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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday February 13, 2009 - 31 Fischer lifts Titans past Lords Trinity guard drains decisive trey at buzzer By Herb Garbutt M up, capping a nine-point Trinity run with a OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF three-pointer that extended the lead to 34-29. The Titans took a 38-33 advantage into the alcolm Fischer had rolled his ankle final quarter but Nelson's Brady Heslip quicka few days earlier and wasn't even ly turned things around, hitting a trio of sure if he would be able to play. Yet, three-balls in a span of 83 seconds. with a crucial game against the Nelson Lords Up by 44-42 with four minutes to play, on the line, there was the Holy Trinity Titans Nelson went to a familiar tactic: moving the guard in the final minute stealing the ball ball quickly around the perimeter and making and laying it in to give his team a 47-45 lead it look more like a game of monkey-in-thewith 26 seconds left in regulation. middle than basketball. Fischer, who had just two points until the "That was frustrating," Clarke said. "I'd final minute, was there again after Nelson had love to see a shot clock. To just sit there and pulled even with 12 seconds to go. Trinity have them take three or four minutes off the brought the ball down the court, worked it clock, it just killed all the intensity in a really around and, with time ticking good game." away, found Fischer in the corner. "I was a lot more Trinity was forced into taking Fischer hoisted up a three- relaxed than I fouls but Nelson missed on three pointer that swished through the thought I would consecutive bonus opportunities. netting as the buzzer sounded, Nelson finally capitalized on its be. I just went to giving the Titans a 50-47 victory fourth opportunity, extending the in Tuesday's Halton high school the corner. It's lead to three. However, Clarke senior boys' basketball show- my money spot." took an inbound pass in the final down. minute and hit a shot from "I was a lot more relaxed than Malcolm Fischer beyond the arc to tie the game I thought I would be," Fischer and set up Fischer's steal. said. "I just went to the corner. That's where I "I was just trying to read the play," Fischer usually shoot from. It's my money spot." said. Anyone betting against Trinity winning a Stepping into the passing lane, he deflectthird straight Halton title might want to ed the ball away, chased it down and made the reconsider. The Titans had been short on luck layup. against the region's top teams. They were a "That was a gutsy effort," said Holy Trinity combined 0-5 against Assumption, Aquinas, coach Andrew Saulez. Loyola and Nelson, with the latter beating The Titans may need another one. Loyola Trinity 71-65 in the final of the Referee's can create a three-way tie for second place Memorial Tournament two weeks ago. The with a win over Notre Dame today (Friday). six-point loss was the widest margin in any of That would make Trinity, Nelson and Loyola those five games. all 11-2 (provided all three won yesterday, But, like Fischer, the Titans may now be when each played a weak opponent). Loyola ready to deliver when it matters most. had the toughest opponent in the 5-7 Bishop For much of Tuesday's game, it looked like Reding Royals. Trinity might be in for another heartbreak. In a tie-breaking scenario between the The Titans trailed for almost the entire open- three, Nelson would earn home-court advaning half but went into halftime down 26-25. tage for the semifinals. Jordan Clarke led the Titans' charge in the "It's a tough place to play. The crowd is third quarter, scoring eight of his team-high always in your ear," Clarke said. "But if we 17 points, two of them on a dunk that put have to come back here, I'd love to come back Trinity ahead. 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CORBETT'S SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOP 120 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE. 905-845-1561 OT second at Halton swimming Paced by four gold medals from Rachel Petford, Oakville Trafalgar finished second to Georgetown in team competition at Wednesday's Halton high school swimming championships in Hamilton. "Georgetown always wins, so finishing second is kind of like finishing first," said OT coach Kathryn Stearns-Brown, whose swimmers combined to win 10 events. Petford, a double-gold medallist at last year's provincial championships, won the 15and-over girls' 100-metre backstroke and 100m individual medley. She was also part of two triumphant relay teams. Joining Petford atop the individual podium were teammates Jeff MacSween (15-andover boys' 50m butterfly), Karina Sils (girls' 100m butterfly), Veronica Davis-Freeman (girls' 100m breaststroke) and Clara Armstrong (14-and-under girls' 100m individual medley and 50m breaststroke). Other local swimmers to win individual events included Iroquois Ridge's Kent Kikot (boys' 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly), Mack Darragh (boys' 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke) and Marni Oldershaw (girls' 200m individual medley), Abbey Park's Bryn Johnson (15-and-over boys' 50m freestyle), Ali Smith (14-and-under girls' 50m backstroke) and Mika Spencer (girls' 100m freestyle), White Oaks' Jillian Bekker (15-and-over girls' 100m freestyle) and Holy Trinity's Miguel Lozano (boys' 100m freestyle). Local relay winners were Oakville Trafalgar's 15-and-over girls' 200m medley team (Shauna Moore, Samantha Mehltretter, Adrienne Joaquim and Petford), girls' 200m medley team (Holly Olsen, Katie Fox, Sharalynn Missiuna and Sils), and girls' 15and-over 200m freestyle team (Gwen Scott, Joaquim, Petford and Moore), and Iroquois Ridge's boys' 200m medley team (Reid Scarrow, John Steadman, Kikot and Darragh) and boys' 400m freestyle team (Scarrow, Steadman, Kikot and Darragh). 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