SPORTS & LEISURE High school roundup 9 ·The IFP· Halton Hills, Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Rebels earn football split The Halton high school football Tier II regular season began Thursday for the Georgetown teams and only one of the four squads was able to get into the win column on opening day. Georgetown District High School's junior Rebels chalked up an impressive 32-14 over the Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers at Kiwanis Field, with running back Aaron Steffens scoring four touchdowns on the afternoon. Quarterback Connor Heggie connected with Ryan Childs on a long pass-and-run play for GDHS's other major score. The senior Rebels lost on home turf 10-2 to the Ridge in a game that wasn't decided until the final five minutes. Christ the King's seniors dropped a 27-7 decision to the T.A. Blakelock Tigers Thursday in Oakville and the junior Jags also fell to Blakelock 28-6. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Georgetown will host CtK in a football doubleheader. The juniors will square off at 5 p.m. and the seniors' game is set for 7 p.m. Admission is $2 per person and proceeds will go towards the fundraising campaign against breast cancer. Golf Lawrence Beauchamps of GDHS had the second-lowest round of the day with a 76 to help the Rebels also finish runner-up in the team standings at the HSSAA Golf Tour's second stop of the season on Friday at the Wyldewood Golf Club in Hornby. Callum Biehn (79), Gray Potter (82) and Dylan Morris (87) rounded out the GDHS team scores as they ended up two shots back of winner Notre Dame. GSC Closing Day action Ryan Lawrie (centre) of United Lumber Home Hardware is met by Georgetown Optimist Club team members Elias Barlas (left) and Robert Stevanovic during an under-7 boys' match at the Georgetown Soccer Club's recent Closing Day for its house league teams at Trafalgar Sports Park. United Lumber scored a late goal to earn a 4-3 victory. Photo by Jon Borgstrom The Georgetown Raiders collected their third consecutive Ontario Junior Hockey League win on Sunday evening, defeating the host Toronto Jr. Canadiens 3-1 at Etobicoke's Chesswood Arenas. Veteran centre Brendan Woods of London kept up his strong run of play recently scoring once and adding two assists to grab the lead in team scoring. Linemate Nick Perruccio added a goal and a helper, with Robbie Murden providing an insurance marker with four minutes remaining in regulation. Rookie goalkeeper Daniel Mannella made 27 saves for the win. Suspensions continue to pose a problem for the Raiders, who lost two more top players with multiple-gamers on Sunday. Forward Drake Hart will miss Jr. A Raiders extend win streak to three with win over Toronto Hill up with Jays Georgetown's Shawn Hill has been rewarded for a strong showing in the minors this summer with a call-up to the Toronto Blue Jays for the final week of the Major Baseball League regular season. The 31-year-old righthanded pitcher flew over from Germany, where he'd helped Canada win its opener of the World Baseball Classic qualifier last Thursday, to join the Jays for their doubleheader in Baltimore Monday. Hill started 15 games for Toronto's AAA affiliate in Las Vegas this year, posting a 9-2 record with a 4.52 ERA. It's his second stint with the Jays after compiling a 1-2 record with a 2.61 ERA in four starts in 2010. He threw six solid innings against Great Britain Thursday, striking out seven batters and allowing just three hits in an 11-1 Canadian victory. the next four starts after being assessed with a checking-from-behind match penalty in Sunday's contest, while defender Jake Emilio was handed a twogame ban following a head-checking major against the Jr. Canadiens. Blueliner Thomas Welsh has three more games to serve stemming from a fight in last Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the guest Hamilton Red Wings. Forward Tyson Fawcett, who was the Raiders' regular season and playoff MVP last season, has signed with the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts. This Saturday, the Raiders host the 5-1-0 Oakville Blades, who haven't lost since the opening night of the season to Georgetown. Game time at the Alcott Arena is 7:30 p.m. Defender Colin Marschall of the Georgetown Rebels takes down Iroquois Ridge quarterback Farhan Nazeer during the fourth quarter of their Halton Tier II high school senior football matchup Thursday at Kiwanis Field. The guest Trailblazers prevailed 10-2. Photo by Eamonn Maher