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New coach gets look at inconsistent Raiders while pacing the bench, constantly chatting and chuckling with the players and assistants Lucky DeGrazia and Making his debut behind the Craig Teeple. But Richmond warned bench as the new head coach of the that he's not here to be buddies with Georgetown Raiders on Wednesday the players and isn't going to tolerate evening, James Richmond witnessed a half-hearted effort. familiar game story play out for the "They know I'm serious and they'll OHA Provincial Jr. A Hockey League know exactly how I feel about club in this 2006-07 campaign. things," said Richmond, who was the The Raiders dominated the strug- player/coach for the last four years gling Buffalo Sabres for long stretches with the Cambridge Hornets of the of play through the first 40 minutes at OHA Senior loop. the Alcott Arena, holding a 4-1 lead "I know how good these guys can heading into the intermission. But as be and when they don't perform I'll has happened many times this season, ask them why they did what they did. suddenly the 4-19-4-0 Sabres cut the I'm not going to yell and scream at lead to 4-3 midthem. But if they way through the still don't under`I'm not going to yell and final frame and the stand, then they'll Raiders had to scream at them. But if they skate for days." make a late push The still don't understand, then power Raiders' to win 7-3. play is they'll skate for days.' "The effort was expected to get a inconsistent and boost this week-- New Raider coach James it's just going to end when deftake time to get enceman Ryan them playing at one hundred miles an Lee makes his return to Georgetown hour, all the time," said Richmond, after starting the season with a pro who replaced Blaine McCauley as team in Texas. The 20-year-old from Georgetown's coach last weekend. Caledon's ability to move the puck "We were a little overconfident may mean that the Raiders won't and Buffalo works hard. When you let require a forward to play the point as up on any team in this league that's often with the man advantage. what will happen. The best teams Jeremy Whelan notched a hat-trick show their consistency from game for the Raiders on Wednesday night, one of the season." including the clincher into an empty This weekend should provide net. Adam DeJong, Kyle Schwende, Richmond with a close-up view of Wade Finegan and Jon Southgate where his charges stand amongst the completed the scoring. Southgate's top clubs in the league's West 10th of the year makes him the sevConference. enth Raider to reach double digits in The fifth-place, 14-5-3-3 Raiders goals this year. visit Oakville to face the Blades Friday NOTES: Raider defenceman night and then they'll host the third- Keegan McFarlane is the grandson of place Hamilton Red Wings on former broadcaster and hockey histoSaturday beginning at 8 p.m. The sec- rian Brian McFarlane...Richmond's ond-place Blades have won five coach when he played Jr. B at Henry straight and beaten the Raiders in Carr in Toronto 25 years ago was forboth meetings this season, while the mer Raider bench boss Dan Wings have dropped just one of their Cameron...Another blueliner the past 11 games. Georgetown management staff is After that, Georgetown gets a week looking at bringing in is Jeff Grenier, off before hosting Buffalo again and a St. Catharines native who was Richmond is eager to use that time in recently released by the Quebec Major between games to work with his new Junior league's Gatineau Olympiques. players in practice. The 43-year-old King City resident (Eamonn Maher can be reached at appears to have a jovial demeanor emaher@independentfreepress.com) EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer New Georgetown Raiders' head coach James Richmond discusses strategy with leading scorer Adam DeJong (10) during the team's 7-3 victory over the visiting Buffalo Jr. Sabres on Wednesday at the Alcott Arena. Richmond and assistant coach Craig Teeple (left) took control of the bench duties earlier this week. Photo by Eamonn Maher On the ball Maddy Mayberry from Silver Creek Public School's senior girls' volleyball team gets ready to serve the ball during their game against Oakville's E.J. James at a recent tournament held at Georgetown District High School. Oakville's Montclair claimed the girls' championship at the second-annual Silver Creek tournament, while Stewarttown finished atop the 10team boys' draw, beating Rolling Meadows in the final. At the recent Provincial Cup playdowns in Oakville, Georgetown's Centennial Public School edged Silver Creek for third place out of 48 teams from around Ontario. The North Halton championship matches were held Tuesday, with Cent-ennial defeatng Silver Creek in the boys' final and Stewarttown prevailing over Centennial in three games for the girls' title. All four will move on to next week's Halton elementary school quarter-finals at Milton's E.C. Drury.