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EE ARR, Four goal comeback in third period over the Dukes Win lifts MoJacks into tie for 4th spot The Port Perry MoJacks saved the ios fe Ba, oming off a gruelling week- end with three games in . many nights, the MoJacks were trailing the Wellington Dukes 5-2 early in the third period at the Scugog na Sunday evening, And it looked like the team might suffer its second straight 0sS. toughness that has vaulted this team into a dog-fight for second spot in the standings,"the Mo- Jacks refused to roll over and die. They staged a comeback, and playing perhaps their best hockey this season over a span of 15 min: utes, they completely tied up the Dukes and po, in four goals to come away with a 6-5 victory. To paraphrase an ad seen on TV these days, they won the game the old-fashioned way: they worked like hell for it. The Dukes had made it 5-2 at 4:56 of the third on a breakaway. But four minutes later, Dean Smethhurst fed a pass to Troy Foster at the Duke line, he moved in quickly and snapped a wrist shot past Al Biggs. It was 5-3. Exactly two minutes, the gap was narrowed to one goal as Brad Menzies and Chris Arsenault worked hard to keep the puck in the Duke zone and Steve Fountain fought off a check from a scram- Die front to score on the short side. At 15:41, more hard work aid | ot as Thane Bilis ond Jot itchett managed to puc in the Duke zone, and this time it was Len Giacalone who pulled the trigger from 20 feet out, slapping it past a startled Biggs. The MoJacks obviously were in no mood to settle for a tie in this one, and with 1:46 left, the line of Troy Foster, Bill Lawren- son and Dean Smethurst buzzed around Al Biggs and when the uck came free on the stick of methurst in the slot, he made no mistake at all hitting the back of the twine with a wrist shot. MolJacks out-shot the visitors 14-3 in the final frame and had a as advantage over three peri- This was a very well-played hockey game, fast, crisp and clean with just a handful of minor pen- alties to each team. The players kept the sticks down and there was almost no pushing and shoving after the whistle. The Dukes opened a 2-0 lead in the first that stood until the fi- nal minute when Brad Menzies scored on a set-up from linemates John Harman and Warren Geer. Aaron Vens of the Dukes counted two more in the second with MoJack captain Thane Ellis lying to make it 4-2 after forty minites. And the third period belonged to the MoJacks completely. Jeff Lynch got the win for the MoJacks in the nets, his second in as many starts as he faced 31 shots Friday night in Trenton as Port Perry doubled the Golden Hawks 4-2. Warren Geer had a pair of goals, includin the eventual win- ner carly in third. Singles came from John Harman and Der- But showing the mettle and EEEEEE_---- MoJack foward Troy Foster found himself in the middie of heavy traffic during first period action Sun- 'day night at the Scugog Arena as the Wellington Dukes were In town for a Junior C game. The Mo- Jacks won this one 6-5 with a remarkable third period ek Ellis. Harman had two assists and defenseman Paul Barry also played a big role in the scoring de- partment with a pair of helpers. The MoJacks had a great chance to make it a clean sweep weekend Saturday night when they paid a visit to the new Lindsay ports Complex for a game with the struggling Muskies. But the Muskies were ready for this one, and taking advantage of MoJack penalties, they hit for six power play goals en route to an 8-6 victory. Danny Maw and Dean Duch- row each had the hat trick for the Muskies. Warren Geer had a fine game in a losing cause for the MoJacks "as he scored a natural hat trick, Singles went to Len Giacalone (short-handed) Steve Durham and John Harman, who also had two assists, as did Steve Fountain and Brad Menzies. The MoJacks began the week with a road game January 31 against the Aj a sak aking tage pen- alties, je Moacks scored ig power play g 8 en route to a 5- After falling behind 4-2 in the middle period, the MoJacks clicked for three power play mark- ers in under two minutes as Brad Harnum of the Axemen was serv- ing a five minute cross checking major. Harnum was also assessed a roughing minor, fighting major and a double game misconduct. For the MoJacks, Warren Geer notched a pair of goals, both the Fowet play, while singles came rom Jeff Fitchett, Brad Menzies and Thane Ellis. Menzies had a couple of as- sists, and defenseman Steve Foun- tain helped the scoring cause with a pair of assists. The Axemen scored three of their five goals on the power play with Mike Rawn getting a pair. Brad Bricknell kicked aside 24 shots in the MoJack net, and Tom Gosleigh faced 31 at the other end of the rink. MolJacks took 15 minors and a five minute fighting major to Greg Warriner, who tangled with Harnum. The Axemen were called for 13 minors, one misconduct, and the string of penalties to Har- num, - MoJack penalty killing units were tested late in the game with the score tied at five when the team was assessed a minor for too many men on the ice. NOTEPAD: With nine points in their last six games (four wins, a tic and one loss) the MoJacks have roared into contention for second spot in the Central Junior C League standings. . As for Monday moming, the Lakefield Chiefs were on top with 52 points, followed by Bowman- ville with 43, Wellington with 42, then the MoJacks and Little Britain each with 41. Ajax is just comeback. And It was Foster who got the comeback rolling with a goal that made it 5-3 Dukes early In the final period. (see story for detalls) MoJacks have been a hot streak lately with just two losses in their last 14 outings. one back in 5th with 40, Trenton has 38, Cobourg 31, Uxbridge 27, Lindsay 19 and Madoc remains dcep in the basement with six points. The MoJacks are on the road this weekend with two important games. Saturday night they visit Little Britain for a match with the Merchants, and on Sunday they journey to Lakefield to take on the first place Chiefs. NB. There is no Jr. C hockey this Sunday night (Feb. 12) at the Scugog Arena. Next home game for the Mo- Jacks is Thursday, Feb. 16 when the Chiefs are in town for an 8:30 faceoff. Last week was a very produc- tive one for Warren Geer. In four ames, the fast skating forward d seven goals and three assists for ten points. Steve Fountain may have had his best game ever in a MoJack uniform Sunday against the Dukes. He was all over the ice, especially in the third period, took one innocent tripping penalty, scored a big goal and had two or three other good chances. The netminding tandem of Jeff Lynch and Brad Bricknell has 'played a big role in the MoJacks resurgence. A couple of weeks ago when Lynch was struggling a bit, Bricknell had some big victories. On Saturday against Lindsay, Bricknell had an off night, but Lynch was solid in the wins over Trenton and Wellington. The loss Saturday night was just the second in 14 games for the MoJacks. Novice H.L. Last Wednesday David's defeated VanCamps 5-2. Scoring for David's were Jeffery Gunn with 3 goals and Jay Fletcher with 2. Marc Versage pitched in with 3 assists while Jay Fletcher add- ed 2 and Jeffery Gunn one. Brad Johnston scored both goals for VanCamps with Ryan Puckrin, Justin S| nunen each contributing one assist. hy and Blayne Kin- The second game Wednesday. night saw Re/Max defeat Port Perry Printing 4-2. Scoring for Re/Max were Shane Norton with 2 goals, Tom Keeble and Ian Parliament with one each. Shane Norton and Ian Parliament each picked up one assist. Replying for 0 rt Perry Printing were Aaron Levy and Kevin Hill. Kevin Hill Jamie Clarke and Aaron Levy all added one assist. 0