Freshman leads Colony to hockey win over Bartlett

WASILLA — The Bartlett Golden Bears gave Colony any early scare, but Josh Boyer and the Knights killed any chance Bartlett had to sneak away with the upset.

Boyer, a freshman forward, scored four shorthanded goals to lead Colony to an 8-2 nonconference win over the Knights at the Menard Arena Tuesday.

Boyer’s first shorthanded tally tied the game at 1 midway through the first. He added another early in the second period, and scored a pair of shorthanded goals during a 14-second span in the third.

Jake Elwell, Isaac Vincent, Logan Sanders and Colton Symbol also scored for Colony High.

Bartlett’s Joel Johnson scored just more than a minute into play to take the 1-0 lead. Johnson set up a Cody Bell goal with 3:09 left in the first to give Bartlett the 2-1 advantage. Colony’s final seven goals were unanswered.

Goalies Colton Beebe and Kevin Hale combined to stop 21 shots for the Knights.

Colony 8, Bartlett 2

Tuesday, Menard Arena

First period — 1. Bartlett- Johnson (Bell) 13:56; 2. Colony- Boyer (unassisted) sh 6:40; 3. Bartlett- (Bell) Johnson) 3:09; 4. Colony- Elwell (Kolendo, Thygeson) 0:20.

Second period — 5. Colony- Boyer (Bloemer) sh 11:27; 6. Colony- Vincent (Sanders) 6:05; 7. Colony- Sanders (unassisted) 4:52; 8. Colony- Symbol (Stadem) 0:30.

Third period — 9. Colony- Boyer (unassisted) sh 11:12; 10. Colony- Boyer (Stadem) sh 10:58.

Shots on goal: Bartlett 9-4-10—23, Colony 5-21-9—35; Saves: Bartlett- Felix 3-17-x—20, Trihub x-x-7—7; Colony- Beebe 7-x-x—7, Hale x-4-10—14.