Revenge earn hard fought King of the Hill Squirt Championship! 
                                              Defeat Liberty 7 - 5 in summer finale
 

 Word on the street was that Liberty felt that the #1 seed
Revenge, undefeated to boot, was ready to be had.  Revenge
was not taking Liberty lightly, setting the stage for a tense
King of the Hill Squirt Finale.  Would they disappoint?

Game on!  Very quick, up and down action set the tone.  At
the 10:34 mark Liberty created a Revenge turnover in the neutral zone.  Tyler Hull with a quick pass to Hayes Meredith who drove the net and roofed it, 1 - 0 Liberty.  Less then a minute later Alec Devaprasad with a tap in goal off a rebound stunned a packed house, 2 - 0 Liberty. Is that an upset I smell?  Again less then a minute later the Revenge finally answer the bell,  Logan Scarlotta with a blast from the point, Liam Bove with the rebound goal, 2nd assist to Tino Benamati.  Twenty seconds later Joey Pasquini with a lazer from the slot off a nice feed from Jake Pasquini.  Pasquini to Pasquini to knot the game at 2 - 2.  Liberty showed why they were in this final, Hayes Meredith with a sweet cross-ice pass to Tyler Hull, S-N-I-P-E.  Liberty up 3 - 2.
Revenge, showing why they were undefeated, returned fire at the 5:15 mark,  Logan DiScanio to Liam Bove who wristed the Revenge into a tie, 3 - 3, end of 1st Period.  Wow!

The second period started with the same intensity as the first, finally the Revenge broke through to take the lead for the first time at the 8:46 mark, Liam Bove with the shot, Logan Discanio with the rebound goal, 4 - 3 Revenge.  The rest of the 2nd period was a defensive chess match with great goaltending at both ends.  Revenge 4 - 3 after 2 periods.

One period to go, each team laying it on the line from the opening faceoff.  Up and down action with no goals until the 5:02 mark when Revenge expanded their lead.  Off the faceoff,  Tino Benamati with a blast, Joey Pasquini with the assist. Revenge 5 - 3.  Liberty showed unreal grit, digging in,  Hayes Meredith with a little razzle-dazzle finishing with a lazer into the upper corner,  assist to Emerson Foster.  Revenge 5 - Liberty 4.  You can never let down, Liberty did, and Revenge took advantage with a Joey Pasquini breakaway goal, a backbreaker, Revenge 6 - 4.  However, at the 1:10 mark, time running out, Drew Van Heusen sets up Hayes Meredith who goes wide and shoots a lazer to get the Liberty back within one, Revenge 6, Liberty 5.  Liberty pulls their goalie, desperate to tie, but Logan Discanio ices the game and the championship for the Revenge with an empty netter at the 24 second mark.  We can all breath again.

Congratulations to both teams on a great final...great hockey!  Good luck this fall.