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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-11-11, Page 57GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987—PAGE 7A Newton1s Apple oth GDCI football teams lost to Exeter in the Huron -Perth finals on Saturday. The ,'Seniors lost 3-1 in Exeter and the Juniors lost at home. In the photo above Junior player, +,Shawn Talbot tackles an Exeter runner. In the photo above right, running back Sean loch breakes free for a long gain. (photos by Ted Spooner). Juniors Vikes lose in frnal minutes at home by T.D. That old saying that if you live by the word, you die by the sword 'has a little ore meaning for the Goderich Vikings' unior football team after Saturday's uron-Perth Conference final loss to the xeter Panthers. Last year, the Vikings cored a touchdown on the last play of the ame in Exeter to win the championship. aturday, the Panthers turned the tables n the Vikings, scoring the game -winning ouchdown on the last play to win 19-13. . e? The Vikings held a 13-3 lead with less than four minutes remaining in the game •.band seemed to be assured of repeating as Conference Champions, but the Panthers scored 16 points in a bizarre ending that atoned for their heart -breaking loss last Year. It was the kind of stuff that makes sports exciting, win or lose. The Vikings finished first in the regular schedule and had beaten the Panthers 38-13, but Saturday it was the Panthers who prevailed.- Both teams displayed the results of good coaching and discipline but the Panthers had the edge in determina- tion this day. Their defence held the usual- ly potent Viking attack in check for most of the day. The only, Viking scoring in the first half came on one big play, a 57 yard pass and run combination on a throw from quarterback Brian Lane to Shawn Talbot. The Vikings led 6-3 at half-time, Exeter's points coming on a second quarter 13 yard eld goal. :,In the fourth quarter, the Vikings managed a successful drive capped off by FEATURE REPORT all 11 yard touchdown pass from Lane to Brian Corriveau. Lane kicked the convert ' to put Goderich into a 13-3 lead, but then things began to turn around. The Panthers drove for a converted touchdown and then moved the ball deep into Viking territory again. The Vikings gave up a two point safety -touch to put some space between their goal -line and the ball, but the time running out, the Panters completed a couple of passes and were suddenly in scoring position again. The Vikings thought they had dodged the bullet when Brian Lane intercepted a Pan- ther pass on his own 15 yard line, but a questionable pass interference call gave the Panthers the ball with one play re- maining and the Vikings leading 13-12. The Panthers kicked, trying for the single point that would send the game into overtime, but instead, it resulted in a Pan- ther touchdown when the Vikings fumbled in their own end zone and a. Panther fell on the ball. The Panters then kicked the extra point to win 19-13. Atoms undefeated in last three Three seems to be a lucky number for the Goderich Atoms hockey team. In their last three games they beat Belmont 3-2, Exeter 3-1 and tied Ilderton 3-3. Exeter opened the scoring in Saturday's game. Goderich then scored three unanswerd goals to take the win. Taylor Cicchini scored to tie the game early in the second, after he was sent in alone by a pass from Jeff Volland. Jeff tlages finished off a three-way passing play with David Lumley and Mike McBride, giving Goderich the lead for good. Bryan Hodge scored the clincher in the third from Klages and Ben Armstrong. GODERICH 3 BELMONT 2 Home team Behnont scored the only goal of the first period with less than two minutes remaining. Cicchini again replied for Goderich ,after Jason Meriam slipped him a pass from behind the net. Twelve seconds later Klages made it 2-1 from Cic- chini. However, 9 seconds after that, Bel- mont tied the score at 2-2. Goderich got the winner early in the third, when Jerry Powell jammed home a rebound from a Hodge shot. GODERICH 3 ILDERTON 3 Goderich gave up the opening goal again as visiting Ilderton scored the only goal of the first period. The Midgets then scored two goals in the second to take the lead. First, Klages scored from David Lumley and then Cic- chini on a solo effort. Ilderton tied the game early in the third. The game stayed knotted at two until Derek Gilchrist took a pass from Cicchini and raced the length of the ice to score the go-ahead goal. With a little over two minutes left in the game, Ilderton scored to tie. Scott Garrow to play for Western Michigan University Goderich native, Scott Garrow, who plays for the Junior B St. Mary's Lincolns will attend Western Michigan University next year and play for their number three ranked hockey team the Broncos. Garrow will receive a full scholorship that includes tuition, books and room and board. His father, 13i'11 Garrow a teacher at GDCI said he will probably study physical education at the school. Another Goderich son, Bill Wilkinson, begins his sixth season as head coach of the Broncos. Garrow was drafted by the London Knights of the OHL, but decided to stay in Junior 13 and keep his college elegibility. Garrow, who turns 18 in January, at- tends high school in St. Mary's. Senior Vikings drop final to Exeter 3L,1 •by T.D. The G.D.C.I. Senior Vikings did not win the Huron Perth Conference Football Championship but they can still be proud of their 1987 season. The Vikings lost to the Exeter Panthers in the finals Saturday in Exeter by the unlikely score of 3-1. All the scoring came in the last three minutes of the game, climaxing a tense defensive battle bet- ween the two teams. Byron Bowman's 30 yard single, kicked with just under three '`minutes remaining, loomed large until `the Panther's Jon O'Connor kicked a 20 yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the game. The Vikings' defence came up big, giv- ing a 12 -man effort that kept Goderich in the game and gavethem. their chance for an upset victory Over the heavily favoured Panthers. With a break or two on penalties, the Vikings may well have won. Even in losing, the Vikings achieved a great deal this season. The Vikings began the season with a young team, severly lacking in ex- perience. They lost two of their first three games and appeared to be going nowhere. In their final two regular season games, the team began to improve and showed some signs of the mental toughness needed to win. Victories over Norwell and Listowel in those games put the Vikings in to the playoffs where they really came together as a team. The Vikings' win over Stratford Central after coming from behind in the third overtime, marked the coming of age of the team. They continued that level of play in the final with Exeter, giving the Panthers all they could handle. The experience gained and the lessons learned by the young Vikings bodes well for the 1988 season. Wingham Ironmen goalie makes a stop against the Sailors last Friday in Goderich. Wingham won 6-4. (photo by Rob Bundy) Sailors would like to taste victory-- to see how it feels BY T.D. The current philosophy of organized sports these days is along the lines that winning is not important. More significant are attributes such as good sportsman- ship, development of skills and the challenge to perform to the best of your ability. The Goderich Sailors have nothing against those admirable qualities, but they would like to try winning, just once, perhaps, to see how it feels. The Sailors find themselves with eight consecutive early season losses in their OHA Junior "C" hockey schedule and they are getting a little frustrated by the experience. Last weekend, the Sailors dropped two more games, losing 6-4 to the Wingham Ironmen here Friday and then being shutout 4-0 by the Mount Forest Patriots Saturday night in Mount Forest. If the Sailors are to break out of their los- ing streak this weekend, they will have to do it here Friday night at 8:30 p.m. when they play the first place, undefeated Hanover Barons. The Last time the Barons played here, two weeks ago, the Sailors played well, but lost 10-8. But that's what's frustrating the Sailors: playing well and still losing. An example was their loss here last Fri- day to the Wingham Ironmen. The Sailors finished the second period down 2-1, but playing well. They came out flying in the third period and scored three goals to grab a 4-2 lead and appeared to be headed for their first win of the season, but then the Ironmen scored four unanswered goals in the second half of the period to win 6-4. Paul Brophy and Kyle Cronin each scored two goals for the Ironmen while Bevin Flett and Paul Priestap got the others. Derek Jefferson, Barry Thompson, Dar- rell Durnin and Mark Cauchi were the Goderich goal scorers. Marcus Muncro had two assists while Jefferson, Byron Bowman, Jim Beattie and Dave Duncan had one each. Saturday in Mount Forest, the Sailors were shutout by the Patriots, 4-0, with goalie Steve Lanz kicking out 28 shots to record the shutout. The game was well - played by both teams. They were scoreless after the first period, but Rob Bye and Frank Goetz scored second period goals and Terry tdoen and Brent Moore scored in the third to give the Patriots their margin of victory. Ted Spooner A wise decision A couple of Goderich natives will be get- ting together for a little hockey in Michigan next year. Scott Garrow, son of GDCI teacher Bill Garrow, has decided to accept a scholar- ship from Western Michigan University and play for their third ranked °hockey team, the Broncos. Bill Wilkinson, brother of Goderich minor hockey coach Dave Wilkinson, is currently in his sixth season as head coach of the Broncos. Sometimes a story comes to my atten- tion that makes me smile, makes me feel warm inside– a good news story. This is one of those stories. When it comes to Scott Garrow, the lights are on and everybody is home. Here is a young man who is thinking about his future and leav- ing every possibility open. He is not only going to play hockey and improve his game, but he will have an op- portunity to study and improve his mind. IMPORTANT NEWS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS I hope all young players are paying at- tention, because Garrow has received a great deal. He is on a full scholarship, which means his tuition is paid for, his books are free• and he will not have to pay room and board. In addition, his playing schedule is only 38 games long, giving him time to devote the necessary effort to his studies. He will be playing for a fine teaching coach, Wilkinson and he will be studying, at an academically -sound university. Think about it. Garrow will not only have a great time playing hockey, but he will always have something to fall back on in the future – a university degree. Scott will get his degree, because one of the things Wilkinson is most proud of is that every one of his players graduates. Only two players have not received their degree recently, and that was their decision. Scott and his dad visited Western Michigan University last week and they were impressed with both the hockey pro- gram and the school. Garrow will pro- bably study physical education. WMU was a teachers college and their education pro- grams are outstanding, said Bill Garrow. Being 18 -years -old and in the final year of high school, is a time of tough decisions for 'a'ny'yoilh person. Garrow's deeigilffig were complicated by the fact he was play- ing Junior B hockey for the St. Mary's Lin- colns and he had been drafted by the Lon- don Knights of the OHL Major Junior A league. Given the fact Garrow was drafted by the Knights even after he had expressed a desire to play college hockey, shows he is a player of more than average ability. This ability will not go to waste in college hockey. He has done nothing to hurt his chances of playing in the NHL by first go- ing to school. There may even be a few advantages. COLLEGE HOCKEY HELPS I have not had a chance to meet Scott ( a situation I will rectify in the near future), and the only knock I have heard against him, as a hockey player, is his small size. Bill Garrow said the trainer's eyes (at WMU) lit up when he saw how skinny Scott was and what a weight program could do for him. When Garrow graduates from college he will be stronger, larger and more mature– everything pro scouts are looking for. More and more NHLers are coming out of college programs that emphasize skill, strength and speed. I wish Scott Garrow the best of luck in his career as a hockey player or teacher. Here is a story with a great chance for a happy ending, before it has even begun. WHY NOT IN CANADA If there is.one thing about all of this that bugs me is why couldn't Scott Garrow receive this sweet deal in Canada. Why must he travel to the States to play the great Canadian sport. It is about time Canadian universities started offering ' athletic scholarships to talented, intelligent athletes. It would do a lot for hockey and a lot, for young people with decisions to make. Peewees lose In the Pee Wee action at home last Saturday, the Lions dominated Exeter for most part of the game but a combination of poor scoring prowess and strategy handed the hometowners a 3-2 defeat. Goderich played the first period in Ex- eter's end but the score was 0-0 at the end of it. In the second period, Exeter tallied two short handed goals for a 2-0 lead. The Lions in the third kept pressing hard and as a result tied the contest on two goal mouth scrambles. Jasen Jeffrey got the first one from Andrew McLarty and David Boyle the second one with McLarty also assisting. Goderich could have settled for a tie but the Lions coach gambled with 8 seconds left in the contest and the face-off to the right of the Exeter goalie by pulling his goalie. The gamble backfired as the timekeeper forgot to start the clock and Exeter scored into the empty net with 7 seconds left. The game which had 'leen taped, showed that time would have run- out if the clock had been started. The Lions have two away games this weekend when they play in Parkhill Fri- day and Mt. Brydges.Saturday.