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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-11-05, Page 28Jr. Vikings w1Cha fOflS ip Troeung's touchdown wins it on the final play of the game BY TD The GDCI junior Vikings won the Huron - Perth football championship Saturday afternoon in Exeter, defeating the South 3=cam T�a��tiu�rs _t z_ A touciL tf. 1.i , 1:.y, Pheng Troeung on the last play of the game gave the Vikings their margin of victory. Troeung's touchdown, his second of the game, was on a" five -yard sweep. He twisted, turned, ran over two defenders and dove into the endzone for the six points which gave the Vikings their third cham- pionship in the last four years. It is the fifth title in the last seven years for Viking coaches Bill Garrow and Bruce Baker. i roeung emerged as the game's star, running for 186 of the Viking total offence of 307 yards. His contribution became critical following a third quarter injury to WILK111. titi ti:;L'Il bt:t:; Linc 1.1 Ut kt:tta zz, si the Viking offence all season, rushing for over 1000 yards. He had 67 yards to his credit in the game Saturday before suffer- ing an ankle sprain and had scored the Vik- ings' first touchdown on a five -yard run in the first quarter. Pheng Troeung's six yard sweep' in the second quarter resulted in another Viking touchdown, set up by a fumble recovery by Tim Connelly at the Goderich 50 -yard line. In the second half, the game began to look like a repeat of the regular -season Sports_,____ meeting of the two touchdowns late in the game to defeat the Vikings 21-13. This time, the Panthers kicked two single points in the third quarter and then scored J Y,.. .. 10N4 is 1 LA. U {ARO. 1140 w. 11:. U quarter to go ahead 16-12. With 45 seconds remaining in the game, the Vikings returned a kickoff to their own 45. Two plays later, a pass to Mike Duckworth went for 27 yards. A 10 yard roughing penalty gave the Vikings first do(vn at the Exeter 10 yard line with 15 seconds left in the game. The next play gained five yards and set the scene for Troeung's last -play heroics. The Vikings defence played tough against a strong r./t.cdci vuence. Altnuugh they allowed 15 first downs, the Vikings defence came up with enough key plays to inspire the team on to victory. Rob Demp- `*'nLwinrr Ot APFPrtail,P halfback for the first time and Bryce Beat- tie played well, filling in at a wingback position for the ailing Brian Lane. In a sense, the victory by the Vikings was an upset. Playing with 24 rookies, the team was supposed to be rebuilding this season. Their lack of experience showed at - times in the regular season, but they came of age Saturday. With 19 players return- ing, including running back Pheng Troeung, the Vikings should be strong again next season. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986—PAGE 9A Vikings lose 15-0 to Exeter in title game here Saturday The Huron -Perth senior football champion- ship unfolded in Goderich Saturday and the Exeter South Huron Panthers broke a string of Goderich victories in the fall classic with a 15-0 win. Goderich had won the senior title nine of the past 10 years. In the above photos, Goderich defensive players had to gang tackle to stop the Exeter ground game. In the bottom photo, Goderich running back Wayne Nivins is tackled by a group of Pan- thers in first half action. Exeter led 8-0 in the first hall on a touchdown and single point and clinched the win with an interception that went for a touchdown in the final minute. The junior Vikings won the title defeating Exeter on the last play of the game. (photos by Dave Sykes) Panthers win Huron -Perth senior football title with 15-0 'victory over Goderich BY TD The Exeter South Huron Panthers won the Huron Perth senior football champion- ship with a 15-0 victory over the GDCI Vik- ings here Saturday. The loss by the Vik- ings broke a string of five consecutive championships won by coach Ray Don- nelly's teams: The Vikings had won the championship nine of the last ten years. The Panthers, coached by Ron Bogart, have been the Vikings' chief rivals the ma- jority of those years, and they were full value for their victory Saturday. The Pan- thers' defence shut down the Viking of- fence, preventing them from mounting any sustained attack. The game was dominated by good defen- sive play. The Viking defence held the Panthers to only one long drive. That came in the second quarter and was capped off by a three -yard touchdown run by Sean Whiteford. Prior to that, the only scoring came on a 45 -yard single kicked by the Panthers' Scott Miller in the first quarter. The Viking defensive team stopped the Panthers on a third and goal situation earlier in the second quarter and again stopped the Panthers on a third down gam- ble at their own 45 -yard line in the third quarter. The Vikings managed a drive to the Pan- thers' 20 yard line following that turnover, but that's as close to paydirt as they got. The Panthers got their other touchdown late in the fourth quarter when Bill Fisher intercepted a pass by Viking quarterback Bob Barwick and ran it back 65 yards for the touchdown. John O'Connor kicked the converts on both Exeter touchdowns. The Vikings had defeated Exeter 8-0 in the final game of the regular schedule to finish in first place with a 4-0 won -lost record. Despite the close score in that game, the Vikings dominated the Pan- thers. That may have contributed to some overconfidence on the part of the Vikings Saturday, but the Panthers were ready for the return match and made the game almost a mirror opposite of the regular season game. There were really no surprises in the game. The teams were both well prepared and ready for each other, but, on the day, the Panthers executed better than the Vikings. The Vikings did get some fine perfor- mances. Darryl Black, Kevin Telford, John Kalbfleisch and Kevin Talbot had strong games defensively. The Vikings' offensive line could not handle the Panthers line, however, and this left the Vikings with little offence. Another important factor in the game was the punting of Exeter's Scott Miller. His booming punts kept the Vikings in poor field position throughout the game. The loss Saturday does not detract from the fact that the Vikings had a good season and coaches Donnelly and Chris Connor can he proud of their effort. Porkers lead recreation league with six wins O'Briens Porkers have jumped into first place in the Goderich Recreation Hockey League standings, winning six of its first seven games. Murphy's stands in second spot in the eight -team league having only lost one game in five starts. In action this week, O'Briens won two of three games, defeating J.H. Jets 5-4 and Green Machine 8-3 before dropping a 6-2 decision to Sunset. . In a game played Oct. 22, the Porkers scored three goals in the final period to edge the Jets 5-4. Paul Kelly and Dan Dun- can led the Porkers offence with two goals apiece. Kelly assisted on two other goals and Duncan one. • In its second game of the week, the Porkers scored four goals in the final five minutes of the game to rout Green Machine ll -3. Kelly again led the offense with two goals anti two assists while D. Roulston chipped in with two goals and an assist. Pete Bakker, Wayne Draper, Rob Standen and Ethalston scored one goal apiece for the Porkers. Sunset snapped O'Brien's winning streak at six games with a 6-2 win Wednesday. O'Briens led 2-1 after one period of play but Sunset scored the only two goals of the second period and added three in third to clinch the win. Dale Duncan sparked the offence with two goals while Jim Farrish, Ken Straughan, Wayne Rau and Steve Arbour scored one goal apiece. Kelly scored both Porker goals. In other games, Ernies Raiders defeated Sunset 5-4 despite a three -goal perfor- mance by. Arbour and Green Machine scored in the final minute of play to edge Turn to page 11A . Alcock leads bantams to 10-2 victory SPORTS SHORTS Led by Greg Alcock's 3 goals and three assists, the Goderich Bantam Elevators easily outplayed the visiting Trenton, Michigan team and coasted to a 10-2 vic- tory in an exhibition game here Sunday. In the first period Greg DeWinter's goal at 2:14 set the pace with the home team ad- ding two" more to take a 3-0 lead into the second period. The second period belonged to the Elevators as they outscored Trenton 6-1 and then traded goals in the last period. Greg Dewinter added three assists along with his goal and Andre Cauchi with two goals and an assist added to the total. Single goals went to George Sideris, Tim Harrison, and defencemen Kevin Moss and Mike Stegenstad. The next league ac- tion is this Wednesday in Thamesford and away again in Lambeth on Friday night: Late goal lifts Atoms to 3-2 victory Drew Macaglay scored with just over three minutes left in the game to lift the Goderich Machinist Atoms to a 3-2 victory over Ilderton in Shamrock League play here Saturday. Goderich scored single goals in the first and second periods to carry a 2-0 advan- tage into the final period. Ilderton, however, tied the game scoring twice in a 30 second span midway through the third period to tie the score. David Boyce scored the first Goderich goal in the first period with Macaulay and Don Rivers assisting and then Boyce returned the favor, setting up Rivers for the second Goderich goal in the second period - vers -also assisted on the winning goal by Macaulay. James Redmond, in goal, and Steve Hogan and Jeff Rau on defence, .played strong defensively for Goderich. Hunters are asked to donate hides The Wingham District is again encourag- ing successful moose, deer and bear hunters to donate the hides of their big game this fall. The collection depot will operate at the Wingham District Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday until December 9. The lower jaws of deer, moose and bear are used by wildlife managers to determine the age of the animals;information that is valuable in managing Ontario's big game species. Each successful hunter who contributes a jaw will receive an attractive crest and a blaze orange hunting cap for each hide con- tributed, as a token of appreciation for par- ticipating in the jaw and hide collection program. Tire skillful hunter, who donates the hides and the Ministry of Natural Resources together provide a continuing supply of moose, deer and bear hides for the produc- tion of quality products and crafts by On- tario's native people. The deadline for all donations is December 9. Enthusiasts set to resume curling season Heard on the square - "Hey George! I'm getting ready to beat you this year - got your stuff out of mothballs yet? There's a lot of things right about curl- ing.It's challenge, skip on skip, team on team. Nice thing is, it's for everyone every age - the super-slappers and the patient pushers. It's fun from the first. try (ask Jill). Being part of a team of four on and off the ice is a special heart-warming experience. No matter how kissingly close the loss or win the handshakes all round are -warm /- "good game, thanks". We Goderichians are very priveleged - having a club -house so well-equipped and comfortable, and where we can welcome clubs from all over the area. This year new curlers are extra welcome too. What a way then to wonder how the dark days of winter went by so fast! For infor- mation call Faye Ribey, 524-2070 or Bill Graham, 524-7482. Sailors hold third spot in standings Central Junior C Standings W L T Pt 7 0 0 14 2 0 2 6 1 3 2 4 1, 4 2 4 Hanover Port Elgin Goderich Wingham Walkerton 0 4 2 2 Future games - Friday: Goderich at Port Elgin 8:,30 pm, Sunday: Goderieh at Walkerton 2:00 pm.