BOSTON — Much of the main focus for the BC High boys hockey group heading into the state event was discovering consistency within the sporadic high-level play it used all through an up-and-down common season.
With 5 completely different scorers and a dominant three durations in Thursday evening’s 5-0 Div. 1 first spherical win over Nineteenth-seeded Andover, the No. 14 Eagles (10-10-1) are off to a superb begin.
BC High has outscored its final three opponents 10-0, and might want to carry that momentum right into a second-round date with Catholic Conference rival No. 3 Catholic Memorial on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Andover’s season ends at 11-9-1.
“It gives you all the confidence you need to continue moving forward,” mentioned Eagles head coach John Flaherty. “At this stage of the season, you just got to do whatever it takes to move on. You got to take one game at a time and you got to prepare for that team you’re playing, and execute. Our guys did it today, they executed to perfection from the goalie all the way out.”
A bodily opening interval was mild with scoring, although senior Owen Welch (aim help) put BC High on the board within the closing 4 minutes of the body by jamming house a rebound for a 1-0 lead.
Andover generated a pair high quality appears on Eagles freshman goalie Drew Karlovits (nine-save shutout), however struggled to take care of possession by means of the impartial zone for a lot of the sport. A 9-3 shot benefit for BC High within the first interval was a 16-2 disparity within the second and 13-4 within the third, nearly controlling all three frames to stop any type of comeback.
“Everyone contributed,” Flaherty mentioned. “I’m most proud of the consistency of the effort. … We had a consistent, 45-minute game today, which is probably our best of the year.”
“We carried (this) a little bit from our senior night game,” Welch added. “Three straight games, no goals, it’s not one line or one person. It’s just the whole team, we’re all playing together.”
Golden Warriors goalie Vinny D’Urso withstood a wholesome portion of photographs to maintain it a one-score sport within the second, up till the halfway level. Sonny Christian blocked a shot from the purpose and it floated into open ice, which he scooped for a breakaway and potted for a 2-0 lead.
Welch’s line cooked up one other aim early within the third, seemingly deflating Andover with a 3-0 lead on a back-door feed to David Williams. Tripp Schuhwerk scored with 7:35 for a 4-0 dagger, however Brendan McCarthy’s one-timer 4 minutes later added another for good measure.
Controlling play within the event’s opening spherical was an enormous confidence booster, however so was having all 5 objectives come from completely different gamers.
“We’ve got depth,” Welch mentioned. “Whoever’s on the ice, we trust them all.”
Another chapter within the historic rivalry between Catholic Memorial and BC High now awaits. The Eagles received the newest playoff matchup in 2022 because the thirteenth seed, upsetting the No. 4 Knights within the second spherical.
“It’s CM-BC High, it doesn’t need to be said anymore than that,” Flaherty mentioned. “It’s exciting for high school hockey, it’s exciting for both communities.”
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