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Crusaders,.Camets meet.in r'rea local match I~~-a.

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Moeller coach Andy.Pokupec is working

By Dave Phillips with "an experienced club, even if the Assistant News Editor { Moeller turned on the afterburners late in' majority.are' underclassmen." the third period Dec. 19 and melted: the ice'.' He has only three seniors on his 21'man around-the Mason crease, 6-1: Then the Cru- roster.

One of those seniors, Bobby D'Avignon, saders picked up a 10-1 .blowout victory on was in ,goal for the win. the road against Beavercreek Dec. 20.

Poi;,upec brings back his two top offen_' The wins brought the Crusader record~to siv layers in Murphy' and, Courtemanche, ,~ 7-6, 3-2 in league play.', The first game saw the scored tied JA at _ but envisions his club as a year away. the end of'one period. The Crusadersadded . •, :."Away'.' is one word'the'Crusader coach a goal in the,second and then exploded in • doesn't especially care for, saying he wished the final frame; utilizing-speed that Mason 'his team could play more :local teams. gut there are :none other than Syca 4more and couldn't match.::., A large contingent of Mason fans;; never, Mason. quite sitting in .their Sports;Plus.bl'eacher", ;.-`r "We,,spend a lot of time on the toad," the seats at,center ice,, were verywocal, uring a:` +former, pro hockey player said. , contest that saw their underdp..g cluli`keep iC:::;; ..:Jt was back in the 1§82-83 season that Moeller introduced the first high'School varclose early. ~f Junior Jeremy Gould had tied ttie score sity lovelhockey program to the Greater for the Comets with less &aI n`a minute leftCincitiriati area. in the first -period, and a hail checking%`We ere, the new kids on the block to defense kept it close until midwaythroukh/ the established,teams in Ohio," Pokupec, `I ;now id-his-third year at Moeller: "But after the final frame.

Then the speed and depth of Moeller took 1'6 seasons-we have left'our mark."

The Crusaders play in the nine-school over-and three of the final scores came on E power plays. Another came with the Cru-• South west`:Ohio Nigh 'School Hockey League and have won the league champi= saders skating short-handed.

Denting the nets for Moeller were Rafe] onship five times,, while sharing the title Courtemanche;,a sophomore with two goals,`"`with-Centerville in 1985-86.

Other teams vying-for'the title this year another sophomore; Kevin Carpenter, ally . had a pair. Rick Collins and Dustin Murphyare'$-eavercr~ek;'CenterviIle, Oxfordeach scored once.' Talawanda, Sycamore, Thomas-Worthing-• Sunday, Moeller burned the•Nutter Cen-'•.ton, Troy, Upper Arlington and Worthing-, ter nets in Dayton, with 10 goals, against ton-Kilbourne. .

Moeller plays in the St. Ed's tournament Beavercreek's single score.

Dustin Murphy turned in a hat trick, with in Cleveland the,Saturday after Christmas.

Carpenter'and Greg.Macksood each adding Over tlie New Years-holiday the club will be two goals. The tally was swelled by'goals in Columbus at the Chiller, a tournament from Patrick Overbey, Courtemanche, Brett featuring Hudson; Forger, Rocky River and Northview.

Bick and Chris Erdmanni

Carpenter :leads• Moeller with 11 goals.

Murphy has nine and Courtesmanche adds eight.

'Pokupec coache`a fast, bruising style of hockey, probably emanating from his own experience as a pro. He has playing experience in the -International Hockey League,' Colonial Hockey League, ECHL and European Division I levels.: He also played',three years for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. on the Division I collegiate level..

Midget B, team, the Comets'pulled. off their second shutout. of tee season. Mason goaltender Jeremy'H'argis stopped all twelve shots on goal. by Troy to bring the final score to 5-0. !

David Jarrett scored the first goal with,an assist from team captain Matt.Galste'r just six seconds into the game. That goal set the' other first-pe-riod.goal stage for rout..The was scored by Adam Weeks, assisted by teammates, David.Jarrewand JustinBenn& Mason"scored 'three more goals in the second period. Jeremy Gould, David Jarrett and Matt Galster all"penetrated Troy's zone. with''assists from Clinton Weisbrod,'4ushn Benner; Lewie .Avramovich -and Josh Haibel.

The Comets put 40-,shots on goal against Troy goaltenders. v Two other games were, played on the weekend of Dec: 5 - one against Cincy 1 Midget B'and "the QtheF. against the Centerville J.V. team.

This was the.second league game between Mason and Cincy. 1. In the first contest the Comets clinched a 6-3 wiri. In the encore meeting, the game ended in a 2-2 tie.

Mason goaltender Kevon Gorgin stopped 31 of Cincy':s 33 shots on goal.

The Dec. 6 game,•was a non league contest against Centerville; the Comets suffered A 3-2 loss.

The Comet's -team record improved to 66-2 with the wins'.' ' ' Mason's next home game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 19 against the Moeller High School varsity atSports Plus. .

- Gayle Barker adult sports correspondent

He came to Moeller after serving as an assistant coach in charge of goalies and video analysis for Talawanda and'Cetiter ville high schools,from 1994 to 1996. He also served as club head coach at Miami University in Oxford-in 1993 .and assistant varsity coach at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada.

Despite the, fact the Mason `Ice Cornets were down three players against Troy's /? - 1 2- V 411

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Moeller's Greg Macksood (33 in light jersey) faces off with Mason's Biff Mathis (27) in Saturday's hockey game that saw the Crusaders down the Ice Comets, 6-1. Bick Brett(44) flew in to take the puck and scored the play.

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Andy Pokupec urges on i ; Moeller hockey charges before another home game at the Sports Plus rink. He would aisc urge any school who would like to adopt a "nice sport" to chose one played in a rink.

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