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THE 1989 8995 00 GEORGETOWN St Hwy iowcost Georgetown leasing SALES SERVICE 8731818 T1IE HERALD Wednesday February Page 15 Recreation NO CHARGE MAKE YOUR BELL CANADA PAYMENTS AT ill vounci rannmncv itd Downtown Georgetown 8772761 the HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK tjj David King top and Mat thew Walker share the honors this week after bowling em over at Georgetown Bowl last Saturday Matthew rolled a flat and David pinned a flat as the Mr Big teammates had high scores in the league Jr need win tonight in Oakville to stay alive Its do or die for Raiders now Moodies taking nothing for granted Theres no overconfidence in the Oakville Blades camp despite the fact the club holds a 30 stranglehold on the Georgetown Raiders on the eve of game four of the bestofseven Jr B playoff series The hardest team to beat is one with its back against the wall said Oakville coach Ken Moodie on Monday Itll be a tough game was pleasantly surprised to be up 30 on Georgetown after last weekends action although his club dominated the Raiders during the regular season six wins one loss To be up is great he said The fact of the matter is we didnt have as good a regular season as last year Weve played like world- beaters some nights and others weve been blown out Meanwhile the Kevin Alcock controversy hasnt hurt the club in the least was suspended prior to playoffs by the Blades in a disciplinary measure and isnt likely to return Moodie said wouldnt reinstate the 198889 west division MVP under the present cir cumstances even if Oakville started to falter in the playoffs I cant see that happening re instating said Its not a matter of how well we do Its a matter of principle Win or lose well have our principles If we were up or down 03 we werent going to compromise Backup goalie Glen Martin has stepped in and played well for Oakville in Alcocks absence Im really pleased with his play said Moodie Bantams win OMHA playoff An Adam Hilts hat trick helped power the Georgetown M and M Pro Sports Bantams to a big 82 dumping of Burlington on Mon day at Arena as the local squad wrapped up its OMHA playoff series in winning fashion The win gave Georgetown the series with one game tied Herald Sports Editor Do or die Backs against the wall Now or never Go ahead Pick your cliche They all apply to the Georgetown Raiders Raiders head into Oakville tonight down 30 in their Central Ontario Jr Hockey League quarterfinal series with the Blades and sudden ly whats been a turnaround season is on the brink of disaster Its do or die no doubt about it said a disappointed Peter Sturgeon after his Raiders drooped a 74 decision to the Blades in game three at Alcott Arena on Saturday night That win followed a double over time Oakville triumph in Oakville on Friday after a senes- 75 victory by the Blades in Georgetown last Thursday night Theres not many positive things to say continued Sturgeon after Saturdays disheartening loss in game three one that the Raiders felt obliged to win after Fridays wellplayed albeit losing effort We lost our concentration early in the game The reffing is no excuse youve got to want to win in the playoffs The will to win has got to be bigger than anything else We didnt have it Although minor penalties were fairly even in Saturdays tilt minutes for Oakville for Georgetown referee Bob Morieys style definitely favored the clutchandgrab Blades called mainly offsetting minors and the frustration of Oakvilles closechecking game plan was evident on the Georgetown bench Sturgeon however wasnt prepared to blame anyone outside of the Raider organization for the Raiders series plight When youre in a situation like that down 02 youve got to dig in he said Raiders bounced back from a sixthplace finish last year to end up in fourth spot at the conclusion of the 198889 regular schedule finishing a full seven points ahead of fifthplace Oakville Despite Oakvilles mastery over the Raiders during the regular season six wins in seven meetings Georgetown was looking forward to avenging last years fourgame playoff sweep at the hands of the Crash course Georgetown Raider forward delivers a stiff check to Blades Adam during Saturdays Jr B playoff game at Arena Driscoll and his teammates again used a tightcheeking style to frustrate Presswood and the locals as took a stranglehold lead in the series with a convincing win Herald photo Blades But tonight survival is more im portant than revenge and Sturgeon is maintaining a positive attitude Its their Raiders decision if they want to come out of this series with pride said Sturgeon Its never over til its over This is a good hockey team and if everyone comes together who knows Game time tonight at Oakville Arena is set for 730 pm Game five if necessary is slated for Alcott Arena tomorrow beginning at 8pm Games six and seven if re quired go Friday in Oakville pm and Saturday in Georgetown OAKVILLE RAIDERS On Saturday as in the two previous games the first goal came early as the visitors opened the scoring at the threeminute mark with Shawn Kelly beating starter Todd King from the side of the Raider net Bryan Gendrons unassisted ef fort at 611 evened things up but Oakville buzzed right back with Darren Hunter scoring on a re bound on an Oakville powerplay at 708 John Duff gave Oakville a two- goal lead with seven seconds left in the first frame as he blasted the puck home off a faceoff deep in the Georgetown end Curtis Green took over in goal for Georgetown at the start of period two but he yielded an Oakville goal inside two minutes as Hunter scored his second powerplay marker of the night Chuck banged one in from in front of Williams at 409 and thats how the period ended with Oakville harboring a 42 lead The roof fell in for Georgetown in the final frame as scored three straight goals two on the before Rob slapper from the powerplay cut the Blades lead to 73 added a second powerplay tally with 28 seconds left in the game The final shots on goal favored the Raiders OAKVILLE RAIDERS double overtime Raiders did everything but win on Friday in Oakville as they put in a strong effort after losing the Thursday opener on home ice Sturgeons move to start four defencemen on the opening faceoff backfired however as Oakville pinned the Raiders their own end and scored at 28 seconds KC Foster who delivered a standout performance on Friday scored on a breakaway to even the affair after taking a lead pass from Bryan deposited a pass from Brent past a Continued on Page 16 absence blessing in disguise for Blades The Blades are in the drivers seat and GM Murray Walker doesnt foresee any mechanical problems as the team heads into tonights fourth game with a 30 lead in its best-of- Jr B playoff tussle with Georgetown Raiders Its one of those situations unless we really go for a nosedive we should wrap it up said Walker on Monday In the wake of what was sup posed to be a battle between star Kevin Alcock and an explosive Georgetown offence Walker was crediting Oakvilles checking game which has frustrated the Raiders in three straight wins We try to play each team dif ferently said Walker We well were a bunch of buzzers A preplayoff suspension to Alcock for disciplinary reasons meant the muchawaited con frontation between the Central leagues west division MVP and the Raider offensive machine has not materialized But rather than hurt as many suspected Walker feels the absence of Alcock has actually the Blades Everybody counted us out but its turned out to be just the thing we needed he said As a result of letting Kevin go weve had to dig deeper Glen Williams Oakville backup who has played all three has played well The kids understood why we suspended Kevin and theyve ac tually been positive about it Walker admitted he was wor ried during Fridays double over time win by Oakville at home had that breakaway I said it was all over but the crying said Walker referring to a clearcut scoring chance by the Georgetown super sniper in the sudden death period But Glen stopped him with a save you would expect Alcock to make With playing well Walker says he doesnt anticipate returning to the lineup At this stage of the game Id have to say no he said Kevin has come to me on several occa sions lately Its the story of his life He couldve been playing pro But hes feeling it Hes a likeable kid you cant dislike him But I told him hes got to make his peace with the coach Ken Moodie ADVANCE It wasnt pretty but the GDHS senior Rebels girls volleyball team advanced to the next round of Halton playoffs Bevin Clarkes charges made it tough on themselves as they emerged victorious over Burlington Cen tral on Monday with scores of 1512 1115 and Mean while the junior Rebs had an easier time of it as they also ad vanced by blanking Lester Pear son in three straight games IN LEFT FIELD Apologies to Lorna Richards and Carol Ferguson two of GDHSs three star field hockey players honored at the Feb 8 Municipal Awards Night The photo in last weeks Herald was miscaptloned It was actually Lorna Richards shown accepting her award and not Carol Ferguson