Drayton played from behind until the third period, then struck for four unanswered goals to claim the victory.
Derek Frey opened the scoring in the middle of the first period to give Bethel the early lead. Russ Shouldice and Jim Wideman fed the puck to Frey in front of the net. Frey drifted to the left and sliced a low shot under the pads of the goaltender for the goal.
Drayton tied the game in the second. Brandon Rumph sent Eric Dekkers skating in on net. Dekkers rifled a shot under the crossbars to even the score.
But Bethel regained the lead late in the second period. Shouldice caught MacKenzie Bauman with a leading pass to send him down the ice with a breakaway. Bauman cut in front of the net and tucked the puck underneath a sliding Kevin Ottens.
Drayton tied the game once again early in the third. Scott VanOostveen and Eric Dekkers sent Herman Mulder over the blue line. A hard wrist shot earned the goal for Mulder.
Drayton took the lead shortly after and never looked back. Rob DeWeerd finished the play to tuck the puck behind Bethel netminder Derek Wideman, assisted by Rumph and Dekkers.
Drayton added two goals late in the game to finish off the win. Jerry Robous jammed in the puck with a scramble in front of the net, and DeWeerd beat Wideman with a hard wrist shot. Assists were earned by Timmerman, Rumph, Dekkers and Brent Dekoning.
COMMUNITY 4 – MISSIONARY 4
Community jumped into the game to grab two quick goals. Durrel Staken scored the first with a wrist shot and Kevin Gingrich blasted a slap shot past the Missionary goaltender’s blocker for the second. Assisted by Gingrich and Delmer Frey.
However, Missionary tied the game before the opening period ended. Curtis Bults snapped in a rebound for the first goal, then tied the game less than a minute later with a breakaway rush. The first goal was assisted by Scott Vandenberg and Brady Franklin.
Community regained the lead with a second period powerplay. A centring pass by Gerald Martin was tipped under the crossbar by Trent Lutz. Nick Stevens also assisted.
Missionary tied the game back up to start the third. However, less than a minute later Community’s Nick Stevens blasted a slap shot into the net to take back the lead. Missionary’s goal was assisted by Matt Duff and Adam Deen. Community’s goal was assisted by Gerald Martin.
A misplayed puck by the Community netminder from a shot off the side boards saw the slow-rolling puck dribble into the net. The tying goal was secured by Steve Slot.
FLORADALE 6 – LISTOWEL 1
Tim Freeman and Mike Martin set up Willis Martin for the play and the shot to put Floradale on the scoreboard early.
Despite being out-shot 11 to 2 in the first, Listowel held Floradale to one goal and evened the score in the second. Trevor Streicher centred a pass to Josh Shantz scored.
A one-minute Floradale onslaught late in the second period had Floradale suddenly stack up three unanswered goals. Dan Martin, Ryan Martin and Javon Martin each ended their shift with a goal, assisted by Tim Freeman, Tim Martin, Ryan Weber, and Josh Brohman.
Floradale added two more in the third. Ryan Martin and Josh Brohman scored the goals, assisted by Rod Shantz, Nick Martin and Dan Martin.
