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The first-place White Pines Wolverines continued their strong start to the Sault Ste. Marie Boy’s High School Hockey League season on Thursday, November 12th, earning a convincing 4-0 shutout victory over the fourth-place Korah Colts at the John Rhodes Centre.
Entering the matchup with a perfect 2-0 record, the Wolverines were looking to build on their November 8th performance, when they blanked the CASS Huskies 5-0. Meanwhile, the Korah Colts, who entered the contest with a 1-2 record, were looking to bounce back after suffering a 6-3 loss to the Superior Heights Steelhawks on November 8th.
White Pines wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, striking twice in the opening period to take control of the contest.
At 2:51, Danny MacDonald opened the scoring for the Wolverines, notching his first goal of the season with assists going to Jevon Johnson and Owen Sanderson to give White Pines a 1-0 advantage.
Just 1:26 later, Johnson doubled the Wolverines’ lead when he found the back of the net at 1:25. Johnson’s fourth goal of the season came with MacDonald and Sanderson collecting the assists as White Pines carried a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.
The Wolverines continued to apply pressure in the second period and added to their advantage at 1:33. Shamus Cochrane scored his first goal of the season, with Owen James and MacDonald picking up the assists to give White Pines a comfortable 3-0 lead.
In the third period, MacDonald delivered his second goal of the afternoon to put the game out of reach. At 8:54, MacDonald recorded his second of the season and second of the game, with Sanderson and James assisting on the play to round out the scoring at 4-0.
At the other end of the ice, White Pines goaltender Ben Potter turned in another outstanding performance, recording his second shutout of the season to preserve the Wolverines’ clean sheet. Korah goaltender Siran Foltz-Sikorski was between the pipes for the Colts.
With the victory, the first-place Wolverines continue their perfect start to the season, improving to 3-0 while earning their second consecutive shutout.
White Pines will return to the John Rhodes Centre on Saturday, November 15th, when they take on the Superior Heights Steelhawks in a 5:30 p.m puck drop.
The Korah Colts will look to get back into the win column on Friday, November 13th, when they return to the ice for a 9:00 p.m puck drop. Both upcoming matchups will take place at the John Rhodes Centre.
