 6, Mario Baggio 4, Bob Turner 2 and McWha 2. …………………………………………………… London Rent-a-Car dumped the Toronto YMHA Blues 124-101. …………………………………………………… London Rent-a-Car dispatched the Windsor Merrifield Transports 102-95 as Barry Howson scored 32, Pete Misikowetz 26, Gordon 16, Brikns 10, Cuttid 9, Shaver 7 and Tomicic 2. Ed Martin led Windsor with 23. Ball added 20, Bob Turner 18, Mario Baggio 16, Greg McCullough 7, Taranczuk 5, Gloster 5 and Elcombe 1. …………………………………………………… The Windsor Merrifield Transports dumped the Toronto YMHA Blues 132-114 as Bob Burher scored 22, Ed Martin 20, Greg McCullough 19, Mario Baggio 17, Ball 16, Carter 12, Gloster 10, Elcombe 7, Taranczuk 4, McWha 3 and Curtin 2. Richman paced Toronto with 24. Chester added 17, H Chen 14, Kimel 13, Kane 12, Starr 10, E Chen 9, Pitmanis 9, French 4 and Kaplan 2.
In the Saskatchewan playoff tournament, the final saw the Saskatoon Merchants thump Regina Teachers 93-76 as Bill Lacy scored 40, Trevor Harvey 13 and Kelty Bower 13. Hal Herbison led Regina with 18. Ken Johns added 13. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Saskatoon Merchants edged the Regina Canadians 77-75 as Bill Lacy scored 26. Bill Pitcher led the Canadians with 24. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Regina Teachers defeated Saskatoon Kolbinson Pharmacies 71-59 as Ken Johns scored 29. John Broughton led Kolbinsons with 16. …………………………………………………… In the bronze medal match, the Saskatoon Kolbinson Pharmacies nipped the Regina Canadians 57-56 as Wayne Streilof scored 15, Bill Johnson 22 and John Broughton 9. Norm Kuhns led the Canadians with 11. Glenn Koven added 10, Larry Solic 10 and Richard Rach 10. …………………………………………………… In the consolation final, the Regina Jr Cougars dispatched Saskatoon Harmony Centre 83-77 as Gene Rizak scored 23 and Lorne Balon 19. Eugene McWillie led Harmony Centre with 31.
In the Alberta finals, the Calgary Westbrook Mall Warriors defeated the Edmonton Chieftains 85-80; x-x (2g-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Westbrook Mall prevailed 85-80 as Richard Macey scored 24, Al Kettles 15 and Don Andrews 14. Warren Champion led the Chieftains with 28. Mike Penny added 16. ……………………………………………………
In the national semis, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints defeated the Calgary Westbrook Warriors 70-62 as Mickey Norlander scored 23 points, including 15-23 from the line. Fred Ingaldson added 15 and Dave Mills 9. Calgary was called for 32 fouls as compared to Winnipeg’s 15. The Super Saints opened the second half with an 8-0 run to take command. Warriors playing coach Ed Blott told the Calgary Herald that “we didn’t have the necessary coolness under fire.” Blott, Bill Mucklow and Ken Myhre each scored 10 to pace the Warriors.
In the other semi, the Vancouver Villas defeated the Scarborough Bo-Peeps 79-65 as Brent Watson scored 26, Dave Way 25 and Al Birtles 16. Al Burkett paced the Bo-Peeps with 29. Brian Thrower added 8, Mac Bury 7 and Rollie Goldring 7. Vancouver was whistled for 28 fouls. Vancouver was called for 14. The Villas led 44-30 at the half. The Bo-Peeps rallied to within 57-56 in the second half but faltered down the stretch.
In the bronze medal match, Dave West scored 23, included 9-10 from the line, Al Birkett 22 and Rollie Goldring 19 to lead the Scarborough Bo-Peeps past the Calgary Westbrook Warriors 107-69. The Bo-Peeps led 45-29 at the half. Jim Christie, Don Andrews and Bill Newcombe each scored 12 to pace the Warriors. The Warriors also included playing coach Ed Blott, Al Kettles, Al MacMillan, Bill Mucklow, Ken Myhre, Wayne Thomas, John Weiland, Rich Macey and Ken Kaake.
In the final, the Vancouver Villas defeated the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 70-61. Winnipeg led 25-22 at the half but wilted in the second. The Villas were led by Brent Watson 17, Bob Molinski 15 and Al Birtles 15. The Saints 40-year-old guard Fred Ingaldson scored 17, including 15 in the second half and 7-8 from the free throw line. Mickey Norlander added 14, Dave Mills 12 and Hymie Fox 10. Villas coach John Kootnekoff told the Calgary Herald that “we put this team together in February from senior players in the Vancouver area who wanted a shot at the national title. We knew we had the talent but our problem was one of working together to get the job done.”
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Brent Watson (Vancouver Villas); Gary Smith (Vancouver Villas); Bob Molinski (Vancouver Villas); Al Birkett (Toronto Scarborough); Mickey Norlander (Winnipeg St. Andrews)
The bronze medalist Scarborough Bo-Peeps: Al Burkett; Angelo Mazzuchin; Mac Bury; Brian Thrower; playing coach Rollie Goldring
The runner-up Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints: Mickey Norlander; Fred Ingaldson; Hymie Fox; Dave Mills; Bill Henderson; Bill Wedlake;
The champion Vancouver Villas: Brent Watson; Bob Molinski; Gary Smith; Al Birtles; Dave Way; Neil Murray; coach John Kootnekoff