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18 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 29, 2000 lop line 1670 Simcoe St.. N. SYA EST 15T:) Jor S your track caps and lids Van & Truck World.» "Canada's Premier Accessory Centres" 1051 Brock Rd., S. 426-5509 www.vanandtruckworld.com 8 x 4 i € ; A, ie a 2 fads Par Kors. _ SWEPT: The Port Perry MoJacks' 1999-2000 Junior C hockey season came to an abrupt end last weekend after they dropped their fourth con- secutive game to the Georgina Ice on Friday CHRIS HALL / PORT PERRY STAR standings at the end of the regular season, but were pretty much man-handled by the third-place Ice throughout their short playoff round. Georgina will now face the Lakefield Chiefs, who swept the evening. The MoJacks finished second in the Uxbridge Bruins, in the championship series. Game over for Port Perry MoJacks' season comes to an end after four consecutive losses to the Georgina Ice By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star The hockey season came to an end for the Port Perry MoJacks Friday night in Keswick when they lost 4-3 to Georgina Ice. It was the second loss in a row by a single goal to the fleet-footed Georgina squad who now advance for the first time in club history to the championship round in the Central Jr. C playoffs. The Ice will need all the speed and puck handling skills they showed against the MoJacks as they face the powerful Lakefield Chiefs, a team that has lost just once all season and had little trouble dispatching the Uxbridge Bruins four straight in their semi-final series. Going out in four straight was a bitter disappointment for the MoJacks, especially when one con- siders how they played down the stretch to grab second place in the standings; since Jan. 1, their record was 10-4 in league play. In fact, it looked like the MoJacks were just hitting their stride in time for the opening round of the playoffs. But the Ice had other ideas and seemed to turn their game up a notch or two against the MoJacks. And, the late addition of netminder Mike Capone to the roster didn't hurt either, as he was certainly a factor in the series. Down three games to none, the MoJacks gave it their best shot Friday night in an effort to prolong the series. They were able to keep the game close for two periods before the Ice went up 4-2 midway through the third. Jon Werry and Bill Beaulieu had markers for the MoJacks and Ryan McQuade added one late in the game to make the score 4-3. GAME THREE: The MoJack grave got a lot deeper last Thursday night in a pivotal Game 3 on home ice when they lost a 5-4 nail-biter and fell behind three games to none in the series. The Ice seemed to have a half- step on the MoJacks through much of this game and when the green and white were able to break out for a good scoring chance, netminder Mike Capone came up with some fine saves in the Georgina cage. | After a scoreless first period that belonged pretty much to the visitors, the Ice got the first goal of the game at 1:24 of the middle frame from Arnie Josephson, a thorn in the MoJacks' side all evening. And even though the MoJacks bat- tled back three times to tie the con- test, it was always uphill as the Ice never relinquished the lead. After Jay Simmonds jammed a puck under the pads of Capone at 2:52 to tie things |-1, the Ice took a 2-1 lead on a short-handed effort by Nick Harper. Dale Drummond on a partial breakaway pulled the MoJacks even at 11:29, but it took the Ice under three minutes to get their lead back again when Sean Cronsberry scored on a power play. The MoJacks looked like they might get a big lift at 18:43 of the second when Adam Metheral found a chink in Capone's armour with a fine short-handed effort. He got hold of a loose puck at the red line and scampered down the left wing to fool Capone with a low slap shot from 35 feet out. That tied things at 3-3, but the Ice got one of those goals that takes the wind out of a team's sails. With just 14 seconds left in the frame and the MoJacks working hard to kill off a penalty, Justin Murray scored on what appeared to be a harmless shot that may have been re-directed on its way to the MoJack cage. The visitors added some insurance mid-way through the third, on another power play as Trevor Sedore was left un-guarded in the slot and blasted a shot to the comer. To their credit, the MoJacks kept fighting back and at 13:23, Jeff Clarke made it 5-4 and gave his team a life with six minutes left. A Georgina penalty with 2:26 remaining gave the MoJacks a big opening, but mid-way through that power play, Clarke was called for holding when he became tangled with an Ice defender. Turn to Page 19 Scugog Hockey League Todd Healey's pair leads Pineridge Sports to victory By Jon Sanders Special to The Star Pineridge Sports 4 Harrison Fuels | The majority of this game was dominated by Pineridge Sports as they cruised to a 4-1 win over Harrison Fuels. Two goals from Todd Healey as well as single markers from the likes of Doug Brown and Scott Heasman provided Pineridge with the offense that they needed to collect this big playoff win. Danny Taylor added a pair of assists for Pineridge, while single helpers went to Ken Smart, Scott Heasman and Tom Barnes. The only goal for Harrison Fuels was sup- plied by Karl Durham, but it was Pineridge Sports coming out on top. B. Callery & Associates 5 Taylor Fuels 3 A pair of goals from Steve Connors proved to be the difference in B. Callery & Associates 5-3 win over Taylor Fuels. Connors went to work early finding the net twice in the first period. His first was set up'by Mike McQuade, while his second was assisted by Brian Williamson. Taylor Fuels answered back when Ken Little found the back of the cage with help from Brian Till. The Associates then took a 3-1 lead when Colin Asselstine came through offensively after taking passes from Greg Ellis and Mike McQuade. Two goals from Brian Samis kept Taylor Fuels in this contest but the Associates were able to pull away when Mike McQuade and Brian Williamson each found the back of the net to supply their team with a key playoff win. K.C.l. Gas Bar& Variety 5 Van & Truck World | A dominant performance by K.C.I. Gas Bar & Variety allowed them to easily handle Van & Truck World as they picked up a 5-1 win. Dave Cini and Brett Laycoe both found the scoresheet twice, while Steve Sinclair added one goal. Dean Smith and Bill Owen each set up two goals, while Bryan Norton assisted on one goal. Mike Geer was the only Van & Truck World player to come through offensively and he was assisted by goal- tender John Moore, who had a rough game as K.C.I. kept him very busy in their 5-1 win. Compton Communications 4 Monsma Electric | Compton Communications took the lead early in this game and they were able to hang on for the 4-1 victory over Monsma Electric. Noah Dorland opened the scoring for Compton after being set up by Mark Jobb. Duane Empringham struck next for Compton from Mike Driscoll and his goal was followed by a nice one courtesy of Driscoll. His marker was assisted by Todd Wilbur and Duane Empringham. The Electricians were able to find the net in this game once as Ed Olsen connected after receiving passes from Jeff Card and Rick Olaisen. Compton put the game out of reach late in the third period when John Robertson found the net unassisted to give his team a 4-1 victory. Goreski Roofing 4 Cedar Creek Contracting | Goreski Roofing took control of this game midway through the first period and they were able to dominate from that point on as they defeated Cedar Creek Contracting by a score of 4-1. Bill Van Camp was the main weapon for the Roofers as he had a pair of goals including an empty netter where he dialed long dis- tance to find the net. Warren Geer added the other two Roofer goals, while John Harman added the Contractors only marker. Consistent play by the Turn to Page 18