The Westfield Bombers took on Central Massachusetts’ top ranked Wachusett Mountaineers Saturday at Amelia in a rough and tumble high school boys ice hockey game Saturday at Amelia Park Ice Arena. (Photo by Bill Deren)
WESTFIELD – The Wachusett High School boys ice hockey team led 1-0 after one period, and, after scoring two more goals in the second, cruised to a 3-0 win over Westfield Saturday on Senior Night at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
It was close early as both teams had ample scoring chances, but it was one of Central Massachusetts’ top-ranked teams, Wachusett, that came away with the lead … and in the end, the victory.
Westfield returns to action Saturday at Grafton at 1:30 p.m.
In other games, the Longmeadow-Westfield girls ice hockey team slipped past Shrewsbury 2-1 Saturday. No game details were reported.
WESTFIELD WRESTLES WAY INTO POSTSEASON: Westfield finished off its regular season, going 3-1 at the Southwick duels. The Bombers defeated the Pathfinder Pioneers 57-12, the South Hadley Tigers 40-20, and the Minnechaug Falcons 36-35, losing only to Gilbert (Conn.), 33-32.
The Pathfinder win was highlighted by pins from 126-pound senior captain Ed Borodin (3:03), 132-pound senior Mike Minchala (2:43), 145-pound senior captain Vitaliy Borodin (2:59), and 182-pound junior Carlito Serrano (1:32), senior heavyweight Joe Raco (1:28), and a hard-fought victory from 160-pounder, Cam Foster, 7-6.
Against South Hadley, Westfield freshman Colby Clauson (113 pounds) registered a pin in 25 seconds; Nick Clauson (170 pounds) won by fall in 2:31; and, Foster won 12-0.
Against Minnechaug, Minchala logged a pin in 3:00 and junior Nate Dinnie (138 pounds) won by fall in 1:58.
And, finally, against Gilbert, Ed Borodin won by fall in 3:55, Raco registered a pin in 4:46, and Serrano posted a tremendous 5-2 win.
Ed Borodin finishes the regular season 21-7, Vitaliy Borodin was 21-9, Nick Clauson, 17-5, Foster, 18-9, Raco, 26-3, and 138-pounder Ed Towers, 12-10.
