Blake Cooney scored five goals, and the Peconic Wildcats 12U Silver – Ierna scored eight times in the second period to beat the Great Neck Bruins 12U Silver – Kogan 11-3 on Sunday at Peconic Ice Rink. The win moves Peconic to 4-0-0-0 in LIAHL 12U Silver play.
Great Neck started fast in its season opener and led 2-1 after the first period. The game changed in the second. Peconic outscored the Bruins 8-0 in the frame to take a 9-2 lead into the third period. Each team scored in the final period, with Peconic outscoring Great Neck 2-1.
Cooney’s five-goal hat trick also gave him a five-point game and led a Peconic attack that had six different goal scorers. Hunter Vernillo added two goals, and Luca Dinin, Cristiano Carson, Easton Petroro and Michael Marsico scored one apiece. Oliver Smith earned the win in goal, making 18 saves on 21 shots.
John Gridley, James Freger and Luca Crecco scored for Great Neck, which fell to 0-1-0-0. Sebastian Cordova took the loss after making 19 saves on 30 shots. Masaru Hsiao was assessed two penalty minutes.
Peconic will try to stay unbeaten, while Great Neck looks for its first win of the season.
