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Oakville Beaver, 22 Nov 2012, p. 33

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Senior program has turned around Oakville players in Vanier Cup, Grey Cup Continued from page 32 33 · Thursday, November 22, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com "We have a number of players coming up who have won a couple years in junior," said Blakelock coach Jason Kana. "We've been able to put a better product on the field. In high school football it comes down to who has the best athletes, so I'm optimistic we'll be able to continue." Those players will owe a debt of gratitude to this year's team, which established a foundation to build on after having gone 1-21 over the previous three seasons. Blakelock went 5-1 with a solid defence that only twice allowed its opponents to score more than eight points -- in the Tigers' lone regular season loss, 30-15 to Georgetown, and in the final. Offensively, the Tigers had a deep pool of talented players that forced opponents to stay on their toes. "We have a lot of creative plays," Barwell said. "It makes the game a lot more fun." Blakelock got the start it needed. On just its second play from scrimmage, Leavitt's long TD put the Tigers up 7-0. The Jaguars tied the game but Blakelock regained the lead with a minute left in the half on the double reverse with Jensen throwing a strike to a wide-open Barwell in the end zone. For all the Tigers' big-play ability, the Jaguars may have come through with the biggest when CtK quarterback Tanner Gaskill Cadwallader capped a 33-yard run by diving into the corner of the end zone with 15 seconds left in the half. The Jaguars took their first lead on an Local residents will participate in the country's two biggest football games of the year this week at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Oakville's Robert Babic, Trevor Gary, Declan Cross, Stephen Kofi-Akuffo, Cole Munden and Trevor Reid are members of the McMaster Marauders squad that hopes to defend its Vanier Cup university football national title tomorrow (Friday) against Laval. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, offensive lineman Joel Reinders and the Toronto Argonauts will line up against the Calgary Stampeders in the 100th edition of the Grey Cup CFL championship game that will kick off at WHEN. Both games will be broadcast live on TSN. FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE FUTURE SHOP NOVEMBER 16 CORPORATE FLYER Please be advised that due to a delayed launch, the following phones: Rogers HTC Windows Phone 8X, Rogers Samsung Ativ S, Koodo Samsung Galaxy Ace II x, Virgin Samsung Galaxy Ace II x (WebID: 10230124, 10230120, 10230118, 10228314) advertised on pages 7 and 8 of the November 16 flyer will not be available for purchase. FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE EAMONN MAHER / METROLAND MEDIA GROUP NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE FUTURE SHOP NOVEMBER 16 CORPORATE FLYER On pages 18 and 19 of the November 16 flyer, these two products: Acer Laptop with AMD Dual-Core C70 Processor (AO725-0826) / Sony Laptop with 3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM i5-3210M Processor (SVE15127CDS) (WebID: 10223554/10224950) were advertised with incorrect specs. Please be advised that the correct specs for the Acer laptop is 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD and an AMD Dual-Core C70 processor. Also, please be advised that the Sony is NOT an Ultrabook, as previously advertised. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. T.A. Blakelock Tigers' receiver Benjamin Leavitt (left) gets stopped in his tracks after a long reception during Tuesday's Halton Tier 2 senior football final game in Hamilton. Leavitt caught six passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, but the Tigers fell 17-14 to Christ the King. 18-yard field goal in the third quarter while Blakelock's best drives ended with turnovers, including a fumble inside the Jaguars' 20. "I'm proud of the way the guys played. We squeezed out a number of wins this season," Kana said. "Unfortunately, today we came out on the wrong end of the scoreboard." There are always second chances, though. "Hopefully, if we put in the work," said Leavitt, a Grade 11 student, "we can be back here next year." Educational REC Centre Providing child care for children 6 months to 6 years of age THE 905-338-KIDS (5437) · WWW.ERCCHILDCARE.COM

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