Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group action heats up

There was a lot of excitement last Saturday at Buffalo In-Line Hockey Group games.

In the major division, the Warriors were losing to the Crush when Kolin Schultz (Amherst) scored with 11 seconds left in regulation to knot the game at 6-6. Dave Schlandt scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Crush the win.

Another example of the excitement saw, in the junior division, the Sharks ride three Matt Dickinson (Williamsville) goals to a 3-0 lead going into the third period over the Devils and then withstood a late charge to win, 3-2.

The next game saw the Maroons down 3-1 to the Knights in another junior division game with only 8:40 remaining. The Maroons rallied and got a Jonathan Meyers goal with only 17 seconds left to earn a 4-3 victory.

The junior division first-place team, the Orangemen, were losing to the Gladiators with 4:10 left in the game after a Cris Klimek goal made the score 6-4 but rallied for three goals in the final four minutes by Tyler Arno (Amherst) to pull out a 7-6 win.

Major division

Vikings 12, Killer Pandas 4

David Campuzano's three goals and three assists, Chad Loughrans' double hat trick and Mike Heberliens three assists led the way for the Vikings.

Reds 10, Snipers 1

As usual, Taylor Setlock, Austin Newman and Scott Sciolino, all from Tonawanda, paced the second-place Reds.

Mulecats 8, Firestorm 4

Calvin Waley (Cheektowaga) earned major division player of the week honors for his five-goal, two-assist work.

Blackhawks 7, Stealth 5

The No. 1 team in the majors stayed on top. Adam Ridenfliesh scored a couple of big goals for the Hawks.

Junior division

Capitals 9, Penguins 2

Sean Basil (Amherst) was the dominant player on the rink in this game, scoring five goals and playing tough defense. Basil and Tyler Arnot of the Orangemen were named junior division co-players of the week.

Buffalo In-line Hockey Group is the premier not-for-profit youth in-line hockey organization in Western New York, playing out of the EPIC Center on Wehrle Drive in Lancaster, N.Y. For more information, including information about tournament play, call Rich at 689-4090 or 773-1188 or visit bihg.org.