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make a game of it Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Thanks in part to a slow start by the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Saturday afternoon‘s football game between the top and bottom university teams turned out to be more than exâ€" Hawks were hosting the Windsor Lancers, considered by many to be the most improved team in the Ontario Universities Athletic Association, and didn‘t move into a commandâ€" ing lead until the second half. Hawks eventually won 37â€"23 and their 6â€"0 record means they‘ve clinched first place to gain the home team advantage in upcoming OUAA playoffs and maintain their number one status across Canada. All the same, Hawks had their share of difficulties as Lancers, described by Windsor coach Gino Fracas as the best 0â€"6 team he‘s ever seen, scored first and led 7â€"6 after one quarter. Hawks led 22â€"17 by halftime. *‘*We were just terrible," Laurier coach Dave (Tuffy) Knight said of the first half. Knight was referring to the kickoff in the second quarter following Paul Nastasiuk‘s 62â€"yard touchdown run. Nastasiuk also ran for a 53â€"yard major in the first half, but following his second major, Hawks gave one right back. Rybansky ran in a threeâ€"yard major early in the third quarter and added another touchdown on a oneâ€"yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter. *‘*We were just going through the motions. Then when we did get control, we let them run one back on the kickoff." Lancers Joe Brannagan fielded lan Dunbar‘s kickoff, got to the outside and ran the distance to help lift Windsor back into a 14â€"14 tie. Before the half ended, Randy Rybansky ran in a sixâ€"yard major and Dunbar kicked a convert and single point. Graeme Flett replied for Windsor with a field goal. Dunbar was successful on both converts and also added a single point in the third quarter. â€"Flett added a pair of second half field goals to complete Lancers‘ scoring. Top spot belongs to Golden Hawks Knight was worried at halftime that his Hawks were making the game a ‘"flip of the coin contest,"" but that was not the case in the second half. . Lancers were the first team to get on the scoreboard after Laurier‘s slow start was accented by a turnover on a fumble by Rybansky early in the contest. Lancers took the ball at the Laurier 48 yard line and Gino Castellan eventually scored on a 30â€"yvard sweep. Hawks missed their convert attempt after the first of Nastasiuk‘s romps, but made up for it the second time when Nastasiuk ran for the two points. "If he (Nastasiuk) isn‘t the best rookie in the country, I want to meet the guy who is and shake his hand," said Knight. Nastasiuk ended up with 201 yards rushing on 13 carries, despite the fact he was running on a broken toe. Laurier quarterback Mike Wilson made seven of 19 pass attempts for 111 yards, the longest a 36â€"yard completion to Dave Black. Lancers gained 173 yards rushing and equalled Laurier‘s total of 111 yards through the air. They managed 14 first downs compared to 25 for Laurier. John Mistele, Lancers number one quarterâ€" back, did not play due to injury. His place was taken by Pat Muldoon and Rob Dalley also saw limited action. Hawks will be trying to remain undefeated when they visit Gueliph Gryphons Saturday in their final regular season game. Rybansky had 145 yards on 26 carries as Hawks finished with 375 yards rushing. Hawks were without slotback Jeff Maslanka and Roy Kurtz, the usual kicker, sat out after being outdistanced by Dunbar in practice. winless Lancer But not before WCI‘s Janet Geil is sandwiched between Karin McQuigge (left) and Heather Kristman of Glenview Park as the three try for a rebound during senior girls basketbail action Friday. WCI won Team effort overcomes lack of Vike experience Laurier‘s Randy Rybansky, shown being tackled in the first quarter, picked up some tough yards rushing for the Golden Hawks. o SQUEEZE PLAY Richard O Brien photo One important returnee has been Andrea .Prescott, who could be the league‘s scoring leader. Prescott averages 25â€"30 points a game and had 31 points Friday afternoon as Vikings defeated visiting Glenview Park 44â€"33. Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff The Waterloo collegiate senior girls Vikings basketball team has taken a turn for the better this season. After a mediocre 7â€"8 record in last year‘s Waterloo County high school standings, Vikings are 6â€"2 this year, good for fourth place behind three teams with 7â€"1 records. Vikings coach Gary Stairs says his team is putting up a better showing despite being more inexperienced than last year. ______ _ _ *"We have inexperience," said Stairs, "but they‘re working twice as hard and we have a super team effort." o0 â€" Vikings have three rookies at the guard position. Liz Mook, Heather Loney and Amy Wilson are all new to the team. _ That same afternoon, Bluevale defeated Grand River 47â€"38 to lift their record to 3â€"4. _ At WCL, Glenview Park led 10â€"5 after the first quarter and 20â€"19 at halftime before Vikings took over in the second half. ‘"We were hurting today for people," said Stairs. ‘‘We had a couple away and a couple playing sick." _ _ P â€" â€" The two Waterioo tennis players have now met twice in two weeks, with Young defeating Culik in the most recent meeting. Representing KCI at the Central Western Ontario high school championships last Wednesâ€" day at Doon Pines, Young defended her singles championship with a 6â€"3, 6â€"1 win over Culik. Culik had beaten Young 4â€"6, 6â€"2, 6â€"3 in the Waterioo County high school tournament a week _ At Bluevale, Nancy Baumgart was the big shooter, scoring 24 points against the visitors who led 20â€"13 at halftime. After Carol Culik had her day, it was Jane Young‘s turn to bounce back. â€" â€" Ah, now it‘s Jane‘s turn‘! Richard O‘Brien photo