NA Wins Sixth Straight Ahead Of Showdown With Peters Twp
North Allegheny continued its second-half surge last night with an 8-2 victory over the Butler Golden Tornado. The win was the Tigers’ sixth in a row and pulls NA to within three points of first-place Peters Township in the Class AAA standings, setting up a showdown with the Indians next week at Southpointe.
For the second straight game, sophomore William Carr netted a hat trick for the Tigers. Carr’s first goal tied the game at 1-1 with 56 seconds remaining in the first period.
In the second period, John Parks struck just 32 seconds in and Erik Chidester made it 3-1, Tigers, with a goal at the 3:38 mark of the period. Butler managed to trim the NA lead to 3-2 on a power play goal by Connor Scott midway through the second, but Carr and Steven Dietz tallied back-to-back markers to send the Tigers into intermission with a 5-2 advanatage.
The third period was dominated by North Allegheny as Carr, Dawson Richard and Jesse Zahn all scored to put Butler away in an 8-2 triumph. Tigers net minder Joseph Hubert made 20 saves, while Butler goalie Zachary Schnur stopped 18 of 26 shots.
North Allegheny improves to 10-4-1 overall, while Butler dips to 8-6-1. The Tigers visit Peters Township on Tuesday with a 7:00 pm opening faceoff.
Ice Hockey Summary vs. Butler, 1-26-16
| GAME SUMMARY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY HALVES | 1 | 2 | 3 | FINAL |
| Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| North Allegheny | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Ice Hockey Individual Scoring vs. Butler
| INDIVIDUAL STATS | ||
|---|---|---|
| FIRST PERIOD | ||
| Butler | Ben Rodgers (Brendan Ackelson, Christopher Martin) | 1:05 |
| North Allegheny | William Carr | 16:04 |
| SECOND PERIOD | ||
| North Allegheny | John Parks (Matthew Heil, Erik Chidester) | 0:32 |
| North Allegheny | Chidester (Parks) | 3:38 |
| Butler | Connor Scott (Jonathan Fair, Trevor Gilliland) - PP | 6:38 |
| North Allegheny | Carr (Dawson Richard, Bernardo Vieira) | 11:29 |
| North Allegheny | Steven Dietz (Carr, Heil) | 14:22 |
| THIRD PERIOD | ||
| North Allegheny | Carr | 2:04 |
| North Allegheny | Richard (Vieira) | 2:04 |
| North Allegheny | Jesse Zahn (Dietz) | 16:15 |
