Hockey / Upper St. Clair 2 - JV outlasts South Fayette - JV, 6-4

Upper St. Clair 2 - JV outlasts South Fayette - JV, 6-4

Date:  Source: PIHL South Fayette Lions

Upper St. Clair two - JV gutted out a close 6-4 win against South Fayette - JV.

Upper St. Clair two - JV gained the winning advantage on a goal by Zach Wehrle 2:27 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Wehrle had two goals to lead Upper St. Clair two - JV to victory.

Upper St. Clair two - JV additionally got points from Eamon Mulkern, who also grabbed one goal and four assists and Sam McKeever, who also had one goal and four assists to lead the team in points. Upper St. Clair two - JV also had goals scored by Jonah Manalo and Ian Carroll, who scored one goal each.

South Fayette - JV kept Upper St. Clair two - JV's goalie busy throughout the game, and Yusef Macissac made 45 saves on 49 shots. The defensemen of South Fayette - JV were also effective in Upper St. Clair two - JV's zone, and came away with two goals.

South Fayette - JV was led by John Trinkala, who registered two goals. Trinkala scored the first of his two goals at 3:02 into the first period to make the score 1-0 South Fayette - JV. Trinkala's next tally made the score 2-2 with 19:08 left in the second period. Others who scored for South Fayette - JV included Jack Evanish and Ryan Sossi, who each put in one. More assists for South Fayette - JV came via Garrett Rosa, who had one.

Upper St. Clair two - JV incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Bruce Hardman recorded 13 saves for South Fayette - JV. South Fayette - JV incurred 32 minutes in penalty time with six minors. South Fayette - JV ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Trinkala was ejected from the game.