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Riverview Redmen open Red Cup title defence with win over Memorial Marauders on Wednesday
The Riverview Redmen began their Red Cup Showcase title defence with a victory on Wednesday.
Kendall MacQueen scored twice to help the Redmen down the Memorial Marauders, 5-3, in Game 1 of the local high school hockey tournament at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre.
Brady Lavin, Sam MacKinnon and Bryce MacKenzie also scored goals for the Redmen (1-0-0-0).
Kent Keagan, Nolan Ryan and Ian Jenkins notched goals for the Marauders (0-1-0-0).
Michael MacMullen was the winning goaltender. Aidan Penny was tagged with the loss. Statistics were not available.
Memorial opened the scoring at 8:56 of the first period with Keagan’s first of the tournament, before Ryan added to Sydney Mines school’s lead early in the second period.
Minutes after the Marauders took a 2-0 lead, Lavin would put the Redmen on the scoreboard with his first of the tournament, before Jenkins regained the two-goal lead for Memorial shortly after.
The Marauders lead wouldn’t last as the Redmen stormed back with four unanswered goals – two from MacQueen and singles from Mackinnon and MacKenzie – to seal the win.
Pictured is the crowd who attended the opening game of the 42nd annual Red Cup Showcase high school hockey tournament between the host Riverview Redmen and Memorial Marauders at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath. The official attendance number was not available at press time.
In other Red Cup action, the Glace Bay Panthers (1-0-0-0) downed the Sydney Academy Wildcats (0-1-0-0) 9-4 to begin the tournament.
Logan Snow had a hat trick for the Panthers, while Adam Hicks and Xavier Johnson chipped in with a pair of goals each. David Beaton and Matthew MacIntosh added single markers.
Dante Basque scored twice for the Wildcats, while Ethan MacInnis and Connor Campbell also found the back of the net.
Colton Boutilier was the winning goaltender for Glace Bay. Daniel MacGillivary and Liam Collings shared time between the pipes. MacGillivary was tagged with the loss.
Goaltending statistics were not provided.
The Red Cup Showcase will continue on Thursday with the Redmen playing the Dr. J.H. Gillis Royals of Antigonish at 5 p.m. The Dalbrae Dragons of Mabou will play the Northumberland Nighthawks at 7 p.m. Both games at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre.