36 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006 Trinity leading the way in Halton junior hoops Titans with two wins against defending champs By Herb Garbutt year's semifinal. Though the Titans led through much of the opening half Tuesday, Notre Dame always The Holy Trinity Titans are remained in striking distance -- a quickly showing their rivals they point driven home when the Irish's are the team to beat in Halton high Tara Dawdy, nailed a half-court school junior girls' basketball this buzzer beater to tie the game 19-19 at the break. season. The slow start may have been due Tuesday at Trinity, the Titans to the Titans missing knocked off the defending "We had to win starting point guard and champion Notre Dame co-captain Katie Fighting Irish for the sec- (against Notre Sinopoli. Her replaceond time this season. Dame) to send a ment, Amanda Perrotta, Tied at the half, the message that our certainly didn't look like Titans used their fast program is coma fill-in in the second break to go on an 11ing of age." half. She led the fast point run in the third break as the Titans quarter on their way to a Holy Trinity coach moved the ball quickly up 48-32 victory. John Beraldo the floor and their rapidThe win all but sewed up first place in the Halton Tier 1 fire passes around the basket left the AAAA division for the 5-0 Titans. Notre Dame defenders flailing and Perhaps as importantly, it shows produced many uncontested lay-ups. The Titans' other co-captain, Holy Trinity's season-opening 49-28 Lauren Morris, had six of her gameover the Irish was no fluke. "They won the championship. We high 17 points during the 11-point had to win (Tuesday) to send a mes- run that turned a 21-19 deficit into a sage that our program is coming of nine-point lead. Erika Szustak and age," said Holy Trinity coach John Karessa McQueen also became tarBeraldo. "We're going to be a force gets of Perrotta's outlet passes in the fourth as Trinity racked up 18 points for a couple of years." in the final quarter. Back-to-back tournament wins "We like the quick offence," The Titans have proven to be a Mowat said. "It's all about trust and force the last couple of weeks, win- the girls trust each other. They defining back-to-back tournaments at nitely believe in themselves." The Titans, who entered yesterAbbey Park and St. Thomas Aquinas, where they defeated Our Lady of day's game against Christ the King with a perfect 15-0 overall record this Lourdes this past weekend. "Our team is hungry and they're season, will face their toughest test of dedicated," said assistant coach the year this weekend when they compete in the eighth annual St. Michelle Mowat. There's a little extra hunger play- Thomas More Invitational. -- Herb Garbutt can be reached ing Notre Dame, the team that knocked Holy Trinity out in last at sports@oakvillebeaver.com. OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER TRAPPED: Notre Dame's Tara Dawdy (with ball) is closely guarded by Trinity defender Doreen Bonsu during the Titans' 48-32 triumph Tuesday in Halton high school junior girls' basketball play. Trinity entered yesterday's game against Christ the King with a perfect 15-0 overall record this season. Know your limit, play within it!