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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-02-21, Page 19• cti‘, • .•-• !La ,lt The Wingham Ironmen have taken a big, three -game lead in their semi- final playoff with the. Matint Forest Patriots. The Ironmen downed theiroppon- ents 64, 6-3 and 6-3 last weekend to take a definite edge in their Junior 'C' series. Game three was played in front of a good-sized crowd Sunday at the Lockridge Memorial Arena. The, hometown fans were not disappoint- " ed as the Ironmen recorded a 6-3 win. It was Paul Brophy who opened up the scoring in this match at 8:52 of the first frame. Mark -McBride man- aged to keep it in at the blueline and got a pass away to Darrell Durnin, who found Brophy in a goahnouth scramble tenet his first of three. The Patriots responded less than two minutes later with a goal off the stick of Bryan Nelson. Defenseman Richard Bowman broke the tie with 1:23 remaining in the period with his Athot from the point while the Iron - men were on the power play.with Jason Goodall assisting. BrophI.,Ngain opened up the scoring thesecondperiod after Brett Martin dug the puck out from the corner to Bevin Flett, who hit Brophy with a pass and his low shot to the right-hand corner had goalie Brad Reeves cleanly beaten. J. C. Hewitt took his time and had the goalie coming out of the net to make the save when Hewitt's shot hit the top -corner, unassisted. It looked as if the Ironmen were going to end the period with a three - goal lead until, with only 37 seconds left in .the frame, the Patriots managed to get two by Ironmen net - minder Greg McClement to come up with one goal of the lead. Early into the third period, Jamie R e ; fin.hLitRaul Tolten with a pass from telittlhe Patriot net and Tolton's back -hand shot had the net bulging. Flett also drew an assist on the play. , The Ironmen managed to hold off the Patriots in the third and what shots they did have on net were not about to get by the red-hot &immy,' Brophy -finished off his hat -trick at 11 : Ifitthe final frame while on the power play with Martin and Joe Walker assisting. SECOND GAME Game two was played last Saturday evening in Wingham and the home fans were treated to yet another6-.3 Ironmen victory. AftelreigeMiiiiiVgorest scoring threat,..-SatitArAM-0.1iald fed a pass to Brad Murray, who carried the puck down ice and befit goalie R,eves tp put Wingham on the ,seareboart ' Murray Houghton put has teaM,Up a pair when he salt home a McDonald pass with Brad Murray also assisting. Mount Forest took advantage of the power play with Wingharo playing two men short -at SAO of the first McClement had no chance on a Jeff Carmount screened shot Mount Forest's second power -play glial came off the stick of Rob LeBlanc at 14:04 of the middle frame. Mount Forest took the lead for the first time in the game when Dale Litt scored at 12:39 of the second. But their lead was short-lived. Brophy skated around the Patriot defense.rhan and pulled the goalie toward him to make the save before shooting the puck into the open net. Brad Priestap scored the go-ahead goal -at 9115, which was the result of some excellent passing in the Mount Forest end with Wingham applying the pressure. Brophy and McBride drew the assists. Brophy worked out a pass to Walker from the corner, who fed it to Martin parked in front of the crease to put the insurance marker by Reeves. The Patriots were robbed of an almost -sure goal when McClement, while flat on the ice, picked the puck out of mid-air to foil their attempt and also for the rest of the period, as he shut them down. Wingham's final marker came off the stick of Brophy when he tucked in the rebound from defenseman Hewitt's shot with Flett also assisting, GAME ONE The opening game of the series was played ' in- Mount Forest last Friday night. The Patriots were first on the scoreboard when Brad Nelson scored his first of two at 15:20. It was beginning to look as if there was some kind of invisible shield across the Patriot goalmouth, because the puck certainly wasn't bouncing our way. It was either that or the ace goaltending of Reeves in the Mount Forest net. It wasn't until there was just over six minutes left in the first period that Murray came from behind the Patriot net all alone and tucked in the tying goal, with Priestap and Durnin drawing the assists. The Patriots weren't willing to settle for a tie and Nelson netted his second at 4:59 to send them into the second period with a one -goal lead. 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RATE 11 1/4% tilS4 b d'. . fr .2‘014.../dt The Ironnien came out flying the *Oa: Just over one minute Into the Money 'Martin pit one by fteeves with Brophy and Martin ambling, The Imam then took ov e i; lead at the lUalf.way mark of the middle frame on a power -play goal by Hewitt, shot from the point. At 9:06 of the second, Reeves made the initial save on a shot from McBride, but Murray was right there for the rebound and potted his second of the game. Scott Hackett also assisted on the goal. The Patriots' only marker of the second came off the stick of Jason Ross when he managed to get one by Ironmen netminder McClement. Murray finished off his hat -trick at 2:22 of the middle frame when his shot along the ice eluded Reeves, assisted by Priestap and Durnin. The Patriots came within one goal of the lead when Carmount scored early in the third period and continued to apply the pressure right up to tla 111 favor on all However they get itpastMcClement.. With juit four seconds rent • m14040014 Brophyscoredinto tt empty net464 Wingham win. IRON waitgEns, the line of Brophy) Martin z and Walker had a Very productive weekend as it was.a threat every time its members stepped on the ice, picking UP 10, six and four points respectively in the three gams,. Right-winger Priestap also had a good weekend. Wherever he went, you could be sure there would be two Patriots all over him, leaving the gate open for centre Murray, who had already picked up six points in two gamin. Murray was out of the line-up for Sunday's match after suffering an ankle injury in Saturday night's game. We sure_hopeior his. speedy recovery. Another key player out of the line- er. offensi in tlix° the P 'OP The Ironmen collld wrap series with a win Frithy night in Mount Forest, If necessary, garne six would be played in MouitFot on Tuesday, Feb.. go, and game seven would be in Wingham On Thursday, March 2, at 9 AM. 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