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2020 BOYS MAJOR SHOWCASE REVIEW
Cruise To 8-1 Win In Title Game
Mass. West Rolls To Championship
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Mass West took home the 2020 HNIB Boys Major Showcase title with an 8-1 win over Middlesex.
ass West and Middlesex met for the third straight year in the finals of the 2020 HNIB Boys Major Showcase.
The previous two title games were barnburners both not decided until the second overtime. Mass West won in 2018 and Middlesex returned the favor in 2019. This time, it wouldn’t be nearly as close. Mass West put the finishing touches on a perfect 6-0 run, scoring four goals in each half en route to a convincing 8-1 win to secure the Showcase championship. The winners showed off their outstanding team depth, with seven different players scoring a goal. Tournament scoring champion Ben Zimmerman was the only Mass. West player with a pair of goals. Mass West jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first half. Will Holland got things going on the scoresheet, and he was followed by Evan Phaneuf, Logan Dapprich and Zimmerman. Brandon Spaulding increased the lead to 5-0 early in the second half before Reid Malatesta would score the only goal for Middle sex Zimmerman’s second of the day made it a 6-1 game before Joe Lucien and Brennan Horn rounded out the scoring. Ben Zaranek and A.J. DiChiara split time in goal for Mass West.
2020 HNIB SHowcaSe ScorINg LeaderS
G 1. Ben Zimmerman (Mass West) 9 2. Brandon Spaulding (Mass West) 5 3. Brennan Horn (Mass West) 3 4. Jon Surrette (Middlesex) 4 Pat Somerville (NE) 4 6. Drew Haxton (RI/SE Mass) 5 Ronny Paragallo (Mass West) 3 8. Jerry Duckett (Mass West) 5 Dom Chasse (East Coast) 5 Evan Phaneuf (Mass West) 5 Colin Norton (RI/SE Mass) 3 Ben Fici (Middlesex) 3 13.Tom McGaffigan (Gr. Boston) 4 Matt Pelletier (Mass West) 1 5 tied with 7 pts
A 9 9 10 7 7 5 7 4 4 4 6 6 4 7
Pts 18 14 13 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
