Princeton flailed North Okanagan 4-0 in the second game of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s (KIJHL) second playoff series, at home Saturday, March 4.

The win gives the Posse a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven set which will send one team to the KIJHL semi-finals.

Brayden Bablitz, who scored the overtime winner in the Posse91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 3-2 victory the previous night, was good for two goals and an assist

It was also Peyton Trzaska91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s first career KIJHL shutout.

Princeton controlled the play from the puck-drop, skating with discipline in the face of an aggressive North Okanagan squad.

Ethan O91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™Rourke, Tyson McCaig, Cash Anderson, Adam Zimmerman, Kevin-Thomas Walters, Adam Bourgeois and Carson Devine all recorded penalties for the Knights in 60 minutes, with Walters and Bourgeois each taking 10-minute time outs for misconduct.

The Posse91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s only penalties, earned by Kassis Kler for tripping and Brennan Watterson for misconduct, occurred at the same time midway through the third.

Princeton outshot North Okanagan 47-27.

Sean Mitchell, Posse Game Star, contributed a goal and two assists. Dayton Nelson had two assists and Tyson Horiachka and Anmol Garcha each had one.

Kevin-Thomas Walters was Game Star for North Okanagan.

The Posse travels to Armstrong Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7 for games three and four of the series.

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