Franklin Matters: FHS boys hockey team tops North Attleboro 5-1 on Wednesday

Thursday, January 4, 2024

FHS boys hockey team tops North Attleboro 5-1 on Wednesday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports .com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024.

Boys Hockey = North Attleboro, 1 @ Franklin, 5 – Final

Game #8 Results: #10 Franklin (5) North Attleboro (1) (Shots- Franklin 52 North Attleboro 11)

1st period Recap: Shots - Franklin (16) North Attleboro (4)
Tonight, the boys came out firing the puck & @ 2 ½ minutes into the game Paterson snaps a shot from the slot rebound goes to McEvoy who stickhandles around the goalie for the goal to put Franklin on the board. At 6:45 McEvoy to Lampasona to Paterson for the snip Franklin up 2. Again, at 5:45 on the PK Marchand & Arienti combine for nice play behind the net & find McEvoy on the wall who hits Paterson in stride streaking down the ice for the breakaway shorty! A flurry of shots from Daley, Wernig & Balducci keep North's goalie on his toes couple with strong blue line play by Toli, Harrington, Smith and Greenwood, it's a heavy tilt Franklin's way. Torraco got the nod in the pipes and serves up a donut in the 1st & after 1 period - Franklin 3 North Attleboro 0

2nd Period Recap: Shots - Franklin (23) North Attleboro (1)
As play ensues it's all Franklin w/ heavy pressure in the Ozone Quinn, Langevin & Hager are all over the place pumping shots at the goalie w/ Harrington and Toli ripping shots from the point. Next shift much of the same as Taccini, Carosi, R. Lampasona continue to grind keeping North hemmed into their zone. 8 minutes into period NA still no shots. McAlpine, Lewandowski & Taccini are flying hungry for a point, intensity is high. Finally off Norths 1st shot of the period its redirected to Toli who finds Lampasona who goes the length of the ice for the goal Franklin up 4. Solid lockdown defensive by Marchand, Arienti, Toli, Harrington & Smith as the puck only made it into the D zone for overall about 1 ½ minutes of play & Torraco serves up another goose egg. At end of 2 periods Franklin 4 North Attleboro 0.

3rd Period Recap: Shots - Franklin (13) North Attleboro (6)
At the 11:14 mark in the 3'd, Paterson wins an Ozone faceoff back to Greenwood who snaps a shot from the point. As a scrum ensues in front of the net the puck finds Daley's stick and he tucks it home to put Franklin up 5. Several solid shifts from McAlphine, Taccini & Fletcher - they are buzzing & getting lots of solid attempts to put one home. The boys are anchored by a strong presence at the blue line from Shaughnessy,

Q. Taccini and Greenwood while Torraco holds down the fort. Great team win lots of reps tonight for the boys tonight.

Final Franklin 5 North Attleboro 1

POG(Daley)
Stats: Paterson 2G2A, McEvoy 1G2A, Lampasona 1G2A, Daley 1G, Arienti 1A Franklin (4-4)@ Canton Saturday 1/6 puck drops @ 6:400 PM@ Panky!