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And the Vikings had demonâ€" strated their inconsistencies in an earlier loss to the Waterloo Oxford Crusaders and a tie against the Bluevale Knights. Knights less than perfect <99 P xERcisE Es 1 S EXERCISE 27 ?"’;'7////) o. WAREHKHOUSE $ ELLIPTICAL p TRAINERS € FROM $39999 y' |IjFANLRETIA\] By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff â€" By Bos VrBanac Chromicte Staff yard reverse. "Our defence was playing outstanding and we contained them really well for the whole second The Knights did a good job of keeping Gooding in check for most of the game after he opened the scoring at 10:26 of the first quarter. But the explosive Triâ€"City Vipers product only needed "It just came down to one play at the end of the game." But that one play was enough as the Panthers‘ Joel Gooding broke a long run in the overtime for his second touchdown of the game. But the Vikings had some tricks of their own playing on the frozen turf of University Stadium last Satâ€" urday. Using their bigger and more physical offensive line, the Vikings controlled the line of scrimmage against the Gaels. In addition to controlling the clock, the Vikings dominance in the trenches also opened up big holes for running backs Dillon Heap and Blair Stoddart. Stoddart, a converted hockey player in his first season of fullâ€" contact football, finished the day with two touchdowns as the Vikings outâ€"ran the Gaels 36â€"25 to claim their second consecutive junior title. "We were the underdogs going "You can only hold him for so long until he‘s bound to break one." Despite losing their fourth consecutive champiâ€" onship final since being declared coâ€"champions in 1991, Bluevale head coach Bob Serviss didn‘t feel his squad was snake bit. "Our football program speaks for itself, and we‘re really proud of what our kids have accomplished." one small crack to break open the game at University Stadium. "That‘s just the nature of the beast," said Hodge. BODY SOLID GYMS SPORTS "We also had that 13th man on the field for most of the game, which is momentum. in and we knew we just had to stick to our game plan," said Stodâ€" dart, the Vikings fullback. "We just had to drive the ball hard, and they got scared after a few hard runs. "Our Oâ€"line opened the holes up for us and we just plowed through them." A change on defence also proved to be decisive as the Knights ran a zon« against Gaels‘ proficient passer Evan Martin. It led to a lot of confusion on the field for Cameron Heights. "That helped a lot," said Vikings head coach Don Jones. "It‘s pretty hard to play against that." Waterloo Siskins finally start to keep their cool t‘s taken a while but the Imessage has finally startâ€" ed to sink in for the Waterloo Siskins. If they want to win, they‘re going to have to stay out of the penalty box. It‘s been the key for the Siskins as they‘ve won three of their last four games, including a 2â€"1 win Sunday night over the Kitchener Dutchmen While there‘s no love lost between the two local Junior B squads, the Siskins manâ€" aged to stay out of the box for most of the first two periâ€" ods, building up a 2â€"0 lead. Siskins‘ goalie Craig Lizun came up just short of his secâ€" ond shutout of the week, after shutting out Elmira 3â€"0 last Wednesday, giving up a goal with 2:28 to play. S HNOATTWE That new found disciâ€" pline was also on display against the secondâ€"place Dutchmen at the Waterloo Memorial Rec Complex. But the Siskins managed to hold on to their compoâ€" sure, even after Kitchener captain Kevin Harley comâ€" mitted the cardinal hockey sin of firing the puck at Lizun By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff The Vikings‘ Danny Schanzenbacher makes for the sidelines with the Gaels in pursuit. U No Parment, No Interest For 6 MonmHs simplicity 0â€"10 mph 0â€"10% incline Continuous duty motor 3 preâ€"set programs $‘1299°° "Everybody is keeping it cool," said Grenier, returning from a ankle injury that kept him off the ice for most of October. "We‘ve argued a lot about taking penalties. Siskins‘ goalie Craig Lizun turns away one of the 27 shots he faced Sunday night against the Kitchener Dutchmen. after the final whistle. The return of Grenier to Keeping it cool has finally _ the lineâ€"up has also been a sunk in, said assistant capâ€" _ calming influence. Keeping it cool has finally sunk in, said assistant capâ€" tain Eric Grenier, wearing an "I am accountable" shirt after the game. "We asked the. guys to stop and control themselves, there‘s no point in taking dumb penalties." 30 d ) f s > W " e tss d § $ we uW A treadmill www.vwwaterloo.com CLICK HERE Yolkswagen New & Cortified Preâ€"owned Cars The easyâ€"going veteran has joined with Jeremy Ostapuk to form twoâ€"thirds of the Siskins‘ most dangerâ€" ous line adding six goals and 10 assists. And they‘ve help straightâ€" en out some problems the Siskins have had while playâ€" ing shortâ€"handed. "We‘ve had enough pracâ€" tice on it," he laughed. "It‘s coming along." Volkswagen Waterloo