Wildcats back on track with three-game sweep
Skylands 6 @ Northeast 7 - Undaunted by a three-goal deficit, Northeast battled back to claim a 7-6 victory over Skylands. Northeast never led in the game until netting the game winner. Northeast trailed 6-3 after a goal by Skylands' Cory Decosta at 3:54 in the third period. Northeast knotted things up at 6-6 on a goal by Austin Braley at 18:48 in the third period. Northeast netted the game winner at 19:43 in the third period on a goal by Braley. Braley had two goals and two assists to lead Northeast. Braley scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 15:09 into the second period to make the score 5-3 Skylands.. John Catania picked up the assist. Braley's next tally on the power play made the score 6-6 with 1:12 left in the third period. Alex ODowd provided the assist. Northeast also got points from Conor Harrington, who also had one goal and one assist. Northeast also had goals scored by Chris McHugh, Reed Mancovsky, Brendan Collins, and Tommy Bellew, who scored one goal each. In addition, Northeast received assists from Jared Butler, who had two and Kevin Perry, who had three. Skylands forced Northeast goalie Leo Lake to work between the pipes, taking 50 shots. Skylands was led by Tim Vant, who finished with two goals and one assist. Vant scored the first of his two goals at 2:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Skylands. Dan Demarco assisted on the tally. Vant's next tally made the score 3-1 Skylands with 5:37 left in the first period. Skylands additionally got points from Demarco, who also registered one goal and one assist and Hunter Ledwith, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Skylands were Cole Skelly, who had two and Matt Sinatra and Mike King, who contributed one each.
Wilkes-Barre 5 @ Syracuse 6 - Wilkes-Barre tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Syracuse held on for a 6-5 victory. Syracuse made the score 6-4 on a goal by Hunter Soden at 14:13 in the third period, and Wilkes-Barre got as close as 6-5 when Ryan Flanagan scored 20:00 into the third period. Syracuse forced Wilkes-Barre goalie Mathieu Beaudet to work between the pipes, taking 53 shots. Syracuse additionally got points from Christian Paradiso, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Nicholas Sanborn, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Syracuse included Kelsey Head, Richard Hart, and Ludovic Scott, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Syracuse were Raymond Rowe, who had two and Tucker Bartenslager, Nate Walker, and Dan Buehler, who contributed one each. Wilkes-Barre was helped by Connor Landregan, who grabbed two goals and one assist. Landregan scored the first of his two goals at 3:58 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Wilkes-Barre. Flanagan picked up the assist. Landregan's next tally made the score 4-2 Wilkes-Barre with 11:10 left in the second period. Zacharia Ouladelhadjahmed assisted on the tally. Wilkes-Barre also got points from Flanagan, who also registered two goals and one assist and Tanner Kahlau, who also racked up one goal and two assists. More assists for Wilkes-Barre came via Kyle Prelewicz, who had one and Derrick Wruble, who had two. Kyle VanWagner rejected 27 shots on goal for Syracuse.
Lockport 3 @ Jersey Shore 6 - Jersey Shore had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 6-3 win over Lockport. Dylan Plsek had one goal and two assists to lead Jersey Shore. Plsek scored on the power play 19:58 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Jersey Shore. Jersey Shore had taken the advantage when Lockport's Joseph Como got sent off for high sticking. Jared Karas picked up the assist. Jersey Shore forced Lockport goalie Sal Stalteri to work between the pipes, taking 58 shots. Jersey Shore additionally got points from Christian Cooley, who also registered two goals and one assist and Frederic Ampleman, who also registered two goals and one assist. John Rubin also scored for Jersey Shore. Other players who recorded assists for Jersey Shore were Alexander Tan, who had two and Drew Brown, Freddie Schaljo, and JaColbie McGowan, who contributed one each. Lockport was helped by Josh Evoy, who finished with one goal. Evoy scored on the power play 8:27 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Brendan McFall provided the assist. Lockport also got points from Jordan Pocobello, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Lockport also got a goal from Frank II Vecchio as well. In addition, Lockport received assists from Erick Santiago, Nicholas Wilcox, and Fankie Bodami, who each chipped in one. Breadan Colgan recorded 26 saves for Jersey Shore.
New England 7 @ East Coast 3 - Ryan Gauvin registered two points to lead New England to a 7-3 victory over East Coast. In a losing effort, East Coast was led by Mason Smith, who had two goals. Smith scored the first of his two goals at 8:40 into the first period to make the score 1-0 East Coast. Rick Mulligan assisted on the tally. Smith's next tally made the score 2-0 East Coast with 1:53 left in the first period. East Coast earned a power play opportunity when Nolan Arbuckle was put in the box for slashing. Mulligan picked up the assist. New England also got points from Kyle Weiss, who also racked up one goal and one assist and John Krapian, who also tallied one goal and one assist. New England also had goals scored by Tim Paige, Arya Saliany, Steve Crocker, and Brandon Hamner, who scored one goal each. In addition, New England received assists from Mitchell Fehd, Aidan Conlon, Ian McNamara, and Ian Gately, who contributed two each. Matt Bauchman also scored for East Coast. Other players who recorded assists for East Coast were Matt Moreschi, Andrew Irving, and Ryan Monte, who each chipped in one. Campbell rejected 30 shots on goal for New England. Aidan Critchlow made 41 saves for East Coast on 48 shots.
New York 8 @ Roc City 5 - Jimmy Warrick netted a hat trick to lead New York over Roc City, 8-5. Warrick notched his first tally 13:29 into the first period. He then added goals at 16:56 into the first and at 11:31 into the second. New York also got points from Eric Hewitt, who also finished with two goals and one assist, Robert Kalata, who also had one goal and one assist, Seth Muzyl, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Ricky Regala, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. More assists for New York came via Daniel Backstrom, who had five and Michael House and Corey Rees, who each chipped in one. Roc City was helped by Sam Cammilleri, who finished with one goal. Cammilleri scored 1:30 into the third period to make the score 5-3 New York. Jared Tam-Grimshaw provided the assist. Roc City additionally got points from Anthony DePetres, who also had one goal and one assist. Joseph Gardner also scored for Roc City. In addition, Roc City received assists from Bryan Smith, Cameron Clark, and Zach Bucholz, who contributed one each. Anthony DiGiorgio made 21 saves for New York on 26 shots.
