U12 Ravens win a pair of games

REGIONAL — The Essex Southpoint U12 Ravens continued their quest on the Road to Redhats this past weekend by winning a pair of games.

On Saturday, the Ravens travelled to Harrow to face off against the Erie North Shore Storm.

After a two-week layoff the locals came out a little sluggish, but midway through the second, Tyler Thomas chipped the puck to Derek Dunn who skated in wide left and zipped his wrist shot in just below the bar.

Two minutes later, AJ Youssef grabbed the puck behind the net and slid it out to Austin Goudie, who made no mistake burying his chance blocker side.

The Storm scored next, but Dunn found the puck in the high slot and backhanded his shot over the goalie’s outstretched glove. Ben Liebrock chipped the puck past the defence and sent Brayden Foster in alone with a pass, where he fired in his shot low glove. Nash Fuerth finished up the scoring as the Ravens won 5-1.

Ravens goalie Kevin Ondic is ready to make a save against LaSalle.

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Trent Chevalier stood tall in between the pipes earning the win, which punched the Ravens’ ticket to participate in the OMHA Championship Tournament in April.

On Sunday the Ravens hosted the LaSalle Sabres in the Bluewater League playoffs. Four minutes into the game, the Ravens ended up giving up a short-handed goal to trail early.

Two minutes later, Nathan Marius tipped the puck to Dunn who skated in and rifled his wrister in top shelf to even the score. Kayden Cook then stopped a clearing attempt at the line and wired his snapshot in to take the lead.

In the third, Cook found Fuerth in the slot who slid a pass across to Marius who shot, then banged in his own rebound.

Midway through the third, Foster, from along the wall, passed to Liebrock, who found Lucas O’Neil at the side of the net and he pounded it in to make it 4-1.

Maxim Pyne kept the puck in at the line to Fuerth, who skated in and back-handed his shot high blocker.

LaSalle scored to edge closer, but Fuerth stole the puck at the blue line and went in alone to make it a 6-2 final.

Kevin Ondic was on his toes in helping his team to the win.