Blue Devils and Cadets tie

Brockport trailed 3-1 after the first period but rallied for a 3-3 tie in high school hockey versus Hilton at Lakeshore Hockey Rink.

Jordan Patarino began the scoring for Hilton just 1:40 into the game on the power play when his weak shot from the point found the net. The Blue Devils countered four minutes later with a power play goal of their own to tie the game as Eric McJury tipped in a shot from Matt Ritzel.

The Cadets took a 3-1 lead with a pair of goals just 37 seconds apart later in the first period. Brantley Sherwood found Nick St. Croix, whose slap shot dribbled through the goaltenders pads. Aaron Donahey followed with a goal on assists from David Slater and Andy Delgatti.

The Blue Devils began their comeback in the second period when Ritzel created a turnover and blasted a shot into the upper right corner of the net. McJury tied the game in the third when he one-timed a rebound off the back boards during four-on-four play at the 8:20 mark.

Troy LaDue made 19 saves in net for Brockport while freshman Jim Gaffney countered with 30 saves for the Cadets including seven during the overtime session.

Brockport is 3-11-2 overall and Hilton is 5-10-2.

February 5, 2006