Blades losing woes continue

26-Oct-2007 · 9:55pm

The Wheatfield Jr. Blades showed their faces for the first time inside Jack Gatecliff Arena this season, bringing along new head coach, and former Falcons head coach, Chris Johnstone.

The Falcons scored first between the two clubs, grabbing their first marker of the game 6:23 into the first period. Mike Stone and Stephen Ceccanese assisted on the goal. The first period ended with the Falcons holding a 1-0 lead over the Jr. Blades.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	0	0	0	0
	1	1	3	5

The second period had less action than the first, with neither team creating any good scoring chances. Steele De Fazio kept guard of the posts for the Falcons, while the Jr. Blades chose to dress Blake Dougherty for their defense Friday night.

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Daultan Leveille scored a short-handed goal late in the second period to give St. Catharines a 2-0 over Wheatfield. Stone and JT MacDonald added helpers on the second goal of the night. The Falcons took to dressing room for the second intermission holding on to a 2-0 lead.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	9	8	6	23
	14	10	15	39

The Falcons burst open with 2 goals in the third period to take a 4-0 lead over the Jr. Blades. Chris Garbacz and JT MacDonald (unassisted) scored the Falcons third and fourth goal, respectively. Brandon McGregor and Zack Jones assisted on Garbacz's goal.

Down four goals and desperate to change the tone of the game, Wheatfield forward Ian Braun squared off against Falcons defenseman Andre Abayof which signalled the end of the game for the Jr. Blades.

The Falcons added their fifth goal of the game at the 11:53 minute mark to give Leveille his second goal of the game, on the power-play. Adam Moroney and Dylan McInnis assisted on the play.

The game ended with the Falcons winning 5-0, taking their 8th win of the season and handing the Jr. Blades their 14th loss on the year.

Attendance inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena Friday night was 791 fans.

The Falcons play their next game on the road Saturday, October 27th, when they visit the West Side Arena in Port Colborne to face the Sailors for the first time this season. Game time in Port is 7:30pm.

November is already here fans, and you can catch your Falcons at home next Friday, November 2nd, when the Thorold Blackhawks make their way to the Jack Gatecliff Arena for a 7:30pm start. Don't miss this one as your Mountainview Falcons will be looking to bounce back from an earlier loss in October against their escarpment rivals.