Pee Wees: Gateway Pee Wees played their toughest game against the number one Walpole Express in a nail biter on Sunday morning with goalie Ryker King stopping goal after goal to end the game in 5-5 tie. In the end, Walpole would remain number one, but Gateway would still remain undefeated. The teams fought hard through most of the first period when Walpole scored 14 minutes in. Gateway tied the game 39 seconds later when Nate Ribeiro scored off of an assist by Michael Parker and Ben Demoranville. Walpole scored again about a minute later, but Gateway’s Demoranville answered with a goal 19 seconds later to end the first at 2-2. Walpole took the lead early in the second period, but Gateway scored two more off of goals by Demoranville and Matt Paling who were assisted by Tyler Lovendale, RJ Vickery, and Austin Fleming to take the lead going into the final period. The fast-paced action continued in the third with Walpole tying late in the game, but Gateway shot back to take the lead off of a goal by Paling, assisted by Demoranville. Walpole put one final puck in the net to end the game in a 5-5 tie.
Middle School: The Middle School Jr. Vikings finally got into the win column with a lopsided win against Westwood, 10-4. The front line of Robert Ramsay, Quirino doCanto, and Tyler Lovendale, along with defenseman Seth Tomasik, led the way with two goals a piece. doCanto also added three assists, Ramsay added two, and Lovendale and Tomasik each added one. RJ Vickery and Dan Flynn added the other goals, while Jordan Boucher and Zack Barris chipped in with assists. Overall, the Jr. Vikings played a well-rounded game and got some good goal tending from Jake DeMoranville and Alex DeMarco.