Bantam tier two Silvertips faced off against the Penticton junior Vees last Saturday, Oct. 25.
The Scotiabank ’Tips jumped out to an early three-nothing lead in the first period.
In a wild turn of events the first period ended deadlocked at four.
The second period was not as goal-laden as the first with Penticton scoring the only goal for the 5-4 lead, heading into the third.
The ’Tips gritty work along the boards was rewarded with a tying goal six-and-a-half minutes into the final frame.
The intensity of the game increased and the play really opened up.
The final 10 minutes of the game was a nail biter, with both teams trading goals back and forth.
The Silvertips prevailed and won the game 7-6, with scoring coming from Aaron Plessis and Michael Kormany with two goals each, single goals from Tyler Chartier and Trent Thompson and the game winner from Brayden Haskell.
Salmon Arm Bantam tier two Silvertips remain undefeated at 5-0, as they head into games against Trail this weekend.
Pee wee
The Podollan Inn peewee tier two Silvertips welcomed Vernon to the Shaw Centre last Sunday, defeating the visitors by a score of 7-6.
Colby Feist of the ’Tips opened the scoring and went on to net a natural hat trick, scoring all three goals in the first six minutes of the game.
Leyton Boyd would score a high-floating shot past the Vernon netminder with three minutes left in the first.
Vernon clawed back with a pair of goals late in the opening frame, giving the ’Tips a two goal lead heading into the first intermission.
Ty Bailey out-waited the Vernon goaltender early in the second, roofing the puck after the rebound from a Blake McBeth rocket that found its way to his stick.
Vernon refused to quit and knotted it at five a few minutes later, but Feist’s fourth of the afternoon would put Salmon Arm up by one heading into the third.
The teams seemed destined for overtime when Vernon tied it up with six minutes left in the game, but Malcolm Petty knocked in a rebound on the power play to seal the victory for the Silvertips.
Vernon pressed hard to tie it up when they pulled their goalie with a minute left in the game, but to no avail.
“Everyone put out a sound effort today. We passed the puck and really worked as a team,” said Silvertips defenceman Blake McBeth of the win.
The ’Tips host their home tournament this weekend.