D2-Gold downs D2-Blue in PIHL All-Star game
The D2-Blue team had too much offensive power Sunday afternoon for a 10-5 victory over the D2-Gold squad in the PIHL D2 All-Star Game at RMU Island Sports Center.
The D2-Blue squad ran off nine unanswered goals, eight coming in the third period, to rally from a 5-1 deficit in the second period. Giovanni Valentine had a natural hat trick in the eight-goal third period.
Valentine scored the first goal of the game for a four-goal performance.
Ringgold’s Caden Doran assisted on Ryan Grunden’s goal to pull the D2-Gold team to a 1-1 tie in the first period.
Connellsville’s Ian Zerecheck helped set up Giovanni Porco’s goal that gave the D2-Gold team a 2-1 lead early in the second period. Elizabeth Forward’s Joey Wach assisted on Nick Olshanski’s goal that increased the D2-Gold team’s lead to 3-1.
Albert Gallatin’s Geno Valentine, playing for Morgantown, scored a short-handed goal to increase the D2-Gold team’s advantage to 5-1.
Connellsville goalie Nick Daniels-Nimick allowed nine goals on 26 shots.