Varsity Hockey v. St. Sebastian's School

On Saturday, December 17 the Varsity Hockey team took on St. Sebastian's in the consolation game of the Belmont Hill tournament. Eaglebrook played with far more flare and enthusiasm and set the tone right away when Zeke Emerson took a clean breakout pass and rifled a slapper past the St. Sebastian keeper for an early 1-0 lead 14 seconds into the game. The lead lasted until the dying seconds of the second period, literally, when some sloppy neutral zone coverage conceded a breakaway which St. Sebastian's converted an instant before the buzzer ending the period. Eaglebrook responded in kind and took a 2-1 lead when some strong forechecking by Zeke Emerson found Brendan O'Connell swinging around the net. O'Connell tucked the puck in on the wraparound and Eaglebrook had the lead again. Some sloppy defensive clearances led to some St. Sebastian's chances. Jackson Elkins, a 7th grader making his first start for the Varsity club, made some key stops. However, a bad defensive zone turnover led to a mad scramble in front of the net and a tie game. The Eagles lost the game in the final seconds when a neutral zone turnover led to an odd man rush which St. Sebastian's converted with 10 seconds to play. The Eagles hopefully will learn from these mistakes when they take on Deerfield in their second meeting of the season after the winter break.