COMMUNITY 4 – LISTOWEL 2
Listowel opened the scoring midway through the first period. Trevor Streicher centred a pass to Phil Shantz, who snapped the puck into the net for the goal.
Community responded with a pair of goals to take the lead before the period ended. A scramble on net ended with Delmer Frey sending the puck to the back of the net for the tying goal.
Kevin Gingrich sent Sam Bauman in on the right boards for a wrist shot in the opposite corner for the 2-1 Community lead.
Community padded its lead in the second period with a goal just before the final buzzer sounded. Joe Clemmer skated a loose puck down the ice and snapped a rising shot into the top corner.
Community added one more goal late in the third after Tony Martin and Rick Brubacher set up Sam Bauman along the right side. Bauman drifted toward the net and sliced a rising shot into the top corner.
Listowel came back with a power play goal to end the game. Josh Shantz snapped shot on net and Phil Shantz buried the rebound.
MISSIONARY 4 – BETHEL 1
Missionary scored the only goal in the first period. Bryan Deen teed up Paul Vandenberg near the blue line. Vandenberg ripped a low shot along the ice to send the puck through the crowd and into the net.
Missionary added another goal to open the second. Scott Vandepas set up Bryan Deen who rang the puck off the inside of the post for the goal.
A heads-up play gave Missionary another goal late in the period. Dave Scholten blasted a shot off the back boards and Scott Vandepas buried the puck in for the goal.
Bethel finally responded early in the third. Brandon Shoemaker sent Brandon Wideman in on net with a break away. Wideman snapped a wrist shot over the blocker of the goaltender for the goal.
Missionary answered with one more final goal. A scramble at the net ended with Vandepas jabbing the puck behind the net minder, assisted by Matt Burnett and Paul Vandenberg.
FLORADALE 1 – DRAYTON 1
This was a game to determine who would win the trophy for the most points. Floradale’s Tim Freeman began the game as league leader with 22 goals and 20 assists for 42 points. However, Eric Decker for Drayton followed close behind with 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points.
The first goal of the game did not come until well into the third period. While killing off a penalty, Pat Landman stepped into a loose and whistled a high shot into the Floradale net.
The lead was short-lived. Floradale used the same powerplay to tie the game. Andrew Martin sent Brendan Jefferson screaming down the ice. Jefferson cut across the crease and knifed a backhander into the top corner.
Neither team scored again and neither Decker or Freeman gained a point in this tightly fought game.
Play-offs begin on Feb. 17: ‘A’ Division semi-finals will see Floradale vs. Bethel at 8pm and Drayton vs. Community at 9pm; followed by Missionary vs. Listowel at 10pm for the ‘B’ Division semi-finals.
