REGULAR SEASON
| NOVA SCOTIA | NB-PEI | |||||||
| St. FX | Alex MacAdam | New Brunswick | 4-0 | Gerard Flemming-Doug Rogers | ||||
| Acadia | Bob Douglas | U.P.E.I. | 1-2+1 | |||||
| Saint Mary’s | 7-5 | 12-8 | Frank Baldwin | Mount Allison | 0-3+1 | |||
| Dalhousie | 3-9 | Al Thomas | ||||||
| Nova Scotia Tech | ||||||||
In NB/PEI play, New Brunswick emerged as the champs.
Other New Brunswick rosters:
Mount Allison Mounties: Bill Edgecombe, Freeborn, Larry Black, John Roberts, MacDougall, MacEwan, MacDonald, Goss, Mawhinney, Butler, Davidson
Prince Edward Island Panthers: John Kelly, Chick Morrison, Thomas Ledwell, Mike Swift, William Kelly, Bob Fearon, Gerard Tingley, Peter McGonnell, Gene Lake, John Kelly, William Farmer, coach x, manager Elmer Hammill
In regular season play: …………………………………………………… New Brunswick defeated Mount Allison 70-44 as Brannen scored 17, Forbes 14, Gorman 14, Manzer 14, Thorpe 9, Rheinlander 5, Wightman 4 and Doiron 2. Bill Edgecombe led the Mounties with 12. Freeborn added 12, Roberts 6, Black 6, Butler 4, MacEwan 2 and MacDougall 2. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick whipped Mount Alison 82-59 as Brannen scored 25, Wightman 17, Ron Manzer 16, Rheinlander 13, Forbes 7, Fitzmaurice 3 and Doiron 1. Bill Edgecombe led the Mounties with 14. Larry Black added 12, John Roberts 10, MacDougall 7, MacEwan 7, MacDonald 7 and Freeborn 2. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick whipped the PEI Panthers 81-20. (Varsity Red guards Don Brennan and John Gorman were both second-team Northeast Conference all-tournament selections). Don Brannen paced the Varsity Reds with 25. Jim Milligan added 19, John Forbes 17, Rheinlander 4, Wightman 4, Gorman 4, Fitzmaurice 3, Manzer 3 and Doirin 2. Lake led PEI with 6. Fearon added 6, Morrison 2, Swift 2, McConnell 2 and Farmer 2. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick crushed Prince Edward Island 69-38 as John Forbes scored 19, Don Brannen 18, Bob Wightman 12, Jilligan 8, Gorman 6, Doiron 4 and Rheinlander 2. Bob Fearon paced the Panthers with 13. Gene Lake added 12, McConnell 5, Morrison 4, Swift 2 and Farmer 2. …………………………………………………… UPEI edged Mount Allison 57-55 as Eugene Lake scored 19 and Bob Fearon 11. McEwen led the Hawks with 13.
The Nova Scotia league continued to be dominated by St. FX recruits from the United States. The X-men featured Frank Shea and Robert Connolly from Watertown, Massachusetts, Joe Sanborn, Packy McFarland, Martin Walsh, Daniel Nee, William Davis and Tom Conley from Portland, Maine, Cam MacDonald from North Arlington, New Jersey; Myles Pelletier from Madwaska, Maine, David Nicholson from Gardner, Massachusetts. Only Holmden Keenan from St. John, John MacKillop from Sydney and William Thompson from Dalhousie were Canadians.
Among the regular season highlights was Acadia handing St. FX its first home loss in 10 years by defeating the X-Men 58-54 as Varse McLaughlin scored 25 and Jack Garrett 21. Frank Shea led the X-men with 14, Packy MacFarlane added 13.
King’s did not participate in league.
Playoff non-qualifier:
Dalhousie Tigers: Gordie Rankin, Albro ‘Bebo’ MacKeen, Dave Matheson, Paul Goldman, Al Anderson, Max Edgecomb, ‘Pistol Pete’ MacGregor, A.J. Sinclair, Johnson, Nick Weatherston, Hopkins, MacKinnon, Pat MacDonald, M Tzakerakis, I Doig, Dobson, Adams, Deke Jones, coach Al Thomas
Nova Scotia Tech: John Sinclair, Gordie Weld
In the Nova Scotia semis, Acadia, which played its home games in a tiny gym featuring what foes called a “floorette,” defeated Saint Mary’s 41-33; 64-48 (Total: 105-81). …………………………………… In game one, Acadia defeated Saint Mary’s 41-33 after taking the lead late in the first half and hanging on for the win. Jack Garnet led Acadia with 12. Varse McLaughlin added 9, including seven from the line. Don Clarke led Saint Mary’s with 11. Brian Ross added 10. …………………………………………………… In game two, Acadia defeated Saint Mary’s 64-58 as Claude ‘Varse’ MacLachlan scored 23, Jack Garnett 13, Webb 11 and Douglas 7. Brian Ross led Saint Mary’s with 21. The teams were tied at 28 at the half. Saint Mary’s pulled ahead 39-32 but Jack Garnett and Mac Skinner keyed a 7-0 run to tie it. Brian Ross and Don Clarke responded with a 6-0 run for Saint Mary’s. Acadia tied it at 48 before Skinner put the Axemen ahead 50-48 with a 15-foot jumper. Three lead changes later, Webb’s layup and Garnett’s breakaway pass from Bobby Douglas secured the game. Acadia froze the ball the rest of the way. The Huskies (coached by Frank Baldwin and managed by Tom Sherry) also included Terry Burns, Harold Pheeney, George Leach, Gerald Sheppard, Basil Carew, Jack Lawrence, Gerry Conrad, Robin Falconer, Don Clarke and Ken Dunsworth.
In the Nova Scotia finals, St. FX defeated Acadia 41-25; 53-40 (Total: 94-65). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. FX defeated Acadia 41-35. The X-Men were ahead 20-15 at the half but Acadia rallied to a 33-32 lead. The game was so noisy the timer’s whistle couldn’t be heard and a gun was brought into play to signal the end of the game. Football star Frank Shea hit two free throws and Joe Sanborn added another to enable St. FX to build a lead. Sanborn led St. FX with 13 points. Packy McFarland added 10. St. FX shot 7-11 from the line, while Acadia was 8-17. Jack Garnett led Acadia with 12. Varse McLaughlin also scored 12 and Don Church 4. …………………………………………………… In game two, St. FX defeated Acadia 53-40 in a game that was close until the end. St. FX was ahead 23-22 at the half. They took an early 7-4 lead and it was tied at 10 after a quarter. St. FX took an early 27-26 lead in the second ahead. Douglas put Acadia ahead with a bucket but then Cameron MacDonald hit two field goals in a row to put St. FX ahead for good. McFarland scored 12 for St. FX, who only played five players. MacDonald scored 12, Keenan 11, Shea 13 and Sanborn 5. Douglas led Acadia with 14. Varse McLaughlin added 13, Jack Garnett 5, Mac Skinner 4 and Church 4.
Acadia Axemen: Bob Douglas, Varse McLaughlin, Claude Maclachlan, Jack Garnett, Mac Skinner, Don Church, Jim Logue, Carl Webb, Larry Wilson, coach Bob Douglas, manager G Bagnell
Shortly before the playoffs began, Varsity Reds coach Gerard ‘Moose’ Flemming, son of Premier Hugh John Flemming, left his duties to attend Detroit Tigers baseball training camp. He was replaced by Doug Rogers.
In the Maritime final, St. FX defeated New Brunswick 64-71; 59-50 (Total: 123-121).
In game one, New Brunswick prevailed 71-64 as Brannen scored 17, Milligan 13, Wightman 9, Forbes 5, Doiron 2 and Rheinlander 2, while Thorpe and Manzer were scoreless. Shea led the X-Men with 17. MacFarlane added 14, Sanborn 8, Keenan 8, Burns 6 and MacKillop 1, while Connolly, Walsh and Nee were scoreless.
In game two, St. FX won 59-50 in game two to eke out a series victory. St FX was head 24-21 in the first half and 32-24 at the break. UNB rallied to within four as Don Brannen, John Gorman and Johnny Forbes hit field goals. St. FX took a 44-38 lead at the three-quarter mark. Brannen hit 12, including 11 in the second half for the Varsity Reds. With six minutes to go, X-Men coach Alex MacAdam sent in Portland, Maine born Marty Walsh, who keyed a St. FX run and scored 8 points down the stretch. St. FX was ahead by one in the two-game point total with two minutes to go. Brannen hit a free throw to tie it but Joe Sanborn sunk a 20-foot jumper, giving St. FX a two-point lead and the title after freezing the ball for the last two minutes and 20 seconds. Joe Sanborn finished with 20. Frank Shea added 18, Packy McFarland 6, Cam Macdonald 6, Marty Walsh 8 and Tom Conley 1. Don Brannen led New Brunswick with 13. Jim Milligan had 12, Johnny Forbes 8, Wightman 4, John Gorman 8, Doiron 3 and Rheinlander 1.
The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Don ‘Brandy’ Brannen; Jim Milligan; Johnny Forbes; Bob Wightman; John Gorman; Guy Doiron; Les Rheinlander; Dick Fitzmaurice; Ron Manzer; William Thorpe; Steve Vaughan; McLeod; Porter; Rennick; Owen; Richards; coach Gerard Flemming (left mid-Februrary); coach Doug Rogers; manager Jack Phillips; manager Jim Robinson
The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Frank Shea; Joe Sanborn; Cam ‘Dude’ MacDonald; Martin Walsh; Packy McFarland; Holmden Keenan; Myles Pelletier; John MacKillop; William Thompson; David Nicholson; Daniel Nee; Robert Connolly; William Davis; Tom Conley; Robert Burns; Robert Connolly; McIsaac; Davis; coach Alex MacAdam; manager Pat Walsh