DRAYTON 7 – BETHEL 1
A tidy rebound left by Dave Mulder and Eric Deckers gave Herman Mulder the opportunity to slip the puck into the open net for the opening goal.
Drayton added to their lead before the first period ended. A shot from the point allowed Darren Mohle to bury the rebound for the goal, assisted by Mark Scholten and Rob DeWeerd.
Drayton kept the scoring active in the second period. A rush across the front of the net saw Mark Scholten tuck the puck into the short side corner, assisted by Deckers.
Seconds later Dave Mulder centred a pass from behind the net. Herman Mulder skated into the puck and sizzled a shot over the goaltender’s glove.
Drayton scored a pair of goals in the third period to put the game away.
Deckers scored on a slap shot; Darren Mohle added an unassisted goal, and Jason Mohle scored in the final minute of the game. Deckers and DeWeerd earned assists.
Kevin Ottens came close to a shutout in the Drayton net. But with only eight seconds left on the clock Justin Yutzi knifed the puck into the net for Bethel’s only goal. Assisted by Ian Bott.
COMMUNITY 9 – MISSIONARY 2
Both teams exchanged goals within thirty seconds to start off the game.
The tie didn’t last long however, before Community scored two unanswered goals to finish off the first and build an early lead.
Community racked up four more goals in the second and two in the third.
Tony Martin and Luke Burns each scored a hat trick. John Horst earned two goals and two assists. Delmer Frey rounded off the scoring with a single goal. Kevin Gingrich set up three goals, while Cal Martin, Ryco Martin and Rick Brubacher each earned a pair.
Zach Franklin scored the two Missionary goals: one in the first and the other in the second. Devin McGuire assisted on both.
FLORADALE 5 – LISTOWEL 4
Listowel scored the only goals in the first period to take the lead.
Josh and Phil Shantz worked the puck to Brad Gratz at the bottom of the face off circle. Gratz snapped a rising wrist shot for the goal.
Gratz added his second goal in the dying seconds of the period with a breakaway rush. A rising backhander slipped the puck into the top corner for an unassisted goal.
Listowel added a goal to start off the second. Gratz set up Josh Shantz in front of the net. Shantz stayed with the puck until it ended up at the back of the net.
Floradale edged back into the game with a goal midway in the second. Clinton Dechert blasted a screened shot through the crowd to send the puck to the back of the net. Assisted by Braeden Gingrich.
Floradale continue to press and added their second midway through the period. Nick Martin worked the puck deep and Gary Martin finished the play with a goal.
Floradale tied the game before the period ended. Josh Brohman blasted a slapshot and Gingrich tipped the puck behind the net minder.
Listowel regained the lead in the third period. Nick Huber teed up the puck for Josh Shantz who sent a rising shot over the netminder’s glove.
Floradale responded with a goal to tie the game less than a minute later. Brohman set up Willis Martin for the goal.
Both teams fought hard for the go-ahead goal.
Then with only 11 seconds left Braeden Gingrich rushed the puck out along the right side boards to send a leading pass to Clinton Dechert. Dechert skated to the net and snapped a low shot under the pads for the winning goal.
submitted by Willard Metzger
