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TAB juniors down Aquinas in overtimeBy Ryan Glassmanmomentum back on our side.They predicted what we were going SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERAnd in the extra period, Blakelockto do and jumped the lane.managed to do just that. With theCoulthard said neither he or Sakha The T.A. Blakelock Tigers junior boysRaiders up 59-58 with three minutesfound an opportunity to get the ball to a basketball team wanted to put last sea-remaining, Coulthard and teammateteammate or attempt a field goal.sons ending behind them for good.Yama Sakha went into the Tigers endWe were trying to get the best shot A 50-31 loss at the hands of thelooking to extend the Aquinas lead.we could get but eventually it just turned Corpus Christi Longhorns in the 2010Instead, neither could find an openinto a stall, said Coulthard, who fin-Halton Tier 2 high school championshipman and the two ended up passing toished with 19 points.game put a damper on what was other-each other for what seemed close to 15We got carried away with it, they wise an impressively productive cam-seconds until Blakelocks Kieran Inkstertook it, got the momentum swing with paign.got in between them, took the ball andthe steal and we never got it back.This year, the Tigers found them-threw an outlet pass to a streakingAquinas inability to contain Blakelock selves back in the junior final, this timeJordan Taylor, whose easy layup gave thecentre Malik Ibrahim, who led all scor-against the St. Thomas AquinasTigers a 60-59 lead one they woulders with 21 points, or Dooley (who fin-Raiders.never relinquish.ished with 20) in the paint, also proved And despite a late charge from itsDooley drove right to the basket ato be major factor in the Raiders undo-Rebecca St. rivals, Blakelock made sureminute and a half later to make it 64-60ing.history would not repeat itself onceand then hit two consecutive free throwsWe realized they didnt have a strong again, defeating Aquinas 67-62 in over-with less than 15 seconds left to ensurebig man, so we wanted to force it in as time to win the title Tuesday afternoonthe victory.much as possible and it worked out well at Sheridan College.I love this team, Taylor said. Wefor us, Dooley said.Its incredible, Tigers head coachplay so hard for one another. We neverRegardless of the outcome, Ross Sumner said. Last year, making itgive up. We got this chemistry. ThatsSzpakowski is still proud of the progress to the finals and losing to Corpus Christiwhat its all about.the Raiders made during the course of was a tough loss for us but we came backAfter the game, Raiders head coachthe season.this year. This is a huge game for us.Ron Szpakowski attributed the mishapIve coached thousands of kids and But it was anything but an easy affairin overtime to not finding an availableIm as proud of this group of kids as I am for the boys in green. With three sec-shot and good defence by the Tigers.of any group. There are a lot of boys sit-onds remaining in regulation and theThey were told to hold the ball andting at home at other high schools today Raiders down 58-55, Aquinas swingmanbe patient and if they got a look to takeand not playing in the final minutes and ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVEROwen Coulthard hit a game-tying trey toit to a hole, but they were packed intoovertime of the Halton championships RELEASE POINT: Kieran Inkster of the T.A. Blakelocksend the final into overtime.that zone, he said. and they got there.Tigers puts up a shot during Tuesday's Halton junior boys'We were pretty down on ourselvesWe wanted to pull the zone up highWere an AA school. We just went toe basketball Tier 2 final at Sheridan College. Inkster came upwhen that happened, Tigers forwardand we might have lulled ourselves intoto toe with an AAA school. They have with a key steal in overtime, helping the Tigers to a 67-62Oliver Dooley said. We played hard alla false sense of security and they got thenothing to hang their heads about. They win over St. Thomas Aquinas.game but we had to find a way to getsteal.had a great season.March Break Soccer Camps Focus on skill/developmentPre/Post care availableFun and friendly environmentComplimentary T-Shirt and Friday lunchMarch 14 18 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $395 per week*Available for ages U7 (born in 2004) to U16 (born in 1995)*Pre/Post care not includedNew members register in person at the Oakville Soccer Club, returning members register online or in person. 1520 Pine Glen Road, on Third Line, one block south of Dundas Street.For more information visit www.oakvillesoccer.caProud sponsor of the Oakville Soccer Club19 Thursday, February 24, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com