Mansfield Hornets vs Shrewsbury Colonials
12/26/2018
Rodman Arena- Walpole, MA
Walpole, MA- The first game of the Walter. H. Songin Winter Class took place tonight at Rodman Arena between the Mansfield Hornets and Shrewsbury Colonials. Heading into tonight, MHS was 5-0 and SHS was 1-2-1.
Starting in goal for Mansfield, JR Sean McCafferty and for Shrewsbury, SO Ryan Sander.
About 5 minutes into the first, Shrewsbury took advantage of a Mansfield turnover at the blue line and FR forward # 17 Connor Umile found the back of the net to make it 1-0. With 4:36 left in the first, Mansfield JR Forward #17 Jake Lund tucked one under the cross back from the top of the circle. Brad Grant and Austin Ricker getting the assists. End of 1, 1-1.
Heading into the second, Shrewsbury found the back of the net less than 4 minutes into the frame, SR captain Peter Belbin jammed one home in front to give the Colonials a 2-1 lead. Sam O’Connor and Thomas Belbin getting the assists. Mansfield found themselves in some penalty trouble, giving Shrewsbury a two-man advantage and they capitalized. JR Sam O’Connor found the score sheet again, assists coming from Drew Albertson and Thomas Belbin. At the end of two, 3-1 Shrewsbury.
In the third, Mansfield came out hot getting a lot of pucks to net, but SO Ryan Sande stayed calm and kept the two goal lead until the 1:25 mark when SO Matthew Copponi let a shot go from the point for rebound and goal from #18 Mark DeGirolamo. The Colonials were able to hold off the Mansfield attack and preserved the 3-2 lead and will advance to the championship game on Friday night. They will take on the winner of Lowell Catholic and Walpole back at Rodman Arena.
Final 3-2 Shrewsbury
Three Stars:
- Ryan Sande (Shrewsbury)
- Sam O’Connor (Shrewsbury)
- Thomas Belbin (Shrewsbury)
NZ Notes:
Shrewsbury Sophmore goalie, Ryan Sande was the MVP tonight, he was great in between the pipes and made some timely saves to keep his team ahead for most of the night. JR Forward Sam O’Connor had a nice night 1-1-2 and had which turned out to be the Game Winning Goal. For Mansfield, SO Forward Matthew Copponi was their best player, he makes plays every shift and has good skill. He was constantly around the puck. SR D Brad James has a heavy shot from the blue line and can be a scoring threat at any time. Would be a nice get as PG for a Prep School next year.
