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GAME RECAP

Tavistock completes comeback, beats St. George, 3-2

SOJHL     Sun, Feb 26, 2012

The Tavistock Braves rallied from two goals down to secure a 3-2 win over the St. George Dukes.

Tavistock never led in the game until netting the game winner. The Braves was down 2-0 after a goal by St. George's Josh Mitton at 11:24 in the first period. Tavistock knotted things up at 2-2 on a goal by Andrew Schacht at 6:46 in the second period. The Braves netted the game winner at 9:37 in the third period on a goal by Schacht.

With the win, Tavistock evened the series at 2-2 in the best of seven showdown.

Both teams had a hard time staying out of the box, and they combined for 14 penalties during the game.

The Braves kept the Dukes' goalie busy throughout the game, and Tanner Armstrong made 31 saves on 34 shots. Tavistock found itself short handed often, totaling 17 penalty minutes and allowing five power plays. The leading offender was Schacht, who totaled five minutes in penalty time with one major. The Braves were ineffective while on the power play, as they were held to one goal off of nine man advantages.

Tavistock also got points from Schacht, who also had one goal and one assist. Jeremy Munro also scored for Tavistock. Other players who recorded assists for Tavistock were Charlie Malson and Jake Mock, who contributed one each.

St. George could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 24 minutes in penalties during the game. The leading offender was Andrew Swaniga, who totaled 14 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one misconduct.

In addition, St. George received assists from Chris Vasile, Josh Wrobel, and Alex Whiffing, who each chipped in one.

Tavistock's Luke Zehr stopped 24 shots out of the 26 that he faced. For the Braves, Schacht was ejected from the game. The Dukes ran into disciplinary problems during the contest, and Pat Bates was ejected from the game.