Drayton downs Community 4-1

FLORADALE 4  LISTOWEL 3

Floradale scored two unanswered goals in the first to build an early lead. Javan Martin and Gary Martin scored on a pair of wrist shots Tim Martin, Ryan Martin and Corey Wideman drew assists.

Floradale added a goal in the second when Javan Martin stole the puck at the Listowel blue line, skated the length of the ice and rifled a slap shot into the net.

Listowel came close to tying the game with three goals in the third. Josh Shantz buried a rebound, Nick Weicker scored on a wrist shot, and Curtis Wagler scored low. Assists by Wagler (2), Weicker, Brad Gratz and Josh Shantz.

Floradale scored the winning goal later in the third with a shot by Ryan Martin; assisted by Willis Martin.

DRAYTON 4   COMMUNITY 1

Two goals in less than a minute midway through the first gave Drayton the lead. Colton Hoekstra scored both goals, assisted both times by linemates Eric Deckers and Aaron Keunan.

Drayton added a goal in the second with a slap shot from the blue line by Mark Grasman; set up by Rob DeWeerd.

Dave Mulder scored for Drayton in the third with a wrist shot in the short side to put the game away. DeWeerd assisted.

Community scored in the dying seconds to steal Kevin Ottens’ shutout bid. Jeff Horst rifled in a slapshot, assisted by Brady Lane and Lamar Martin.

MISSIONARY 5. BETHEL 2

Two goals in the first gave Missionary an early lead. Brady Claussen and Jamie Hoelscher scored, assisted by Rick Robous and Devin McGuire.

However Bethel cut the lead with a goal in the final minute on a rising wrist shot by Kyle Martin. Trevor Diefenbacher and Maynard Brubacher assisted.

Missionary added two in the second. Cody Gleeson and Zach Franklin scored, assisted by McGuire, Hoelscher, and Matt Duff.

Bethel edged closer with a goal early in the third by Laverne Metzger, assisted by Tyler Holland. Bethel pulled their goaltender for an extra skater late in the period but a long shot by McGuire gave Missionary an empty netter.