RBM hockey team wins playoff opener

Contributed Story Posted 11 February 2024 at 9:07 am

Joel Harris (Barker) exploded for four goals in the Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina Club Hockey team’s playoff opening 6-3 victory over Cheektowaga Saturday.

Harris opened the scoring with a goal on passes from Jackson Hauser (Barker) and Holden Burkard (Newfane). Twenty seconds later, Hauser gave RBM a 2-0 lead with assists from Harris and John Peracciny (Roy-Hart).

In the second period, Harris scored two goals, both unassisted and one short- handed.

In the third, RBM went up by five on a score from Colby Boyer (Newfane) on assists from Jack Goehle (Newfane) and Connor Ernest (Wilson).

Cheektowaga made a run, scoring three times in five minutes before Harris scored on an empty net from Lawson Wallworth.

Devon Derda picked up the win in goal.

Round two of the playoffs begins Monday in Lockport at 8:40 p.m. with the opening game of a best of three series against ELPS (Eden, Lake Shore, Pioneer, Springville).