The host Glace Bay Panthers suffered a pair of loss to open the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Division 1 high school hockey provincial championship at the Canada Games Complex on Friday.

The Panthers were defeated 10-3 by the Citadel Phoenix of Halifax.

Statistics were not provided to the Cape Breton Post by press time.

Earlier in the day, Glace Bay was edged 3-2 in overtime by the Park View Panthers of Bridgewater.

Connor Goodick scored twice for Park View while Ben Chisholm added a single marker.

Matthew MacIntosh and Ty Tracey replied with goals for the Panthers.

Goaltending information was not available.

As for the Riverview Redmen, they posted a win and a loss on Friday.

The team was blanked 2-0 by the Sir John A. Macdonald Flames of Upper Tantallon.

Earlier in the day, Riverview posted a 6-5 overtime win over the Auburn Drive Eagles of Cole Harbour.

Brady MacLean and Andrew McCarron both scored a pair of goals, while Sam MacKinnon and Blake Cox added single goals for the Redmen.

Cole Good had two goals, while Tyler Puma, Kurt Thibault and Matthew Byron chipped in with markers for the Eagles.

Other scores from Friday: Sir John A. Macdonald 4, CEC 0; Charles P. Allen 6, Citadel 2; Auburn Drive 6, CEC 1; Park View 2, Charles P. Allen 1.

Action continues on Saturday with Auburn Drive and Sir John A. Macdonald at 9 a.m., followed by Riverview versus CEC at 10:50 a.m., and Glace Bay against Charles P. Allen at 12:40 p.m. at the Canada Games Complex on the Cape Breton University campus. Park View and Citadel will play at 11:45 a.m. at Centre 200 in Sydney.

The semifinals are slated for Saturday at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Canada Games Complex.

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