NorthWood - Jimtown 11-0 (7-0)

The game is moved up because of the chance of inclement weather (the threat is all it would be, it turns out) so we actually get to play the game under sunny conditions for a good portion of the contest. We start the game with the two referee system since #3, referee Weiss, must have forgot to check his email. Once he does arrive, in the second half, he tries to get the center ref to take a flag but is denied and is therefore relegated to the sideline. It becomes clear early, very early on that this will be nothing more then a practice session, if that. So, with a actual 5:15 start, it will turn out to be a busy night......for our announcer Randy Cripe. His fingers will need a massage after the game. Randy and the clock are the ones getting the work out. 23 (!!!!!!) seconds in, Andre finds Jerson who scores his first goal of the night; so try to stay with me here - 1-0., When the clock has gone down a mere 70 ticks, Jerson assists Chan - 2-0. On the bench the discussion turns to how to slow down the barrage of goal scoring. Fortunately, the Panthers do not find the net again until the 12th when Kayden assists Sebastian - 3-0. In the 18th, Jerson launches a long pass to Andre who finds the back of the net - 4-0. In the 28th, Joey lays off a pass to Jerson who connects for his second goal of the night - 5-0. In minute 34, Joey decides to support Andre's stats and gets the assist to the aforementioned Andre - 6-0. In the 37th, the first half scoring comes to a halt after a Kayden Newcomer (unassisted) goal to stop the clock temporarily at 7-0. The entire roster gets significant playing time (with the exception of Skyler Duerksen who is nurturing an injured knee) and the second half starts out with most starters on the bench. Coach Kyle Dijkstra probably needs to start looking for a therapist after Andrew Graber is the first keeper at NW to get an assist after Kyle himself got one as a Panthers stopper a few years ago. The assist bragging rights now have to be shared with Graber. Chase Duerksen is on the receiving end of the assist and goes one on one on the Jimmies back up keeper; 8-0. In the 60", Chase gets involved in another attack when he gets credit for his assist to Michael Hahn who, after several tries earlier in the game, now is able to find the back of the net. The rest of the match shifts the focus to Joey Eshelman. Trying to compensate for the elbow in the face from the night before, the altered faced Joey is trying to score every which way possible and finally connects in the 76th after a Jerson assist - 10-0. Nick Lechlitner gets on the score sheet with 3 minutes to spare when he puts himself in the assist column when he passes a ball to Kayden who finds the goal for the final score of the evening; 11-0.