Hockey: Jets soar in third to defeat Fenwick in second straight contest

After playing a lackadaisical first part of the opening period on Sunday in the opening round of the Viking Holiday Classic in Byfield, the Lynn Jets found themselves in a 2-0 hole to Bishop Fenwick at Whiston-Bragdon Arena.But a shorthanded goal from Terry Finnigan late in the first gave the Jets some life and they took full advantage, ripping off the game’s final four goals to take a 4-2 win over the Crusaders and advance to play Triton tonight (6) in the finals.”Fenwick is a tough team and they came to play,” Jets coach Joe Conlon said. “We were able to settle down and played a good second and third period.”Matt Anderson and Mike Cipriani scored 2:14 apart early in the first period to stake the Crusaders (2-3-0) to a 2-0 lead. Late in the first, however, Finnigan turned the momentum in favor of the Jets with his unassisted shorthanded tally that cut the gap to 2-1 after one.”That was a big momentum goal by Terry,” Conlon said. “It gave us a real big boost.”Early in the second, Jordan Morelli continued the momentum for Lynn when he scored off a John Finnigan assist at 1:43 to deadlock the game heading to the third. The game stayed tied at 2-2 until the 11:58 mark of the third when Mike Duggan scored off assists from Demetrius Polk and Terry Finnigan to put the Jets in front.Duggan ensured the victory with 39 ticks remaining when he scored an empty-net goal, assisted by Kyle Martin.”It was good for us to have some different guys step up (Sunday),” Conlon said.St. John’s (D) 8, St. John’s (S) 0At Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, Colin Blackwell had a hat trick and two assists as the Eagles (2-2-0) bounced back from a tough loss at Hingham on Wednesday with a solid effort for three periods.”When you play a full game, skate hard and do all the little things right, these are the things that can happen,” Eagles coach Kristian Hanson said.The Prep exploded for four goals in a little under four minutes midway through the first to take a 4-0 lead after one before adding two goals each in the second and third periods.Greg Tremblay, Jon Farrow, Nick Pandelena, Pete Cahill and Mike Gianelli also had goals for the Prep. Kevin Davis had two assists for the Eagles, who are at Woburn (8) on Wednesday.Gloucester 5, Beverly 1At Talbot Rink in Gloucester, the Panthers’ (1-3) lone goal came in the third period off the stick of Jack Liacos, assisted by Brian Spencer.GIRLS HOCKEYSt. Mary’s 3, Austin Prep 0At Stoneham Arena in Stoneham, the Spartans (5-0-0) had to do some serious sweating against the winless (0-5-1) Cougars as Austin goalie Shannon O’Neil was outstanding, holding St. Mary’s at bay until midway through the third period.”(O’Neil) played unbelievable,” St. Mary’s coach Frank Pagliuca said. “We had plenty of opportunities.”Thanks to O’Neil’s brilliant play, the game was still scoreless until 7:51 remaining when Courtney Winters converted off a Sabrina Iannetti feed. Just over two minutes later, Winters struck again, this time off Marisa Maccario and Ianetti helpers, to increase the lead to 2-0.Freshman Allison Butler’s power play goal, assisted by Michelle Macchione and Courtney White, with 2:39 to go closed out the scoring. Fellow freshman Sarah Foss posted the shutout.”This was a great test for us against a traditional rival that’s always given us trouble,” Pagliuca said. “I was real proud of the girls. They came out in the third period and really bore down and turned it up a notch.”In other action, Shrewsbury beat Beverly, 6-0.