Feb 23, 2025 | Chad Bree | 35 views
Playdowns - Game 1 vrs Arthur Vipers 2
Get your popcorn ready because your E&F Masonry U18 LL Meteors are in the top tier Maroon South playdown bracket with a regular season record of 11 wins, 4 loses and 3 ties for 25 total points, and on Friday, February 21st 2025 they headed to Arthur for game one action.
Mitchell's strength this season came from the strong defense of Darious Ladd, Tyler Scherbarth, Grady Smith, Wyatt B, Seth P, and Lucas Bree, supported in net by the goalie tandem of Porter Smith and Aedan McCann. Their season cannot be understated as they finished second in Goals against (27) in a full 18 games played throughout all three(3) pools of 26 teams. The only team with less goals against was Huron-Bruce Blizzard White with 23. Game one would be no different as they shut down Arthur Vipers 2.
Coming into the Game Arthur Vipers 2 had a better regular season record with 13 wins, 4 loses and 1 tie for 27 points. It would be a chippie game with the stripes busy sending the boys to the sin bin. The first period would end 0 to 0 as neither team could capitalize.
Second period would change at the 10min mark as Griffin Bree would win a big face off short handed deep in their own zone that Carson Paulen would pick up and carry end to end dangling through thee players and through a sweet back hand in to give Mitchell a 1 to 0 lead. Two Minutes later in the second Dominic ladd would be doing some gritty work in the corner and feed a pass out to the veteran Darious Ladd who let loose a hard whistah the Arthur goalie never saw. Up two to nothing and time running our it the second period Max Hannon would pick up a loose puck and send a shot on net that Jake Richardson would pick up off a rebound and bury.
The third period would see the boys play their defensive game and shut down the Vipers and win 3 to 0. Both Porter Smith and Aedan McCann would see action in game one... both putting on a clinic.
Come on out tonight as the Meteors take on Huron Huskies 1 in the Mitchell Barn with game start at 7:30pm.