High School
Bulldogs Build On First Place Lead
BETHPAGE, NY- The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs moved to 9-1 and have expanded their first-place lead in Varsity Conference I to four points. They defeated The Half Hollow Hills Hornets (2-5) by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Jonathan Wheeler was in the right place at the right time to clean up a loose rebound to score the games first goal. It came 4:07 into the second period to break the scoreless tie and put Hills in front.
1:46 later Jourdan Luskoff tied the game by deflecting Kyle Wilcha’s point shot. The second ended with the score deadlocked at one.
Anthony Max Vitale gave the Bulldogs the lead tapping the puck in on the right post just 2:57 into the third period.
Collin Roulston cut to the net and wrapped the puck around the goaltender to extend the Bulldogs lead to 3-1.
Luskoff scored to make it 4-1 and four unanswered goals for the Bulldogs with 7:14 to go in the game. It was his second goal of the game.
In goal for the 4-1 win for Bellmore-Merrick was Joseph Braglia.
LISN Box Score
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer(s) | Assist(s) | Notes |
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| 2nd Period | 04:07 | Half Hollow Hills (HHH) | Jonathan Wheeler (3) | Alexander Blesi (5), Peter Menexas (2) | HHH leads 1-0 |
| 2nd Period | 05:53 | Bellmore – Merrick (B-M) | Jourdan Luskoff (5) | Kyle Wilcha (1) | B-M ties 1-1 |
| 3rd Period | 02:57 | Bellmore – Merrick (B-M) | Anthony Max Vitale (4) | Chase Goldman (1), Jackson Jaszczak (2) | B-M leads 2-1 (GWG) |
| 3rd Period | 05:32 | Bellmore – Merrick (B-M) | Collin Roulston (5) | James Pelini (4), Evan Lenz (4) | B-M leads 3-1 |
| 3rd Period | 07:46 | Bellmore – Merrick (B-M) | Jourdan Luskoff (6) | Anthony Max Vitale (2), Chase Goldman (2) | B-M leads 4-1 |
Three Stars Of The Game
| Star | Player | Stat Line | Summary |
| ⭐️ 1st Star | Jourdan Luskoff | 2 goals | 2 goals in the winning effort |
| ⭐️ 2nd Star | Anthony Max Vitale | 1 goal, 1 assist | Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist |
| ⭐️ 3rd Star | Chase Goldman | 2 assists | 2 assists including the assist on the game-winning-goal |
Upcoming Games
The Hornets are back in action tonight as they play the Massapequa Chiefs, 6:15 pm at The Town Of Oyster Bay Skating Center.
The Bulldogs do not return to the ice until the new year, as they play Long Beach at the Freeport Recreation Center on Jan. 3 at 9:15 pm.
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