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"We were lucky to get a good play on defence, and get the ball rolling there," said Frake, a fifthâ€"year veteran on the â€" Hawks‘ _ underrated defence. "I was fortunate that it was a tip hall and I was able to It was an interception by cornerback Steve Frake, who returned it 65 yards for a touchâ€" down, that helped ignite the Hawks‘ highâ€"powered attack. Hawks‘ linebacker Yannick Carter tipped a pass from Gee Gees‘ quarterback, Joshua Sacobie, which Frake reeled in before romping in for the major. The Golden Hawks seemed a little rusty as they trailed 3â€"0 early at University Stadium with the wind in their faces. And the balance of play in the first half seemed to be going Ottawa‘s way until penalties and a big play on defence led to 39 unanswered points for the Hawks. From there they cruised to a 46â€"7 win over the Gee Gees, and now face the McMaster Marauders in a rematch of last year‘s Yates Cup finals. Mac won last year‘s championship 47â€"17 in Hamilton. t sure looked like the Wilfrid ILaurier Golden Hawks had he week off before their OUA semifinal matchup against the Ottawa Gee Gees Saturday. The Golden Hawks‘ Nick Cameron breaks through the Ottawa line in Saturday‘s semifinals Hawks earn Yates Cup berth By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff The Hawks‘ defence rose to the occasion the last time the Marauders came to town, handing them a 34â€"33 loss Sept. 25, snapping a 39â€"game OUA winning streak The Hawks kept recordâ€"setâ€" ting runningback Jesse Lumsâ€" den in check last time, and the early news out of Hamilton was that he was hobbled in the "I think our defence has been rock solid all year," said Frake. "To come out today and be as consistent as we‘ve been says a lot going into a very important game next week." Frake almost had another interception on the Gee Gees next series, but he, and the rest of the defence kept Ottawa in check, only allowing 22 yards of total offence in the first half. They weren‘t any less stingy in the second half, giving up only 99 total yards. bring it down, and had a bunch of guys blocking for me." *â€"Steve Frake WLU Goiden Hawks‘ corner who made a key interception "I think our defence has been rock solid all year." Kicker Brian Devlin also had another big day, scoring 16 points after connecting on three field goals and adding five converts and two singles. Cameron, David Agro and Joel Wright before Pyear was rested in the fourth quarter. Waterloo native Jamie Partâ€" ington came on in relief and threw for the Hawks‘ last touchdown, hitting Adam Scheerer with a 21â€"yard pass. For Pyear, this week‘s Yates Cup final is about payback for the beating he took at the hands of _ the That solid defensive effort by the Hawks gave quarterback Ryan Pyear, named a firstâ€"team OUA allâ€"star, and the offence time to get on track, as the fourthâ€"year pivot completed 14 of 19 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Touchdowns were hauled in by running back Nick But Frake said the Hawks® defence is taking nothing for granted, and have another big job to do this Saturday at Uniâ€" versity Stadium starting at 1 Marauders 40â€"23 win over the Western Mustangs. "We just have to stick to our game plan and dictate to them," said Frake. "Jesse Lumsâ€" den is a gameâ€"breaker in any situation, and if we can contain him, they‘re going to look to their other weapons; we‘ve got to be ready for that as well." SPORTS Continued on page 29 I W UERLOO CHROMCLE 1 Hawks defence looks like ‘ve made themseives at home on the carpet at Univerâ€" sity Stadium, it‘s because a few key members of the unit have been vacuuming up opposing ball carriers for years. Players like safety lan Logan, who won a high school championship at University Stadium while playing for the WCI Vikings, and was tied for the Hawks‘ lead in intercepâ€" tions this season with four while chipping in 24.5 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. He Butt all the thunder and lightning the unbeatâ€" en Knights needed occurred on their first two possessions of the game as they built up a 14â€"0 lead before hanging on to a 14â€"6 win in the driâ€" Chris Doogan opened the scoring with a major, followed by an Adam Williams touchâ€" e elements evened out the playing field I for the Bluevale Knights and Grand River Renegades in last Thursday‘s quarterfinal matchup, even stopping the game after thunder and lightning threatened in the third quarter. The Bluevale offence closes ranks around quarterback Tyrus Koch in Thursday‘s win over Grand River. ‘Vac connection‘ sweeps up Knights clear first hurdle the Wilfrid Laurier Golden By Bos VrBanac By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff had another fumble recovery in Saturday‘s game against Ottawa, and has developed into a big play specialist for the Hawks in his fourth year with "We‘re a fast team," said Logan, who was known for his sprinter‘s speed in high school. "We‘re not really big. but we pursue the ball and â€" lan Logan WLU Golden Hawks safety "We‘re hoping to put on a show." The most important decision â€" the Knights were going to win the game on the ground and not in the air. That was a different scenario for Koch, the younger brother of the Knights‘ former quarterâ€" Continued on page 30 And it was up to quarterback Tyrus Koch, who stepped in to take over as the Knights‘ pivot in the Spirit of Waterloo game, to make the right decisions. down. Kicker Freddy Buehl added two points. The rest of the game was played in the mud bow! that was once the Knights‘ home field. With weather a factor, protecting the football became Bluevale‘s chief concem. www.vwwaterioo.com "We‘re hoping to put on a show," said Logan. "I felt comâ€" fortable on this field playing here when I was at WCI, and it‘s exciting to play for a Yates Cup on our home turf." Then there‘s linebacker Jesse Alexander, who made just as many big plays for the Triâ€" City Vipers in a couple of Continued on page 29 That hot pursuit was on disâ€" play against the Ottawa Gee Gees last week, as the Hawks® defence only allowed 22 firstâ€" half yards and only 121 yards the whole game. And they plan more of the same for McMasâ€" ter this Saturday. really make plays." CLICK HERE Yolkswagen New & Cortified Preâ€"awned Cars Volkswagen Waterloo