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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 17, 1979 with Danny Millar Port Hope defenseman Mike Carr and MoJack forward Darrin Jobb [2] engage in a little give and take during second period action of Junior C contest Sunday night. Close, but not quite. Forwards Phil and Stu Cochrane cruise in alone on Port Hope goalie Joe Pokusa and watch as the puck goes Sports 'MoJacks on tail end of 9-3 Port Hope win The Port Perry MoJacks suffered their second straight defeat at the hands of the Port Hope Panthers, losing by a score of 9-3 in front of a small crowd at the Scugog Arena Sunday night. Just three nights earlier, the same Port Hope squad had whipped the MoJacks 7-1 in a game played in Port Hope. (see separate story) The Sunday night game in Port Perry was a disappoint- ing one for MoJacks fans, as Port Hope took advantage of numerous defensive lapses to coast to an easy victory. Despite the fact Phil Coch- rane gave the MoJacks an early 1-0 lead when he scored on a waist-high shot. The Panthers were in command most of the game. Grey Bullen tied the score for the Panthers at the 6:3¢ mark while his team was playing a man short. That was the first of five goals for Bullen, who is a clever hockey play- er with a lot of Junior C experience. Port Hope went ahead for good at the 13 minute mark of the opening period when the Port Perry defense coughed up the puck in their own end and when Terry Watts drifted in a shot from the blue line that appeared to change directions off a Mo--~ Jack Stick. MoJacks kept the score close until the start of the second period when Watts popped in two more and Bullen made it 5-1 just before the mid-point. He found himself all alone at the side of the Port Perry net, and after giving Ray Gibson a couple of dekes, he slid the puck into the goal. It was that kind of night for Gibson in the Port Perry nets. He was not getting help from his team-mates who gave the puck away fre- quently and were caught flat-footed, -allowing Port Hope skaters to free-wheel in the MoJack end of the rink. Gibson seemed to be unsure of himself in the nets, fight- ing the puck on occasion, and giving up rebounds. Although the MoJacks made a lot of . defensive mistakes throughout the con- test, the Panthers to their credit took - advantage of them, and proved that they will be a tough team to beat this year. Port Hope is a smooth hockey club, well balanced, and plays a deceptive kind of hockey. They are not over- powering in a physical sense, but just seem to get the job done with finesse, good pass- ing and accurate shooting. To be fair to the MoJacks, it must be pointed out that Panther netminder Joe Pok- usa played superbly behind his team-mates making numerous tough saves. He Ee wide of the net. Pokusa played a brilliant game in the nets for the visitors, foiling the MoJack forwards on numerous occasions. was especially good in the opening minutes of the third period, stopping Tim Kane, Charlie Brown and Phil Cochrane on point blank shots. The score at that time was 6-2, and had MoJacks been able to find the target on a couple of those occas- ions, they might have been able to turn the game around in the third period and at least make the score respect- able. For the MoJacks, Phil Cochrane did all the scoring damage, with a goal in each of the three periods. Team captain Bill Bridge and winger Darrin Jobb also had their share pf chances, but they could not get the puck behind Pokusa. _.. Inthe penalty department, MoJacks took nine minors while the Panthers were call- ed seven times. Late in the third period, Bridge tangled in a vigorous wrestling match with Terry Highfield. Bridge seemed to take a high stick from another player and he went after Highfield when the play had stopped. Both got fighting majors and high-sticking minors for their troubles. The two straight losses to Port Hope now leave the MoJacks with a one and two record, and coach Doug Scott obviously is concerned about the number of goals his team is giving up. In three games, MoJacks have had 24 goals scored against them. A Defenseman Bill Owen is expected back in the line-up this week after being out for the first three games with a knee problems. But unless his team-mates tighten up along the blue line, the Mo- Jacks are going to have to earn their victories by scor- ing a lot of goals. The team also faces a tough schedule this week, starting with a game in Cobourg on Monday night and continuing with a visit to Stouffville on Wednesday, LIndsay on Friday and Bow- manville this Sunday. While it is still early in the schedule it's obvious that this week is a crucial one for Port Perry with the four games on the road. All four opponents are expected to be tough this season, and the outcome of these games may be an indication of where the team will end up in the standings. The next home game for the MoJacks is Sunday, Oct- ober 28 when Stouffville Clippers will be the visitors. PORT PERRY STAR ADVERTISING DEADLINES Display - Monday, 12 noon Classified - Monday 3 p.m. jo :