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Ward Melville Wins Round Two Against Longwood

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Jake Mangano scored the game winning goal with 7:50 remaining in the period. Robert Huhne started in net for the Ward Melville Patriots. Anthony Frega started in goal for the Longwood Lions. The Patriots defeated the Lions by a final score of 6-1. The Ward Melville Patriots moved to 3-7. The Longwood Lions dropped to 0-10.

Aidan Ayers opened the scoring with 13:34 remaining in the first period. The Patriots continued to press, but Frega made a series of strong saves to keep the game within reach. The Longwood Lions trailed 1-0 after the first fifteen minutes.

At the midway mark of the second stanza, Jake Mangano scored the eventual game winning goal on the power play. Patriots defenseman Daniel Breslin scored his first career SCHSHL varsity goal with 5:13 remaining in the second period. Less than thirty seconds later, Mangano scored his second of the period. Mangano completed the hat trick with 23 seconds remaining in the second period. The Patriots led 5-0 after two periods of play.

Aidan Ayers scored his second goal with 4:05 left in the final frame. With under three minutes remaining, Cole Del Bianco lit the lamp for Longwood. The goal by Del Bianco broke a scoring drought for the Lions which lasted 182 minutes and 34 seconds.

Scoring Summary:

PeriodTimeGoal Scorer (Team)AssistsGoal Type
1st13:34Aidan Ayers (Ward Melville)Lucas Scolaro, Timothy Brown
2nd07:50Jake Mangano (Ward Melville)UnassistedPower Play, Game Winning
2nd05:13Daniel Breslin (Ward Melville)Unassisted
2nd04:51Jake Mangano (Ward Melville)Patrick Scali
2nd00:23Jake Mangano (Ward Melville)James Fisher
3rd04:05Aidan Ayers (Ward Melville)Ethan Tam
3rd02:52Cole Del Bianco (Longwood)Unassisted

Three Stars of the Game:

StarPlayer (Team)Stat LinePerformance Summary
1stJake Mangano (Ward Melville)Hat Trick, GWGNetted a hat trick and the game winning goal.
2ndAidan Ayers (Ward Melville)2 GoalsOpened the first and last goals of the game for the Patriots.
3rdDaniel Breslin (Ward Melville)1 GoalThe Blue Liner scored his first career goal while playing a strong two-way game.
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Ward Melville Patriots

The Patriots will square off against the Kings Park Commack Knights on Wednesday, November 29th at 7:50 PM. The Knights defeated the Patriots by a score of 4-2 in their first meeting this season.

Longwood Lions

The Longwood Lions will take on the Northport Huntington Tigers on Wednesday, November 29th at 9:20 PM. The Tigers won by a final score 10-5 in their first meeting with the Lions

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