Semi | Surrey Broncos 74 London Celtics 72 |
Semi | Halifax Wandlyns 97 Winnipeg Super Saints 80 |
Bronze | Winnipeg Super Saints 87 London Celtics 81 |
Final | Halifax Wandlyn Motor Inns 93 Surrey Broncos 78 |
In the Manitoba Sr. A playoff, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital 77-61 in a sudden-death final.
In the British Columbia semis, the Surrey Broncos defeated the Vancouver Capilanos 68-75; 79-75; 101-78; 73-77; 88-80 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Capilanos dispatched Surrey 75-68 as Howie Knapfl scored 18, Bob Barazzoul 15 and Al Thiessen 15. Derek Sankey led the Broncos with 24. …………………………………………………… In game two, Surrey evened the series by edging Vancouver 79-75 as Derek Sankey scored 22, Jim Turriff 19 and Bob Phillips 14. Bob Barrazoul led the Capilanos with 28. Al Thiessen added 16 and Howie Knapfl 15. …………………………………………………… In game three, Surrey pounded Vancouver 101-78 as Bob Phillips scored 21, Jim Turriff 20 and Derek Sankey 19. Bob Barrazoul led the Capilanos with 27. …………………………………………………… In game four, the Capilanos evened the series with a 77-73 win as Bob Barrazoul scored 18, Steve Herbrick 12 and Ron Johnson 8. Derek Sankey led the Broncos with 21. Bob Phillips added 14, Jim Turriff 11 and Howie Jackson 10. …………………………………………………… In game five, Surrey took the series with an 88-80 win as Derek Sankey scored 26, Howie Jackson 14, Ken Zokol 11 and Bob Phillips 11. Bob Barrazoul led Vancouver 22. Joe Carpenter added 18 and Randy Clark 14. …………………………………………………… Barrazoul, Carpenter, Knapfl, along with North Shore’s Bob Molinski and Phil Langley, as well as Richmond’s Brent Watson and Bill Ruby, were invited to join the Broncos for their provincial championship series against Victoria.
In the B.C. finals, the Surrey Broncos defeated the Victoria Scorpions 99-91; 79-78 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Broncos (coached by Max Gordon) clipped the Scorpions 99-91 as Brent Watson scored 32 and nabbed 19 boards. Derek Sankey added 24. Bill Robinson paced Victoria with 39. Bob Burrows added 19 and Dave Mulcahy 13. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Broncos took the series with a 79-78 win as Derek Sankey scored 25, Terry Thompson 22, Bob Barrazzoul 11, Bob Phillips 11, Bill Ruby 6, Ken Zokol 2 and Jim Turriff 2, while Don Blackburn, Howie Knapfle and Bill Johnson were scoreless. Bill Robinson paced the Scorpions with 23. Bob Burrows added 22, Ollie Moilanen 16, John Lauvaas 6, Brian Brumwell 4, Walt Burrows 3 and Don Burrows 3, while Al Glover and Tom Child were scoreless.
In the Saskatchewan quarterfinals, the Saskatoon Mustangs defeated the Regina Juniors 63-44 as Bob Peters scored 15 and John Horbay 10. Hilderman led Regina with 18. …………………………………………………… In the other quarterfinal, the Regina Molsons edged the Saskatoon Commodores 47-43 as Rizak scored 22 and Don Cameron 11. Dave Hardy led the Commodores with 10. Howey added 10. …………………………………………………… In the semis, the Saskatoon Kolbinsons dusted the Regina Molsons 75-52 as Wayne Dyck scored 23 and Lorne Grunau 19. Larry Solie paced the Molson with 22. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, the Regina Mister Jacks defeated the Saskatoon Mustangs 69-65 as Herbison scored 12, Johns 11 and Metcalfe 11. Bob Peters led the Mustangs with 17. Gene McWillie added 15. …………………………………………………… In the final, the Saskatoon Kolbinsons clipped the Regina Mister Jacks 76-64 as Wayne Dyck scored 37 and Lorne Grunau 16. Kolbinsons also included Doug Porteous, Barry Rusnell, Doug Milne, Ron Pepper, Bill Johnson, Wayne Salloum. Ken Johns led Mister Jacks with 15. Stan Metcalfe added 13 and Hal Herbison 10.
In the Western Canadian finals, the Surrey Broncos defeated the Calgary Cascades 76-61; 98-87 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Broncos prevailed 76-61 as Brent Watson scored 24, Jim Turriff 15, Bob Phillips 12, Bob Barrazoul 12, Derek Sankey 4, Bill Ruby 4, Ken Zokol 3 and, Howie Knapfl 2, while Blackburn and Thompson were scoreless. Bob Morris led the Cascades with 13. Wayne Thomas added 10, Welland 9, Elliott 8, Andrews 7, Amalung 6, Dan Quance 3, Jim Lathrop 3 and Ed Blott 2, while Newcombe was scoreless. Broncos coach Max Gordon told the Vancouver Sun that “we weren’t shooting or rebounding in that first half. We’ve never played a team as tall as this one.” Cascades coach Jim Christie said “we’re just not used to being outjumped. We’ve dominated most teams we’ve played … on the boards … We just couldn’t adapt to the style. They call it so close (in Calgary) but the refs let us play tonight. … They were just more aggressive.” …………………………………………………… In game two, the Broncos completed the series sweep with a 98-87 win as Derek Sankey scored 25, Bob Barrazoul 17, Brent Watson 17, Ruby 14, Phillips 12, Turriff 6, Johnston 4, Thompson 2 and Knapfl 1, while Zokol was scoreless. Bob Morris led the Cascades with 28. Wayne Thomas added 12, Dan Quance 12, Ed Blott 11, Gary Elliott 9, Don Andrews 8, Amlung 3, Warren Meyer 2 and John Weiland 2, while Danny Straight was scoreless. The Cascades (coached by Jim Christie) also included Jim Lathrop, Bill Newcombe.
In the national semis, the Surrey Broncos defeated the London Celtics 74-72 in the final seconds as Bob Barrazzoul tied the contest with a field goal with two minutes to go and then won it with two free throws. The Celtics had been ahead through the entire contest and even in the final minutes looked like they would win it as Barry Howson hit two free throws to give the Celtics the lead. The Broncos were led by Bob Phillips’ 20 and Brent Watson’s 20. The Celtics were paced by Al Brown 20 and Terry MacKay 14. The Celtics last shot to tie the game bounced off the rim.
In the other semi, the Halifax Wandlyns pasted the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints 97-80 on the strength of Steve Pound’s 47-point effort. John Cassidy added 21 and Brian Peters 14. Halifax led 47-41 at the half. The Super Saints were led by Bob Town’s 18 points. Jim Ruppel added 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Winnipeg St. Andrews Super Saints nipped the London Celtics 87-81 after leading 44-43 at the half. Angus Burr led Super Saint scoring with 35, Bob Town 18 and Ross Wedlake 15. Tourney favorite London was paced by Larry Archibald 20, 6-8 Terry MacKay 20 and Al Brown 18.
The Halifax Wandlyn Motor Inns gave the Maritimes its first national title by thrashing the Surrey Broncos 93-78. Millinocket, Maine-born and former Acadia star Steve Pound scored 49 for the Wandlyns, hitting 20-32 from the floor and 9-11 from the line. Brian Peters added 13, John Cassidy 10. The Wandlyns were ahead 50-40 at the half. The Broncos were led by Brent Watson 15, Ken Zokol 14, Bob Barrazzoul 12. After shooting .660 in the first half, the Broncos were a mere .350 in the second.
The runner-up Surrey Broncos: Bob Barrazoul; Bob Phillips; Brent Watson; Ken Zokol; Jim Turriff; Derek Sankey;
The champion Halifax Wandlyn Motor Inns: Steve Bezanson; Brian Peters; Owen Cameron; Steve Pound; Luddy Bartkus; John Cassidy; Gord Leece; Mike Flynn; Gary Folker; playing coach Sandy Yonge; playing assistant Tom Inkpen; trainer Rick Kirby; manager Loran Doyle