LISTOWEL 5 – COMMUNITY 2
Listowel struck for two unanswered goals in the first period. Curtis Wagler started the scoring with a wrist shot from in front the net. The centring pass came from Brad Gartz.
Late in the period Listowel added their second goal with a scramble at the net. Phil Shantz buried a rebound left by an Andrew Jantzi snap shot.
Listowel added a short-handed goal to start the second. A stretch pass by Phil Shantz gave Zach Gingrich a breakaway. Gingrich scored with a wrist shot to the glove side.
Listowel scored two more goals in the final minute of the period. Kyle Streicher blasted a rebound into the top corner and Max Brubacher rifled in a loose puck, assisted by Mike Gingrich and Max Brubacher.
Community finally entered the game with a powerplay goal. A two-man advantage allowed Kyle Wideman to score, assisted by Kevin Gingrich.
Community added one more powerplay goal in the final minute. Kyle Wideman undressed the defence and buried the puck in the short side corner, assisted by Colin Snyder. However the early Listowel lead proved too much to erase.
MISSIONARY 3 – BETHEL 2
The first goal of this game came early in the second period. A loose puck rolled out to the right side point and Devin McGuire rifled a shot to send the puck into the top corner.
Missionary added another goal late in the period. Matt Duff tipped the puck in on the blocker side from a shot off the boards by Rich Colwill, assisted also by Pat Landman.
Bethel finally scored with a scramble at the net. Caleb Bauman finished the play.
Bethel then capitalized on a power play to come with Nathan Holland forcing the puck past the net minder, assisted by Ian Bott and Tyler Holland.
FLORADALE 5 – DRAYTON 1
With only a point separating the two teams, this became the game for first place.
Floradale took the lead midway through the opening period. Tim Martin fed a pass to Alex Martin along the left boards. Martin scored with a rising wrist shot into the corner.
Floradale added a goal to end the period. Braedon Gingrich buried a rebound left by Dan and Tim Martin.
Floradale scored again late in the second. Alex Martin set up Corey Wideman at the point. Wideman rifled a slapshot past net minder Kevin Ottens.
Drayton finally scored on the first shift of the third. Herman Mulder sent Eric Decker over the blueline. Decker sent a screened shot through the crowd for the goal.
Floradale answered in the middle of the period. Unrelenting pressure by Greg Martin gave him three shots on the net. After being taken down he sent the puck rolling into the short side corner, assisted by Ryan and Nick Martin.
A goal in the dying seconds by Corey Wideman put the game away.
