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x N PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2000-19 MoJacks playing with fire Hot Port Perry goalie a key factor as the MoJacks gear up for the Junior C playoff season By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Port Perry MoJack's netminder Jeff Mackie is at or near the peak of his game these days. And with the MoJacks poised to take a run at sec- ond place in the Central League standings, a hot Mackie will mean trouble for opposition shooters. The third-year veteran turned in a fine performance last Friday night in Uxbridge to stake his team to a 4-1 over the Bruins in what was a very important outing for the green and white as the two points moved them within shouting distance of the Bruins in the standings. And he picked up The next day, in Campbellford, he saw 30 minutes of action and gave up three markers as the Central Stars romped to a 13-6 victory. And Mackie won the popular skills competition among the netminders. MoJack forward Adam Metheral also represented the team at the All Star games and saw regular duty in the game in Little Britain. In Campbellford The game Saturday night in Little Britain featured an oddity as it was called midway through the final peri- od with the Empire League leading 5-4. after two players went heavily into the boards at the north end of the arena. One of the glass partitions popped out and then shattered, sending bro- ken glass onto the ice and along the outside of the boards. because of a short- age of defense- men, he was moved back to the 'blue line and turned in a solid effort. MoJack's cap- | tain Jeff Clarke was 'named captain of the Central Stars | and earned an LL right where he left off Fortunately, there were no injuries, but officials opted to call the game as there was no replacement glass available. With the All Star Weekend now over, teams in the Central League are gearing up for the stretch drive before the playoffs which start in about four weeks. over the All-Star week- Jeff Mackie assist in the Little Jeff Clarke The MoJacks are current- end, playing very well Britain game ly in third place with 31 for the Central Stars in On a roll before he was Playing well points, three behind both games against the best from the Empire League. In Little Britain, Mackie played the first period and yielded just a single goal to the snipers from the East, who went on to win a shortened game by a 5-4 margin. tossed in the third period for scrapping. Clarke, also playing his best hock- ey of the season, did not make the trip to Cambellford on Sunday after- noon. He gave his back a bit of a rest after three games in three days. It's the book everyone is talking about! YOU WON'T Uxbridge. But the MoJacks have four games in hand. The Georgina Ice have 29 points and the Little Britain Merchants 23. The MoJacks host Amherstview this Saturday (Jan. 15) at the Scugog Arena for a 7:30 p.m. start. WANT TO MISS "OUT OF THE ASHES" More stories, more photos, more history. . Pick up your personal copy at one of the fol- lowing Port Perry and area outlets. Bs | - Atom Predators drop a 5-4 decision to Oshawa in OT Port Perry hosted a four-team Atom 'A' tournament over the Christmas break. Teams from Ajax, Stirling and Oshawa participated in a fun day of hockey and prizes for all. Port Perry's first match-up was against Ajax, who proved to be too much for the Predators to handle on this day. The Ajax team jumped to a 3-0 lead by the end of the second period. Port finally got on the scoreboard on a goal by Craig Wise, assisted by Spencer Marlow and Graeme Brown. Unfortuately, this goal only prompted Ajax to press even harder for the final five minutes when they added four additional goals. . In the second game against Stirling the game ended 4-1 in Stirling's favour. The Predator's third match-up proved to be a nail biter for the fans as Oshawa and Port battled into the second period of overtime:Port opened the scoring in the first on a goal by Craig Wise, from Spencer Marlow and Jared Olsen. Minutes later, ¢ Olsen scored to make it 2-0. With the score 2-1 in the second, Chris McGuiness fired it home. Late in the second, Oshawa answered with two goals to tie the game, and to set up an exciting third period. Both Port goalies, Kyle Jones and Kris Barchuk, played strong games to keep the score close. With 59 seconds left on the clock, Oshawa scored to take the lead 4-3. The Predators pulled their goalie, and flooded the Oshawa zone with six attackers. The strategy paid off as Spencer Marlow found the net to send the game into overtime with 11 seconds remaining! The first five minute overtime period was end-to-end. 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