Paris Titans snag victory against New Hamburg in front of hometown crowd

Paris Sports Report

with George Le Gresley

Last Friday, the Titans visited New Hamburg to play the Firebirds but lost 5-2. Scoring the first goal for the Titans was Cole Kersey, with assists going to Jack Kersey and Blake Kersey. Now, are these boys related? The answer is that they are brothers, sons of Dina and Steve. This is the first time the three brothers have played together, and for the first time, their parents didn't have to travel far to watch their sons play. The team also has some rabid fans! If you check out the north end of the rink, you'll see one person who has her face painted with the Titans logo, cheering loudly. This lady is Kate Lewis from Dundas, the grandmother and number 1 fan of Titan defenceman Duncan Dodd. With kids lining up for a chuck a puck on the Titan bench, there was a definite buzz in the arena. So, December 21st was a rematch between Paris and New Hamburg. The opening goal came off the stick of Anthony Pede in the first minute of the period, with the first period tied at 1 goal each

The Kersey brothers are playing together on the same team for the first time – and it seems to work well for them. On December 20th Cole scored a goal with the assist going to his brothers Jack and Blake. The following night Cole netted another goal with the assist to Blake.

The second period was all Paris, with Cole Kersey shooting the puck from the blue line after taking a pass from his brother Blake to take the lead 2-1 Emerson Verschoore puts the Titans ahead 3-1, and Josh Schell scores, assisted by Jack Kersey, to end the 2nd period 4-1. In the third period, New Hamburg scored 5 minutes into the period, narrowing the Titan's lead and a 4-2 score, followed by a Josh Schell goal, sealing a win for the Titans. Goaltender James Gall picked up the win saving 47 out of 49 shots fired his way.

The Titans return home to the Brant Sports Complex to face New Hamburg on Saturday, January 4 at 7:30 PM.