Tomahawks Fall To Fighting Falcons 4-3

Apr 10, 2014

            The Johnstown Tomahawks and Port Huron Fighting Falcons battled until the final whistle on Friday night. In the end, the Fighting Falcons picked up the series sweep with a 4-3 win at the Cambria County War Memorial

Jon Hall got the Fighting Falcons on the board in the first period, firing a shot past Brett Young and into the top right corner of the net at 6:06. Noah Batis made it a two-goal game, scoring on a shot that slid past the left leg of Young at 8:00.

The Tomahawks cut the deficit back to one at 10:53, as Brandon Reinholz took advantage of a deflection for his second goal of the postseason Jordan Watt and Mitch Hall added assists on the goal. The Fighting Falcons regained the two-goal lead, as Alex Archibald scored a power-play goal at 15:13. Just over a minute later, Matthew Meier fired a shot inside the left post to make it a 3-2 game. Shane Bednard and Mitch Hall earned assists on Meier’s first goal of the postseason. In the second period, the Fighting Falcons made it a 4-2 game, as Bryan Yim scored a power-play goal at 8:41. Vito Aluia and Noah Batis each added assists on the goal.

The Tomahawks made a goaltending change prior to the start of the third period, as Alex Okicki came into the game to replace Young. Dakoda Menslage pulled them within one, as he deflected a puck past Max Milosek at 4:11. Bednard added an assist on Menslage’s first goal of the postseason. Late in the game, Watt had a breakaway opportunity with just seconds on the clock, but Milosek was able to make a pad save to preserve the 4-3 victory.

Milosek earned the win, stopping 28 of 31 shots. Young took the loss, allowing four goals on 19 shots. Okicki went a perfect six-for-six in the third period. The Tomahawks went 2-for-6 on the power play while going 5-for-7 on the penalty kill.

We would like to thank our fans for all the support this season. We look forward to seeing you back here at the War Memorial in the fall. Tomahawks season ticket packages are available for the 2014-15 season. For more information call 814-536-4625 or visit www.johnstowntomahawks.com.