Bobcats pick up wins in Public High Schools Showcase

Grand Blanc’s Matt Kraemer skates the puck up ice with Alex Porter backing him up. Photo by Brandon Pope CHELSEA — The Grand Blanc hockey team, along with most, if not all of the hockey programs in the state of Michigan, competed at the Public High Schools Showcase in Chelsea last week.

Grand Blanc began the showcase last Tuesday by defeating West Bloomfield, 4-1. A scoreless first period led to the Bobcats exploding to a 2-0 lead at the conclusion of the second frame. West Bloomfield tallied once in the third, but Grand Blanc poured on two more goals to ice the win.

Hunter Moran was the star of the night, recording a hat trick to go with his assists, totaling four points for the senior. Raurie Petrich also posted a four-point night, as he tallied on the lone other Bobcats’ goal, while assisting on all three of Moran’s scores. Ryan McElroy made it a four-point trio, as he was credited with an assist on each of the four Bobcats’ goals. Chad Galloway scored the only West Bloomfield goal of the contest.

Goodrich’s Rocky Hatton gets ready for the faceoff during a recent contest. Photo by Lisa Paine Jake Niel stopped 31 of the 32 shots that were fired his way, while his counterpart, West Bloomfield’s Luke Andrews, turned aside 28-of-32 shots. The Bobcats then moved on to face Romeo on Thursday, dominating the Bulldogs, 6-3. — B.P. GOODRICH

The Martians returned to the ice after a week off, facing Midland Dow yesterday at the Polar Palace. The puck drops at 5:45 against Haslett at Polar Saturday. — L.P.