The ASAA Division II State Hockey Champion Soldotna Stars closed-out play at the ASAA Division I State Hockey Championships on Friday with a 5-3 loss to the Mid-Alaska Conference Wasilla Warriors.
Wasilla 5 – SoHi 3
The Stars three times rallied from a one-goal deficit to tie the game against the Warriors, only to allow two, mid-third period goals in a 5-3 loss to Wasilla; eliminating SoHi from the Division I championships.
Trailing 1-0 after one period, following a goal by Wasilla’s Mason Holler; Silas Larsen scored just :55 seconds into the second period, with assists by Boone Theiler and Mycah Booth, to draw the Stars even at 1-1. The Warriors then capitalized on two SoHi penalties scoring back-to-back, power-play goals for a 3-1 lead. The Stars answered with a second Larsen goal and trailed 3-2 after two periods of hockey.
SoHi evened the contest at 3-3 just :10 seconds into the third period with a goal by Boone Theiler with assists by Larsen and Jace Applehans; that would prove to be the final goal for the Stars.
Wasilla’s Sayer Sanders scored a short-handed goal at 5:42 and Easton McRee added an insurance goal at 8:35 for the 5-3 victory for Wasilla. The Warriors advance to the 4th place game on Saturday at noon at the Menard Arena in Wasilla.
More DI state hockey results will be provided as tournament games are recorded.
