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) MoJacks manage a split in weekend action Sparked by a four-goal per- formance by forward John Lal- ly, the Port Perry MoJacks de- feated the Lakefield Chiefs 8-5 in Central Junior C hockey ac- tion Sunday night in Lakefield. It was the second straight win for the MoJacks over the Chiefs and they will try to make it three in a row wheif the same two teams hook up tonight (Thursday Dec. 27) at the Scu- gog Arena. = The ModJacks spotted the Chiefs a 1-0 lead early in the game, then pulled ahead 2-1 only to have the Chiefs knot things up at 2-2. But the MoJacks took con- trol of the match and turned in a strong third period to cement the victory. Brad Menzies clicked for the hat trick in this one, along with two assists, and Al Avery had a singleton and three as- sists. For Lakefield, Darrin Wil- liams had a pair of goals. - Last Friday night in Ux- bridge, the MoJacks went down to defeat 5-3 at the hands of the Bruins. Uxbridge got an early jump on the MoJacks who appeared sluggish in the opening period. Trevor Low staked Bruins to a 1-0 lead at 6:44, and that's the way the first period ended. But the MoJacks were for- tunate not to find themselves behind three or four goals. Drew Campbell kept the team in the game with some fine goaltending as he faced 16 shots. At 5:44 of the second, de- fenseman Trevor McIntyre scored to the MoJacks as they had a two man advantage. He rifled a shot from 30 feet out that beat Ian Witucki clean- ly. Rob Metcalfe and Todd Tay- lor drew the assists. But the Bruins came back to life late in the second with two goals by Greg Cook and Low to take a 3-11ead into the dress- ing room. In the third period, the Mo- Jacks began to get some decent ; scoring chances, but they were foiled on several attempts by' Witucki. At the mid-point, Warren Geer made it 3-2 with a rocket vom 2b feet out that sailed into the top corner on the stick side. Menzies and Lally drew the as- sists on the power play goal. And four minutes later, John Harman tied things up as he took passes from Geer and McBride, then split the defense and managed to get the shot away with a Bruin defender draped over his shoulder. The winning goal for the Bruins came at 15:10 after the 'puck took some crazy hops and bounces in front of Campbell's net and ended up on the stick of Paul Sinclair. } Bruins added one more in the final seconds into an empty net after Campbell had been pulled in favour of an extra at- tacker. } SLAPSHOTS: With the Christ- mas break behind them, Mo- Jacks have a busy week of hock- ey starting tonight (December 27) with Lakefield visiting the Scugog Arena for an 8:30 face- off. This coming Saturday af- ternoon, MoJacks are on the road for a match in Cobourg at 1:30. This is a re-scheduled game from earlier this month which had to be cancelled due to bad weather. And on Sunday night (De- cember 30) the great rivalry be- tween Port Perry and Bowman- ville will be re-kindled as the Eagles are in town for a 7:30 tilt at the Scugog Arena. This should be a dandy game as the Eagles are battling for first and the ModJacks are trying to move up in the stand- ings to get out of fifth place. And these clubs have an in- tense rivalry that goes all the way back to last spring when the MoJacks defeated Eagles to win the Central League crown in seven games. The ModJacks are hurting along the blue line. Trevor McIntyre has been bothered with a bad back. Rookie Steve Wyrozub, who played an ag- gressive game Friday in Ux- bridge is out with a knee injury, and Chris Arsenault is still not back in the line-up after suffer- ing a broken ankle early in No- vember. Sportsiand win two, lose one Port Perry Sportsland Bantams picked up two wins and a narrow less in league action the past two weeks. Last Wednesday, Port travell- ed to Manvers and came away with a hard fought 4-2 victory. Steve Desautels sent Chad Gar- vock in alone with a beautiful break-out pass and Garvock net- ted it to open the scoring late in the first. Just 62 seconds later Chad Kearns blocked a shot and upped the lead to 2-0 on the breakaway. After Manvers got close, Kearns and Todd Smart combined to set up Jeremy Nor- ton for a point blast to regain a 2 goal edge. Mark Cosway counted the final Port goal with a nice unassisted rush in the third. Manvers closed out the scoring later, but Mike Pashley shut down further threats to ice the win. Strong penalty killing was in- strumental in the victory, especially the third period when Port received 20 minutes in penalties and were down two men numerous times. Saturday in Bowmanville, the string ran out as Port lost a one- goal lead three times and finally dropped a 5-4 decision to the Toros. Smart, from Jason Phillips; Garvock, from Desautels; and Phillips, from Lou Whitfield had Port in a 3-2 lead before Toros scored three straight goals to go up 5-3 in the third. Nor- ton got a late one from Smart with 14 seconds left but that was all Port could muster. Wednesday night, an improved Stouffville team came to town. A relatively clean, end-to-end game was almost half over before Cosway cranked up a solo rush and finished it off on the deke. Pashley picked up a big assist. It's not every day a guy gets a shutout and also assists on the winning goal! Jason Coutoulakis played a 2-on-1 perfectly to set Desautels up for a dunk less than a minute later. Sportsland put the game out of reach with a 5 goal third. Prechitko hit the top corner from the point, assisted by Smart and Kearns. Phillips netted one from Heasman, and Garvock buried a Prechitko rebound. Late in the game Dave Bourgeois converted a short rebound assisted by Coutoulakis and Garvock, then with 9 seconds remaining, Desautels potted his second from Heasman and Norton to make the final 7-0. Port will host the Bowmanville Toros on Sunday night and then play in their own tournament on Friday, December 28. Penalty Free Hockey Sweepstakes Good, clean fun hockey receiv- ed another endorsement today when former Team Canada and National Hockey League star Paul Henderson announced that almost 60 percent of the teams that entered the 1990 Esso Penal- ty Free Sweepstakes won or tied their game. Henderson made his remarks at a media conference to launch the 1991 Esso Penalty Free Sweepstakes. 'Penalty free hockey is also winning and safe hockey," Henderson said. The Esso Penalty Free Sweepstakes is another hockey in- itiative to promote skills, safety and sportsmanship in Canada's most popular sport. Developed by the members of the Hockey Development Centre for Ontario, the program is sponsored by Esso Petroleum Canada and supported by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. "Hockey is one of the greatest games in the world -- when it is played cleanly," said Peter North, Ontario "Minister of Tourism and Recreation. "That is why we are delighted to support the 1991 Esso Penalty Free Sweepstakes with a $25,000 grant." Any Ontario amateur hockey team that plays a penalty free game between January 1 to 31, 1991 is eligible to enter the sweepstakes. By submitting an entry form and a copy of the game sheet, the entire team will be entered into the contest and have a chance to win the grand prize: The Official NHL Wayne Gretsky's Overtime Hockey Game and accessory pack for each player on three draw winn- ing teams. Other team prizes include Dinamo hockey sticks, as well as other hockey related items. The draw takes place February 20, 1991. 'Everyone is a true winner in this contest," said Doug Mitchell of Esso Petroleum Canada. 'Each player on all eligible teams will recieve an Achievement Award Certificate and a colourful decal in recognition of their penal- ty free game. It is this emphasis on team play and sportsmanship which attracted our sponsorship for the fourth year in a row." Last year's contest attracted more than 3,600 entries with 51,000 players participating. Entry forms are available from local amateur hockey associa- tion's representatives, Ministry of Tourism and Recreation field of- fices, HDCO member offices and more than 680 arenas throughout the province. Scugog Men's hockey The first game of the day saw Anderson's win a tight checking battle against Norton's 3-1. Scorers for Anderson's were Larry Jackson 1 goal, 1 assis Mike Driscoll and Dav Bourgeois 1 goal each. Adding, assists were John Kotarba, Chri McGarry, Carl Durward and Bill Van Camp. The lone marker for Norton's was Doug Suppelsa from Doug Brown and Rob Kroonenburg. The second game was basical- ly a one sided affair as Compton defeated Sportsland 7-2. Tallying for Compton were Bob Tarbotton 2 goals, Ron Compton 2 goals, Jim Duncan 1 goal, 2 assist, Terry Rose 1 goal, 1 assist and Todd Wilbur one goal. Other assists went to Larry Pilkey 4, Tim Ashbridge 2, Rruce Smith, Larry Page and Jim Fowler. For Sportsland it was Rick Olaisen from Mark Jobb and Mike McQuade and Mike McQuade from Mark Jobb and Rick Olaisen. Game three saw Fitzgerald's battle back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat J&D Carpentry 5-3. Capitalizing for Fitzgerald's were Bill Bridge 2 goals, 1 assist, Gary Lance 1 goal, 2 assists, Mark Burger and Carl Fitzgerald 1 goal each. Also assisting were Don Hockely 2, Dan Carty, Dave Jackson, Ken Smart and Jody Peters all with singles. Scoring for J&D were Ken Lit- tle 1 goal, 1 assist, Dave Sandison 1 goal and Dave Mann one goal. Fred Moffatt added 2 assists while Rob Evans and Dennis Lycett had singles. Game four was the best outing of the day as Van & Truck World had to give all they had to defeat Crandell's 2-1. The hero of the game was Brian Samis as he net- ted the winning goal with just :16 seconds to play in the game on a couple of passes from Wayne Fox and Richie Lefort. Scoring the other goal for Van & Truck World was Richie Lefort from John Woodward and Scott Davis. The lone marker for Crandell's was Ken Jeffrey from Rick Campbell and bob Beveridge. NOTE: In last weeks game bet- ween Van & Truck World and Compton, Paul Van Camps con- troversial goal late in the game has been reviewed and it has been given to Dennis Simms as he was clearly the last orange sweater to touch the puck. Hope all you guys and your families had a very merry Christmas and have a very hap- py new year. Sno- Pitch hits town Borelia Co-ops 4th Annual Mix- ed Sno-Pitch Tournament will be on Feb. 9, 1991. Last year's proceeds went to the Port Perry Hospital Building Fund. This year a portion of the - proceeds will be going to Opera- tion Scugog. If anyone is interested in enter- ing a team in this Provincial Qualifier or for further informa- tion call Perry Anderson at 985-0417. Tr RGR,