By Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7)
HOPKINTON, Mass. - Familiar Tri-Valley League foes Hopkinton and Westwood were locked in a stalemate at Hopkinton High when Wolverines attack Jake Antonucci took over.
HOPKINTON, Mass. - Familiar Tri-Valley League foes Hopkinton and Westwood were locked in a stalemate at Hopkinton High when Wolverines attack Jake Antonucci took over.
The junior scored four goals and assisted on another late in the third quarter to snap a 22-minute scoreless drought for Westwood, paving the way to a 10-7 victory in a second round Division 2 Central/East matchup on Thursday afternoon.
“We joked before the game that we just took our scouting report from two weeks ago, changed the date, and handed it back out,” said Westwood coach
Todd Zahurak.
“Our game plan was to get the ball to Jake [Antonucci]. He begins and ends our offense and it’s no secret that we run a lot through him.”
It was an offensive showcase early on with both teams trading scores in a seven-goal first quarter. In the second, the defenses shored up while both Hopkinton goalie Ryan Bannon (14 saves) and Westwood’s Chris Adrian (10 saves) made several key stops.
Will Abbott (2 goals, 2 assists) scored towards the end of the second to make it 4-4 heading into halftime and the defensive battle continued over the first 10 minutes of the third.
But that’s when Antonucci (6 goals, assist) broke the deadlock with a flurry of offense, before adding another two scores early in the fourth.
Once the Hillers defense began to key in on Antonucci, Wolverines attack Connor Deehan (2 goals) added a score to open a 10-4 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Despite a late comeback effort from Hopkinton juniors DJ Sloan (4 goals, assist) and Will Abbott (2 goals, 2 assists), the Wolverines were able to hang on and will advance to face the winner of Medfield/Wayland in the sectional semifinals.
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Will Abbott responds quickly for Hopkinton, 1-1, 2.5 minutes in @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/dqXHyxc4i7— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
DJ Sloan squeaks one past Westwood goalie Adourain to make it 3-2 Hopkinton mid Q1 @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/rxSwr7XYyD— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
Sloan tries to knife thru but is stoned by Adourain. Still 4-3 Westwood mid Q2 @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/kukZRk4xws— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
Bannon saves a rocket, his 6th stop. Westwood 4, Hopkinton 3 late Q2 @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/Bv4JREvmHn— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
Second half underway and Bannon makes his 8th save. Still 4-4 early Q3 @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/bSfRObE3Hu— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
Connor Deehan adds one to make it 9-4 Westwood 8 mins left to play. @GlobeSchools @bostonlaxnet @HerewegoJoe pic.twitter.com/uQ5i8zQhyK— Nate Weitzer (@nweitzer7) June 1, 2017
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