Justin Bovich and Owen Niedert each scored three goals, and the LI Rebels 14U T2 NTB – Annunziato beat Brewster 14U T2 NTB – O’Connell 8-3 on Saturday at Brewster Ice Arena. The Rebels remained unbeaten at 3-0-0-0. Brewster fell to 0-2-0-0.
The game produced three hat tricks. Brewster’s Eric Esquivel scored all three of his team’s goals, but it was not enough against the Rebels’ depth. Joseph Tuozzolo and Dylan Foster each added a goal for the Rebels. Every goal in the game came unassisted.
The Rebels led 2-1 after the first period, with Esquivel accounting for Brewster’s lone goal of the frame. The visitors added the only goal of the second period to take a 3-1 lead into the third. The final period opened up as the Rebels scored five more times. Esquivel scored twice more for Brewster to complete his hat trick.
Jake Hinson earned the win for the Rebels, making 13 saves on 16 shots. Alexander Vinci took the loss for Brewster, stopping 13 of 21 shots. The Rebels outshot Brewster 21-16. Niedert, Tuozzolo, Nicholas Giorgio and Lucas Reyes each served two penalty minutes for the Rebels. Chase Desalvo and Maddox Alfano each had two penalty minutes for Brewster.
The win gave the Rebels a 2-0 record against Brewster this season after a 9-0 home victory on Sept. 20. Brewster will look to Esquivel’s scoring as it seeks its first win of the season.
