LAKELAND PROVES TOO MUCH FOR PACELLI BOYS HOCKEY

Zaleski Sports

STEVENS POINT – Lakeland scored four-straight goals to take a commanding lead and went on to defeat Stevens Point Pacelli 11-5 in a boys hockey game Thursday at Ice Hawk Arena.

After Drew Bandy scored for the Cardinals to knot the match at 1-1 at the 10:03 mark of the first period, Lakeland (3-0) ripped off four goals in a row to take control.

Mason Zielinski scored twice, and Jacob Hasler and Michael Benjamin added goals in the third period for Cardinals, who fall to 2-2 this season.

Cooper Fink had a hat trick, and J.J. Albee had a goal and three assists for Lakeland.

Pacelli plays at Chequamegon/Phillips on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Thunderbirds 11, Cardinals 5

Lakeland 4 4 3 - 11

Pacelli 1 2 2 - 5

First period: 1. L, J.J. Albee (Teag Wagner), 8:34; 2. P, Drew Bandy (Jacob Hasler), 10:03; 3. L, Cooper Fink (T. Wagner, Albee), 10:59; 4. L, Mike Kosmen (Albee), 12:15; 5. L, Aden Thiessen, 16:09.

Second period: 6. L, Fink, pp., 1:25; 7. P, Mason Zielinski (Bandy, Eli Robinson), 4:17; 8. L, Gray Wagner (Brody Vizanko), 6:54; 9. L, Fink, 7:09; 10. P, Zielinski (Robinson, Logan Mendyke), 8:02; 11. T. Wagner, 15:52.

Third period: 12. L, Kosmen (Albee, Fink), 0:14; 13. P, Hasler, pp., 9:40; 14. L, G. Wagner, 13:10; 15. P, Michael Benjamin (Joshua Massey), 15:10; 16. L, Aaron Wanta, pp., 15:57.

Saves: L, Keegan Boggetto 5, Andrew Mauson 4; P, Carter Herheim 32.

Records: Lakeland 3-0; Pacelli 2-2.