The Wellington Roller Hockey Association continued its season at Village Park on Sunday, Feb. 19. Below are capsule summaries of Week 16 games.
Prep Skills Competition — The WRHA held its annual Prep Skills Competition on Feb. 15. Trophies were awarded to the champions of each individual event. Competition winners were: Amanda Warszycki (Shootout Champion B-Line), Ryan Youngelson (Shootout Champion A-Line), Blake Stephan (Top Shootout Goalie), Christopher Akner (Sharpshooter B-Line), Jameson Quintus (Fastest Skater B-Line), Dylan Spina (Sharpshooter A-Line) and Johnny Peglow (Fastest Skater A-Line).
Prep Stars 3, Prep Panthers 3 — The completion of Nolan Cohen’s hat trick with 2:22 to play tied the Panthers and Stars 3-3. Stars goalie Jace Stephan made a point-blank stop on a Ryan Youngelson breakaway with three seconds to keep the teams knotted at 3-3. The Stars were led by Gavin Taccone’s two goals, Ava Taylor’s goal and Shayla Candela’s assist. Goalie Jace Stephan made 15 saves for the Stars, while the Panthers’ Blake Stephan turned away 22 shots, including a doorstop save with 15 seconds remaining.
Prep Rangers 5, Prep Panthers 2 — The Rangers, trailing 2-1 late in the second period, scored to knot the game at 2-2 going into the third. In the third period, Jameson Quintus of the Rangers had three of his four goals to put the Rangers on top for a 5-2 final score. Mathew Taylor had one goal and three assists for the Rangers. The Panthers’ Arianna Mueller and Ryan Youngelson each had goals, while Bradly Hersman and Jace Stephan each chipped in with assists. Rangers goalie Justin Spina turned away 21 shots in victory, while Blake Stephan of the Panthers stood tall while making 18 saves.
Junior Bruins 12, Junior Panthers 6 — In the Sunday late game, the Panthers and Bruins were tied at two after the first period. The Bruins began pulling away in the second period, leading 6-4 after two. A six-goal Bruins outburst in the third put the game away for good, 12-6. Luc Hanchuk of the Bruins led all scorers with seven goals and two assists. Additional scoring came from Matthew Taylor (four goals) and Sean Giannotti (one goal). For the Panthers, Timothy Holmes had four goals and two assists. Alec Hirsch added a pair of goals, and Michael Hoge and Ryan Warszycki each chipped in with assists. Ava Taylor made some huge stops in victory for the Bruins, while Blake Stephan had 19 saves in defeat for the Panthers.
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