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Port Perry Star, 11 Jan 1978, p. 14

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14-- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1978 Sports Flamingos score 25 goals Port Perry Flamingos edged into a second place tie in the league standings as they completely throttled Lindsay Muskies 14-1 in Junior C action at Scugog Arena Sunday night. The win, before 250 fans, gives the team 32 points, the same number as Stouffville, and leaves both teams 12 points behind first place Bowmanville. The Muskies Sunday night played like fish out of water as Flamingos domi- nated from the opening face-off. Brad Nicholson opened the scoring at the 3:23 mark of the first period with a power play goal, and Flamingos built up a four goal lead before Lindsay got on the board late in the third period when Gary Beukeboom scored on the only shot that was to beat Port Perry goalie Charlie Durward. With a little more than four minutes left in the first period Rob Greiner scored the prettiest goal of the evening as he capped a three-way passing play with linemates Trent Mood and Keith Holten. Lindsay was being called for a delayed penalty on the play and Port Perry was able to use the extra attacker after pulling goalie Durward. Flamingos added two goals in the, second period, and then completed the rout with eight unanswered markers in the final 20 minutes. In the final period Wintario Tickets available at the Port Perry Star 985-7383 Flamingos had 29 shots on net while the Muskies could only direct four shots at Durward. On the game, Port Perry .out-shot the Muskies 53-19, which gives a pretty good indication of how much territorial ad- vantage Flamingos enjoyed. Phil Cochrane continues to provide Flamingos with scoring punch as he picked up six points on five assists and one goal. Keith Holten had a hat trick and two assists for a five point even- ing, and Trent Mood, who is playing improved hockey with almost every game, had two goals and two assists. Rob Greiner picked up four points on a goal and three assists, and Bill Bridge had two goals and one assist. Other Port Perry marksmen who found the target were Len Thorn- bury, Bill Owen, Sandy Cameron and Dave 'Nichol son, . 'Make two big wins look easy efforts Flamingos played one of their strongest all-round games of the season. Com- ing off an 11-6 win over Uxbridge on January 3, the Port Perry team earned the win over Lindsay with crisp passing, hard hitting and persistent fore-checking which kept the Muskies off balance in their own end and forced them to cough up the puck. Playing with- out Mike Adams who has ligament problems in his right leg as the result of a snowmobile accident, Flam- ingos defense rah the Muskies from mounting any kind of a sustained offense. It was a rough game, and with both teams hitting hard and laying on the lumber, it threatened - 10 break out into a major brawl on a couple of occass- ions. Lindsay forward James Phillips was taken to the hospital - continuted on page 15 Bantams defeat Oshawa 3 -T by Todd Wilbur On Jan. 2 the Beare Motors boys travelled to Oshawa where they defeat- ed the home team 3-1. Doug Potts opened the scoring at 3:23 in the first period assisted by Brian Mikkelson and John Bloomfield. In the second Pat John- son gave Brian Dickson a perfect pass who in turn made a perfect move on the goaltender " to make the 'score 2-0. At 1:23 in the second period, Todd Wilbur scored on a low backhand drive on a pass from Alan Jones and Doug Potts. Oshawa scored a goal in the 3rd period but could not come back. Port won 3-1. On Jan. 7 Port travelled to Campbelford to partici- pate in a tournament. In the first game Port was up against Oshawa and . downed them 3-1. The rookie, Donnie Young scor- ed two and Bob Horton had one. In the second game Port was up against a tough Bramalea team and lost 7-0. Next game Wed. Jan. 11 against Oshawa. Come out and support this team. Not a Flamingo in sight. With the goalie down on his stomach, Lindsay defender takes the puck from harm's way as two defensemen protect the front of the net. It was one of the few times during the game 'midway _ Charlie Durward makes a kick save on one of the few tough shots he had to face all evening, Drop games to Oshawa, Uxbridge Defeat Bowmanville 4-1 by Eleanor Kingston On Jan. 2 Oshawa's Pee Wee Minor, Little N.H.L. team met with Port Perry's Stone Real Estate in an exhibition match. The teams. were evenly matched in the first period playing hard with god clean: checking. Due to Port Perry's great team effort they only allowed Oshawa to score once. Oshawa opened 'scoring.- again in the second period, but the Stone's did not give up. Kevin Ferguson, un- assisted, coming from be- hind the Oshawa goal squeezed oné iome between the goalie and the goal post two minutes later. Oshawa scored again, but Port Perry winning the face off after Oshawa's goal came 'right back 15. seconds later with Desautels scoring from Ferguson. Oshawa scored again to end the scoring for the second period. t Sunday night when Port "Perry forwards were not swarming all over the Lindsay goal, and it paid off with 14 goals for the home town team. ys NEARY By i You rE 'Oshawa once again' scored first in the third at 8:21. Port Perry retaliated with Kevin Fowler shooting the puck from the corner back to the point to Howard Lee, Lee got a shot away and Greg Williams completed Lee's shot by tipping it in the corner at 8:01. Port Perry wound up the scoring for this game at the 4:23 mark when' Ian Dickson and Kevin Fergu- son got a two on one break. Because Dickson passed to Ferguson they out smarted the Oshawa goal tender leaving an open corner for Ferguson to send the puck home. The game ended in a 5-4 win for Oshawa. ~ Uxbridge visited Port Perry on Friday, Jan. 6 taking a victory of 4:2 home with them, The game started with both teams close checking each other and each team taking a goal apiece. The second period wad a different story. Because of Port- Perry's defense ---- slowing down considerably and not checking near as well, Paul Bateman, Port » O.HA.Jr.C LINDSAY MUSKIES PORT PERRY FLAMINGOS Sun. Jan. 15 - 7:30 p.m. NEW ARENA Adults $1.25 Students 75c. Perry' s goal tender, had his work cut out for him. Uxbridge taking advantage - scored twice more. In the third Port Perry's Stones started roll- ing again with some great checking and again kept the scoring to a minimum with Uxbridge getting only one an Port Perry taking one. Scoring in the first period was Mike Pratt from Brian Stevenson and in the third Mark Farrell too his unassisted. . On Saturday, Jan. 7 Port Perry's Stone Real Estate visited Bowmanville bringing home a victory of 4-1. Both teams playing strong, picked up a score in the first. Scoring for the Stone's was Kevin, Fowler assisted by Mark Farrell and Darren Desautels. Port Perry getting things together, working as a team both offensively and defensively as well as good goal tending by Paul Kings- ton, out played Bowman- ville both in the second and ed up three more goals all being scored by Kevin continued on page 16 Children 50c the third. Port Perry pick--- Cp tr Rea _ Pi SL NE 16 EOE IE oY Vt a RE Sra

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