Squirts: Gateway Squirts played one of their strongest games Saturday night in Bridgewater versus The Southeast Cyclones. Ryker King had some awesome saves and shut the door giving Gateway a 10-0 win in the New Year. Scoring started early in the first period: Juni Suarez had a hat trick unassisted, Ty Ribeiro got a goal assisted by Matthew Paling and Matthew Quinlan, Paling and Quinlan each scored, assisted by Ribeiro and Quinlan. In the second, Gateway stayed strong with Quinlan getting two more goals with one assisted from Suarez who also got a goal assisted from Quinlan, Ribeiro had an unassisted goal closing the second. In the third Nathan Ribeiro, Jacob Hebbel, Braden MacDonald, Lucas DeMoranville, Brady Kidney and Joe Urnek all played worked hard for the puck and a chance to score while helping the team. Thomas Leger was the only one to find the net with minutes left in the game, holding their undefeated record for the 2014-2015 season so far.
Pee Wees: The Gateway Pee Wees continue to climb in the Yankee Conference standings with their win over the number three team out of Braintree. Gateway has been improving their team play and passing game and dominated Braintree during their Sunday morning game with a score of 6-1. The goal scorers were R.J. Vickery, Chris Cogan, Ben DeMoranville, Matthew Quinlan and Jack Martins and they were assisted by Luke Mello, Vickery, Danny Flynn and Emily Roberge.
Bantams: The Gateway Youth Hockey Bantams kicked off 2015 with a 3-0 New Year’s Day victory over Milton. Goalie Zachary Pateakos remained perfect in his third consecutive game, as he shared net-minding duties with Steven Strachan. Gateway got goals from Noah DeMoranville, Robert Ramsay, and Zachary Lovendale. Jameson Woodward had an assist in his return to the lineup, while DeMoranville and Ramsay also helped one another score. The defensive efforts of Bethany Davis, Jared Westgate, Coleby Paling, and Matt Youlden limited Milton to less than a handful of shots.
Middle School 1: The Gateway Middle School 1 team opened 2015 with a New Year’s Day win over Medfield, 6-1. Matt Maloney got the Jr. Vikings on the board early in the first period, with a power play goal assisted by Robert Ramsay. Just two minutes later, Zack Lovendale took the feed from Seth Tomasik and found the back of the net. The tough defense of Medfield held the Jr. Vikings to no more goals in the first, but James L’Heureux lit the lamp early in the second for the first of his two goals on the day. Wylde LaTulippe turned a short-handed breakaway into a 4-1 lead at the end of the second. On the power play once again, Quirino doCanto found a streaking Kaleb Riggle, who unleashed a “wicked wrista” to beat the Medfield net minder. L’Heureux finished off the scoring after getting a nice pass from Tomasik. Jake DeMoranville only allowed the one goal in the game, saving numerous other shots.
Middle School 2: The Middle School 2 Vikings started 2015 with a bang. Despite having a severely depleted roster of only eight players and a goalie, they really came together with an outstanding team effort. In the first period, Bryan Gallagher found the back of the Devils net twice, scoring two goals to start the game. Forwards Jordan Swedko and Zachary Barris also played incredibly well. Bethany Davis had a breakaway from her defensive line position to skate the puck all the way to the North Devils net and score, ending the second period at 3-0. Early in the third period, Johnny Rodrigues scored to give the Vikings a 4-0 lead, with a fantastic effort from Makayla Lorance, Mackenzie Hennessey and Emma Knox. Goalie Jake DeMoranville played an outstanding game making countless saves in net. Despite being pelted with pucks, he managed to leave the North Devils scoreless.