Blake Cooney scored two goals and the Peconic Wildcats 12U Silver – Ierna beat Rinx Hockey 12U Silver – Caesar 4-1 in the LIAHL 12U Silver season opener for both teams Saturday at Peconic Ice Rink.
Peconic scored the only goal of the first period and took a 1-0 lead into the intermission. The second period was the busiest of the game, with the Wildcats outscoring Rinx 2-1 to go up 3-1 through two. Peconic added one more in the third to close out the win.
Cooney led the Wildcats with two goals. Hunter Vernillo and Luca Dinin each added a goal for Peconic, which got scoring from three players in its first game of the year. Dominick Cipriani and Brayden Peragine were each assessed two penalty minutes.
Hudson Smith scored Rinx Hockey’s only goal, which came in the second period. Michael Hoops and Matthew Conway each took two penalty minutes for Rinx.
Peconic starts its season at 1-0-0-0, and Rinx Hockey will look to rebound from its 0-1-0-0 start in its next game.
