On a cooler and windy evening in Superior, the Spartans took on the Mesabi East Giants and the game was never in question. It took just two minutes for Superior to strike after nearly scoring in the first 30 seconds. At 1:53 it was senior captain Spencer Kidd neatly finishing a goal assisted by junior Zack Monaghan. The Giants settled down but the physicality went up on both sides. In the 25th minute a foul was called on Mesabi East about 54 yards from goal. Junior captain Marc Pagnucci opted to send the ball on frame and successfully scored from distance, unassisted, to make the game 2-0. From there the route was on!
Senior captain Chase Danielson cleaned up a mess in the box with a rocket assisted by Kidd to make it 3-0 at 30 minutes in. Just a minute later it was a long ball from senior goalie Brady Bachand that bounced over the defense into the path of Pagnucci who slotted home his second goal making it 4-0. Three minutes later it was Kidd back at it as he finished a cross from senior captain Aiden Pagnucci with a clean shield of the goalie and a too easy touch into goal giving Superior a 5-0 lead. Aiden would add a goal of his own just a few minutes after that, with the assist going to his brother Marc and the Spartans led 6-0 at half. It could have been more as Superior was awarded a penalty kick due to a handball in the box during a corner in the final seconds of the half. But it was not to be, as the penalty taken went wide. The Spartans missed two first half penalty kicks!
In the second half, the combination of Marc Pagnucci to Spencer Kidd struck again on a beautifully taken free kick and wonderful finish by Kidd for his hat trick. Pagnucci secured his own hat trick at 62:36, assisted by Danielson and that was the end of the game. WIAA rules give a mercy ending to any game with an 8 goal difference after 60 minutes. Final stats:
Marc Pagnucci - 3 goals, 2 assists
Spencer Kidd - 3 goals, 1 assist
Aiden Pagnucci - 1 goal, 1 assist
Chase Danielson - 1 goal, 1 assist
Zack Monaghan - 1 assist
Brady Bachand - 1 assist and three saves in net
Superior improves to 9-1 on the season with the next game at home on Saturday for the LSC day. The Spartans will face Hermantown in the nightcap at 6pm.
Earlier in the evening, the JV team was defeated by Mesabi East 2-1. It was a clean and exciting game as both sides played with heart and passion. Superior struck first with a goal from sophomore Demion Campbell assisted by freshman Henry Farell. The Spartans had more shots on goal but could not finish any others and led 1-0 at halftime. However, the JV Giants came out firing in the second half and scored just 1:33 in on a laser goal to tie the game 1-1. The teams battled back and forth, but Superior continued to miss the goal opportunities. In the last five minutes, a penalty kick was awarded to the Giants who converted to take a 2-1 lead. Superior had last chances but failed to even the game as time ran out. Freshman Liam Perrault had 4 saves in net. The Spartans had 19 shots on goal but could only muster the one tally on the scoreboard. JV drops to 5-5 on the season and will play Hermantown at 4:00 on Saturday at the Swamp!
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