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driip first-
round game
in WOSSA
by TD
The GDCI junior Vikings had a good year,
finishing second in the Huron -Perth Con-
ference regular basketball season, and tak-
ing the Stratford Central Rams to the final
game of the best -of -three championship
series.
The Vikings also represented their con-
ference at the WOSSA "AA" championship
tournament last Friday at Arva, but as in all
sports, unless a team goes all the way, it
loses the last game it plays. The Vikings lost
60-54 to the Rams in the third game of the
league championship last Tuesday and were
overpowered 81-44 by a strong Aylmer East
Elgin team in the WOSSA tournament, Fri-
day.
The Vikings played well against Stratford
and held a 25-23 lead at halftime in the
deciding game, but a 10 point run by the
Rams to begin the second half proved
decisive. The Vikings were in foul trouble by
that stage, and although they came back to
within four points with two minutes left in
the game, they could not quite manage to
overcome the Rams' lead.
• Shawn Wilson led the Vikings attack with
17 points. and was the game's high scorer.
Byron Bowman had 14 points and Scott Car-
row had 11. Mike Bush, with eight, and An-
drew MacAdam with four points rounded
out the Viking scoring. D. Barnes, with 14
and H. Troeung with 12 points,. led the Rams
to victory.
The taller Aylmer East Elgin Eagles flew
a little too high for the Vikings in the open-
ing round game of the WOSSA champion-
ship. The Vikings were in the game in the
first half,. trailing 19-16 after one quarter
and 44-32 after two quarters, but the Eagles
soared for a 37 point second half while the
Vikings scored only 12 points.
Th Eagles ousted Sarnia St. Pats 70-64 in
the s&mi-final, but lost 57-50 to Sarnia Nor-
thern m the championship game.
Byron Bowman had 16 points for coach
Myles Murdock's Vikings, Scott Garrow ad-
ded 12, Sean Wilson hooked 10, Mike Bush
got four points and Andrew MacAdam had
two.
Pat Gilson led the Eagles, in their victory
over, the: V ikings with 24 points..
The Vikings will lose Garrow, Bowman,
MacAdam; Bush, Kevin Haasnoot, and Greg
Townsend to senior ranks next year, but
- Mire six players, Kevin Black, Craig .War -k,_
Scott Glew, Jim Laithwaite, Sean Wilson
and Calvin Knight eligible to return.
After winning the first game in the best -of -three final series, the Goderich Vikings lost the
next two games in Stratford as Central won the Huron -Perth title. Above, Byron Bowman,
battles for a loose ball with a Central forward. In WOSSA action, Goderich lost Aylmer East
Elgin Friday. (photo by Dave Sykes)
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Sr• v 1Kin s ose
WOSSA tournament
by TD
Basketball probably more than any other
sport, often sees games decided in the last
few seconds of play. To. coin a phrase,
sometimes you win at the buzzer and
sometimes you lose at the buzzer. The GDCI
senior Vikings had a taste of each situation
in their last two games of 1985-86 season.
Two weeks ago, the Vikings won the
Huron -Perth senior boys' basketball cham-
pionship with a dramatic 45-43 double over-
time victory on their home -court over the
Exeter Panthers by scoring at the buzzer.
Last Friday, m the WOSSA "AA" tourna-
ment, in Strathroy, the Vikings were the vic-
tims of a last second basket by Sarnia St.
Pats which gave the Fighting Irish a 54-53
victory over the Vikings.
The Vikings, had a 12 point lead in the
game with under five minutes remaining;
but some key turnovers let the Fighting
Irish steal the victory. The most important
turnover came with only seven Seconds re-
mai-riing aridithe Vikings -in possession -of -the
ball out of bounds. The in -bound pass was
deflected and came down into the hands of
Sarnia's Kevin Gallivan who made the shot
which gave his team the victory.
The Fighting Irish' joy was short-lived,
however, as they were eliminated in their
next game by the Tillsonburg Gemini, 79-55.
The Gemini lost in the championship final
58-56 to Sarnia Northern.
Except for their problems in the last few
minutes of the game, the Vikings played
well. Todd Graham was. the game's top
scorer with 21 points. Graham tore the Irish
zone defence to shreds with.. his quickness
and was able to hand the ball off to his for-
wards for easy layups. Dave Almasi and
Darryl Black, the Vikings' big men inside
had 16 points and 10 points respectively,
many as a result of Graham's assists.
Travis Bell and Bob Barwick completed the
Viking scoring with four points apiece.
Don Meace led St. Pats with 16 points and;
Joe Pagano had 15.
The loss was a bit of a disappointment for
coach Lynn.Meyers and his Vikings but it
did nothing to take the bloom off a fine
-season-for-the Vikings -who wont tlle.Huron-
Perth championship and were undefeated in
Huron -Perth play.
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