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PAGE 12THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JULY 31, 2002 Sports &LEISURE CANADIAN STATESMAN JULY 31, 2002 Blow 3-1 series lead, losing to Orangeville in Game 7 BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer ORANGEVILLE - Old habits die hard, and nobody knows lhat better than the Whitby Warriors. Haunted by undisciplined undisciplined play all season, the Warriors' penchant for taking taking bad penalties Finally caught up with them, bringing bringing an end to their Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior A season. In a Game 7 playoff showdown in Orangeville Sunday night, the Northmen took advantage of- their power play opportunities scoring six times in a 9-4 win over the Warriors. The win by Orangeville completed a remarkable comeback after falling behind behind 3-1 in the quarterfinal scries. But a timely three- game winning streak has vaulted them into the next round where they will meet the defending Canadian champions from St. Catharines. For the Warriors, they have lime to ponder what might have been. "We tried to work on our discipline all year and it got better in spurts but then we would revert hack to our old ways," said coach Jeff Mc- Comb of the penalties that plagued his club all season. "In a Game 7 situation, you revert back to old habits or whatever you're comfortable comfortable with and that's what we did (in the loss). "A lack of discipline throughout the year is what cost us. We didn't always have all 20 guys playing for the team." In Sunday's seventh and deciding game, the Warriors fell behind 3-1 and were never able to recover. A pair of goals and assist by Mike Morrison and singles to Mike Hamilton and Bill Greer was all the offence the visiting Warriors could muster. The playoff series was an accurate reflection of how the season went for the War- riots, said McCotnh, whose team dazzled at times, bill couldn't lake advantage of its opportunities. Green Gaels can't afford another loss A.J. GROEN/This Week photo A Whitby Warrior and Orangeville Northmen player battle for a loose ball during Game 6 of their Jr. A quarterfinal series Friday in Whitby. Orangeville rallied rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to win in seven games. Warriors run out of chances Facing elimination after losing opening two games of semifinals against Onondaga BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer ONONDAGA - The Claring- ton Green Gaels have been down this same path before. Forced to win the fifth and deciding deciding games of their previous series series against the Mimico Mountaineers Mountaineers and Barrie Tornado, the Green Gaels will have to do the same against the Onondaga Red- hawks. Although this time, the circumstances circumstances are radically different. different. Against Mimico and Barrie, the Green Gaels held a 2-1 series lead before the opposition lied the series, forcing a deciding game. In both cases, the Green Gaels won on their home floor to advance. advance. This time around, the Green "There were nights we showed up to play and others others where, unfortunately, we didn't. The series against Orangeville was a microcosm microcosm of our year. "In Game 7, a lot of the players didn't believe we could win up there." ' Looking back on the series, series, McComb felt the turning turning point toward disaster for his team came in Game 5 when a victory would have eliminated Orangeville. With a number of Orangeville Orangeville players out of the lineup due to injuries and suspensions, "They were ready to be taken and we didn't step up to the plate and take them down." With their confidence restored, restored, Orangeville avoided elimination in Game 6 in Whitby Friday with an 8-6 win, completing the comeback comeback Sunday. Looking ahead to next season, McComb said he would "love to be back" and that there are "exciting times ahead" with the number number of players graduating from the Whitby minor system, system, coupled with additions front the Claringlon Green Gaels Jr. B team. As for players who won't be back, Greer, Scott Wylie, Mike Hamilton, Barrett Church, Scott Campbell, Scott Staplcford and Casey Dupont have played their last game in a Warriors' uniform. uniform. All seven players graduate due to age. Parting ways with veteran veteran players at the end of the season is always a difficult process, said McComb. "It's tough to lose quality people and players," he said of the graduating players who will he moving on. THE SCOOP - The winner of the Orangcville- St. Catharines series will lace cither Toronto or Peterborough Peterborough in the league finals. Both semifinal scries are hest-of-scven...With the uncertainly uncertainly of the ownership situation in Buffalo, Jeff MeComb's coaching future in the National Lacrosse League is in limbo. An assistant assistant coach with the Buffalo Buffalo Bandits last season, he is uncertain whether or not he will he asked to continue...Three continue...Three players off the current roster play in the NI.L, Bill Greer and Harrell Harrell Church for the Columbus Columbus l.andsharks, while Scull Wylie is with the Vancouver Havens. DOUG LUEY 'Onondaga are well-disciplined and well-coached. I'm really impressed with them.' Gaels have no margin for error after dropping the opening two games of the Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B best-of-five series series in Onondaga over the weekend weekend by scores of 13-5 and 12-3. The series shifts to Bow- manville for games three through five this weekend, with the Green Gaels needing to put together a Bc«m« wide CLEARANCE three-game winning streak to avoid elimination. "Can we win...yes," said general general manager Doug Luey of the daunting, if not impossible task facing his team this weekend, despite despite hosting all three games, if necessary. "They have an age advantage on us. They have a veteran team," said Luey of the opposition. "They are well-disciplined and well-coached. I'm really impressed impressed with them. They have a nice team." Game 3 is at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex Friday Friday night at 8:30 p.m. If remaining remaining games are needed, they will be played Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. In Saturday's 13-5 loss, Doug Trudeau scored three times with one each to Nate Andres and Ryan Preston. James Hinkson had a pair and Josh Colley added the other in Sunday's 12-3 setback. Onondaga is loaded with firepower, firepower, as the top two leading scorers in the league handle much of the offence. Pete Benedict led the league with 58-45-103 totals in 17 games while former Oshawa General Drew Bucktooth wasn't far behind with 55-43-98 totals in 19 games. x "Those two could play at any level they want," said Luey.- In the opening two games, it was another Bucktooth , Brett, that did the majority of the damage damage against the Green Gaels, collecting collecting nine goals in the ^vo games. J Looking ahead to Friday's must-win, Luey said the Green Gaels will "definitely have to run more" in order to stay competitivb as well as get more production out of the power play. ■ '.> THE SCOOP - The option rtf where the series started* wa,s Onondaga's based on their bettor regular season record of 18-3 to the Green Gaels 16-5-1...In their only previous meeting this; serf- son, the Green Gaels lost in Onondaga 14-7 back on Aprtt 27...The Onondaga roster has eight players sharing the last' name Bucktooth: Drew, Brett, A.J., Grant, Kevin, Ross, Tyler and J.R. Thé number increases to nine if coach Freeman Buck- tooth is included...In the other semifinal, St. Catharines has a 2-0 lead over Elora in a best-of-five series. SO MANY DEA1S. 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