Gateway Youth Hockey weekend round-up

Jan 7, 2014

Mites

The Mite Bobcats lost a pair of games this weekend. The team lost to Nantucket 9 - 4 but paced a much closer game against Martha’s Vineyard, losing 19-18. Leading scorers were Juni Suarez, Derek Gauvin and Trendyn Medeiros and Michael Radek. Brayden Cannon and Brayden Hathon provided great defense.

Squirt Grizzlies

The Squirt Grizzlies won 5-1 in a Cape League game at Tony Kent arena on Saturday. Chris Gauvin scored three goals and Tyler Lovendale and Matt Quinlan each added a goal. Ryker King was solid in net to earn the win. The Grizzlies face off against Duxbury in Hyannis next Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8:40 a.m.

Pee Wee Warriors

Steven Strachan earned the shutout against Weymouth as the Gateway Warriors rang in the New Year with a 4-0 victory on Jan. 1. Jared Westgate, Jackson St. Don, and Noah DeMoranville played strong defense. Westgate also led his team offensively, finishing with two goals. Robert Ramsay assisted Jake DeMoranville, who netted his ninth goal of the season. DeMoranville also tallied his ninth assist of the season, while brother Ben scored unassisted.

A team-effort led the Gateway Warriors to their 15th Yankee Conference win Jan. 5, defeating the Lower Cape Coyotes, 5-1. Ben DeMoranville led Warrior scoring with two goals and an assist. Robert Ramsay also netted a pair of goals. Jared Westgate and Jameson Woodward each chipped in with two assists.

Danny Flynn scored his team-leading 15th goal, while Warrior leading playmaker Jake DeMoranville added his tenth assist of the season. Zachary Barris also had an assist. Westgate, Beth Davis, Noah DeMoranville, and Jackson St. Don limited Coyote scoring opportunities, while both Zachary Pateakos and Steven Strachan made some great saves in net for the Warriors.

Pee Wee Predators

The Gateway Predators faced the first place Nantucket team in Sunday during a doubleheader. The Predators lost the first game 6-0.

In the second game, the Predators played better. The Predators jumped on the board in the first period on a goal from Tyler Lovendale, assisted by Quirino doCanto. The score remained 1-0 until early in the second period when Zack Lovendale put the Predators up by two on assists from doCanto and brother Tyler.

Unfortunately, Nantucket made a furious comeback and took over the lead late in the second period. With about eight minutes left in the third period, Zack Lovendale netted his second goal of the game on a feed from defenseman, Coleby Paling. It was 3-3 until there were four minutes left when Nantucket snuck a wrap around in by goalie Zack Pateakos, who had an outstanding performance in the net.