YORKTON – It was an SJHL Halloween tilt as Battlefords visited the Westland Insurance Arena in Yorkton Friday.
And the visiting North Stars were totally tricked by the hometown Terriers.
Yorkton would score five first period goals and coast to a 7-2 win on the night.
Cash Lanigan started things for Yorkton scoring 4:39 into the contest, followed by Jye Zawatsky adding a pair at 5:44 and 8:19.
Linken Fisher finally put Battlefords on the board at 15:26.
But the Terrier goal deluge quickly resumed with William Leonard scoring an unassisted effort at 16:55, and Lanigan getting his second of the period at 19:36.
In the second period only one goal would be recorded, a powerplay effort by the North Stars’ Anthony Campbell to make it a 5-2 Terrier lead through 40-minutes of play.
In the third Thomas Ries at 10:16, and Lanigan with his hat trick effort at 17:37 rounded out the 7-2 win.
Callum Creig was in net for Yorkton facing only 20-shots for the win.
The Terriers had 34-shots at Battlefords netminder Kaeden Serpa who was tagged with the loss.
The win leaves Yorkton with a record of 8-6-0-1 for 17 points, moving them into second spot in the SJHL Bunge Division as of the end of October. Weyburn holds down top spot with 20 points, with Estevan third with 16 points, and Melville in the basement with 13.
