Kyle Maerkle scored five goals and Warner De Vera added four as the Peconic Wildcats 10U T2 NTB – Nill defeated the LI Rebels 10U T2 NTB – Oliver 21-0 on Sunday at Clark Gillies Arena (Dix Hills Ice Rink). The LIAHL Tier II 10U NTB regular-season game was the season opener for the Rebels.
Peconic scored in every period, building a 6-0 lead after the first and adding nine goals in the second. The Wildcats closed with six more in the third, and the Rebels did not score in the shutout.
Maerkle’s five-goal hat trick led the offense, and De Vera recorded a hat trick of his own with four goals. Owen Niebling, Thomas Sudmann, Wyatt Goodale and Jax Collum each scored twice. Anthony Trombino, Tupper Bishop, Brody Dangelo and Giani Intravaia each added a goal, giving Peconic 10 different goal scorers.
The Wildcats entered the game 2-0-0-0 and improved to 3-0-0-0. The Rebels are 0-1-0-0.
Peconic will try to stay unbeaten, while the Rebels look for their first goal and first points of the season.
