Jan 03, 2016 | Bantam Rep | 880 views
Regional Silver Stick Finalists
The Jr. Flags had 3 shutout wins sandwiched by 2 losses to finish in 2nd Place at the Watford Regional Silver Stick.
The Championship game was a hard fought battle that earned Mooretown an invitation to the International Silver Stick Finals tournament being held in Forest the weekend of January 22-24.
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Mooretown started the seeding portion of the tournament dropping a 5-1 decision to Mt.Brydges. The game was tied 1-1 going into the 3rd before a couple quick strikes early by the Cougars deflated the Jr. Flags. The Jr. Flags got back on track the next day, shutting out Wallaceburg 3-0. With being placed as the 4th Seed Mooretown was matched up with Wallaceburg again in the Quarter Finals and dominated in a 6-0 victory.
This put Mooretown in a Semi-Final match-up with Mt.Brydges where the Jr. Flags battled their way to a well played 2-0 win. The winner was scored with just 21 seconds left in the game, followed by an empty netter.
In the Finals Mooretown met up with Petrolia. In a back and forth affair the score was 0-0 after 2 periods of play. The Jr. Flags would lament a hit post and crossbar. Mooretown struck first in the 3rd to take the lead but the Oilers scored twice 2 minutes apart just shy of the midway point. With Mooretown pressing and their goalie pulled, Petrolia managed an empty net goal to seal the victory.