Cyclones top Falcons in WOAA Group play, News, Bantam Rep, U15, 2011-2012 (Listowel Minor Hockey Association)

The bantams started off their playoff run with a couple of wins over Hanover

With the local lads getting a 1^st round bye in the OMHA playoffs they took the opportunity to play a couple of games against Hanover which count towards the WOAA playoffs. Game 1 was in Listowel and started with a great pace, as a both teams were rested and ready too play. Owen Bender got the Cycs on the board late in the 1^st period as he tucked home a rebound (Brenden Hall & Matt Koch assisting). Hanover responded seconds later tying the score at 1’s, but Bender would again put the local lads ahead in the dying minutes of the 1^st period (Koch & Caleb Warren assisting). Listowel continuous pressure along with Hanover’s short bench seemed to take its toll as the Cycs grabbed control of the game in the 2^nd. Broedy Karelse’s backhand found the net (Warren & Blake Buchanan assisting) in the 2^nd period, then Riley Thompson would round out the scoring in the 3rd (Warren & Parker Yungblut assisting) giving the Cycs the 4-1 win. Braeden Ellis was strong in net earning the victory.

Game 2 was in Hanover at the nice new P&H Centre, and again started off with a good pace. This time Hanover would opening the scoring late in the 1^st but Karelse’s hard work would get the Cycs on the board as he buried a nice move in tight. Then in the dying seconds of the 1^st Thompson would put the Cycs ahead (Karelse & Blake Buchanan assisting). Like the 1^st meeting Listowel’s speed combined with Hanover short bench & 3^rd game in a 5 days became evident in the 2^nd period as Listowel took control scoring 4 times. Warren would pick up 2 of these goals (both on sweet backhands), while Riley Conners and Bender each had 1 (drawing assists Koch-2, Bender, Thompson, Conners & Buchanan). Koch would round out the scoring late in the 3^rd period giving Listowel the 7-2 victory. Steven Gottfried, despite not being tested a lot, looked sharp in net.

The Cycs have one more game in the WOAA playoffs this Sunday @ 7:00 vs BCH, followed but the International Silver Stick the following weekend.