SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - The Redvers Rockets defeated the Carlyle Cougars 5-3 Saturday night in the latest showdown between the Highway 13 rivals.
After a scoreless first period, the Rockets took a 2-0 lead on goals by Presten Kopeck and Drew Hoff. The latter goal with less than six minutes to play in the middle frame touched off a stretch of four goals in 2:11 between the two teams.
Kurtis Luke scored for Carlyle 40 seconds after Hoff's goal, and Jesse Gabrielle tied the game 2:01 later. But Jordon Miller restored Redvers' lead 10 seconds after Gabrielle's marker.
Luke notched his second of the game in the third to tie the game again, but Redvers pulled away on goals by Daylin Smallchild and Braeden Magotiaux less than two minutes apart midway through the third.
Kopeck, Miller and Hoff each had two assists to finish with three-point games.
Cameron Pateman was in goal for Carlyle, while Thomas Bauche was the Redvers netminder.
The Oxbow Huskies edged the Kipling-Windthorst Oil Kings 6-5 in overtime. The Oil Kings led 4-2 after two period and 5-3 midway through the third, but Oxbow rallied, with Dylan Hull notching the tying goal with 32 seconds to play in regulation and Jordan Cooney getting the winner 1:48 into overtime.
Liam Rutten had two goals and three assists for Oxbow and Cody Davis added two goals and a helper.
Josh Bear, Derek Bachert, Devin Stewart, Austin Fleck and Ty Kotylak scored for the Oil Kings.
Drew Fenwick (Oxbow) and Zachary Barath (Kipling-Windthorst) were the goalies.
Also on Saturday, the Carnduff Red Devils trounced the Wawota Flyers 13-2. Matthew Audette had a goal and six assists for Carnduff, while Ben Hiltz had three goals and three assists, Alexandre Soucy notched two goals and four assists and Nico Anderson scored three times.
Ty Stovin scored twice, and Matthew Plews and Kody Martin also scored. Mason Plews picked up the win in goal.
Brady Dinwoodie and Taylor Ernst scored for Wawota. Winston Grayson and Jayden Hodson shared the Flyers' goaltending duties.
Three games were scheduled to be played Friday night, but they had to be postponed due to a snowstorm that swept through southeast Saskatchewan and created challenging highway conditions.
Three games are scheduled for Dec. 15: the Oil Kings will visit the Rockets, the Midale Mustangs at the Cougars and the Red Devils at the Huskies. Two more games are set for Saturday: the Flyers at the Mustangs and the Huskies at the Red Devils. All games are slated to begin at 8 p.m.
