Whitby Free Press, 8 Aug 1979, p. 7

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Builders aedýown WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8.1979, PAGE 7 3 gmes ii layoffs, Whitby Builders are trial- ling in their best-of-seven quarter-final seriés against the Peterborough Centurians by three 'games, in Ontario Lacrosse Association 'Junior 'A' action. GAME TWO <W hitby. seemfed to have control of 'the game comaing into the. third period ýwith a 4-3,lead. The period got off to a good start for Whitby as tbey scored two goals in, two minutes. JamJie Roach grabbed-a lost bail in bis own end and ran into the Peterborough end,. leading a two-on-one break and after looking for Ffrst .game.... Metr the. following player, ae the ass and shot it into the near side of the net mnak ipg it. _5-3. ' The sixth goal came one minute and two seconds later when John Jordan scored on a Cam: Dev.ine pass. Then thingslseenedto fall apart for.the"Builders. "We madee samne-mis- take 'on.tresrib plays," Builders' Coach Chuck Lepine said. "Ail nigbt we had been coming, out to pick up the man, when they tried to set a screen. On thrëe lays we failed to deteeIt the sereen being.set. That'gave them a momü'ent to get an open ,,sýhot a and they scored." Lepine also s'aid that while he could not find fault witb any, otber aspect of the gamep, the ,Builders must adjust their shooting. (eterbo'rough oalie Sbawn) Quinlin is expect- ing. low shots and stopping them comipletely. Weébave to shoot, more', high shoots, because ýhe c an be beat on- bigh -shotfs, but. also because bhee* won't be able to :set' himself complet ely. for low shots if be kniows the plaàyer, may,ý be sbooti higb," Lepie-said. Witby bas to win in Peter-, borough to.take the series as the followiig two gameiswill be played witb the -Centu- rians havîng the.home floor' àdvantage. GAME THREE In the first game in Peterborough, .Wlhitby did everything but *w the game. Tbe Builders rallied ln' <the ,tbird period fromn a four ýgoal deficit against the best defensive team in the league after being outscored In a stretch of the second by 7-1. Despite, Witby's bés-t efforts the Centurians won the game by a score of 13-12. They-Went- to the floorý in the. thirdtrailing by 10-6 and quickly closed the gap. .II toldthemn that al year they had thought they were winners' but they bad yet to prove it on the floor. 1 told' them to stop mhaking excuses and. go out and play like vwinners. Tbey did," Lepine said. Whitby got'two quick goals and then scored. three straight to, tie the, game at -12-12. TËhe, betweeht period pep talk also saw a change in net mindiig . 'duties. Rob McLean, wvho'bas seen little action this yeèr replaced Brian Iteed. The chauige worked., 111 think the goaltending change threw us off," Peter-, bor 'ough coach Mark Vitarelli said. "We bad to think that here was a chanc e to roll up a big score against a second string netminder. -1 blied to empbasilze defence, but we obvlously dldn't play our usual game." Despite the cJoseness in play Peterborough managed to get one more home for he 13-11 win. The' fourtb game is in Peterborough, Sunday night. Sbould the series continue, the fifth game will be in Wbitby on Monday, Tuesday in Peterborough'and Thurs- day in Whit4y.,-AUl games start at 8 p.m. m BELAIRS, IMPALAS, & CAPRIRS 2 DOOR COUPES, SEDANS & STATION WAGONS ALL IN STOCK READY FOR DELIVERY!

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