The Juneau-Douglas high school hockey team is headed back to the Alaska School Activities Association state championships.<\/p>\n
Juneau’s Jacob Dale and Niko Hebert scored less than 3 minutes apart from each other to complete a 3-2 comeback win over North Pole in Friday’s Mid Alaska Conference semifinal game.<\/p>\n
The Crimson Bears’ win sets up a match Saturday with West Valley — winner takes the MAC conference trophy. Both No. 1 and No. 2 conference seeds receive automatic bids to the state tournament March 9-11 in Wasilla.<\/p>\n
“They came out pretty strong and it took us a while — at least until the third period — to adapt to their play,” JDHS goaltender Kyle Farley-Robinson said by cellphone. “We played them last year in the same position, we had to beat them to get to the state tournament, and we did, so I think this year they really wanted to beat us.”<\/p>\n
A second-period goal by North Pole’s Brandon Groesbeck gave his team a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. But according to Crimson Bear head coach Luke Adams, that’s when the tide shifted.<\/p>\n
“You could tell the momentum was in our favor once the puck dropped in the third [period],” he said.<\/p>\n
Dale’s goal came at the 5:21 mark of the third, followed up by Hebert’s at 8:13. Quin Gist, Ryan Liebelt, and Cahal Morehouse assisted on the goals.<\/p>\n
JDHS’ Dalton Hoy tied the game 1-1 just 56 seconds into the second period. The tie was not long-lived however, as the Patriots scored their second and final goal at 7:50 of the second.<\/p>\n
The results of Saturday’s game will be available at juneauempire.com and in Tuesday’s print edition.<\/p>\n
Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nolin.ainsworth@juneauempire.com<\/b><\/p>\n
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