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Goal barrage highlights the 2025 Rotary All Star Classic at Essex
A combined 18 goals were scored over two games during the 39th Rotary All Star Classic at Essex Skating Facility on Saturday.
Harris swept both matchups, with the girls winning 7-3 followed by a 5-3 result in the boys contest featuring the state’s top high school hockey players from this year’s senior class.
Laine Thayer of Spaulding was the team MVP for the Harris girls squad; Rice’s Finley Strong earned top honors for the Austin girls.
The MVPs on the boys side were Tyler Russo of Rice (Harris) and South Burlington’s Lucas Van Mullen (Austin).
Game details from Saturday’s doubleheader:
Girls game: Harris 7, Austin 3
Harris: Taylor Senecal 3G, 1A. Laine Thayer 2G. Ellie Parker 1G, 2A. Addie Parent 1G, 1A. Erin Jackson 10 saves, Riley Quesnel 8 saves.
Austin: Meghan Rivard 1G. Annabelle Lekstutis 1G. Rebecca Penney 1G. Holley MacLellan 1A. Lindsay Boyden 1A. Finley Strong 1A. Cassidy Skoda 1A. Leah Boyd 13 saves, Ruby Hubbell 14 saves.
Note: Austin built a 3-1 with 3:38 left in the first period before Harris fired in six unanswered goals starting with Thayer’s tally with five seconds left in the opening frame. Senecal leveled the score in the first minute of the second period and Parker tallied the go-ahead goal at 8:49.
Boys game: Harris 5, Austin 3
Harris: Tyler Russo 2G. AJ Dennett 1G, 1A. Owen McGunnigle 1G. Shyam Meyette 1G. Sayre Fisher 1A. Brendan Patterson 1A. Nolan Morlock 1A. Sam Collins 13 saves, Torren Burt 15 saves.
Austin: Carson Lewis 1G. Lucas Van Mullen 1G. Carel Paquin 1G. Maddox Heise 2A. Alex Dick 1A. Carel Paquin 1A. Phoenix Wells 9 saves, Owen Cheney 5 saves, Noah Bruttomesso 7 saves.
Note: Russo scored the first of two unassisted goals for a 3-1 lead at 10:13 of the second period. Harris extended its margin to 5-1 on Russo’s second tally midway through the third.
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