Quinn Benjafield had a season-high weekend for the Northwest Giants.
The first-year Giant scored five goals in a home-and-home split with the Valley West Hawks in B.C. major midget hockey last weekend.
The North Shore forward scored four goals in a 9-1 victory over the third-place Hawks at the Burnaby Winter Club last Saturday. He added his 14th goal of the year the following day in a 6-4 loss to Valley West in Langley.
The Giants never trailed Valley West in the opening game, building a 4-1 second-period lead before closing out the contest with an unanswered five-goal third.
Ty Shultz of New Westminster contributed three assists in the win.
In Langley, the Giants jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead on goals by league scoring leader Colton Kerfoot and Burnaby forwards Keyvan Mokhtari and Justin Szeto, with his 22nd this season.
But Matt Bradley sparked a six-goal Valley West rally early in the second period with his first of two goals in a five-point contribution in Langley.
Bradley, who is currently third in overall league scoring, scored twice in the middle frame, including a shorthanded counter to close the deficit at 4-3.
Valley West shut out the Giants 3-0 in the closing period.
Kerfoot, who leads all scorers with 59 total points, scored his 25th goal of the season while adding two assists in the loss.
The Giants' weekend split gave back the Okanagan Rockets sole possession of first place. Valley West remained in third, eight points behind the 24-5-1 Giants.
The Burnaby-based Giants play the Northeast Chiefs this weekend, beginning on Saturday at Planet Ice in Coquitlam at 4:15 p.m. The Giants host the rematch at the winter club on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
