Mapleton-Minto 81's poised to sweep Elora Rocks

The Mapleton-Minto 81’s took a 3-0 stranglehold on their WOAA Senior ‘AA’ north division final with the Elora Rocks with a pair of wins this past weekend.

After taking game one by a 7-2 count on March 15 in Palmerston, the 81’s edged Elora by scores of 7-6 on March 21 in Elora and 6-5 on March 22 in Palmerston, with overtime needed in both contests.

Mapleton-Minto and Elora players currently dominate all the offensive categories for individual statistics in the 2014 playoffs.

Jeremy Machin of Elora leads with goals (15) and points (28), while Andrew Coburn of the 81’s has the most assists with 18. Coburn is also second in points with 27, while the 81’s Zach Graham sits second in goal scoring with 14 and the Rocks’ John Lunney is second in assists with 14.

Tommy Lee of the Clinton Radars leads all goaltenders in the playoffs with a goals against per game average of 2.02. Josh Leis of the 81’s is fourth with a 2.57 goals against average.

In the south division final, Komoka Classics lead the Tillsonburg Thunder 3-1 heading into weekend action.