BEDFORD, Mass. — Senior right wing Bobby Marcus scored four goals, powering Bedford to a 5-1 win over Boston Latin on Saturday afternoon at Edge Sports Center.
Marcus completed the hat trick in the first period. Two of the goals came on the power play. He added a goal in the second period. Junior defenseman Ittai Weisman added an empty-net tally.
The lone goal Bedford gave up came off the stick of Boston Latin sophomore left wing James Fitzgerald. Junior goaltender Tim Mead picked up the win in net for the Bucs.
Scoring summary
1-0 BHS: Marcus blew down the right wing and unleashed a hard wrist shot that beat Boston Latin goaltender Luke Young. The goal came 2:04 into the game.
1-1 BLS: The Wolfpack evened the score midway through the first period on a goal from Fitzgerald. Sophomore defenseman Ben Young took a shot from the right point. It was blocked on the way to the net, but Fitzgerald cleaned it up from the back door.
2-1 BHS: Bedford took advantage of its first power play. Marcus banged home a rebound after the initial shot from senior defenseman Adam Driscoll.
3-1 BHS: Late in the first period, the Bucs took advantage of another power play. Marcus poked home a rebound while stationed just outside the crease.
4-1 BHS: In the second period, Marcus took a feed from Christopher Woo and buried it. Woo was behind the goal line when he found Marcus out front.
5-1 BHS: Weisman scored an empty-net goal from the neutral zone.
Three stars
Bobby Marcus
Bedford, 1/1/03, RW, right shot, 5-11/160
Marcus skates well and was able to use his speed to create separation on a couple of transition plays, including one that he buried. I also liked that he hung around the goal mouth and was in position to put home those garbage goals. He should be on the radar for teams in the EHL Premier.
Blake Stuzynski
Bedford, 3/30/06, D, left shot, 5-4/135
Stuzynski, a freshman, logged first-pairing minutes on the blue line. He’s on the smaller side but didn’t back down from opposing forwards. He showed some toughness protecting his own net and keeping the crease clear. A couple of times, he did a good job getting his stick into shooting and passing lanes and deflecting pucks out of the zone or to the wall. The majority of his puck touches were good and kept pucks out of harm's way. As he grows, he’ll need to become more assertive when the puck is on his stick.
Christopher Woo
Bedford, 4/9/05, C, right shot, 5-9/150
Woo had a couple of assists while centering the top line. A converted defenseman, Woo previously has played for the East Coast Wizards.
Bedford lines
Venuti - Woo - Marcus
Nichol - Tatarczuk - Sullivan
Doucet - Naylor - Kapilian
Stuzynski - Driscoll
Weisman - Campbell
Mead
Boston Latin lines
Butler - McAdams - Vraibel
Fitzgerald - Bova - P. Harnan
Quinn - Carrera - Long
xx - xx - Gilmartin
Gallagher - Sullivan
Maziarka - McGrath
B. Young - T. Harnan
L. Young
