Northmen top Arrows in battle of the best

June 29th, 2008 by Lauren Ward

For the second time this season the Orangeville Northmen have beat Six Nations in a clash between the top two teams in Ontario Junior A, this time besting the Arrows 14-6. The Northmen got out to a 3-0 lead to begin the first, and though Six Nations crawled back to end the period with two goals that would be the last time the Arrows were able to drum up any consecutive offense. Orangeville tender Nick Rose turned away 37 shots and teamed up with the Orangeville defense to hold Six Nations’ major scoring threat Cody Jamieson to one assist.

Matt McLeod led the Orangeville offense with three goals and two helpers, while Jeff Ivey scored a pair and Adam Jones (1g 4a) and Jeremy Noble (5a) put up some big points in the assist column. Ben Reaume had one goal and three assists for the Arrows and Angus Goodleaf stopped 52 of 66 in the loss.

The Northmen, who sit atop the standings, will take on the Akwesasne Indians tonight at 7:00 PM at the Tony Rose. Last time these two teams met the Indians handed the Northmen their second loss on the season. Six Nations is back in action as well, facing the Mississauga Tomahawks at the ILA at 7:00 PM.