Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha prevails over Fox Cites Stars boys hockey in Badgerland Conference clash

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APPLETON – Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha overcame an early two-goal deficit and defeated the Fox Cities Stars 5-3 in a battle of Badgerland Conference boys hockey leaders on Tuesday night at the Community First Champion Center.

After a scoreless first period, Quinn Murphy and Parker Janssen scored in the second to give the Stars a 2-0 lead, before Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha ripped off four-straight goals to take control.

Blayke Adamovich scored for the Stars with 1:03 to go to bring them within a goal, but adding an extra attacker while pulling their goalie didn’t work as the Rockets scored an empty net goal with 12 seconds left to ice the victory.

Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha is now 15-3 overall and 6-0 in the Badgerland Conference, opening up a one-game lead over Fox Cities (16-2, 5-1).

The Stars host Kenosha for a nonconference game on Friday.

Rockets 5, Stars 3
Fox Cities   0   2   1   –   3
Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha   0   2   3   –   5
Second period: 1. FC, Quinn Murphy (Xander Herron), 3:07; 2. FC, Parker Janssen (Kellan Murphy), 12:28; 3. NHM, Mark Sutton, 12:35; 4. NHM, Gus Weinholzer (Liam Kelley, Cole Rothermel), 12:48.
Third period: 5. NHM, Mark Sutton (Mason King), 4:26; 6. NHM, Vinny Scholl (Sutton, Macsen Seich), pp., 13:00; 7. FC, Blayke Adamovich (Andrew Ostermann, Cale Adamovich), 15:57; 8. NHM, Cartyr Simonson, en., 16:48.
Saves: FC, Elliot Reichenbacher 23; NHM, Matthew Nelson 14.
Records: Fox Cities 16-2, 5-1 Badgerland Conference; Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha 15-3, 6-0 Badgerland Conference.