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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-11-26, Page 10i d 10 Times -Advocate Wednesday, November 26, 2008 THIS WEEK IN SPORTS... First test of the season for ESC PAGE 11 Medway girls take fourth at OFSAA PAGE I2 SPORTS SPORTS TIP CONTACT TIMES -ADVOCATE Ben Forrest • 519-235-1336 ext. 1 14 Fax 519-235-0766 • E-mail bforrest@southhuron.com LEISL"RE Hawks win firefight against first -place Mt. Brydges By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER The Exeter Hawks came out of the dressing room fired up for their game Sun- day against Mt. Brydges, scoring four goals in the first period and winning the game 8-7. It was a victory head coach Jamie Pearce said might be a turning point for his club. They showed a little more emo- tion than what they ve shown all year, Pearce said, though he is un- sure what sparked it. I think that they re maybe realiz- ing that they can play with every- Scott Muirh body, and they re stepping it up, he said. Indeed, Pearce mentioned something along these lines in his pre -game talk Pearce said he told the team their record is not an indication of how good a team we are. The sooner you guys realize that, the quicker our record s going to turn around. Exeter led Mt. Brydges 4-1 after the first pe- riod and 7-6 after the second. The teams each scored one goal in the third period, making the final score 8-7 Exeter. Scott Muirhead had a hat trick in the game, with one of his goals coming when the team was short-handed. Justin Anstett had one goal and three assists, while Justin Reid, Kurt Van Osch, Jake Jeffrey and Thomas Harnett each scored once. Pearce noted Muirhead and An- stett both stepped up their game a bit, calling them very key, pivotal guys. In order for us to do well, those are two of many that have to step up each and every night, he said. Scotty s just stepping up and do- ing what we expect Scotty to do ... Justin Anstett, he s just showing day in and day out that he s a force to be reckoned with. Pearce said Anstett played most of the third period as a defenceman, giving a nod to the player s versatility. The Hawks also played Nov. 20 against Ayr, losing 5-4 in overtime. Ayr led 1-0 after the first period and added another goal mid -way through the second. Ex- eter s Brandon Dymond then put the Hawks on the board before Ayr s Joe Abare made the score 3-1. Jake Jeffrey and Justin Reid then scored for the Hawks, tying the game. Exeter s Kenney ead Allen scored next on a a power play, but Ayr answered back with only seconds remaining in the third period, sending the game to extra minutes. Ayr s Adam Kuenzier scored the winning goal roughly five minutes into overtime. It was a game Pearce believes should not have advanced into an extra frame. That s one point that we lost, he said. As a team, we pretty much gave that one point away. Still, the team grabbed three out of a possible four points in those two games, and Pearce thinks this may boost the team s confidence head- ing into a game this Friday against North Middlesex. In order for them to do well, this team has to be a little more confident, he said. Exeter sits fourth in their division at present good enough to make the playoffs, though not good enough for Pearce and not, he be- lieves, good enough for his players. Just making the playoffs is not the objec- tive, Pearce said. When we get into the play- offs we have to be on a roll, we have to be play- ing well as a team, and it s something that is starting slowly to get better and better. Justin Anstett Mohawks split brief home stand against Milverton, Monkton By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER The Exeter Mo- hawks will not go undefeated in November as they d hoped. After beating Monkton 6-5 Fri- day night, the Mohawks dropped a 7-5 decision Saturday against Monkton. Injuries and the busy Christmas season may be to blame for the loss, according to assistant coach Steve Coward. It s tough to get guys out, but they battled hard and played well with what we had to work with, he said. Coward noted the team was shorthanded Friday against Mil- verton as well, but was pleased with the team s effort. Not too many guys were there, so with what we had and what we had to work with, I thought we did pretty good, he said. We got the win, anyway. Exeter led 2-0 after the first pe- riod, and both teams scored three goals in the second frame. Milver- ton outscored the Mohawks 2-1 in the third period, but Exeter hung on for the victory. Brothers Scott and JR Davies played well, scoring three goals and eight points between them. The two play on the same line and tend to make the play- ers around them better, Coward said. Scott scored two goals and had three assists, while JR scored once and had two assists. Mark Bell, Tyson Clinton, Jere- my Geoffrey and Jeff Maclean also scored in Friday s game. Exeter had only four defence - men in both contests, and fatigue may have been a factor in Satur- day s game against Monkton, ac- cording to Coward. It s tough on the defencemen when there s only four, he said. I d say they were getting worn out by the end of Saturday night s game. We were up 3-0 at one point. Monkton had a full bench and we had a short bench, and we ran out of gas. Coward noted Justin Hayter played well, keeping the team in the game and playing without a backup Coward said the Mohawks London Line, made up of Lon- doners Tyson Clinton, Andrew Carey and Nathan Doan, also played well. They put forth a good effort ev- ery night whether it s a big team or a weaker team, they come ready to play, Coward said. The Mohawk play tonight (Wednesday) in Lucan then Fri- day in Goderich. They will face E IL JOIN E WINTER FUN AT THE EXETER CURLING CLUB entary Curling $50.00 (gr. 4-8) Little Rockes $35.00 (sk-gr. 3) Sunday afternoons at 1:00 starting Nov, 30th, 2008 Free pop for curlers after the game For more information call Judy Skochinski @ 235-3955 Holding his own Exeter Mohawks goalie Justin Hayter defends the net against Chris Ward of the Monkton Wildcats. (photo/Pat Bolen) Tavistock, last year s champs, Sat- urday at the South Huron Recre- ation Centre. Coward urged fans to come out for the Tavistock game, which starts at 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the SOUTH (HURON SOCCER CLUB Annual General Meeting Wed., Nov. 26 at 7:00 p.m. South Huron P.H.S. Room 77 For more information call: Ernie Szabo at 235-6135 erniecsouthhuronsoccercont The Mohawks tend to feed off their fans and seem to play bet- ter when there s a bit of a crowd, he said. Jets beat defending champions By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF ILDERTON The Lucan- llderton Jets beat the defending champion Tavistock Royals 9-7 Saturday in Ilderton. It wasn t a pretty game but it was a spectator game, said Jets general manager Rob Andrews. Both teams seemed to show their offensive power but not too much defensive work. From a fan s standpoint it was a great game they saw 16 goals and even a couple of fights. The Jets led 5-2 after the first period, thanks to two goals from J.D. McFarlan, and one goal each from Jeff Cook, Dan Crowley and Joe Pikul. After the second period the Jets led 8-7. Pikul scored his second goal of the game, while Drew Belt and Todd Hunt also scored. McFarlan scored an empty net goal in the third period, bringing the tally to 9-7 in the Jets favour. To beat a team like Tavistock is big any time, Andrews said. They re one of the teams that are ahead of us. They re the defend- ing champions. The guys were pretty excited. A win s a win. The Jets have two significant home games this week, facing Ex- eter on Wednesday and Tillson- burg on Saturday night. Both games will take place in Lucan. We re hitting that stretch of hockey now where we have a few home games back to back. Hope- fully that will help us out, An- drews said. The Jets played the majority of their early schedule on the road in order to build team chemistry. They sat in sixth place at press time, something Andrews finds encouraging. If you come out of that at .500, that s good, he said. You know teams are going to play you aw- ful tough in their arenas, and if you can have a .500 record on the road, hopefully being back home in the friendly confines of Lucan will help us out. 1 IRONWOOD GOLF CLUB 0 ,rte., -w e, w I,GVI,(,.titint iJeu, 94M, olti l ouh, Qi . $85 value for X55+ tax $ 150 value for $ 100 + tax $220 value for $ 150 + tax Available at our winter office location: so toOff ice 92 Main St. S. 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