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STAR. THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 1977
Jeff Baechler of GDCI Vikings keeps close watch on a
Stratford forward in the Huron -Perth championship
game Tuesday. Goderich won the two -game total point
series 89-84 to clinch the pennant and advance to the
WOSSA finals. (staff photo)
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Despite losing to Stratford
Central Ramblers 46-43
Tuesday afternoon in
' Goderich the GDCI Vikings
captured a Senior Boys`
Basketball title in the Huron -
Perth conference with an 89-
84 total point win in the two
game series. The Vikings
hosted the Ramblers in the
second end of the series in
Goderich starting the game
with an eight point edge after
winning the opener in
Stratford 46-38.
Iain Lambert dealt the hot
hand for the Vikings in their
barn burner at home.
Lambert was swishing long,
outside shots and led the
Vikings scorers with a 12
point afternoon. Dave
MacKenzie added another 11
points, three of them from the
line, and Jon Barz added
three baskets and five free
throws to the Viking total.
Jeff Baechler scored five.
Viking coach Phil Bugler
said he didn't feel his Vikings
were outgunned by the
Ramblers despite being on
the bottom end of Tuesday's
score. He said his players
went into the game with a
lead that tended to give them
a psychological lift the coach
could do nothing about.
"They went into the game
thinking they had it won and
were tending to rest on their
lead," he said, "I tried to beat
it but you just can't."
Coach Bugler regards
Stratford Central as one of
the better basketball clubs in
this part of Ontario and says
he wouldn't be surprised if
the Vikings faced the
Ramblers in W.O.S.S.A.
action this weekend. The
Vikings head into • the zone
finals in St. Thomas and with
three wins could have a berth
in All -Ontario cham-
pionships. They play their
first game 5:30 Friday night
and if they win they play at
1:30 Saturday afternoon and
play the final at 8:30 Saturday
night.
The Ramblers were up
three after one quarter, led
by one at the half and had
surrendered their lead by the
end of the third and were
down three. In the fourth they
threw caution to the wind and
started to push , hard to
overcome a five point margin
the Vikings enjoyed in the
game. The Ramblers started
taking intentional fouls to
stop the clock and sent the
Vikings to the line 10 times in
their desperation moves.
Viking coach Bugler said he
didn't feel his players choked
under the pressure despite
their missing several easy
layups in close. He said the
pressure was all on Goderich
not the Ramblers.
"They had nothing to lose
and they started firing
everything," he said. "Our
boys were trying too hard to
sink theirs and were off their
game."
Despite - their lack of
scoring punch the Vikings
held the Ramblers in check
defensively very effectively..
Greg Beacom, normally a 20
point scorer, didn't get on, the
board:in Tuesday's game but
did chip in with 11 rebounds,
three steals and three blocked
shots. Fellow guard Bill
Gauley added another three
rebounds on missed Stratford
shots and Jeff Baechler
hauled down four.
Dick Newberry led the
Vikings drop junior final
by T.D.
The GDCI Junior Vikings
were edged 62-57 in Stratford
Tuesday and lost the two
game total point Huron -Perth
junior boys- basketball
championship with the
Stratford Central Ramblers
114-103. The Vikings still have
a shot at some basketball
honers as they head into
W.O.S.S.A. finals Friday and
Saturday in St. Thomas.
The Vikings started the
second game down six points
after droppingthe front end
of the series 52-46 here in
Goderich. Despite the deficit
Viking coach Lynn Meyers
was confident his club could
take the undefeated Stratford
Central Ramblers if they
came up with a strong team
effort for the entire game.
Goderich stayed neck and
neck with Stratford in the
second game and led by one
at the end of the first half.
With nine seconds to go
Stratford held a three point
edge in the game and nine on
the series and grabbed a last
second basket to take the
series with an 11 point
margin.
Dennis Donnelly was the
big gun for the juniors netting,,
16 points. Andy Moore
chipped in with another 14
and Mark Alexander got
eight, The Vikings play their
first game in the single
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elimination W.O.S.S.A.
tournament Friday night at
7:00 in St. Thomas against
Petrolia, the number one club
from„ the Lambton con-
ference.
The Stratford Central
Ramblers overcame the
GDCI Vikings home -court
advantage` here last Thur-
sday winning the first game
of their two -game total -point
Huron -Perth junior finals, 52-
46.
The game was close
throughout, with the Ram-
blers holding a 29-26 lead at'
halftime. A defensive battle
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developed that was virtually
a draw over the course of the
game. Offensively, the
Ramblers boasted a little
more shooting ability than the
Vikings, accounting for their
six point edge.
Going into Tuesday's
second game in Stratford,
GDCI coach Lynn Meyers
anticipated another defensive
battle, and felt his Vikings
were quite capable of win-
ning. The Vikings did hold the
lead in the first game until
mid way through the second
quarter when Stratford took
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over and led 29-26 at half-
time.
Central, which went: 10
straight games without a loss
in the Conference's, regular
season, was led in scoring by
Rick Erb's 20 points- in the
first game of -the finals.
Dennis Donnelly, with 15
points, and Don Bogie, with
14, were the leading Viking
scorers. Mark AIexander
added eight, Andy Moore five
and Tom Doherty two to the
Viking total.
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Ramblers with 11 points,
John Tepker and Steve
Luming added 10 more each
and Dan Fisher chipped in
nine.
The GDCI Vikings grabbed
an eight point lead in their
two -game total -point senior
basketball finals last Thur-
sday, with a 46-38 victory over
the Stratford Central
Ramblers in Stratford.
The Vikings got off to a slow
start, trailing 8-0 early n the
game and 24-20 at halftime,
but, as Viking coach Phil
Bugler, said, "we started to
put it together in the final
half."
Playing a consistent, team
game, the GDCI squad led 32-
31 by the beginning of the
third quarter. Rival coach
Ian Garner of the Ramblers
of course saw the .game in a
somewhat different light,
explaining, "we started out
playing well, tut just didn't..
finish it off," He felt his team
was tired as a result of their
tough semi-final victory over
cross-town rival Stratford
Northwestern last Tuesday
and the physical game put up
by the Vikings. Garnerwas
looking for a better effort
from his squad going into the
second game of the.series. '
"We hope to be better
rested by then." said Garner,
Viking coach Bugler was
taking nothing for granted
going into Tuesday's game,
saying, "We are half -way
there but despite the past
record .and our home -court
ani point advantage,
Tuesday's game is anyone's
game."
Greg "Stork" Beacom was
a tower of strength for the
Vikings, controlling the
boards and leading the
scoring with 20 points.
Iain Lambert and Jeff
Baechler added 10 each to the
Viking attack. Jon Barz, with
four, and Dave MacKenzie
with two points, rounded out
the Viking total.
Ron Hall led Central with 11
and John Tepker added 10.
Colts set for game
Last year's Ontario Hockey
Intermediate 'C' semi-
finalists, the Port Elgin
Sunocos in.vade Clinton
Sunday afternoon to battle
the Colts at 3:00 in the second
game of the best -of -seven
series of the Group Four
finals.
The powerful Port Elgin
squad eliminated the
Lucknow Lancers in four
straight games to advance to
the finals while the -Colts were
awarded their series against
Kincardine!
The Kincardine Bulldogs
could not ice enough players
for last Thursday night's
game in Clinton, forcing the
O.H.A. executive to decide on
forfeiting the series to the
Colts. The Colts were leading
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opening game 13-5. victory
and a 10-9 win recorded in
Kincardine.
The Port Elgin series
opened last night Wednesday
in Port Elgin, but no score
was available at press time,
The Sunocos are headed by
last year's Senior Continental
scoring leader, Dean Symons,
who this year dominated the
scoring race in the Inter-
mediate loop by winning the.
league by 15 points over
Fergus' Garnet Rooney.
The Colts will enter the
series with two serious in-
juries to key players. Paul
Kelly has been sidelined .for
the year with a leg injury
while defenseman Derwin
Carter is a doubtful starter
with a sprained ankle.
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