Weekend junior B roundup: Stingy Falcons top Panthers
The St. Catharines Falcons broke open a close game with three goals in the third period to defeat the Pelham Panthers 5-1 in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference action Sunday afternoon at Pelham.
Nicholas Rubino, Joe Colasurdo, Jordan Schanbacher, Kyle Glenney and Logan O’Flannagan scored for the Falcons.
“Nice to add another two points in the standings,” Falcons coach Tyler Bielby said. “We were really happy with the play of Matthew Stranges, Trent Glenney, and Logan O’Flannagan. They played as a line and put together a solid 60 minutes for us. We have been talking a lot about playing determined and with purpose and we felt they did exactly that. They seemed to be our pulse and the boys fed off it as the game went on.”
Luca Marandola replied for the Panthers.
Josh Johnson made 23 saves in net for the Falcons.
The Falcons, 17-4-0-2, lead the GOJHL in goals against with only 39 goals permitted, an average of 1.70 per game.
“Also felt our blueline protected the fort tonight,” Bielby said. “Josh Reilly and Jordan Schanbacher, in particular, were really good.”
Brayden Kelso kicked out 29 shots for Pelham.
SATURDAY
Panthers 5 Meteors 4 SO
The visiting Pelham Panthers edged the Fort Erie Meteors in a shootout Saturday at the Leisureplex.
Marandola, Dawson Abrahams, Drew Clark and Evan Gibbs scored for the Panthers.
Antonino Pugliese had two for the Mets while Riley Noble and Thomas Gualtieri also scored.
Gibbs netted the lone goal in the shootout.
Kelso earned the win with a 43-save performance.
Duncan Nichols-Delay made 21 saves for Fort Erie.
Corvairs 4 Junior Canadians 0
James Norton made 28 saves for the shutout as the Caledonia Corvairs blanked the visiting Welland Junior Canadians.
Mitchell Ferras had two goals for the Corvairs while Jacob Macdonald and Terry Bridgland added singles.
SUNDAY
Kilty B’s 4 Junior Canadians 2
Brodie McIntyre, Nolan Underwood, Justin Monteith and Matheson Mason scored as the visiting Hamilton Kilty B’s doubled the Welland Junior Canadians.
Braedyn McIntosh made 34 saves in net for the winners.
Ari Alakorpi and Patrick Cole replied for Welland.
Keegan Jackson made 45 saves for Welland.
THIS WEEK
MONDAY
Caledonia at Thorold, 7 p.m.
Fort Erie at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Thorold at St. Catharines, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at Niagara Falls, 7 p.m.
Welland at Pelham, 7:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
Hamilton at Thorold, 7 p.m.
Caledonia at Fort Erie, 7:15 p.m.
SUNDAY
Niagara Falls at Welland, 7:05 p.m.
STANDINGS
1. Hamilton 23-21-2-42
2. St. Catharines 23-17-4-0-2-36
3. Niagara Falls 25-14-8-3-31
4. Caledonia 23-12-8-2-1-27
5. Fort Erie 21-9-10-1-1-20
6. Thorold 21-6-14-1-13
7. Welland 22-6-15-1-13
8. Pelham 22-5-15-2-12
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