Freshman Austin Ennis netted his first varsity hat trick and senior Andrew Harley had a six-point to give him a Section V best 40 points as Brockport rolled over Geneva 7-1 in high school hockey.
Harley staked Brockport to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal at 2:52 of the first period before the Blue Devils blew the game open with four second period goals.
Peyton Young, second in the league in scoring with 29 points, scored his first of the game just 32 seconds into the stanza with a power play tally with assists by Harley and junior defenseman Jack Skakuj.
Ennis then began pursuit of his hat trick with an even strength tally scoring off a backhand feed from Young. Harley also assisted at 2:56 to make it 3-0.
A little less than five minutes later, Young fed Harley for his second of the game to give Brockport a 4-0 lead before Ennis finished off the period by taking a pass from Peter Taccone at center ice and using a double-move around the defenseman and scored into the lower left corner of the net at 12:13.
“It feels good,” Ennis said. “Working with Andrew Harley and Peyton Young, who are good playmakers, there are always scoring opportunities. We adjusted our lines (after several injuries) and Peter (Taccone) moved back to defense which has helped us quite a bit. We just kept moving lines until we found chemistry.”
Young netted his second goal of the game just 2:50 into the third with assists from Ennis and Harley. Ennis then completed his forever memory scoring on a wrist shot into the upper right corner with assists by Harley and Taccone at 9:11 to take it 7-0.
Brockport goaltender Liam Schriener made 14 saves for his seventh win of the season as Brockport clinched the top seed in Class B for the Section V playoffs.
“We’ve been producing all year and this was a big game for us getting the first seed in sectionals,” Harley said. “You go all year trying to find out who you are as a team. I have great teammates and we know we’re going to eventually score.”
Brockport faced Geneseo in the first round of the playoffs.
