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Hornets sweep Innisfil in quarter-final series

March 14, 2024   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Alliston Hornets will advance to the semi-final round of the North Carruthers Division playoffs after a four-game sweep over the Innisfil Spartans in the best-of-seven quarter-final round.

The series got underway on Feb. 28, with Game 1 ending in a 4-1 win on Alliston home ice at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre.

Game 2 on Friday, March 1, turned into a 12-2 blow-out when the Hornets scored six unanswered goals in the third period.

The series moved to Innisfil for the next two games.

Game 3 was also a lopsided match with the Alliston team leaving the ice with an 11-3 win.

Game 4 on March 7 saw the series end with Alliston winning 5-2 and advancing to the next round.

There wasn’t much competition in this year’s quarter-finals. All four series were sweeps.

The Schomberg Cougars took their series with the Penetang Kings in four games.

The Stayner Siskins v.s. Caledon Golden Hawks series also went four games, wrapping up with a 6-1 Stayner win on March 6.

The Orillia Terriers advanced to the semi-final with a four-game sweep over the Huntsville Otters. That series ended on March 8, with a 1-0 overtime win for the Terriers.

This leaves the four top teams ready to battle it out in the next round of playoffs.

These four remaining teams have been in the top four positions in the league all season long so this year’s semi-final round will prove to be a real battle for all teams.

The Hornets will now go on to meet the Schomberg Cougars in the semi-finals. This will be the last time the two teams meet on the ice.

The Cougars are moving to an east division next season and will no longer be part of the North Carruthers Division line-up.

Stayner will be up against Orillia in the other semi-final series.

The Alliston v.s. Schomberg semi-final series got underway on Wednesday, March 13, in Alliston, with results not available at press time.

Game two of the series is also in Alliston and scheduled to take place on Friday, March 15.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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