BY RANDY SCHULTZ –
BUFFALO, NY — East Aurora/Holland, Orchard Park A and ELPS were all won their respective divisional championships as part of the Super Sunday Club Hockey Championships held Friday, February 24 at KeyBank Center.
SMALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
In this contest East Aurora/Holland played Orchard Park B. East Aurora/Holland jumped out to a 4-1 first period lead and never looked back., winning the Small School Championship, 8-1.
Cole Bailey led the way for East Aurora/Holland scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. Sean Casey added a pair of goals in a winning effort.
Also scoring for East Aurora/Holland was Trevor Konopa, Noah Osmanski and Alex Rumfola. Jack Ciano scored the loan goal for Orchard Park B.
LARGE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Goaltender Brayden Hearn made a number of key saves to lead the Orchard Park A team to a 5-0 victory over Lancaster to win the Large School Championship.
Tom Summers scored two goals for the victorious Quakers. Also scoring for Orchard Park was Logan Ward, Gage Gosney and Andrew Johnson, who also added two assists.
MIXED SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Following two scoreless periods, ELPS (Eden, Lakeshore, Pioneer and Springville) forward, Nate Smith scored on a breakaway :37 into the third period for the only goal of the game as ELPS defeated Jamestown, 1-0, to win the Mixed School Championship.
Colton Hornquist recorded the shutout for the victorious ELPS squad, making several key saves in the losing moments of the contest.
At the other end of the rink netminder Collin Norlander was solid in goal, giving up the loan goal of the game early in the final period.
(Photos by Randy Schultz/NY Hockey OnLine)
