Buffalo Inline Hockey Group
Raiders defeat Black Aces in classic

Just about every week, you can find at least one great game in Buffalo In-line Hockey Group.

Last Saturday, the Raiders, undefeated leaders in the Major division, went up against the Black Aces in one of those great games.

Taylor Setlock (Tonawanda) opened the scoring for the Raiders with a first period goal and widened the gap with another in the second.

Meanwhile, the Black Aces carried play in both periods only to be turned away by netminder Bryant Hathaway time and time again.

Bard Owen (Tonawanda) closed the score to 2-1 with an early third period tally but Scott Sciolino (Tonawanda) capitalized on an Aces turnover to make the score 3-1. Hathaway could not be solved and the Raiders continued their undefeated ways.

In other action:

Major Division

Blues 10, Mean Machine 9

Chad Laughran (Amherst) scored in a shootout to give the Blues this win. It was Laughran's fourth of the game and combined with Pat Smith's (Amherst) hat trick, was enough for the win. Major division leading scorer Roy Wasiewicz (Cheektowaga) had five goals for the Machine.

Flyers 12, Sabres 6

Justin Banaszak (Cheektowaga) had a double hat trick and Rob Russell (Tonawanda) scored three times to pace the Flyers. Evan Dressel (Amherst) and Luke Pronti (Pendleton) again had strong games for the Sabres.

Bandits 10, Berets 6

The Bandits earned their first win in regulation this season with this triumph. Doug Smith (Cheektowaga) had a breakout game with four scores and Nick Shearer (Kenmore) had a hat trick for the winners. Adam Rainey (Tonawanda) had a hat trick for the Berets.

Junior Division

Demons 11, Heat 8

In a game between the two teams that had been tied for the top spot in this division, Kevin Eberth (Cheektowaga) had a third-period hat trick and four goals in all to blow this game open. Ryan Owarczyck (Williamsville) also scored four times for the Demons. Matt Guiga continued his season long strong play with four more scores for the Heat.

Good Fellas 11, Blades 3

The Fellas moved into a second place tie led by Evan Dressel's (Amherst) hat trick and two assists. Goel Vicram (Amherst) had his strongest game of the year with a goal and three assists.

Ghosts 15, Raiders 12

In the highest scoring game of the day, the Ghosts saw Zac Carlisle with a hat trick and four helpers lead the way. The Vaccarro brothers, Josh and Mike (Amherst), each scored four times. Raider Nick Antoniadas (Amherst) scored five goals and had two assists for player of the week honors.

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