22 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Flyers hand Vipers first defeat; beat Lincs on road By C. Scott Holland LEAMINGTON — Thursday night, Oct. 14 was the second installment of the Battle of Essex County here as the Flyers hosted the LaSalle Vipers. But unlike their first meeting on opening night, the
contest was quick, full of gritty plays, and gave the 275 fans in attendance plenty of sighs. Head coach Dale Mitchell was pleased with the Flyers’ really solid game. “LaSalle is a good hockey team,” he said. “How-
ever, so are we. Both goalies played extremely well and made big saves when they needed to.” Mitchell added that he was proud of the way in which the team battled back to earn the victory in the third plus their effort
in not giving up. Both starting goalies, Matthew Tovell of LaSalle and Ryan Polidori of Leamington, stood tall in the nets for the first half of the game. With the score knotted at 0-0, a miscue by a Flyers’ defenceman led to a Vipers goal by Nick Pavia. The difference in the game occurred only seconds after the start of the final stanza when the Flyers’ Koen Taves slammed a shot off the end boards which ricocheted right to Andrew Uturo who collected it then moved to
tying the game at 17 seconds. The Flyers’ game-winning marker came at 3:43 when Seth Martineau found Wyatt O’Neil, who in turn passed to Colton O’Brien. O’Brien, who was near the left boards, pumped a screen shot which sailed past Tovell. With 90 seconds left, the Vipers lifted Tovell for an extra attacker and the Flyers’ offense and defense kept the Vipers off stride for the majority of that spell. One of the best chances LaSalle had to tie the contest came in
the waning seconds, but when the final buzzer blew the Flyers had a 2-1 victory. Against the Lincolns on Friday night, it was a close affair until the third period as the Flyers took a 5-1 win. Conner MacPherson scored twice in this one, with O’Neil tabbing a single, along with Andrew Utero and Ryan MacPherson. Flyers schedule: Thurs. Oct. 21 vs St. Thomas at 7:10 p.m.; Sun. Oct. 24 vs Sarnia at 2:10 p.m.
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Leamington’s Conner MacPherson (25) looks for a feed from Ryan MacPherson (8). Scott Holland photo
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The U10 Southpoint-Essex team is off to a great start. The Capitals have shown great drive and determination in the first four games of the season. Fans can feel the excitement and energy of this fresh young team. In the home opener, Riverside jumped out to an early lead of 3-1 in the first period. Conner Blain scored the first goal of the season for the Capitals and the team battled back to win 6-5 with goals added by Zander Cook, Asher Grossi, Christian Rutgers and Carter Demant. In their second game, Southpoint dominated with a 10-1 win over Windsor. It was a total
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team effort with powerful defense led by Brody Church and contributions throughout the line-up. Game 3 at home against LaSalle saw the Capitals charging forward with a 6-2 victory. Highlights included a hat trick with a short-handed goal by Christian Rutgers, and a goal plus two assists by Asher Grossi. Game 4 in Tecumseh was a hard-fought battle with Southpoint pulling ahead and locking in the 6-4 win. Christian Rutgers added his second shorthanded goal of the
season. A strong performance by goaltender Keegan Pope with some timely saves helped to keep the Capitals on a winning path. Team members are Asher Grossi, Ashton Drozdz, Ben Macquarrie, Brady George, Brody Church, Carter Demant, Christian Rutgers, Conner Blain, Drake Pernal, Edward Zieba, Jackson Root, Jordyn Lefaive, Keegan Pope, Lyle Flemming, Owen Tavares, Russell Colenutt and Zander Cook.
U12 Ravens win tournament The Southpoint-Essex Ravens U12 team hit the highway to participate in the Bradford Blue and Gold Classic this past weekend. The Ravens squad came to play as they easily swept through the four-game, round robin portion out-scoring their opponents 34-0. Next up were the Whitby Wildcats in the semi-finals, and although they ran into a hot goaltender, the Ravens emerged with
a 5-1 win. The host team, the Bradford Bulldogs, was the only team left to try and stop the Ravens from securing the championship. As it turns out, after a scoreless first period, they were no match for the high-flying Ravens. The final score was 4-0 and Southpoint-Essex returned home victorious, championship banner in hand.
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