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That was until Way had philosophical differences with the Siskins‘ braintrust and was shipped down Highâ€" Tending net for the Culliâ€" tons was Waterloo native Colin Way, who started the season with his hometown club. In the opposing net was Kyle Broadhagen, a Stratford native who also started the season with the Midwestern Junior B team he grew up watching. 6ja vu wasn‘t just a Dnew Denzel Washingâ€" ton _ movie that opened last weekend; it was also a story line of the game between the Waterloo Siskins and the Stratford Cullitons Sunday. It‘s déja vu all over again for goalies I'“m Chronicle Staff way 7/8 to the Festiv month ago for cash m Justin Knee lifts the game ag to the Festival City ; zo for cash consider winning goal over Colin Way. ations. That left Broadhagen without a team to play for B08 vRBANAc Proto That‘s when the Siskins‘ Justin Knee shovelled in a rebound off a Brock Schultz point shot to give Waterloo its second powerâ€"play markâ€" er of the evening. That left Way shaking his head in the Stratford crease, as his teamâ€" Well, it looked like nothâ€" ing was going to be decided in that department with the clubs knotted at 1â€"1 nearing the midâ€"point of the third period. Both goaltenders faced their former clubs for the first time at the Waterloo Memorâ€" ial Recreation Complex with something to prove. Which team had made a mistake? until the Siskins sent some of that money back and picked up his rights a week ago. Continued on page 26 we‘llung that taste at Triple A OFSSA was really good for the program," said Maloney, who gave a lot of the credit to a good junior development program at the school headed by Steve Peng. "With the whole team back The tournament tips off Thursday with games being played at Kitchener‘s St. Mary and Huron Heights high schools. Maloney said his team is looking forward to the challenge of testing themselves as they open the tournament with Hamilton‘s St. Mary‘s Crusaders after going 3â€"0 in preâ€"season play. in t ce diBe in d old whiid4 they can play against the region‘s top teams as well as top teams from the rest of the province. iney re a good team on paper, now it‘s the Highâ€" landers opportunity to prove SSRA ed 1 Organizers of the 23rd annual Court Heinbuch Classic senior boys basketâ€" t4 ball tournaâ€" Theg ment _ saw play j that lineup and invited and he the Waterloo wear school to the biggest local Some i roundball â€"Steve tournament SJAM Highlans for the first £ time. \ But the , Highlanders won‘t be so pleasant this year, with an even deeper lineâ€"up to complement rising stars Justin Thomas and Tayâ€" lor Allen. They‘ll barge their way to the top with Keith Stinson, Tim Lyons and provincial team member Murphy Burnatowski, who is making the jump to seniorâ€" ball and giving head coach Steve Maloney a much needâ€" ed inside presence to go with his outside bombers. e Sir John A. Macdonâ€" I ald Highlanders senior boys basketball team knocked on the door at last year‘s WCSSAA finals, finishâ€" ing thisd before going on to win the CWOSSA Triple A championship. Highlanders get invite to Heinbuch By Bos Vraanac Chronicle Staff â€" Steve Maloney SJAM Highlanders head coach the 23rd That‘s where the Highâ€" leinbuch _ landers lived on offence last year â€" the « ® i d "The goal is to famper â€" ang play ]Oguys with thos_e two notoriâ€" and hopefully ous gym rats wear down adding even some teams." _ more to their The Highlanders have big tournaments coming up in Hamilton and other places. Continued on page 27 "It all depends on where some of those young juniors fit in." "Hopefully that will create some turnovers and we can get out in transition and creâ€" ate some easy baskets," said Maloney. "The goal is to play 10 guys and hopefully wear down some teams. The additions of Stinson and Lyons in addition to players like Mike Helsby will also give the Highlanders depth and a 10â€"man rotation to play some pressure defence. "They work hard in the offâ€"season, I got to give them that," he said. "They all seem to come into camp in good shape and focused." duo, And he‘s thankful for it, because the sixâ€"footâ€"five cenâ€" tre is a great defender and rebounder that gives the Highlanders a strong inside game this season. It will also help when they matchup against players like sixâ€"footâ€" 11 Zach Natzgaam out of Southwood. "He‘s an athletic big man we‘re hoping gives us a little stronger inside presence," said Maloney. "That will hopefully open up Justin (Tomas) and Taylor (Allen) on the perimeter." The only early season question was whether Burâ€" natowski would suit up with the junior or the senior squad. Luckily, Maloney was able to convince Peng to let him make the jump up. Ing up, it‘s time for us hope fully to play at the next level." 0 u ts i d e jumper â€" and with those two notoriâ€" ous gym rats adding even more to their game, Malâ€" oney is expecting big things from his dynamic