U13 LL Blue 2-2 record in tournament play

LASALLE — The Southpoint U13LL Blue team had a busy weekend. They played in the LaSalle tournament recently and finished with a two win, two loss record. The four games gave the players insight into the pros and cons of their game and exposed weaknesses when playing stronger teams.

They realized that improvements must be made in working as a team. They relied on individual play and many attempts to rush down the ice with the puck were thwarted.

In game one, Southpoint played LaSalle Gold and won 5-3. Goal scorers were Jackson Weil, Jack Williams, Brent Pimental and Cristiano Antunes (two). Assists on the night went to Sean Amaral, Gavin Butineillo and Landon Carlini.

Game two, Southpoint came up against a Strong Erindale team and lost 10- 0.

Game 3 didn’t go much better. The local Blue team played LaSalle Black and lost 6-1. The lone goal came when Andrew De- Goey put in the rebound off a Gavin Butineillo shot.

Southpoint turned things around in the fourth game against La- Salle Green. Southpoint’s goal scorers were Landon, Sean, Gavin and Brent. Assists in the game came from Gavin and Landon. The game was won by Southpoint 4-1.

In Local League action, Southpoint Blue U13LL played Essex Yellow. The Southpoint players were given two areas to improve on: pass more (which they did to a certain extent) and plug up the neutral zone which they did do. The scoring in the game was all Southpoint.

Gavin Butineillo opened up the scoring on a scramble in front of the net. Assisting on the play was Landon Carlini. Still in the first, Brent Pimental rushed end-to-end and fired the puck into the Essex net.

Landon Carlini scored the lone goal in the second period when he skated in from centre and slipped the puck through the fivehole.

In the third period, Landon sent the puck back to Brent at the point. Brent wired a slapshot in. The final goal came from another end-to-end by Brent, giving him a hattrick. The final score was 5-0.