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What a Day for Kabatay
Eskasoni 13 Cumberland 2
The Blues could not sustain the effort put forth against the Jr. Miners Saturday night and wound up with their 12th loss of the season against Eskasoni. Last week’s NSJHL Player of the week Sonny Kabatay had a monumental afternoon going back to Darryl Sittler’s magic with the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 1976 as Kabatay registered a goal and nine assists in leading his club to their win. Marcellus Francis and Jacob Denny continued their scoring heroics as Francis registered five goals while Denny collected a goal and five assists. Other Eagle goal scorers were Dante Basque who also earned three assists, Nick Burke, Noah MacKinnon, Bryce MacKenzie and Ethan Stanwick and Ethan MacInnis. The Blues had goals from Cody MacKay and River Sears-Tower.
Pictou 10 Port Hawkesbury 3
The Strait Pirates were on the opposite end of a 10-3 game following their win over the Blues Friday night. The Scotians with their win moved one point ahead of the Strait Pirates for second place in the Rowe Division as they posted their sixth win of the season against three losses while the Pirates with their loss are now 5-3-1. Cale MacLaughlin led the way for the Scotians with a pair of goals and two assists while Matt Carson and Cal Maxner both had a goal and three assists. Alex Newell had a goal and two assists while Ryan Green added a pair for the Scotians with other goals going to Joseph Mason and Thomas Kennaley. Dave Matthews with his sixth and seventh goals of the weekend and Cadyn Power replied for the Strait.
East Hants 7 Valley Maple Leafs 4
The Valley Maple Leafs have yet to put together sixty consecutive minutes of hockey but once they do, they will no doubt be in the win column. They were tied 2-2 with the now 8-0-2 Penguins Sunday in Lantz as Devin Meagher and Logan Colter scored in the opening period while Ryan Warner and Noelan Spink tallied for the Leafs who led 2-1 until there 17 seconds to play in the opening frame. The teams traded goals in the second with Colter scoring his second for the Pens to go along with two assists while Brady MacLean tallied for the Leafs. The Pens came out strong in the third with three straight goals from Brody Fraser, Morgan Lake and Meagher with his 2nd of the game while Connor Deluney and the Pens Ethan Wheeler finished the game’s scoring. The Pens who are tied with the Colts for first in the Fox Division outshot the Leafs 35-29.