1957-58 AUS – men

REGULAR SEASON

	NOVA SCOTIA				NB-PEI
	St. FX	8-0		Alex MacAdam	New Brunswick	3-0-1		Don Nelson
	Dalhousie	6-2	14-7	Al Thomas	Mt. Allison	1-2-1		Gus McFarlane
	Saint Mary’s	3-5		Frank Baldwin	U.P.E.I.	1-3		William MacGuigan
	Acadia	2-6
	Nova Scotia Tech	1-7

        Nova Scotia division playoff non-qualifier:

        Nova Scotia Tech Engineers: Nova Scotia Tech: Earl McKinnon, Benjie Smith, Cliff Smith, Keenan, Butler, Pardy, Montgomery, Cullinan, Nicholson, Frompton

In the Nova Scotia semis, St. FX defeated Acadia 60-49; 117-67 (Total: 177-116). …………………………………………………… In game one, St. FX dumped Acadia 60-49 as Paul Davenport scored 15, Ernie Foshay 14, Bob Moran 13 and Ed Hilton 9. Acadia was led by Don Fox 13 and Bill Mosher 11. …………………………………………………… In game two, St. FX stomped Acadia 117-67 as Bob Moran scored 41, Paul Davenport 22, Carl Marsh 21, Ernie Foshay 16 and Ed Hilton 12. Acadia was paced by Gene Chatterton 18, Frank Davis 14 and Jim Mosher 11. The Axemen (coached by Bob Douglas, manager Charlie Uhlman) also included Dave Armstrong, Jim Logue, Don Church, Earl McCurdy, Don Fox, MacKay, Cyril Macleod.

        In the other Nova Scotia semi, Dalhousie defeated Saint Mary’s 43-49; 95-61; 74-60 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Saint Mary’s took the opener 49-43 as Harold Pheeney scored 24, Carew 8, Mullane 6, Walker 4, Steve Varheggi 4 and Shea 1, while Cooper, Murphy, McGrath and Richard were scoreless. Ted Wickwire led the Tigers with 21. Fred Nicholson added 13, Ernie Nickerson 9, Bill White 8, Nicholson 6, Shurman 4 and Matheson 4, while Weatherson and MacGibbon were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Dalhousie came back to square the series by thrashing Saint Mary’s 95-61 in the second game as Ted Wickwire scored 42, Fred Nicholson 18, Bill White 10, Matheson 9, Nickerson 8 and Weatherston 8, while Fisher and MacGibbon were scoreless. The Tigers led 53-29 at the half. Saint Mary’s was led by Harold Pheeney 27, Steve Verhegy 10, Bill Mullane 8, Fred Walker 7, Carew 4, Bob Shea 4 and Murphy 1, while Brian Ross, Cooper and Mike McGrath were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the deciding contest, Dalhousie easily defeated Saint Mary’s 74-60 as Bill White scored 23, Dave Matheson 18, Ted Wickwire 11, Nickerson 9, Weatherston 6, Nicholson 4 and Fisher 2. Dalhousie led 32-28 at the half. Saint Mary’s was led by Bill Mullane 21, Fred Walker 12, Harold Pheeney 11, Bob Shea 9 and Brian Ross 6, while Paul Murphy, Roy Cooper and Basil Carew were scoreless. The Huskies (coached by Frank Baldwin and managed by Jackson Mont) also included I ‘Steve’ Varheggi and Mike McGrath.

        In the best of three Nova Scotia finals, St. FX defeated Dalhousie 72-51; 88-60 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In the opener, St. FX continued its undefeated season in NSIBL play by roaring to a 72-51 win. St. FX exploded to a 42-22 lead and although Dalhousie rallied within 10 in the second half, St. FX coasted to the win. Bob Moran led St. FX with 27, Paul Davenport 18 and Ernie Foshay 14. St. FX shot .337 from the floor while Dalhousie shot a poor .238. Ernie Nickerson paced the Tigers with 15. Bill White added 14 and Dave Matheson 7. …………………………………………………… In game two, St. FX thrashed Dal 88-60 after taking a 44-36 lead at the half. Bob Moran led St. FX scorers with 30, including 18 in the first half, while Paul Davenport added 23, Ernie Foshay 14 and point guard ‘Easy’ Ed Hilton 11. Dalhousie was led by Ernie Nickerson 22, Dave Matheson 15 and Bill White 10. The Tigers (coached by Al Thomas) also included Ted Wickwire, Fred Nicholson, Cameron Smith, Nick Weatherston, Bob Schurman, Wayne MacGibbon, Wayne Beaton, Al Murray, Wayne Beaton, Dave Matheson, John Wellman and Fisher.

        In NB/PEI play, the New Brunswick Varsity Reds prevailed with a 3-0-1 record.

        Other rosters:

Mount Allison Mounties (then the Hawks): Peter Hosiak, Knox, Joseph Black, Donald MacAulay, Harvey Penner, Vincent White, George Davidson, Leon Essing, David Cuthbertson, John Roberts, Robert Winsor, Richard Hayden, Wilbur Touchie, coach Gus MacFarlane

        Prince Edward Island Panthers: Bob Fearon, Brian Noonan, Gerard Tingley, Lome McGuigan, Mike Swift, Peter McGonnell, Alfred ‘Chick’ Morrison, Bill Farmer, Tom Ledwell, Pat Hengen, Gil Collins, Robert Linegar, coach Father William McGuigan

        In regular season play: …………………………………………………… New Brunswick clipped UPEI 46-40 as Gorman scored 15, Casey 10, Wightman 8, Kirkpatrick 6, Kelly 5 and Bryant 2, while Vaughan, Petrie and Hodgson were scoreless. McGuigan led the Panthers with 13. Morrison added 6, Tingley 6, McConnell 5, Noonan 5, Fearon 3 and Farmer 2, while Leadwell, Swift and Hengen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison dusted UPEI 77-58. …………………………………………………… Host PEI defeated Mount Allison 65-49 as Lorne McGuigan scored 22, Pete McGonnell 12 and Gerry Tingley 12. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick whipped PEI 57-38 as Gorman scored 12, Kelly 11, Bryant 10, Kirkpatrick 8, Wightman 7, Casey 6 and Taylor 3, while Hodgson, Vaughan, Petrie and Porter were scoreless. S Tingley paced the Panthers with 14. MacGuigan added 8, Morrison 7, Noonan 3 and McConnell 1, while Fearon, Collins, Swift, Linegar and Hengen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick and Mount Allison played to a 57-57 tie. Black paced the Mounties with 18. Penner added 17, Hosiak 10, Roberts 6, Essing 5 and Davidson 1, while Hadyn, Macaulay, Windsor and White were scoreless. Casey led Varsity Reds with 17. Gorman added 15, Kelly 10, Wightman 5, Kirkpatrick 4, Bryant 4 and Petrie 2, while Hodgson and Vaughan were scoreless. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick whipped Mount Allison 62-41 as Taylor scored 12, Bryant 12, Casey 10, Gorman 3, Kirkpatrick 7, Hodgson 6, Kelly 6, Porter 4, Gorman 3 and Vaughan 2, while Petrie was scoreless. 0, Porter 4, Kelly 6. Black led the Mounties with 10, Fenner added 9, Essing 7, Cuthbertson 4, Davidson 3, Hayden 2, Hosiak 2 and Winsor 2, while MacAukay was scoreless. ……………………………………………………

        In the two-game total point Maritime playoffs, St. FX d’d U.N.B. 67-70; 52-46 (T: 119-116).

        New Brunswick opened with a 70-67 defeat of St. FX as guards Johnny Kelly and John Gorman put on a display of ballhandling that confounded St. FX. The Varsity Reds led by 11 when Kelly fouled out, followed shortly thereafter by John Gorman, but Don Bryant and Ron Manzer kept UNB in the lead until the whistle blew, although by then St. FX had trimmed the margin to three. John Kelly finished with 17, John Gorman 16, Ron Manzer 11, Don Bryant 11, Ronald Taylor 6, Bob Porter 7 and Al Casey 2, while Hodgson, Kirkpatrick, Vaughan and Petrie were scoreless. St. FX was led by Paul Davenport 24, Bob Moran 18, Ernie Foshay 10, Bob Monterio 7, Hilton 6 and Daigle 2, while Burns, Chisholm and Chapman were scoreless. The X-Men had only one Canadian (Carl Marsh) on their roster.

In game two, St. FX defeated New Brunswick 52-46 to take the total-point series 119-116.

The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Johnny Kelley; John Gorman; Don Bryant; Ron Manzer; Lonnie Taylor; Bob Porter; Al Casey; Bob Wightman; Howard Kirkpatrick; Don Hodgson; Steve Vaughn; Dave Petrie; coach Don Nelson; manager Doug Hayward; assistant manager Elwin Sherrard

        The champion St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Ernie Foshay; Ed Hilton; Bob Moran; Bob Monterio; Carl Marsh; Ralph Chisholm; Paul Davenport; Doug Chapman; Steve Hagen; Rick Daigle; Bill Davis; Bob Burns; Mike Daigle; Fred Mills; Jim MacIsaac; coach Alex MacAdam; manager Ken Soucy, assistant manager John Dougher