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Times-Advocate, 1980-03-26, Page 17• Bring in this ad and receive discount off the regular price of advertised item, First game in Exeter, Saturday Midgets reach finals against Bradford PLAY THE PUCK — Hockey players , are encouraged to "play the puck" but in midget-age games, players often prefer to play the man if there's one handy.. In Wednesday's game, several players battle each other in front of Exeter bench while the puck rests along the boards not getting much attention, The three local, midgets are Jim Lovie (5) Rick Lindenfield and Pete Tuckey (15). Staff photo ALWAYS DANGEROUS — Bantam-puck star John Kernick prodUctive players in the Exeter-Tilbury midget series and attempting to get off .a shot while being hooked. Jeff Rowe getting a hand to the back of the head. (11) has been one of the more he's shown in front of the net battles in front of the net while Staff photo attack. Re came up big on one breakaway that left Exeter's lead at 3-1 early in the second. Exeter upped the margin :to 4-1 at the 11:36 mark of the middle stanza when Tuckey hit for his second goal and while Tilbury came right back with their second tally to keep close, the locals blew them out when Mike Clark • and Rick Lindenfield potted markers in the final two minutes of the frame. Dave-Jackson was the top play-maker for the locals as he assisted on three goals. Lindenfield and Mike Murray added a pair each, while singles were recorded by Clark, Jeff Rowe, Tom Coates and Dave Under- wood. Tilbury picked up lldf the 20 minor penalties called with six of them coming in the last period when they appeared to forget about attempting to score goals and went looking for bodies. Exeter jumped to the attack quickly in the series wrap-up in Tilbury, Satur- day, taking a 2-1 lead in the first and then outscoring their hosts by a 5-1 count in the middle frame. The teams then traded single goals in the final stanza. Tilbury turned the game into a mockery in the final four minutes when four players were ejected with gross misconducts for mouthing off at the referees after being assessed minor penalties. Assistant coach J.K. McConnell was also Contact Jack Fuller if in- terested in going on the bus to Bradford this Sunday. The Exeter midgets have gained a berth in the Ontario "B" finals against Bradford, the second year in a row that a local minor team has gained that position, Last year the Exeter bantams were beaten by Ernestown in, the OMHA final and seven of those team members will be in this year's event. • The best-of-seven series opens in Exeter this Saturday at 6:00 and the second game will be in Bradford on Sunday at 3:00. Last year's bantam team was coached by Jack Fuller, and Jack Underwood and the two are at the helm of this year's midget entry. Players performing in their second consecutive OMHA final are Jamie Chaffe, Mike Murray, Mike Clark, Dave Under- wood, John Kernick, Dave Shaw and Tom Coates. Bill Glover is also a member of the team, but has been sidelined with a shoulder injury. The locals made it to the final when they ousted Tilbury by a 3-1count in their best-of-five semi-final, Exeter dropped the first game of the set in Tilbury, but came back to even the set with a 5-0 win on home ice and then posted two victories this week, They clipped the Tilbury ' crew by a 6-2 count at the rec centre on Wednesday and then wrapped it up with a convincing 8-3 win in Tilbury, Saturday, Exeter spotted the visitors an early, one-goal lead in Wednesday's game, but then came. roaring back with three unanswered goals in the first to take a lead they never relinquished. The locals outscored Tilbury by a 3-1 count in , the middle frame and then played a scoreless third, Exeter gave the Tilbury supporters little time to cheer their team's efforts in the contest. The visitors scored at the 2:15 mark of the first, but Dave Shaw quickly knotted the count 31 seconds later with a blistering drive from the point. John Kernick made it 2-1 at the 13:22 mark and Pete Tuckey completed the first period with a tally only 39 seconds later. Rich Fletcher played a strong game in the first half of the contest when Tilbury mounted their strongest banished when he gave "the finger" to the officials with two minutes left and a couple of other players voluntarily quit the game. Coach Jack Fuller was high in his praise for the restraint shown by his chargers as they didn't succumb to retaliating to the physical abuse their foes attempted.Tilbury picked up penalties for high sticking, charging, roughing, and kneeing in the final four minutes of the contest. The referees ordered the clock to keep running as they sorted out the 10-minute misconducts and gross misconducts they handed out. gswet • I. • Dave Jackson and John Kernick paced the scoring attack with two goals each, while adding singles were Mike Clark, Dave Shaw, Jeff Rowe and Ed Willis. Captain Pete Tuckey, Rowe and Willis were the top playmakers with three assists each. Kernick added two and singles were recorded by Mike Murray, Dave Underwood, Rick Lindenfield and Jim Lovie, Pete Parsons worked between the pipes to post the victory. Tilbury ended up with 16 minor penalties, six 10- minute misconducts and five• gross misconducts. Exeter had 11 minors. DOWN AND IN — Exeter midget captain Pete Tuckey is on the seat of his pants in front of the Tilbury net, but not before he had scored one of his two goals in Wednesday's 6-2 win. 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