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Junior C Vets win over Brantford By Brian Lockhart It took them a few games to get it done, but the Shelburne Junior C Vets won their first game of the season with a 12-10 over the Brantford Warriors Friday night, June 3, at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex. The Vets have struggled in the early going of the season but were looking pretty slick during Friday's game. "I think our guys played incredible," said Vets coach Don Monahan. "At the beginning of the year we were struggling with bodies, getting guys to come out. When we've got bodies that's what we can do - we can win games. It gave my top key guys a rest when they needed it. It was a huge help." At the end of the first period of Friday's game, the Vets were trailing 3-2. Vets goals came from Ty McCallum, James Willard, and Brodrick Rene. The second period saw the Vets fight back to tie up and go ahead on goals from McCallum and Charlie McCannell. Brantford again took the lead mid frame and again the Shelburne squad closed the gap on two goals from Kyler Ethier to make it a 7-6 game with one period remaining. It was tied again when Darrin Mick scored early in third period. The rest of the period was a full on battle to see who could get ahead. Shelburne's McCallum notched his third of the game followed another goal from McCannell on a powerplay. Brantford scored their final goal with 42 seconds remaining to make it an 11-10 game. The Vets knew what to do and turned the final seconds into a battle to let the clock tick away. Darren Tayler got the empty net goal with two seconds left to give the Vets a 12-10 win. Coach Monahan said there is still some work to be done. "We didn't stick to our system as much as I would like," he said. "They ran their offence, they were moving the ball well - moving it forward. We had a lot of breakaways. They had some good ball movement. They're so happy, and I'm so happy for them. We had a rough start but I told them nothing but good things can happen from this point on. We had our shoulders down after a few losses but now everything's back to normal. This win is huge for us." The Vets will return to the CDRC on Friday, June 17, when they will host the Caledon Bandits. Game time is 8 p.m. |
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