Pomponio scores unassisted shorty in third period to give Romans 2-2 tie
Osgoode Richmond Romans Hockey
From the Manotick Messenger
Major Novice
Jacob Farrell picked up the shutout as the Osgoode Richmond Romans beat the Cumberland Grads 4-0 in Navan Dec. 1. Joel Bignucolo, Brendan Moore, Brody Hunter and Charlotte Wheeler had goals, with Moore, Hugo Hanson, Kohen Godard and Austin Reid picking up assists.
The next day in Manotick, the Romans beat the Clarence-Rockland Crush 7-2. Bignucolo and Moore each had a hat trick and an assist, with Godard adding the other goal. Tristan Quilty had a pair of assists with Mark Rathwell and Joey Park adding one each. Jacob Farrell picked up his second win of the weekend.
Minor Atom
The Nepean Raiders scored five goals in the third period as they beat the Romans 7-4 in Manotick Sun., Dec. 2. Peter Novak had a goal and an assist for the Romans, and Jack Kean had a pair of assists. Danylo Ostapyk, James Haggar and Jack Brown also scored for the Romans, with Jackman McIntyre and Justin Walker adding assists.
Major Atom
The Romans hosted the Casselman-Embrun Ice Dogs in Manotick Dec. 2 and earned a 6-2 win. Easton Kelly, Cooper King, Barnaby Dewan, Russell Small, Colin Dashnay and Tedrick Neptune scored for the Romans. Wyatt Allen had a pair of assists with one each going to Spencer Dey, Brody McEachern and Owen Stock. Lawrence Hall was the winning goalie.
Minor Pee Wee
The Romans rallied for three goals in the third period to tie the Mississippi Thunder Kings 3-3 Sat., Dec. 1 in Carleton Place. Trailing 3-0 in the third, Daniel Kean scored from James Major to put the Romans on the scoreboard. With 1:34 left to play, Connor Labelle scored from Dylan Blain to pull the Romans to within a goal. James Major scored the tying goal from Labelle and Kean with just 31 seconds left to play.
The following day in Rockland, Logan Rasa scored an unassisted goal with just 58 seconds left to play to lift the Romans to a 3-2 win over the Clarence-Rockland Crush. Duncan O’Connor scored from Everett Sample in the first, and Connor Labelle adding an unassisted goal, also in the first. Jimmy Boyd was the winning goalie.
Major Pee Wee
The Russell Warriors edged the Romans 4-3 in Manotick Sun., Dec. 2.
Luke Shewfelt, Paul Beaudry and Lukas Vander Vecht scored for the Romans with Shewfelt, Carson Nixon, Garrett Rochon and Callum MacArthur earning assists.
Minor Bantam
The Orleans Blackburn Blues defeated the Romans 6-2 in Beckwith Sat., Dec. 2. David Kean scored in the first period from Antonio Caparelli, and Marco Borrello scored from Kean in the third period.
Major Bantam
Gavin Pomponio scored an unassisted, shorthanded goal late in the third period to lift the Osgoode Richmond Major Bantam Romans to a 2-2 tie with Cumberland Nov. 30. Gavin Kenny also scored a third period goal for the Romans with Ethan Mulligan assisting.