The Wellington Roller Hockey Association continued its season at Village Park on Sunday, Jan. 22. Below are capsule summaries of Week 11 games.
Prep Stars 6, Prep Rangers 1 — After a scoreless first period, Caleb Jacobs of the Rangers put his team up 1-0 with his sixth goal of the year. The Stars immediately countered with a pair of goals to lead 2-1 going into the third period. The tight game was broken open in the third period with four Stars’ goals, resulting in a 6-1 victory. The Stars were led by Cooper Mathwig’s three goals. Additional Stars scoring came from Ava Taylor (one goal, two assists), Amanda Warszycki (one goal, one assist) and Jordan Candela (one goal, one assist). Justin Spina was valiant between the pipes, facing 25 Stars shots while making 19 saves.
Prep Panthers 4, Prep Rangers 2 — In a see-saw battle with several lead changes, the Prep Panthers erased a 3-2 third period deficit with three goals to top the Stars 4-2. The Panthers’ AJ Orlando led all scorers with a pair of goals. Other Panthers scoring came from Blake Cohen (one goal) and Ryan Youngelsone (one goal). The Stars got scoring from Gavin Taccone (one goal), Cooper Mathwig (one goal) and Amanda Warszycki (one assist). Blake Stephan was brilliant in the net for the Panthers, making 14 saves in victory, while Stars’ goalie Jace Stephan kept pace and stopped several breakaway chances en route to 14 saves.
Junior Bruins 9, Junior Panthers 6 — In the late game, the Junior Bruins erased a 3-1 first period deficit with a five-goal second period to lead 6-4 after two. In the third period, the Bruins outscored the Panthers 3-2 for a 9-6 victory. Luc Hanchuk (four goals, one assist) and Matthew Taylor (three goals, two assists) led the way for the Bruins. Sean Giannotti also chipped in with a pair of goals. The Panthers’ scoring came from Timothy Holmes (four goals), Danil Anzalone (one goal), Michael Hoge (one goal), Richard Jones (one assist) and Ryan Warszycki (one assist). A Bruins goalie platoon of Ava Taylor and Jason Hanchuk faced a total of 22 shots in victory. Panthers’ goalie Blake Stephan faced 31 shots and made 22 saves in a courageous game between the pipes.
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