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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-10, Page 9ikings burned in vertime semi-final BY T.D. GDCI junior Vikings e Huron -Perth Con- e taIauofn death here yyai playoffs yfs.when they were 23-16 by the Exeter in a game that took .overtime periods to Huron's Larry ran back the opening in the third overtime yard touchdown that a 16-16 tie that had since the end of ion time. The Vikings vercome a 14 point in the fourth quarter wo converted touch- no ern ches is ly �1 W 3.95 ales To 3.15 $ 3.50 nd er file to:. tpe1 downs that sent the game into the gruelling overtime struggle. The end of the first half saw Exeter ahead, 3-2, in a defensive battle. Doug Hoffman kicked a first quarter field goal for the Panthers. The Vikings got their points on a 35 yard single kicked by Kevin Wood and another single , on a missed field goal attempt by Greg Ferris. The Panthers got a third quarter touchdown by Rick Lindenfield on a two -yard off tackle play and another touchdown by Joe Becker in the fourth quarter plus a convert by Hoffman to forge into a 16-2 lead, but then the Vikings made their thrilling comeback to tie the score. They got their first touch- down on a 40 yard pass and run play from Dan Maillet, and then Maillet scored on a 10 yard quarterback sweep. Greg Ferris kicked both Converts. The teams then battled through two scoreless overtime periods, made up of five minute halves, before Dawson's touchdown gave the Panthers their victory. The game featured tough but clean play by both teams and certainly provided some of the most exciting football seen on the GDCI field in some time. Both coaches Bill Garrow and Bruce Baker expressed great pride in the Vikings for their spirited effort in the game and throughout the season. Coach Garrow mentioned one play in particular that brought the Vikings closest to victory in the first overtime. The Vikings Stuart Crew received a Panther punt on the Exeter 30 yard line, punted the ball back into the Exeter end zone, only to have Exeter kic.„k the ball out to their own 10 yard line where they managed to recover the kick, The victory moves Exeter into the Huron -Perth Con- ference final against Listowel in Exeter Saturday af- ternoon. • The GDCI campus will be the site of -the senior cham- pionship game Satur,da,y when the senior Vikings meet the winner of the Exeter - Stratford Central semi-final which was also played Tuesday. Game time for the Huron -Perth Conference senior final here will be 2 p.m. ikings have advantage for ome field championship final BY TD GDCI senior Vikings easy time of it in their Perth Conference II semi-final game t Stratford Nor- rn Huskies here last y, chalking up a 480 rd, who finished the regular schedule, slated to be in the at all, but ties in the standings among ; • Norwell, and d Central for third, and fifth position the Huskies into the icture, ikings had finished a 6-0 record while Exeter was second with a 4-2 record. Listowel, Norwell and Stratford Central were all 3-3 while Northwestern sneaked in with a record of two wins and four losses. After Thursday's game, the Huskies probably wished they hadn't bothered. The Vikings dominated the game throughout without .really pushing themselves. They exploded . for three touch- downs in the first quarter and never looked back. Dave MacKenzie went 77 yards on a pass and run play from quarterback Bill Walters and then went 41 yards for another touchdown on a sweep play. Randy Little romped 92 yards on an off -tackle play to start the Vikings scoring parade. Bill Walters carried the ball over from the one yard line for the Vikings fourth touch- down. Mark Frayne scored two touchdowns on punt returns of 55 yards in the second quarter and 65 yards in the fourth quarter. In both cases, the Vikings specialty squad showed their skill, and some fine blocks made Frayne's path easier. Tim Doherty intercepted a pass and took it in from the Stratford 15 yard line for the Vikings other touchdown. Eric Mitchell kicked six converts for the Vikings. The Vikings got some fine running from Randy Little and Chris Wood, who was filling in for the injured Dennis Donnelly. They were helped by some good downfield blocking by the offensive line. After a somewhat shaky start which allowed the Huskies to penetrate to the Vikings nine yard line on the opening series of the game, the 'Vikings defence came up tough and shut Northwestern down. Keith McLellan made some key stops and the Vikings pass defence showed great improvement over their ikings dump Stratford by TD DCI junior Vikings d to the Huron Perth e football semi- th a 21-0 victory over rd Northwestern here last Thursday. ikings finisile4 the schedule with six d one loss, a record to that of Stratford nd Exeter. Stratford stern, Norwell and were all tied behind three teams with sand four losses. el upset Stratford 8-] in their sudden - mi -final last Thur - le Exeter defeated Norwell, 27-1, to advance to the other semi-final against the Vikings. The Vikings win over Stratford Northwestern came on the strength of a second half surge. The teams were scoreless at halftime. Kevin Wood broke the defensive stalemate by going 37 yards on a pass and run play from quarterback Dan Maillet for the Vikings' first touchdown in the third quarter. Stuart Crew lugged a punt return 63 yards for another Viking touchdown. Gregg Ferris booted both converts. Wood upped the Viking third quarter output to 15 points with a 40 -yard single on a punt which rolled out of the end zone. The Vikings added one more touchdown in the fourth quarter when Dan Maillet finished off a drive with a 5 - yard quarterback sweep. The convert attempt was wide. Kevin Wood was a strong threat for the Vikings both as a pass receiver and punter. The improved Viking passing attack gives them a new dimension to their offence and opened up the game. Wood's punting for good yardage, even under severe pressure at times, kept the Vikings in good shape territorially. The offensive line of the Vikings also came up with consistent blocking. Defensively, the Vikings allowed only 58 yards on the ground and 49 yards by passing. Mike Hodges had two quarterback sacks to his credit. Brian Shewfelt was the Vikings' leading ground - gainer with 80 yards. Mike Hodges rushed for 52 yards. The Viking offensive output totalled 220 yards rushing by six ball carriers, plus another 62 yards via the passing at- tack. 744 7 CI Viking defense continued to stimy its opponents Y In Huron -Perth football action at Goderich. The held Stratford Northwestern scoreless to grab a nshlp berth and here gang tackle a Husky running hack to limit his gain. Keith McLellan (50), Steve Chase (25). Mark Alexander (6i)) and Jim Van Osch move in to help stop the drive. (staff photo) GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR THURSDAY,°NOVEM 10,1070 A earlier season performance. The victory moves the Vikings directly into the Huron -Perth Conference finals which will be played on the GDCI field this Saturday afternoon. The Vikings opponent wit r .Touchdown grab that game will be the winner � of the Stratford Central - South - Huron semi-final, which was played in Exeter on Tuesday. South Huron reached the semi finals by ousting Nor well, 30-0, while Stratford Central edged Listowel, 6-1, to gain the other semi-final berth. GDCI Junior Viking receiver Kevin Wood went high to pull down this pass from Danny Maillet and raced into the Stratford Northwestern end zone for a major score in the teams Huron -Perth football playoffs in Goderich Thursday Wood grabbed the first score of the game in the third quarter when he completed this 37 yard play and helped the Vikings to a ?LI win over the Huskies (staff photo) GODERICH SPORTS Invites you to join our SKATE SHARPENING CLUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 I 9 10 N cp N° 01 GODERI �► ' • RTS Ska tl Pic ood until May 1, 1978 Individual Membership — $10.00 u7 r 25 24 I 23 22 21 2011918 17 16 Goderich Sports has found a way to reduce the cost of your skate sharpening during the coming season. For only 90.°°, you can become a member of our Skate Sharpening Club which entitles you to have your skates sharpened up to 30 times this season. This is a savings to you of *12.5°. Family memberships are availabel for `25.°°. 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