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pre Adu, £4 Win A aid gv Rf ry sR TAR Cd SEE we LS = [EEL ea # Solid 7-4 victory in game seven over Hanover Barons Record crowd as MoJacks advance The Port Perry MoJacks are in the all-Ontario Junior C Hock- ey championship against the Mooretown Flags, thanks to a marvellous performance against the Hanover Barons last Thursday night in front of the largest and noisiest crowd ever at the Scugog Arena. The MoJacks opened the Mooretown series with two games on the road this past week- SECOND SECTION end (see separate story for details and dates of up-coming games in Port Perry) In the seventh and deciding game of the semi-final series with the Barons, the MoJacks once again proved they can play stellar hockey when the chips are on the table. After dropping behind 1-0 ear- ly in the first, the MoJacks just kept getting better and better en Tuesday, May 3, 1988 route to a convincing 7-4 win over the Hanover squad. This game was very similar to the kind of" performance the Molacks turned in April 12-when they defeated Wellington 5-1 in the deciding game for the Central League title. The Barons Steve McMillan scored the first goal at 3:36 on a shot that skipped through Brian Tarleton's pads. If the MoJacks SECOND SECTION MoJack forwards Dean Smethurst an the net looking for rebounds durin over Hanover Ba close that Flags who les played over the weekend. (see story) efeated Port d Thane Ellis head for the front of g last Thursday's thrilling 7-4 victory rons. The MoJacks scored several of ame, and the their goals from in 'Il have to do the same against the Mooretown erry In the first two games of the all-Ontario ser- MoJack supporters at the acugog Arena were at their noisiest best last te Thursday night when their favour ame of the series. The fans really n that game, rocking. s defeated Hanover In the deciding were the "sixth skater" for the MoJacks and with the championship series with Mooretown at the Scugog Arena for three games this week, we suspect the place will be had any seventh game jitters, it was in this period as the Barons enjoyed a margin in the play and out-shot Port Perry 17-7. However, at 11:17, Steve Connors tied the score on a low shot from the blue line, and with less than two minutes to play, the MolJacks took the lead for good when Dean Smethurst jammed a puck home from the side of the nct on a power play. The MoJacks then struck ear- ly and quickly in the second with Rob Metcalfe tapping a loose puck over the line for a 3-1 lead. At 3:12, John Harman, who had likely his best game in a Mo- Jack uniform, got his stick on a Darren Nesbitt slap shot, and it was Harman again at 6:28 when he took a nifty pass from Craig Menzies behind the net and beat Bill Nightingale with a quick low shot from about 15 feet out. That made it 5-1 and the Mo- Jacks appeared to be totally in control. But the Barons still had some life left and they counted two quick ones before the mid- point as Scott Millman scored through a crowd and Mike Bender jammed in a puck off a scramble in front of Tarleton. The MoJacks: were serving a penalty for too many men on the ice when that goal was scored to make it 5-3. At 15:23, Craig Menzies broke the hearts of the surging Barons when he cashed in a re- bound to once more give the Mo- Jacks a three-goal cushion. Har- man and Dave Burnett drew the assists. The MoJacks out-shot Hano- ver 14-11 in this period and they made the best of their scoring chances, especially from in close. At 3:17 of the third, with the MoJacks on a power play, Rob St. Jules gave the team all the in- surance they would need when he pounced on a rebound off a Nes- bitt point shot, with Rob Baker drawing the other assist. The Barons worked hard to get back in the game and Jamie Dun- ham scored on a breakaway at 6:03 to make it 7-4. The visitors probably killed their own chances at the mid- point when the MoJacks took a penalty. Just a few seconds later, Hanover goalie Bill Nightingale was called for interference as he tied up a fore-checking Greg War- riner. Nightingale was replaced by Robert Kraal. The MolJacks simply. played "kitty-bar-the-door" the rest of the way, and whenever the Barons put some pressure on and worked clear for a shot, Tarleton was there, standing up in the crease, block- ing shots and covering any re- bounds. As the seconds ticked away, the MoJack supporters began singing, waving their white tow- els which they had waved all game, and the Scugog Arena was The Port Perry MoJacks have "their work cut out for them if they hope to get back in the race for an all-Ontario Junior C hock- ey Championship. The MoJacks lost a pair of games over the weekend to the Mooretown Flags by scores of 6- 3 and 8-2. About the only positive thing that happened to the MoJacks in Mooretown, just south of Sarnia, was that the team won the coin LS Se srk at near bedlam at the final buzzer as the MoJacks celebrated a very tough series victory. Coach George Burnett used his entire bench in this game. In- dividually, hard working John Harman hit for four points on two goals and two assists. He certain- ly seems to play his best hockey in a pressure cooker. aptain Darren Nesbitt ap- peared fully recovered from a pain- ful injury he suffered in the Well- ington series. He logged a ton of ice time in this series and assisted on four goals in the final game. Craig Menzies also had a fine individual game with an impor- tant goal and two assists, and Rob Baker chipped in with a couple of assists. And a special mention should £0 to a couple of Port Perry boys from the local all-Ontario Midget champs. Steve Connors and Phil McBride were pressed into service along the MoJack blue line when injuries and a suspension depleted the ranks. Connors and McBride both played very well in a tough situa- tion, and Steve kicked in with three goals in two games, includ- ing a pair in the 7-4 MoJack loss in game six in Hanover April 26. That game was a disappoint- ment for the MoJacks as they were leading 4-3 in the third peri- od While Brian Tarleton got the nod to start in'goal in game sev- en, Paul Goreski's contribtution to the series victory was consider- able. He won two very big games for the team, including that mara- ton overtime match in Port Perry April 23 when the Barons were leading the series 2-1. And he came back the next day to turn in a great game in a 6-2 MoJack win that put the team in the driver's seat. Although the Hanover series was a rough and rugged one with some ill feelings on both sides, the teams stuck strictly to hockey in game seven with the MoJacks taking 13 minors and the Barons ten. And the Barons stayed on the ice at the conclusion of the game to offer congratulations to the vic- tors. As might be expected in a ser- ies that goes the distance, these tcams were evenly matched. Two of the games were settled in over- time with the MoJacks winning both. Four of the games were de- cided by a single goal. The Mo- - Jacks out-scored the Barons 32 to 26 over the series. Now, they have one serics left in what has been a long season. Mooretown defeated Stoney Creck 6-3 in the seventh and deciding game of that series for a berth in all-Ontario finals against the Mo- Jacks. Details of the first two games are in a separate article in this issue. MoJacks lose two to Flags . toss for home ice advantage. This means the next three games in the series will be at the Scugog Arena, as will game sev- en, if the series lasts that long. In game one Saturday even- ing, the MoJacks took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a marker by Dean Smethurst, but the Flags struck twice in the middle period to take a 2-1 lead, and they never (Turn to page 3A)