Bantams: The Gateway Gladiator Bantams suffered their first conference loss on Sunday. The Walpole Express scored within minutes of the first period. However, Tyler Lovendale, assisted by Jack Martins, answered back for the Gladiators with a late period goal. Walpole’s physical play seemed to distract the Gladiators for much of the game, as Gateway struggled to possess the puck and generate scoring opportunities. Despite scoring two goals in the third as part of a late-game comeback attempt, the Gladiators lost by a score of 4-3. James L’Heureux scored a Gladiator goal, assisted by Quirino doCanto and Lovendale. Peter Pimental also scored, assisted by Robert Ramsay and Zack Lovendale.
Middle School: The Middle School team seemed to fall flat in their game against Medfield this weekend, losing 7-4. They came out strong in the first period taking a 2-0 lead on goals from Jack Martins and Robert Maloney, with Quirino doCanto assisting on both. Kaleb Riggle also had an assist on the Martins goal. Medfield would get a goal late in the first and add three more in the second period. doCanto had an unassisted goal in the second to bring the score to 4-3 at the end of the second period. However, Medfield would score another three goals in the third period, putting the game out of reach. doCanto added one more goal in the last period, making the final 7-4. Alex DeMarco and Jake DeMoranville both played well in net, facing a flurry of shots.