CAPPING ANOTHER SEASON: Milton Yauth Saccer wrapped Up its 2009 campaign wîth the haute-league champianship gamnes this past weekend at Lions Sports Park. Above, Home Hardware goalie Selena Vieira makes a big diving tavelan the Under-1 2 girls semnifinal shoot-out, en route ta beating StoraVe Solutions 3-2. At left, members of Home Hardware celebrate their semnifinal vic- tory. Below, Scott B. Below, Prior ReMax's goalie makes a save an a Van Dongens opponent with help from a teammate in the Under-1 6 girls championship, which Van Dongens won 5-2. In other girls championship play, True North Church beat Home Hardware 2-0 fer the Under-l 2 tille, Boston Pizza edged Drive Wise 4-3 for Under-1 4 bragging rights and Tamray Contracting eclipsed J. Scott Early Funeral Home 3-2 in a shoot-out in the Under-20 ranks. Boys cham- pionship play saw Chudleigh's beat Siemens 3-1 in the Under-1 2 division, Team Tiger dlaim the Under-14 title with a 4-1 decision over Tamray Contracting, Pasqualino's dump Milton Physia 7-2 in the Under-1 6 loop and the Under-20 crown go to Platemaker, who nipped Erka Kehenel D.C. 2-1. GRAHAM PAINt / cANAoIAN CHAMPION Agile for a 345 pounder: coach fromn BEWARE on page A27 But as Marauders' offensive line coacb Jason Riley is quick ta point out, Sewell doesn't move like a 345- pounder. A camp-opening shuttle mun time of 4.86 sec- onds offert proof of that. IlFor a guy bis size bes actually got pretty low body fat and in ail tbe drills we've donc hes sbown good foot speed, better than some guys a lot smaller than bim. Obviously be passes the eyeball test (for.an offen sive lineman) with bis size, but bet, got ail tbe otber attributes we 1re looking for, including a really posi- tive attitude and great football se n te. M a at SeweII "Hes tbown bes ready to, play now and we're lucky to bave bim." Thats no bollow sentiment, given tbat Sewell passed up scbolarsbips to four NCAA Division 1 scbools to play for McMaster, wbicb be saw as an ideal fit for more tban just ils ricb football tradition. 'Ifs got one of tbe best business programs in tbe country, sa tbat was a big factor," said tbc local line- man, wbo't excelled in tbe classroom as weIl as on tbe field - enjoying grades in tbe 90 per cent range. "Plus 1 really liked tbe coacbing staff bere, sa overaîl it was just tbe rigbt cboice." Going fromt playing in front of a few dozen fellow students to several tbousand spectators can be a big adjustment for most young players, but for Sewell tbe 5,678 at McMaster's Ron Joyce Stadium on Labour Day paîrd in compariton t0 the fan base be saw at tbe IFAF junior World Cbampionsbips of America Football tbis summer in Canton, Obio. "Ibere were up to, 20,000 people tbere by the end," explained tbe tbree-time Team Ontario player, wbo belped bis fellow Canadians reacb tbe finals, wbere tbey were downed 41-3 by tbe bost U.S. "I tbink tbat experience really got me ready for tbe big crowds." Also terving as preparation for tbe OUA was a one- year stint at a Massacbutetts-area prep scbool, wbere be bigbligbted bis senior year by being named Colonial League Clast B AII-New England Lineman of tbe Year. "Its definitely a bigber level tban bigb sebool foot- ball bere, wbicb was great as a lead-in to university" Not taking bis immediate cracking of tbe ttarting lineman for granted, Sewell knows be still-bas a lot to leamn at tbe university ranks. But be seems to bave already taken one important letton t0 beart. "Unlike bigb sebool, you can't take any downs off. if you do, the guy across fromt you will make yuu pay fur it. You've got to give 110 per cent on every play" M'It