Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Junior Football Again this year the Ashbury Junior Football team was entered into a regular Ottawa High School football league. Last year, the team won the Junior 'B' championship in the high school league, however, the Junior 'B' league was disbanded for 1977-1978 and we entered the Junior 'A' division on an exhibition basis playing against Glebe, Hillcrest, Laurentian, Brookfield and Philemon Wright. The Juniors realized that they would be up against some very strong opposition and they put forth a valiant effort in each game, especially against Glebe and Philemon Wright. The difficulties that they encountered with these teams was compounded by the fact that our squad was composed of rookies. The experience gained at this level of football, as novices, will be a definite asset to next year's team. In addition to league games we played exhibition games against Loyaola, Osgoode, Bishop's and Stanstead. Our best games of the season were with our traditional rivals Bishop's and Stanstead, games which revealed that Ashbury's major problem was in playing consistently good football for sixty minutes. The Stanstead games was characteristic of our lack of sustained concentration, at half time we trailed 20-O but in the second half we dominated the opposition completely proving that we could keep up 100070 effort. Unfortunately, the Stanstead defence maintained their concentration, too, by stopping Ashbury's offence twice within the Stanstead five yard line, and, with our two unconverted touch- downs, the final tally was 20-12. The importance of defense was apparent in the Bishop's game also with both teams having very few scoring opportunities. The result was a rare, scoreless draw. It was a 'long' season rich in experience which will prove to be invaluable to the players both on the field tl hopel and certainly in their own lives where the significance of thoroughly completing a job cannot be over stressed. The 1978 season looks promising with a large core of veterans returning to the team. To the players for their hard work and stead- fastness, and to Mr. Gosselin and Mr. Anderson for their assistance - my sincere thanks. Finally: congratulations to Cam Morrison QMVPJ and Jean Des Coteaux CMIPJ. W.E.S. Bantam Football The Bantam Football team got off to a reasonably good start this season in spite of a first game loss 112- 63 to Bishop'sg the score was the closest it has been in the past three years! We practiced hard after the loss to get ready for the game against Selwyn House at Ashbury. We made a poor showing, losing 32-6. The third game was against Selwyn House, again, and we played a much better game than before, although we lost 14-0. After this inauspicious beginning, the team felt 'down'. In preparing for L.C.C. we regained some of our confidence and the determination showed in the 28-6 victory. This game was the high point of the season -the one we choose to remember! A few days later we played against Ridley's Junior team and lost by the respectable score of 20-6, in spite of a David and Goliath mismatch! Our last game showed that late night pizza parties and the joys of lying around like lords in a motel are paid for the next day in tasting the bitterness of defeat. We lost 35-O. Lesson: it need not have been so bitter! Although we did not have a winning season overall, I think most of the team enjoyed playing anyway and learned something both about football and sportsmanship. I believe the Bantam team will be much better in the future because of its experience. Finally, we all owe many thanks to our patient coaches: Mr. Fox t Fox Wars! J and Mr. Mac- Farlane. by Messers MacArthur, Palme, and Steele. 179 ST LAURENT BLVD The Friendly Modern Neighborhood Store NICK SAIKALEY, PROP MANOR PARK GROCERY 34 ,

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