Shopes nets hat trick, leads Peters Township to 7-4 win over Upper St. Clair
Jake Shopes lifted Peters Township to a 7-4 victory with a hat trick against Upper St. Clair.
Shopes' first goal came 4:21 into the second period. He then added goals at 14:56 into the second and at 16:12 into the third.Peters Township's goal total was higher than its season average. Peters Township has scored at the pace of 3.8 goals per game during the current campaign.
Peters Township additionally got points from Matt Amelio, who also registered one goal and four assists and Steve Rex, who also registered one goal and four assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Peters Township included Will Barnes and James Deangelo, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Peters Township were Zachery Gielarowski, who had two and Anthony Oliva and Conner Gielarowski, who each chipped in one.
Upper St. Clair got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed four goals during the game.
Upper St. Clair was led by Matthew Finn, who tallied three goals and one assist. Upper St. Clair also got points from Patrick Woomer, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for Upper St. Clair came via Elliot Stevenson, who had two and Derek Kopach, Jake Reinheimer, and Jake Price, who contributed one each.
Caden Shell rejected 21 shots on goal for Peters Township. Peters Township incurred 32 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Adam Seeton recorded 22 saves for Upper St. Clair. Upper St. Clair incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.
