Nolan Riley of the Sydney Academy Wildcats, right, falls after taking a hip-check from Dominic Peach during Cape Breton High School Hockey League action at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath on Friday. Sydney Academy won the game 4-1. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST.

COXHEATH, N.S. – The Sydney Academy Wildcats claimed their first victory of the young Cape Breton High School Hockey League season on Friday.

Sydney Academy downed the Riverview Ravens 4-1 at Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

Charlie Francis and Dominic Pino each had a goal and an assist, while Jude Christmas and Keagan Corbett added goals for the Wildcats.

Matthew Burke had the lone goal for the Ravens.

Sydney Academy’s Brody Campbell made 12 saves. Riverview’s Max Shaheen stopped 10 of 13 shots.

High school hockey league action will continue on Sunday with the Glace Bay Panthers hosting the Memorial Marauders at 7 p.m. at Miners Forum in Glace Bay.

It will be the final regular season game before the annual Mae Kibyuk Memorial Green and Gold Hockey Tournament, hosted by Memorial, next week in North Sydney.

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