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: 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, Jim Davis 14 and Bill Mosher 11. The Axemen also included Dave Armstrong, Jim Logue, Church, McCurdy, Fox, MacKay.

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

       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. Moran led St. FX scorers with 30, including 18 in the first half, while Davenport added 23, Foshay 14 and point guard ‘Easy’ Ed Hilton 11. Nickerson paced Dalhousie with 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 (Windsor?), Richard Hayden, Wilbur Touchie, Macaulay, coach Gus MacFarlane

       Prince Edward Island Panthers (then the Saints): Bob Fearon, Brian Noonan, Gerard Tingley, Lorne 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. McGuigan led the Panthers with 13. Morrison added 6, Tingley 6, McConnell 5, Noonan 5, Fearon 3 and Farmer 2. …………………………………………………… Mount Allison dusted UPEI 77-58 as Penner scored 23, Roberts 11 and Essing 11. McGuigan led the Saints with 22. McGonnell added 14. …………………………………………………… Host PEI defeated Mount Allison 65-49 as McGuigan scored 22, McGonnell 12 and 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. Tingley paced the Panthers with 14. MacGuigan added 8, Morrison 7, Noonan 3 and McConnell 1. …………………………………………………… 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. Casey led Varsity Reds with 17. Gorman added 15, Kelly 10, Wightman 5, Kirkpatrick 4, Bryant 4 and Petrie 2. …………………………………………………… 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. 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.

       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 Bryant and Manzer kept UNB in the lead until the whistle blew, although by then St. FX had trimmed the margin to three. Kelly finished with 17, Gorman 16, Manzer 11, Bryant 11, Taylor 6, Porter 7 and Casey 2. Davenport paced St. FX with 24, Moran added 18, Foshay 10, Monterio 7, Hilton 6 and Daigle 2, The X-Men had only one Canadian (Carl Marsh) on their roster.

In game two, St. FX defeated New Brunswick 54-46 to take the total-point series 121-116. Moran led the X-Men with 23. Davenport added 10, Foshey 9, Monteiro 6, Hilton 2, Chisholm 3 and Daigle 2. Kelley led the Varsity Reds with 17. Gorman added 8, Bryant 7, Manzer 4, Casey 4, Porter 2, Petrie 2 and Kirkpatrick 2.

The runner-up New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Johnny Kelley (Kelly?); John Gorman; Don Bryant; Ron Manzer; Lonnie (Ronald?) 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