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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-10-28, Page 30GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987—PAGE 7A u ior Vikin Jrs. hammer IList we1 52=7 i final regular iseason game By T.D. The GDCI Vikings clinched first place in the Huron Perth Conference junior football f standings with a 52-7 romp over the last - place Listowel Lords here last Thursday. The game was the last of the regular season for both teams. The Lords will pack their gear for the year, but the Vikings have more important things to think about. They will play the Clinton Central Huron Redmen here in sudden -death semi-final playoffs Thurs- day. The winner of that game will meet the winner of the other semi-final between Norwell and Exeter ii the championship game on Saturday, November 7. The Vikings' regular season record of four wins and one loss put them two points up on a second place Exeter and third place Norwell who had 3-2 records and four . points ahead of fourth place Clinton who were 2-3. A strange feature of the season was the fact that fifth place Stratford Nor- thwestern Huskies defeated the top two teams, Goderich and Exeter, but won no other games and finished out of the playoffs. Listowelll, the team the Vikings hammered here Thursday, finished last with one win in their five games. The Lords started with a bang Thursday, scoring the. game's first touchdown. However, from there on it was all Vikings ' as they scored seven unanswered • touchdowns. Quarterback Brian Lane scored three of them, the longest on a 72 yard sweep. Brian Corriveau had two Vik- ing touchdowns on a run of 61 yards and a pass and run "razzle-dazzle" play from Brian Lane•good for 63 yards. Ian Wark's 37 yard -sweep and Vince Doherty's six yard run resulted in the other two Viking touchdowns. The 'Vikings also had four 1 two-point conversions and Brian Lane kicked two other converts. The Viking offence piled up an amazing 519 yards gained, with Lane Corriveau and Wark getting most.of the yards behind the blocking of backs Pheng Troeung, Shawn Talbot and Braden Dent, and the line con- n sisting of Brad Fisher, Jason LeBeap, Vince Doherty, Kevin Moss, Scott McPhee and Tim Moss. _T,hai.offence, along with a defence which was the.stirigiest in the league, giving up It only 53 points in five games, should . give the Ves a good shot at the Huron -Perth Conference championship. s clinch first lace A GDCI Junior Viking running back powers through a hole for good yardage in Huron - Perth League action in Goderich Thursday afternoon. The Junior Vikings easily handled the Lords 52-7 to clinch first place in the league standings. It was the final game of the season for both teams. The Vikings will meet the Central Huron (Clinton) Redmen in a sudden -death semi-final game here Thursday. The winner will advance to the champion- ship Saturday, Nov. 7 against the winner of the Norwell -Exeter game. In the other photo, two Vikings whoop it up -after a touchdown. (photos by Dave Sykes and Jennifer Culbert) Srs. take third place With win over LoLords fence for both teams last Thursday. The cold and rainy conditions made if difficult to pass or' run outside, so it was mainly t straight ahead running the fans saw. The Vikings moved the ball for over 200 yards in total offence, but penalties and fumbles, especially on the exchange bet- ween the centre and the quarterback, limited their .offensive production to just one touchdown. That was scored by Wayne Nivins on a one yard run in the third quarter. Greg Alcock kicked a single for the Vikings in`tiie first•gttirtdik.: Listowel got their single point ona punt by Terry Deelstra in the second quarter: By T.D. The GDCI senior Vikings played what will probably be their last home game of the season Thursday, defeating the Listowel Lords, 7-1. The Vikings finished third in the Huron - Perth Football Conference with two wins and two losses, and will play the Stratford Central Rams Thursday at 2 p.m. in Strat- ford in a sudden -death semi-final game. If the Vikings get by the Rams, they will also have to, play the final away from home; barring a major upset•in the other semi- final. The weather took away most of the of - The Lords managed a mere 50 yards of offence agaltIst the strong Viking defence. The Lords, who finished fourth, will meet the first place Exeter South Huron Pan- thers in the other semi-final Thursday. .4�. •.:;.r . .. '.... • • K A Goderich Sailor player reaches for a loose puck around the Hanover goal in a home game Friday. They gave Hanover all they Marionettes on a roll Monday Night Ladies League The Marionettes were on a roll, taking all seven points from the New Gals. Great team efforts from Alice Mero 140, Joan Crawford 190, Kit Smith 193, Betty Fisher 205, Marion Beacom 217, Marilyn Ban- nister 248, 613 triple. The New Gals took no points but had good games from Donna Fisher 208, Nancy Schilbe 211. The points were split as the Oldtimers took four from Barb's Bunnies. Great games from Kris Miller 193, 224, Nancy White 263, 605 triple. The "Bunnies" came away with three points, led by Bev Whetstone 189,. Barb Almasi 201, 217, 603, Shirley Kennedy 249. The Blazers split the points with the Pin Pals and came away with four. Good games from Heather Jackson 174, Earleen Spain 205, Joyce Hamilton 231. The Pin Pals took three points led by Monica Turn to page 8A could handle, but lost 10-8. Another loss on the weekend dropped the Sailor record to 0-6. (photo by Pat Raftis) Sailors extend Hanover in iO-8loss By T.D. The Goderich Sailors are still winless in the OHA Junior C standings even though they continue to play some pretty decent hockey. Friday night here was a case in point. The 0-4 last place Sailors entertained the 4-0 first place Hanover . Barons and the Barons won, but not without a struggle. The Barons prevailed 10-8 in a shoot-out, but the Sailors kept it close all the way and were ahead by a goal on two occasions in the second period when they led 4-3 and -6. Sunday, the Sailors lost their sixth con- secutive game, 6-3, to the Walkerton Blackhawks in Walkerton. The Hanover Barons have another big, strong, good skating team this season, as their 6-0 record following the weekend's action would indicate. In their Sunday game, the Barons hung a 17-3 beating on the Port Elgin Bears, the team the Sailors meet for the first time this Friday in Port Elgin. The Barons got two goal efforts from four players here last Friday. Barry Riff, Mitch Landry, Scott Batterman and Mike Bender each scored twice while Dave Hopkins and Scott Ralston got singles. Darrdn Doak and Darrell Durnin each scored three goals for the Sailors. Jason Papple ' and Jim Beattie got the other Goderich goals. The Barons took 44 minutes in penalties compared to the Sailors 20. Six of the eight Sailor goals were scored on power plays. In Walkerton, the Blackhawks held a 2-1 lead after the first period and led 5-2 after two periods. Each team scored once in the third period. The Blackhawk's scorers were Jerry Baker, Pat Donnelly, Mike Jank, Dennis Becker, Keith Jacobi and Randy Fritz. Mark Cauchi, who is developing into one of the Sailors' better forwards, scored two goals for the Sailors. Darrell Durnin had the other Goderich goal. The Sailors are gradually learning to play the system that coaches Kent Phibbs and Dick Madge are instituting and their Goderich Sailors goalie, Phibbs, clears the puck out of harms way during a home game play should continue to improve. The team against Hanover, Friday. 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''%�.<'•.3Si.'.'�ia'L..,r'.��.l+.h�;v:�'•'.:.t'/R��✓�`�G,. y'�/.+:.J.k'f'�'�.', n,'�/k�l+:,xntr.:».!:.r a>,1..:�:,.��,%n,.h�l4w.5!•zs,!`sRGY. ... card stuff There is a place between light and dark. A place where reality and fantasy blend. You walk down a dark corridor and emerge to a place where blurred shapes fly by you. You step out onto a slippery surface where the footing is treacherous. You are unsure and confused. You have no idea what to do. Your life and future are controlled by an egotistical maniac. He squeezes you in his hand and the pressure is unbearable. Yes, you are in a zone of make-believe and shadow. An area where nothing is real. You have entered the Toronto Maple Leaf Zone. TONIGHT'S EPISODE I present for you tonight, Harold. Harold owns the Maple Leafs. He wields his hockey ineptitude like a club, bludgeoning his players and disappointing the fans. This year will be different. He has just signed an agreement to win the Stanley Cup. Nothing stands between Harold and the ultimate prize in hockey. The Devil says so. Harold would pay anything to win, but it will cost him his soul. The first thing Harold must do is get rid of tip good players. There is no room on Satan's' team for skill, finesse or sport- smanship. In a series of seemingly mindless trades, he acquired the toughest, meanest, most intimidating thugs in the game. Gone, are the 50 goal -scorers and' the people who helped settle disputes. Newly arrived, are players who have elevated spearing and mayhem to an art - form. The team's Head Coach, Whitey, does not know of his boss's agreement as he steps tenativley into the dressing room to address his team before their first game. His mouth is dry, his hands are wet and his heart is pounding in his head when, to his horror, he sees the team he is to coach. Over in the corner, the neW centre clen- ches and unclenches his blood stained hands. A defenceman is chewing nails and spitting out sawdust. Thegoalie is calmly knitting barbed wire with two crow -bars as his back-up makes the slow, agonizing transformation from man to werewolf. WINNING TEAM Much to the suprise of the fans, the coach, and the. press, the Leafs cannot lose. No team in the league can stand up to their might. Every night is a bloodbath as bodies are strewn all over the ice. Am- . b lance crews work feverishly to remove t1 a dead and injured and that is just in the • stands. • The scene on the ice is much worse. Night after night, Harold viewed the car- nage, with his eyes blazing, from his private box. His howls of laughter could be heard in every corner of the arena. Their path to the Stanley Cup finals was littered with broken dreams and twisted bodies. The Devil's power had changed Toronto -the -good to a city clamoring for victory at any cost. Only Harold knew the awful price that would be paid for a winn- ing season. The final series came down to a seventh game in Toronto. Everyone was ap- prehensive. The invincible Leafs had lost three games and the team tobk special care that night as they sharpened their sticks and teeth. Harold was safe in. the knowledge his team could not lose. They would win that night. Nothing in heaven and earth could stop them. Maybe it was heaven that influenced the game, because with three seconds remain- ing in the game, a shot bounced off a Leaf defenceman, while he was throttling an op- ponent, and caromed into the Leaf net for the only score. Suddenly, a hush came over the arena. Harold stood up and screamed, "You pro- mised me." The lights flickered and an icy wind blew through the rink. A voice boomed from the darkness, "Even I cannot give you a Stanley Cup." Happy Halloween. This photo illustrates the problems the Peewee Lions had against a touch larger Lambeth team. The Peewees lost at home 10-1. (photo by Pat Rgftis.