The Wolves hockey team played two games last week, tying ninth-ranked Birmingham, 3-3, Thursday, Dec. 11 and shutting out Troy, 6-0, Saturday, Dec. 13 to move into first place in the league.
Going into this week’s action, Clarkston carried a 4-0-1 record in the league 5-1-1 overall.
The Birmingham game was scoreless after the first period as both teams came out sluggish. Whatever happened in the CHS locker room during the first intermission worked, as the Wolves came out flying in the second period, scoring three unanswered goals on 14 shots.
Adam Peters scored first on a redirect from Scott Cooley. Trevor Johns then scored back-to-back goals to make it 3-0. Peters and Matt Prasil got the assists.
But in the third, Birmingham was the team on fire, peppering goalie Mike Brach with 13 shots and scoring three times to hand the Wolves the tie. Naar, Barrett and Delvecchio scored for Birmingham.
‘It was frustrating to see our team give the game away in the third period,? Clarkston coach Bryan Krieger said. ‘We played well the first two periods. Luckily, we ended up with a tie.?
In Saturday’s game, the Wolves scored five times on eight shots in the first period, chasing Troy goalie Rollyn Llewellyn from the game.
Mike Fogg started the scoring, banging in a rebound from a Matt Prasil slapshot. Ninety seconds later, Kyle Cummings made it 2-0 on a shot from between the circles. Kyle Buzzo got the assist.
At the 10:19 mark, with Peters in the box for boarding, Trevor Johns scored a shorthanded goal on a breakaway, with Griffin Cummings earning the assist. The Wolves continued the attack, as Steven Morin scored on a wraparound, with Chris Degen and Fogg getting the helpers.
K. Cummings finished the first period scoring by taking a shot from the blue line that bounced off Llewellyn’s glove and ended his night in goal. Cooley assisted. The Wolves went into the locker room with a 5-0 lead.
Troy picked up their game in the final two periods, but could not score on goalie Aaron, who earned his first shutout of the season.. Troy goalie Scott Tasker turned away 12 of the 13 shots he faced, giving up a goal to Fogg, his second of the night, late in the third. Johns and G. Cummings assisted.
‘It was almost like the Birmingham game all over again going into the third,? Krygier said. ‘However, this time we played consistent and maintained our lead without giving up any goals.?
The Wolves are scheduled to play before college and junior scouts in the High School Showcase Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20 in Trenton. Both games begin at 1:30 p.m.