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fter piloting his team to Aback-toâ€"back undefeated easons, the St. David Celtics‘ Jonathon Morbey was selected as the most valuable player in the WCSSAA senior football league play last week. Bq ~_ tured 16 teams including, local â€" _ drOund starts at the Warriors‘ . York, . Concordia, Queens, _ TheWarrioreopenthetonr ~â€" e squads like St. David and KCL annual tournament that feaâ€" â€" Laurentian, Ryerson and â€" nament . against . Ryerson i tures teams like McMaster, â€" Saskatchewan. Continued on page 20 Celtics‘ QB Jon Morbey wins Doug Shuh award Morbey won the Doug Shuh award after helping his team collect their second consecuâ€" tive WCSSAA senior boys footâ€" ball title with a 30â€"13 win over Bluevale in November. Morbey played a big part in that game, scampering twice for Jlong runs to put the Celtics up to stay. _And performing in big games is nothing new for the sixâ€"foot OAC student His ability to run also helped the Celtics win their first tile against the WCJ Vikings last year. Down 13â€"6 with less than a minute to play, Morbey‘s long punt return for a touchdown forced the game into overtime. In the overtime, Morbey put his aerial artistry on display, hitâ€" gwte. 4 ‘/ § Thir? Â¥ hb W {112'; ,‘L s y 5 C ie # 4 s * 289 â€" al) Ifi;r i3 %f 44i s ki *~ e e _ . . 4 A E KT j s i > By Bos VrBANAC Chronicle Staff | CaNADASFHIRSTâ€"INTERACTIVE SATELLITEâ€" SYSTEM ting Josh McTeer for the gameâ€" winning touchdown. _ Those talents were also on display last summer as he led the Triâ€"City Vipers to an undeâ€" feated season and the Great Lakes Football league crown. All this from a player who wasn‘t even considered for quarterback when he started playing high school football in Grade 9. He convinced his coach, Italo Corso, to let him play and he led his team to the WCSSAA junior finals. He didn‘t have to do as Jon Morbey The biggest high school hockey tournament in the region, the secâ€" ond annual McKerlie Classic, opened last week at RIM Park with the WCI Vikings beatin: ‘cal from London 5â€"0.The tournament feaâ€" tured 16 teams including, local squads like St. David and KCI. Vikings win McKerlie opener much convincing at the senior level, where his strong arm and quick feet convinced head coach Ian Sine he had a special player. _ SPORTS "He was an integral part of us winning two champiâ€" onship," said Sine. "He‘s a pheâ€" nomenal athlete who has a good arm with a great release. "He also fast. He‘s probably the fastest guy on our team." That versatility allowed the Celtics to run the option and pound the ball at other teams. . When other teams stacked the line, Morbey‘s strong, accuâ€" rate arm led to big plays through the air. "He‘s all business," said Sine. "He‘s smart, and he executes plays to a T. "The offence does exactly what he says in the huddle. He commands that kind of presâ€" ence." In addition to being a leader on the field, Sine said he shows those same qualities off the field. "He‘s there for the other guys, always showing them T\e Waterloo _ Warriors women‘s basketball team is hoping to finally unwrap its potential at the squad‘s annual ment starting Friday. The Warriors have strugâ€" gled at times during the early part of the season with a 3â€"3 But with most of his starters returning, and with some key new additions like WCIL grad Julie Devenny joining the team, head coach Tom O‘Brien thinks his squad will finally live up to their potential that had coaches around the league picking the Warriors as the QOUA West‘s best. And he hopes that tumâ€" around starts at the Warriors‘ annual tournament that feaâ€" tures teams like McMaster, stuff that he‘s learned," said Morbey, for his part, was just honoured to be considered in the same company | as Bluevale‘s Gord Radlein, anothâ€" er candidate for the award, who might be the best running back prospect to ever come out of the region. "It was a really prestigious thing to win especially when I‘m playing with some one like the like of Gord Radlein," said Morbey. "We all know how good a running back he is, and to win the award means a lot." Radlein is close to signing a letter of intent to attend school in the U.S., and Morbey said he‘d like to join his former Vipers‘ teammate down south. But if he does decide to stay in Canada, Morbey is leaning towards joining the Waterloo Warriors football program. He‘d like to take his shot at running the Warriors tripleâ€" option offence. C _ _ "I like the way they coach, and 1 like the way they play," said Morbey. By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff Kristen Eisner and the Warriors host the Christmas Shootâ€"out Friday. Doug Shuh winner Jon Morbey in action against Bluevale