Warriors Take Game 1
The Westside Warriors drew first blood in its first round playoff series with the Trail Smoke Eaters, downing the Smokies 5-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of five series.
Cam Reid scored twice for the Warriors and Kevin Jebson was solid in net for the Warriors who held period leads of 2-0 and 4-1.
The Warriors scored twice in the opening period as 20-year-old defenseman Cory Pritz opened the scoring with a sweet stick-handle before putting his own rebound home. Reid converted a rebound later in the period
to give the Warriors a 2-0 lead after the first.
Trevor Bailey also scored for the Warriors.
Game two is Saturday night at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. Game time is 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.selectyourtickets.com.
Scoring summary
First period
7:04 Westside Cory Pritz 1 (Grieve)
14:33 Westside Cam Reid 1 (Gehon, Singleton)
Second Period
11:25 Westside Trevor Bailey 1 (Gidaro, Quinn)
13:45 Westside Cam Reid 2 (Gehon, Watson) PP
19:50 Trail Nick Sandor 1 (Clark, Bulach) PP
Third Period
2:14 Westside Alex Grieve 1 (Schultz, Kelly)
Shots on goal:
Westside 11-11-5 27
Trail 9-8-16 33
Power Plays
Westside 1 for 5
Trail 1 for 6
Three Stars
1. Cam Reid Westside
2. Kevin Jebson Westside
3. Chad Gehon Westside
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