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Times Advocate, 1994-01-19, Page 10L E C T R C L u M N Page 10 Times -Advocate, January 19, 1994 RTIS EWA Junior '11 ' hochey ey Slow game as Seaforth erupts into confusion By Fred Groves T -A staff LUCAN - What started out as a calm and ordinary gaine last Wednesday night in Lucan, ended in a great deal of commotion and even a little confusion. Lucan beat Seaforth 4-1 and Fri- day beat visiting North Middlesex Stars 7-2 . Saturday's game in Mt. Brydges was postponed. While the host Irish hell' a slim 1-0 lead after 20 minutes and were up 2-0 after two periods against the Centenaires, the final period was There was lots of action around the Lucan net last Wednesday night as Irish 'alie Stuart Ashton, centre; gets a little help from defenseman Craig Brown as they hold back Seaforth's Don Rivers. Down three goals, Hawks come back to defeat Lancers 10-7 By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - One thing for certain, the Exeter Hawks are building up a reputation of being a team which falls behind early in the game. But much to •the disappointment of their opposition, they are coming from behind to win hockey games. Friday night, trailing 4-1 after the Shuffleboard Exeter January 12 4 game winners Ann Northey Bob Blair Wm. Bacchlcr F' 3 game winners Howard Johns Clara Harris Beatrice Richardson January 13 4 game winners Doris Hackney Tom Williams Howard Johns 3 game winners Wilma Davis Charles Tindall Lloyd Ballantyne Hensall January 11 6 game winners Hazel Mcliwan Hugh McKay Ethel McMurtrie John Pepper Russell Ferguson Jim Davis Dave Kyle Duplicate Bridge 367 291 291 z77 264 264 418 415 410 261 237 110 563 522 423 366 363 348 271 First Mr. and Mrs. Davis Second Dorothy Linton, Marshal Dear- ing Third Robert Drummond, Gil'Northey Wednesday nights, 7:30 p.m. Exeter Legion Hall ROWS • Residential • Commercial • industrial • Natural Gas • Submersible and Jet Pump Installations , FREE ESTIMATES RR1 WOODHAM 229.6284 on 2350906 Owned & operated by Dennis Rowe 1 first period, the Hawks bounced hack to heat the visiting Lambeth Lancers 10-7. The win improved Exeter's OHA Junior Development League west division record to 18- 10-2. It also stretched their winning streak to five games, their longest of the season. A week earlier at the South Hu- ron Recreation Centre, the Hawks slipped behind against Mt. Brydges but came hack to win 6-5. Friday, paced by the three -goal effort of Scan McCann, the locals again had to overcome another deficit. HAWK WATCH With 10 regular season names remaining. Exeter Hawks' winger . Shayne Robinson, the OHA Jr. Development League's west division leading scorer, is just 12 points away from hitting the 100 -point mark. "The biggest thing is being confi- dent," said Exeter coach George Pratt. As soon as you jump on thcm and start criticizing, they get down." After the first intermission, the Hawks stormed out of the dressing room and were up 5-4 before the midway point of the second period. "Just keep them focused on the rcst of the game," said Pratt of the secret to his tcani coming from he - hind. While Scan McCann notched his 27, 28, and 29th of the season, it was scoring from a few who don't usually show up on the game sheet a lot which made the difference. Lee Gihhings, recovering slowly for a wrist injury notched his sec- ond although he thought it was only his first, defenseman Nathan Blight got his first and Steve Farquhar got his I I th. Shayne Robinson, picking up his 88th point of the year, had two goals and two assists while Todd McCann connected and Ray Cousi- neau and Shane McDonald each had two assists. Gihbings, who is due for kidney surgery ,in the next week or so, looked as though he has not missed any ice time at all. On one shift he raced behind the net and while get- ting hit against the hoards, man- aged to get the puck out to Sean McCann who scored. "I practiced Tuesday and I played a little shinney over the holidays," said Gihhings. The rookie forward who played for the Clinton midgets last year is glad to be hack on the ice. "The doctor said I could go back to work," said Gihbings. "O¢ Wednesday the doctor said it (wrist) was coming along." intimidation: The first time Ex- eter and Lambeth played this year, six Hawks were kicked out in the 7-1 Exeter win. Friday Lambeth's Jason VanGeel Lound his way onto the Hawks' bench andfollowing a scuffle with Jason McBride both were ejected. Exeter also lost Mark Livermore as referee Steve Gould gave him a misconduct for not going to the bench. "I didn't see it, 1 was watching the play. 1 heard the ruckus and turned around," said Pratt of the situation. For Lambeth, who is battling the Hawks for fourth place, Glen MacKinnon and Dan Schenkcl had two goals each with singles to Dave Johnston, Tom Walker and Jamie Allison. • After Allison scored, the Lancers seventh goal coming in the third pe- riod and putting the visitors up by one, Exeter goalie Kirk Durand skated away from thc net and hanged his stick against the boards. Lambeth almost got an eighth goal when Durand, now sporting a 4.86 goals against average, watched as a shot which hit thc boards be- hind him came out, hit his stick and just missed going over the line. Exeter's defense continued to have trouble getting the puck out of their own end and late in thc game, veteran Jamie Cornish put the puck right on a Lambeth player's stick. "it's something now he's able to get away with but come playoffs, that's going t hurt us," said Pratt. Hawks h penings:...The Hawks arc not at me Friday but travel to Alvinst to take on the Flyers. Next home action is January 28 when they host the Lucan Irish. That night will see Wally the Wild- cat, mascot of the St. Thomas Wild- cats of thc Colonial Hockey League come to town. ZZZZZZxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxZZIIX 0E74 Senior 'A' Hockey Exeter Mohawks Po fries vs Petrone Sun. Jan. 23 South Huron Rec Centre . 7:30 p.m. ZZZZZZZZZYZZZZZZZZxxxxxxZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZxxxx2 when all the action happened. Thoi Irish scored twice, once ir?to the empty net and Seaforth cracked Stuart Ashton's shutdid, but it was the physical aspect o ••the game which caught the crowd's attention. Centenaires' forward Adam Rog- ers had been a constant antagonist all game and when he cross- checked Irish captain Andy Ross twice from behind on the same shat late in the game, things erupted' Before Ross could get a piece of Rogers, Lucan centre Mike Reid had pushed Rogers away from the main scrum and with just 15 sec- onds left in the game, had the Sea - forth player down on the ice. While that was going on, Lucai's Craig Brown and Seaforth's Kar- sten Carroll exchanged punches. Both of them were given penalties, as indicated by the game sheet, however while Brown left the game Carroll went to his bench but stayed in the game. Carroll came and argued with ref- eree Jeff Smith in front of the time- keepers bqx and stayed on the ice, playing the final 15 seconds. Lucan coach Ken Needham was upset by' the actions of the night's opponents. "There's no need for that. What's that accomplish with the way the score was," said Needham. Before the altercations, and there were several others during the game, the Irish played well in front of rookie goalie Stuart Ashton. The only goal the visitors scored was a bit of a fluke. "It hit our defenseman and then it hit the post," described Ashton of the goal credited to Seaforth's Steve "There's no need for that. What's that accomplish when the score's like that?" Geiger. The goal came with 7:49 left in the game and it was the closest the Irish have come to a shutout win this season. Scoring for the winners were Tra- vis Stinchcombe with a pair, Rob Davis and Greg DePrest into the empty net. Seaforth was trying to get close to Ashton all night and at times crowded the crease. "I like the rough stuff in front of the net. The coaches don't like it," said Ashton who played for the 11- derton midgets and John Paul II high school last year. In the past few months he has seen limited time between the pipes and has been hampered by a reoc- curring groin injury. "This is probably my hest game this year. I really don't want to sit out much longer." Ashton had a lot of help in front of him on Wednesday as the Irish concentrated on taking care of their own end of the rink instead of pumping in goals. "We were much better in our own end than we have been in a long time," said Needham. Junior Development Western Division Standings Mitchell Lucan Mt. Brydges Exeter Lambeth Seaforth N. Middlesex Alvinston Belmont W L T F A 24 3 1 159 73 18 7 2 151 91 18 12 0 163 135 17 10 2 170 120 15 10 3 129 117 13 10 4 108 96 6 24 2 105 181 7 21 0 89 158 4 25 0 95 198 P 49 39 37 36 33 30 15 14 I0 Ringette NOVICE Exeter 7 vi Forest 7 Goals: Denise Ritchie (3), Ashley Gooch (2), Karly Pinder, Brittany Cald- well Assists: Cecil Corbett, Ritchie, Jatnie Darling. Miranda Grenier, Pinder. Gooch, Krista Hodge, Caldwell Good goaltending Chantelle Elder PE i ES Sun. Jan. 16 - Exeter Optimist Petites 3 vs Goderich 3 Goals: Maggie Steciuk (3) Assists: Kerri Fulton (3) Outstanding goaltending by Kelly Fulton JUNIOR Exeter and Area Junior 4 vs Stratford Junior 11 Goals: Shawna Rowe, Amy Edwards (3) Assists: Meagan Raiz (2). Jaime Palsa. Rowe, Kelly Regier Goaltender: Cheryl Wein BELLES Jan 16 - Exeter Optimist Belles 3 vs Dorchester 3 Goals: Kim Farquhar. Danielle Miners (2) Assists: Farquhar (2). Miners. Amy Edwards Excellent goaltending Jana Webster. 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