Wilmington Wildcats
Wildcats Edged by Reading in 'Super' Match Up
Wilmington played well, but its hopes of becoming the first Division 2 Super 8 team since 1996 took a major hit on Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the Rockets.
It’s been another great season for the Wilmington boys hockey team. But thanks to a pair of tough breaks on Saturday, it’s not likely to be a Super one for the Wildcats. Wilmington likely needed to knock off No. 4 ranked Reading in order to keep itself in the conversation to become the first Division 2 team since Tewksbury in 1999 to earn a Super 8 invitation. But thanks to three unanswered goals, including the eventual game-winner with just over three minutes to play, the Rockets escaped with a 3-1 victory. “For a Division 2 team, I think we would have had to run the table. Especially knocking off these guys would have been huge,” said head coach Steve Scanlon. “It’s OK. In a lot of ways, we feel like getting a chance to defend our title …
