Boys hockey: LDC’s late rally not enough
MOUND — In a game of wild momentum swings, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato fell 7-5 to Mound Westonka who wrapped up the victory with an empty-net goal with 10 seconds left.
The Dragons had filtered three goals to storm back from a 6-2 deficit with just five minutes left in the third period.
Eddie Estrada scored twice and Aaron Haataja also scored in the late rally.
After the Dragons shot to a 2-0 lead, the Redhawks poured on the gas to score six straight goals.
Mound Westonka 7, LDC 5
Litchfield/DC (5-4)..............1 1 3 — 5
Mound-Westonka (7-5).......0 3 4 — 7
FIRST PERIOD – LDC: Kent Ryynanen (Mike Spreiter, Garrett Impola) 2:55
SECOND PERIOD – LDC: Aaron Haataja (Ryuynanen) 9:18 … MW: Sander Lee (Ben O’Borsky) 11;03 … MW: Jack Branstetter (Kyle Luehmann, Jack Sterne) 12:15 … MW: Jeremy Schultz (Charlie Curti) 16:21
THIRD PERIOD – MW: O’Borsky :24 … MW: Brandstetter (Jack Sterne) :51 … MW: Charlie Curit (O’Borsky, Hunter Smith) 11:38 pp … LDC: Eddie Estrada 12:06 sh … LDC: Haataja (Ryynanen) 15:04 … LDC: Estrad (OReid Nelson) 15:34 … MW: Smith (Brandstetter) empty net 16:50
GOALIE SAVES – Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato: Braeden Wahl 51-45 … Mound Westonka: Andy Seats 34-29
Bemidji 2,
River Lakes 1
Bemidji (4-8).......................0 1 1 — 2
River Lakes (5-7)................0 0 1 — 1
SECOND PERIOD – B: Matt Seratore 8:30
THIRD PERIOD – R: Jake Herges (Matt Prozinski) 12:22, B: Zach Posner (Sam Starkey, Zach Sauer) 16:17
GOALIE SAVES – Bemidji: Gabe Heifort 28 … River Lakes: Chris Skluzacek 29
