Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 1, 1980, p. 13

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Football fever is back at GDHS Thanks to Garj his junior Rebel leammates ind their five coaches interest in the full contact sport iround the venerable old learning institution is again on and is now fast becoming a prerequisite to gaining school colors and being named a true Rebel The reason for the sport rcsurganci in is Thursday junior contest w top rai ked of Oakville The came with one touchdown and a twopoint conversion of lying the visiting team here on their own turf It was the best effort junior squad had put forth in three years according to Mil Cotton one of the coaches Yesterday Tuesday tin team hosted Quern park of before i larger more tntl usiastie audience In recent years the popularity of the game at the local level has been waning to the point where Ihe afterclass confrontations drew more coaching numbers than spectator not to mention the players who dwarfed the rfans by at least two to one in numbers on the bright sunny days lit in o held combat tht school to produce a winner of i near contender either the junior or sen or ranks culminated recru ting program when not enough senior hall could he assembled to field team The number of need grid vetcrins those with at a year weir in the forth s lorn would not Li adequate In without facing the some dismal prospects which have these latest campaigns is different With the 1 minx of i r i Ji it students an helmets and ibk i 1 irgt r le is comprised Twenty if tin pi art returnees from the team ime the scison plav the inexper eld group of boys through first jitters illc touchdown scores them whili up one on drive by I on in the h ill to score his his team I major of the day The Rebel defense also picke I up in fin two quarters turning the Tabbies on ill but one attempt The final score was 13 In statistics department Georgetown compiled a i half yards in total offense or which wikwond nil but too of That down lo d in the im four periods They had one irlerbacksack two fumble recoveries and two behind the line tickles press time yesterdays encounter was not over to to ficc White Oaks Ely first impressions the coaches Fred Kolani Don Hunt Dili liw and Co Hon ill feel the same as rest of the student body that the I9B0 junior IhIs m ij hive something for them that has been in other named It has I tin six since the senior team made it lo finals at Hamilton Ivor Wynne Stadium and a of further years I since younger Rebels as far This eould be the year lo change nil that or so the 1 feelings indicate Gemini split season openers They be well in future you I have good respect for them They got the tools and a super They just got to curb their injur- I key lb has only played its first of 44 in Heir il Ontario regular league tint is the early si prngnos of ton conch who brought his in one smart team into Gordon Sunday night for the Gim opener men lor trie Smith ide following learns lluir record with a 7 win over tilt favorites only Smith had tic been really impressed their coach Tom Daley would hive you think They Corns the same team out there lomghl as they were the other n d matter of Sunday night after his 1 aef ev up its to a cent won lost level 1 don know why or how Thur diy they skated To night do any thing special just out played us in every facet of the game Through it Taylor managed to score on a period power play opportunity ass sled by Herb an Rob McCandless nellid the other oil il a power Chris picked up a pair of goals each night to lei the to their first win of season and Brute added the other markers Getting assists on II goals were Mirk Hamilton Mike James Barnes and Thompson The Gems play Brampton tomorrow Thursday night there and arc at home to Sunday Mike McMenemy has as the Georgetown captain with Herb Kewley and Bill Taylor receiv as their alternate captaincy Mark will be back in the lineup Tlursday having served two regular season tames under Marly Power still more tames left pins on Mike Raiders open schedule on road The Raiders opin their is shinning A pair of Sunday lit thai fill oil I live ever seen in during tin rest of the will The Raiders opin their regular sched on the road Friday in where they will face the Shipbuilders and it lo the next to fact Ihe And if early optimism turn to complacency the team si gel good start on tie season with wins in both games wins on tie weekend over he sen or tlub from Wood tock show the l fir tit thai Co Gerry Inglis isn I He ar I 1 long I me ind knows that inge things can happen in If pliy like lint It he 1 n Hit t I Four locals attend Milwaukee training camp louldn tin pi I hi the I nit imtrcd wilh a UN will Hit Willi while Joi I pur with ingl t in lo former Dun I Woods Cook will provide local lies with some igh about competition ly couple of Ihnt team for Canada The Haiders will also face Ik lltrt son before Sound fridiy All ingredients are there to mike the class of Iht in Bay have wins in tl larly si be a I lean appiar to diplh at all positions club las in sn on play the scored toils tit so must is one thin on is nithcr Tonelli an look particulary good it f Ihe game Infjis seired Hint goals in lourC hockey will he in Sarin this fir tie Iwiukei I and Dean p iry in I II I lo iraik tin pro s lineup nd Oct 10 This mysterious the result of a new OH A rule forcing Jr players la wear face masks the to a llntmitc Sunday night during the Genu home opener at Gordon when Blades move In on him Georgetown lost their game but won srnsan Thunday agalml Dixie in 1 i I is understood Ins ill tit ind Mel- wlo with tin sisoi s to wink down lien itSl Miller for tin kin led hosts dies in Hob Ins 1 1 trick tune wild Ih pipping 111 Iwo and Iht Iher lph Tykes bow out Releases given former players in last inning of OBA final j A troup cul little players can sit link this ind watch in comfort as the Montreal it out with the Philadelphia for Ihe itu s 1 Division title confident that t to do anymore Silurday the Georgetown tykes capped off a game in Tillbnry by coming within one run of the provincial iviiion Inrdlnll title They lost final and deciding a hosts The two Itims were tied going Gemini management have released Iwo of their players from y ear lo junior A clubs 111 exchange for financial remuneration with a third former player still in the midst of Mike has been to ihe Phi lers of provincial Tier Two or league and Bobby kis been given his release lo play for New mar ket also of Ihe Tier Two league for an undisclosed fee Dave playing arc presently under investigation Ills rights tech to Acton Sabres with whom he started his junior a legal contract Georgetown and Acton last year gave the Gems of his Junior days us the deal ngs the Newmarket learn will probab ly go through ihe Sabres with money lo be turned over to the Gems tit lriilr Mark Claim s it kind of i for thi 10 and 11 yearold They got off to a rough start losing their first 10 111ms or the but finished the remaining half of the- playinj j00 ball It placed ihtm in seventh spot in In nine ttam It did a little belter on the to the finals in one in Niagara Falls Whin it line to the Ontario Baseball Association play downs the began shine They swept their way through tht finals In two games over two 111 semis In Hit series a weik ago Saturday the rgitown the two teims split won tin first maleh ihcn lost he second 1912 to leid up to his past Salurdiys game Kennedy and Kicky isher collected seven of II hits for the losing side while pitcher Dennis recorded eight strike outs Also on Ihe learn were John Pot McCarthy left Mills bean and Mark Moody Ttelr was Ben SPORTS CALENDAR Raiders at Minor bantams host Minor atoms Major atoms at 45 SUNDAY OCTOBERS Gems host Alcotl Major bantams host Oakville Major midgets host Oakville Minor pec wees at Strcetsvillc Minor midgets OCTOBER Minor atoms host Burlington 30 Memorial Minor pec wee host Burlington Memorial Major pee wee at 7 Juveniles

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