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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-09-21, Page 18THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Mixed Pairs Championship. Page 19 Field hockey. Page 19 18 TIMES ADVOCATE Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2-0 Cup loss for Fury EXETER — The Exeter Fury split a pair of games last week, losing an excit- ing Cup game 2-0 Sept. 13 against the London Portuguese while picking up a 3-0 victory Sunday versus Simcoe. Sunday night at home the Fury were the better squad against the lowly Simcoe team. Exeter used crisp passes to move the ball around the field and set up numerous scoring chances. Tim Hundey had a chance in the first minute when he walked in and fired a shot high over the net. Exeter controlled the play in the midfield which set up the first goal of the game. Matt Prout sent a pass to Matt Strano who went in on a breakaway and buried his first goal of the season for a 1-0 Exeter lead. Starting the second half up a goal the Fury attempted to find the insurance marker but each trip down the field resulted in a missed opportunity. Simcoe wasn't having much luck at the other end as Exeter's defence held their opponents to long shots from outside the box which Prout han- dled easily. Craig Hern played a strong game on defence for the Fury by playing aggressively, turning away each challenger and starting the play up field. Ryan Carroll, who was a force in the midfield all game, had a solo effort for the second Fury goal. Carroll picked up the ball in the offensive end and dribbled with speed past a couple of defenders to break in alone and fire a shot past the keeper for the 2-0 lead. Exeter's last goal was set up by Strano who dished a ball over to a wide open Pete McAllister at the top of the box. McAllister took a couple of steps and blasted a shot off the far post and into the net to seal the victory. The win gives the Fury a record of 5-6-3, good for fifth place and a point out of fourth. Tuesday in London against the first place Portuguese squad, the Fury put forth a tremen- dous effort as they attempted to win the Second Division Cup. Their quest fell short as the London team scored two goals in the last nine minutes to gain the win. Exeter came out with a plan to play solid defence and wait for a breakdown by the Portuguese defence to try and pick up a few scoring chances. London had their best chances in the first 20 minutes. scoring twice but both goals were called back due to offside calls. Exeter was in a defen- sive shell at the start of the game but late in the first half the momentum started to shift in Exeter's favour. By the second half the Fury started to earn a few offensive chances by tak- ing advantage of break- downs in the London end of the field. The Fury applied pres- sure to the Portuguese and eventually got the break they needed with about 15 minutes remain- ing. After a Portuguese turnover, Strano attempt- ed to play a bouncing ball in behind the London defence. Strano tried to chip the ball over the charging keeper but the ball went straight up in the air. While Strano battled the keeper taking him out of the play, Pete McAllister came racing in only to head the all over the empty net. Having missed their opportunity, the Fury had their own breakdown five minutes later resulting in the lone goal the London squad needed. A rocket shot from a bad angle a few minutes later sealed the Cup win for the Portuguese. Tom Phouttharath was outstanding in net for the Fury, making several big saves while under pres- sure most of the game. "We played our best game Tuesday against a tough team but we knew that we may only get one chance to score. We did- n't capitalize but the guys still played an amazing game," team spokesman Jason McFalls stated. The Fury head out on the road Friday night for a trip to Delhi and then finish the season Oct. 2 at home. Senior girls tournament EXETER — The South Huron District High School Senior Girls bas- ketball team hosted their invitational tournament last week. The Panthers finished third out of nine teams defeating North Middlesex in their final game 59-17 with all eight players scoring. They were led by Kylen Van Osch with 24 points and 16 rebounds. South Huron opened the tournament with a 39-10 win over Mitchell before losing a 48-25 match to Stratford Northwestern. They were led by Kylen Van Osch with 24 points and 16 rebounds. The tournament was won by London District Christian with a 41-39 win over North Western. The team is in Goderich today (Wednesday) and St. Armes visits Sept. 28. Maggie Roberts (25) defends for the South Huron District High School senior girls Sept. 16 in Exeter during tournament action.The Panthers finished third out of nine schools in the tournament. (photo/Pat Coach Phil Conley said the team should repeat as Huron champions again this year, but will have their work cut out for them against the three Stratford teams and St. Marys in order to finish in the top four which is their goal. SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Hawks in Wingham By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF WINGHAM — The Exeter Hawks got off to a slow start at the Junior C tournament in Wingham over the weekend and never recovered, according to coach Dale Howard. The tournament was a points per period for- mat with the Hawks facing Wingham in the first game, coming out on the short end of a 6- 2 score. The Hawks were short several players due to baseball playoffs They were missing assistant coach Jeff Finkbeiner, as well as Jason Stuckless, Justin Hayter, Scott Davies, Craig Masse and Mike Maclean. Netting goals for the Hawks were Justin Young and Brent Johns with Jordan Thompson in net. The Hawks were bet- ter in game two versus Walkerton but despite playing a strong game were edged 2-1 with Greg Thompson firing the lone Exeter goal. Sunday afternoon the Hawks took on the Goderich Pirates, coached by former Hawks assistant coach 00°4 l'oltko 5i.c,4SL t. -r- ne- 7i it Exeter Hawk Jamie Wolfe keeps an eye on Luke Edwards of Walkerton during the Junior 'C' tourna- ment in Wingham on the weekend. (photo/submitted) Len Press. Howard said the Pirates were just what he expected from a team coached by Press, "hard working with no quit in them." Howard added it was a goaltenders duel between Thompson and Pirates goalie Ryan Jeffrey. 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