Homer drops 7th-place game

Seven different players scored for Colony as they knocked off Homer, 10-1, in the seventh-place game of the Menard Memorial Hockey Tournament at Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Knights' Blake Huppert recorded a hat trick while Josh Pulczinski added a pair of goals in the victory.

Josh Pitta scored Homer's only goal on a power play in the first period.

Homer lost its game on Thursday, too, a 5-1 setback to Houston.

Aaron Lewis netted the Mariners' lone goal just 3:56 into the third period.

Saturday

KNIGHTS 10, MARINERS 1

Homer 1 0 0 1

Colony 3 3 4 10

First period 1. Colony, Pulczinski (Oldson); 13:21, 2. Colony, Pulczinski (Frank), 13:14; 3. Homer, Pitta (Quance, Satre), 8:16 (pp); 4. Colony, Frank (Huppert), 6:03, (pp).

Second period 5. Colony, Sawyer (Frank), 11:49; 6. Colony, Huppert (Weeks), 8:30, (pp); 7. Colony, Gray (Frank, Breck), 2:00 (pp).

Third period 8. Colony, Daryl Belanger (Breck), 10:10 (pp); 9. Colony, Huppert (Breck, Krey), 8:15 (pp); 10. Colony, Breck (Huppert), 7:49; 11. Colony, Huppert (unassisted), 4:51 (sh).

Thursday

HAWKS 5, MARINERS 1

Homer 0 0 1 1

Houston 3 2 0 5

First period 1. Houston, Ranum (Styers), 13:57; 2. Houston, Styers (Marre, Henkel), 5:31; 3. Houston, Ranum (Styers), 2:31.

Second period 4. Houston, Ranum (Styers), 9:45; 5. Houston, Marre (Humprey), 4:21.

Third period 6. Homer, Lewis (Buckley), 3:56.

Shots on goal: Homer: 10-10-22 42; Houston: 22-13-15 50.

Saves Homer: Eckert 19-11-15 45; Houston: Rauchenstein 10-10-21 41;

Penalties Homer 5 for 20:0; Houston 10 for 28:00.