Jaxon Gerena scored four goals and the LI Rebels 14U T2 NTB – Annunziato opened their season with an 11-1 win over the PAL Soundtigers 14U T2 NTB – Rank on Saturday at Clark Gillies Arena (Dix Hills Ice Rink). The Rebels outscored PAL 9-0 over the final two periods, including six goals in the third.
The first period was the only close stretch of the game. Evin Psomas scored PAL’s lone goal in the opening period, but the Rebels went to the first intermission with a 2-1 lead. They scored three times in the second to go up 5-1 and then pulled away with a six-goal third period.
Gerena’s four-goal performance led an attack in which six different Rebels scored. Justin Bovich and Andrew Malone each added two goals, and Eric Li, Bradley Proscia and Joseph Tuozzolo scored once apiece. The Rebels outshot PAL 51-15. Leah Nichols earned the win with 14 saves on 15 shots, and Luke Walters made 40 saves on 51 shots for the Soundtigers.
The game was also heavily penalized. Cooper Goldman was assessed 14 penalty minutes for PAL, and Gustavo Astaiza and Adam Rank each took two. On the Rebels’ side, John Lechmanski had four penalty minutes, and Gerena, Bovich and Tuozzolo each had two.
The Rebels start their season 1-0-0-0, while the Soundtigers fall to 0-2-0-0 and will try to earn their first win of the season.
