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Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008 23 OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTOS COLLISION COURSE: St. Thomas Aquinas quarterback Zack Alleluia (above, with ball) and Holy Trinity's Ashton Rochester (right) will likely play major roles in determining Oakville's top senior football team when the two teams meet in next week's Halton Division 2 final at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Raiders, Titans to collide in all-Oakville senior football Div. 2 final By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders are happy to be there. The Holy Trinity Titans, who had lofty pre-season goals, would rather be somewhere else. But, both sides agree, it should be an exciting atmosphere when the two Catholic high schools square off in an all-Oakville Halton senior boys' football Division 2 final next week at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. "It (should) be amazing," said Trinity's Jordan Catterall, who scored three touchdowns to lead the Titans to a 35-0 rout of the Georgetown Rebels in the regional semifinal three days ago. "Apparently, a lot of people are talking over at STA, saying we can't beat them. A lot of us are fired up. We want to play STA, to beat them so they will stop talking." Aquinas coach Gerry Knap said he's heard some talk from both sides as well, but feels that it's all in fun. "The kids are on the blogs all the time, they chatter back and forth," said Knap, whose club qualified for the final with a 17-0 blanking of the Robert Bateman Wild Thursday at Aquinas. "They're friends with each other. They're buddies who play on the same hockey teams with each other." Regardless, the Halton final -- slated for a 2 p.m. start Wednesday -- will determine who is the best senior football team in Oakville this season. The teams have yet to face each other this year. Though both clubs finished the regular season with 4-3 records, they reached those marks in contrasting fashions. Aquinas ground out most of its wins, scoring a total of 86 points this year while allowing 88. Trinity, meanwhile, whipped its first three opponents by an aggregate score of 134-0. The fast start gave the Titans hopes of qualifying for the Division 1 playoffs, but three losses in their past four games killed those chances. Now, they're intent on making the best of it. "We're a little disappointed, we had a couple slip-ups," said Trinity coach Joe Moscato. "But we're happy to have an opportunity to be in the finals and try to win our first senior championship." Catterall added, "We're supposed to be one of the top four teams in all of Halton, but, due to a few unfortunate games, we didn't get to do that. To prove we're the top team in Oakville would be a moral victory." Ashton Rochester and Wayne Doyley had the Titans' other touchdowns against Georgetown. Trinity played many of its backups in the second half as the timekeeper ran the clock. Aquinas led only 2-0 at halftime against Bateman, on a safety by Trevor Reid, but took control in the second half with touchdowns from Chris Knap and Josh Ruys. Alex Kuntz kicked two converts and Knap booted a single for the Raiders' other points. Gerry Knap was also impressed with the play of quarterback Zack Alleluia, feeling the Aquinas pivot had his best game of the year.