98 Division
Play kicked off on Thursday evening with two divisional contests. The Vipers began their title pursuit with a strong 12-2 victory over the Boch Blazers.Kyle Lynch and Dante Maribito were the game's high scorers as Lynch netted four goals andMaribito added one goal and four assists. The Vipers jumped out to an early 6-0 lead following the first period following goals byLynch, Maribito, Christian Kukas (1-1-2),Kyle Hentosh (1-2-3) and Noah Maercklein (2-0-2).Brendan White, Alex DelVento and Aaron Dollin also found the back of the net for the Vipers, whileClayton Geuss and Jack Piersak netted goals for the Blazers. Just hours later, the Assabet Patriots skated to a 5-0 blanking over the Valley Jr Warriors Selects squad. Four different scorers -Nick Pallotta, Peter Simeone (2-1-3), Paul Vallerand and Andrew Fisher - all scored for Assabet.