The Korah Colts and CASS Huskies combined for 13 goals in an entertaining matchup on Friday, November 6th, at the John Rhodes Centre as the two teams met in Sault Ste. Marie High School Boys Hockey League action. The Colts built a three-goal advantage in the third period before having to withstand a furious late push from the Huskies to secure a 7-6 victory.
Korah opened the scoring at 9:14 of the first period when Bryce Lappalainen found the back of the net on the power play for his first goal of the season. Devon Clarida and Max picked up the assists as the Colts carried a 1-0 lead into the second period.
The Huskies responded early in the middle frame, tying the game at 1-1 at 14:41 when Noah Smith scored his third goal of the season on the power play, with Jaxson Zelonko and Carter Pritchard collecting the assists. The Colts answered with another power-play goal at 7:50 as Will Pusch scored his first of the season, assisted by Aiden Givanatti, to restore the Korah lead.
The scoring continued as Cash Dunn extended the Colts’ advantage to 3-1 at 5:36, scoring his first of the season with Joshua Wamsteeker providing the assist. CASS wasn’t finished, however, as Jackson McGonegal brought the Huskies within one at 3:06 with a power-play goal, his first of the campaign, assisted by Zelonko.
With just 54 seconds remaining in the second period, Pusch struck again, scoring his second goal of the season to give Korah a 4-2 advantage heading into the final frame.
The Colts added to their lead early in the third period when Dunn scored his second of the season at 14:45, with Martino Coccimiglio earning the assist. Korah appeared to be taking control of the contest, but the Huskies continued to battle.
Carter Pritchard made it 5-3 at 7:09 with his first goal of the season, assisted by Brandon Lobban. Just 37 seconds later, Marciano Cranston restored the Colts’ three-goal cushion with an unassisted goal at 6:32.
CASS answered once again at 4:24 when Pritchard scored his second of the game on the power play, with James Orchard picking up the assist. Cranston responded for Korah at 2:27, scoring his second goal of the game and third of the season, with Bryce Lappalainen collecting the assist to put the Colts ahead 7-4.
Despite trailing by three goals, the Huskies refused to go away. Logan McAulay sparked a late rally, scoring an unassisted goal at 48 seconds remaining before finding the back of the net again just 33 seconds later, at 15 seconds remaining, with Orchard recording the assist.
The two late goals brought CASS within one, but the Colts managed to hold on through the final seconds to escape with a hard-fought 7-6 victory.
In goal, Korah’s Siran Foltz-Sikorski turned aside 28 of 30 shots, while CASS netminder Joszef Moore stopped 22 of 26 shots in the loss.
The victory featured contributions throughout the Korah lineup, with Pusch, Dunn and Cranston each scoring twice. For the Huskies, Pritchard recorded two goals and an assist, while McAulay added two late goals to make the final moments interesting.
NEXT UP: The Korah Colts will be back in action on Saturday, November 7th, when they travel to Desbarats, Ontario, to face the CASS Huskies in a 7:00 p.m. matchup.
