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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 - 19 "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" ORTS us Sharks 4-2 for SHL playoff win By Jon Sanders Special to The Star Ball Callery Senators 4 Van & Truck World Sharks 2 In the opening game of the day it was the Senators coming out on top of thie Sharks by a 4-2 score. The Senators got on the board first with a goal courtesy of Jeremy Norton. The assist on this goal went to Brian Till. In the second period the Sharks got on the board when Mark Jobb found the net after being set up by Tom Barnes and Duane Bronson. The Senators would respond by putting three consecu- tive goals past the Sharks goalie to'build themselves a nice three goal lead. Goalscorers were Steve Fox from Dave Cini and Bill Van Camp, Brian Till. assisted by Lee Steeves, and Dave Buxcey who took passes from Lee Steeves and Lee Wilbur. Late in the third period the Sharks tried to put together a comeback when Wayne Fox found the net after receiving passes from Rick Campbell and Tom Barnes but it would not be enough to defeat the Senators in this game. J&D Carpentry Hawks 4 Harrison Fuels Flames 3 In a very close game the Hawks edged the Flames by a score of 4-3. The Hawks opened the scoring early with an unassisted goal from Scott Herd. The Flames answered back though when Larry Pilkey found the net unassisted to even things out. In the second period the Hawks regained their lead when Dave Burnett provided the offense but the Flames would answer back with two goals to take the lead. Tying the game for the Flames was Steve Groves who was assisted by Mark Decosta and Jim Beatty. Larry Pilkey then gave the Flames the lead after tak- ing a pass from Todd Wilbur. The third period belonged to the Hawks though as they put two goals past the Flames goalie and were able to shut down the Flames with solid defensive play. Scoring the tying goal for the Hawks was Brad Coppins who was assisted by Greg Fitzgerald. Giving the Hawks the vic- tory was Joe Curran who found the net after being set up by Sean Fewer and Dave Burnett. Pineridge Sports Wolves 6 Cedar Creek Contracting Clippers 2 The third game of the day between the Wolves and the Clippers was dominated by the Wolves as they upset the Clippers 6-2. The Wolves were led by Bill Bridge who found the net four times and added one assist for five points. The Clippers were first to get on the board though and it was John Harman with the goal. Assists were given to Richie LeFort and Brad Meekin. After that goal the Wolves started to fill the net putting six consecutive goals on the board. Ken Smart started their offen- sive attack after taking passes from Paul Stanley and Bill Bridge. In the second period Bill Bridge was the domi- nant player as he provid- ed a hat trick. His first which gave the Wolves the lead was set up by Darryl Workman. His sec- ond of the game was from Steve Lee and Jamie Menzies and assisting on his third goal was Darryl Workman. Late in the second peri- od Steve Lee put another goal on the board for the Wolves after taking pass- es from Paul Stanley and Kelly Lee. In the third period Bill Bridge collected his fourth goal of the game assisted by Jamie Menzies to give the Wolves a 6-1 lead. The Clippers did put one more by the Wolves goalie as John Robertson put in a low shot from the point. Assists went to John Harman and Richie LeFort but it was not enough as the Wolves were able to hand the Turn to Page 20 Sens double FAILED ATTEMPT: Port Perry's Midget squad had a rough time Sunday when they took on a strong Fort Erie club. Here, a Port player gives it his all as he tries to score and evade a defender, CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR but was stopped anyway. Scugog Arena is now a hive of activity on weekends as most local teams have made their way into various playoff rounds and are looking for championships. MoJacks Finished | Port Perry's 1997-98 Junior C hockey season comes to a close after being swept in four games by the Merchants By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star The Port Perry ModJacks saved their best for last, and it still was not quite good enough. The hockey season came to its end Friday night for the MoJacks in a disappointing overtime loss at the hands of the Little Britain Merchants who had their ticket all year long, extending even to four playoff games. Except for the score, Friday's loss was a virtual carbon copy of what the Merchants did to the MoJacks just 48 hours prior, on the ice at Little Britain, when the guys in red and white struck late in the final frame to tie the game and then won it in overtime. The score Friday was 4-3; on Wednesday it was 3-2. And the result was a four game sweep by the Merchants and a berth in the Central Jr. C League championship series against either Uxbridge or Lakefield. MoJack's head coach Brad Menzies, disappointed to be sure at his club's playoff demise, perhaps summed it best when he simply said: "Little Britain is a very good team, there is no shame in losing to them." He went on to say that sure "it would have been nice to have gone further (in the playoff round), but it's tough to try to come back when down three games." The MoJack fate was sealed late on that Wednesday night in Little Britain when the Merchants' Jeff Darrach took a pass in front of the net and fired the winner behind Jeff Mackie with just 2:08 played in the second overtime stanza. That put the Merchants up 3-0 in the series. But the ModJacks, to their credit, refused to go down without a fight -- a heck of a fight really, as they battled tooth and nail in game four and again pushed the Merchants to overtime before that same Mr. Darrach scored again on a back- hand with 39 seconds left in the first overtime period. After losing the first two games of this series in miserable fashion, the MoJacks decided to go out with a flourish. And one can't help but wonder what the outcome of their hockey season might have been had they displayed as much intensity and grit over all 40 games as they did in the final pair. Again, coach Menzies summed things up rather succinctly: "It has been an up-and-down season, that's for sure." Facing elimination Friday night in front of another large crowd at the Scugog Arena, the MoJacks spot- ted the Merchants an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Jay Marquis in the first period. But late in the second, they struck for two quick ones, both on the power play, to take a 2-1 lead. Rob Simms netted the first at 15:22, and 16 sec- onds later, Seth Gray clicked on a low shot from the slot. Barry Forth re-directed a Seth Gray shot early in the third for a 3- 1 lead, the first time in the series the MoJacks had owned a two-goal cushion, and it appeared as if the MoJacks might be on their way to their first win over the Merchants (in ten games) this season. But, theModJacks certainly did not help their own cause as the final period wore on, taking a string of penalties that left them short-hand- ed most of the final ten minutes. And that is deadly against a team like the Merchants which boasts an explosive offense and power play. At 8:24, they made it 3-2 with Darry Lewis getting the goal, and five minutes later the contest was tied 3-3 as captain Chad Desjardins was left alone and had more than enough time for a cup of coffee before depositing the disc behind Mackie; both were power play goals. For the MoJacks, there must have been a sickening sense of "deja vu" heading into overtime as that's exactly how game three played out Wednesday night in Britain. The Merchants also took a 1-0 lead in that one when Jon Perrin walked out of a corner untouched. But the MoJacks went ahead in the second on goals by Casey Van Schagen who deflected a Gray shot; and then by Scott Heasman on a long shot that hit a Merchant skate in front of the net. They were full marks for the lead after 40 minutes, playing tough, gritty hockey at both ends of the rink. They continued to work hard through the third period, clinging to that 2-1 lead that would have sent them back home for game four with a new look on the series. But with just 2:32 left in regula- tion, they seemed to stall a bit and the Merchants took full advantage as Tim Teel got the equalizer to send the contest into OT. Teel played a Turn to Page 21