Mites H: The Gateway Mites H team had a great game on Sunday defeating the Lower Cape 3 team, 9-6. They came out strong and took an early lead, which they were able to maintain throughout the game. It was a total team effort with six different players scoring goals. Jack Langlais, Paxton Jones and Charlie Carroll each scored two goals, while Kevin Place, Lilia Lopez del Moral and Colin O’Connor each scored one goal. Padraig Carrier was a great team player, contributing to both offense and defense. Nate Wilson had one of his best games of the season as goalie with numerous saves.
Mites C: The Gateway Mite C team defeated the Lower Cape Coyotes, 7-0, playing at the Providence Bruins game. Gateway came out strong and never looked back. Ben Hebble led the team with three goals and an assist. Brayden Cannon, Tommy Clavell and Jack Langlais were the other scorers for Gateway. Bree Killion had two assists with one a great pass from behind the net. Charlie Carroll picked up his first shutout of his career.
The Gateway Mites defeated YD, 22-8, on Saturday avenging an earlier 13-13 tie. Gateway came out speeding from the start and never took their foot off the gas pedal. Jarrod Frates scored off the opening faceoff on a great pass from Hebble. In previous games, the Mites would secure a lead and then take the pressure off a bit, allowing their opponents to slowly get back in the game and take the lead. There would be none of that in Saturday’s game. Gateway played a total team game by back-checking, fore-checking, and making several great passes resulting in goals. The best part of their game on Saturday was their passing. By spreading out and stretching the ice, YD was unable to contain them and for most of the game Gateway was in possession of the puck. Frates led the team with seven goals and Hebble ended with six goals. The other scorers were Pat Tripp with four, Cannon and Clavell with two and Paxton Jones with one. Killion had two assists on the night. Carroll was sharp in net, stopping 40 shots including a great kick save on a penalty shot. This was Gateways best game of the season so far, who have lost only once in their last eight games.
Middle School 1: The Middle School 1 team took on the first place Mansfield team on Friday and skated away with a 4-2 victory and a share of first place in their division. The Jr. Vikings had come up short the first two times the teams played, but on Friday, they were skating hard from the first puck drop. Mansfield got on the board first, late in the first period, but that would be the last time they would have a lead. Quirino doCanto tied the game up with 45 seconds left in the first period, beating the goalie five hole, assisted by linemate Tyler Lovendale. The Jr. Vikings would score two goals in the second period, both by Vyper LaTulippe, with assists coming from Matthew Maloney, James L’Heureux, and Lovendale again on the second goal. The defense and goal tending kept Mansfield scoreless in the second period. Robert Ramsay found the back of the net, late in the third, off a nice feed from Maloney again. Mansfield added a late goal, but couldn’t recover from the early deficit. Jake DeMoranville had an outstanding game in net for the Jr. Vikings, ending the day with 15 saves and the victory.