MISSIONARY 5 – LISTOWEL 1
Missionary opened the scoring with the only goal in the first period. Brady Franklin and Brandon Murray worked the puck deep to Tom Chambers, who snapped a high shot into the top corner for the goal.
In the second Steve Slot set up Brandon Bults for another Missionary goal. To open the third, Slot and Bryan Deen assisted on a Paul Vandenberg goal.
Listowel came back as Ryan Streicher and Phil Shantz sprang Josh Shantz for a break away goal.
Adam Deen and Murray left a rebound at the net and Ryan Roth tucked it in for another Missionary goal.
Bults sent a leading pass to Murray at the Listowel blue line. Murray snapped it in to complete the scoring.
The win ties the best-of-three ‘B’ division semi-finals at one game each.
DRAYTON 5 – COMMUNITY 2
Drayton opened the game with a goal midway through the first period by Pat Landman assisted by Rob DeWeerd and Rich Robous.
Mark Timmerman and Herman Mulder assisted on a DeWeerd goal before the period ended.
Tony Martin and Kevin Gingrich set up Durrell Staken for a Community tally before the period ended. Midway through the second, Mulder assisted on a goal by Dekkers for Drayton.
Scott VanOostveen centred a pass to DeWeerd as Drayton scored again.
Joe Clemmer of Community fired a shot over the glove of netminder Kevin Ottens.
Drayton responded as Brandon Rumph and Scott VanOostveen set up Pat Landman.
The win saw Drayton sweep the best-of-three ‘A’ division semi-finals and advance to the Nichols Cup finals.
BETHEL 4 – FLORADALE 3
Matt Smith and Mike Seiling worked to create a rebound for Kyle Martin on the first Bethel goal.
Josh Brohman and Gary Martin assisted on a Ryan Weber goal for Floradale.
Javon Martin tipped in a Gary Martin pass for Floradale in the third and they padded their lead on another Martin goal later in the frame.
Shoemaker beat Jason Newton to keep Bethel in the game.
Brock Shoemaker and Mackenzie Bauman fought hard in the Floradale end to set up Seiling in the last minute to force overtime. Midway through the extra period, MacKenzie Bauman scored for Bethel, assisted by Seiling and Matt Smith .
The win ties the other ‘A’ division semi-final at 1-1.
