Eagles shut out Holy Cross in semi-final Carson Graham meets John Oliver at B.C. Place for provincial championship MAKING UP for a disap- pointing lack of vocal schocl support, the Carson Graham Eagles senior foot- ball team made their own noise in the cavernous B.C. Place Jast Friday, shutting out the Holy Cross Crusaders 25-0 in a B.C. ‘*A” semi-fina] game. By A.P. McCredie Svorts Reporter The closest the Crusaders cam te putting points on the be. was early in the first quarter. . Holy Cross began at their owit 4\-yard line and marched down the field, mostly behind the strong -play. of their offensive line and running backs. On -thirt and goal, Crusader quarterback Leon Berard missed a wide-open receiver in the end- zone, bringing up fourth and goal on the.Carson Graham six. _ Crusader head coach Chris: Blesch elected to go for the touchdewn, but the Eagles’ defence read a Berard bootleg and dragged the Crusader Q3 down on the four-yard line. The defensive stand by the Eagles and the offensive breakdown of the Crusaders would prove to set the tone for the rest of the game. The. second quarter began with the Crusaders pinned deep in their own end, starting with a fresh set of downs at the 14-yard line. The Eagles’ defence shut down the limping Crusaders, with Car- son Graham taking over on the Crusaders’ 34-yard line. On third and 10, Eagles’ quarterback Arimo, Evans com- pleted a nice pass to slotback David Saklofsky to the Crusaders’ six. Two plays later, monster tailback Shayne Gait charged through the Holy Cross line for an eight-yard score. Mel Browing added the extra point to give Carson Graham a 7-0 lead. True to their last showing, the Carson Graham defence held the Crusaders to another three plays and punt. With the Eagles’ offence back “GUARANTEED SERVICE” LYNN VALLEY CENTRE 1199 LYNN VALLEY RD. 980-9211 NEWS photo Mike Wakelioid CARSON GRAHAM tailback Shayne Gait (22) streaks past Holy Cross defenders on route to a fourth-quarter 67-yard touchdown. The Eagles shut out Holy Cross 25-0, to advance to the B.C. ‘‘A’’ final taday at B.C. Place. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. on the field, it was apparent that the scoreboard would soon be changing. Evans connected with his tight-end Ramses Langston at mid-field. Langston completed his recep- tion with a nice run, finally being brought down at the Holy Cross 13-yard line. On third and goal Gait’s number wes called again, though this time he elected to show off his speed with a right side sweep into the end-zone. How this skill- ed Grade I! player was averlaok- ed as an all-province player is a mystery. With a missed convert attempt. the Eagles weni into the dressing RT aS GAME OF THE WEEK room at the half with a 13-0 lead. But the Crusader defence came from the iocker room charged up, holding the Eagles on their first possession of the second half, Taking over on their 36, the Crusaders again tried to solve the tough Eagles defensive fine. Dropping back to pass on two and 14 at his 30-yard line, Berard was picked off by defensive back Ramses Langston, who ran in un- touched for a back-breaking third touchdown for the Eagles. Carson Graham coach Earl Henderson elected to go for two on the convert, but the Crusader defence stopped Gait’s charge. At the 10-minute mark of the final quarter, Gait gave the 150 or . so spectators one fast thrill when he broke a 67-yard sidetine TD run to cap an excellent afternoon of football for both him and his team. Carson Graham will meer John Cliver under the dame today at 6 p.m. to contest the provincial championship. John Oliver Moody 33-14 in “A™ semi-final. eer Extra Points Graham offensive players defeated Port the other B.C, Two Carson have _ HOCKEY PANTS e Avaliable In black & biue * Full sizing CHRISTMAS GIFT CERTIFICATES: - 4.NOW Aone . been named to the 1992 Pepsi provincial senior high school football all-stars. Wide-receiver Jerome Pathon and offensive lineman Andrew Plant -.were among 14 players selected to the all-province offensive team. ..... West Vancouver native Paul Zuc- cate was named to the 1992 All- Conference defensive first team last week by the Columbia Foot- ball Association. Zuccato, a junior linebacker with the Simon Fraser Clansmen, led his team in iackles with 130. The West Vancouver secondary grad was among a number of Clansmen who were selected last year to all-conference first-teams to repeat the honor.