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The Times Advocate, 2005-11-23, Page 20THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Irish. Page 23 BCH atoms. Page 23 Wednesday, November 23, 2005 SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (5 1 9) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate SH quarterback named as all-time Beefeater By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LONDON — A former South Huron District High School fquarterback was named to the 30th anniversary all-time London Beefeater team of the Canadian Junior Football league recently. Crediton native Jerry Lamport was selected by former players and coach- es in an on-line and mail - in balloting process. Voting began at the beginning of the 30th anniversary season and concluded at the Beefeater year-end banquet last weekend at the Huron House. Lamport attended South Huron from 1983-88, playing four years of junior and senior football, winning three Huron - Perth championships under the guidance of coaches Ron Bogart and Dave Cox. Lamport said four all time decade teams were created with nominees picked from each team and voted on. The announcement of the winners was made at the final game of the sea- son and Lamport was asked to be the speaker at the banquet. "It was a nice honour and a pleasant surprise," said Lamport, whose career started on the South Huron football field in Grade 10. "There has been quite a football tradition at South Huron since 1950...just being involved in team sports at high school makes a big difference in your high school experi- ence." Lamport said the best year for the team was Grade 13 when the team went 6-0 and won the final 3-1 on a field goal by Jon O'Connor. Lamport was also asked to speak at Bogart's retire- ment dinner as a repre- sentative from the 1980s. "I have a lot of respect for coach Bogart just sim- ply because being involved in football at a higher level, you have 10 to 15 coaches...at high school he was all those things." Describing his style, Lamport said he was a "get rid of the ball as quickly as possible" type quarterback. After high school football changed to four downs in Lamport's Grade 13 year, he was able to throw a lot more especially since he was allowed to call his own plays by Bogart. "He did a good job," said Bogart. "He was a good passer and a good play caller. "He had a good strong arm and a good football mind." One of the toughest teams South Huron played against was Goderich, according to Lamport. "It was an arch, bitter rivalry and we were always evenly matched...we were lucky to come out on the win- ning end three of four years." "I couldn't have imag- ined losing my final high school football game 1- 0...it would have been a bitter pill to swallow." Through his high school career, Lamport said the hardest hits he took were Former South Huron District High School and London Beefeater quarterback Jerry Lamport was recently named to the Beefeater's 30th anniversary all-time team.Above is Lamport (#10) trying to avoid a tackle against the Hamilton Hurricanes in 1991. (photo/submitted) in practice because of the quality of the South Huron defence. "I got rocked a few times in practice from Jeff Dalrymple and Rob Hoffman hits I'm still recovering from." Cox also served as offen- sive coordinator for the Beefeaters during the 1991 season in which Lamport completed 122 of 216 passes (56.5 per cent) for 1,676 yards and 14 touchdowns. Lamport's 105.5 quar- terback rating is a London Beefeater record. He also holds three other passing records for game and sea- son passing accuracy. Other South Huron play- ers on the Beefeaters included Scott Miller, Richard Voogel, Rob Wonnacot, Joe Gower and Mark Penhale. In his final game as a Beefeater in the 1991 sea- son against the Ottawa Sooners the Beefeaters were stopped a field goal short of a win. "It was pretty tough tak- ing the pads off for the last time because you knew that was going to be it." Of the records he holds, Lamport said he is most proud of the quarterback ranking. "That is kind of the mea- suring stick from year to year...it's stood over 30 whole years." Lamport is still involved in football as an executive of the London Minor Football Association, a 24 team house league with 700 players in three age divisions from tyke to pee- wee. Lamport also thanks his parents for letting him out of farm chores to play football. "My dad was an only child on a farm and didn't get to play football. He made sure I did get to play, which was greatly appreciated," said Lamport. "It would have changed my entire high school experience not to have played...there was a really good atmosphere around football at South Huron...it's sad high school kids don't get a chance to play." 4-3 overtime win for Hawks over Mitchell Exeter Hawk Mike MacLean pins his man Friday night in Exeter against the Mitchell Hawks. Exeter came from behind to beat Mitchell in overtime 4-3. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The Exeter Hawks split a pair of 4-3 games on the weekend, with a 4-3 overtime win over Mitchell Friday night in Exeter before being edged 4-3 Sunday night in Lambeth. The Hawks have a 10- 7-1 record for 21 points, four back of division and conference leading Mitchell. Exeter coach and gen- eral manager Dale Howard said the team didn't show any rust after being off for 12 days,"We looked like we hadn't been off at all after 12 days rest," said Howard. "And last night (Sunday) we played well enough to win. We just didn't get the win." But it was Mitchell get- ting the lone goal of the opening period with a powerplay marker from Kyle Verberne. The teams exchanged goals in the second peri- od with Darcy McCutcheon for Exeter and Dave Verberne for Mitchell getting the offence. Exeter tied it early in the final period with a goal from Jason Stuckless before Jeff Smale put Exeter ahead for the first time midway through the period. But the lead didn't hold up as a Mitchell power play with just over four minutes left sent the game to overtime. But with just 30 sec- onds left in the first over- time, Scott Davies sent Exeter home with the win. Exeter went 0-1 on the power play with Mitchell converting two of their five chances with the man -advantage and out - shooting Exeter 34-28. Picking up assists in the win were Mike MacLean, Davies, Joe Nesbitt, Josh Liddle, Craig Masse, Dan Moir and Stuckless. The Hawks were first on the board Sunday night in Lambeth with a power play goal from Craig Masse and a short- handed effort from Justin Young, wrapped around a Lambeth powerplay goal. The Hawks got the only goal of the second period with a powerplay marker from Nesbitt made it 3-1 lead going into the third. But three goals in the third from Lambeth, including two from Paul Bray a minute apart put the home team ahead to stay for the 4-3 win. The Hawks were 2-6 on the power play and gave up one goal on 11 Lambeth chances. Exeter goalie Justin Hayter faced 47 shots with the Hawks firing 43 the other way. Making his debut Sunday night for the Hawks was 17 year old defenceman Brett Nicholson, who the Hawks acquired from West Lorne and who Howard said adds some size to the Exeter lineup. The Hawks are on the road this weekend with a visit to Thamesford Friday night at 8:30 p.m. Exeter will visit Lucan Nov. 30 and has a pair of road games starting Dec. 3 in West Lorne before they are in Mitchell Dec. 4.