North Drops Somerville, Improves Record To 12-2

The North Hunterdon Ice Hockey Club won both games this weekend, defeating the Hatfield Ice Hawks 5-3 Saturday and Somerville High School 6-3 on Sunday to improve their record to 12-2 in their second season.

Alec Schleicher had two goals and two assists, Mark Schwanda had two goals and one assist while Ben Marchesini added a goal and two assists with Wyatt Kunzman also scoring. Schwanda's second goal came with North killing a penalty and Kunzman's goal came with two North skaters in the box as he skated through the Pioneers defense and blasted a shot over the goalie's glove hand.

The North penalty killing unit, led by Jordan Gionas who provide tenacious forechecking, killed two five on three Somerville power plays in the second period. North also capitalized on two power plays with Schleicher and Schwanda each getting a power play goal.

On Saturday Wyatt Kunzman led the Lions with two goals while Jimmy Pytell, Greg Garcia and Mark Schwanda also scored.

North has now won 12 games, one more than their inaugural season last year where they posted a 11-4-1 record.

Tomorrow afternoon North tries to win their 13th game of the season against Voorhees at Aspen Ice in Flemington at

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