DRAYTON 6 – COMMUNITY 2
Drayton grabbed the opening goal midway through the first period. Brandon Rumph and Mark Timmerman set up Eric Dekkers breaking in on net. A quick wrist shot scored the goal.
The trio went to work again early in the second to pad the Drayton lead. Dekkers and Timmerman created a scramble at the net. Rumph pinched into the play and finished with a shot over the fallen goaltender.
Drayton added another with a turnover at the Community blue line. Robyn Curry started the play to send Dekkers away with a break away to score a short handed goal.
Community finally responded in the second period. Gerald Martin and Cal Martin worked the puck deep to Joe Clemmer who flipped the puck over a sprawling goaltender.
Drayton added another goal late in the second period and two more in the third to put the game away. Pat Landman, Mark Timmerman and Eric Dekkers scored the goals, assisted by Jerry Robous, Robyn Curry, Scott VanOostveen and Scott Nieuwland.
Community grabbed one final goal but it was too little, too late. Durrell Staken scored the goal, assisted by Joe Clemmer and Kevin Gingrich.
LISTOWEL 2 – MISSIONARY 2
Missionary used the first period to gain a pair of unanswered goals. Ryan Roth sprang for the first goal, and Curtis Bults sliced through the crowd for the second. Assists were earned by Tom Chambers, Dave Scholten, Matt Duff and Steve Slot.
Listowel responded in the second period. Travis Kuepfer and Curtis Wagler sent Trevor Streicher away with the puck. A nifty move at the blue line gained Streicher a breakaway and a goal just inside the post.
Listowel kept working hard and created a scramble at the net late in the third period. Curtis Wagler finished the play and slipped the puck under the pads of the netminder to tie the game. Assisted by Travis Kuepfer and Trevor Streicher.
FLORADALE 4 – BETHEL 1
Floradale began the game with a short handed goal late in the first period. Willis Martin and Nick Martin sent Mike Martin in on net. A rising shot beat the glove of Bethel netminder Derek Wideman for the goal.
Bethel tied the game to start the second. Mike Veens bounced a shot off the goaltender’s pads. Brock Shoemaker passed the rebound to Mike Seiling who buried the puck in the back of the net.
Floradale took the lead again with a short handed goal. Dan Martin skated into a loose puck for a break away rush. A deke to the blocker side gave Martin the goal.
Floradale strengthened their lead in the third. Rod Shantz sprang Tim Freeman away for a two-on-one rush. Freeman slipped a pass across to Dan Martin who snapped the puck into the open corner.
Bethel pulled their goaltender in the final minute. But a quick pass by Mike Martin gave Ryan Martin a shot into the empty net.
