BATTEFORDS / YORKTON - The Yorkton Terriers were at the Access Communications Centre to play the hometown Battlefords North Stars Thursday, and for 20-minutes it was a defensive affair.
In fact, through 20-minutes only one goal was scored, an even strength effort from Marshall Light to give the home side a 1-0 lead.
In the second frame the offences found the mark, and the goals started to pour in.
Jackson Allan made it 2-0 only 29 seconds in, and then it was 3-0 on a Colby Bear marker at 4:02.
Then it was the Terriers turn with a goal by Cade Kennedy striking first at 6:03, then at 7:01 Dylan Ruptash made it 3-2 before Clay Sleeva tied the contest at 7:52.
But, the Stars inched back ahead at 13:15 a goal by Kian Bell.
In the third the North Stars added to their lead as Holden Doell scored an unassisted goal 1:15 in and then added another at 5:09 to make it a 6-3 contest.
And the Battlefords deluge continued on Bell’s second of the contest at 10:17, and an unassisted marker by Zane Florence at 10:45 extending the lead to 8-3, with Steven Kesslering making it a 9-3 final with a goal at 19:44.
To start Caleb Allen was in net for Yorkton facing 36 shots and allowing eight goals before being relieved after the eighth marker by Tommy Bouchard.
Josh Kotai was the North Stars netminder. He faced 34 shots.
The two teams meet again tonight Friday in Battlefords, before the Terriers head to Kindersley for action Saturday.
