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Kemptville 4, Navan 2
The Kemptville 73’s earned a 4–2 victory over the Navan Grads on Friday night at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, taking control early and carrying a 4–1 lead into the third period. Kemptville opened the scoring at 16:35 of the first period when Nichols finished a play from Dougherty and Tym, before exploding for three goals in just over six minutes in the second. Venance scored 17 seconds into the period, Henderson added a power-play goal at 1:58, and Arsenault extended the lead to 4–0 at 6:05, with Henderson and Venance each recording assists on multiple goals. Navan answered later in the second through Rutledge, while Hayes added another late in the third, but the 73’s held firm to secure the win. Kemptville dominated offensively, outshooting Navan 47–18, including a 22–8 advantage in the second period, while goaltender Della Santina made 16 saves to backstop the victory.
Kemptville 0, Ottawa 1 (OT)
The Kemptville 73’s dropped a hard-fought 1–0 overtime decision to the Ottawa Junior Senators on Saturday night at Jim Durrell Sports Complex, with both teams battling through three scoreless periods before Ottawa’s Graham scored just 33 seconds into overtime to secure the win. Kemptville controlled much of the offensive play, outshooting Ottawa 32–19 and generating 11 shots in each of the first and third periods, but the Jr. Senators goaltender Reburn stood tall with a 32-save shutout. Turpin was equally strong for the 73’s, stopping 18 of 19 shots, as Kemptville’s defensive effort kept the game deadlocked through regulation. Despite the narrow loss, the 73’s earned a point in the standings with a strong road performance against Ottawa.
