Kyle Kearney scored three goals and Rinx Hockey 16U Gold – Ferraro pulled away with eight unanswered goals over the final two periods to beat Long Beach Lightning 16U Gold – Pine 10-2 on Saturday at Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena. The LIAHL 16U Gold regular-season game was the season opener for both clubs.
The first period ended in a 2-2 tie, with Gevin Cook and Kevin Raehse each scoring for Long Beach. Rinx then scored four goals in the second period and four more in the third. Kearney’s hat trick led the way, and Jordan Haines added two goals. Luke Lamacchia, Jason Fiumara, Luke Jarrett, John Ferraro and Karl McGovern each scored once, giving Rinx seven different goal scorers.
Rinx outshot Long Beach 34-28. Grayson Eble earned the win for Rinx, stopping 22 of 24 shots, and Joseph Sasso saved all four shots he faced. William Goodwin took the loss for Long Beach, making 24 saves on 34 shots.
Both teams spent a lot of time in the penalty box. Declan Caine led Rinx with 17 penalty minutes, and Brett Carley and Nicolas Beccarelli had 15 apiece. Long Beach’s Anthony Navarro and Mason Lynch each drew 15 penalty minutes, and Jackson Dipasquale added 10.
Rinx starts the season 1-0-0-0, while Long Beach falls to 0-1-0-0 and will look to rebound in its next game.
