Saturday Scores: Cape Cod strengthens East Division lead
Cape Cod 4 @ L/A Fighting Spirit 1 - A stellar performance between the pipes by Anton Zemba helped Cape Cod defeat Lewiston/Auburn, 4-1. Cape Cod was paced by Chuck Costello, who registered one goal and one assist. Costello scored short handed 16:07 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Cape Cod. Cape Cod additionally got points from Mike Jessman, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Cape Cod also had goals scored by Dylan Legarie and Eric Szeker, who scored one goal each. More assists for Cape Cod came via Zack Goodman and James Brosnan, who contributed one each. Lewiston/Auburn was led by Mike Heffernan, who scored the team's only goal. Heffernan scored 18:39 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Cape Cod. Cam DuFault picked up the assist. Anton Zemba made 28 saves for Cape Cod on 29 shots.
New England 7 @ Northeast 4 - Arya Saliany registered two points to lead New England to a 7-4 victory over Northeast. New England also got points from Tim Paige, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, Steve Crocker, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Jake Latham, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and John Krapian, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for New England included Brian Glover and Kyle Weiss, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for New England were Nolan Arbuckle, who had three and Hunter McTague, Ian McNamara, and Brandon Hamner, who each chipped in one. Northeast was helped by Kevin Perry, who racked up one goal and one assist. Perry scored on the power play 8:01 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Northeast. Austin Braley picked up the assist. Northeast additionally got points from Conor Harrington, who also had one goal and one assist. Northeast also had goals scored by Zachary Smith and Derric Trudeau, who scored one goal each. In addition, Northeast received assists from Marcus Shellhammer, Brendan Collins, Alex ODowd, Travis Hyde, and Ruslan Cernych, who contributed one each. New England's Devyn Levesque stopped 20 shots out of the 24 that he faced.
East Coast 5 @ Maine 9 - Maine's Matt Jerome had a big offensive game, scoring four goals and contributing two assists in his team's 9-5 win over East Coast. Jerome's first goal came 19:11 into the first period. He then added goals at 2:47 into the second, at 9:00 into the second, and at 4:52 into the third. Maine additionally got points from Jordy Knoren, who also registered one goal and one assist, Collin Fader, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Shayne Plummer, who also racked up two goals and four assists to lead the team in points, and Greg Terlov, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for Maine came via Ryder Parkhurst, who had two and Riley Lavoie and Zach Gagne, who contributed one each. East Coast was led by Curtis Harper, who tallied one goal and two assists. Harper scored on the power play 5:19 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Kyler Harding provided the assist. East Coast also got points from Harding, who also registered one goal and one assist and Tom Potter, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Others who scored for East Coast included Mason Smith and Jon Macdonald, who scored one goal each. In addition, East Coast received assists from Preston Palamara, who had two and Ryan Monte and Rick Mulligan, who each chipped in one.
New York 6 @ Lockport 5 - Lockport tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but New York held on for a 6-5 victory. A goal by Sam Marolda put New York up 6-4 in the third period, but Lockport pulled to within one on Christopher Gasiewicz's tally 19:36 into the third period. New York additionally got points from Corey Rees, who also racked up one goal and one assist. New York also had goals scored by Philip Pistraya, Martin Grinberg, and Phillip Garcia, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for New York were Nick Jean-Louis, who had three and Robert Kalata, Shawn Eastman, Daniel Backstrom, Sam Shaheen, Chris Hozza, Alex Rojas, Gunther Stange, and Ricky Regala, who each chipped in one. Lockport was helped by Ryan Logar, who finished with two goals. Logar scored the first of his two goals at 6:12 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Lockport. Gasiewicz assisted on the tally. Logar's next tally made the score 3-2 Lockport with 11:45 left in the second period. Dylan Jenkins provided the assist. Lockport also got points from Frank II Vecchio, who also registered one goal and one assist and Gasiewicz, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Lockport also got a goal from Jordan Pocobello as well. In addition, Lockport received assists from Kurt Villani, who had one, Brendan McFall, who had two, and Mark Friol, who had three. New York's Stephen Mundinger stopped 38 shots out of the 43 that he faced.
Syracuse 0 @ Jersey Shore 3 - Jersey Shore had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 3-0 win over Syracuse. Jersey Shore was sparked by Jared Karas, who tallied one goal. Karas scored 5:45 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Jersey Shore. Zach Roth picked up the assist. Jersey Shore kept Syracuse's goalie busy throughout the game, and Kyle VanWagner made 34 saves on 37 shots. Jersey Shore also got a goal from Frederic Villeneuve as well. In addition, Jersey Shore received assists from Bogdan Khvatov, who had two and Scott Hansen, Travis Valvo, and Frederic Ampleman, who each chipped in one. Scott Albertoni rejected 20 shots on goal for Jersey Shore.
