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Saturday,
November 15 in Kingsville
Flags Go
Two-for-Two against the Comets This Week
Final Score:
Kingsville - 3 Mooretown - 5
by Deb Lawrence
It was a crowd of
201 that took in the back half of a
home-and-home series between these two this week
with the Flags taking both contests. In goal
for the Comets was Mike Touma and between
the pipes for the Mooretown win was John
Cruse.
The first period
was rather quiet with both teams getting power
play time and trading goals. Kingsville opened
the scoring at 4:41 on a Darrel Heyink
marker from Ryan Knell and Brad
Quinlan. With Heyink in the sin bin for
elbowing at 17:14 the Flags took just 42 seconds
to tie the game with a power play goal.
Lighting the lamp red was Spencer Lightfoot
with assists picked up by Aaron Schieman
and Elliott Lewis. The Comets outshot
the visiting Flags 16 to 8 and were 0 for 1 with
the man advantage this period. Mooretown was 1
for 2 on the power play.
The second stanza
was similar to the first in that the teams
trades goals once again. However a few more
penalties were taken and a couple of 10 minute
misconducts were handed out to a couple of
players who seemed to want to step up their
roughing minors to something more - like
fighting majors - but it didn't happen.
Mooretown opened the scoring to take the lead
for the first time in the game and it took all
of nine seconds to do so. Notching
the goal was Steve Mercier with the lone
assist going to Donny Bowling. The Flags
took a couple of minors before the period was
five minutes old and successfully killed them
off. Kingsville tied the game back up with a
goal at 7:13 that was off the stick of
Patrick Lomascolo from Darrel Heyink
and Brad Quinlan. With under seven
minutes to go in the period, Kingsville took
three minors, the final one with just 36 seconds
remaining in the period which meant that the
Flags began the third period with the man
advantage. Each of the teams put 10 shots on
net so the totals for 40 minutes of play was
Kingsville 26 to 18 for Mooretown. Both teams
went 0 for 3 with the man advantage this period.
This final 20
minutes of play looked very similar to the
second period in that the lead exchanged hand
and a goal was scored early. Regaining the lead
for the home team at the 3:04 mark was
Patrick Lomascolo with assists to Carl
Florence and Brad Quinlan.
Interference was the call at 5:42 that put Brent
Nix of Kingsville in the sin bin and the Flags
said thank you very much and answered with their
second power play of the game. Scoring the goal
at 6:38 was Jeff Paulley with assists
going to Jordan Pennesi and Steve
Mercier. The teams then took turns sitting
out minors in the sin bin but nothing came as a
result of teams enjoying the man advantage. At
the 17:56 mark Adam Little scored an
unassisted marker to give Mooretown the lead -
it would prove to be the game winner. With
about a minute left to play, Kingsville pulled
their goaltender for an extra attacker in hopes
of getting the equalizer but instead gave up an
empty net goal to Donny Bowling while
Steve Mercier picked up his second assist of
the game. The final shots on goal were 16 for
Kingsville for a total of 42 while Mooretown had
19 this period and a total of 37 for the game.
The Comets were 0 for 3 with the man advantage
this period and went 0 for 7 in the game.
Mooretown went 1 for 3 on the power play this
period and were 2 for 8 in the game.
This coming
week finds the Flags on the road for two games
and one at home.
They begin
with a road game on Wednesday the 19th in
Wallaceburg against the Lakers - it's a 7:30
start.
On Friday
the 21st they're off to Dresden to take on the
Kings - it also begins at 7:30.
On Saturday
the 22nd the Belle River Canadiens pay a visit
to Mooretown. Its a 7:30 puck drop.
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