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CASTORS TAKE 3-0 LEAD AGAINST RANGERS
CHARLES DUROCHER charles.durocher@eap.on.ca
The Clarence Castors took a 3-0 lead against the South Grenville Rangers in the NCJHL finals, beating them 4-3 and 6-5 in back-to-back double-overtime bouts before blowing them out 5-1 in game three. The Castors faced off against the Rangers for the first time this post-season in South Grenville last Saturday. The Ranger took a 3-1 lead in the first period, but the Castors managed to claw their way back into the game and even the score in third period to send the game into overtime. After a scoreless first period of overtime, Jacob Servant finally buried the game-winner to put the Castors up 1-0 in the series. Besides his game-winner, Servant added another goal to the box-score, with Alderic Denis and Cayden Martin scoring the other goals for Clarence in the victory. Jordan Croll-Stevenson and Nicholas Gaumond each had two assists while Xavier Brunet and Alex Ross had single helpers. The Castors were hosting the Rangers in Clarence the very next day. Again, the game went to double overtime, and yet again it was the team captain Jacob Servant who scored the game-winning goal. Ryan Carroll scored two goals for the Castors, Alderic Denis and Nicholas Gaumont each scored one goal and one assist, Xavier Brunet scored the other goal, Matthieu Brennan notched two assists, and Tristan Derraugh, Cayden Martin, Zachary Payer, Alex Ross and Jaddus Savoie had single assists in the victory. The Castors beat the Rangers 5-1 in a blowout last Tuesday to put them up 3-0 in
the series. The Castors took an early lead in the first period, scoring three unanswered goals before the first intermission. After a scoreless second period, the Rangers managed to avoid a shutout by scoring their only goal in the third, but the Castors added two more goals to take game three by a comfortable margin, that the key to victory for his team is to keep up the hard work, and success will follow: “The formula hasn’t changed in the finals. Defence and discipline are still our number one priorities. I keep telling the guys that as long as we’re playing the right way, good things will happen. Everything is in our favour now, and the pressure is on the Rangers.” Game four will be held in South Grenville next Saturday. If a game five is necessary, the game will be played at the Clarence Creek Recreation Centre on Sunday. Les Castors de Clarence prennent une avance de 3-0 contre les Rangers de South Grenville en finale de la NCJHL. —photo Nadia Roy The NCJHL finals have delivered intense playoff hockey thus far, and Castors Head Coach Tim Kosch is happy that his team has managed to walk away from the first three DEUX VICTOIRES D’AFFILÉES POUR LES NATS Things are looking good for the Clarence team as they stand one game away from sweeping the Rangers. Coach Kosch feels meetings with a 3-0 lead: “Those first two games were two big team wins, for sure. They felt like finals game, and our guys really showed up to work. Nicholas Gaumont has been playing on another level and our captain Jacob Servant has really stepped up as a leader this post-season, leading by example and scoring the game-winner in back-to-back games.”
CHARLES DUROCHER charles.durocher@eap.on.ca
Les Nationals de Rockland ont mis un terme à une séquence de cinq défaites consécutives cette semaine, ayant rem- porté une victoire contre les Raiders de Nepean (5-3) mercredi dernier avant de triompher des Colts de Cornwall (2-1) le surlendemain. Le match contre les Raiders fut chaude- ment disputé mercredi dernier, alors que le total des tirs au but s’est élevé à 51-48 en faveur de Rockland, mais les Nationals ont réussi à saisir leurs occasions de marquer en avantage numérique pour mériter leur 20e victoire de la saison. Yanic Crête a inscrit deux buts et une passe pour les Nats, Alexandre Fréchette a enfilé deux buts, Patrick Lanthier a récolté un but et une mention d’aide, et Wyatt Ken- nedy, Jack Meloff, William Pilon, Hugo Marcil, Giovanni Morneau et le gardien Charles Schenkel ont obtenu une passe chacun dans la victoire. Schenkel a été excellent devant le filet de Rockland, repoussant 45 des 48 tirs de Nepean pour mener les siens vers la victoire. Colts 1 Nationals 2 Les Nats accueillaient les Colts de Cor- nwall à Rockland deux jours plus tard. Les Nats ont bien entamé la rencontre, dominant leurs adversaires 12-9 et 13-6 au chapitre des tirs au but durant les deux premières périodes.
The Rockland Nationals put an end to a five-game losing streak, winning back-to-back games against the Nepean Raiders (5-3) and the Cornwall Colts (2-1). —photo Charles Durocherà
filet de l’équipe locale, repoussant 32 des 33 tirs des Colts pour donner la victoire à son équipe. Les Nationals de Rockland occupent pré- sentement le quatrième rang de la division Yzerman dans la CCHL, 5 points derrière les Grads de Navan et 16 points devant les Colts de Cornwall.
Cet effort leur aura permis de prendre les devants quand William Collins a inscrit son 11 e but de la saison, aidé par Giovanni Morneau et Yanic Crête. Crête en a rajouté au début du troisième vingt, inscrivant son 8 e but de la saison pour doubler l’avance de l’équipe locale sur des passes de Morneau et d’Alexandre Fréchette. Cependant, les visiteurs ont donné plus
de fil à retordre aux Nats en troisième période, dominant leurs adversaires 18-6 au chapitre des tirs au but. Cet effort aura permis à Bradley Fraser d’inscrire son 7 e but de la saison pour réduire l’écart à un seul but à quelques minutes de la fin du match, mais les Nats ont su conserver leur avance pour remporter leur 21 e victoire de la saison. Jack McGovern a été excellent devant le
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