FOLEY BUS LINES MINOR BANTAMS TAKE A 4 PT LEAD IN OMHA SEMI-FINAL OVER YORK SIMCOE
The Foley Bus Lines Minor Bantams have won the opening two
games against the York Simcoe Express to take a 4 to 0 point lead in the OMHA
Semi Final Series.
On Mar 10, the Bus Liners hosted the Express in game one of the series, in Cobourg. Each team skated to a scoreless first period. It was in the second period when Owen Beck scored the opening power play goal, on feeds from Dalyn Wakely and Donovan McCoy. The Devils were hanging onto a one goal lead in the third period when Liam Filip found the back of the Express net on passes from Trevor Hoskin and Connor Hunt. The Devils would hang on despite last minute pressure, for the 2 to 0 win. Brady Spry recorded the shutout win in the Devils cage.
On Mar 11, the Devils travelled to the Bradford Rec. Centre to take on the Express in game 2. The Express applied early pressure and took an early 3 goal lead in the first period before the Devils answered with a goal from Noah Richard. The Richard goal was assisted by Donovan McCoy and Cooper Matthews. The Devils were down by a score of 3 to 1 heading into the second period. It was all Devils in the second as they mounted a come-back, scoring 3 goals to take the lead. Dalyn Wakely scored a pair with two assists going to Cooper Matthews and one to Trevor McDowell. Connor Hunt added the third goal on assists from Owen Beck and Kellen Dostaler. The Devils had a 4 to 3 lead going into the third when the Express struck early in the third to tie the game at 4. Just minutes later, Owen Beck would score to retake the lead on feeds from Liam Filip and Sami Douglas-Najem. The Devils would hang on to the one goal lead to win the game by a score of 5 to 4. Corbin Votary and Brady Spry shared the duties in the Devils net.
Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday March 14; at the QSWC, with the puck drop scheduled at 7:45 pm.