The Gateway Youth Hockey Bantams faced the Number 1 seeded Weymouth last weekend and emerged victorious.

The first period ended in a scoreless tie. Shortly into the second period, Weymouth tallied the first goal, and took the lead and gained the position of control. Defense by Alex Hathaway, Mat St.John, Jake Tomasik, and Doug Breault kept the score within one. Teaghan Andre made several saves as goalie.

In the third period, Bantams Chad Lavoie, Jacob Spevach, and Brady Smith pressured the Weymouth goalie and Chad Lavoie dropped one in to put Gateway back in the game and also score his first goal of the season. Finally, Alex Atkinson got hold of the loose puck and tucked it in to break the tie and give Gateway the one goal lead. With just 1 minute 48 seconds remaining in the game, Mat St. John scored the last goal giving a Gateway a 3-1 victory.

Gateway Bantams will play in the championship game at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, at Hobomock Arena in Pembroke. The championship Squirt game at is at 1:30 p.m.