MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS WINS WILD ONE FOR KEPLER’S 100TH WIN
In a game that appears to be a candidate for one of the wildest games in recent memory, Jake McCloud scored the game-winner in overtime to lead Morris Knolls-Hills to a 10-9 win over Hillsborough- and give coach Tim Kepler his 100th career victory.
Morris Knolls-Hills trailed, 5-1 in the second period, before Luke Dickerson, Michael Simone, and McCloud all scored power play goals in a span of 1:08 to trim the deficit to one. Dickerson then scored two more before the end of the period to give Knolls-Hills the lead.
The teams went back-and-forth in the third, with Knolls-Hills holding a 9-7 lead in the final minutes after Dickerson scored a power play goal. But Hillsborough’s Colin Marley scored a power play goal, before Jegor Sobolev forced overtime with a goal with seven seconds left in regulation.
But with 2:43 left in overtime, it was McCloud who buried his fourth goal of the game to seal the win. McCloud finished with four goals and two assists, while Luke Dickerson scored five times with an assist. Michael Simone chipped in with a goal and an assist and Dylan Williams recorded three assists.
Kepler, who took over as head coach for the 2016-17 season, now holds a 100-57-19 career record in eight seasons at the helm.
Morris Knolls-Hills improved to 5-5-1 on the season.
RANDOLPH POWERS PAST CHATHAM IN MENNEN CUP REMATCH
In a rematch of last year’s Mennen Cup final, it was Randolph that came away with a 5-2 win over Chatham on Friday evening at Mennen Arena.
Andrew George finished with a goal and three assists to lead Randolph, which is now 11-0-1 overall with a perfect 4-0 Mennen record to date. Jase Zangara scored twice and Daniel Sharkey had a goal and an assist. Ryan Thomas also scored in the win.
Randolph out-shot Chatham, 52-22 in the game.
Connor Gilleece and Luc D’Costa each scored for Chatham, which is now 8-4 overall with a 2-2 divisional record.
KJS IMPROVES TO 4-0 IN HALVORSEN
Kinnelon-Jefferson-Sparta is now 4-0 in the Halvorsen Division this year after a dominant 5-0 win over Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex at Skylands Ice World in Stockholm.
Anthony Prunty led the way with two goals for KJS, which is now 7-3 overall. Adam Stefancik, Joey Kopec, and Alex Roslan each contributed a goal and an assist, while Rylan Gibbons stopped all 20 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the year.
Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex is now 2-3 in the division with a 3-7-1 overall record.
MORRISTOWN GETS IMPRESSIVE WIN ON THE ROAD
Morristown continued its strong run of play on Friday with an impressive 10-2 win over Verona-Glen Ridge at Codey Arena in West Orange.
In total, 11 players found their way onto the scoresheet for the Colonials, who are now 5-5-1, have won three in a row, and have won five out of its last six.
Clark Smith had a hat trick for Morristown. Jackson Byrne recorded two goals and an assist, while Charlie Dvorscak, Jake Buonocore, Colin McKenna, and Brody Toye each finished with a goal and an assist.
Thatcher Neville finished with 22 saves for Morristown.
HIGH POINT-WALLKILL VALLEY-KITTATINNY WINS FIFTH-STRAIGHT
Behind a seven-point performance from Alex Sonvico, High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny topped Paramus Catholic, 12-6, at the Ice House in Hackensack.
Sonvico finished with five goals and two assists for High Point-Wallkill-Kittatinny, which won its fifth-straight game and upped its record to 8-3 overall. Michael Sadowski finished with three goals and two assists, with Brady Reid and Anthony Tokar each recording a goal and four assists.
OTHER SCORES
Girls: Pingry 4, Randolph 0
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