The Peconic Wildcats 12U Silver – Ierna scored three goals in each of the final two periods to beat the NY Islanders Elite 12U Silver – Fortunato 8-1 in LIAHL 12U Silver play Saturday at Peconic Ice Rink. Five Peconic players scored, and three of them had two goals each.
Blake Cooney, Rylan Pearsall and Cristiano Carson each scored twice for the Wildcats. Miles Negron and Mason Palmer added a goal apiece. Peconic led 2-1 after the first period, then outscored the Islanders 6-0 over the second and third.
Grayson Abizeid scored the only goal for the Islanders Elite in the first period, which was the closest stretch of the game. It was the season opener for the Fortunato squad, which fell to 0-1-0-0.
The game had a steady stream of penalties. Peconic finished with 12 penalty minutes: Luca Dinin and Brayden Peragine each had four, and Carson and Cameron Costello each had two. The Islanders took 10 penalty minutes, with Arya Shah, Emily Brennan, Lila Fabrizio, Audrey Hauser and Rose Hsi each serving two.
The Wildcats improved to 2-0-0-0, while the Islanders Elite will look for their first win of the season in their next game.
