By Jake Levin (@JakeLevin09)
Stoneham, Mass. - Continuing to raise the bar after an unbeaten regular season is no easy task, but the Hanover Indians keep finding a way.
Hanover (24-0-1) is headed back to the TD Garden for the third time in the last five seasons after pulling away from the Swampscott Big Blue on Wednesday night at Stoneham Arena for a 5-0 win in the Division 3 Eastern Mass final.
The victory sets the stage for a clash of the titans with the Shrewsbury Colonials on Sunday in the Division 3 State Championship, after the Colonials edged the Westfield Bombers, 2-1, in the Central/West final.
The Big Blue (13-6-6) held the Indians off the scoreboard for the entire first period thanks to 16 saves from netminder Dan Johnson. Swampscott continued to hold the highest-scoring team in the entire state at bay well into the second period, until Connor Morris finally broke the dam on the power play at 10:44 of the middle frame.
