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26-The Canadian Champion, Tueaday, October 28,1997 Milton bhrnts the Blades in the usual scrappy tussie By STEVE LeBLANC Special ta The Champion Thse Merchants-Blades feud lives on. Thse genuine ioathing these two clubs have shown each other in the past, as far back as the 1993-94 piayoffs, once again bubbied to the surface Sunday aftemoon in Oakviiie. The three-hour confrontation featureri shades of last December's clash, when two line brawls broke oui and a debut- ing Shane Sullivan received a muiti-game suspension andi sec- ond-degrce concussion. This time around Milton didn't lose "Sully", their overail com- posure or the game - but instead persevered for a 4-i victory. Sullivan did go toe-to-toe with Marc Varteressian, who jumped him from behind for taking the stick 10 veteran winger Jay Stewart. Neither player scored a clear decision as linesmen conspired 10 defray the fight. Later in tise day, rookie forward Nathan Gillies rag-doiled Stewart, whose littie brother Danny then offered his face as a speed bag for emerging bruiser Mark McPhaii1. McPhail and defence partner Matt Bannan heiped bianket Oakville's attack and heid them scoreless over the last 44 minutes of play. White tussies and trash talk wcrc the order of the aftemoon, Milton captain Jeff Haydar managed to grab some of the spotlight ,se MILTON on page 27 zinane tiuivan multi-siped blocks, it slices through water, diii, mud and snow. Honeycomb carbon rubiser coin- pounding improves grip and ali-season traction. And ail this technoiogy cornes without the distrac- tion of a harsh ride or too much road noise. See it today. Mustangs' Ioss is costly; fullback out of playoffs By STEVE LOBLANC Special ta The Champion For Milton District High's senior foot- ball team, Friday's road trip 10 St. Thsomas Aquinas speiied losa - in more ways tisai one. In addition to dropping a 26-22 deci- sion to the Raiders, the Mustangs iost offensive sparkpiug Jared Robinson. Tise veteran fuilback - a 'regisiar con- tribtitor on tise score sheet - stîffered a season-ending broken anide during a sec- nnd-quarter sideline tackie. Thsis, as mucs as anything, curbed MD's drive and cost them a sixts consec- utive victory. Said head coach Keith Pearce, "Tise isit happened rigst: by our guys. It was very disheartening and tise long deiay took tise wind oui of our sails.", St. Thsomas Aquinas dispiayed remark- able quicknes in tise backfieid ail after- noon and drove tise lengis of tise fild for tisree of their four majors. Tbeir game-winning touchdown came in tise last two minutes of play on a 55- yard isaitback option. They alto scored on their final posses- sion of eacis isaf as weii as late in tise opening frame. Leading tise charge for the 'Stanga were quarterback Adamo Gertzbein and Kemn Vearce receiver Robyn McCali. Tise two combined for MD's first and final toucisdowns. McCall hauied in a 13- yard pass on a siant pattern in tise first 9 ee GONE on page 27 Fuill Range of Mechanical Services! 0-4P1L- MEd NIN G NEW LOCATION SOON! 675 Steeles Ave. (11,Csi Of'curreni localion)