Falcons lose 3rd game in a row

24-Jan-2008 · 9:45pm

St. Catharines played just over 30 minutes of good hockey Thursday night until it all came crashing down in the second period against the Thorold Blackhawks. With a two goal lead over Thorold at the halfway mark of the second, the Falcons allowed three unanswered goals and an empty-netter to make the final score 4-2 in favour of Thorold.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	0	2	0	2
	0	3	1	4

Both teams played to a scoreless first period, but it was Stephen Ceccanese of St. Catharines who scored first in the second period. Ceccanese grabbed a power-play marker at the 8:26 minute mark. The Falcons went up 2-0 with an unassisted goal from Daultan Leveille a little under four minutes later.

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Then the Blackhawks opened the flood gates inside Thorold's Main Arena. Zach Graham, Ryan Bellows and Kevin Ward (PP) all scored in the remaining 8 minutes of the second period to go up 3-2 over the visiting Falcons. Ward's goal came with just four seconds to play in the period.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	12	11	12	35
	14	15	13	42

Former Falcon Jason Aucoin scored an empty-net goal for Thorold in the third period with just 43 seconds left to play. Aucoin's unassisted goal added to the two assists he grabbed in the third period, which netted him the game's first star.

The Falcons play next at home inside Jack Gatecliff Arena this Friday night when the Wheatfield Jr. Blades visit St. Catharines. Game time at the Jack is set for 7:30pm.