Baldwin Highlanders - 1975 & 1988 AAA

Plum 5 Norwin 2 DELMONT - Plum 3-4-0 looked to even its record on the season against Norwin 1-6-0 in the late game at Center Ice. Plum coach Sean Keller’s team has some inexperience and will look to make a playoff drive into the season’s 2nd half, while Dave Warren’s Knights have been disappointing after some lofty expectations prior to the season. Norwin took the lead at 6:58 remaining in the opening period as Jimmy Recuperio was in alone and beat Mike Bronder for a 1-0 lead for the Knights. Plum cam back with 1:25 left as Jonathon Smith’s shot from the point through traffic was tipped by Ben Colosmo through the 5-hole Mike Pochan to tie the game at 1-1. On to the 2nd period and Jonathon Smith picked up a loose puck at 12:41 and beat Pochan through the 5 hole to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead. Plum extended their lead at 4:18 of the second as Jonathon Smith found Matt Giunta in the slot and Giunta roofed a shot over the glove hand side to give the Mustangs a 3-1 lead. Giunta returned the favor with 2:27 of the period finding Jonathon Smith, who fired a wrist shot on the stick side beating Pochan for a 4-1 lead. In the third period, the teams traded gaols as Shawn O’Conner scored an unassisted tally at 12:00 and Jimmy Recupero picked up his second goal for Norwin with a little over 3 minutes remaining to make the final count 5-2 in favor of the Mustangs.