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Brock Lane continued his impressive play between the pipes for the Mooretown Flags, stopping 46 shots in a 3-0 loss to the 73’s in Essex Tuesday.

Essex has won 17 straight games and is 17-1 overall. Mooretown is 8-10-2.

Lane’s .924 save percentage is second in the Stobbs Division and tenth in the PJHL province-wide.

Saturday, the Flags battled back from a three-goal deficit to tie Lakeshore at home only to have the Canadiens score
the game-winner midway through the third period for a 4-3 decision.

Casey Schouten scored twice for the Flags. Nolan Bourdage had the other goal. Carson Crawford contributed two assists.

Lane made 32 stops in the Mooretown cage.

Friday in Dresden, former Sarnia Legionnaire Colton Graham had three goals and two assists and Alvinston’s Joey Hayter scored twice and added two helpers as the Kings beat the Flags, 5-3.

Noah Waybrant led the red and white with a goal and an assist. Crawford and Geremia Nappi also scored for Mooretown. Lucas Ross contributed a pair of assists.

Lane made 42 saves.

Nov. 4 in Wheatley, the Flags edged the Sharks, 4-3 in overtime. Ty Therrien had the game-winning goal at 3:56 of the extra period.

Schouten, Mitchell Stack and Nappi also scored for the Flags. Bourdage had two assists.

Ciaran Guitton-Quayle made 41 stops for his first PJHL victory. He was named Mooretown’s player of the game.

Up next for the Flags is a home date against Walpole Island Saturday. Puck drop is 7:30.

Meantime, Wes Robertson of the Flags was named player of the game for Team West in a 7-4 loss to Team North in one of the two PJHL Top Prospects games Saturday.

The 17-year-old forward from Sarnia had a goal and an assist in the game on Walpole Island.

Two other Lambton Jr. Sting alumni also hit the game sheet for Team West. Jaxon Jacobs of the host Wild had a goal
and Cameron Hutton of the Dresden Jr. Kings earned an assist.