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U17 boys fourth at soccer nationals Oakville resident Jack Jeffers, pictured in action for the Burlington Cougars against the Trenton Golden Hawks earlier this year, leads the Ontario Junior Hockey League in scoring with 25 points in 14 games. | photo by Amy Deroche -- OJHL Images 49 | Thursday, October 15, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Jeffers on NHL Central Scouting's watch list continued from p.48 doing the little things." His work hasn't gone unnoticed. Jeffers was named the Ontario Junior Hockey League's South-West Conference player of the month. He was also one of five OJHL players to make NHL Central Scouting's watch list for the next year's entry draft. "Obviously it's nice to be recognized," the 18-year-old said. "My coach and my linemates (Daniel Volpe and David Thomson) have helped me get there, but I try not to pay attention to it. I try to play like there's nobody in the stands because I don't want it to affect how I play." Wasn't a high scorer until midget year The Ontario Junior Hockey League's leading scorer never considered himself a big offensive threat. Jeffers grew up playing for his hometown Oakville Rangers before playing three years in Brampton. "I was never a top scorer (in minor hockey)," he said. "I was always a second- or third-line guy. I was average and could chip in offensively." It wasn't until he returned to Oakville in midget that his offensive game started to flourish. "The biggest thing was confidence," he said. "In midget, I started to develop and showed that I could produce and that just gave me confidence." Jeffers had a three-game taste of junior hockey that season with the Oakville Blades and thought he would vie for a spot on the team the following season. He went to the team's training camp in the summer, but with 17 players with at least a full season of junior experience returning, he didn't know if he would have much opportunity to play. Not wanting to return for a second year of midget, Jeffers opted to go to the Cougars' training camp in the fall and landed a spot with the team. Confidence also played a role in his breakout in junior. Two months into his rookie season, Jeffers had three points in a loss to Mississauga. In the Cougars' next game, he had two goals and an assist against Buffalo heading into overtime. "I remember thinking, `I'd love to score this goal,'" he recalled. Jeffers did, completing his hat trick by lifting the puck over the Buffalo goalie three minutes into overtime to give Burlington a 6-5 win. Jeffers finished the season with 33 points in his last 27 games, but the Buffalo victory was one of the few highlights in a season in which wins were few and far between. "It was a bit frustrating, nobody likes to lose. We had some good games last year but overall it was tough," Jeffers said. "I've just tried to forget it. We have a bunch of new guys and some good returning players from last year." And with those returning players taking their game to another level, the Cougars can look upon this season much more positively. Jeffers had three assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the St. Michael's Buzzers, improving Burlington to 8-5-1 this season. And leading the way is a player who is generating some buzz. "When you're getting NHL interest from Central Scouting and from D-I schools, you're doing something right," Jooris said. "They don't do that for one-dimensional players." And Jeffers believes this is just the beginning. "I think I'm just scratching the surface of the player I can be," he said. -- Herb Garbutt can be followed on Twitter @Herbgarbutt Despite allowing only two goals and losing just once in five games, Oakville Soccer Club's under-17 A boys' team settled for fourth place at the Canadian under-18 soccer championships in Charlottetown, P .E.I. Oakville's hopes for a medal ended Sunday with a 2-1 loss to British Columbia's Surrey United in the bronze-medal game. Stefano Anastasio scored in a losing cause for Oakville. Matthew Menko, Mohamad Ahmad and Dusan Kovacevic each scored twice during preliminary-round play as Oakville posted two wins and two draws in four games. After opening with 0-0 ties against the Charlottetown Royals and Calgary Foothills, Oakville pounded Newfoundland and Labrador 6-0 and blanked New Brunswick's FDSA 1-0. Michael Costanzo provided flawless netminding for Oakville during the opening round, and Aidan Wood was the other Oakville goalscorer. Oakville earned the right to represent Ontario at the U18 championships after winning the Ontario Cup U17 Tier 1 title last month, defeating Ottawa South United 5-2 in the final. Hornets sting Cambridge in third period Emma Maltais and Jaime Bourbonnais scored third-period goals to lift the Oakville Hornets to a 3-1 win over the Cambridge Rivulettes Tuesday in Provincial Women's Hockey League action at Joshua's Creek Arenas. Jessica Smith also tallied for the Hornets, who outshot Cambridge 28-17 on the evening but entered the third period tied 1-1. Nikki Cece made 16 saves to earn the win in net for the Hornets. Oakville (4-1) will play two more home games this weekend at Joshua's Creek. Friday, the Hornets will welcome the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers for an 8:30 p.m. start. Oakville will then host the Kingston Ice Wolves the following day, beginning at 4:30 p.m. OSC U13 boys win PHDL Championship Cup Oakville Soccer Club's under-13 boys' A Sports Briefs team completed a nearly-perfect summer season recently by winning the Championship Cup in the Peel Halton District League's premier division. Tife Akintan scored twice early in the second half and Liam Geary added an insurance marker as Oakville downed the Brampton East Blades 3-1 in the final. Oakville won its division during the regular season, posting a record of 13 wins, one loss and one tie while outscoring its opposition 79-10. The team narrowly missed out on an opportunity to face Brampton East in last month's Ontario Cup final, losing in the semifinal round of the playdowns. Other contributors to the Oakville U13 boys' success this season were Chris Kalongo, Christian Hines, Mateo Pacheco, Arvin Bal, Chey Charles, George Griffin, Jacob Dadufalza, Sebastian D'Amico, Matthew DeMichele, Ethan Gould, Anthony Berdusco, Orin D'Souza, Ethan Zerafa, Adrian Novakov, Bryan Soares and Nicolas Vina. Mark Griffin is the head coach of the team, assisted by Eddy Berdusco and Clem Charles. Blakelock grad drafted by CWHL's Furies T.A. Blakelock high school graduate Michelle Saunders was the sixth player selected by the Toronto Furies in the recent Canadian Women's Hockey League draft. Saunders spent last season playing professional hockey for EV BOMO, a women's A-league team in Thun, Switzerland. The defenceman was one of three North American imports allowed on the team and helped EV BOMO reach the Swiss Women's League playoffs for the first time. Prior to that, Saunders played four seasons at Western University, where she appeared in two Ontario University Athletics finals. On Now at The Brick! For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com.