Drayton downs Floradale 5-2 in NDCHL action

COMMUNITY 3  LISTOWEL 2

While Community held the lead throughout the game, Listowel kept with them to produce a close result.

Kevin Gingrich started things off for Community early in the first period with a goal, assisted by Tony Martin.

Listowel came back before the period ended. Travis Keupfer took a pass from Curtis Wagler and evened the score.

Community took the lead again in the first minute of the second period. Gingrich scored off a pass by Kyle Wideman.

Listowel came back midway through the second to tie things up again. Ben Jantzi secured the goal, assisted by Brad Gratz.

Seconds later Community regained the lead for good. Graham Wideman transformed a Kyle Wideman pass into the go-ahead goal.  

This would also be the winning goal, as both teams would skate through scoreless third period.  

BETHEL  5  MISSIONARY 3

Missionary produced a strong first period, stacking up two unanswered goals by Dustin and Dylan Bults. Each one assisted on the others goal.

Bethel began the climb back into the game with the only goal in the second period. Eric Schurmans scored, assisted by Justin Yutzi and Tom Schurmans.

With their confidence buoyed, Bethel tied the game to open the third period. Ben Wideman worked his magic to tie the game off a pass from Caleb Bauman.

Bethel went on to score three more goals in the final period to take the lead, while Missionary came back for only one.

Tommy Bearinger, Laverne Metzger, and Ben Wideman grabbed the game for Bethel, assisted by Eric Schurmans, Ray Martin and  Tommy Bearinger.

The lonely Missionary goal was scored by Dave Scholten, assisted by Dustin Bults.

DRAYTON 5  FLORADALE 3

After the first period of play both teams scored a pair to end the period in a draw.

Riley Dummering and Rob DeWeerd scored for Drayton, assisted by Herman Mulder and Eric Deckers.

Floradale evened their efforts with goals by Willis Martin and Nick Martin. Assists by Greg Martin and Braedon Gingrich.

It was the second period that decided the game with Drayton stacking up three unanswered goals by Herman Mulder, Reid Shantz and Aaron Keunan. Assists by Brandon Rumph, Rob DeWeerd, Jason Mohle and Mark Scholten.

Corey Wideman of Floradale would score an unassisted goal late the period, but it was too little too late.

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