Furious first period leads W-DC to 21st win
Area boys' hockey
RED LAKE FALLS -- Travis Pettit scored two goals and Jascha Pettit added a goal and assist as the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines blanked Red Lake Falls 8-0 in boys' hockey Friday.
W-DC goaltender Pete Miley had 19 saves and Martin Riddle scored his first varsity goal as the Wolverines won for the 21st time in 22 games.
Wadena-Deer Creek 4 2 2 -- 8
Red Lake Falls 0 0 0 -- 0
First period -- WDC-Jascha Pettit (Chase Hendrickson) 5:15; WDC-Dustin Postel (Tyler Neu, Preston Stearns) 6:26; WDC-Travis Pettit (Tyler Wolden, Brandon Currie) 10:10; WDC-Wolden (J. Pettit) PP 14:32
Second period -- WDC-Andrew Murray (Neu, Kyle Dickhaus) 7:57; WDC-T. Pettit (Dickhaus) 11:32
Third period -- WDC-Philip Schmidt (Mike Mays) 10:00; WDC-Martin Riddle (Schmidt, Steve Cooney) 16:40
Shots on goal -- WDC 13-16-1241; RLF 8-5-619
Goalies -- WDC-Pete Miley (19 saves); RLF-Thomas Johanneck (33 saves)
Power-play opportunities -- WDC 1-3; RLF 0-2
Conference -- WDC 8-0. Overall -- WDC 21-1. Next game -- WDC vs. Prairie Centre at Long Prairie 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.