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The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 9, 2006 -A19 S P O R "1 SSPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LOBLANC e-mail sleblanc@haltonsearch.com Royals reign supreme at OFSAA Reding caps stellar season with 'AA provincial crown By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF ST. CATH-ARINES - Tise Royals' 2006 gold rushs is now compîrîr. Adding to a cisampionsiprics season tist ai lrcady încluded Halton and GHAC titîrs, Bisisop Rs.dings senior boys sorcer tram laid dlaim to tise crowning jewel in Si. Catharines Wednrsdlay afiernoon - QI-SAX AA gold. Wîish provincial supremacy on tise lîne ai Club Roma Field, BR broke a scoreless stalemate early in tise second isaîf witis a pair of goals just a few minutes spart and domînatrd tise rest of tise way to knock off Port Credîts St. Paul Wolverines 2-0. Adam Sîjepanovir and Jory Melo noîcised tiseir tram- leading fourtis goals of tise tournament witb doorstep deposits, botis set up by Kareemt Henry; ta, secure tise firsi OFSAA cisampionsisip ini tise scisool's 28-year isistory. "Tisis is amnazing, tc0 end my bigis scisool carrer like tisis," said graduating defensive ancisor Ryan Fernandrs, wbo belped stymie St. Paul one bis term took tise lead. "Weî sisowed a lot of beart todyadjs lydral ela cocacs oayadjuipaydralywlla Adde co-oachFernando Costa, "It basn't sunk ini yrt. I've bren brr (OFSAA) tbree times now and ibis is tbr besi ferling. I knew back in january wben tbrsr guys werr corn- îng t0 7 arn. practices tisat tisey not only bati tise talent but tise commîtment to succerd. Wisen we were on our game, we wetr unstoppable." Tise Royals didn't serin ai ail fazed wisen tisry iseaded into intermission of botis tise semnifinals and finals witbout any scoring. But ibmn iavîng averaged more tisan four goals a game ibis spning and amassed a tout-ament-leading 17 en route to tise final four, îbey wrre bound to slip one in soon- et- or later. "1 don't îbink we wer too concerd about our sconing," said lienry, wiso came off tise bencis laie in tise srmibnal and blasîrd one in w.itis jusi îwo minutes lefi to eclipse St. Mary's of Woodstock 1-0 Wednrsday momning to punctuate a pisys- ically-intrnse sisowdown. "Wr juat isad to open îings up a BR kepi tise pressure on St. Paul afier grabbîng tise upper litîle." isand and isad ai Irasi isalf-a-dozen big sconng opportunitirs Along wvitis bis four goals - including a brauîy in tise down tise sîrrîcis to go along witis tise post and cross bar îisey quarterfinal to isrlp dump Kingstons Bayt-idgr 4-1 Tursdlay bit in tise bt-st isaîf. rvrning - Melo conîrolîrd tise middle of tise field ibrougis Dane DaSilva-Hot-vat and Pait-yk Bugaj gave standout pe- oui tise tbrre-day toumament and continurd to be tise mo- for-mances in tise final, wbile young goaliende- Alessandro .1 tional sparkplug be bad bren aIl yea- long. "Thsis frels great," Famele was sisarp durîng tise frw cballrngîng sisots be facrd said tise sofi-spoken leader, wiso delivred some buge transi- and binisised tise toumament witis a goals-agaînsi average of tion kicks to ignite Redings aîîack. "Today (in tise finals) our 0.86 - finisbing îbings off Aith back-îo-back sisutouis. best players playcd lîke our besi players. Tbry really came Tise Royals won ibrer of ibrîr fout- round-robin games to ibrougis." advance pasi pt-eliminary play - beaîîng Bt-adfo-d's Holy - 410w- Above, Reding co-captains (from left) Kareemn Henry4 Ryan Fernandes and Joey Melo proudly display the OFSAA trophy. At Ieft, the Rayais pose with the trophy and OFSAA banner. STEVE LEBLANC / CANADIAN CHAMPION Tninity 3-1, E.S.C. Tbeniault of Timmins 6-1 and Ottawas Osgoode Township 4-1. Bugaj and Henry eacb bad a two-goal game in round- robin competition, wile seven otiser Reding players dented tise mwine at OFSAA to offer one last reminder of jusi bow balanced this yrars tram was. Cipping in singles were DaSilva-Horvat, Jeremy Brown, Gerry Giddens, Nick Horbasz, juan Mejia, Erick Olazabal and Zac SchohLz. Making up the rest of this years championsip squad were Alex Berodi, Chris Canas, Lane Codner, Andrrw Mcmo Eros Olazabal, Justin Petrira and Marto Tadic. Lrading thse tram alongside Costa ibis season was Adnian Flynn, who back in 2001 rxprencrd tise agony of OFSAA drfeat witb a loss in tise Quad-A cisampionsbip final witb St. Josepbhs of Mîssîssauga. "Tbis definitely frets briter,- isr rrmarked. "Tise guys sbowed so mucb cisaracter ibis yrar and isad a nrvrr-say TRUSTED BY CONTRACIORS IL HOMEOWNERS V4 FOR OVER 40 YEARS! O u praf il Weihave d " and debvot re fleca of Nou cheod Wee standil tnor/iroo saly hwnyt&i) 11îecs an o - dib r ruk We wan and ~~~~in-rsel intltouaynd at ecuomsanEotoBonsoliffPinR. fo esy dis o grai will do e woc ispy ma lot- youl alisiwthau knolegeBl prtasur MONe the 7AImt da Hop ewli COMW SAIi RA P