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The Port Perry ModJacks capped an outstanding week of hockey Sunday night at the Scu- gog Arena as they bounced the Ajax Axemen 5-3. It was the fifth game in eight nights for the MoJacks, and all five ended in victories. The team's record now stands at six wins, one tie and one loss, good enough for 13 points and second place in the Jr.C MoJacks kick it into Central Junior C Hockey League. Sunday's tilt with the Axe- - men was a wide open, hard- hitting and highly entertaining affair, with both teams showing no hesitation to crunch and bash hockey. If the MoJacks were feeling the strain of five games in eight nights, they didn't show it as they enjoyed a fairly wide mar- gin in the play and out-shot the visitors 41 to 31. After a scoreless first peri- od, Brad Menzies clicked at 6:07 of the second with assists to Jim Vernon and John Harman. A minute later, Todd Tay- lor and Kevin Desrosiers com- bined on a clever passing play at the Ajax line with Taylor finish- ing off the play with a shot along theice. Rob Willett staked the team to a 3-0 lead at the mid- point when he was the last player to touch the puck in a big goal-mouth scramble. Harman and Menzies drew the assists on this power play effort. Ajax narrowed it to 3-1 on the power play at 13:01, but two minutes later Harman found himself alone in front of Chris Goreski. He waited until the goalie was on the way down be- fore slipping the puck between the pads. But the Axemen were not about to go home quietly. : They popped a couple past Brad Bricknell in the first five minutes of period three to close the gap to 4-3, and at this point the MoJacks were perhaps starting to tire. But as they did all week, somewhere they found that lit- tle extra adrenalin to stem the tide and pocket another two points. Darren Lee, who never stops working or skating, scored a huge insurance goals at 11:10 when he grabbed a pass from Vernon, sped around the left defense and snapped a wrist shot from 26 feet out that beat Goreski cleanly. Ian Agard, Dan Mallen and Scott McLean were the marks- men for the Ajax club. The MoJacks pushed their un-defeated streak to five games (four wins, one draw) with a pair of mid-week victo- ries over the Ajax Axemen and the Lakefield Chiefs. They dumped the Axemen 6-2 in Ajax on Oct. 24, and two nights later at the Scugog Are- na, they needed a late goal to nip the Chiefs 7-6. In both games, the play of the specialty teams had a big rolein the victories. Against Ajax, the MoJacks collected two short-handed markers to go with three power TR LE The Port Perry MoJacks and the Ajax Axemen squared 5 off in Junior C action twice last week, once in Ajax and once at the Scugog Arena. And in both games, the MoJacks emerged victorious by scores of 6-2 and 5-3. The game Sun- day evening at the Scugog Arena was a hard-hitting, free- wheeling affair, with lots of action around both netminders. play tallies, and against Lake- field, the penalty killers got one and two more came on the pow- er play. Give the Modacks full marks for their 6-2 win over the Axemen. Chris Arsenault staked the team to a 1-0 lead early in the first with assists to Todd Taylor and netminder Brad Bricknell while killing a penalty. Mark Curtis evened the game at 1-1 and then with just ten seconds to play in the first, John Harman from linemates Brad Menzies and Warren Geer put the MoJacks ahead for good. Kevin Gibson from Taylor and Paul Wilkins on the power play upped it to 3-1, and then Taylor, who had himself quite a game made it 4-2 on a goal from Chris Edmonson, the second short-handed marker of the game. A pair of power play goals by Geer from Arsenault and Ed- monson and Gibson with his second from Jim Gibbens rounded out the scoring in the final frame. Brad Bricknell with his third start in goal in three games, kicked aside 25 shots and was full measure for the victory. Two nights later on home ice the MoJacks were perhaps starting to feel the strain of four games in six days as the team looked less than sharp against the Lakefield Chiefs. This was not the same Lakefield squad that showed up in the season opener October 8 when the MoJacks handed them a decisive 9-3 loss. In fact, on ' Thursday night, the ModJacks had to do some se- rious scrambling to come away with the 7-6 win. Len Giacalone staked the ModJacks to a short-lived 1-0 lead in the first on passes from John Lally and Paul Wilkins. But the Chiefs went to work on the power play for two quick goals and a 2-11ead before Warren Geer tied the contest at 2-2 on a nice set up from line- mates Menzies and Harman. In the second period, the ModJacks simply went flat and some sloppy play at both ends of the rink helped the Chiefs to a 5-2 lead by the mid-point of the period, including a short- handed breakaway by Scott Howson. At this juncture, it looked like the MoJacks were in seri- ous trouble, but the guys geemed to find a second life somewhere. With eight minutes to goin the period, John Harman slapped home a rebound off a Giacalone shot, and three min- utes later with the teams play- ing four aside, Menzies and Geer controlled a loose puck at the Chiefline. Bob Willetts went for the net and when a perfect pass ar- rived on his stick, he one-timed it past Todd Rogers in the Lake- field cage. That made it 5-4 Chiefs. overdrive For the MoJacks, the 5-3 win was their fifth in as many starts over the last eight days, and helped the team to a quick jump this season with 13 points in eight games, good enough for second spot in the Central League standings. (see article for complete details on the MoJacks) The equalizer came at the 18:33 mark with the MoJacks killing a penalty, and it was nothing but hard work on the part of Darren Lee. Scooping a loose puck off the boards, he bulled his way through the Chief goal-mouth and slid the disc across the line to send the teams into the dress- ing room tied at fives. The late surge in the sec- ond, which included some fine penalty killing, seemed to give the team a bit of a lift as the play was crisperin the third period. Kevin Gibson, who has been potting goals on a regular basis so far this season, took a breakaway pass from Gibbens and he scampered down the left gide to un-load a perfect slap shot that beat the Chief net- minder cleanly. That one came at 9:07, but 25 seconds later, the Chiefs got it back to tie the game at 6-6. At this point, both teams would have gladly settled for a single point in this up and down game. With 3:40 to play, John Harman showed why he is one of the premier snipers in the Central Junior C League when he pounced on a loose puck in front of the Chief net and lifted a back-hand home to give the ModJacks the win. It was Harman who scored in the second to start the Mo- Jacks on the comeback from a 6- 2 deficit. He has a great touch around the net and a real knack for popping a big goal when it's needed most. Brad Bricknell faced 30 shots in this one, and he de- serves some credit for his fourth win in as many starts. Technically, the game was far from perfect with the Mo- Jacks appearing listless for stretches, especially early in the second period. But they didn't quit when down 5-2 against a much im- proved Lakefield team. They just kept nibbling away and made the most of scoring chanc- es that were few and far be- tween. The turning point came late in the second when the team weathered several consec- utive penalties, and still rallied to tie the game. SLAPSHOTS: Brad Bricknell was be- tween the pipes for all five wins, and was full measure for the ef- fort. Dwayne Mackie's status (leg injury) is not clear at this time. As if five games in eight night were not enough, the Mo- Jacks got a Halloween surprise as they travel to Bowmanville Oct. 31, for a re-scheduled game with the first place Eagles. Faceoff is 8:00 PM for any Port Perry fans making the trip down Number 57. This coming Sunday night (Nov. 5) the MoJacks host Ux- bridge at 7:30 in what should be a dandy game, as there are al- ways sparks flying when these arch-rivals tangle.