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The Rivers Jets flew to victory twice last weekend.

On Jan. 10, the senior team romped past the MacGregor Wild, 9-1, at home. The next night, on the road, the Jets used a strong third period to come from behind to beat the Melita Bisons, 6-3. As of Jan. 12, the Jets were 11-2-0-0 in Tigers Hills Hockey League play. Their next contest is Jan. 24 in Carberry.

Jets 6, Bisons 3

After two periods of play, the host Bisons led 3-2. The Jets' offensive engine roared in the third frame. The team scored four unanswered goals to secure the victory. Luke DeCorby got things started in the third period with a powerplay marker 31 seconds into the session.

"We didn’t have the greatest first two periods, but in the third we got back to what our team strength is and played with pace," coach Ryan Lamb said. "We cleaned up our defensive zone play and that really cut down on Melita’s chances. Having Luke tie it up so early really gave us a spark that we carried throughout the third period."

After DeCorby's marker came the game winner from Kayden Sutherland. Brock Paddock gave the Jets' a two-goal lead and Sutherland made it three to wrap up the scoring.

In the first period, Melita struck first with a goal from Nial Mills. Paddock and Suthertland lit the lamp to put Rivers up 2-1 at the first intermission. Second period goals by Ethan Siemens and Will Brown put the Bisons on top, 3-2.

Jets goalie Riley Lamb stopped 27 shots. His Melita counterpart, Dez Ramsey, had 23 saves.

Jets 9, Wild 1

At home, the Jets had a dominant performance versus the Wild. Rivers led 2-0 after the first period and 5-0 at the second intermission.

"I was really happy with our overall discipline," Coach Lamb said. "We didn’t get dragged into taking penalties and all three lines contributed to the win."

Defenceman Riley Shamray, the team's captain, led the Jets with five points - all assists. Paddock and Sutherland each had two goals and two assists for four points. Also scoring for Rivers were Jaxon Elmes, Riley Boles, Alastair McFadden, Joben Smith, and DeCorby. Braden Klippenstein scored MacGregor's lone goal. Riley Lamb backstopped the Jets to the win.

Leaders

Shamray leads the Jets with 22 points and 17 assists in 11 games. Sutherland and Joben Smith are second with 19 points each. Sutherland paces the team with 12 goals in 13 games. Paddock is second with nine. Three Jets had a team-high two powerplay goals: Boles, Layton Veitch, and Shamray. Veitch and Jaxon Heeney have scored shorthanded. Paddock has a team-high 63 penalty minutes. As of Jan. 11, the Jets led the THHL with a 94.6 per cent penalty kill. Riley Lamb led the league in goals against average at 1.49 and save percentage at .942.

Jets tame Wild,

beat Bisons

By Robin Wark