Anthony Mendell scored seven goals and Rinx Hockey 12U Gold – Dunn beat North Park Hockey 12U Gold – Pala 16-3 in an LIAHL 12U Gold regular-season game Saturday at The Rinx. Mendell’s seven-goal, seven-point performance led a Rinx attack that put eight different players on the scoresheet.
Rinx took control early, scoring eight times in the first period for an 8-0 lead at the first intermission. North Park got on the board in the second with two goals, but Rinx answered with four of its own to lead 12-2 after two periods. Each team scored again in the third, where Rinx outscored North Park 4-1.
Christian Tucci added a hat trick for Rinx. Colin Fine, Colton Petite, Nikolas Kossack, Luke Dekams, Blake Lewis and Thomas Biddle each scored once. Om Sadhwani, Thomas Kempner and Yuri Prahin scored for North Park.
Lincoln Miller earned the win for Rinx with 13 saves on 16 shots. Charles Travaglione took the loss for North Park, making 23 saves on 39 shots.
Rinx Hockey improved to 4-0-0-0, while North Park Hockey fell to 1-2-1-0. Rinx will try to stay unbeaten in its next game.
