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U10 team wins Silver Stick title
This past weekend the Southpoint Essex U10 team travelled to Woodstock to compete in the Silver Stick Regional Championships.
The Capitals’ persistent offensive pressure led to outscoring opponents with 31 goals, while steady goaltending and swarming defense held challengers to only 5 goals in 5 games all weekend.
Round robin play began with a 2-1 win over the host team Woodstock, followed by a 14-1 win against London Jr. Mustangs and a 2-1 win verses Milton Hawks. This performance secured a first-place seating for the semi-final matchup against the Branford 99’ers.
The Southpoint Essex U10 squad. Coaches are Jay Root, Craig Miller, Matt Pope, trainer James Pernal. Team members are Asher Grossi, Ashton Drozdz, Ben Macquarrie, Brady George, Brody Church, Carter Demant, Christian Rutgers, Conner Blain, Drake Pernal, Edward Zieba, Jackson Root, Jordyn Lefaive, Keegan Pope, Lyle Fleming, Owen Tavares, Russell Colenutt and Zander Cook.
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Southpoint put in a total team effort on Sunday morning, scoring a whopping 11-1 final score including a first goal of the season for Eddie Zieba. Additional goal scorers for the Caps included Conner Blain (4), Asher Grossi (hat trick), Jordyn Lefaive, Christian Rutgers and Carter Demant.
The championship game was an intense defensive nail-biter. Southpoint teamwork paid off with goals scored by Russell Colenutt and Brody Church. The Capitals killed off a penalty late in the game to protect the 2-0 shutout victory for the championship win.
Coaches were very proud of all players for their hard work and dedication put forth this weekend.
The Southpoint U10 team has now qualified for the Silver Stick finals in Newmarket on Jan. 6, 2022.
