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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-09-30, Page 13Mohawks facing tough decision Exeter Mohawks have worked themselves into a difficult position. After two weeks of training camp, the club still has roughly ten cuts to make and most of the players facing cuts •are of a high calibre. "I certainly don't envy our coaching staff," John Pryde, a Mohawks executive said Monday. "They've got some very tough deci- sions to make." Mohawks are approaching a two game series with Mooretown this weekend. Jim Guenther, coach of the team, expects the final decisions to be made after the coaching staff has seen the team play in a game situation. • "We're in a position where the ex- ecutive have gone out and done a good job of recruiting some excellent talent," Guenther said. The head coach said that the club will ice one of the strongest teams Ex- eter has ever seen, adding that Mohawks are hungry and looking for an Ontario championship. He has no qualms about making predictions. "1 feel very strongly that we'll finish in the top four in the league,," he said. "I don't see. why we wouldn't." Guenther said that the Surplus of talent in the Mohawks camp is representative of the entire league which has gained strength dramatically this season with a zone re -alignment in Waterloo county and the addition of two new teams, in- cluding Durham Huskies. A tougher league means that Mohawks have to be strong. "I think the league necessitates that we have that kind of a team if we are going to be competitive," Guenther said. Rounding out what shouldbe a well balanced team is the strength Exeter has inthe net. Rick Pickle and Ran- dy Hildebrand, who was with Tillson- burg Titans last season, make the prospects look good in their own end. Mooretown, the defending Senior 3 champions, will put the Exeter squad to the test Friday night in Mooretown and Sunday night in Exeter at 7:30. Lucan Irish lose two Lucan Irish dropped two games on the weekend in Western Junior D ex- hibition action, losing 6-1 to Mount Brydges Friday night and 5-2 to Brussels Sunday night. The losses give Lucan an unim- pressive record of no wins, three losses and one tie. Head coach Dave Revington, who noted at the beginn- ing of the exhibition season that the club is facing a year of major reconstruction, said Monday that the team is weak offensively. "It (offence) needs some atten- tion," Revington said. "We're going to have to do something about that. Our goal production isn't as good as it should be." The head coach also said that the team had only one retur- ning centreman ( Terry Knowles) from last year's championship team. The Irish have been concentrating on distilling the team into a produc- tive unit in exhibition play. "We're trying to make some deci- sions on who's going to go and who's going to stay," Revington said. Goaltending is not a problem accor- ding -to Revington. "At this point in time, it's a com- petition tosee who backs up (Doug) Haskett," he said. Mount Brydges and Lucan stayed close in the first period Friday night at the Lucan arena, but things soon turned sour for the home team. Before two minutes had elapsed in the game, Lucan jumped into the lead on a goal by Knowles. That lead didn't last long. Just over two minutes later, Mount Brydges John Reaume beat Lucan goalie Ian Lave to tie the game. The score remained the same going into the second. . Mount Brydges took a two goal lead early in the second on goals by Mark , Smith and Reaume. Over the course of the second period, Lave was replaced by Brian Gregory who went on to stop 30 shots on goal. Gregory's effort was not enough, however. p or S Mount Brydges scored three more unanswered goals in the third, leav- ing Lucan with a 6-1 loss. Reaume scored his third goal of the night in the third. Other Mount Brydges goals were scored by Sean Please turn to page 2A Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex September 30, 1987 dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 • PagelA PANTHER PRESSURE — Jeff Dennotter of SHDHS Senior Panthers carries the ball through some heavy traffic as team mates Rob Taylor (64) and Ross Keller (19) appra(3ch the action. Rob Wonnacott (35) Two wins in girls basketball watches the play on the left. Panthers won the season opener against Stratford Central by a score of 16-3. Junior, Senior Panthers win season opener By Sheila Dougall Junior and Senior'Panthers kicked off their football seasons with wins this week. South Iluron defeated Clinton - Central Huron 15-8 in the junior match with two touchdowns coming from Doug Clarke and one from Harlen Tinney. Dave O'Connor kicked a con- vert and rushed for 130 yards. Helping out with the scoring was Paul Dickert who punted for two singte points. On defense, Dave Dalrymple had two interceptions, and Doug Clarke led the team defensively. Dave Cox, head coach of the junior Panthers was pleased with the team's first performance. "We were behind early because of two mistakes, but still we came back to win," he said. In the senior game. Panthers led the garue in rushing and scoring to defeat Stratford Central 16-3. Although. Stratford scored first with a twenty yard field goal, the team came back in the third quarter with a 45 yard pass from Jerry Lan- rt to Ross Keller for the touch do Ion O'Connor followed with a con%ert. In the fourth quarter, Keller scored again on a seventy yard run and O'Connor converted the touch down. Ron Bogart senior's head coach, said he was happy with the win but knows the team can do better. The team has a lot of new players with potential. Bogart said the team had • some "brilliant" moments along with the mistakes that were made. The two teams travel to Goderich Thursday to face the Viking. The Midget girls basketball team controlled their game against Seaforth beating them 36-11. Jennifer Taylor was the top scorer of the game with eight points. Amy Ridely and Amy Campbell weren't far )ehind with six points each. Shauna Becker. Sheryl Oke, Bryden Gryseels, Colleen Overholt and Melissa Blue also helped in the win. Carrie Oke turned in a good per- formance on defence. - The seniors were successful in their game against Seaforth, winning 46-31. The team played well setting up Laurie Forester with 16 points. Beth Sweeney with 12 and Spring Cushman with eight. - Michelle Caers, Shelley Skinner and Cassie Vandongen each picked up two points. - 'All three -girls basketball teams play again October 1 in Clinton at 2 p.m. The field "hockey action was hot even though some players had first gine jitters. The. Red. and Black battled to a 1-1 tie against a strong St. " Marys team. The lone goal '*corer was Joelle Lamport in the first half when Exeter • dominated the play. St. Marys goal came in the second half when St. Marys doininated the play. • Oscar's Video & Records Have Moved to 388 Main Sf, UP AND OVER -- An Exeter Hawk uses his body to stop o Hanover Boron rush into Exeter territory as Jeff Ansems (10) charges to meet the play. Hawks lost the game 5-3 after battling back from a 4-1 deficit in the second. Barons scored an empty net goal in the last minute of play. Hawks dealt blows by Barons Hanover Barons proved to be a lit- tle too much to handle for Exeter Hawks this weekend. Hawks lost both games of a two game exhibition series against the Junior C team, dropping a hard-fought 5-3 decision Friday night in Huron Park and then losing 8-3 Sunday night on foreign ice. Two players were suspended frop the team by the officials after SM - day's game which, according to head coach Dave Bogart, got rough toward the end. ' "I thought the ref let it getout of hand and as a result, the play got a little chippy." the Junior D coach explained. Sunday's suspensions, when added to the list builf.up over the exhibition period, could mean Exeter will start the season missing six regulars. It's a problem that doesn't phase Bogart. "All the other teams will be in the same boat as us," he said. "I'm not too worried." Bogart said that the final cuts have been made and the team now stands 22 players strong. Four forward lines, -eight defencemen and two goalies make up the roster. There are some promising new faces in the line-up, in- cluding centreman Terry Casey, a former Mitchell Junior D; Geoff Slater, a right winger who played with St. Marys Cement Plant Midgets last season; Brent Murray. a defenceman from British Columbia and Clarke Singer, who played for Mitchell Junior 'D' and was voted the league's most valuable player last year. There will also be some local faces in the line-up. Jeff Pfaff, Scott Lovie Jeff Dalrymple, Dave Rook, Scott Bogart, Jon O'Connor, Steve Gould, Mark Morrissey and Jim Lewis will all be wearing the Hawks uniform. Bogart expects that Exeter will end • up in the top four teams in the league at the end of the season. "One team goal that I have set -- last year we had 44 team points -- this year I hope to get 54 in a 42 game schedule," he said, explaining that a record like that would put the team in first or second spot in the division: • Like the other exhibition games Hawks have played in the pre -season. the two game series against Hanover .allowed the coaching staff to Iodate the team's weak spots. "We need work covering guys in front of our own goal, but it's early yet," Bogart said. "We've only had eight practices. I'm not panicking yet. If we're making these mistakes after Christmas, then I'll panic. "Once we start to gel, I think the people are going to see some pretty good Junior D hockey," he added. If Hawks performance against Vweo 111111,11 Tasty Nu Bread fine quality Always fresh. Fall Features 'Delicious Choc. Chip ICookies only doz. 61.49. Chelsea Buns B's' 1.79 Everyday low price 'Kaiser Rolls '1.80 doz.' Mozzarella Cheese '2.99 Ib. Hanover Friday night is any indica- tion, Bogart is on the right track. The final score doesn't describe the game that took place. Rook, in goal for Exeter throughout the game, stopped 47 shots on goal. Three of the five goals Hanover scored were pumped in during power plays. Another was an empty net goal. • Hanover took a two goal lead in the first period, but Singer scored at 13:43 to keep Hawks close. Assists went to Casey and Murray. Barons managed to put one more puck in the net with just 30 seconds re- maining in the first. The two teams played out the se- cond period without a change in the score until 11:28 when Barons made it 4-1. 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