Sunday Wrap Up: John Scharf Leads Brahmas to Victory

Bayou State 0 @ Texas 7 - Colby Lee stopped all 12 shots he faced to record a shutout and lift the Texas RoadRunners over the Bayou State Rougarou in a dominant 7-0 victory at Spirit Ice. Following a scoreless opening period, the RoadRunners broke the game open in the middle frame with four goals, featuring a tally from Benjamin Deutsch, power-play markers from William Dyker and Kristopher Pope, and a short-handed goal by Luke Torres. Texas kept up the pressure in the third period as Cole Sweitzer scored twice, including one on the power play, and Anthony Riviello added another man-advantage goal to cap off the victory. Alexis Dumont turned in a busy performance between the pipes for Bayou State, recording 39 saves in the loss.

Austin 6 @ Atlanta 1 - A stellar outing from goaltender Kipton Bencharski powered the Austin Ice Bats past the Atlanta Capitals in a 6-1 road victory at Atlanta Ice Forum. Austin seized control early in the first period when Ronan Howard capitalized on a power play and Karson Abel found twine just before the intermission. The Ice Bats kept the offense rolling in the middle frame behind goals from Danny Infante and Marek Gallenberger. Jack Pettipas and Matthieu Leblanc extended the lead in the third period before Charles Lemon put Atlanta on the board late in regulation. Bencharski finished with 21 saves on 22 shots to secure the win, while Milo Pricinsky recorded 35 saves for the Capitals.

New Mexico 1 @ Texas Brahmas 6 - John Scharf put on a stellar four-goal performance to lead the Texas Brahmas past the New Mexico Ice Wolves in a 6-1 victory at NYTEX Sports Centre. Robert Palianski opened the scoring for Texas early in the first period, and Scharf added his first of the night shortly before the intermission. Scharf kept his momentum going in the middle frame, netting two more goals, including one on the power play, while Xavier Othon added another man-advantage marker to build a commanding lead. Scharf capped off his dominant outing with his fourth tally of the contest in the third period before Brady Ishu put New Mexico on the board. Goaltender Gavin Erickson turned aside 16 shots to earn the victory in net, while Chase Rayburn finished with 36 saves for the Ice Wolves.

West Bend 11 @ St. Louis 2 - A multi-goal night from Reece Beckwith and a dominant special-teams performance carried the West Bend Power past the St. Louis Jr. Blues in an 11-2 road blowout at Affton Ice Rink. West Bend set a furious pace in the first period with four unanswered goals, featuring tallies from Otis Berge, Asher Vander Ploeg, and two from Evan Burchardt, one of which came on the power play. The Power continued to pour it on in the middle frame, exploding for five more goals highlighted by a hat trick from Beckwith and a short-handed marker. Anthony Vande Hei and Finn Boehm added tallies in the third period, while Luke Whitehead capped the scoring with a late power-play goal. Anthony Vande Hei and Devon Hobson supplied the scores for St. Louis. Goaltender Robin Sejba turned aside 13 shots to pick up the win.

Norwich 1 @ Long Beach 4 - The Long Beach Sharks continued their perfect season, earning their 12th win over the Norwich Sea Captains, 4-1. The opening period saw the two teams trading shots, with each logging 10 shots on goal through the first 20 minutes. The Sharks broke the scoreless tie when Anthony Valeriote buried the puck into the net in the final five minutes of the period. In the middle frame, Norwich would respond with a goal of their own halfway through the period from Atley Perdue, his first of the season, to even out the score. The tie did not last long as Long Beach reclaimed their lead with Garrett Davidson’s first goal of the season minutes later. The last period was all the Sharks, quickly starting out with Davidson’s second goal of the night on the power play, making it 3-1. As the clock was winding down, Anthony Valeriote put things away for Long Beach, securing their 4-1 victory. The Sharks offense dominated in the final 20 minutes, outshooting the Sea Captains 15 to 2.