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Southpoint Sun - 21A
Flyers drop games to Nats, Maroons
By C. Scott Holland It is always a challenge for both London and Leamington to win games when they play each other and that rivalry was evident last Thursday here. Sitting four points behind London going into the contest, the Flyers were looking for a victory and gain a bit of ground. Instead, they suffered a heartbreaking loss as the Nationals edged them 3-2 in front of 320 fans. In Chatham on Saturday afternoon, the Flyers and Maroons were knotted 2-2 by the game’s midway point but three unanswered late second-period goals allowed Chatham to go head 5-2. A third period rally by Leamington fell short as Chatham held on for a 5-4 win. On Thursday, goalies Ryan Polidori (Leamington) and Aiden Berry (London) showed their skills. Polidori halted 27 shots while Berry stopped 32. The Flyers and Nationals played evenly in the opening frame. The Nationals drew first blood when Ryan Nichols’ powerplay shot from the edge of the net got past Polidori. A mere 15 seconds elapsed before the Flyers roared back to knot the contest. Noah Prudhomme and Blake McNally hooked up with Andrew Utero who unleashed a high screen shot. Gavin Grundner then netted the handiwork of Connor and Ryan MacPherson. That tally vaulted the Flyers into a slim 2-1 lead. London knotted the game late in the period when Logan Pace-Roth picked a rebound and beat Polidori. One of the keys to London winning the game occurred in the opening minute of the second. The Nationals won the faceoff and penetrated the Flyers’ zone. League scoring leader Zach Power connected with Jeff Burridge to tab what would be the game-winning goal. That’s all they would need. “I thought we played a good game,” said head coach Dale Mitchell. “We had many chances to even up the game late, but London is a good hockey team and if you give them chances they will make you pay.” A second straight loss by the club has dropped them to fourth place in the standings as they battled hard against Chatham in the Maple City on Saturday afternoon. Despite a late rally, they couldn’t net the equalizer during the game’s last 10 minutes. Scoring for Leamington were Darby Lemieux, Connor MacPherson, Connor McCracken and Andrew Utero. Boe Piroski made 36 Flyers saves, while Luka Dobrich stopped 32 for the Maroons. The loss dropped the Flyers’ record to 14-7 for 28 points — just a single point ahead of Chatham.
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Flyers’ goalie Ryan Polidori covers a loose puck as a Nationals’ player tries to dig it out from under him. while his Flyers teammates - Koen Taves (10), Kale Couvillon (4), Jack Cotter (18) and Colton O’Brien (68) help out. Scott Holland photo
Ravens U12 end tournament with 2-1-1 record The Essex-Southpoint Ravens U12 hockey team participated in the Belle River tournament this past weekend. The Ravens bumped up a division to AA for this tourney so they knew that it would be a good challenge to compete with some stronger competition. On Friday morning, the Ravens’ first test was the Burlington Eagles and they skated away with a 4-1 win. Nash Feurth paced his squad scoring two goals, while Austin Goudie and Derek Dunn each added singles. Trent Chevalier earned the win in net. On Friday night, the Ravens faced off against the Guelph Gryphons. After surviving an early onslaught from the
Gryphons, Lucas O’Neil opened the scoring midway through the opening frame. Guelph scored with 11 seconds left in the period to tie, and again with 21 seconds left in the second to take the lead. Ravens were able to skate stride-for-stride with the Gryphons and even notched the tying goal with three minutes to go in the game, which after some consultation amongst the referees, was inexplicably waved off resulting in a 2-1 loss. Chevalier was outstanding in net to keep his team in the game until the final buzzer. On Saturday, the Ravens played the Milton Winterhawks. Dunn weaved into the offensive zone and fed Ben Liebrock four minutes
in to take the lead. Milton tied the game in the second, but Feurth was able to dig the puck out of the corner and rifle his shot over the goalie’s shoulder to take the lead. Again, the Ravens scored a goal to increase the lead, but this was waved off resulting in losing valuable points. The Winterhawks scored with three to go, resulting in a 2-2 tie.
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