Week Fourteen Recap
The 11:00 game put Bishop Boyle’s 6-7 record against the last place 4-9 Pirates. The Lancers were playing with three players against four for the first game of the series. The Pirates took a quick 1-0 series lead with goals by Andrew McDonald and Drew Hruska. The Pirates won Game Two 2-1 in Overtime with McDonald’s second goal. Boyle captain Brian Grise showed up and turned the game around. In Games Three through Five, the Pirates were shut down, held scoreless, as Bishop Boyle’s Dave Gilson held ground on defense. Nick Siniawski led Boyle with two goals, one in Game Four, and the game-winning, series-ending goal in Game Five’s Overtime.
STATS: Nick Siniawski: 2 Goals, 2 Assists; Andrew McDonald: 2 Goals, 2 Assists
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The hottest team in the FHL, the Kings, took their second place, 7-6 record and went up against the Hawks. The Hawks, led by Matt Gori, were 6-7, only one game out of second place. This game was very important to each of the clubs. The Hawks started strong, as Ryan Marino scored off a rebound from a Gori shot, giving the Hawks the 1-0 series lead. From there, it was all Kings, all game. Last year’s MVP Chad Kanz scored two goals in the each next three games, totaling six goals to give the Kings an easy 3-1 series lead. Game Two was 3-0, Game Three was also 3-0, and Game Four saw a 2-0 win for the Kings. The Kings are now one game ahead of Boyle for second place in the league. The Hawks find themselves tied with the Crosby’s at 6-8, battling for positioning in the FHL Playoffs.
STATS: Chad Kanz: 6 Goals; Ryan Marino: 1 Goal
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This week's 2:00 match-up put the first place Jets against the Crosby's, who are battling for a playoff spot. A loss last week against the Bucs combined with the Jets this week put the Crosby's in a terrible position to move up in the Standings. As for the Jets, a win would put them one step closer in clinching the number one seed in the FHL Playoffs for the second consecutive year. Game One was back and forth, and went 0-0 into overtime. Tom Fetsko dished it off to Brian Barca, who found Zack Wahal for the Game-Winner. Game Two saw the Jets dominate the Crosby's in all fashions of the game. Brian Barca scored his first goal of the game, followed by a goal by Josh Edwards. A 2-0 Game Two victory for the Jets put the Crosby's backs against the wall. Although Buddy Doyle scored for the Crosby's in Game Three, Zak Campbell responded with a goal of his own, sending the game into Overtime, and eventually a shootout. The Shootout game-winner was scored by Brian Barca, as Crosby's Roy McDonald, Buddy Doyle, and Matt Wierchowski couldn't score.
