Christian Faller scored three goals, and East Islip (JV) answered an early deficit with eight straight goals in an 8-1 win over West Islip (JV) on Wednesday at The Rinx – South Rink. East Islip improved to 3-0-0-0, while West Islip fell to 0-3-0-0.
West Islip struck first in a first period crowded with penalties. Jake Aniano broke in alone while his team was shorthanded and scored with 5:29 left in the period, with William Newport assisting, to make it 1-0. The lead lasted less than two minutes. Justin Bogarowski tied it with 3:38 remaining off a deflected pass from Luke Bruzzo, and Faller tipped in a shot with 1:33 left to put East Islip ahead 2-1. That goal stood as the game-winner. Michael Elco helped keep West Islip within reach in the early going.
Myles Mazzarone stretched the lead to 3-1 late in the second period with 3:57 left. Faller followed with an unassisted goal at the 2:06 mark for a 4-1 advantage. The crowd grew louder as East Islip kept the pressure in the offensive zone.
The third period turned into a rout. Mazzarone scored his second goal of the night with 9:42 left, Alex Walsh scored 36 seconds later, and Faller completed his hat trick with 8:59 remaining. That made three goals in 43 seconds. Bryan Freisem made it 8-1 with 5:34 left, which put the running clock into effect for the rest of the game. Faller entered the night with eight points in two games. Bogarowski, Freisem, Bruzzo and Rory Straub each finished with two points.
Joseph Azar earned the win for East Islip, allowing one goal, while Elco took the loss for West Islip. East Islip finished ahead of West Islip in last season’s standings and opened this matchup in the same fashion, and it will try to keep its unbeaten start going in its next game.
