The
Lambton Jr Sting
Minor Midget AAA
headed into
series two in
playdown action
on the weekend.
In series one
Lambton defeated
Chatham 3 games
straight and
found themselves
up against
Waterloo in
series two.
Both teams
placed 3rd in
their division
in the regular
season.
Lambton went
14 - 14 - 2 for
a total of 30
points, Waterloo
went 15 - 12 - 3
for 33 points.
In game one the
Minor Midget's
traveled to
Waterloo on
Saturday night
and won in
overtime with a
final score of 4
- 3.
In the first
period both
sides scored 2
goals apiece in
just under 10
minutes.
Lambton scored
first at 4:42 to
take the lead
with Dennis Yan
scoring from
Hunter Tyczynski
and Jeff King.
Waterloo
answered back at
8:05 then again
at 8:43 to take
a short lived
lead as the Jr
Sting tied
things up at
9:42 with Carter
Allen scoring
from Yan and
Riley Roberts.
In period two
Lambton regained
the lead at 8:21
with Riley
Roberts netting
a goal assisted
by Bradley
Campbell.
Midway into the
period Waterloo
came back for
the tie after
scoring on the
power play and
the two sides
remain scoreless
to the end
sending the game
into a 5 minute
overtime.
With :38 seconds
left on the
clock Matt Vince
scored the game
winner for
Lambton assisted
by Ryan Verbeek
and Dennis Yan
to give Lambton
2 points.
Cornel Felder
earned the win
in net for the
Jr Sting with a
total of 19
saves in the
game.
On Sunday action
came back home
at the RBC
Centre and after
4 periods of
play the score
remained tied at
6 - 6.
Lambton went up
3 - 2 after the
first period.
Scoring for the
Jr Sting were
Matthew Kenney
assisted by
Matteo
Ciccarelli and
Adam Wammes.
Dennis Yan
scorerd on the
power play from
Adam Craiievich
and Riley
Roberts assisted
by Matthew
Kenney scored
the third.
In the second
Dennis Yan
scored on the
power play at
1:31 from
Jeffrey King and
Ryan Verbeek.
Waterloo scored
on a power play
to lessen the
gap then went on
and tied at
12:44 and the
period would end
with both sides
even with 4
apiece.
In the third
period Waterloo
pulled ahead
scoring two
quick goals the
first at 5:04
and the second
at 5:39.
Lambton fought
back and came
back with a pair
the first at
13:01 by Ryan
Verbeek from
Adam Craievich
and Bradley
Campbell, the
second by Dennis
Yan from Verbeek.
The game would
end with both
sides even
sending the game
into overtime
where neither
side scored
giving each team
a single point.
Cornel Felder
faced 25 shots
making a total
of 19 saves in
the game.
The two teams
are back in
Waterloo for
game 3 on Friday
Feb 3 for a
8:30pm start.
Because of the
Sarnia Girls
Silver Stick
tournament this
coming weekend
the two teams
will meet in
Thedford for
game 4 on
Saturday - game
time 4:00 pm.