Fox Cities Stars boys hockey surges past Sheboygan in WIAA regional final

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APPLETON – The No. 4 seed Fox Cities Stars scored twice in the third period to pull past No. 5 Sheboygan 5-3 in a WIAA Division 1 boys hockey regional final Friday night at the Community First Champion Center.

Jake Koller tied the game with a goal with 2:28 to go in the second period, and Quinn Murphy and Weston Beyer had goals in the third to give the Stars to win and send them to sectionals.

Elliot Reichenbacher had 24 saves in goal for Fox Cities, which is now 21-4 this season.

Camden Collins and Kellan Murphy also scored goals for the Stars.

The Stars will play No. 1 seed Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha (20-5) in a Division 1 sectional semifinal Tuesday at the Champion Center.

Stars 5, Red Raiders 3
Sheboygan   1   2   0   –   3
Fox Cities   0   3   2   –   5
First period: 1. S, Connor Sondalle (John Athorp, Jordan Hanke), 11:12.
Second period: 2. FC, Camden Collins (Xander Herron), 2:21; 3. S, Sondalle (Hanke, Carson Thomas), 3:19; 4. FC, Kellan Murphy (Preston McGinnis, Cale Adamovich), pp., 6:13; 5. S, Caden Decker (Karsen Burdick, Brady Anhalt), pp., 12:52; 6. FC, Jake Koller (Parker Janssen), 14:32.
Third period: 7. FC, Quinn Murphy (Herron), 2:05; 8. FC, Weston Beyer, en., 16:37.
Saves: S, Will Hollingsworth 37; FC, Elliot Reichenbacher 24.
Records: Sheboygan 17-9; Fox Cities 21-4.