On Dec. 30, the Kenston Bombers hockey team played their fifth game in five days, taking on the North Olmsted Eagles at The Pond. Although the Bombers had a strenuous week, they came onto the ice with great energy. They claimed an early 3-1 first-period lead, then went on to defeat the Eagles, 6-3.

On Dec. 30, the Kenston Bombers hockey team played their fifth game in five days, taking on the North Olmsted Eagles at The Pond.

Although the Bombers had a strenuous week, they came onto the ice with great energy. They claimed an early 3-1 first-period lead, then went on to defeat the Eagles, 6-3.

“We knew we had to come out strong tonight; this is our fifth game in five nights,” Kenston Hockey Coach Tom Moores said. “For a long stretch, the kids were pretty tired. We managed to pull through and capitalized on our chances tonight.”

In particular, stellar sophomores Gavin Rowell and Luke Mack capitalized on scoring opportunities, netting five of the Bombers’ six goals.

Rowell had a hat trick (three goals), while fellow sophomore Luke Mack added two goals. Junior Troy Krahe also found the net for the Bombers.

“Most of our goals came on rushes, breakaways, 2-on-1’s, 2-and-0’s,” Moores said. “So that’s good, that means we’re skating and working hard and going to the net and we got rewarded.

“The kids made some great shots. Gavin made some spectacular shots tonight; he was on point, Luke Mack and Troy (Krahe) as well. The three of them have been unstoppable.”

The Bombers got on the scoreboard first when Mack scored the first of his two goals early in the first period on an assist from Krahe.

After the game, Mack described his first goal, while Krahe emphasized the importance of staying calm, cool and collected in order to make sure he was providing his teammates with great passes.

“It was in front of the net, big battle,” Mack said. “I managed to see it (the puck) and grab it. And I was able to come around on the other side to an open slot, and I was able to rip it top right corner.”

“The game was chippy, but we kept a level head,” added Krahe. “(We) kept focusing on the fundamentals of passing.”

The Bombers scored two more times in the first period on goals by Krahe (assisted by Tommy Moores) and Rowell (assisted by Mack).

Rowell described his first goal of the game.

“I was breaking up the ice; I snuck behind the defender; I called for it from Luke,” Rowell said. “He gave me a beautiful pass, just took it in, easy shot, bottom right.”

The Bombers scored two more times in the second period on goals by Rowell (assisted by Mack and Aly Stefancin) and Mack (assisted by Moores and Rowell).

Taking a 5-2 lead into the third period, both the Bombers and Eagles added goals to make the final score 6-3.

The Bombers final goal of the game was scored by Rowell, assisted by Krahe.

Overall, for the week, the Bombers went 4-1 and were led offensively by Mack, Rowell and Krahe. In fact, Mack (12), Rowell (8) and Krahe (4) combined to score 24 goals throughout the five games.

In addition, freshman JC Pustai (3), senior Chase Parker (2) and junior Tommy Moores (1) contributed goals throughout the week.

In going 4-1, Kenston defeated Parma (8-0), Avon (9-0) and St. Ed’s (4-0).

They finished as runners-up in the Parma Holiday Tournament, as Ahmerst Steele defeated them, 5-2, in the championship game.

To summarize a great week of hockey, Coach Moores commented on the excellent performances of Rowell, Mack and Krahe.

“They got over 59 points, I think, in five games combined,” he said, “so they’re doing well and we’re doing well.”

The Bombers return to the ice for two games Jan. 6 (Solon) and Jan. 7 (Stow Munroe Falls), then face their rival, the Chagrin Falls Tigers, on Jan. 8.

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