Ghostriders outshoot, outscore Border Bruins in 6-1 clash

The Fernie Ghostriders outshot the Grand Forks Border Bruins 52-26 in a 6-1 win Sunday (Oct. 25) at Fernie Memorial Arena.

Kesler Morrow opened the scoring for the Border Bruins at 4:25 of the first period.

Mattias Schoffner tied the game at 8:17 of the second period on a pass from Stephen Jones.

Defenceman Kellen Hale put Fernie ahead one minute later, with assists from Ryder McAslan and Liam Breakenridge.

Forward Jackson Roberts extended Fernie’s lead to 3-1 at 5:02 of the third period.

Boston Logan added a power-play goal at 10:35, with Domenic Rattai assisting.

Carter Singleton then made it 5-1, with assists from Logan and Jones.

Fernie captain Breakenridge and Grand Fork’s Levi Rotvold each received a 10-minute misconduct penalty at 17:53 mark.

Maxwell Boyle completed the scoring in the 18th minute, with Roberts assisting.

Fernie goaltender Leo den Besten stopped 25 of 26 shots, while Grand Forks netminder Talyn Matthews made 46 saves on 52 shots.

Ghostriders’ sit second in the Kootenay Division with a 9-4-0 record.

The Ghostriders next visit the Quesnel River Rush on Oct. 30.