THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MAY 15,2002 PAGE 15 Green Gaels are road warriors Easy 21-1 win in Brantford BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - , Saying that a stretch of f four consecutive games i" away from home got off to £ a .positive start for the Jn, Clarington Green Gaels might be understating the fact. (j The Green Gaels -scored early and often in Brantford Sunday afternoon, afternoon, recording a 21-1 laugher over the Posse in Ontario Lacrosse Association Association Jr. B league play. The lopsided victory came on the heels of a 7-3 loss to the St. Catharines Spartan Friday night at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville. Head coach Brad MacArthur summed up the two games as a "little bit of both" when asked if the discrepancies in the two games had to do with »' f. tr r,. Scoreboard STATESMAN MAY 15. 2002 CLARINGTON MINOR LACROSSE ASSOCIATION (standings as of May 12) GP W L T GFGAPTS TEAM PAPERWEIGHT Don Cherry's-Courtice 4 Brine 4 Bowmanville Kinsmen 4 James Ray Contracting 4 Kids Love Hockey 4 Red 4 TYKE Shure Shots 4 4 ITW-PIastiglide 4 3 Ontario Power Generation 4 1 'Bowmanville Kinsmen 4 1 Liberty Dental 4 . MINOR NOVICE Ontario Power Generation 4 Boulder Mechanical 4 Kids Love Hockey 4 Bowmanville Kinsmen 4 MAJOR NOVICE Hydro One 4 Shure Shots 4 Deighton and Associates 4 ITW-Deltar Canada 4 0 0 46 9 8 0 0 40 7 8 1 0 36 17 6 3 1 11 44 1. 3 L 8 27 1 0 4 0 9 32 0 0 0 11 6 1 0 26 7 2 1 20 17 21 15 23 0 4 0 5 29 0 0 0 27 II 2 0 23 19 2 0 18 14 0 4 0 6 30 0 0 1 30 2 7 1 1 19 14 5 1 1 16 25 5 21 12 21 3 2 1 30 11 15 2 Waltzing Weasel-Courtice 4 I 3 0 13 24 2 Sold by Lorn-Remax PEEWEE Dr. Gilchrist 4 3 1 0 13 5 6 Bowmanville Kinsmen 4 2 1 1 15 12 5 Dr. Steven Murray 4 2 2 0 12 13 4 HydroOne 4 2 2 0 12 19 4 Ontario Power Generation 4 1 2 1 21 19 3 Cowan Pontiac Buick 4 1 3 '0 II 16 2 Boulder . Mech. evens record ; A quick start ■ by the Boulder ! Mechanical Gray . Gaels led to a convincing 8-2 win over Bow- , manville Kins- ; men in the minor ■ novice division I of the Clarington Minor Lacrosse - Association. The Gray Gaels scored the opening six goals of the game, leading leading 4-0 after the first period and 6- 1 after the second to even their record at 2-2. Jeff Brcsselte and Gavin Roberts had three-point games, contribut- , ing a pair of goals and an assist each while Brad Down also scored twice. Troy Ross and Spencer Edwards scored one apiece . with single assists assists to Greg ■ Laschuk and Tanner Tanner Smith. Goaitender ; Nikolas Lew al- ■ lowed just two goals in his first | start in net. | The win was > the second in a ! row for the Gray 1 Gaels, who dropped their opening two games of the season. season. Other members members of this year's minor novice team include, ;. Chad Bryant, | Mitchell Cowle, 1 Dustin Harris, ; Ryan Kelly, 'iy 1er Mara, Mike Rite, Chris Thwailes and Josh Whyte. REGISTER NOW FOR A SUMMER OF FUN! 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"We told them whoever played well was going to be in the lineup this week, and if they didn't play well they wouldn't be in the lineup." James Barton led the offence with four goals and four assists. Mike Carroll had three goals with two apiece to James Hinkson, Tyler Harris, Harris, Ryan Preston and Chris Stewart. The Green Gaels got one goal apiece from Jesse Thomas, Jim Mumford, Colin Baker, Shane Sargent, Mike Senieniuk and Mark Unwin. Even goaitender Kurils Wagar, who played both weekend games, had an assist in the win over Brantford. Brantford. While the offence was in abundance abundance Sunday, that wasn't the case Friday. The Green Gaels didn't score through the first two periods against St. Catharines in a 7-3 loss. . "Our pride was at stake not scoring scoring at home," said MacArthur of being blanked through thé first 40 minutes. "We were in the game, but not until the third period." Nate Andres had a goal and two assists, Sargent a goal and assist with Preston scoring the other marker. marker. Hinkson and Harris had assists. The Green Gaels were in action last night (Tuesday) in Markham (after Statesman deadline) and continue continue the road trip with games in Mimico Thursday and Welland Friday. Friday. THE SCOOP - Andy Glen and Ryan McMichael have been suspended suspended indefinitely by the league pending a hearing for separate incidents incidents in recent games. McMichael has also been given an indefinite suspension suspension by the team...The weekend split 1 cnvcs^tfie-Gfeen Gaels With ^ y 4-2 record. A Green Gaels' player tries to get away from the pursuit of a St. Catharines player during Friday's 7-3 loss in Bowmanville Bowmanville during during an Ontario Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B league game. 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