Nicholas Demeo and Robert Marino Jr. each scored three goals, and Aviator Hockey 14U Gold – Werstine opened its LIAHL 14U Gold season with a 7-4 road win over the Dix Hills Hawks 14U Gold – Karbot on Saturday at Clark Gillies Arena (Dix Hills Ice Rink). The game produced three hat tricks, with Dix Hills’ Jason Karbot also scoring three times in a losing effort.
Aviator built a 3-2 lead in the first period, and the teams traded goals in the second to make it 4-3 entering the third. Aviator then pulled away, outscoring Dix Hills 3-1 over the final period.
Demeo and Marino accounted for six of Aviator’s seven goals, and Declan Pasterak added the other. Demeo and Pasterak were each assessed two penalty minutes, as was Anneliese Anderson.
Karbot scored three of Dix Hills’ four goals and also picked up four penalty minutes. Connor Ivers scored the Hawks’ other goal.
Aviator starts the season at 1-0-0-0, while Dix Hills begins at 0-1-0-0 and will look for its first win in its next outing.
