Community 5 Bethel 2
Bethel opened the scoring midway through the first period. Brandon Shoemaker scored the goal, assisted by Mike Seiling.
Community tied the game in the final minute of the period when Kevin Gingrich planted a wrist shot on the net and Trent Lutz flipped the rebound into the corner.
Community took the lead in the second period when Gingrich scored two goals, with assists going to Tony and Josh Martin.
Bethel responded late in the period when Matt Smith set up Shoemaker for his second goal.
Community answered with two goals in the third. Gerald Martin finished a scramble at the net for the first goal (assisted by Chris Metzger and Gingrich) and Gingrich cranked a slap shot for his hat trick (assisted by Metzger and Jerry Martin).
Drayton 8 Listowel 3
Lowell Weber surprised the Drayton team with a quick goal for Listowel. His team added another from Max Brubacher, with an assist from Joey Shantz.
Drayton responded early in the second and stacked up five goals to take the lead. Eric Dekkers scored a pair, followed by Mark Timmerman, Herman Mulder and Scott VanOoostveen with singles. Rich Robous and Mike DeWeerd each collected a pair of assists, while Dekkers and Rob DeWeerd had singles.
Listowel made the score 5-3 after a goal from Jeff Westenhoefer, assisted by Curtis Wagler.
Drayton added three more unanswered goals in the third. Dekkers scored for his hat trick and assisted on another. Timmerman also earned a goal and an assist. The remaining goal was scored by Mike DeWeerd, with assists to Joe Gerby and Brandon Rumph.
Missionary 5 Floradale 4
Missionary sprang into the game with three early goals by Tom Chambers, Dave Scholten and Chris Hubers. Assists were earned by Brandon Murray (2), Hubers, Chambers and Matt Duff.
Floradale responded with three goals of their own. Ryan Martin led the charge with a goal and two assists. Gary Martin and Brendan Jefferson also scored, with assists from Ryan Weber, Willis Martin and Mike Martin.
Missionary’s Tim Thalen scored to reclaim the lead, assisted by Scholten and Shane Stege.
The teams traded goals in the final minute and Missionary held on to its lead. Ryan Martin scored for Floradale and seconds later Tom Chambers scored for Missionary (assisted by Matt Duff and Hubers).
submitted by Willard Metzger
