Schumacher, Huneke, Wolfe All Score, Edwardsville Takes 3-2 Win Over Belleville, Sweeps MVCHA Class 2A Championship Series
Edwardsville secures the Class 2A championship with a 3-2 victory over Belleville in a thrilling best-of-three series decider at RP Lumber Center.
EDWARDSVILLE - Chase Schumacher, Blake Huneke, and Reed Wolfe all scored, and it was Wolfe's second-period goal that proved to be the winner, as Edwardsville once again won the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association's Class 2A championship with a 3-2 win over Belleville in game two of the best-of-three series Thursday night at RP Lumber Center in Edwardsville.
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It's the third straight championship for the Tigers since rejoining the MVCHA, and the 15th title in the program's history.
Edwardsville scored first on an unassisted goal by Schumacher at 12:41 of the first period, the only goal of the stanza, as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead. Belleville tied the game at 7:55 of the second, when Miles Browne scored, assisted by Grant Hubert, to tie the game at 1-1.
Huneke scored at 8:50 of the second, assisted by Wolfe, to give Edwardsville the lead back at 2-1. Wolfe then scored what proved to be the winner at 11:20, assisted by Jackson Ruf, to put the Tigers up 3-1 after two periods.
Belleville pulled it within 3-2 at 4:47 of the third period on a goal scored by Arturs Zile, assisted by Browne, and tried to tie the game and force a shootout, but Evan Stark stood tall in goal to preserve the win and the championship for the Tigers.
It was a penalty-filled game, with Belleville called for 12 penalties for 32 minutes, and Edwardsville penalized nine times for 18 minutes.
Edwardsville winds up the MVCHA season 25-3-0.
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