U13 Blue skates to tie with Black

Southpoint U13 Blue played their first game of the season against Erie North Shore Black.

In the first period, Black held a slight advantage in puck possession time and as a result they picked up a goal.

Southpoint evened things up midway through the second period. Gavin Butineillo carried the puck into the Erie end and saw a wide-open Landon Carlini standing to the left of a wide open net. Gavin passed and Landon finished the play with a goal.

The game was tied, but Erie responded 15 seconds later to resume the lead.

Early in the third, Southpoint again tied the game up with a great passing play. Defenseman Brent Pimentel carried the puck up over his own blue line then made a pass up to Sean Amaral. Sean moved the puck into the Erie end and sent a pass to Landon, who one-timed the puck into the net for his second goal.

The game ended in a 2-2 tie. Southpoint’s passing game earned them the two goals but their positional play cost them two. Over the next few weeks the team will focus on that weaker aspect of their game and get more familiar with how their teammates play.