Pope Francis Gets Revenge on BC High 4-0
Bourne, MA – The first period of this Super 8 Championship rematch between BC High and Pope Francis featured chances for both teams. The Eagles carried the play in the first half of the period sustaining some nice zone time against the Cardinals. Pope Francis gained momentum about halfway through the first period. A nice middle lane drive from junior forward Evan Phaneuf created a nice tip on a shot-pass from senior forward Connor Wodecki to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead with 10:27 left in the period. BC High looked to respond creating multiple chances in response to the goal but ultimately they could not capitalize. The first period would end 1-0 in favor of Pope Francis.
BC High would come out hot in the second period carrying play in the Cardinals’ zone. Both teams would trade chances back and forth throughout the frame. Pope Francis got most of their chances off the rush creating some Grade A chances. The second would carry on with the score 1-0 until there was 1:22 remaining in the period and Pope Francis would capitalize again. Junior forward Evan Phaneuf took a shot that trickled off the goalie’s glove and fell into the net: 2-0 Cardinals. The play was set up by a nice hit from junior Jacob Iby who pushed the puck into space for Phaneuf to pick it up. PF would strike again a minute later when they created a 2-on-1 where junior forward Brendan Spaulding took a textbook low shot off the pad and the rebound found sophomore forward Jake Moltenbrey and he found the back of the net. The second period would end with Pope Francis up 3-0.
BC High came out in the third hungry for a goal. They created many chances in the offensive zone but could not capitalize. The offensive attack for the Eagles was lead by their top line of senior Matt Keohane, senior Aidan Carey, and junior Colin Norton. Pope Francis junior goalie Ben Zaranek played well to stop the BC High attack. The Cardinals would find the back of the net once again in the third period to seal the deal when freshman phenom Ryan Leonard anticipated a puck off the wall and he skated to the top of the circle where he beat the BC High goaltender low glove side under the 10-minute mark. PF would run with the lead until the end and secured the victory by a final score of 4-0.
Three Stars:
- F Evan Phaneuf (Pope Francis)
- G Ben Zaranek (Pope Francis)
- F Ryan Leonard (Pope Francis)
TTPA: F Matt Keohane (BC High)
Framingham Wins Another One in OT
Bourne, MA – First things first: wow…what a game. Three periods of hockey could not decide this Super 8 elimination bout between Xaverian and Framingham. The Hawks could not have asked for a better start. They came out guns blazing from the drop of the puck in the first period. Xaverian was constantly playing in Framingham’s end. They finally capitalized with a power-play goal tipped in off senior Ty Marchi’s chest from a great shot from junior defenseman Trevor Connolly with 9:14 left in the period. Xaverian built off their first goal and scored another one shortly after. Senior forward Ryan Pomposelli tapped home a rebound off the goalie’s pad off a heads up play by sophomore forward Jack Silva. They shut down the chances that Framingham was trying to create and would ride that momentum until the end of the first period.
The second period started with chances back and forth for both teams. Framingham came out and responded to the Xaverian offensive attack in the first, but they silenced the Xaverian offense in the second. Framingham got a great opportunity when they were a man up in the second and the momentum started to shift in their favor. Junior defenseman Jared Shimelman capitalized with a slap shot that beat the goalie going into the butterfly. He was set up by senior forward Will Trischitta with 12:11 left in the second. Framingham continued to attack Xaverian and capitalized with another goal late in the second period. Sophomore forward Joe Ferrante picked off a pass and created a 2-on-1 rush and placed the puck off the goalie’s pad and Shimelman tapped home his second of the night to tie the game. The second period would end 2-2 setting up a big third period.
The third period was entertaining with both teams trading chances back and forth. Framingham would strike first on a slap shot from Trischitta beating the Xaverian goalie high with 8:26 remaining in the period. Xaverian would not give in and they responded four minutes later when Pomposelli skated into the zone and tied the game for the Hawks on a beautiful self-effort. The period would end with the score 3-3 setting up for a dramatic overtime.
Overtime started off with both teams feeling each other. As it progressed both teams started to take a lot more chances with the extra ice available. Framingham’s Will Trischitta would be the OT hero on a beautiful play where he tapped home the winner from a pass coming off the stick of junior forward Hunter Balducci.
Three Stars:
- F Will Trischitta (Framingham)
- D Jared Shimelman (Framingham)
- F Ryan Pomposelli (Xaverian)
TTPA: F Matty Ryan (Xaverian)
