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Western Mustang receiver John Moffatt made an outstanding reception on this first half play against Waterloo Warriors Saturday despite being closely guarded by Warrior deftensive back Mike White. However it was White who had the last laugh as he was the late hero by kickâ€"returning two Western boots out of the end zone in the waning moments that would have otherwise given Mustangs the victory. White also had two interceptions on the day as the teams deadlocked 10â€"10 in the final game of the season for both clubs. Rick Campbell photo Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football team went into Guelph Saturday as the number one team nationally, but that couldn‘t stop them from having a bad day. o And as a result, they‘re now number two and will have to try harder. o â€" Hawks lost the game and their number one ranking as University of Guelph Gryphons surprised them with a 28â€"9 pounding for their first loss. e o â€" Hawks therefore ended the Ontario Universities Athietic Association season with a 6â€"1 record, good for first place and the home field advantage in the OUAA playoffs. Besides the team loss, Laurier kicker Roy Kurtz was an individual loser when the day was over. Kurtz finished second in OUAA scoring with 63 points behind University of Toronto Blues‘ Lance Chomyc, who finished with 69 points. Hawks were lryit;g for the undefeated season rather than sitting out players with aches and pains, but it just wasn‘t to ‘"We wanted to win," said Laurier coach Dave (Tuffy) Knight, ‘"but we weren‘t very aggressive. They haven‘t been very aggressive the last few weeks. _ D "In the first half, they (Gryphons) beat us physically. In the second half, we made too many mistakes." _ Although Kurtz had an early field goal, Gryphons appeared to take early command on at least two occasions. One was when fullback Randy Rybansky was stopped inches short _of a first dawn on a third down gamble at Western‘s inability to get at least a single on either occasion underâ€" scored the absence of former placeâ€" kicker Kevin Rydeard, who jumped ship to Saskatchewan of the CFL two weeks ago. But let‘s not forget the courageous Warriors, and espeâ€" cially White, as they faced what looked to be sure defeat after playing their heart out on the drizzly afternoon. *‘"When J caught the first punt I WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WE midfield and the other was Pari Ceci‘s excellent overâ€"theâ€" shoulder catch to give Gryphons their first of three touchdowns on a 48â€"yard play. h "'Bb'tifi"l;é';;o}é also caught a touchdown pass from quarterâ€" back Randy Walters and linebacker Sam Benincasa had Guelph‘s other major when he ran 50 yards on an intercepâ€" tion. â€" VRyrbarnsky‘ who was stopped at 53 yards on 15 carries, gave Hawks their only major on a oneâ€"yard run early in the fourth quarter. â€" â€" 8 That interception was just one of six Laurier turnovers, three of which were fumbles. Hawks managed 128 yards rushing and 143 passing while Gryphons had 48 rushing and 327 through, the air. "I was disappointed we couldn‘t stop them on the pass," said Knight, "but we didn‘t throw well either." fiAihohunmg Laurier were a pair of no yard penalties. One was called against Dave Lovegrove and the other went to Todd Turnbull. â€" Hawks are now preparing to host McMaster Marauders in the OUAA semiâ€"finals Saturday at 1 p.m. at Seagram Stadiâ€" _ In their previous meeting in midâ€"September, Hawks had 434 yards rushing in a 29â€"18 win over McMaster and Knight hopes the running game will be §ucce§s(ul _a_gain. "I‘d like to run the ball against them if we can," said Knight. "I just hope it‘s a decent day in case we have to throw . « ‘"We feel Mac‘s going to try to throw the ball a lot. Phil Scarfone‘s an outstanding quarterback.‘" __ _ __ _ ___ "I had a lot of time to look around back there (in the pocket), time to pick out some secondary receivers and that really helps." Heier remained Chelmecki‘s prime target, hauling in six passes for 88 yards and the major. Gord Grace had four for 61, Dario Pretto four for 27 and Mike Sweeney three for 46. Perry Stoneman submitted another strong effort at running back, grinding out 60 yards in 12 carries. 0