REDVERS - The Redvers Rockets have moved on to the Big Six Hockey League’s final.
Redvers defeated the Moosomin Rangers 7-3 in Redvers on Saturday night to sweep the best of five semifinal series in three straight games.
Redvers won Game 2 3-1 on Friday night.
In Game 3, Moosomin had a 2-0 lead with just over six minutes to play in the second period on goals by Brayden Holloway and Devin McGonigal, but Redvers had a 3-2 advantage by the end of the frame, as Remy Lamotte, Presten Kopeck and Gavin Martel scored. Martel’s goal came with 26 seconds to play in the middle frame.
Bud Holloway scored early in the third to tie the game, but Kopeck broke the draw less than 30 seconds later. Daylin Smallchild, Brady Gaudet and Kopeck scored before the end of the third to wrap up the series.
In Friday’s game, Gaudet scored with 26 seconds to play in the second period to break open a 1-1 game. Lamotte and Travis Poirier had the other Redvers goals.
Phil Doucet scored for Moosomin.
Cody Matthewson was in goal for Redvers both nights. Kyler Beckett was Moosomin’s goalie on Friday, and Levi Horn was the goalie on Saturday.
The Rockets’ opponent for the final has not been decided. They will face either the Carnduff Red Devils or the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings. Carnduff has a 2-0 lead in that series.
The most recent game in that showdown was a 4-3 Carnduff victory in Game 2 Wednesday night in Yellow Grass.
Dan Moriarty had a hat trick for Carnduff in Game 2, and Matthew Audette had the winning goal with 3:43 to play in the third period. His goal came less than a minute after Reid Paterson scored for Yellow Grass.
Tucker Neuberger and Dylan Frey had the other Yellow Grass goals.
Cody Dumaine was in goal for Carnduff, while Nate Ferris was the Yellow Grass goalie.
The dates for the remaining games in the series were not immediately posted on the Big Six website.
In provincial play, the Red Devils were eliminated in a 7-3 loss to the Davidson Cyclones on Saturday night in Carnduff. Davidson swept the best of three senior C south final in two games.
Davidson led 4-1 after the first period, with Jake McMillen scoring for the Red Devils. It remained 4-1 until early in the third, when Ben Hiltz scored twice for Carnduff, but Davidson would get three more before the end of the game.
Dumaine was in goal for Carnduff.
The Cyclones won Game 1 6-5 in overtime on Feb. 26 in Davidson.
