WhItby Free Proue, Weeda"y, March 6. 19968,Page 17 High-scoring Johnsto ow a Witby arrior One ofthe top scorors in Ontario junior A lacrosse la now on the roster of the Whitby Warriors. Grant Johnston will boost an already potent Warriors lineup when league play begins this spring. Warriors gave up two of their most solid players, Shaydon Santos and Scott MacDonneli, to obtain Johnston from SL Catharines Athleties. SW._rriors coach Jim Bishop noted that* both Santos and MacDonneli attend Brock Univer~sity in St. Catharines and want to romain there tu take. courses over the summor. '"Whilo you hate te, lose someone like Santos, especially bocauso of the leadership ho exemplified both on and off the floor, in any sport, any time you can acquire a big man who can score, you go for it." Johnston was the top scorer for St. Catharines last season, amassing 60 goals and 43 assista in 20 regular season games, and adding 17 goals and il assista in 13 playoff games. Johnston, 21, initiated the trade by suggesting ho wanted a change if St. Catharines didnt appear te ho a contender for the Minto Cup in the upcoming season. Warriors, on the other hand, are expected te challenge for the Ontario league title. "I believe that Johnston makes our offenco' much more potent" maye Bishop. "And with players like Sean Steinwald, who was with us for laat years playoffs, and Jason Ward being part of ur lineup thia season, I believo we are a much stronger tam than last year." Johnston sald bis. relatlonsblp with Jim . Brady, former st. Catharines coach and general manager and now Warrlora' GM?, also played a part iln bis decision te go te wity. Warriors begin training camp tis month. The seaon starts May 7. Ontarjo titie for Henry,,,wrestler Mike Francis of Henry Street H-igh School won an Ontario championship in high sehool wrestling over the, weekend. Francis, a Canadian champion last year, won the 54-kilogram division at the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) champlonehipa i Kitchener. Ho defeated Miko Wilson of Cayuga In the final.' Francis, who prevlously won the LOSSA (Durham Region ) title, will soon comapote in- Canadian. Whitby boxers back inaction 'Winter SEAN CULLETON takes somne swings as the Henry Street High Schoot basebali team, Ontario champions last season, makes somne indoors preparations for an upcoming Boca Raton, Florida tournament - featuring some of the top sohool teams in the US. - training in which the team was invited to participate. Vanous fundraising endeavours are under way to help pay for the trip in April, and anyone wishing to help out can oel me coaches at the sohool at 668-6831. Fo rs Photo by Jeemy Drosa. VWFme re Two prominent. Whltby boxers will ho in action on Sunday in Oshawa.. Superheavyweight Chria, Neuinan will niake his home debut and Ontario middleweight champion Nick Pelletier will also do battle as part of the Moter City Amateur -Boxing Club's 'Survival' show at the, Ragent Theatre in downtewn Oshawa. Nouman bas à wln and a loas in' bis firat, two bouts but la considered a rising star in bis weight class. Pelletier, after a rocky start, bas improved with every bout resuILng in bis provincial amateur titie. Several other bouts, including Canadian female welterweight champion Annissa Patcheson, anothor Motor City member, wll ho on the card' for the show that gets underway at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. Admission i. $10 for adulta,, $5 for those under age 12*. For. more information, oel 434-8686 or 433-1556. Atoms advance,. face Windsor i Ontarloquali1fer The Whitby minor atom AAA hockey team elminated Vaughan Ranger.i the first round and Rlichmiond Hill1 Stars in the second round te advance in the Ontario playdowns. Whitby now moots Windsor in a best-of-fivo series te decide who will travel te Peterborough te play in the Ontario championsblp teurnament March 22. Aflor aplitting the 'firt two games -of the WIMtbylRicbmond Hil series, Wlildcats went ahead two games te one by winnng an overtime battle 4-3.Kyle Branson and Cam VonEachachobiz each set up Kybe Musselman for two goals in the firet period. Stars fought back te tie the score* thon Musselman set up Kybo Percewicz te restoe the lead. Stars scored the tying goal with just over tbre minutes te play, sending the game inte overtime. VonEschscholtz ended the game at the five minute mark of overtime by tapping in a nice pass by Branson. Bryan Mcno was outstanding between the pipes for Whitby. [n garne four, after two snd a haif peniods of scoreloas hockey, VonEscbscholtz and Grog William. set.up Derek McTeague te break the'. scroleesgridbock.' Two.minuteslater'Vopachacholtz and Musselman set up Peroewicz for Whitby's second goal. Percewicz thon scored an unassisted goal of bis own before Branson again set up VonEschcholtz for a 4-0 third win eliminating Stars. Andrew Braithwaite got the shuteut. Whitby &gets by -Vaughan The Whitby minor- atom AA hockey team bas advanced te the nuit round of playoffb by defeating Vaughian. Whitby took the. frst game of the serie 3-0 on goals by Aaron Maguire, Colin Harvey and Ryan Johnston and an outstanding shuteut by Kylo Simpson. Vaugban won the nextgame 3-2, Whltby .goals by »Sean Cunnlngham sud Wayne Turcotte. Whitby came back te wln 3-2, oering by Johusten, Cunningham and Jeff reeman. In the fourth game Whitby fought back from a 4-2 deficit in the second period te, tie the game and udreach five pointa ln the six-point sorbesq. <Devin MacLeod made some key saves lnu net to ol te game. Scoring wero Brad Arbour, Aaron MaeMurrayFreeman (two) and Cunningham. In thie final gamo Whitby won 5- 2. Cunningbam scored early in the firat while the defence hold Vaughan scorêeses until the third. Jobnston scorod in the third te put Whitby ahead 2-O. Vaughan tied it up only te, have Whitby firo hock with tbree more goals lncluding an empty net goal in the last few seconds, the goals by Tanner Twining, Maguire and Freeman. Other team mombers are Anidrew Lebel, Shawn Holman,' Paddy Kelly, Jason Michie, Kevin Lomax and Cameron Langlois. KAo rir o Connor. Whitby notched a 5-4 win at home in their firet game on goals by Jeiff Hass, 'Connor, Adam Thibodeau, Kerr and Matt Anmis. Assisting wero Brimble (two), Lamiot, Annis, Glen Corbin and Hase. [n the second gamo in Orillia, Wildcats lost some of their bite displayed in game ,one, aud suffered, 1 3-1 loss. 'The Jono Whitby goal was scored by Hase, from Anis. Whitbyé scozing punch returned at ho 'mo in game threo, however, with a commanding 6-2 win on goals by Kevin Walsh (throe), Fowler (two) and Andrew Martlaud. Assista went to Juein Hawe (three), James ià ske (two), After handlng the Potes their first beague boss in game tbree of the beat-of-fivo playoff, Potes won 4-2 in gae four te, wrap up the series. Matt Rae and -Chris Van Dusen - acored for Whitby who got superb goaltending from Josh Hughes., Whitby wlb now play Pickering or Orillia lu th. consolation round. [ n exbibition, Whitby.lbat 7-6 to Belleville as Luc Chiasson scored two goals, singles by Sean Holmes, Kyle Ruttan, ,Dana Bloomi and Grant Howe. Novie.s squad iviju .A aI iia Conuor (two),'Lamiïo-t ud Fowber. WVhitby and-Vaughan aplit thi in Se,ùW'idcats now advanoe'to face the firat two games of 'their minoi in et i-fna S winner of the Peterborough- novice AAA playofr series. s~. The Whthy mjor aom AAby -Mfichael Trudeau, David-, The hitb majr atm AAMcltYre, James Neal, Ryan Kerr hockey team defeated Oriflia D hen .v lsdJoël Weber as Whitby won 7-4 Terriers 5-3 on Wednesday asat PJI.4Lu j vafIlU in the firet gaine. woek te win their playoff, series *Wbitby cme on strong a ittle throe games te onnsd uo'w-InInXpe advsue tethe emi-fnal oundnIfltobate Au a 6»5 bs iMpe advace t thesem-finl rond.Whitby was boing 6-3 before Goals were scored by Andrew scoring two goals in the fial two Martlaud. (two), Jason Conuor Whlitby finabby succumbed te the minutes. (two) sud Sear Kerr. Assista weut powerfib Peterborough team -inu .Mclntyre sc"red tree goals, te Andrew Lamiot, Brandon thefr majorpeeivee AA hocky singles by.Ptilip Mcfllne and FÃ"wbor, Jeromy Brimble ..ýand payf mres. ;Slh