Joe Meon netted a pair of goals, helping the South Hadley hockey team rally from a third-period deficit to score a 4-3 victory over Chicopee in a Fay Division contest Saturday at Fitzpatrick Arena in Holyoke.
Caleb Lundgren and Austin Deren were the other goal scorers for the Tigers (1-0-1), which trailed 3-2 after two periods. Lundgren notched two assists in the win. Deren, Meon and Aidan Sullivan also had helpers, and goalie Devin Carleton turned away 22 shots.
Kraig Geissler scored all three of Chicopee’s goals.
Ludlow 6, Amherst 0 — Ben Corbin’s hat trick propelled the Lions to victory, as Ludlow scored two goals in each period to capture the Fay Division win at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield on Saturday.
Minnechaug 5, Greenfield 1 — Trevor Kuchieski tallied a first period goal, but the Greenfield hockey team was unable to stay with high-powered Minnechaug in a 5-1 independent loss Saturday night at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield.
Kuchieski tallied with an assist from Kevin Baumann in the opening stanza for the Green Wave (2-2), which trailed 2-1 after the opening period and by the same score entering the third before the visiting Falcons put three in the back of the net in the final period.
Greenfield goalie Josh Bordeaux made 25 saves in net, while ‘Chaug’s John Pollard had a busy night making saves on 28 of the 29 shots he faced.
Nighthawk Classic
Host Holyoke was the top local team at the Nighthawk Classic on Saturday, as the squad was buoyed by a first place performance at 220 pounds from Richard Rodriguez to wind up fifth as a team with 90 points. Saint John’s (172 points) took home the team title, followed by Tri-County (167½) and New Bedford (160).
Taking fourth place in their respective weight classes for Holyoke were Angel Pabon (132), Ethan Mcclain (126) and Russell Rivera (160).
Granby finished in 11th place with 65 points, thanks to a runner-up finish at 145 pounds by Joseph Deprey and a third-place finish at 132 from Jacob Benson.
Northampton was 12th and Hampshire Regional nabbed 13th place. The Blue Devils had fourth-place finishers in Schuyler Trapani (220) and Dillon Green (195) while the Raiders also boasted a pair of fourth-place showings from Adin Clifford (145) and Alex Willard (138).