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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, December 22, 2011 · 32 Trinity emerging as team to beat in senior boys hoops Titans impressive in victory at Notre Dame offensive end of the floor for Trinity, scoring 15 points. Nolan Mackenzie rounded out a well-balanced Titans BURLINGTON -- Notre Dame attack with seven points. might have the best player in "We have a great system in genHalton, and Loyola might be the eral," McNeil said. "We have two three-time defending regional great defenders that shut anyone champions. down, we have a shooter (Bray) that But, so far at least, it's the Holy can shoot it from out of the gym, Trinity Titans who have emerged as we have a point guard (Mackenzie) the team to beat in Halton high and a big man (Graeme Molloy) school senior boys basketball. that gets every board. And even Trinity made a statement in when our bench players come on, that regard Tuesday they get it done. by going into Notre "We have a great "I like our team. Dame and defeat- system in general. We We have a good ing the Fighting have two great team." Irish 66-59 in a But despite how defenders that shut clash of unbeaten efficiently they disteams. The Titans anyone down, we have patched an Irish (5-0) took control a shooter that can shoot squad that defeated of the contest by it from out of the gym, Loyola by nine outscoring Notre we have a point guard... points earlier this Dame 20-6 in the year and is 21-2 and a big man that gets second quarter, outside of Halton, held a double-digit every board. And even the Titans weren't lead most of the when our bench players about to get ahead second half, and come on, they get it of themselves. limited Fighting done." Though Notre Irish star Grant Dame coach Brian Mullins to four field Holy Trinity Titans guard Miller lists Loyola, goals. Nelson and Trevon McNeil "We put a lot of Assumption as effort into this. Our coaches did a other legitimate challengers for the lot," said Trinity forward Paul Bray, Halton title this season, Trinity who drilled four three-pointers in might need to deal with Mullins the opening half -- three of them and the Irish once again a few from well behind the arc -- and months down the road in the finished the game with 17 points. regional final at Sheridan College. "We watched game film of them for "A lot can change. They're going one-and-a-half hours before our to get better," Bray said, "and so are last practice." we. It will be another great game." That game-planning particularly NOTES: Daniel Dooley had 13 paid off in the shutting down of points and Greg Owens scored nine Mullins, widely regarded as the top for the Irish Tuesday... Loyola player in the region and already dropped a 74-70 overtime decision committed to Columbia University to Assumption Tuesday at Loyola, next season. The Titans' Christian falling to 4-2 on the season... Teams Douglas and Shakeel Ellis harrassed were scheduled to play their final the Irish guard throughout, though games before the Christmas break Mullins still managed to finish with today (Thursday). Trinity visited 18 points -- 10 of them coming Bishop Reding and Iroquois Ridge from the free throw line. hosted Assumption today in Tier 1 "We just put our two quickest action... Titans head coach Andrew defenders on (Mullins)," said Titans Saulez said his team will practice guard Trevon McNeil, the game- during the Christmas break. "You high scorer with 19 points. "We don't get consecutive days of pracknew if we just got him tired, it tice anymore," he said. "It will be would affect the whole team. Props nice to have two to three days in a to Shak and Christian for doing row where you can fine-tune things that. It was really big for us." you don't get a chance to work on Ellis also contributed on the during the regular season." By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR STEVEN DER-GARABEDIAN / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER TITANS WIN BATTLE OF UNBEATENS: Holy Trinity Titans forward Paul Bray (right) stands his ground against Notre Dame ball-handler Greg Owens (in white) while Trinity's Nolan Mackenzie looks on. The Titans limited Notre Dame to six second-quarter points Tuesday and went on to hand the Fighting Irish its first loss of the Halton senior boys basketball season, 66-59. WINNERS IN WOOLWICH: The Oakville peewee AE 2 Rangers won the Woolwich Wildcats hockey tournament recently, y edging g g the host Wildcats 1-0 in the championship p p game. g Shootout win earns gold for f peewee Rangers James McLean's shootout goal lifted the Oakville peewee AE 2 Rangers to a 1-0 win over Woolwich in the championship game of the recent Woolwich Wildcats hockey tournament. McLean was the lone shooter to score during the shootout, which followed three scoreless periods and an overtime frame between the clubs. Oakville finished the tournament with five wins in as many games, outscoring its opposition 19-3. The Rangers got offensive contributions from all forward lines, strong play from their defencemen and reliable goaltending from Aidan Iaboni and Christian Eyram. Also contributing to the championship were Adam Farley, Adam Perruzza, Aidan Williams, Alex Watson, Ben Grima, Brett Varey, Carson Terry, Jacob Long, Matthew Long, James Johannesson, Jordan Dearsley, Nicholas Giamou, Philip Zecovich and Riley Fitzpatrick, as well as call-up players Tristan Fowler, Ken Lemieux, Conor Hart and Bryan Watson. David Long, Max Farley, Russell Dearsley, Stefan Eyram and Rob Iaboni coach the team, Dan Grima is the trainer and Mary Long is the manager.