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Times Advocate, 1996-11-06, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, November 6,1996 41+144041 ucan By Chris Skalkos T -A Reporter EXETER - The Exeter Hawks had their wrists slapped by the Lu - can Irish last week. Lucan beat Exeter 6-5 at the South Huron Recreation Centre on Friday night putting an abrupt halt to Exeter's eight game undefeated streak. It was the first of four encounters scheduled between the two long- time rivals who are neck -in -neck for first place in the Morenz divi- sion standings, separated by only one point. Five consecutive penalties called against the Hawks early in the first period proved to be their downfall as Lucan capitalized on three of them and continued to perform well when given the man advantage, scoring five of their six goals on powerplays. Steve Hudson, Scott Thompson and Mike Robb pulled Lucan's spe- cial teams together scoring three goals in the first period. Despite be- ing outshot 13-6, Exeter managed to find the back of the net twice cutting Lucan's lead to one point going into the second frame. Both teams traded a pair of goals in the second period and the Hawks actually went up by a goal for a brief period with goals from Dan Taylor and Bill Hodge, but Lucan replied with Hudson scoring his second of the game and Rob Silver adding one more to re-establish the lead. Lucan's sixth goal three minutes into the third period seemed to put the game out of reach, but Taylor's scored his second goal of the game on a powerplay bringing the Hawks within one. With only six seconds showing ives Exeter first loss of season on the clock, Exeter tried one last ditched effort to tie the game but they couldn't convert the face-off into a game saving goal as Lucan handed Exeter it's first loss of the season. Lucan's bench erupted as the fi- nal buzzer sounded and the mood in the dressing room was just as ju- bilant as the players celebrated their victory. Head coach George Pratt said it was still too early in the season to get excited about beating Exeter, but the win inspired the players who were already pumped up going into the game. Lucan got a motiva- tional boost last Wednesday when they beat Thamesford, the first place team in the Thomas division, 5-3. Their win against Exeter has firmly established Lucan as the team to beat in the Junior "D" league. "The win tonight keeps us in the running with Exeter," said Pratt who credited the entire team for a solid effort. Despite missing his top right winger and mixing lines up at the last minute, Lucan's strategy of keeping the puck deep in their op- ponent's zone while forechecking hard paid off for the feisty Irish who outshot Exeter 37-23 keeping the Hawks off balance for most of the game. "They just outplayed us...the best team won out there," said Hawks head coach Dave Revington com- plimenting Lucan on their win. However, Revington admitted the five consecutive minor penalties awarded to Exeter by referee Joe Celestine made it difficult for the Hawks to gather any momentum. "That really (messes) up your bench. Your penalty killers are get- ting tired while the rest of the • In the key Sarah McAllister moves the ball in the key for the South Huron senior girls basketball team. Despite coming back from a 10 point deficit at the end of the first quarter, the Panthers lost a close game to Seaforth 31-26. Stephanie Pearson netted 10 points followed by Peggy Brownlee who scored five. There WIN be a midget girls basketball tournament at South Huron on Thursday, the junior and senior conference semi-finals are scheduled for Nov. 8. bench is getting cold," said Reving- Exeter only earned one more pen- straight penalties to start off the ton. ally than Lucan, but taking five game frustrated the players who Lucan player Brad Henderson' takes a swipe at the puck as Joey MacDonald tries to feed Hawk teammate -Sean- McCann with a pass. The Irish handed the Hawks their first loss of the season winning their first encounter 6-5 on Friday night at the South Huron Recreation Centre. South Hu.'n hockey team ousted from OFSAA playoffs ST. CATHARINES - Despite an emotional and hard fought battle the South Huron District High School lost their bid for an All -Ontario championship at the OFSAA tournament in St. Catharines on Friday. After clinching their 10th consecutive WOSSA cham- pionship on Oct. 25, the Panthers ended their season at the provincial playoffs with two,losses and one win. Their firdt game in pool play proved to be the stumbling block for South Huron' as they lost to the host team, Rid- ley College 5-1. Their only goal came from Shawna Rowe who scored early to give the Panthers the lead, however, Ridley tied It in the first half and finished the scoring in the second. The Panthers rebounded in the second game with a 7-0 victory over Parry sound with goals coming from Shawna Rowe, Cara Gardner and Lori Richardson scoring a pair each and o single from Toni DeJong. This set the stage for their game Friday morning against St. Plus X from Oftawa. South Huron needed to win by two points but the Ottawa team had done their home- work and kept the Panthers off the scoreboard beating South Huron 1-0. Coach Jim Workman said it was a disappointing tour- nament for the girls who had competed with many of the same teams earlier in the season with better results. "I thought they took the loss with class," said Workman. "They played well and deserve a lot of credit for the ef- fort. I'm proud of them." The team will lose graduating players Cara Gardner and Toni DoJong but workman said the rest of the t is already looking forward to next year's challen • e. couldn't fully recover. "We were never in the game. To beat a team like Lucan you have to play a full 60 minute game," said assistant coach Jeff Dalrymple. "It's tough to lose one in your own division but hopefully we'll learn from it." Exeter vs, Seaforth The Hawks almost suffered the same fate on Sunday in Seaforth when the same referee handed Ex- eter six minor penalties giving Sea - forth the man advantage for most of the first period. But this time Exet- er's powerplay killing unit, backed up by goalie Darren Kints, pulled through keeping their opponents off the board for the full 20 minutes. Jason Rutledge scored Exeter's first goal and Joe MacDonald, Chris McDonald and Greg Good- win followed with one goal each in the second. An empty net goal by John Collins put it away for Exeter as they went on to win 5-3. Exeter is in the midst of a five day break and will take their 9-1 win/loss record on the road this weekend for two back-to-back road games, one on Saturday in Mitchell and the other in Lambeth on Sun- day. Lucan vs, Langton Hot off their biggest win of the season, the Irish carried their win- ning streak into Langton on Sunday and emerged with two points in the win column defeating the Thun- derbirds 5-2. Josh Appleman scored twice for Lucan with teammates Andy Mar- shall, Scott Thompson and Greg Henderson rounding out the score. Lucan is now 8-2-1, second place in the Morenz division only one point behind the Hawks who are in a first place tie with Thamesford and Mount Brydges with 18 points. Local soccer player returns from Jamaican tournament EXETER - Marty deBruyn, a lo- cal soccer player and South Huron District High School graduate has just returned from competing in an international exhibition soccer tour- nament in Jamaica. DeBruyn plays for London City in the CNSL (Canadian National Soccer League) and he was among the few players cho- sen from the league to represent Canada during an All-Star game hosted by the carribean island against teams com- prised of the Ja- maican National team. The CNSL All - Stars tied two and lost one of their three games. While there, deBruyn re- ceived some sur- prising news when he was informed by his coach that his team selected him as Rookie of the Year back in Canada. Upon his return, deBruyn jumped right off the plane and back on to a soccer field playing with his varsity team, Fanshawe College. Fanshawe, a major underdog in the varsity soccer circuit, had won their semi-final game in deBruyn's absence earning a berth in the All - Ontario finals in Hamilton on Sat- urday. DeBruyn returned just in time to join his team for the final game against Durham. After battling to a 1-1 tie the game was decided by penalty kicks with Fanshawe com- ing out on top 2-1 clinching the provincial championship. Debruyn said playing under a scorching sun in above 30 degree celsius weather one day, and then play- ing on a snow cov- ered field in sub- zero temperatures the next day was a memorable ex- perience. The cal- ibre of soccer among the Jamaican teams is very high and deBruyn feels the experience he gained helped him in the provincial playoffs with Fan- shawe. "In Jamaica I played against some amazing soccer players and when you get back (to a college skill level) things seemed to go a lot smoother," he said. DeHruyn's travels are not over yet as he will join Fanshawe in the Canadian College Soccer Cham- pionships held at Royal Military College in Kingston next week. Marty deBruyn Youth Challenge entries due by Sunday By Ron Dann ZURICH - The Ontario Five Pin Bowlers' Association (O.F.P.B.A.) Youth Challenge entry deadline is Sunday for all bowlers 13 years of age but not yet 19 years of age as of December 31 to participate in the Bluewater 5 Pin Bowlers' Asso- ciation 5 game Zone rolloffs No- vember 17 at Molesworth Lanes. Entries am available at all Bluewa- ter bowling centres. The top seven men and top seven women plus the howler with the next highest pinfall at the Bluewa- ter Zone finals will form one men's, one women's and one mixed team to represent BlUewater in the Region three six game rolloff against Grey -Bruce, Maple Hills and Grand River January 12 at Goderich Little Bowl. Regional winning teams will advance to the O.F.P.B.A. Provincial Champion- ships March 8. Rotiofset for Sunday The three -game, pins over aver- age Special Old League Executive rolloffs are scheduled for Sunday at Bluewater D/C Association centres, including Zurich, Lucknow, Lis- towel, Clinton, St. Maiys and Mo- lesworth Associations. The top league president, secre- tary end' treasurer from each D/C Association will advance to the Special Old Provincial Champion- ships January 25 in London. Bhnewater Assodation meeting The Bluewater Association Novem- ber zone meeting will be held Sun- day, 7 p.m. at Marj and Sonny Moote'S Ooderich residence. Plans will be completed for the Bluewater Zone O.F.P.B.A. Youth Challenge finals.