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| Algonquin senior middie Mike Martens celebrates his game-winning goal. |
Just moments after allowing Acton-Boxborough to force overtime with a regulation buzzer-beater, Algonquin scored its biggest win of the season, courtesy of a game-winner from senior captain Mike Martens.
Ed. Note- Complete highlights of this overtime thriller are now up on ESPN Boston, but we have provided highlights of A-B's buzzer-beater and Algonquin's overtime game-winner below.
First-year Algonquin coach Matt Nofsinger essentially gave his senior All-American the green light to go for the score, and when the Colonials came late with the double-team, Martens made them pay with a bottom-shelf goal. The 8-7 overtime victory pushed Algonquin to 4-0, and dropped the Colonials, who have played a murderous early schedule, to 2-4.
"I told the kids to forget about the mystique (of A-B), to forget about what division they're in, and forget about the fact that we haven't beaten them. All that matters are the 48 minutes that we've been given," Nofsinger said. "That's obviously a top-notch program. They're well coached, and they've got great kids going on to play for good schools, but I'll take my group and put them up against anybody, anytime.
