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The South Dundas “Pizza Hut” Novice B Lions continued their tournament success by winning the “A” Championship at the North Dundas Demons Novice B Tournament last Tuesday. In the championship game the Lions defeated the tournament host team Demons, 6-2 while in preliminary action the Lions defeated Smith Falls 3-2 and South Stormont 3-0.

With the tournament title on the line, the Lions faced their county partners the North Dundas Demons. 

The Demons came out early and put the pressure on the Lions and were able to grab a 1-0 lead one minute in. 

With the Lions on their heels, goalie Brendan Shaver had to come up big to keep the lead to one. 

The Lions got going late in the first and Nolan Henry tied the game, 1-1, with only 13 seconds left. 

Ben Lapier started the play at his own blue line and made an excellent pass to Henry who stick handled into the offensive zone and beat the Demons goaltender.

In the second period, the Lions had the momentum to take the lead they would not relinquish. 

Joshua Broad set up Kayne McCadden as he went top shelf for the 2-1 lead, and moments later Lapier struck from the slot on a pass from Owen Fetterly for a 3-1 Lions lead. 

Sitting out the game was defenseman Emytt Fetterly, so Spencer Barclay, Cassidy Bilmer and Trent Rae had to pick up the extra ice time.

In the third, the Lions iced the game with another three counters. 

Trent Rae started a play in his own end, getting the puck to Joshua Broad who made a breakout pass to Kayne McCadden which sent him on a breakaway where he would score again.

Off the centre ice draw, McCadden got the puck and broke in on the Demons goalie beating him for the third time, a “hat trick” goal. 

Lapier rounded out the Lions scoring before the Demons netted one late for the 6-2 final. 

Kayne McCadden was selected for the game MVP award and the Lions were crowned tournament champions.

In their second game against the South Stormont Selects, the Lions grabbed an early lead and then left the rest up to goalie Brendan Shaver who was extremely strong in the Lions cage making several point blank saves. 

With the score 2-0 on two goals by Ben Lapier, Selects Owen Carter stick handled to the slot and ripped a shot glove slide that Shaver snagged. 

The Selects continued to pressure Shaver who made three saves on a scramble in the blue paint. 

The Selects out shot the Lions, but Shaver made all the saves for his second shutout of the season. 

Kayne McCadden scored a power-play goal in the third to round out the scoring. 

Assists went to Lapier, Owen Fetterly and Nolan Henry.

Brendan Shaver earned his forth tournament game MVP award in only his eighth try this season. 

In the tournament opening game, the Lions faced off against the Smith Falls Bears and once again fell behind 1-0 in the first period before Joshua Broad dug the puck out of the corner after it hit the referee’s skates and centered a pass to Ben Lapier who scored with a shot on the ice. 

The Bears grabbed a 2-1 lead, before Joshua Broad and Kayne McCadden hooked up on the same line with Kolby Latulippe to score on back to back shifts. 

McCadden grabbed as loose puck in the corner after a Spencer Barclay rush and centred it to the slot where Broad was standing all alone. 

Broad held the puck until the goalie went down and then shot it over him into the open net. 

Moments later Broad would grabbed a loose puck in his own end and banked a pass off the boards to McCadden who went end to end to score the game winner.

Joshua Broad received the game MVP award.

In three tournaments this season, the Lions have earned the “A” Championship in North Dundas, the “B” Championship in Gananoque and they were the “A” Finalist in Finch, losing the “A” Final in overtime.

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 It was a tough series from start to finish as the South Dundas Bantam C House Lions used a pair of ties and one win to scrape out a victory over the South Stormont Selects in Upper Canada Minor Hockey league East Division play last week.

The four point series got rolling on Saturday, March 2, in Long Sault, where a late third period goal from Lion Ewen Baril tied the game 3-3 and sent each of the teams home with a single point.

Tyler Nelson gave the Lions a 1-0 first period lead, but the Selects charged back in the second to go up 2-1 on a pair of Griffin Martel counters, both assisted by Nolan Thompson. 

With 4:12 left in the frame, Lion Tyler Rae found the mark to again balance the playing field.

The Martel-Nolan Thompson combination wouldn’t give up and midway into the third period, Martel completed his hat trick with Thompson adding his third consecutive assist.

The Selects lead held until Baril’s unassisted marker late in the frame.

Baril had a big game, assisting on the two earlier counters before hitting for the tying goal.

Peewee B affiliate goaltender, Wes Alexander was between the Lions pipes.

The Lions were back home for game two, and this time they took charge with a big three-goal first period in the 3-1 win.

Early into the first period, Tyler Nelson got it rolling with help from Matt Backes and Jane Van Moorsel.

Kody Arsenault, from Jonathan Mayhew, put the Lions up 2-0 less than a minute later and that was it until late in the frame when Teisha Mullin struck, unassisted, for a commanding 3-0 Lions lead.

It was late in the third period that goaltender Sam Waytowich had his shut out spoiled by the Selects Martel.

With the win, the Lions went into game three needing at least a tie to end the series and a tie was all they got.

The game kept the fans for both teams on the edge of their seats as a scoreless first period was followed by a scoreless second period.

Then began what would be a seesaw battle until Tyler Nelson’s unassisted tying goal in the last minute of the game.

The Lions struck first with Tyler Rae and Ewen Baril providing the setup on a Nick Woolley goal.

The Lions’ advantage held for several minutes until, with the clock showing 5:25 left in the game, Nolan Thompson beat Waytowich unassisted to even it.

Just over two minutes later Rae gave the Lions a 2-1 lead, this time with help from Mitchell Woodward and Woolley, but again the charged up Selects pushed ahead for the win to stay alive in the series.

This time it was Alex Winters getting the goal with 1:59 left on the clock.

That set the stage for Nelson’s tying marker, assisted by Baril, with 42 seconds left in the game.

The South Dundas Bantam C Lions now advance to play NGS in the East Division final series. The series will open in Maxville on March 17 at 12:30 p.m. and return to Morrisburg for game two, on Tuesday, March 19 at 8 p.m.

The West Division final will see Smiths Falls and Kemptville square off.

The winners of the two divisions will advance for the UCMHL championship series.

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