Boys hockey shuts out Waltham on Senior Night

Before a packed house on Senior Night on January 30, the six seniors on the Acton-Carlisle boys hockey team played key roles in delivering a 3-0 victory over the Waltham Hawks in a key Dual County League matchup.

• Team record: Overall 7-5-2; Dual County League 6-2-1
• Big game: Goaltender Sam Griswold stopped 38 shots to earn his fifth shutout of the season. Theo Price fired in a rebound on the power play to start the scoring. Joe Grasso notched the game’s second goal, and Declan Daley assisted on Price’s tally. Alex Fivek touched off fan celebrations with his game-sealing goal late in the third period.   
• Unsung heroes: Will Steffens’ physical defensive play consistently frustrated Waltham’s forwards. Tommy McKenna and Owen Moynihan led the team with four hits each, and Tyler Kamionek provided a sparkling assist on the game’s final goal. 
• Up next: The Patriots traveled to the Chelmsford Forum tomorrow to take on Belmont.

CCHS 1, Acton-Boxborough 1 

In their third meeting of the year, the Patriots and Acton-Boxborough boys hockey teams played to a 1-1 tie. 

• Big game: Chris Bono provided the scoring for CC for the second consecutive game. Grasso started the play on the power play, found Daley, who circled the back of the net, passed across the face of the goal, and Bono launched the puck into the top of the net. 
• Unsung heroes: Griswold turned away four shots, while Grasso, Ben Brooks, and Fisher Tibbitt all played key roles in helping the Patriots defend a 5-on-3 power play for 90 crucial seconds in the third period.
• Turning point: Trailing 1-0 with three minutes left in the final period, Acton-Boxborough scored on a deflected shot to tie the game.