www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 24, 2016 | 48 Loyola Hawks' usual strong finish started late in the first half of Halton final continued from p. 47 Patrana had a heck of a game, our defensive backs -- the Smash Brothers -- Scott McLaren and Braeden Webber, came through. Our defensive line was tough. Everyone contributed." CorreCtion In the Michaels ad starting on November 18, 2016, the sale price of 8 1/2" x 11" Value Pack Paper is incorrectly printed. The correct price is 60% OFF, Sale $2.79 Each. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Meanwhile, the Hawk offence got a jump start on its usual strong second-half. The Loyola offence managed just four first downs until a Sebastien Mendoza interception handed the Hawks good field position in the final two minutes of the first half. Joshua Roberts, who finished with 130 yards, started the drive with a 21-yard run. Loyola then took advantage of three Hayden penalties, the last an unnecessary roughness call that put the ball on the one-yard line. John Nikolovski punched it in with 40 seconds left. "I knew if I could get that one in it would lift our spirits and raise our morale going into the second half," said Nikolovski, a Grade 11 student who ran for 64 yards. "I knew we'd come through in the second (half)." The Hawks did, grinding out yardage with their rushing game. On the winning drive, Loyola covered 63 yards on 12 straight running plays, gaining no more than 10 yards on any play. Quarterback Dante Iacoviello finished it off with a four-yard TD dash. The Hawks gained 266 rushing yards without their top running back. Raymar Lloyd, who averaged more than 150 yards per game this season and is being recruited by Canadian universities, sustained an ankle injury on the final play of the semifinal. And though it wasn't pretty at times, White knew he could rely on his running backs. "We made some mental errors -- jumping offside, guys forgetting to go in, the kinds of things that happen when you're tired," he said, "but I knew they couldn't stop our running game. Our three-back system confuses people. With Raymar out, other guys reached up." Loyola Hawks 14, Hayden Huskies 7 Rushing Loyola 33-266: Josh Roberts (16-130); John Nikolovski (7-64, TD); Hayden 15-124: Allison Glass (6-62); Josh Lawrence (9-62) Passing: Loyola: Dante Iacoviello (1-4, 2, 0-0); Hayden: Allison Glass (11-25, 150, 1-2) Receiving: Hayden: Nik Lamont (1-2); Loyola: Sean Whalley (5-94, TD); Ryan Malvaso (1-18) Turnovers: (int, fum, downs) Hayden 7 (2-3-2), Loyola 0 (0-00) Interceptions: Isaiah Bothello, Sebastien Mendoza. Fumble recoveries: Nik Lamont, Isaiah Bothello, Kristian Vludez. Two defensive-minded teams produce 61 points in junior final continued from p. 47 head coaching duties for an ailing Mike Luyks, said the rematch against the Irish was nothing like the first game. "We didn't think there'd be that many points because both teams have great defences," said Phillips. When the Blazers almost beat a quality Holy Trinity team in the season opener, Phillips figured they had a shot at Tier 1. "We lost 14-10 and fumbled three times inside their 20," he said. The Ridge goal changed when it had to settle for a Tier 2 spot midway through the season. "As soon as we got to Tier 2, we knew we had to come to the championship game -- we had to win the game," said QB Kurc, who finished with six completions for 137 yards. Iroquois Ridge's other four TDs included Michael Pastorek's 44yard run 2 1/2 minutes in, a threeyard run by Kurc late in the first half, Justin Zekorn's 59-yard run to open the third quarter and the backbreaker, a 47-yard TD reception midway through the fourth quarter by Christian Lafreniere on a pass from Kurc. Three of the Irish touchdowns included Ouelette, who hit Kenny Sproat on 21- and 15-yard passes and scored on a one-yard run. A late 46-yard run for six by Dunnik completed the scoring with 4:11 remaining. Said Notre Dame coach Al Nason, "We were underdogs every game this season so the fight by the guys to get this far is just great. The guys got better and better each game and as a coach that's what you want to see." WINTER BREAK CAMPS 2017 SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE TOP HOCKEY CAMP IN OAKVILLE JANUARY 3-6TH PLUS! Every purchase made will be entered for a chance to win an IPAD AIR 2 or 1 of 10 WagJag $50 gift vouchers** OFF +$5 * ICESPORTS.COM/OAKVILLE FACEBOOK.COM/CANLANOAKVILLE WagJag.com/blackfriday Offer ends November 28TH, 2016.