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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, November 25, 2009 · 34 Blazers' bounce-back season ends with loss in D-3 final By Herb Garbutt BUMPY TRAIL: Iroquois Ridge player Peter Dzeidic (with ball) is tripped up by Kevin Mlynarski of the Corpus Christi Longhorns during Friday's Halton senior football Division 3 championship game in Hamilton. Corpus Christi ended the Trailblazers' surprising season on a sour note, downing Ridge 39-8. MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER `Blazers got full marks for ingenuity, though, pulling off the game's most creative play with a hook-and-ladder play. Polgar hit Frank Lake HAMILTON -- The Iroquois Ridge with a pass and the running back pitched it Trailblazers knew they had their work cut out back to Jake Cussen, who ran it up the sidefor them in Friday's Halton senior boys' Tier line into Corpus Christi territory for the first 3 football final. time in their two meetings. Their undefeated opponents, the Corpus In an indication of how things were going Christi Longhorns, had won each for Ridge, the gain on the play of their games this season by at "Coming back was limited to 16 yards because least 20 points and had surren- from last year, of a blocking-from-behind penaldered just three touchdowns in when we were ty. On their next possession, the seven games. Corpus Christi 0-6, we had a Trailblazers recovered a punt made Iroquois Ridge's task even that touched a Longhorns player hell of a season." more daunting by scoring on its but still came up a yard shy of first two possessions to build a the first down. IR quarterback 14-0 lead six minutes into Down 36-0, Iroquois Ridge Adam Polgar Friday's final, on its way to a 39put together its best drive of the 8 victory. game. The Trailblazers ran the ball seven It was the first football final for Iroquois straight plays for 51 yards, highlighted by Ridge since 2001 and just the second in the gains of 14 yards by Kurt Spivak and 18 yards school's history. Despite the outcome, the by Lake. Polgar then hit Brett Thompson Ridge players believe they had already over- with a pass inside the 25 and he shook free of come the odds just by making it to the final. a tackle for a 52-yard touchdown. Michael "Coming back from last year, when we Malo then ran the ball in for a two-point conwere 0-6, we had a hell of a season," said vert. Ridge quarterback Adam Polgar, who guided Lake ran the ball for 45 yards on 28 carhis team to a 5-1 mark in the regular season. ries. Polgar completed seven passes for 82 "Right from the beginning of the season, the yards. Defensively, Paul Fedoryshin had an football program had a better vibe. We were interception and Matt Marner recovered a out there for each other." fumble. Corpus Christi capitalized on good field "We had a good year and I'm proud of position, starting its first two drives on the these guys," said Ridge coach Mike Luyks, Ridge 21 and 29-yard lines. Each time it whose team suffered both its losses this seaneeded just two plays to reach the end zone. son at the hands of Corpus Christi. "I know Iroquois Ridge did not give up, but the we prepared well and they did the best they early deficit forced the team to forgo its could but (Corpus Christi) is a pretty strong strong running game and pass more. The team." OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Only novice, pre-novice skaters advance An article in Friday's edition of The Oakville Beaver about recent figure skating results contained inaccurate information. Top-four finishers in pre-novice and novice competition at the 2010 BMO Central Ontario Sectional Championships, held earlier this month at River Oaks Recreation Centre, advanced to next month's Eastern Challenge competition in Mississauga. Pre-juvenile and juvenile skaters did not advance to the Eastern Challenge, however. The Beaver regrets the error. www. .com Depend on the largest High Efficiency NO INTEREST NO PAYMENT FOR 6 MONTHS OAC AIRE ONE MADNESS SALE Gas Furnace Dealer in the Golden Triangle FURNACE & CENTRAL AIR IR * ONLY $ · 96% High Efficiency Two Stage Variable Speed Gas Furnace · 15.75 SEER High Efficiency Central Air R410A Refrigerant · 10 Years Factory Warranty *After Government, Aire One and Manufacturer Rebates. Must have existing Furnace and A/C. *Call now for details. Offer cannot be combined. OAC. Accessories excluded. Call us to see if you qualify. PACKAGE INCLUDES: 3990 INSTALLED While Supplies Last 96% EFF. LIMITED TIME OFFER Take advantage of our SCRATCH & SAVE. A chance to win a furnace & central air.* * al A/C Centr EER 5.75 S 1 SCRATCH OVER 60,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS & WIN See store for details. 905-849-4998 9 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER *See dealer for details www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 A+ Rating