ARLINGTON — Linemates Kevin Andriolo and Jason Shreenan had the very same response nearly in unison Sunday afternoon at Ed Burns Enviornment.
Tewksbury boys hockey star senior Tyler Bourgea collected the puck out of a faceoff within the slot, moved to his backhand as bait, shortly pulled the puck throughout to his proper in a snap, and tucked it simply contained in the put up previous a kick-save atttempt.
It was his sixth aim of the sport, lower than two minutes into the third interval, powering the No. 7 Redmen (12-0-1) previous No. 22 Weymouth, 7-3, within the first spherical of the Ed Burns Espresso Pot Match’s higher Doherty Division.
Andriolo (5 assists) and Shreenan (aim, three assists) a couple of half-second aside lifted their palms to their helmets in amazement whereas skating towards Bourgea.
“Yeah, it’s unbelievable,” stated Andriolo, laughing. “We’re simply on the ice watching him play on the market, just about. Simply feed him on a regular basis.”
Simply the day prior in the identical constructing, St. Mary’s of Lynn head coach Matthew Smith Sr. – visiting Arlington Catholic – referred to as Bourgea “the perfect highschool participant I’ve seen all 12 months, it’s not even shut,” after the Redmen beat the Spartans on Wednesday.
It took solely 16 seconds into this one for Bourgea to make his mark, following a tough shot that Andriolo acquired on internet and cashing in on the rebound.
Weymouth goalie Billy Lennon was super regardless of permitting seven targets as he accrued 44 saves. He had 17 within the first interval alone, however it wasn’t sufficient to cease Bourgea from scoring twice extra within the body for an early hat trick and a 3-1 lead.
“Six targets, that’s loopy,” Tewksbury head coach Derek Doherty stated. “He’s a particular participant. You possibly can attempt to goal him as an opponent, however he’s too elusive. He’s large, he’s sturdy. … He’s going to play his recreation, and that’s it.”
Between Lennon and quick responses with their very own assault, the Wildcats (8-4) stayed within the recreation for a lot of the way in which. After Bourgea netted his fourth aim early within the second interval, Weymouth’s Ryan Ferguson (aim, help) linked with Ryan MacDonald within the slot simply 27 seconds later to chop the deficit to 4-2. Lennon stood on his head the remainder of the interval, denying a number of Bourgea possibilities with some highlight-reel saves.
It solely took 20 seconds into the third, although, for Bourgea so as to add his fifth on one other rebound off a shot from Andriolo, and an influence play faceoff arrange his epic end.
“I couldn’t have executed it with out my linemates,” Bourgea stated. “They feed me, they take nice photographs for me, give me nice possibilities.”
“(Bourgea) was fired up tonight, and his line is sweet,” Doherty added. “It’s an excellent mixture. … Their chemistry is loopy. They transfer the puck very, very nicely.”
Cole Abruzi held his personal with some large saves himself as Weymouth ramped up the strain down 6-2, although Colin Browning lower that deficit with 9:35 left. Shreenan capped off the day with 1:52 to go on a aim from the slot, assisted by Andriolo from the nook.
A lot of the charged effort was attributed to the response of Tewksbury’s efficiency in its recreation Saturday, shedding a three-goal lead within the third interval to tie Acton-Boxboro after beating it 8-0 earlier within the season. The Redmen have been additionally motivated by final 12 months’s 7-2 loss to Arlington on this match’s first spherical final 12 months.
“Tying (Acton-Boxboro on Saturday) was only a large blow,” Bourgea stated. “We knew we needed to come out right this moment and play (onerous).”
“It was only a actuality test that we wanted,” Andriolo added. “We will’t underestimate any crew. So we got here in right this moment understanding that, and simply got here out prepared.”
As for Bourgea’s day, it comes as little shock – however nonetheless amazement – to Doherty.
“Quite a lot of it (was a response to Saturday),” Doherty stated. “Tyler took it upon himself with the response, together with his teammates. Stated, ‘Let’s go.’ It was all enterprise on the bus experience right here. … You possibly can see it, we’re not shedding this recreation tonight.”
