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Pens, Bulldogs win on Road Thursday, at home Friday
"Ain’t no stopping us now", was once a famous song in the Top 40 back in 1979 by a group known as McFadden and Whitehead and it appears the AA Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs are following this great song if in title only as they are now 10-0-0 to begin the 21-22 NSJHL Season after clipping the Eskasoni Jr. Eagles 7-4 at home in Antigonish Friday Nov 12.
Antigonish jumped in front 7-0 until Eskasoni’s Kinnon Williams scored with 5:29 left in the second period on the power-play to provide the Eagles with their first goal. The Jr. Bulldogs coming back from a long trip to Liverpool Thursday where they won 5-3, didn’t seem to be the least bit tired as sharpshooter Sam Mattie scored three times and added an assist while Fearghus MacDonald - the League’s Top Point Getter scored once and collected a pair of assists. Will Fitzsimmons, Connor Doherty with the game winning goal 1:58 into the second and Ryan MacLellan all scored single goals for the Jr. Bulldogs who outshot the Jr. Eagles 45-32. The Bulldogs will now push for their 11th straight win Sunday in Eskasoni when they complete a weekend home and home series with Eskasoni.
East Hants 13 Brookfield 3
The East Hants Penguins were coming off a lopsided 10-1 win over the Valley Maple Leafs Thursday afternoon in Windsor but returned home Friday evening to win their 6th of the season against five losses 13-3 over the Brookfield Elks. The Penguins held period leads of 6-2 and 10-2 and received a five point night from Captain Max Turner who scored once and added 4 assists. Morgan Lake recorded a four point evening with a pair of goals and 2 assists. Three point evenings were recorded by Evan McHenry with 2 goals and an assist, Brody Fraser with a pair and another assist and Bruen Fisher with a goal and two assists. Single goals were scored by Logan Colter, Ethan Wheeler, Devin Meagher, Nick Veinot and Gavin McCready. Robbie Dowell also chipped in with 3 assists. Scoring for the Elks were Calem McAndrew, Connor Miller and Noah Latimer. East Hants outshot Brookfield 54-34.