DRAYTON 8 MISSIONARY 2
Drayton wasted no time, scoring a goal in the first shift of the game. Rob DeWeerd started the play with a rush along the left boards. DeWeerd slipped a pass across the ice to Eric Decker who snapped a shot to the opposite post. Jason Mohle tipped the puck into the corner for the goal.
Drayton added another goal midway through the first period. Cam Mohle went in on net and deked the goaltender to tuck the puck behind the pads, assisted by Dave Mulder.
Drayton added one more before the period ended. Decker sent Ben Kraal racing in on net. Kraal shot the puck over the shoulder of the netminder to score.
Missionary skated hard throughout the second period and was rewarded with a late goal. Cody Gleeson finished the play by slipping the puck under the pads of a busy Kevin Ottens in net. Assists went to Pat Landman and Dylan Williams.
Drayton responded with four early goals in the third period to silence the comeback bid. Cam Mohle, Herman Mulder, Eric Decker and Dave Mulder scored the goals. Assists went to Brandon Rumph, Chad Reinders, Mike DeWeerd and Mark Scholten.
The teams traded goals once more to finish off the game. Decker scored for Drayton, assisted by Kraal. Pat Landman scored for Missionary, assisted by Brady Franklin and Dylan Williams.
FLORADALE 4 COMMUNITY 2
Floradale capitalized on a power play to gain a first period lead. Josh Brohman and Willis Martin worked the puck around the net and Braedon Gingrich buried the rebound for the goal.
Community tied the game to start off the second period. A shot from the point by Colin Snyder left a rebound for Cal Martin. A quick pass and Ryco Martin buried the puck in along the post.
However, another powerplay goal and Floradale regained the lead. Ryan Martin sent Josh Brohman in along the right side. Brohman held back the defence and knifed a backhander into the net.
Community tied the game back up in the dying minute of the period. A two-on-one rush ended with a pass across the ice by John Horst and a wrist shot into the webbing by Cal Martin. Floradale took the lead again midway through the third period. Gingrich set up Corey Wideman on the left side. Wideman sizzled a low shot to send the puck into the opposite corner.
Community pulled their goaltender for an extra skater in the final minute but Ryan Martin and Breadon Gingrich sprang Gary Martin away with the puck for the empty net goal.
LISTOWEL 3 BETHEL 1
This game went through two full periods before the first goal was scored. Then, early in the third, the teams traded goals within six seconds to maintain the tie.
Jason Chamberlain scored the Bethel goal with a wrist shot, assisted by Caleb Bauman and Brandon Wideman.
Phil Shantz won the puck in the next face-off and scorched a shot over the glove of the goaltender to tie the game.
Listowel took the lead shortly after.
Travis Shantz took a loose puck and snapped it into the short side corner for the unassisted goal.
The Listowel squad added an insurance goal in the final minute of play.
Josh and Phil Shantz set up Andrew Jantzi for a tip-in goal along the right side of the net to put the game away.
