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JunorRoyals have Devi of a time againsOT Opening-round playojJ djeat caps overail successful season fr much-improved team ROYALIS >ý By Steve LeBlanc last year L r E CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF While puttng up points wasn't r E It's flot that the junior Royals ~Grade 10 players wcrc any tess Uupset than their freshrnen counter- 0 parts. S However, for a group that knew nothing but defeat last y'ear, the Ssting of Tuesdays 19-O opening- tTrafalgar (O-T) Devils was no doubt cushioned by a big-picture outtook regarding the season that fhad just ended. Even with a drop down to Tier 2 play taken into account, an 0-5 showing in 2008 to a 5-1 run this -fait could certainly be viewed as Ione of the most successfut single- season transformations for an-,, Bishop Reding tearn in reccot incm- or>'. .1Ifs a pretty disappointing way to, end the season, but we certain>' improved a lot (over fast year)," said star running back Ryan Ofel, who with a team-high 10 touch- downs powered the Royals to a first-place finish in Hattons Volpe Division. "Its a whole lot better looking back on this season than ular scason, Of-ci and compan>' bit a brick watt in tbe forrn of the Devits, wbo uscd their size and spccd to fuit advantage in ptugging up both the middte and outsidc for mosi of the aftcrnoon. An inability io spring Ofei toose earty on sccmed to set the tone for tbe decisive toss tbat woutd corne, as the Royats - white remaining focused and disciptined - wercn't quite their offensive-formidable selves. Said head coach Lee Cond, "They've (O-T) got some big guys who came across the tine strong." Even with three fumble recover- ies - snaggccl bv Jacob Evans, _Johin Bucktc', and ( bris t3asacz - the Royats simp>' couidn't mount much of an attack in their first ptayoll game in three years, and ont>' got inside tbe red-zone as the finat few seconds counted down. O-T didn't have a whote lot more success moving the hall until midway through the second quar- ter, wben Ryan Zigrossi broke toose for a 52-yard sweep touchdown. GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION TURNOVER: Oakvîiie Trafaigars Lucas Lacaprara (30) coughs up the ball on a tackle by Bîshop Redings John Buckles dur- ing junior boys piayoff action at BR Tuesday. Fromn there the Devils strength- zone pass from Brady Switzer- ened their iead with another major with 2:03 teft îo seat the deat. just before haif-time, while Zigrossi Tuesdlay marked just the second scored again - on a short end- time ibis season that the Royats ,were hetd under 20 points. Ov,,eralt the>' scored 20 toucbdowns this [aIl, compared to a measl>' one tasi vear. î IfIGo br*'lei *Snw Crb Legs *Jumbo Shim fed5 "SàlmoN.Ire Selecon BookYour~ III; C (fDes et1svlu Christnas Prty at _ no K1ings Buffet1 sulet!- 25% OFF your and receive one '~~" TOTAL FOOD BILLl FREE Buffet! De Qire Cmdg ValidAemeni Nottobeo<nbinedwtharyoM"ds<ns 11519.740.288 *tax,tipand alcohol exduded Mrty of the M einlm Nt ob o ned wany oth&d'soes *dine-in only v 1Hespeler Roadi1The Delta Centre 1 Cambridge 1 t. 519.740.8288