A shootout to determine a high-scoring girls game highlighted the 40th Rotary All Star Classic featuring the state’s top high school senior hockey players at Essex Skating Facility on Saturday, March 21.
Chittenden Charge’s Hadia Ahmed scored the lone goal in the shootout, leading the Harris girls to a 7-6 victory over the Austin squad. In the nightcap, the Austin boys staked to a 3-0 lead in the second period on their way to a 4-2 triumph over Harris.
Ahmed was named team MVP for the Harris girls. Gabrielle Griffith was selected the MVP for the Austin girls. On the boys side, South Burlington’s Christian Butler and Rice’s Colton Riberia were their team MVPs for Austin and Harris, respectively.
Game details from Saturday’s doubleheader are below. Scroll down below the hockey results for details on the VBCA senior games.
Girls game: Harris 7, Austin 6 (shootout)
Harris: Hadia Ahmed 3G, 2A. Gabbie Fraties 2G, 1A. Gracie Lunt 1G. Grace Raleigh 2A. Jillian Smith 1A. Marley Clark 8 saves, Dahlia Steele 10 saves.
Austin: Gabrielle Griffith 2G, 1A. Alexis Moody 2G. Jackie Henderson 1G. Lillianna Fournier 1G, 1A. Alexis Audsley 1A. Morgan Rivard 1A. Lucia Minadeo 1A. Ella McAllister 15 saves.
Note: Austin took a 4-3 lead into the second period. Fraties and Ahmed had second-period tallies for Harris and Austin’s Moody also scored for a 5-all game entering the third. Harris’ Lunt and Austin’s Henderson traded third-period goals to forge overtime. After a scoreless extra period, Ahmed had the lone goal in the shootout.
Boys game: Austin 4, Harris 2
Austin: Christian Butler 2G, 1A. Eli Herrington 1G, 1A. Garret Carter 1G. Milo Lavit 1A. Gavin Benoit 1A. Brady Jones 1A. Tommy Barnes 8 saves, Alex McCabe 5 saves, Ryan Philbrook 10 saves.
Harris: Colton Ribera 2G. Chais Lyford 1A. Drew Laprade 1A. Ethan Fortin 6 saves, TJ Baron 5 saves, Dominic Palazzo 6 saves.
Note: Butler, Carter and Herrington gave Austin a 3-0 lead into the second period.
North sweeps South at VBCA senior showcase at Windsor
The state’s top boys and girls basketball seniors convened at Windsor High School for the long-running Vermont Basketball Coaches Association all-star event on Saturday, March 21. Among the all-day festivities, the North claimed all four games vs. the South, while year-end awards were handed out, including a lifetime achievement honor for Dave Fredrickson, the VBCA’s former executive director and Mount Anthony boys basketball coach.
The North now leads the all-time series 63-33.
For stats from Saturday’s game courtesy of the Rutland Herald, see below:
D-III/IV girls: North 46, South 42
North: Lynsey Lavely 7 points.
South: Hayley Raiche 10 points. Natalie Perry 7 points. Braylee Phelps 7 points.
D-III-IV boys: North 90, South 83
North: Jack Lafayette 14 points. Nick Mascitti 13 points. Sebastian Eldred 13 points). Tej Stewart 12 points.
South: Jayden Huntoon 14 points. Brody McGaffigan 8 points. Ryker Mosehauer 8 points. Chase Razanouski 8 points.
D-I/II girls: North 76, South 66
North: Zoey McNabb 15 points. Addie Nelson 12 points. Alyssa Small 11 points. Marlie Bushey 10 points.
South: Charlotte Jasmin 18 points. Reese Croutworst 11 points, 12 rebounds, 6 steals. Bayleigh Clark 8 points.
D-I/II boys: North 82, South 66
North: Vinny Wagoner 12 points. Byron Robertson, Jr. 11 points. Oli Avdibegovic 11 points. Paul Comba 10 points. Colby Hall 9 points.
South: Noah Jenks 14 points. Ryan Murphy 14 points. Kole Fotion 8 points. Cooke Riney 8 points.
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