Bethel climbs to second place with win over Drayton

BETHEL 2 DRAYTON 1

Drayton scored from the opening face-off. Dave Mulder and Mark Scholten set up Brent DeKoning, who rang a shot off the inside of the post.

The goal held until the middle of the third when Bethel scored short-handed. Zac Bauman and Matt Horst set up Mackenzie Bauman in the neutral zone. Bauman hit the blue line and blasted a slap shot along the ice to score.

Bethel took the lead late in the game on a power play. Horst fed the puck to Bauman in the right corner and he snapped a hard shot along the ice to the opposite corner.

COMMUNITY 5 MISSIONARY 4

Missionary started off with a quick goal early in the first period. Brady Franklin set up Curtis Bults for a hard shot underneath the goalie’s pads.

Community tied the game midway through the period. Cal Martin passed the puck from the back boards and Gerald Martin jammed it into the short side.

Community went on to take the lead late in the period. A drop pass by Joe Clemmer gave Tony Martin a wide open shot into the corner, assisted also by Terry Horst.

Community padded their lead to start the second. A scramble at the net ended with Cal Martin forcing the puck in, assisted by Ryan Martin.

The two-goal lead evaporated, as Missionary stormed back for two goals to tie the game. Franklin jammed the goalie with a shot to the stick side and Dave Scholten blasted a shot from in front of the net for the tying goal. Assists went to Matt Saunders, Scott Vandepas and Matt Freund.

Missionary took the lead midway through the third. Scholten stepped into a loose puck, skated down the ice and drifted a rising shot over the blocker of Chris Stevens.

Community came back to tie the game. Delmer Frey and Graham Wideman sent Clemmer down the ice with the puck and he slipped the puck into the corner.

Community took the lead when Wideman moved the puck from behind the net and Clemmer jammed it into the corner for the win.

FLORADALE 7 LISTOWEL 0

Floradale scored three in the first period to take an early lead. Nick Martin drilled a shot from in front of the net for the opening goal. Corey Wideman and Brendan Jefferson each stormed the net and forced the puck underneath the goaltender for the next two goals. Assists were earned by Brandon Martin, Mike Martin, Josh Brohman and Ryan Martin.

Listowel kept the scoreboard quiet through the second, but Floradale scored early in the third. Jefferson took a loose puck to the net and snapped a rising wrist shot into the top corner for the unassisted goal.

Floradale added three more unanswered goals. Mike Martin scored a pair and Nick Martin scored once and assisted on two. Brandon Martin assisted on all three.

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