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Highlanders win battle of unbeatens t had the feeling of a playâ€" Inn‘ game as the Sir John A. Macdonald Highlanders battled the St. David Celtics for first place in WCSSAA boys hockey play last Thursâ€" day at Albert McCormick Arena. The stands were filled with cardâ€"carrying crazies pumped up by the student‘s council at St. David as the Celtics‘ looked for an edge in the battle between the last two undefeated boys highâ€" school hockey teams in WCSSAA league play. And that playoff atmosphere wasâ€" n‘t lost on the Highlanders who weren‘t intimidated by the sea of faces painted Celtic green. The game was tied 1â€"1 heading into the third periâ€" od, on goals by the Highâ€" landers® Troy Parkes and the Celtics‘ Adam Davidson, with both teams playing a fast, physical game that was relaâ€" tively penalty free. j I ‘ The Celtics Mike Lanteigne broke the ice early in the third, scoring a powerâ€" play goal that shifted the momentum to St. David. But the Highlanders‘ Connor McFarlane responded a couâ€" ple of minutes later to restore the stalemate. That‘s when Rob Lamâ€" port, one of the quietest guys By Bos VrBanat Chronicle Staff Ask your doctor or pharmacist about Fosavance" and whether it‘s right for you. _ | 0 MERCK FROSST on the Highlanders® roster, decided to make a statement squeezing a puck past the Celtics‘ Tvler Mulder. The Highlanders® Cam Greer snatches the puck away from the Celtics‘ Adam Davidson in a goalâ€"mouth scrum. "I just got lucky," said Lamport, one of the founding members of the Highlanders® hockey team. "It deflected off one of their defenceman and luckily it went in behind their goalie. "I wasn‘t expecting it to go in, but it did." With the Celtics still reelâ€" ing, McFarlane added his second of the game a few minutes later on a turnover in the St. David‘s zone. He showed some of the skill that made him a draft pick of the Bos vABANAC PHOTO Sarnia Sting of the OHL, and a former Junior B player with the Waterloo Siskins, by fakâ€" ing a shot before beating Mulder to his blocker side. While normally at a loss for words, Lamport managed to find a few after the Highâ€" landers held off the Celtics the rest of the way to improve their record to 10â€"0â€"1. "It was good to win it with all their busloads of fans they had here," said Lamport. "We obviously didn‘t have as many fans, but we had the mental aspect over them in that game, and I think we knew that we were going to come out victorious in that one." Lamport wants the team to carry some of that confiâ€" dence over to the rest of the season, with defending champs Grand River now nipping at their heels for first place. "We didn‘t want to take a step back," said the 16â€"yearâ€" old Grade 11 student. "We still have Grand River coming up and have to face the four top teams in our last four games. __ "We definitely want to finâ€" ish strong and go to the WCSSAA finals this year." It was a tough loss for the Celtics to take, but Lanteigne, one of the fifthâ€"year veterans on the St. David‘s team, said they had nothing to hang Continued on page 24 When You Travel â€" Travel Medicine Consultations â€"and Vaccinations TRAVEL SAFE! can 519â€"570â€"4208 uENER WaTtE