Freeport Yellow Jackets

JOHNSTOWN - In the quest to see all 65 varsity teams [48 down and 17 to go], we turned our attention to Ferndale and Richland Cambria, who have combined for a 1-17-0 start to the 2002-2003 season. Before an intimate gathering for the late game at the War Memorial, both RC's George Gvozdich and Ferndale's were looking at this game as an opportunity for a victory for their respective squads. The teams traded goals in the first period as the Rams Mike Werder and Chris Gvozdich and Ferndale's Alan Waters and Sean Riffle scored to knot the game at 2-2. The second period was all Richland Cambria as Jeff Kamzik [10:28]Mike Werder added a 2nd goal at 3:30 and Derek Shawley stretched the lead to 5-2 at 1:50 to give the Rams a comfortable 5-2 lead. Yellow Jackets coach Brian Riffle must have given a stirring locker room speech as the ice was resurfaced because Ferndale looked like a team on a mission in the third as they outshot Richland Cambria 20-3. Richland Cambria freshman goaltender John Kamzik was outstanding trying to preserve the lead, but Sean Riffle got his number scoring a natural hat trick with goals at 9:04 on the rebound. 3:03 with a wicked wrist shot upstairs and a great tip of Jonas Boberg's shot from the point with just 44 seconds remaining to give Ferndale an unbelievable 5-5 tie.