Baldwin Highlanders - 1975 & 1988 AAA

This Game Summary was provided by Latrobe Hockey GREENSBURG - There was a cat fight at the Kirk S. Nevin Ice Arena in Greensburg on Thursday night as the Latrobe Wildcats hosted the Kittanning Wildcats in AA Varsity Ice Hockey action. Latrobe jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the first period on a Brad Roth goal assisted by Mike Kimmel and Aaron Stitt. However, Kittanning's Joel Shriver responded with two goals, including a power play goal, to give his team a 2 - 1 lead at the end of the first period. Justin Kovatch assisted Shriver on both goals while teammates Lee Heilman and Nick Troup chipped in with one assist each. In the second period, Kittanning's Colin McKelvey struck quickly with a goal assisted by Cory Beers and Adam Fiscus. Nevertheless, Latrobe jumped back into striking distance on an Eric Gondosh goal with Stitt and RJ Williams assisting. But, McKelvey, assisted by Troup, scored again with 13 seconds remaining in the period to give Kittanning a 4 - 2 lead at the end of two. A short-handed breakaway goal by Shriver took Latrobe by surprise early in the third period. Heilman assisted Shriver with his hattrick goal to give Kittanning a 5 - 2 lead. Shortly thereafter, Williams put another goal on the board for Latrobe with Kimmel and Roth providing assists. The final twelve and one-half minutes of the game resulted in a defensive battle as each team refused scoring rights to the other. Kittanning clinched the game with a 5 - 3 victory. Kittanning Goalie Joseph Mercurio stopped 24 of 27 shots and Latrobe Goalie Justin Fontaine denied Kittanning 28 of their 33 scoring attempts.