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Sydney Academy upsets Riverview in high school hockey playoff action Friday

Liam Collings of the Sydney Academy Wildcats, left, makes a right pad save on a deflection by Sam MacKinnon of the Riverview Ravens, middle, during Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoff action at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre on Friday. Sydney Academy won the game 5-4.

Liam Collings of the Sydney Academy Wildcats, left, makes a right pad save on a deflection by Sam MacKinnon of the Riverview Ravens, middle, during Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoff action at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre on Friday. Sydney Academy won the game 5-4. - Jeremy Fraser

COXHEATH, N.S. — 

The Sydney Academy Wildcats may have only won two games during the regular season, but they already have one victory in three playoff games.


The Wildcats collected their first win in the Cape Breton High School Hockey League double round robin playoffs Friday, edging the Riverview Ravens 5-4 at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

 

Ethan MacInnis scored twice while Mason Mills, Josh Turner and Lewis MacLellan added single markers for Sydney Academy (1-2-0-0).

Coby McCarron netted a pair of goals while Sam MacKinnon and Archer Balcom also found the back of the net for the Ravens (1-2-0-0).

Sydney Academy's Liam Collings made 26 saves. Riverview's Devon Gallant turned aside 17 of 22 shots.

Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs resume on Sunday when the Glace Bay Panthers host Riverview at 7 p.m. at Miners Forum in Glace Bay.

- Jeremy Fraser is the sports reporter for the Cape Breton Post. Follow Jeremy on Twitter @CBPost_Jeremy.

Mar 6, 2021